Acer Nitro 5

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55) Acer Nitro 5

Date Published: 21 Sep 2022

Intel Core i5-10300H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 75W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
2000GB SSD
32GB DDR4
2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.3 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

6.0 For Work Good

6.3 For Gaming Good

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Specs

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS

HDD/SSD
2000GB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 RAID 0 See photo

RAM
32GB DDR4

OS
Windows 10 Pro

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-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

HDMI

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.0

Audio jack
3.5 mm combo

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Optical drive

Gifts
32GB USB3.0 Flash Drive

Portability

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55)

14.31" x 10.04" x 0.94" Dimensions

2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) -12% Weight

Review

Acer Nitro 5 in-depth review

Last year, the Nitro 5 was one of the first notebooks to introduce the then newly announced Turing graphics cards from NVIDIA. Now, it is the processors that are upgraded, and with Comet Lake-H, the new Nitro 5 (AN515-55) will try to assault the budget gaming market.However, it has a frightening competitor in the face of the ASUS TUF A15 (FA506) and its crazy fast Ryzen 4000H processors. Thankfully, Acer is planning on AMD-equipped laptops from the Nitro family, as well, but until that happens, we are "stuck" with what Intel has to offer.Despite all of the fuss about them, they proved to be a non-substantial upgrade over the Coffee Lake-HR CPUs, and they produce a lot of excessive heat. It is particularly interesting how the Nitro 5 (AN515-55) will counter this, especially when yo[...]

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Pros

One of the best-priced gaming laptops out there
Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an optional RGB backlight
Two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support
The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
144Hz display option

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support
Hot and loud during gameplay
Covers only 53% of sRGB (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)
Subpar CPU performance

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

This is another year where we see the Nitro 5 struggle to cool down its components adequately enough. However, it has a decent upgradability package, and Acer provides stickers inside the box, making it great for personalization.Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Since there are no service lids here, you need to remove the entire bottom panel to access the internals. First, remove all 11 Phillips-head screws. Then pry the panel with a plastic tool and lift it away. It'[...]