Acer Nitro 16 Series
Processor: AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) R7 8845HS, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R5 7640HS, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840HS, AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R9 7940HS, AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R5 7535HS, AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R7 7735HS, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14650HX, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14700HXGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU
Display: 16.00 inch
Weight: 2.45kg, 2.56kg, 2.65kg, 2.7kg
Price: 1150, 1350, 1399, 1500, 1600, 1650, 2099, 2100 euro
Average of 13 scores (from 32 reviews)
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41Processor: AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R7 7735HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 2099 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 power Acer's gaming laptop. They are joined by a bright, 16:10 aspect ratio, 16-inch display (WQXGA, 165 Hz, G-Sync), a USB-4 port and very good battery life. The results are impressive. Find out more in our extensive review.
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/09/2024
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/09/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tabletowo
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Tabletowo
PL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 85%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R5 7535HS RTX 4050
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R5 7535HS RTX 4050Processor: AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R5 7535HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1500 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2023
Foreign Reviews
Source: Zing
VN→ENPositive: Modern design; impressive performance; excellent display; comfortable keyboard; rich set of ports; long battery life; good cooling system.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/26/2023
Source: Pemmzchannel
ID→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/01/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R7YE
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R7YEProcessor: AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R5 7535HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.56kg
Price: 1399 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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A Ryzen 5 7535HS, GeForce RTX 4050, USB 4, and a bright 16:10 display (16-inch, WUXGA, 165 Hz, G-Sync) are the highlights of the relatively inexpensive (€1,250) Nitro 16. Under the right conditions, the already very good battery run times of the predecessor further surpassed. This review evaluates the performance and other characteristics of this alternate configuration.
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R5 7640HS RTX 4050
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R5 7640HS RTX 4050Processor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R5 7640HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: CNet
On the whole, the Nitro 16 is a well-rounded budget gaming laptop with strong performance from its full-power RTX 4050 GPU, a solid if all-plastic chassis and big and bright display. It can frequently be found at a discount of $900 where it's a great buy, delivering outstanding bang for your budget gaming buck. If Acer's similar but slightly better Predator Helios Neo 16 can also be found on sale for less than $1,000, however, then it gets our recommendation as the best budget gaming laptop you can buy right now.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/22/2024
Rating: Total score: 82%
Source: Techradar
The Acer Nitro 16 AMD is not the prettiest gaming laptop out there – it’s a bit bulky as well – but it delivers competent performance even with a 165Hz refresh rate. It’s also on the affordable side of the gaming laptop spectrum. You won’t be wowed by the webcam or battery life, but the overall package will deliver, especially for competitive gamers.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/14/2024
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: USA Today
The gaming performance and bright, crisp 1200p display make the Acer Nitro 16 a surprisingly capable gaming laptop, especially considering its relatively low price of $1,200. Budget gaming laptops are an exercise in tradeoffs, and many manufacturers make cuts in the wrong areas, but Acer doesn’t here. The Nitro 16 doesn’t chase pure performance, falling back on an RTX 4050 instead of an RTX 4060, but its display and battery are ahead of options like the MSI Katana 15. The 16:10 display is perfect for editing photos or documents in addition to gaming. The areas where the laptop does falter are easier to deal with than some alternatives, like the Acer Nitro 16’s sound. It’s not terrible, but it’s not particularly impactful. If you’re using the laptop for gaming, however, you may want to use a gaming headset anyway, in which case the relatively weak speakers don’t matter as much. This is true of the pre-installed software as well: once you’ve gone through the trouble of uninstalling it, you don’t have to worry about it anymore.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/13/2023
Source: Matthew Moniz
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/08/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R8UR
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R8URProcessor: AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R7 7735HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Les Numeriques
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/30/2023
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-51
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-51Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1600 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 09/21/2023
Source: Laptop Media
The Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51) is a real gem for people who don’t want to spend too much money on a gaming laptop. It has a stable base, and a comfortable backlit keyboard alongside an accurate touchpad. The design is typical for a gaming device with aggressive lines and “Lamborghini-like exhausts” on the back. The 16″ IPS display with G-Sync support is a rare find in this price segment. It has a 1600p resolution and 96% sRGB color coverage. Thanks to our “Gaming and Web design” profile, the color accuracy reaches an average dE value of just 1.0 which is awesome! This makes the display suitable for content creation and color-sensitive work. The panel is also PWM-free so you can use it for long hours of work but as always, you have to take short breaks from time to time. The performance of the laptop is very good. The thirsty Core i7-13700H is well-cooled and can maintain high frequencies and power limits.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/20/2023
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Nitro 16 is a bit of a conundrum. There are a lot of good-budget gaming laptops at the £1000 to £1500 price point, some packing the faster RTX 4060 GPU. We’ve yet to look at the Asus ROG Strix G16 or the MSI Cyborg 15, but both come with the aforementioned NVIDIA chip and promise great 1080p gaming at a slightly lower price point. We’ve just looked at the Gigabyte G5 (2023), which manages the same trick at under £1000. The Nitro 16 brings you a faster CPU, double the 16GB of RAM and that 16-inch, QHD+ screen, but without a GPU capable of powering it, you might be wondering: what’s the point? Personally, I’d be willing to pay the extra for the additional CPU horsepower and RAM, and for the advantages the screen brings when you’re watching 4K video, playing less demanding games or simply trying to get some work done.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Profesional Review
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 89% performance: 85% display: 91% mobility: 75% workmanship: 85%
Source: Noticias 3D
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/15/2023
Source: Arena IT
→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; excellent display; comfortable keyboard.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/28/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-51, i7-13700H RTX 3050
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-51, i7-13700H RTX 3050Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Yugatech
I really enjoyed our time using the 2023 Acer Nitro 16, and I’ve been impressed with everything it can do. Not to mention this isn’t Acer’s top-spec, more powerful Predator model lineup just yet. Instead, it’s the more budget-friendly model. And for those of you wondering, it is rather affordable. At the time of writing, Acer has not released the price of the Nitro 16. But if it’s anything like its predecessor, we expect it to be priced around PHP 80,000 to PHP 100,000 depending on the specs. There are a few things I wish I could change about this laptop, and one of them is the GPU. I hope Acer fitted the newer NVIDIA RTX 4000 series GPU instead of the older RTX 3050 included in this unit we have. However, the move to fit an older GPU could be to keep costs down. One other possibility is that this is an engineering unit. Another would be the keyboard layout.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/21/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R9 7940HS
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R9 7940HSProcessor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R9 7940HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 2100 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
The Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-41) is a capable gaming device thanks to its powerful hardware that is tamed properly by the potent cooling system. The optional Ryzen 7 7840HS can maintain a 4.77 GHz frequency in longer 100% stress while the temperature is just 67°C. This reminds us that the manufacturer has applied liquid metal to the CPU chip. The GeForce RTX 4060 can show 2595 MHz core clocks alongside 102W TGP after 30 minutes of max load. All this results in a snappy performance no matter the task. Still, the fans are pretty loud in “Turbo” mode but this isn’t a huge problem since the GPU power limit is the same in “Performance” and “Balanced” modes where the noise levels are way lower.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/09/2024
Source: Ben G Kaiser
The Lenovo Legion Pro 5 and the Acer Nitro 16 are two budget offerings from Acer and Lenovo. The question is which one is actually the best bang for buck. They both claim great price to performance, but honestly, I think only one can truly stand up to that claim.
Comparison, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/22/2024
Source: Ben G Kaiser
The Acer Nitro 16 is a budget offering from Acer, however, I will admit the model I’ve tested here is not exactly what most people would consider “budget”, so this is where I’m trying to reconcile where this laptop actually sits in the offering of gaming laptops for creators.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2024
Source: Ben G Kaiser
I must say I am impressed with the improvements on the Acer Nitro 16 this year. Even with these improvements Acer still decided to keep the poor quality plastic on the bottom cover. This was disappointing to me and it was something I was hoping they would have changed with the redesign.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/23/2023
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R7 7735HS RTX 4060
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R7 7735HS RTX 4060Processor: AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) R7 7735HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: ITC UA
RU→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/14/2024
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 70% performance: 80% display: 85% mobility: 80% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R6KQ
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41-R6KQProcessor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1650 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Computerbild
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/20/2024
Rating: Total score: 92%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-42
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-42Processor: AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040) R7 8845HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixels
Weight: 2.65kg
Price: 1350 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
The Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42) is a true gaming device with almost zero compromises. The big thermal system cools well the processor and the graphics card – their temperatures under load are low while the frequencies are high. Also, the keyboard gets just slightly hot which allows you to use the laptop comfortably for long hours of gaming. Especially if you choose the “Performance” preset which offers almost the same CPU and GPU power limits and much lower noise levels than the “Turbo” preset. The snappy IPS display (8 ms pixel response times) is PWM-free and gets pretty color-accurate with our “Design and Gaming” profile (average dE 1.2).
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/13/2024
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Short, Date: 07/13/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Excellent performance; beautiful display; comfortable keyboard; long battery life; good cooling and silent system; fast SSD storage. Negative: Mediocre lid; slow USB2.0 port.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/13/2024
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R7 7840HS RTX 4060
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-41, R7 7840HS RTX 4060Processor: AMD Phoenix (Zen 4) R7 7840HS
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 1150 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Creative Bloq
While it’s not winning any design awards, Acer’s mid-tier gaming laptop, the Acer Nitro 16, offers some decent specs and great performance at an approachable price point. Not all of its specs are showstopping, with both its webcam and speakers leaving some “oomph” to be desired, but it’s a compelling option if your entry-level laptop isn’t cutting it for you.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/21/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-73
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-73Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14650HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.45kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Noticias 3D
ES→ENPositive: Powerful processor; great dedicated graphics card; high performance; nice display; good cooling and silent system. Negative: The position of touchpad; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/30/2024
Acer Nitro 16 AN16-73, i7-14700HX
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Nitro 16 AN16-73, i7-14700HXProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i7-14700HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU 8192 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixels
Weight: 2.45kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Geeknetic
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM (96 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip. Offers 2560 shaders and is offered in different TGP (power consumption) variants from 35 to 80 Watt with different clock speeds and therefore performance. Refresh of the RTX 3050 with 6GB, higher shader count but a reduced memory bandwidth of 96Bit.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+):
R7 7735HS: Mobile Octa-Core APU using Zen 3+ cores clocked at 3.2 to 4.75 GHz and a RDNA2 graphics adapter with 12 CUs clocked at up to 2,200 MHz. Refresh of the Ryzen 7 6800HS with 50 MHz higher Turbo clock speed.
R5 7535HS: Mobile Hexa-Core APU using six Zen 3+ cores clocked at 3.3 to 4.55 GHz and a RDNA2 graphics card with 6 CUs clocked at up to 1,900 MHz. Refresh of the old Ryzen 5 6600HS with a 50 MHz higher boost clock speed.
AMD Phoenix (Zen 4):
R5 7640HS: An upper mid-range processor (APU) of the Phoenix product family. It was brought to life in H1 2023 and it has 6 SMT-enabled Zen 4 cores (12 threads) running at 4.3 GHz to 5.0 GHz. The laptop chip is one of the first to feature Ryzen AI, AMD's answer to Intel's DL Boost and GNA technologies. The Radeon 760M iGPU is responsible for carrying out 3D calculations and similar duties.
R9 7940HS: A powerful Phoenix family APU. Its 8 cores are powered by the Zen 4 architecture and are SMT-enabled for a total of 16 processing threads. 4.0 GHz is the base clock speed and the highest Boost clock speed achievable is 5.2 GHz. The 7940HS introduces Ryzen AI which is AMD's answer to Intel's DL Boost and GNA technologies; the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated graphics adapter.
R7 7840HS: A powerful Phoenix family chip that saw the light of day in H1 2023. The processor features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at 3.8 GHz. Not only does this APU has full might of the Zen 4 architecture at its disposal, it also comes with the new Ryzen AI technology that's set to make generative AI more ubiquitous than ever before. Last but not the least, the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated GPU.
Intel Raptor Lake-H:
i7-13700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.
AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c, Ryzen 8040):
R7 8845HS: A powerful Hawk Point family chip that saw the light of day in H2 2023. We believe the 8845HS to be an R7 7840HS in disguise but with higher clock speeds on the Ryzen AI NPU. The 8845HS features 8 cores (16 threads thanks to SMT support) running at up to 5.1 GHz. Last but not the least, the Radeon 780M serves as the integrated GPU.
Intel Raptor Lake-HX:
i7-14650HX: High-end mobile hybrid processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture with 16 cores (8 performance and 8 efficiency cores) and 24 threads. Based on the Raptor Lake S 13700K chip.
i7-14700HX: High-end mobile hybrid processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture with 20 cores (8 performance and 12 efficiency cores) and 28 threads.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00:
This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.45 kg:
2.7 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
80.75%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
