Acer Nitro 5 AN515 (15.6-inch, 2022)

Fast, well-balanced spec ; Excellent 165Hz 1080p screen ; Full set of features

Chunky style ; Can run hot and noisy ; Poor battery life

You don’t get luxuries like a Quad HD screen or a sleek design, but the Acer Nitro 5 has everything you from a mainstream gaming laptop, including a high refresh and an excellent 1080p performance.

Excellent graphics performance ; Enjoyable keyboard ; Plenty of connectivity ; Loud, crisp audio

Excellent graphics performance ; Enjoyable keyboard ; Plenty of connectivity ; Loud, crisp audio

Acer’s Nitro 5 is a value gaming laptop held back by seriously short battery life.

Bright display ; Comfortable keyboard ; Strong performance and graphics

Dull display ; Quiet audio ; Battery life could be better

The Acer Nitro 5 (2022) boasts strong performance, a comfortable keyboard, and a bright panel, but conversely its display is dull and the battery life could be better.

Decent mainstream gaming speed ; Affordable pricing ; Robust, satisfying keyboard ; Plenty of ports and an updated chassis

AMD processors are faster ; An underwhelming screen ; Poor battery life ; Other laptops are lighter

The Acer Nitro 5 remains a solid option for affordable gaming thanks to its decent speeds, updated chassis and satisfying keyboard, but if you’re willing to shop around then you’ll find other notebooks with faster processors, better battery life and...

Great value for money ; Good build quality ; Runs quieter and cooler than previous Nitro 5s

Bulkier and heavier overall build ; The display is average at best

Overall, the new Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58 (2023) is a solid step up over its predecessors, with improved thermal performance and build quality. While it’s bulkier and heavier, this has helped improve overall stability, and we can take a gander that is has...

Great 1080p performance ; Quality keyboard and trackpad ; Chassis stays cool

Mediocre battery life ; Muted display, mediocre audio ; Chunky chassis

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+ Affordable ; + Design isn't garish ; + Decent gaming performance for the price

- Tons of bloatware ; - Display is a bit washed out

The Acer Nitro 5 is a budget gaming laptop with an unobtrusive design and solid gaming performance for the price, as long as you're willing to turn down the settings for some games. Acer needs to cool its jets on the bloatware, though.

One of the best-priced gaming laptops out there;Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an optional RGB backlight;Two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support;The display doesn’t flicker at any brightness level (LG LP156WFC-SPD5);Has a good...

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support;Hot and loud during gameplay;Covers only 53% of sRGB (LG LP156WFC-SPD5);Subpar CPU performance

Das Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2022) ist ein gelungenes Gaming-Notebook: Schickes Design, viele Anschlüsse (nur ein SD-Kartenleser fehlt), neueste Technik und ausreichend Leistung. Anspruchsvolle AAA-Titel stellen kein Problem dar und sind mit hohen bis...