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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 360 reviews

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  • Battery Life

    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the Nitro 5's performance, graphics capabilities, and price, frequently citing its ability to run games smoothly and its good value for the money. However, some users experienced issues with battery life, keyboard backlight functionality, and occasional fan noise. While many found the build quality to be satisfactory and appreciated the upgradability options, concerns regarding heat generation were also noted.

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    Ram
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It is just ok, probably better options out there

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is not bad, but not overly fast or great to use. The keyboard is just ok, battery is awful, and a rectangle shape, vs. cut-out corners, would have been preferred. I have added 1TB SSD, and plan to add more RAM.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent birthday present!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent buy! Bought it for my daughters birthday and it’s exactly what she wanted. Great for school and gaming. She said she has never seen her games look so good as she sees them on her new Nitro! I’m considering getting one for myself!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No where as good as my alienwere laptop but good for games and other things I need it for my alienwere runs my Subaru sti I play games on it when it isn’t in my car this is a good laptop but if you want the Best Buy the alienwere laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome computer

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this for my nephew for gaming. This one handles the games great, and he loves it. Battery life is decent, hard to tell based on how much juice gaming uses, but graphics are great and noticed great frame rates. Well worth it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best low end high end machine

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it, Went from a 1050 i5 from 2013 to this and OML is it just amazing, You wont get the best ray tracing or VR experience but it can handle ANYTHING not in best settings but it can run it for sure HELLO ETH MINING HERE I COME!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice 15" gaming laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So far, pretty good! I did notice about 2 weeks in that there is no disc drive haha but not a big deal. It's handled all the games I play very well, especially century age of ashes. The fans do really well too, keep it very cool

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    GREAT Machine! Very fast and great graphics

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this for my wife and I wanted to get a machine that had speed, and good graphics card. This was a great choice and she loves it! Screen is great and very clear resolution and the speed is incredible. Highly recommend.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent computer. Extremely fast.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The Nitro series is a really nice line of computers. There are some trade offs for the price but honestly, unless you are a super gamer, you won't notice much. I use mine for business and the occasional gaming. I have an additional monitor set up for Zoom meetings and this computer handles everything quite easily. When i do game at my desk, i can send the game to my second monitor and this computer handles it without any trouble. Some games don't make it easy to send to the second monitor, but that is another issue. I really like how easy it will be to add another ssd. I have changed laptop hdd to an ssd before. This looks even simpler. I will be adding it next month. I highly recommennd this computer, unless you are a top notch gamer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Shibbyyyyyyy

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Duuuuude, Praise God for y’all. The laptop works great. I’m not exactly an expert on the ins and outs of computers, but it’s doing what I wanted and and few extra bells and whistles I wasn’t expecting. Shalom.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    bestbuy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall build quality is excellent and it comes in a space grey color. It is constructed from a mix of aluminum and plastic. The top lid itself is a nice aluminum, while the rest of the body is plastic

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Acer Gaming Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this Acer laptop for gaming purposes, but it has turned out to be a great all around laptop, as well. I use it for everything. It's super fast. I love the red, backlit keboard.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome Gaming Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was looking for a gaming laptop that didnt break the bank. So far this has been an awesome machine and it is really fast for my needs.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best bang for the buck

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best bang for the buck. Decent build quality, nice keyboard, efficient cooling, good looks. Just do a clean OS install to start- the bloatware from acer is the worst I’ve see yet.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Pimp

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is an epic piece of machinery. The speed is epic and fan control is pimp. My computing experience since my purchase is up tenfold.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Gaming Laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great gaming laptop! Wanted to play Elite Dangerous Odyssey and it runs great on full graphics settings. Highly recommend this laptop!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Everything but battery

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have been using it for a little above one month. I cannot tell about gaming experience as I am not a gamer. But the computer is working fine. Battery does not last long - drains in 2-3 hours.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Graphics

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Thing is a beast!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing is everything you could want in a gaming laptop and then some. It is lightning fast and the graphics are amazing!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WORK HORSE!!

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    Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I use this everyday, Its my pride and joy, a work horse! I'm sure there is better out there but what you get with this machine is a deal!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Genius

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was a Christmas gift to my husband he loves it he loves it hes able to do so much with with it very updated laptop He's very happy with the machine Excellent quality

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best bang for buck.

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got the 11800h, 16 gb of ram, 512gb m.2 ssd, 3050ti, and 144hz screen. Also got it on sale for 200 bucks off. I mainly play apex at high settings and stay above 100 frames.

    I would recommend this to a friend