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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Acer Nitro 5 17 offers a larger screen and more storage at a slightly less expensive price than the Lenovo Legion Slim 5, and its Nvidia RTX 3080 graphics card provides superior gaming and engineering performance. However, it's heavier and less portable. The Lenovo Legion has a longer battery life and a higher resolution display, making it more suitable for on-the-go use and productivity tasks. Both laptops have the same amount of RAM and are geared towards gaming and general use, but the Lenovo's Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics card is less powerful than the Acer's. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Acer Nitro 5 17
  • Very good overall display quality
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 5
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Screen Quality

8.2
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.2
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
307.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
The Acer Nitro 5 17 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, and content creation.

Portability

Fair
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
Fair
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
5.2 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Acer Nitro 5 17 both have only fair portability, though the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$830
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
$1,000
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$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

The Acer Nitro 5 17 has a price of $830 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 costs $1,000.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.6
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
307.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
300.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.7/10
The Acer Nitro 5 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.7
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.7
7.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Acer Nitro 5 17 are both good for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

8.0
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
8.0
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.3/10
7.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Acer Nitro 5 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.8
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.5
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.3/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Acer Nitro 5 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 are both good for content creation.

Software Development

7.4
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.4
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Acer Nitro 5 17 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.0 Hours
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.0 Hours
The Acer Nitro 5 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 has 7 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.2
Nitro 5 17
Legion Slim 5
7.4
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Acer Nitro 5 17 both have good build quality.

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How the Acer Nitro 5 17 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Acer Nitro 5 17Lenovo Legion Slim 5
Acer Nitro 5 17Lenovo Legion Slim 5

GENERAL

Price
$830
$1,000
Release Date
February 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
15.9'' x 11'' x 0.98''14.2'' x 10.3'' x 0.99''
Weight
5.95 lbs5.29 lbs
Width
15.89"14.16"
Depth
11.02"10.25"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HAMD Ryzen 5 7640HS
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
57.5 Wh80 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
17.3"16"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10801920 x 1200
Refresh Rate
360Hz144Hz
Display Brightness
307 nits300 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.1/106.7/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7.5/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
7.5/107/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
NoYes
Display Outputs
13
Thunderbolt Ports
00

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Acer Nitro 5 17

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Sascha Mölck | August 2021
"The Acer Nitro 5 17 is a solid mid-range gamer. The Nitro 5 does not belong to the top group of RTX 3070 notebooks: Compared with the RTX 3070 notebooks tested so far, the computer delivers below-average frame rates - this is due to the 100-watt TGP. The GPU performance can be increased a bit with a firmware update. The device scores with a high level of CPU performance. Throttling is not a concern. CPU and GPU can produce their performance constantly. The laptop heats up moderately under load. The noise development is on the usual class level."

Lenovo Legion Slim 5

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Mark Knapp | August 2023
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 acknowledges that a gaming laptop doesn’t have to be as thick as possible and can still ensure adequate cooling when the muscles need flexing. To this end, in the Slim 5 Gen 8, it finds a neat balance of refined, trimmed-down design that still lets its internals cruise (even above their max power ratings). Lenovo then added in some high-end build quality with an altogether excellent keyboard that’s useful for both work and play."

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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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