Acer Nitro 5

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-56/57) Acer Nitro 5

Date Published: 26 Oct 2023

Intel Core i7-11800H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti (Laptop, 75W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
4000GB SSD
64GB DDR4
2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

5.7 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

7.5 For Work Very Good

6.7 For Gaming Good

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Specs

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

HDD/SSD
4TB SSD

M.2 Slot
2x 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM
64GB DDR4

OS
Windows 11 Pro

Body Material
Plastic / Polycarbonate

Dimensions
363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm (14.31" x 10.04" x 0.94")

Weight
2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

2x 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), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.0

Card Reader

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.1

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
HD

Backlit keyboard

Microphone
Far-Field Microphones

Speakers
Stereo Speakers, DTS X:Ultra Audio

Optical drive

Security Lock slot
Kensington Lock Slot

Gifts
Vine Express 32GB USB 3.0 Drive

Portability

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-56/57)

14.31" x 10.04" x 0.94" Dimensions

2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) Weight

Average 15.6-inch laptop

2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) -8% Weight

Review

Acer Nitro 5 in-depth review

The popularity of Acer's Nitro series is undeniable. The main reason for this is the fact that these devices combine decent hardware with a reasonable price tag. The Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-57) is a typical representation of what you can expect from a new Nitro laptop - every year the laptops get some refresh treatment. Expectedly the improvements for the new devices take place under the shell of the notebooks. The looks of this particular device seem (almost) unchanged compared to what we saw last year.In short, the refreshed AN515-57 devices can be configured with Intel Tiger Lake 45H and NVIDIA Ampere GPUs - that sounds modern enough no matter if you're going to use it for gaming, office, some productivity task, or something else. As always, the base configurations are a bit shy when it[...]

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Pros

Great price tag for what it is
Nice keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an optional RGB backlight
Two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support and a regular SATA port
The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (Innolux N156HRA-EA1)
Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (Innolux N156HRA-EA1)
144Hz display option
Can maintain high CPU and GPU clocks and has god thermals during stress
Noise levels are an improvement compared to the previous-gen devices
Thunderbolt 4 support

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader
Covers only 53% of sRGB (LG LP156WFC-SPD5)

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-57) is a decent device that can be configured with good hardware and it comes at a reasonable price. The disassembly of this laptop isn't hard and we'll show you how to do it in this article.Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-57) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate For removing the bottom plate you have to unscrew 11 Phillips-head screws and after that, you can pry the panel with a plastic tool - the clips aren't too tight and that makes the whole process a lot easier.2. Battery T[...]