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

Bought this laptop to replace my 2019 Razer Blade 15 Advanced. You can’t beat the speck list for the price. Totally outperforms my last laptop by miles. One of the biggest pros is how much you can upgrade this thing later. You have so many options for upgrade ability including replacing the original M.2 solid-state drive, adding either a HDD or SATA SSD, and upgrading the ram. Runs perfectly fine for the average gamer. Consistently got above 80 FPS on new Triple A titles. Can easily handle any sort of production work such as Photoshop or video editing. Overall for the price you’re getting a fantastic machine and I would definitely recommend it.

Almost everything about it was flawless but i came across a problem. So the laptop i got would get a black screen very briefly and come back on (only when surfing the web or media) but in gaming its all good so thats a relief, i also realized the GPU would spike constantly when idle or when in use

Its nice to see Acer stepping up and producing a well rounded gaming laptop for under $1,000. The first thing you will notice is how slim and lightweight it is with a solid metal feel. Windows 11 is a relatively easy system to setup but there are several trail services that are best skipped or signed up for later on. The only freebie software that I do recommend signing up for is the 1 year of 100GB storage with Dropbox. You dont need any of the extra bells and whistles it will try to sell you but a year of service without having to provide a credit card is a good deal. The keyboard layout feels spacious and does not flex. So, typing is actually pleasant on this laptop. I am not sure the exact brightness level but it is brighter than my Asus TUF gaming laptop that I am coming from. The 144 refresh rate is appreciated and a must for the modern gamer. I was worried the RTX 3050 Ti would be lackluster after using a RTX 2060 for the past two years, but it holds its own quite well (see uploaded video of Hogwarts Legacy playing very smoothly with an xbox controller on this laptop). If you are buying this for teen or young adult gamer, I recommend pairing it with one of the official Xbox series S/X controllers. This is one of current favorite controllers and it works well for Windows 11 gaming on this laptop. For anyone wondering if a 3050 Ti can handle VR gaming with only 4GB VRAM, the answer is yes. I connected a Odyssey+ VR headset that ran Townsmen, Noun Town, or Vacation Simulator smoothly (all excellent VR games). The 512GB SSD is speedy but may not be enough if you have a large photo collection or if you like to store tons of games to switch between. There is room to add another SSD and 1TB SSD upgrade should only cost between $60 - $100. At this price point, I think 512GB is reasonable for a baseline as is the 16GB of DDR4 RAM. I dont think you will need more for another a few years. The i5 is plenty powerful for gaming and business tasks. Intel has finally caught up to AMD with there current generation mobile processors.

My phone has better sound out put. My phone speaker out produces this laptop in sound. My phone volume overtakes this laptop. Not a gaming laptop for sound. Update as of 05/27/2023 Also, my screen is doing this. DISAPPOINTING.

This was a Christmas gift for my gaming son! He really likes it!!!

The computer is good and windows 11 works well with most applications. The keyboard lights up and the brightness is adjustable, which is very good! However, the battery life is very bad, especially for a gaming computer. I have to recharge the battery every 3.5 hours, thats bad. I suppose Ill be buying a new battery for it soon.

Im not a gamer, Im an amateur photographer who uses photo editing software. I had seen advice that recommended using a gamer pc to run photo editing software. This laptop rocks, it makes adjustments to photos in seconds as opposed to minutes on an older pc. Ive never had the pc fan come on because of heating, it is very silent. Highly recommend.

its crap

My eldest child had tech requirements for his laptop when entering his freshman year of quality. This particular Acer checked and exceeded every requirement AND I was able to make payments. Not only has it served its purpose academically, but my son has enjoyed the graphics and speed for gaming as well.

UPDATE (22 March 2022):