Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) - Specs

  • BOE NV173FHM-N46 (BOE0839)
  • Color accuracy  3.5  1.9
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 1000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 2x M.2 PCIe x4 NVMe slots with RAID 0 support  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 32GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home, No OS
  • Battery
  • 55Wh, 4-cell, 3580 mAh, 4-cell, 58Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 381 x 279 x 26.9 mm (15.00" x 10.98" x 1.06")
  • Weight
  • 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • HDMI
  • VGA
  • DVI
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD 720p
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot
  • Kensington Lock

CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) series.

Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) series.

Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) in-depth review

It took us a while, but we were finally able to get our hands on the 17-inch version of the Acer Nitro 5 2019. Otherwise, it is called the Nitro 5 (AN517-51) and it is more or less an enlarged version of the 15-inch model. As such, it features the Coffee Lake processors from Intel, maxing out with the Core i7-9750H, which has six cores and twelve threads.As far as the graphics card comes, you can go from the GTX 1050 all the way to GTX 1660 Ti. Currently, there are no Ray-tracing-enabled GPUs, you can get the Nitro 5(AN517-51) equipped with. Additionally, the notebook features the CoolBoo[...]

Pros

  • Decently priced
  • Has two M.2 PCIe slots, as well as a 2.5" SATA drive slot
  • Covers 92% of sRGB and our Gaming and Web design profile makes it appropriate for color-sensitive work (BOE NV173FHM-N46 (BOE0839))
  • Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness levels (BOE NV173FHM-N46 (BOE0839))
  • Large arrow keys

Cons

  • Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt connectivity
  • NumberPad keys are small

Inside Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) - disassembly and upgrade options

Read our Disassembly Guide

Games you can play on this laptop series