The 2021 Acer Nitro 5 is one of the best gaming laptops around. This particular machine packs a 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) 144Hz display, 2.5-GHz Intel Core i5-10300H 4-core CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD. For graphics handling, it employs Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 GPU with 4GB of dedicated memory We reviewed the AMD Acer Nitro 5, praising its strong performance and long battery life among other attributes. Our review unit’s Ryzen 5 chip and GTX 1650 graphics beat the gaming laptop average in Geekbench performance tests. We expect the laptop in this deal to surpass its predecessor performance-wise. Weighing in at 5.1 pounds and 14.3 x 10 x 0.9 inches, the Acer Nitro 5 is on par with its industry rivals. It’s lighter than the Asus ROG Strix G14 Advantage Edition (5.4 pounds, 14.1 x 10.8 x 1 inches), Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (5.4 pounds, 14.1 x 10.1 x 0.8) and Dell G5 15 (5.5 pounds, 14.4 x 10 x 0.9 inches). Simply put, the Acer Nitro 5 is a solid buy if you don’t want to shell out a fortune for a laptop that can handle AAA games.
