Customer Ratings & Reviews

Purchased this laptop for light Illustrator/Photoshop jobs. The unit overall feel solid, good keyboard. Plays Civ6 better than my old i7 laptop, and the fans keep the unit cool if you keep it on a tabletop.

Good computer for a high school senior or a college kid. It is powerful enough to run the programs they will need for class work, and also for their social/gaming time. The ref lights are just cool to look at.

Great laptop for our daughter who's old one was over 8 years old. This one is fast, picture quality is very clear. Need to use Zoom it's picture is very clear. Good price points. Plus it is a nice looking when all lit up.

One kid has a two year old model. Bought this for kid #2. He really likes it. New version is fast and consistently easy to open and close Windows without hiccups. Fast video and good keyboard.

Pros: Narrow bezel, lighted keyboard, very good battery lift, haven't heard the fan once yet, and I've been gaming on it for many hours Cons: Heavy (but sometimes that's better for some)

This computer does everything I need it to do, plus it has great graphics. I use it more for a work computer then gaming, it still gets the job done! I also like the light up keyboard.

I got this laptop to replace my older tower pc. What a surprise to see how good this laptop is so fast and display is fantastic. It is fast too. Plus I have lots of room on my desk now

Everything started up and ran as expected. Loaded up new programs and got right to work. Using this as a school work and gamer. So far a good choice and great for travel as well.

I play grand strategy games a lot and this computer — without modifications, supports almost every Total War game on max or ultra settings. Plays Halo fairly well too.

Quickly boots up. Graphics are sufficient for most new games. COD MW and the likes. Has good sound quality and great display.

I was really skeptical about this laptop as a viable gaming device, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway. Initially, the specs don't seem all that impressive -- i5 processor, 8gb RAM, 256gb drive. When I got it up and running, I was pleasantly surprised with its performance. I did have a few problems setting it up. At first I couldn't connect to the internet via my wifi. I'm pretty stubborn, so I tried to solve it myself. I finally figured out that it was my fault. I exceeded the IP addresses that I gave my router's DHCP pool! I'm a bonehead. When I increased the IP pool, it connected just fine. I'm just a bit bummed that I didn't get the hint that Windows gave me when troubleshooting told me that it was unable to get a valid IP address... So I finished the initial setup, did the windows updates, installed Office 365, and started using it as a normal laptop. There's quite a few things I like about it -- it has no problem with super heavy workloads with massive spreadsheets. I love the way the screen is glare-free. I don't miss having a touch-screen. They keyboard takes quite a bit of getting used to. The keys are kinda mushy and the keytops are almost flat, there's a barely noticeable concavity to define the edges of the keys, so I really had to watch my fingers while getting used to the keyboard feel. The number pad is a little awkward because the right arrow key is right where my thumb expects the zero to be. That's still hard to get used to. However, I really like the illuminated keys, and the color on the edges of the keys looks somewhat glowy even without the backlight on, so it's really nice to type when looking at the keyboard. I like the case. It's plastic, but it seems durable. I won't worry about getting it all scratched up. Then I took the laptop over to my desk and plugged it into my thunderbolt dock. That was another oops! Yes, there's a USB-C port, but it's not Thunderbolt. You won't get video from your GPU that way. I was knocking my head wondering why the games ran so poorly on my beautiful monitor. Once I used the HDMI port instead, it was just fine. I also learned that Nvidia GeForce Experience is your friend. Use that app to optimize your games and you'll be really impressed with them. I've been playing Grim Dawn, Skyrim SE, Elder Scrolls Online, Borderlands 2, and Mordheim City of the Damned, and the laptop plays great, both on battery and plugged in. It taught me that the GPU is more important than the CPU when gaming. But it gets even better. It is friendly for upgrades. They include the connectors and screws for a laptop harddrive, and there's a space inside where you can easily mount a second disk, which you'll need if you want to install ALL of your games on the laptop. Even better -- there's an open M.2 slot! You can install a really nice SSD. And -- there's an open RAM slot!! they don't skimp on the memory. It comes with 8gb, and you can easily put another 8gb in it. A couple of little cons besides the USB-C port -- the battery life isn't awesome, especially when gaming. I'd expect like 5-6 hours normal use and max 2 hours full on gaming. Also -- it isn't compatible with Windows Hello for some reason, so I have to use my PIN or password when logging in, I can't use my face. No biggie though. Overall, this thing is a great value, and if you want a gaming laptop at a reasonable price, get it!

This had been a great starter gaming laptop for my 17 year old daughter. It's been fast and reliable for everyday use, and had been able to handle her gaming needs.

Purchased a starter gaming laptop and this one is great for the price. The graphics are good and easy to setup and start playing. This is great starter CPU for gaming.

I use this Laptop for school, gaming, and work. Every aspect has exceeded my expectations. You may need an external hard drive but outside of that this laptop is great for gaming.

Very fast responsive and looks great doing it!! as always acer does not disappoint!! The lcd screen looks amazing and love the lighted keys very fast!!

Purchased for my wife to use for working from home, it allows her to do everything she needs without any issues in performance e.g. Google classroom, meetings, etc.

I multitask using several memory intensive programs and so far the laptop has handled anything I've thrown at it. My only complaint is it only has one HDMI connector.

Best laptop ever! I got this laptop for doing great at school and this is the best laptop! It processes my games faster than my desktop. You have to have this!

This laptop is excellent for its value. The only gripe I have is the screen it could be brighter. It sounds great, good battery life an fans are efficient and quiet. It is fast and smooth. I would recommend it.

This is great. It runs so smoothly and it doesn’t have any problems. It’s really good for the price too. It’s great for almost everything. It runs games smoothly and the build feels great as well.