Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this laptop about 3 weeks ago and noticed nobody had written a review. If you are an avid gaming enthusiast then my review will probably not be much help. What I can tell you is that I do play games but mostly racing games like Asphalt 9 and it runs very smootly. I have a gaming desktop with a Nvidia 3060 and 12GB of GPU ram and I cannot tell the difference between the two. Now for the rest of the laptop. The display is standard brightness (I believe 250 Nits) for a gaming laptop. One tip - if you go to the brightness settings under Display and uncheck the "Help improve battery by optimizing the content shown and brightness" it seems to brighten the screen a bit more. The keyboard color settings are awesome. There are 4 zones on the keyboard and each can be set to a different color plus there are other color variation settings and the key press is perfect as far as I am concerned. Key spacing is perfect as well which makes it easy to type on. I can't give you an exact figure but the laptop charges very quickly. The options to add an additional hard drive and upgrade the RAM with ease are also a nice and welcomed feature. I feel like a gaming laptop should come with 16gb of RAM but I understand the desire to keep the price affordable which is the case for a 17 inch gaming laptop with this CPU. Regarding the CPU, this CPU has 12 cores so don't let the i5 CPU throw you off. This laptop is very fast and the 12 core speed is noticeable. I also do not have figures on how long the battery lasts while gaming but can tell you that I have another 1500 dollar gaming laptop and it easily outlasts that 15 inch laptop. When I am not gaming and just web browsing and playing music I typically get between 5-6 hours of battery life which is amazing for a 17.3 inch display running at full brightness. The CPU speed, battery life and GPU are probably the best features of the laptop for the price. If I could have given it 4.5 stars I would have. Why not 5? I feel like the speakers could have been a bit louder for the size of the louder and could have had more bass. I typically listen to games and music with my headphones so not a big deal breaker. The other issue that brought it down to 4.5 stars is the weight. If you sit this on your lap for more than a couple of hours you are going to notice the weight. Also, if you plan to carry it around a lot. It weighs 6+ pounds and it is noticeable. The laptop does feel very solid though while keeping the thickness fairly thin for a gaming laptop. The top picks up fingerprints easily but again not a big deal as a damp cloth wipes those away immediately. Another item that I almost forgot to mention is the temp of the laptop. I played racing games for over an hour continuously and the laptop barely even got warm. I can't say the same for my other 1500 dollar gaming laptop playing the same games, it gets uncomfortably warm. I think Acer really hit a home run with the cooling process on this laptop. And if it does get warm you could always use the Nitro app and increase the fan speed if needed. The Nitro app is a great feature as it allows you to control the speed of the fans. As FYI, I have never heard the fans but can tell they are running if I put my fingers on the sides of the laptop. They do kick on when you run games but don't appear to kick on while web browsing or running standard apps. In summary, I am very impressed with the speed of the 12 core CPU, battery life, quality and coolness while keeping the price affordable. I hope this review helps. I highly recommend this laptop if you are looking for a large gaming laptop.

I've owned early versions of the Acer Nitro 5 and this is a worthy upgrade. Acer have made some good design decisions out of the box. The best is rear mounting the power cable and HDMI adapters. Meaning they don't get in the way of any USB A ports. The USB C port is rear mounted, which is a shame but not a deal breaker. The decision to ship with 8GB of RAM may seem on the low side and like an odd choice, but given Acer does give you a 12th Gen i5, RTX 3050 and a Gen4 NVMe, there has to be trade offs somewhere and memory is easy to upgrade. The thing is, it's not that much of a trade off. I benchmarked the Acer Nitro out of the box and it scored all greens Gaming 62% Desktop 103% Workstation 65% But what was outstanding is the Samsung NVMe is getting sequential write speeds of 2,870 MB/S. That's amazing for a laptop and the benchmark results are 409%. These are the best results I have ever seen on a gaming laptop. The NVMe is blistering fast. Setup is the usual Windows 11 process, with a ton of updates out of the box. Acer is low on any bloatware and the inbuilt Acer apps (Nitrosense) provide you with custom fan controls and you can customize the RGBs. The RGBs are a big upgrade over old Acer models, now the Acer Nitro has FULL COLOR RGB, there are 4 zones and you can customize however you like. See my photos. So nice to have real RGB and not the red that Acer always was limited to before. Putting the Acer through its paces, on Overwatch I get 145fps on High, 105fps on Ultra. This is impressive for a laptop and while the fans do kick in, they're not excessively load and it doesn't feel like the laptop is straining. The 17" 144Hz screen is beautiful - I'm a fan of gaming laptops with big screens, even though you sacrifice portability games are just 100x better on a bigger screen. For those wondering, the power supply is 180W. Acer have also made the plug require a firm press "click" - something worth knowing as if you don't hear the click, it's not connected. I had a moment of panic when I first set this up because I couldn't work out why it wouldn't power on, it was because I had not properly connected the power cable. I know I did say that the 8Gb of RAM was enough but it's also the only real limitation of the Acer Nitro because the Hynix RAM mine shipped with was slow (46.8% benchmark) so while you will get great performance, you may want to plan for a RAM upgrade to get a little more power. There's no rush though, you can use the Acer Nitro 5 out of the box and be very happy as its a great gaming laptop. FYI. RAM Upgrade I did decide to upgrade the 8GB to 32GB RAM. Acer have changed how easy is is to access the upgrade slots - older Nitro's had an access panel, this newer Nitro requires you remove the whole backplate and there are foil shields over the RAM. I was able to do it, just know it's not as easy as it use to be and I do kind of miss that. Acer - if you read this, your easy access upgrade panels was one of the reasons I always loved your Nitro laptops. If you're interested in Benchmarks with 32GB RAM, it barely moved the needle. 32 GB / 8GB Gaming 67% / 62% Desktop 103% / 103% Workstation 69% / 65% So as you can see, was barely worth the RAM upgrade because the processor, graphics card, and NVMe are all amazing. Kudos to Acer for great results on 8GB of RAM.

It has great value for the money. I'm one of those people who enjoys a larger screen, so this 17.3 in was right in my wheelhouse. Had two that are much better quality graphic card, a decent processor and RAM, And it's kind of hard to beat. It works well with my quest to virtual reality headset as well. A couple of reviews have mentioned that the colors seem wash out? I know expert, but if I wanted super high-end video quality, I would have to spend a lot more than this. I'm entirely happy with the video quality on this. It was also a nice change that it was extremely easy to add both RAM, and a second SSD to this laptop. Some of the ones I've previously upgraded have required almost a complete teardown. This was just popping the bottom panel off, and everything was right there. The only drawbacks I can find with it? It is kind of heavy, as a bunch of other reviews have mentioned. It's not really meant to lug around all day. The other weird thing is that it was extremely difficult to fit into a generic laptop carrying case that specifically meant for 17.3 in laptops. Overall? Positives waaaaaaaay outweigh the negatives here. For $750 on sale, you can't beat it.

Pros: Big, high refresh rate screen Good price point Powerful enough cpu/gpu Easy to upgrade RAM/SSD Support for a 2.5 inch internal drive Cons: Chunky design makes it hard to transport Mediocre battery life under load Finish shows fingerprints a lot

I purchased this laptop since I work out of town and wanted to be able to gaming while also performing basic computing tasks. This both meets and above my expectations. I've owned it for a year and so far there haven't been any problems. The computer still functions flawlessly and hasn't slowed down. I enjoy playing simulation games, Far Cry, and Warzone. You may turn up the fans and play strenuous games all day long while maintaining a comfortable temperature. I would say that for my first PC gaming experience, it convinced me to choose the PC over a console, and ACER can count on my future purchases of their products. The Best Buy staff was really knowledgable and helpful. Overall excellent experience.

The Acer Nitro 5 that I bought on 11/12/22 and got it exactly 2 days later on the night of 11/14/22 has served very me well coming up on 3 years of owning it and I love it. This is my first gaming pc because before on I was a console player. I recommend this to any trying start their pc modding gaming adventure. I will admit it has gone up in price since I purchased it but trust me it's good for a starter pc for gaming. 100% recommend you won't regret and a shout out to Best Buy for the great deal as I was looking everywhere for a good deal for this gaming pc.

It's great for office applications like QuickBooks. Super fast at loading and running. These programs is also a good gaming computer since I've never use the laptop set up for gaming this laptop blew me away with the quality of the graphics. The two fans keep it below 90 when ran on performance mode. The large screen is also a huge plus for me.

This has been a great laptop for both work and gaming. I like to game in the evenings when I'm on the road traveling for work and this laptop has served me well for work- handling Adobe Suite, Office, Python and R, with no problems. It also runs everything in my Steam library without issue. It was well worth the $.

This is my first gaming laptop, and so far I absolutely love it. It's sleek, fast, and has all of the features I need to make gaming an enjoyable experience. The graphics are crisp and the sound is top-notch, giving me an immersive gaming experience. I'm able to play games with ease and have had no issues so far. I'm so pleased with my purchase and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a gaming laptop. This laptop has plenty of storage space for all my gaming needs, as well as for everyday tasks like browsing the web, streaming movies, and working on my classes. The laptop runs quickly and smoothly, and I never experience lag or slowdowns. The design is sleek and modern, and the battery life is more than enough to last me through a full day of gaming or classes. I'm so glad I decided to purchase this laptop and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a gaming laptop with enough room for everyday tasks.

My favorite laptop to date! this thing is a power house! I upgraded the ram from 8gb to 16gb and thats all that was needed.

Great laptop for the price. Ran mostly every game I wanted to play on medium to high settings. Just had to upgrade the ram to 16GB.

Great laptop! My Dad who is 87 needed a laptop and this has been great. He uses it to pay bills and keep in touch with family and friends.

This laptop is amazing for the price. I run a hefty daytrading platform and this laptop has been flawless (I only use it via ethernet). I added more RAM and now it's an absolute beast!

I got this as a mobile gaming setup while my main rig is being occupied. I've played MW2 DMZ with no issues on medium settings. I wouldn't try and push this for high frames but it gets the job done considering what comes with it. I added extra ram to get to 16GB so it preforms way better. The install for extra SSD drives is easy as well, it's all in the matter of removing some screws on the bottom to remove the plastic fascia.

Perfect for my on the road gaming. I like the screen size and brightness. At $750 for these specs...what a steal.

A Titan Beast- from the 3050, to the RAM and SSDD.. this laptop truly captivates speed in tremendous ways. COD, Fort, Val.. and so many more games can run at a STABLE 144Hz. There are no downsides as this flawlessly performed well over the average when it came to the SteamVR test. if you are a gamer, on a budget.. definitely stop by and grab this beast of a laptop!

It’s a great gaming laptop that is also very cheap and lasts a cart long time. And performs very well on any game you play.

Awesome budget gaming laptop easy to upgrade the big screen is a great bonus! Only downside of this laptop is the battery life and temperatures rising alittle when in use for constant use gaming other then that awesome laptop had myne dual booted and cpu was able to handle all work.

The computer is great for gaming but the more you use it he more you need to charge it or keep it plugged in which isn’t great. The battery should last longer as a gaming computer.

We have a very big gaming family. I have purchased 5 of these laptops they are super perfect for the price will run all of the modern games of 2023 with zero problems. Also with no over heating issues. Wry comfortable lots of customization.