Acer Nitro 5 - 2023

Overview

The Acer Nitro 5 is another solid entry-level gaming laptop in the acclaimed series, with good performance and DLSS 3 making up for an underwhelming 1080p screen.

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8.8

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Last revision on April 26, 2024

Reviewers Liked

Strong 1080p gaming performance
DLSS 3 gives you more scope for higher settings
Upgradable DDR5 RAM and M.2 storage
Great cooling
Attractive design

Reviewers Didn't Like

Screen lacks brightness and color depth
Loud fans when in Performance profile
Fingerprint-attracting chassis
Poor battery life

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Expert reviews and ratings

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-47-R90X is a good laptop for work and modern games with 1920×1080 resolution. If you are looking for an entry-middle level laptop, I recommend you to pay attention to this model.

By RootNation on November 24, 2023

The Acer Nitro 5, now called Nitro V 15, is arguably one of the best cheap gaming laptops you can get, but of course, that comes with some reasonable compromises.

By Mashable on November 13, 2023

In a world of inflating prices, the gaming-oriented Acer Nitro 5 offers some of the best value of any laptop on the market.

By HPL on November 02, 2023

Retaining its budget gaming laptop crown, the Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 4050 punches well above its weight when gaming. Though its battery life is poor, color replication sub-par, and it has extremely loud fans, much of this can be forgiven given the price.

By WePC on October 19, 2023

The Acer Nitro 5 is another solid entry-level gaming laptop in the acclaimed series, with good performance and DLSS 3 making up for an underwhelming 1080p screen.

By TrustedReviews on September 11, 2023

Quiet fans and Full HD gaming are not mutually exclusive in the Acer Nitro 5.

By NotebookCheck on June 22, 2023

If you are considering purchasing a 12th generation laptop, the performance and price-to-performance ratio are not issues to be concerned about. For $899, you receive a GEN 4 SSD and an i5 12th generation processor, both of which offer excellent multicore and single-core performance.

By ClearCrypt on June 19, 2023

To sum up this review, the Nitro 5 that I have with me offers decent gaming performance, but it’s not necessarily better than last year’s Ryzen 6000 series processor, or the Intel 12th Gen CPUs. So, my recommendation would be to consider a year-old model of Nitro 5, like the ones with an Intel Core 12450H CPU or AMD Ryzen 6600H, which may now be available at a lower price and will offer you a similar level of performance.

By GadgetByte on March 29, 2023

Acer Nitro 5 - 2023

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