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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 15
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Good speakers
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go 14
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Very good portability
  • Good battery life

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.0
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
6.7
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
90Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.7/10
The Acer Nitro 5 15 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Swift Go 14 is only fair.

Software Development

7.6
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.2
8.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Acer Swift Go 14 is very good for software development, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Screen Quality

7.7
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.6
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
90Hz
284.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
490.0 nits
The Acer Swift Go 14 has a better screen than the Acer Nitro 5 15 for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Battery

5.5 Hours
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Acer Swift Go 14 has 8 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
Very Good
15.6in
SIZE
14.0in
5.5 lbs
WEIGHT
2.8 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.5in
The Acer Swift Go 14 has very good portability, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,050
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
$1,333
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a price of $1,050 and the Acer Swift Go 14 costs $1,333.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.9
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.0
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
284.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
490.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
8.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
6.3/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
8.9/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift Go 14 to be very good for general use, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Engineering and Design

8.3
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.1
8.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and Acer Swift Go 14 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.9
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
8.1
8.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.0/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2880 x 1800
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Acer Swift Go 14 to be very good for content creation, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 15
Swift Go 14
7.4
The Acer Swift Go 14 and Acer Nitro 5 15 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 15 and the Acer Swift Go 14 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 15Acer Swift Go 14
Acer Nitro 5 15Acer Swift Go 14

GENERAL

Price
$1,050
$1,333
Release Date
April 1, 2023April 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.7'' x 1.06''12.3'' x 8.6'' x 0.59''
Weight
5.51 lbs2.87 lbs
Width
14.19"12.32"
Depth
10.67"8.6"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HIntel i7-13700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
20
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours8 Hours
Battery Capacity
57.5 Wh65 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"14"
Display Technology
IPSOLED
Resolution
2560 x 14402880 x 1800
Refresh Rate
165Hz90Hz
Display Brightness
284 nits490 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.4/109/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/108.8/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/108/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/106.5/10
Webcam
720p1440p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesNo

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
23
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Acer Nitro 5 15

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Sascha Mölck | June 2022
"The Acer Nitro 5 is a fast QHD gaming notebook. The Nitro 5 is a well-balanced gaming laptop for just under US$ 2400. A Core i7-12700H CPU and a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU enable QHD gaming at high to maximum settings, accompanied by fast PCIe-4-SSD (1 TB) and 16 GB of RAM. Acer delivers a solid QHD gaming notebook with the Nitro 5 AN515-58. However, the laptop is not completely free of shortcomings. The CPU and GPU can work at consistently high clock rates. The laptop heats up noticeably under load, but not excessively. Noise development is on the usual class level. Once again, however, Acer needs to improve the fan control."

Acer Swift Go 14

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Mark Knapp | May 2023
"The Acer Swift Go 14 is a surprising machine. Its performance, display, and battery life leave little to be desired from a device at this price. You might think it’d be cheaper given the “Go” in the name, or thinner given its close competition with thin-and-light laptops, but it manages to strike a decent enough balance between its capabilities and hardware to really stand out as an exceptional value."

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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.

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