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Nitro 17 (2024)
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Legion Slim 7 15.6"
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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17 (2024)
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall display quality
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
  • Good portability
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.1
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.4
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.1/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) is very good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.

Engineering and Design

8.5
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.8
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.

Screen Quality

8.0
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.7
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
326.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 17 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, and content creation.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
9.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 9 hours of battery life.

Portability

Poor
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
Good
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
6.6 lbs
WEIGHT
4.1 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" has good portability, while the Acer Nitro 17 (2024) has poor portability.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.7
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
326.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
9.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
5.5/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.6/10
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" are both good for general use.

Content Creation

8.1
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.7
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Nitro 17 (2024) to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.

Software Development

7.6
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.5
9.8/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" are both good for software development.

Build Quality

7.4
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
7.6
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" and Acer Nitro 17 (2024) both have good build quality.

Cost

$1,250
Nitro 17 (2024)
Legion Slim 7 15.6"
$1,200
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$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

The Acer Nitro 17 (2024) has a price of $1,250 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" costs $1,200.

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How the Acer Nitro 17 (2024) and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 17 (2024)Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
Acer Nitro 17 (2024)Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"

GENERAL

Price
$1,250
$1,200
Release Date
January 1, 2024May 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
15.8'' x 11.6'' x 1.14''14'' x 9.9'' x 0.69''
Weight
6.62 lbs4.19 lbs
Width
15.76"14.02"
Depth
11.55"9.92"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-14700HXAMD Ryzen 7 5800H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
21
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours9 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh71 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 14401920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
165Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
326 nits350 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.6/10
Portability Score
5.6/107.6/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
22
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
32
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Acer Nitro 17 (2024)

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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."

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"

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NotebookCheck

Benjamin Herzig | November 2022
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."

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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 Lenovo

Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.

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