Customer Ratings & Reviews

Bought this to play Lineage 2, runs grreat on max settings and nitro sense is awesome, runs other games well also but this one great for mmos

Mt son-in-law plays intense games and was looking for just the right Game PC to fit his needs. I did some research and with the help of the knowledgeable staff at Best Buy, I found the prefect fit at just the right price

I bought this laptop to replace my old one witch was not for games. I fell in love with this right away as it is a solid state drive and very affordable. It handles pretty much most of my games as long as i have an external cd drive .

My old laptop had a hard time running the game due to all the added expansion packs and mods. along with other games. This Laptop runs the game with no issues and other games as well, such as Bendy and the ink machine and Garry's mod.

Ive been using this laptop for over a week now. Its very fast and reliable considering with its price point. A great buy those who are in tight budget for a gaming laptop

The laptop can handle plenty of casual tasks efficiently enough. It can handle low end gaming easily. The screen isn't that great. Definitely buy it at a discount if possible and don't expect it to be a high-end powerhouse.

Bought this during black Friday for $600 and it runs every game I've played perfectly without hiccups.

My 1st gaming laptop and so far it's great experience. Right down to the feel of the keyboard, it's improved since my first laptop 13 yrs ago. My first solid state drive also and I'm impressed with the speed and graphics.

This product was the best purchase I could have asked for. It is an overall great laptop for what you pay for. Highly recommend liking into this entry level gaming computer.

This handled many games at high detail I purchased to play Smite and Lords of the Fallen, both of which this handled flawlessly.

My 16yo wanted a gaming laptop, but I didn't want to spend thousands--found this one, and he is so very happy with it. He really enjoys it. Now, if only there was a laptop that made homework as exciting as gaming!

The first one I got was great for a week and started crashing. Brought it in and exchanged for a new one. Hopefully first was a dud because this is an amazing computer. It’s the fastest computer I’ve ever used.

This laptop is amazing. It is faster than my last pc and it doesn't lag or slow down once. I got this laptop for sale for 100 dollars, but without the discount, it is still afforable and good laptop to get.

Wow! This things plays WoW (world of warcraft) and all my other games AMAZING! IF you are looking at more expensive computers an trying to decide - please allow me to help; stop wasting time and money and buy this!

Acer's new Nitro 5 gaming laptop is quite the speed demon, more than capable of doing almost anything you want to do with it, from gaming (naturally) to streaming music and video to routine stuff like web surfing and email. It is driven by Intel's new 8th generation Core i5 chip, a true quad core chip with Turboboost, which can automatically increase performance when its needed. Even better, this chip is hyperthreaded, which means it can mimic an 8 core chip. That considerable horespower, combined with a speedy 256 gig Intel SSD, 8 gigs of RAM and a built in nVidia GeForce video chip with 4 gigs of dedicated memory combine to make this a potent powerhouse, I ran it through a series of tests and it never broke a sweat. Games were nice and smooth and some streaming applications that can be demanding, like Playstation Vue, loaded fast and ran perfectly. No lags or judders, common on laptops with less power. Nice! The features dont end there. Another essential element is the speedy, dual-band MIMO AC wi-fi networking setup. There's also a pretty decent TrueHarmony sound system, which features stereo front firing speakers that sound better than most laptops I have used -- but can't provide the boom of larger external speakers. For connectivity, there's a decent mix of USB-A 2 and 3 ports along with one USB-C 3.1 port and HDMI out if you want to output to a bigger monitor or run a dual monitor setup. The built in monitor , however, is pretty darn good. Full HD resolution means it's nice and sharp and color rendering is excellent. A matte finish on the screen cuts down on reflections. Another handy plus is Acer's Nitrosense app, which allows you to easily monitor whats going on with the CPU and video chip, bump up the cooling power if they are getting too hot and set power and cooling schemes that best met your needs. Setup was dead simple, with Cortana talking you through the Windows 10 setup (first time I have seen that). You can respond by voice most of the time so hardly any keyboard input is required. The usual Windows and device driver updates -- required with any new PC -- were pretty quick. They took less than an hour and I had no issues. Boot up is a fast 15 seconds or so once fully configured, thanks mainly to the SSD. One other nice extra you don't get with most laptops: A padded custom neoprene, zip up case, good to have when traveling (just big enough for the laptop though, not the power brick). Overall, its a great laptop, but not without few flaws. For one thing, it seems like it is a lot bigger than it needs to be, with a very wide 1-inch bezel around the 15.6-inch screen. And while it's relatively thin, it weighs in at more than 5 pounds, not super light. Add in the rather large power brick and you might find it's not as easy to move around as you would like. But the biggest problem is the keyboard design. The dark red on black color scheme -- which seems to be required on all gaming laptops these days -- makes it difficult to see in normal room light. And it is all but invisible in low light if the backlight is off (it remains on all the time when on AC power but cuts off after a few seconds on battery power). Worse yet is the key control layout, which leaves a lot to be desired. Too many key functions, like sound volume, must be control with multipurpose keys, using the function key and another key to accomplish the task. That two-handed approach is crazy on a gaming laptop. Worse, the mute control (also a two handed operation) is on the other side of the keyboard from the volume controls. Dumb. There should be dedicated sound volume and mute controls and they should be grouped together. The full-size chiclet keyboard fit my hands well but is bit mushy. The the multi-gesture touchpad works well but mouse navigation is still easier. Another personal gripe is a preloaded trial version (only 30 days) of Norton Anti-Virus. In my experience, these programs just bog everything down and generally are not needed -- never mind expensive. Windows 10 has pretty decent built in protection and if you want more, there are a variety of less cumbersome , free anti-virus programs out there. One of your first chores should be to uninstall Norton.

Video card and memory is able to handle games like Fortnite and PUBG. My only complaint is the backlighting on the keyboard goes off too quickly and have not found a way to extend it.

The first unit didn't boot, but Best Buy quickly swapped it out for a different unit and I haven't had any issues with the second unit. It works great for Oculus Rift, but I haven't used it for anything else.

This laptop helped me figure out what online gaming really is. It’s competitive and it looks really good. This runs most games super well including Arma 3.

This computer has great specs for the price. Unfortunately it is pretty heavy for a laptop to be easily carried around. Everything else though is very good.

Got this for my daughter who wanted a gaming laptop. Didn’t want to spend over a grand on a a laptop for gaming and this was a great affordable option! She loves it and has no complaints