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Acer Nitro 5

Hey Guys! Welcome back to Interesting Intelligence! This is my review of the 2020 Acer Nitro 5. The cheapest gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen CPUs and up to an RTX 2060 for students and small budgets.



This is a 670$ machine. The Acer Nitro Series has traditionally been very inexpensive and people have been interested in this device because of its price but this year they made very significant improvements. First, I am going to talk about some minor issues which you should be aware of. The first issue is the screen but the more important one is the keyboard. The screen is a 60Hz 1080p panel. It is the standard screen you would expect at this price. The colour accuracy is not great but it is okay for the price. My issue is the brightness and when you are playing shooter games, it is not easy to trace people in dim light.




The second thing is the keyboard. I personally find it uncomfortable for gaming. I feel that the W, A, S, D keys are very close to the left side of the laptop. It feels congested. The trackpad is also really shifted to the left. So you might need to disable it while playing games. The experience of this trackpad is fine. It is a plastic surface but feels accurate and responsive enough. The performance of this machine is surprisingly excellent. The 6-core Ryzen CPU pushes out really good numbers for the price.







The thermal performance is also good. These chips are not super-hot but there are a ton of thermal capabilities. They can definitely cool the higher configurations as well. There is a really nice fan control software but even the default settings should cool this device properly. The battery is small, it is a 48 Watt/Hr battery and will run up to 3 hours which was expected at this price-point. Now, this machine has a good selection of ports. One ethernet jack, three USB-As, 1USB-C(Not thunderbolt 3) and the AC adapter is at the back of the device which keeps the cable away from you and it is nice.



This machine is best at its base price. The moment you upgrade the configurations, you can get better options.

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