Acer Nitro 5 15

Acer Nitro 5 15

Acer Nitro 5 15

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BEST RATING
Engineering & Design:
4.5
GENERAL USE: Good7.8/10
GAMING/AI: Good7.9/10
ENG/DESIGN: Very Good8.2/10
SOFTWARE DEV: Good7.5/10
CONTENT CREATION: Good7.8/10
PORTABILITY: Fair6.3/10
BATTERY: Fair6.7/10
OVERALL SCREEN QUALITY: Fair6.8/10
OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Very Good8.4/10
SIZE: 15.6"

The Acer Nitro 5 15 is priced in the lower midrange bracket and offers a solid balance for both general and gaming use. Its Intel i7 processor and Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics card provide robust performance for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering software. With 16 GB of RAM and 1024 GB of storage, it is well-equipped for multitasking and large projects. The laptop features a 15.6-inch IPS display with a full HD resolution and a high refresh rate, suitable for fast-paced games and videos. It is not the lightest at over 5 pounds and offers moderate battery life, which could impact its portability for on-the-go users. Additional features include a backlit keyboard, Ethernet, and both USB-C and HDMI ports, enhancing its versatility. The device is tailored toward gaming with hardware ray tracing and DLSS support, making it a good choice for gaming enthusiasts seeking a laptop with a blend of performance and affordability. Give Feedback

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Evaluation

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Pros
  • Solid performance for 3D and machine learning
  • Good heat management under load
  • Backlit keyboard with number pad
  • Good build quality
  • Hardware ray tracing and DLSS support
Cons
  • Battery life could be better
  • Moderate portability, slightly heavy
  • Color coverage not ideal for professionals
  • Not a premium business laptop

Ratings by Category

Engineering & Design:
4.5
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design, CAD and 3D work. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
General Use:
4.4
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. The most important factors in this score include CPU performance, amount of RAM, screen quality, storage, and battery life. Keyboard quality, speaker quality, low fan noise, heat management, and to a lesser extent webcam quality are all moderately important factors for this score.
Gaming & AI:
4.4
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability as well as AI performance, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work. While performance (especially graphics performance) is the most important factor determining this score, we also give modest weight to screen quality, heat management, keyboard quality, and storage.
Content Creation:
4.4
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, and video editing work. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Keyboard Quality:
4.4
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
Software Development:
4.2
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Operating Noise:
4.2
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
Build Quality:
4.1
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability. Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify. Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
General Use Screen Quality:
4.0
The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
Battery Life:
3.8
PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.
Portability:
3.4
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.

Full Specs

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GENERAL

Price
$1,300
Release Date
May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 10.7'' x 1.06''
Weight
5.51 lbs
Width
14.19"
Depth
10.67"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-12650H
RAM
16 GB
DDR Memory Version
5
RAM Slots
2
Storage
1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours
Battery Capacity
57.5 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"
Display Technology
IPS
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
144Hz
Display Brightness
262 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
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7.2/10
Portability Score
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6.4/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
Yes
Premium Business Laptop
No
Fan Noise Score
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7.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
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8/10
Speaker Quality Score
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7/10
Webcam
720p
Fingerprint Reader
No
Backlit Keyboard
Yes
Number Pad
Yes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
3
USB-C ports
1
USB-C Charging
Yes
Display Outputs
2
Thunderbolt Version
4

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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."

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