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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Nitro 17 offers a larger screen, more storage, and a higher refresh rate, making it suitable for immersive gaming and intensive tasks, but it's heavier, affecting portability, and it's generally more expensive. On the other hand, the Gigabyte G5 is cheaper, more portable due to its lighter weight, and has a better overall combination of components, but with less storage and a smaller screen, which may detract from gaming and multimedia experiences. If battery life is a concern, the Nitro 17 lasts longer, but the G5's more powerful graphics card could provide a slight edge in graphical tasks despite its shorter battery life. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 17
  • Good for software development
  • Good overall display quality
  • Good battery life
Advantages of the Gigabyte G5
  • Good portability

Key differences

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General Use

7.8
Nitro 17
G5
7.1
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
280.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
248.0 nits
8.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
3.5 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
5.5/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.3/10
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte G5 are both good for general use, though the Acer Nitro 17 is somewhat better.

Content Creation

7.8
Nitro 17
G5
7.2
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte G5 are both good for content creation, though the Acer Nitro 17 is somewhat better.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 17
G5
6.8
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Acer Nitro 17 is good for software development, while the Gigabyte G5 is only fair.

Screen Quality

7.4
Nitro 17
G5
6.8
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
280.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
248.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 17 has a better screen than the Gigabyte G5 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.

Battery

8.0 Hours
Nitro 17
G5
3.5 Hours
The Acer Nitro 17 has 8 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte G5 has 3.5 hours of battery life.

Portability

Poor
Nitro 17
G5
Good
17.3in
SIZE
15.6in
6.8 lbs
WEIGHT
4.1 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
0.8in
The Gigabyte G5 has good portability, while the Acer Nitro 17 has poor portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$970
Nitro 17
G5
$868
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The Acer Nitro 17 has a price of $970 and the Gigabyte G5 costs $868.
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Key similarities

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Gaming and AI

7.4
Nitro 17
G5
7.3
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte G5 are both good for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

7.9
Nitro 17
G5
7.6
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.5/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
8.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte G5 are both good for engineering and design.

Build Quality

7.4
Nitro 17
G5
7.2
The Acer Nitro 17 and Gigabyte G5 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 17 and the Gigabyte G5 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 17Gigabyte G5
Acer Nitro 17Gigabyte G5

GENERAL

Price
$970
$868
Release Date
May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
15.8'' x 11.6'' x 1.1''14.2'' x 9.4'' x 0.89''
Weight
6.83 lbs4.19 lbs
Width
15.77"14.2"
Depth
11.59"9.4"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7735HSIntel i5-12500H
RAM
16 GB8 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
8 Hours3.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh54 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
165Hz144Hz
Display Brightness
280 nits248 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.4/107.2/10
Portability Score
5.6/107.4/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

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

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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 G5

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NotebookCheck

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam | April 2023
"The Gigabyte G5 KE is a midrange gaming laptop that checks most boxes. Gigabyte makes good use of the Core i5-12500H and RTX 3060 Laptop GPU combo, and we find no untoward issues with overall performance. The dual-fan quad-heatpipe cooling arrangement does well to ensure that the underlying hardware doesn't throttle under load. That being said, the display is below par when compared to 2023 standards, especially when competing devices."

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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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