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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17
  • Very good speakers
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Screen Quality

8.0
Nitro 17
Aero 5
8.6
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
326.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
446.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 17 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aero 5 for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Portability

Poor
Nitro 17
Aero 5
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
6.6 lbs
WEIGHT
5.0 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has only fair portability, while the Acer Nitro 17 has poor portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
Nitro 17
Aero 5
7.9
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
326.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
446.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
5.5/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Acer Nitro 17 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.9
Nitro 17
Aero 5
7.9
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte Aero 5 are both good for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

8.4
Nitro 17
Aero 5
8.7
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Acer Nitro 17 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.9
Nitro 17
Aero 5
8.2
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aero 5 to be very good for content creation, while the Acer Nitro 17 is good.

Software Development

7.5
Nitro 17
Aero 5
7.9
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2160
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Acer Nitro 17 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 17
Aero 5
7.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.4
Nitro 17
Aero 5
7.8
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Acer Nitro 17 both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,150
Nitro 17
Aero 5
$1,250
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$500

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$1,500

$2,000

The Acer Nitro 17 has a price of $1,150 and the Gigabyte Aero 5 costs $1,250.

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How the Acer Nitro 17 and the Gigabyte Aero 5 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 17Gigabyte Aero 5
Acer Nitro 17Gigabyte Aero 5

GENERAL

Price
$1,150
$1,250
Release Date
April 1, 2023May 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
15.8'' x 11.6'' x 1.14''14'' x 10'' x 1.08''
Weight
6.62 lbs5.07 lbs
Width
15.76"14"
Depth
11.55"10"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh99 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
2560 x 14403840 x 2160
Refresh Rate
165Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
326 nits446 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.8/10
Portability Score
5.6/106.7/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/106.8/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
33
USB-C ports
21
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Acer Nitro 17

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PCMag

Mark Knapp | October 2023
"The Acer Nitro 17 isn't an exceptional gaming laptop; it's kind of chunky even among 17.3-inch notebooks, with a lackluster keyboard, and it doesn't outperform comparably priced machines. But there's a lot to like about it, including a good array of ports, a screen that's sharp and bright for work and play alike, and battery life that soundly beats the competition. All this comes at an affordable price. If size and weight aren't big concerns, you'll find the Nitro 17 a dependable big-screen gaming rig. If you crave higher quality, consider a slight step down or up in screen size with the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 or Alienware m18 respectively."

Gigabyte Aero 5

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The Tech Revolutionist

Zhi Cheng | May 2022
"It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook."

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About Acer

Acer is a prominent Taiwanese electronics brand which makes a wide range of laptops, with multiple product lines catering to personal use, gaming, and business use. They are renowned for having exceptional value for money, as they frequently offer good specifications at a lower price than other manufacturers.

About Gigabyte

Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.

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