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The 17.3-inch Acer Nitro 5 brings something extra to entry-level gaming laptops, and not just a larger display. The screen is certainly a big part of its appeal, though: Most sub-$1,000 gaming laptops have 15.6-inch displays, and wishbet88 the Acer’s larger screen lets you sink in and get lost in whatever world you’re in.
7.8
Acer Nitro 5 (17.3-inch)
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How it stacks up
Acer Aspire 5 (2019) 8.0 $631 HP Stream 14 7.1 $335
Like
Immersive 17.3-inch display
Memory and storage easily upgraded
Easy access to power and cooling controls
Don’t Like
Keyboard markings can be difficult to read
Power jack in an awkward spot
Whether I was racing through the rain-soaked streets of Palm City at night in Need for Speed Heat, hiding out in a dumpster on Retail Row in Fortnite or picking off peggies in Far Cry 5, the extra real estate really does make gameplay feel more immersive. The screen is brighter than most at this price, with good off-angle viewing and decent color performance as well.
Acer Nitro 5
Price as reviewed $880
Display size/resolution 17.3-inch 1,920×1,080-pixel IPS display
CPU 2.4GHz Intel Core i5-9300H
Memory 8GB DDR3 SDRAM 2,667MHz
Graphics 4GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
Storage 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD
Optical drive None
Networking 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 5.0
Operating system Windows 10 Home
It helps, too, that gaming performance is smooth at the display’s full 1080p resolution with quality set to high in the games I tried. I could actually set Fortnite beyond that at epic quality with no issues. Frame rates were just under 60 frames per second on more demanding games at high settings. But if you want more headroom for gaming into the future, I recommend looking for another gaming laptop with at least a GTX 1660 Ti or ideally a GeForce RTX 2060 — not something you’re likely to find at this price.
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