The Acer Nitro 5 is a gaming laptop that arrives with a low price and lashings of AMD hardware. That may be enough to make a lot of gamers think twice in a world full of expensive machines that are ...

While both the Nitro 5 and Bravo 15 benefit from AMD's new "Renoir" CPU architecture, there's only so much Acer can do with a $330 lower price. Besides packing a six-core Ryzen 5 versus an eight-core ...

Intel’s 8th-gen laptop processors are finally here, and they’re stuffed with more cores and threads than ever before. Many PC vendors kicked off the charge with beastly flagships or MacBook Pro rivals ...

The Acer Nitro 5 stands tall thanks to its 11th Gen Intel Core i7-11800H processor. It is an 8-core / 16-thread processor capable of delivering amazing performance in computational workloads. While ...

Gamers looking for a value laptop will find many machines that bring entry-level discrete graphics at a reasonable price, but not every laptop with such hardware is ideal for gaming. Acer’s Nitro 5 ...

If you're not into consoles, the Acer Nitro 5 is a brilliant gaming laptop alternative. As long as you keep it plugged in and aren't looking to go crazy with settings, you'll have no problems running ...

Normally a midrange machine, this year’s upgrades bump it up a level Normally a midrange machine, this year’s upgrades bump it up a level is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in ...

You don't need a desktop to enjoy smooth gaming, but neither do you need to spend more than $2,000 on a high-end gaming laptop with a discrete GPU that's so bulky and power-hungry that it likely will ...

The Nitro 5 makes no apologies for being a budget gaming system. If you want cutting-edge tech like Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics or a screen with a 144Hz refresh rate instead of the more familiar ...

True budget gaming laptops—models well under a grand—aren't as plentiful as some budget-conscious shoppers may like, so it's always nice to see when new contenders hit the market. The refreshed Acer ...

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