Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-79TD Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 15.6 FHD 144Hz IPS Display | 8GB DDR4 | 512GB NVMe SSD | Killer Wi-Fi 6 | Backlit Keyboard

Many people have complaints about the computer not working upon arrival. The quick start manual does cover the problem of putting in the power plug. You need to follow those simple directions. The complaints about the microphone or the headphone port not working are due to the default windows 11 software settings. You need to mess about with various settings to get them to work. This information should be in the startup guide. There is also a user manual that can be downloaded from Acer. The manual has some good points but needed to go into more depth. Some folks complain about the product being damaged in transit. The box that the computer comes in is of good quality (perhaps it has been recently improved).. The outer package (the one that Amazon provides) needs more protective foam or bubble wrap around the computer box. Some people complained in other reviews about the heat output from the computer -- it runs so hot that they needed a cooling mat. In normal operation the variable speed cooling fans (coolboost) seem to do a good job of handling the heat. However, if you are running computer calculation intensive programs you will need to look for a cooling mat. You can easily tell when the computer is getting too hot -- the cooling fans speed up and you can feel the heat coming out of the exhaust ports. In normal operation the computer draws about 65 watts and in heavy use it is less than 100 watts. ALERT: The coolboost software works for Windows 10 but as soon as you update to Windows 11 the software stops working. I called the Acer repair service and they said that the problem will be fixed in an update but that update is not going to be available until April. The power supply is a stepmode type and that is very good if you need to run your computer off the grid. The power supply works with voltages from 100VAC to 220 VAC and from 50 to 60 cps. The stepmode power supply can deal with the rather high total harmonic distortion (THD) produced by a standby generator. Overall, this 17 inch computer is well worth the price (($1199).

Already fast. Upgraded to Mushkin Essentials – DDR4 Laptop DRAM – 64GB (2x32GB) SODIMM Memory Kit – 3200MHz (PC4-25600) CL-22 – 260-pin 1.2V Notebook RAM – Dual-Channel – Low-Voltage – (MES4S320NF32GX2). Now even better.

There is a lot to like about this gaming laptop.

This ACER Nitro 5 I received is a terrific laptop; granted, Im not super hip on all the latest and greatest on a laptop, but what this laptop does do is the keyboard feel is good, the build quality is fairly solid, theres a separate numerical keyboard, and it works like it should, meaning no blue screen of death and glitches. The model I bought does have a backlit keyboard, but it is only backlit in red; this model does not have the multiple different colors. Next, the 16 GB of RAM, it is configured in two sticks of 8 GB. So, if one (like I did...) buy another single 16 GB RAM stick expecting to upgrade to a total of 32 GM of RAM, nope. Your final tally will be 24 GB of RAM (8 GB (stock) + 16 GB (new) = 24 GB of RAM). All in all, I am very satisfied with this machine, for the money. Two thumbs up.

Shipped unsealed, and cant do turn on power.

Mainly for podcasting and cataloging my collection. Gaming when i am not home. Wish ihad more usb slots. Still excellent for what i paid.

reports of DOA were indeed true, I charged the battery for 12 hours, computer was still lifeless.

Good powerful laptop. The kids took it use hdmi on the there tvs to play there games and synced Xbox, PS5 controllers so they can play their game. They love the high speed and gaming they can do perfect if you do have room for a full set up.

I use this laptop for both gaming and 3D modeling. It holds up to my Steam games and can handle high settings and renders models in my 3D modeling software at a fast, efficient rate. I also really like how it is upgradeable, memory-wise! I would purchase from this brand (ACER) again. Highly recommended.

so far so good. Did not buy this for gaming. The price was right and hopefully this will last me another 10 years.