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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Nitro 5 15 is often somewhat less expensive and offers stronger performance for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering tasks due to its more powerful graphics card, making it suitable for intensive gaming as well. It's heavier which impacts portability, and has a higher refresh rate screen which is better for fast motion, like in gaming. On the other hand, the MSI Prestige 15 is somewhat more expensive, has a lighter build enhancing portability, and boasts a longer battery life for typical use. It has a less powerful graphics card, making it less ideal for gaming, but still suitable for general use and productivity tasks. If portability and battery life are more important to you and gaming or heavy graphical tasks aren't a priority, the MSI Prestige 15 could be the better choice. If you need a laptop capable of handling more graphically intensive tasks, the Acer Nitro 5 15 would be more appropriate despite its bulk and shorter battery life. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 15
  • Good for gaming and AI
  • Very good keyboard
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 15
  • Good portability
  • Good battery life
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
6.3
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The Acer Nitro 5 15 is good for gaming and AI, while the MSI Prestige 15 is only fair.

Engineering and Design

7.9
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.2
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.1/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.2/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and MSI Prestige 15 are both good for engineering and design, though the Acer Nitro 5 15 is somewhat better.

Screen Quality

6.9
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
6.8
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
262.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
298.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a better screen than the MSI Prestige 15 for gaming and AI, while the MSI Prestige 15 has a better screen for engineering and design.

Battery

5.5 Hours
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.5 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The MSI Prestige 15 has 7.5 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
Good
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
5.5 lbs
WEIGHT
3.7 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The MSI Prestige 15 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
Prestige 15
$1,044
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$600

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$1,000

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The Acer Nitro 5 15 has a price of $780 and the MSI Prestige 15 costs $1,044.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.6
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.5
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
262.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
298.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.5 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
6.3/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.7/10
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and MSI Prestige 15 are both good for general use.

Content Creation

7.5
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.5
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and MSI Prestige 15 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.2
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Acer Nitro 5 15 and MSI Prestige 15 are both good for software development.

Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 15
Prestige 15
7.4
The MSI Prestige 15 and Acer Nitro 5 15 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 15 and the MSI Prestige 15 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 15MSI Prestige 15
Acer Nitro 5 15MSI Prestige 15

GENERAL

Price
$780
$1,044
Release Date
May 1, 2023January 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.7'' x 1.06''14.1'' x 9.2'' x 0.74''
Weight
5.51 lbs3.73 lbs
Width
14.19"14.05"
Depth
10.67"9.2"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i5-12500HIntel i5-1240P
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
20
Storage
512 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours7.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
59 Wh82 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
144Hz60Hz
Display Brightness
262 nits298 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.4/107.8/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/108.8/10
Webcam
720p720p
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
44

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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."

MSI Prestige 15

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Mario Petzold | December 2022
"The MSI Prestige 15 offers a dazzling 4K image quality, and solid performance. The MSI Prestige 15 appears to consistently implement the guiding principle of throttling the solid and efficient hardware to such an extent that content creation succeeds perfectly. Performance-hungry tasks, on the other hand, are slowed down a little by the reduced power consumption. Conversely, this means that the case remains relatively cool and the dual fan subdued. The battery life also benefits somewhat. So the losses aren't really dramatic because full performance is still available for short bursts."

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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 MSI

MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.

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