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Acer Nitro

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Consumer ratings:
4.4 / 5
Editorial reviews:
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3.8 out of 5
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Pros

  • drums sounded nice and snappy
  • comfortable as well as quite reliable
  • The display hinges feel sturdy and secure

Cons

  • screen looks a bit odd
  • GPU can not get anywhere near that refresh rate
  • the arrow keys are jammed between the two sections and the right shift key is a little short

Key specs

  • 4200 dpi
  • 8
  • 1
  • 146 g
  • Optical

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Acer Nitro - Pros & Cons

Acer Nitro

Pros

  • drums sounded nice and snappy
  • comfortable as well as quite reliable
  • The display hinges feel sturdy and secure
  • of low price
  • decently powerful specs and a nice feature
  • chunky keys are great for PC gaming
  • The audio is also punchy and the keyboard is spacious
  • Nitro 5 is still a perfectly reasonable option
  • It looks inoffensive and worked well in my time with the laptop
  • good color accuracy and a decent contrast
  • delivers awesome graphics performance and there are plenty of port options

Cons

  • screen looks a bit odd
  • GPU can not get anywhere near that refresh rate
  • the arrow keys are jammed between the two sections and the right shift key is a little short
  • eye-popping as on more expensive laptops
  • Acer consistently uses some low brightness and color contrast display is quite annoying
  • Acer has cut some corners to keep the price down
  • WASD keys are emboldened in red paint
  • tacky trackpad and the average screen
  • trackpad is so substandard you
  • trackpad is just ridiculous
  • metal shell is limited to the top of the lid and keyboard

Acer Nitro - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of buttons
8
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4200 dpi
Best:
Redragon Ranger
Operating resolution: 124000 dpi
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146 g
Best:
Dicota Twister
Weight: 0.07 g

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Acer Nitro - Full Specifications

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General
Type of motion sensorOptical
Device interfaceUSB Type-A
PurposeGaming
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Features
Programmable mouse buttonsyes
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Dimensions
Width1.59 in
Height2.6 in
Depth5.24 in
Weight5.15 oz
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Technical details
Operating resolution4200.0 dpi
Buttons typePressed buttons
Number of buttons8
Number of wheels1
Scroll typeWheel
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Black,Red
Form factorRight-hand
Illuminationyes
Illumination colourRed
Surface colorationMonotone
Cable length1.5
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Power
Power sourceCable

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Acer Nitro Acer - Editorial Reviews (16)

3.8
Based on 16 reviews
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Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 Review: Pushing the Boundaries of Budget Gaming
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Published: 16.05.2022
Acer Nitro 5 Review: Pushing the Boundaries of Budget Gaming
4.0

With the right config, the Acer Nitro 5 line satisfies as a budget gaming workhorse.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review: “A wallet-friendly portable powerhouse”
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gamesradar
Published: 04.05.2022
Acer Nitro 5 review: “A wallet-friendly portable powerhouse”
3.5

The Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop is an affordable, entry-level gaming laptop that punches a little above its weight. Offering a solid 1080p gaming experience and a great value point in to PC gaming, it'

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5
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ProductReview.com.au
Published: 07.06.2022
Acer Nitro 5

Acer Nitro 5 (Laptop): 3.5 out of 5 stars from 13 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review - A solid cost-effective gaming laptop | TechNave
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TechNave
Published: 25.06.2020
Acer Nitro 5 review - A solid cost-effective gaming laptop | TechNave

Gaming laptops are also usually expensive which is one of the factors to why there are more mobile gamers in Malaysia, but gaming laptops are becoming more and

Acer Nitro The Acer Nitro 5 Review: Renoir And Turing On A Budget
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anandtech.com
Published: 09.10.2020
The Acer Nitro 5 Review: Renoir And Turing On A Budget
Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop review
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pcgamer
Published: 09.07.2021
Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop review

Acer's low-key gaming laptop manages to keep up with its flashy competition.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review
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Tom's Guide
Published: 13.05.2022
Acer Nitro 5 review
3.5

A solid gaming laptop for those on a budget

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 (2022, 11th Gen Core) Review
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PCMAG
Published: 15.03.2022
Acer Nitro 5 (2022, 11th Gen Core) Review
3.5

The early 2022 edition of Acer's Nitro 5 economy gaming laptop remains a worthy competitor, but its GeForce RTX 3050 Ti can't keep pace with RTX 3060 GPUs.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 (2022) Review: Gaming Under $1,000
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tomshardware.co.uk
Published: 06.05.2022
Acer Nitro 5 (2022) Review: Gaming Under $1,000
4.0

Not every gaming laptop needs to cost an arm and a leg.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review: An affordable gaming laptop with killer value
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Published: 20.05.2022
Acer Nitro 5 review: An affordable gaming laptop with killer value
3.5

Looking for a solid, affordable gaming laptop? The Acer Nitro 5 delivers awesome graphics performance at a standout price.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review: a powerful, affordable mid-range gaming laptop
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T3
Published: 05.10.2021
Acer Nitro 5 review: a powerful, affordable mid-range gaming laptop
4.0

The Acer Nitro 5 offers a lot of gaming bang for your buck

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 Review: Decent Performer for Budget Gaming
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Beebom
Published: 25.06.2018
Acer Nitro 5 Review: Decent Performer for Budget Gaming
4.3

Looking to buy the Acer Nitro 5 Core i5 or Core i7 version? Here is our Acer Nitro 5 review, where we test its gaming performance, battery and more.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review: An affordable and very capable entry-level gaming laptop
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Techaeris
Published: 29.09.2018
Acer Nitro 5 review: An affordable and very capable entry-level gaming laptop
4.4

Our Acer Nitro 5 review takes a look at an affordable and capable entry-level gaming laptop with decent specs that isn't going to break the bank.

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 review
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TechRadar
Published: 11.09.2020
Acer Nitro 5 review
3.5

A competent laptop for budget gamers

Acer Nitro Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 Laptop Review - Price-to-performance champ with an RTX 3060
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Notebookcheck
Published: 24.05.2021
Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 Laptop Review - Price-to-performance champ with an RTX 3060
4.1

We review the Acer Nitro 5 with an Intel Core i5-10300H, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 and an NVMe SSD.

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