Acer - Nitro 5 – Gaming Laptop - 15.6" FHD 144Hz – Intel 11th Gen i7 - GeForce RTX 3050Ti - 16GB DDR4 - 512GB SSD – Windows 11
Model: AN515-57-700J/AN515-57-74TT
SKU: 6462658
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As my previous laptop was no longer able to keep up with the programs I use regularly, I was in the market for a laptop that could handle my day-to-day use purposes, as well as a laptop capable of light gaming for when I'm traveling. After some research, I settled on this laptop as its specs on paper appeared to be specifically what I was in the market for. Pros: It has powerful specs for the price. It easily runs older games at max settings, and it even runs more modern games at medium settings at a high refresh rate. For example, Shadow of the Tomb Raider at medium settings was averaging between 90-100 FPS when I took it for a test run. Additionally, because of its powerful CPU, it scored similarly to my desktop (RTX 3090/Ryzen 5800X) when benchmarking in PCMark 10 for its spreadsheet, apps, web, and essentials scores, being within 10% of the score for each. Lastly, it is extremely easy to upgrade if you need additional storage. It comes with one M2 drive already installed with Windows 10 (among other things), then has an extra M2 slot free as well as a 2.5 inch drive bay. If you are familiar with computers, but perhaps unfamiliar with this specific laptop, Acer put out a good instructional video on how to upgrade the storage. While I am unsure if every model will use the same type of ram, the model I got also came with 16 GB of 3200 MHz RAM, which is pretty fast as far as laptop RAM goes. Cons: In addition to windows 10, it comes with some standard bloatware that is common to see on laptops and prebuilts. Do yourself a favor and remove whatever you won't use as one of the first things you do. Additionally, while the 3050 Ti does take advantage of the Nvidia ecosystem (i.e.: DLSS support in games that offer it), it only has 4GB of VRAM. As such, you should not expect to be able to run modern titles at max graphical settings. For reference, the scores it got in the PCMark 10 benchmark with Photos, Rendering and Visualization, and Digital Content Creation were each roughly half that of my desktop, keeping in mind that the 3050ti only has a sixth of the VRAM as the 3090. Conclusion: If you're looking for a PC that can run Cyberpunk at max settings at a high refresh rate, then why are you looking at a laptop? If you just need something that can send emails and watch YouTube videos, then why are you spending 1,000 dollars on a laptop? However, if you are like me and you need something that can handle your more resource hungry programs as well as some light gaming on the go, then you may find this suits your needs.
Posted by Darth
A powerful computer that suits my need for playing video games, or coding.
Posted by Samfisher
I purchased this laptop around two months back. I am not a gamer, but I use this for simulations and coding. The hardware of the laptop is super for the price. With the windows 11 upgrade, it performs well. BATTERY LIFE: The only thing I would like to highlight is the battery life. If you are using programs like MS Office, it can last a maximum of 6 hr. But for coding and simulations, it is just less than 2hr. I use this machine while plugged into the current. EXTERNAL MONITORS: I am using multiple monitors with this laptop. But it is supporting only one monitor. With a docking station, you can use two monitors. I am using a USB type C docking station. I see a slight color difference in the monitors and a small lag in one monitor. But can make it negligible with controllers. The laptop display itself is really pleasant and good. Really a good laptop in today's market that you can have in this price range. As a daily user of this laptop, I would like to recommend this to anyone who has a similar use like me.
Posted by Nalaka
Customers appreciate the Nitro 5 gaming laptop's performance and its value for the price. Many also enjoy the keyboard and screen resolution. However, some users find the battery life and VRAM to be insufficient, and a few have noted that the fan can be noisy.