Acer Nitro 5

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-55) Acer Nitro 5

Date Published: 19 Jan 2023

Intel Core i5-12500H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 95W)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
4000GB SSD
64GB DDR4
3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

6.0 Portability Good

7.0 Display Very Good

7.4 For Work Very Good

6.5 For Gaming Good

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Specs

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

HDD/SSD
4TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 RAID See photo

RAM
64GB DDR4

OS
Windows 11 Home

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate

Dimensions
400.5 x 294.5 x 27.9 - 28.6 mm (15.77" x 11.59" x 1.10")

Weight
3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)

1x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Sleep and Charge

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.1

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.2

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Microphone with Acer Purified Voice, support for Cortana

Speakers
Audio by DTS:X Ultra

Optical drive

Security Lock slot
Kensington Lock

Gifts
TF USB Card

Portability

Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-55)

15.77" x 11.59" x 1.10" Dimensions

3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) Weight

Average 17.3-inch laptop

2.85 kg (6.3 lbs) -5% Weight

Review

Acer Nitro 5 in-depth review

Acer stands a huge chance to become the best brand in the medium-budget gaming laptop segment of the market. Of course, to be the best, you have to offer the most. And the Nitro 5 in 2022 has brought one of the biggest yearly upgrades we've ever seen from the company.We are not only talking about the introduction of 12th Gen Intel processors, which are undoubtedly the crop of the cream in 2022. No, the most important upgrade, which concerns gamers especially, is the bump in the TGP of its graphics cards. Last year, the 17-inch Nitro 5 (AN517-54) could be paired with a 100W version of the RTX 3070. Nowadays, you do not only get the more powerful RTX 3070 Ti, but it also features a 150W TGP.Yes, this is a 50% increase for just one year. This indicates great efforts in the cooling de[...]

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Pros

Thunderbolt 4 + HDMI 2.1
2x SODIMM, 2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots with RAID support
100% sRGB coverage and accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0A1A))
Quick pixel response times and G-Sync (BOE NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0A1A))
No PWM (BOE NE173QHM-NY6 (BOE0A1A))
Outstanding performance

Cons

Weird CPU thermal management
Plastic build
Lacks an SD card reader

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Unfortunately, the laptop lacks a 2.5-inch SATA drive bay, which is not ideal for gamers with large offline libraries.Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-55) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate To take this notebook apart, you need to undo a total of 12 Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, starting from the front corners.2. Battery Here, we see a 90Wh battery pack. It lasts for 8 hours of Web browsing, or more than 7 hours of video playback. To take it out, unplug the b[...]