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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 674 reviews

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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95%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Nitro 5's performance and graphics capabilities, frequently citing its value for the price. Positive feedback also highlights the keyboard and ease of use, while some users suggest expanding the SSD storage. However, several customers note concerns regarding battery life and the laptop's weight and fan noise during demanding tasks. The cooling system and limited storage capacity also received some criticism.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent for price

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

    Color on display could be better, red is orange, but you get your moneys worth otherwise

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Grandson's Laptop

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

    This laptop was a gift for my grandson. So far, so good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Runs perfect

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

    All games ive ran run super smooth and video editing works like a dream

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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

    Im.so in love with this laptop. Its exactly what i needed/wanted

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

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Works great for 1 year

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

    Worked great until the motherboard crapped out. Lasted 1 year and 2 months. Waste of $750

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    ACER

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

    Very good laptop. I always by an ACER brand and nothing else!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty decent overall

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

    It's a good laptop. Couldn't run mobas like paragon though.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Decent laptop

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

    Lots of bloat and popups, otherwise good product and packaging.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    It's good and it can also run the games I want to play.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Acer Laptop

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

    Pretty nice, but for the price it should have an i7 processor

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    fix the mic it has please......

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This Computer is good the only thing that ruins the entire thing is that microphone it has inside it SUCKS SO BAD LIKE IT sounds like the quility of a 2010 xbox microphone when EVER I SPEAK IT SOUNDS TERRIBLE I TRIED FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON THE SETTINGS AND I DID EVERYTHING and it still sounds like crap even if i connect a Microphone to it it still sucks it cant even capture my yellling or slight whispers OR IF I TAP somthing on my desk it wont even capture that sound i LITARLY HAVE TO SPEAK LOUD FOR THE MICROPHONE TO WORK.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
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      Dear Glen,
      We are sorry to hear you are having trouble with the mic on your Acer Nitro laptop and we understand this is frustrating for you. This is not the experience we want our customers to have and we would like to help you get this resolved. If you are located in the US or Canada, please feel free to contact our support team at 866-695-2237; they are available to assist 24/7 for in-warranty products.

      Regards,
      Acer America acer

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Impressive

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

    I was impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    My rating

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does hold a lot, but fan is pretty loud. I have only had it for almost a year and the charger stopped working but , other than that it’s a good computer

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    terrible cooling

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

    Over heat's even on low end game's with fan's maxed not worth the money buy a pc

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Heat

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Acer Nitro 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.

    The main thing wrong with this gaming laptop is that it overheats too often.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
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      Dear AbbasY
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your Acer Nitro laptop. We are sorry to hear that the product did not meet your gaming expectations, and we want to work with you to see how we can help improve this experience. If you are in the US or Canada, please feel free to contact our support team at 866-695-2237; they are available to assist 24/7 for in-warranty products.

      Regards,
      Acer America acer

  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Battery dies to soon

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

    I only get like 3.5 hours on the laptop i have to leave it plug i. So i can do thing thatbi need to do

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
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      Dear Aries,
      Thank you for taking the time to leave a review on your Acer Nitro laptop. We are sorry to hear that the battery life is not meeting your expectations, and we want to work with you to see how we can help improve this experience. If you are in the US or Canada, please feel free to contact our support team at 866-695-2237; they are available to assist 24/7 for in-warranty products.

      Regards,
      Acer America acer

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Issue with backup after shutdown

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

    Overall meets expectations after about third shutdown it gives a bluescreen them reatarts to a backup os version

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Spend a few more $$ for something better

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

    Glitchy right out of the box. Had issues recognizing PIN upon login. Tended to freeze up a lot.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Network dropping?

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

    For some reason it drops the network momentarily. This happens a couple times an hour.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from TeamAcer
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      Hello Scott,
      We are sorry to hear you are having trouble with wifi connectivity with your Acer Chromebook. If possible, try testing on a different wifi network for awhile. If the connection keeps dropping as you describe on two different networks, please contact Acer support at 866-695-2237. They are available 24/7 for in-warranty products.
      We appreciate you taking the time to write this review.
      Regards,
      Acer America acer

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good

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

    Was a good computer started to get white splotches across screen

    I would recommend this to a friend