Customer Ratings & Reviews

Solid computer that does all I need for gaming, as well as daily computing needs. Quality product.

Sleek and great quality. Good battery life and wide screen. I have not had any trouble with it.

I have the older model Nitro 5 with AMD Ryzen 5 processor with the RX 560 video card that I’ll be comparing this to as I wanted something with a little better performance and graphics card, we’ll see how they compare. I also have a Mech 15 gaming laptop that I’ll be noting a little bit as these are in completely different classes. First Thoughts: First the Ryzen based Nitro is larger, by about an inch in width. The bezels around the screen of the new Nitro are slimmer and much better looking. Both cases are made out of the same brushed plastic and the old model already has quite a few scratches in the palm rest as the plastic is pretty soft and easy to scratch. The backside of the lid is the pretty much the same type of plastic and texture. The new Nitro doesn’t have a SD card reader “somewhat of a negative”, but I have plenty of USB card readers available anyway. Neither of these units have CD/DVD drives as they would not have room for them in the slimmer cases. They both at least have Ethernet ports and multiple USB ports, one on the right “too far forward”, and two on the left side, along with a USB C port. . On the backside there are the usual cooling vents, with the newer model having them redesigned, nothing else resides on the back of either of these. Screen: The screen on the Nitro is definitely better, both are 1080 but the AMD unit has some more bleeding in the corners and the viewing angle is better on the new model. After using this model for a few days I can definitely tell the screen is better on this newer model over the Ryzen one. Keyboard: The keyboard is very similar to the older model, the keys are nice to type on, have plenty of travel and aren’t too mushy. My Mech 15 has mechanical keys and there’s a definite difference typing, but I do like the spacing between the keys of the Acer a little better. I do wish the back lighting were RGB, but in this price range that would be hard to do. I much prefer the RGB lighting of the Mech 15 but you are also looking at double the price. The number pad is my only complaint, the keys are quite a bit smaller, about 2/3rds the size of the other keys so the number pad feels pretty cramped and easy to hit the wrong keys. Storage: This model comes with a 256gb SSD which is nice and fast but not a lot of room if you have a lot of files or multiple large games installed. Fortunately opening up the bottom of the case is easy and to my surprise there’s a second MSATA slot and a 2.5” carrier are there. There’s a 2.5” drive adapter cable included in the box along with some screws to attach a 2.5” drive to the frame that’s in the bottom of the unit. Performance: I’ve been running Geekbench 4 on both units and there’s definitely a difference in performance. The new Intel 5 processor is really impressive, it’s single core and multi core scores show equal to or better than the older I7 processors and a good bit faster than the AMD Ryzen 5. This unit does come with 8gb of ram, and easily expandable to 16 dual channel by adding another 8gb stick of memory to the open slot in the bottom. As for gaming, I’ve been trying out The Witcher 3, Fallout 4, and DOOM. The games are playable but you cannot have the graphics on Witcher 3 turned up and you’ll have to play on low – medium settings. While it still looks good you’ll only be getting about 50FPS. Fallout 4 resolution had to be set at 1280x720, on high graphics it would get around 55fps, 60fps on low. Upping the resolution to 1080 the game was really only playable with the graphics on low, this kept a pretty steady 60fps, a high setting averaged 47fps and I didn’t even bother with Ultra. DOOM was the best performing game of the three; with the graphics set at 1080 I could keep 60fpps all the time. My Mech 15 laptop, with it having a overclocked GTX 1060 card, I can play all of these games maxed out without issue. Dislikes: I really don’t like the placement of the power port, it’s about half way down the right side and if you are using a mouse and have limited room it gets in the way. The audio jack is also on the right side, and positioned way too far forward, it easily gets in the way of my mouse, using Bluetooth headphones does eliminate that problem, but it’s still a poor design choice. The GTX 1050 is an old model graphics card and just doesn’t have the power to play newer graphic intensive games. There’s no thunderbolt port, or SD card reader. Conclusion: You’ll really like this laptop if you don’t need a high powered gaming laptop and want something for casual gaming and with the ability to add a ton of storage. With an open MSATA slot and a 2.5” drive bay you can add all the storage space you would probably need. My Mech 15 has that same and I have everything populated. It’s nice if you have a ton of media files and can also set up a drive for keeping your system backed up. After an hour of solid gaming the unit never got overly hot, just warm to the touch, you can hear the cooling fans but they aren’t that loud either, “at least for me they aren’t”. I’d have to give this model a 3.5 star overall, just not sure why you would want this one where for just a little more you can opt for the GTX1650 model.

It is a great laptop but I will recommend getting a 2 TB SSD for games and other stuff

Super fast, plays Doom Eternal at max settings like butter. And a great work computer.

Kids are loving this gaming computer and use it way too much. Holding its own for sure.

Great speed. Getting some static with sound. Not sure if it's what's playing or the speaker. Would have liked a DVD/CD.

Great laptop. My son said this was a great computer and playing games on it is so awesome.

This is a great laptop. I ended up buying two of these gaming laptops.

Its a really great computer for gaming and school work. I would suggest getting extra storage.

amazing laptop was the wrong one my son wanted one with more memory had to return it

It's a great gaming laptop and my grandson is able to do his school work on it too.

Great laptop for someone that is serving our country in the arm forces and will be traveling.

This was a gift for my nephew that just graduated high school and he was ecstatic!

bought for another person. I do not use it.Don't know how the other person likes it.

Great computer. Handles all my multitasking great. Pleased overall with my purchase

Since lock down, this is excellent laptop to work from home without any problem.

Great beginner gaming laptop. Would definitely recommend to other new pc gamers

So far my daughter loves it. It’s only been a few days since she got it. Time will tell.

Bought for son for Christmas and he loves it. It has not given him any issues.