Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R36S
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Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R36S
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionWith the 15.6-inch Acer Nitro 5 model we reviewed earlier this year, Acer pushed its venerable Nitro 5 budget gaming laptop line into midrange gaming laptop territory by outfitting the $1,700 configuration with RTX 3070 graphics and a QHD panel. With this Nitro 5 (model AN517-41-R3NX), Acer further extends into the midrange category by bumping up the graphics to an RTX 3080 GPU and stretching the display to 17.3 inches — albeit with a lower, 1080p resolution. These upgrades push the price north of US$2,000. The bulky, plastic chassis doesn't scream premium gaming laptop or even utter with much confidence midrange gaming laptop. If your goal is to buy the most power and the biggest display for your gaming dollars, then the 17.3-inch Nitro, which is powered by GeForce RTX 3080 graphics and AMD's stellar Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, is worthy of your attention. If you prize performance over design, then the big-screen Acer Nitro 5 and its RTX 3080 graphics offers an appealing value proposition.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/08/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Ultrabook Review
Archive.org versionI was surprised Acer put an RTX 3080 in the Nitro 5, but having spent time with this laptop, I'm impressed with the overall balance of performance, thermals, and noise levels this unit delivers. It's not as fast in games and demanding loads as the higher-tier 3080 units out there, but it's more affordable and just friendlier to use, thanks to those cooler components and exterior surfaces, and the barely audible fans. This Nitro 5 is still a budget laptop nonetheless, with the compromises you should expect in this sort of an affordable product, that's why I'd expect the 3060 variants to still be the most competitive among the multitude of available configurations.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Ultrabook Review
Archive.org versionI was surprised Acer put an RTX 3080 in the Nitro 5, but having spent time with this laptop, I'm impressed with the overall balance of performance, thermals, and noise levels this unit delivers. It's not as fast in games and demanding loads as the higher-tier 3080 units out there, but it's more affordable and just friendlier to use, thanks to those cooler components and exterior surfaces, and the barely audible fans. This Nitro 5 is still a budget laptop nonetheless, with the compromises you should expect in this sort of an affordable product, that's why I'd expect the 3060 variants to still be the most competitive among the multitude of available configurations.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Game IT
ES→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/03/2021
Source: Profesional Review
ES→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 93% display: 91% workmanship: 90%
Source: Game IT
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Premium design; solid workmanship; good price; great cooling system; metal case.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/03/2021
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→EN Archive.org versionPositive: High performance; fast SSD storage; compact size; light weight. Negative: Mediocre speakers; weak connectivity; poor display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/25/2021
Source: Phong Vu
VN→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/15/2021
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 100% display: 85% mobility: 75% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 91%
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA104 chip. At the time of the launch in early 2021, the 3080 is the fastest laptop graphics card on the market.
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
R7 5800H: A high-performance, laptop-grade, octa-core APU. The Ryzen features eight SMT-enabled Zen 3 cores running at 3.2 GHz to 4.4 GHz along with the Vega 8 graphics adapter that runs at up to 2,000 MHz.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.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.
83.4%: 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.
