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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Nitro 5 15 is less expensive and offers a lower midrange price with a decent processor and graphics card suitable for general use and gaming. Its battery capacity is moderate, and it comes with a 15.6-inch display that is good for everyday tasks and some gaming. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is more expensive, but it includes a stronger processor and a better graphics card, which would be advantageous for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering tasks. Despite its larger 16-inch screen, it's lighter than the Acer and comes with a significantly higher battery capacity, which means it will last longer on a single charge, making it more portable. Additionally, the better screen on the Lenovo with higher resolution and refresh rate will provide sharper visuals and smoother motion, beneficial for professional creative work and premium gaming experiences. However, if budget is a concern and portability and screen quality are not as critical, the Acer Nitro 5 15 could be a better choice. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 15
  • The Acer Nitro 5 15 has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16".
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
  • Very good for general use
  • Very good for engineering and design
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for software development
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Good portability
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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General Use

7.6
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.2
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
262.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.3/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for general use, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Gaming and AI

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.2
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for gaming and AI, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Engineering and Design

7.9
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.6
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for engineering and design, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Content Creation

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.3
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for content creation, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.0
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for software development, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 is good.

Screen Quality

6.9
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.7
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
262.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has a better screen than the Acer Nitro 5 15 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.

Battery

5.5 Hours
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 7 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
Good
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.5 lbs
WEIGHT
4.4 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" has good portability, while the Acer Nitro 5 15 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$780
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
$1,344
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The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a price of $780 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" costs $1,344.
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Key similarities

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Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 15
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.6
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" and Acer Nitro 5 15 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 15 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 15Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
Acer Nitro 5 15Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

GENERAL

Price
$780
$1,344
Release Date
May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.7'' x 1.06''14.1'' x 10.2'' x 0.69''
Weight
5.51 lbs4.4 lbs
Width
14.19"14.08"
Depth
10.67"10.21"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-12500HAMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
21
Storage
512 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
59 Wh99.9 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"16"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10802560 x 1600
Refresh Rate
144Hz240Hz
Display Brightness
262 nits502 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.6/10
Portability Score
6.4/107.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/108/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
33
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
23
Thunderbolt Version
4N/A

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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."

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

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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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