Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10300H,NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, 15.6" Full HD IPS 144Hz Display, 8GB DDR4,256GB NVMe SSD,WiFi 6, DTS X Ultra,Backlit Keyboard,AN515-55-59KS

As of today, 3/21/2021, I've had this computer now for 4 days.I bought this computer as an early birthday gift to myself and to replace an old laptop. While I know a few things about computers, I don't claim to know enough to build my own computer. I was a bit scared to get this; gaming laptops have a stereotype of looking "edgy" with sharp corners and LEDs targeted at "hardcore" gamers. I wanted, at the very least, a powerful, competent, portable gaming rig, and I seem to have gotten what I want out of this.PROS:1. This computer is no slouch! After a quick Windows setup, I was up and at 'em, downloading my Steam games in hardly any time at all. Within literal seconds, I was playing my favorite games at max settings with no problems.2. For something primarily made of plastic, it feels really nice and smooth to the touch.3. After a RAM upgrade (I upgraded the RAM from 8GB to 16GB before first boot), this computer can handle anything I throw at it.4. The keyboard is really nice. I'm still getting my bearings with it (I'm not used to a laptop with a numpad), but the keys feel nice and springy, they aren't loud while typing, and the illumination is nicer than I thought it'd be. You couldn't mistake it for anything other than a laptop aimed at gaming.5. Battery life is fine. Not terrible, not great, but serviceable.6. This bad boy stays nice and cool while gaming! It never got unbearably hot to the touch or loud with its fans. While playing the most intensive PC game I own (Planet Coaster, lol) at max settings, I didn't encounter any dropped frames, hiccups, stutters or lag.7. The speakers are nice. Good for gaming and watching YouTube videos.8. The screen is crisp, clear and bright.CONS:1. As stated above, this particular model comes with a single stick of 8GB of DDR4 RAM. I'd say don't spring for anything less than 16GB if you're going to be playing graphic heavy games (or games in general, really), but this wasn't an issue that another stick (or two if you're going higher; I believe this laptop supports 32GB at max?) of RAM couldn't fix.2. Even though the plastic chassis is nice and smooth, it's also a shiny fingerprint magnet, so have a microfiber cloth handy for wipe downs (with the unit turned off, of course).3. The offset trackpad is a bit of a hinderance for me right now, four days of usage in, but I'm sure I'll get used to it over time.4. There is no webcam cover.5. Again, something I'll probably get used to with time: because there is a full numpad to the right of the keyboard, the keyboard is also offset and I tend to misinput and mistype more often. I'll think that I pressed a key when I really hadn't.6. SO. MUCH. BLOATWARE. Most of it can be uninstalled though, so that's a good thing.7. It has a 256GB NVMe SSD. If you play a lot of games or really big games, you're going to fill that up fast. Luckily, you an upgrade this with another NVMe SSD or a SATA drive (the laptop comes with a SATA cable for easy installation).FINAL THOUGHTS:All in all, I'm quite pleased with my purchase of the Acer Nitro 5. I hope I can still say that 1, 2, even 5 years down the line.

I've now had this laptop for over 4 years and it is still going strong. This is my trusty little gaming friend. I currently have it hooked up to a 24 inch monitor on a desk by my bed, a desk that I bought on Amazon, a chair that I bought on Amazon, and a keyboard and mouse combo that I bought on Amazon lol... About a year ago, I bought a 16gb stick of RAM and it was super easy to install. The modular capabilities are really nice. My only gripe is that the graphics card isn't very good, it's only a 4gb video card so a lot of modern AAA games it simply can't handle. But this puppy is still basically running like new 4 years later. I have seen people on here saying that theirs didn't last a year, but if you actually take care of your stuff that's not a problem. It's your fault if you can't make a computer of this price range last you longer than a year. After all this time, I still have no issues with the laptop. I was worried in the beginning that the overheating might become an issue, but it since has not been a problem. Do yourself a favor and get a cooling station to set it on. In my opinion, this is not really a good laptop but it is an excellent portable desktop. You don't want to use it on your lap, and the battery is basically useless. My battery stopped keeping a charge less than a year after getting this. But for the price being as low as it is, none of these things are really that big of a deal. I use this computer to develop games on, so it's obviously nothing to sneeze at. Like I said, if you take care of your stuff it will last a lot longer. This isn't some Chromebook that you can just toss around and never clean and not worry about destroying it because it's cheap, this is a moderately expensive gaming machine. Treat it with care like it's a precious thing. This computer has continued to be my constant companion through many nights of gaming, and it is leagues better than a console in many many ways. However, if I had the chance to get a different computer instead I probably would have. As you've probably guessed from all the other stuff I said about it, it's not perfect by any means. But am I satisfied with my purchase? Absolutely.

This laptop is great for gaming, which is all I use it for. I got the i5 version and I’m impressed with how well it handles AAA games.There are a couple of negatives, for sure, but they can be overlooked for the most part.First, storage is minimal. Luckily, it has a second m.2 port for a drive as well as room for a standard SATA SSD or HDD. I added a 1TB m.2 drive, another 1TB SSD, an external 1TB HDD, and an external 2TB m.2 SSD. That’s enough storage for many games, and probably overkill for most people. But I have a collection of games that I want access to at any time. It handles all of the drives and games really well. Instant status on most of them.Next is battery life. It’s bad. Like really bad. I’ve done two battery powered gaming sessions with it and I’m lucky to get an hour and a half off play time.The fans can be really loud. Necessary, I’m sure, but they can get up there. You can put them into Whisper mode when streaming, though.Other than those few negatives, I can say that this is an amazing laptop. I’m able to play AAA games at ultra settings while streaming them out and the computer handles it well.Startups are instantaneous. You get to your desktop before your external monitor even catches up. It’s great!Programs load FAST. All of the games I have startup quickly. All of the stores (GOG, Steam, Battle.net, Epic) startup quickly so you can get to your libraries super quick.I should add that I upgraded the RAM to 32GB.Overall, I recommend this laptop to any gamer if you need even more power, the i7 version can offer even more, which we’ll likely be my next purchase.