[Video Review] Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) – do we have a new budget gaming king?
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Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) in-depth review
The choice of budget gaming laptops nowadays is pretty much limitless. But before you search for any device you have to pick between Intel and AMD. And since we've already covered the Intel version of the Nitro 5, it is time to show you how the AMD model fairs against the competition in this class.Even though it is an affordable offering, the Nitro 5 (AN515-45) can go as high as the Ryzen 9 5900HX, and the RTX 3080 with 100W of TGP. Obviously, this option will cost you an arm and a leg, but it will be significantly less expensive than something like the Predator Helios 300.In addition[...]
Pros
- Great price/performance ratio
- Decent keyboard with an optional RGB backlight
- Fast-paced display options
- Two M.2 slots + 2.5-inch SATA (connector and screws included inside the box)
- The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
- Cool internals and externals
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
- Covers only half of sRGB (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
- Slow pixel response times (Innolux N156HRA-EA1 (CMN1521))
Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) - Specs
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 100W) #47 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 100W) #101 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 95W) #119 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 75W) #147 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 75W) #178 in Top GPUs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop, 50W) #223 in Top GPUs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro, DOS, Windows 11, Linux, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 57.5Wh, 4-cell, 57.5Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm (14.31" x 10.04" x 0.94")
- Weight
- 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 3x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.1
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Far-Field Microphones
- Speakers
- 2 Speakers, Acer TrueHarmony Technology
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock Slot
All Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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