Acer Nitro 17 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3

PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.

The Acer Nitro 17 offers superior gaming and 3D performance with its Nvidia RTX 4050 graphics card and a high screen refresh rate of 165 Hz, providing smoother visuals and better image processing. In contrast, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 falls short in these areas due to its integrated AMD Vega graphics and a standard refresh rate of 60 Hz, which are less capable of handling demanding gaming and 3D tasks.

The Acer Nitro 17 is equipped with a high-performance CPU, more RAM, and a superior discrete GPU, making it well-suited for demanding engineering and design tasks, while its larger, high-refresh-rate screen offers better viewing for detailed work, albeit at the cost of portability and higher operating noise. In contrast, the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3, with a lower-tier CPU, less RAM, and an integrated GPU, provides weaker performance that may not handle intensive tasks as smoothly, although it gains in portability and quieter operation, making it more suitable for less demanding engineering uses.

PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.

When considering general use like web browsing and watching videos, the Acer Nitro 17 offers a better experience through its higher resolution and brighter display, which make it clearer and more vibrant, while the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3's fair screen quality provides a satisfactory but less impressive visual performance. For tasks in engineering and design that rely on color accuracy, the Acer stands out with its wider color gamut coverage, ensuring more precise hues important in professional editing and modeling, a capability where the Lenovo presents itself as adequately competent but not exceptional. However, for gaming and 3D work where fast-moving visuals are key, the Acer's poor refresh rate can lead to choppier motion, a disadvantage next to laptops designed with higher refresh rates tailored to those needs, and despite Lenovo's fair qualities, it remains limited for such demanding applications.

Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.

PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.

PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.