Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-42)
- AMD Ryzen 5 2500U
- AMD Radeon RX 560X (4GB GDDR5)
- 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
- 1000GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
- 32GB DDR4
- 2.23 kg (4.9 lbs)
Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-42)
Specs
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB SSD + 1TB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe See photo
- RAM
- 32GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 10 Home
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 390 x 266 x 26 mm (15.35" x 10.47" x 1.02")
- Weight
- 2.23 kg (4.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- HDMI
- 2.0a
- Card Reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
- Bluetooth
- Audio jack
- TRRS audio jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD 720p
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Gifts
- Woov Laptop Sleeve
Portability
Review
Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-42) in-depth review
It's been quite some time since the release of the Kaby Lake Refresh CPUs that surprised users with high performance but disappointed them with the fact that they don't go under the name "Coffee Lake". Now it's time for the "real" 8th Gen high voltage processors. They are already here and the most popular two models quite expectedly will be i5-8300H and i7-8750H, which are actually successors to the widespread i5-7300HQ and i7-7700HQ.Acer Nitro 5 is one of the first lineups to incorporate the new Intel chips and of course, we can't wait to check how the budget gaming machine handles them - what performance it delivers and whether the CoolBoost cooling is efficient enough to maintain their frequencies for a continuous period of time. Due to the fact that we have already reviewed the ser[...]
Read the full reviewPros
- Nice design
- Amazing IPS screen (the BOE version)
- Easy RAM and HDD/SSD upgrade
- Good temperatures of the internal components at full load (for the RX 560X and GTX 1050 versions)
Cons
- Relatively high temperatures of the corpus at full load (for the H-series configurations)
- The cooling won't be powerful enough for GTX 1050 Ti
- Not so comfortable touchpad