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
Screen Quality
8.2/10
7.2/10
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.
The Acer Nitro 5 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 both feature screens with good panel types, resolution, and brightness that cater well to daily tasks, providing a clear and vivid display for general use. For engineering and design, while both laptops offer decent color reproduction, they may not cover the full gamut of DCI-P3 and Adobe RGB, which are crucial for precise color work. However, for gaming and 3D applications, their lower refresh rates make them less suitable, as these activities benefit from higher refresh rates to ensure smooth motion and better responsiveness.
Portability
Fair
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
$1,000
$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.
The Acer Nitro 5 17 and Lenovo Legion Slim 5 are both good for general use.
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.
Gaming and AI
7.7/10
7.7/10
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.
The Acer Nitro 5 17 features a powerful Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU and a very high screen refresh rate of 360 Hz, making it an exceptional choice for gaming and 3D applications where graphical performance and smooth motion are crucial. The Lenovo Legion Slim 5, while also suitable for gaming and 3D, has a less powerful RTX 4060 GPU and a lower refresh rate of 144 Hz, but still offers a solid experience for those types of tasks.
Engineering and Design
8.0/10
8.0/10
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.
The Acer Nitro 5 17, with a high-end Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU and an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, excels in engineering and design tasks through robust processing and graphics capabilities, but its larger size and heavier weight limit its portability. In contrast, the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 is lighter, which makes it more portable, and features a Ryzen 5 CPU and an RTX 4060 GPU, which are capable for such tasks but less powerful than the Acer's components.
Content Creation
7.8/10
7.5/10
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.
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.
Software Development
7.4/10
7.4/10
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.
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.
Battery
6.0 Hours
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.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Build Quality
7.2/10
7.4/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 5 and Acer Nitro 5 17 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Acer Nitro 5 17 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 5 compare to other laptops
"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."
"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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