Acer Nitro 5

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Date Published: 04 Oct 2024

Intel Core i7-12650H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop, 140W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
4000GB SSD
64GB RAM
2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

4.6 Portability Average

7.0 Display Very Good

7.2 For Work Very Good

7.3 For Gaming Very Good

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Review

Acer Nitro 5 in-depth review

Acer is ready to conquer the budget gaming market once again. This time, the Nitro 5 brings changes on the outside, as well as the mandatory update in the hardware department. Instead of making it more appealing to the thin and light purists, Acer has decided to go all-in and battle the TUFs and IdeaPad Gamings of the world.We are pretty confident that the Nitro 5 will at least be close to winning. In fact, the AN515-58 version now comes with the beastly 12th Gen series from Intel. It puts back AMD where it belongs (at least from Intel's point of view) - at a distant second place.The CPU is paired with an Ampere graphics card from NVIDIA. Surprisingly, the modest TGPs are now gone, and you get a 20W boost for the RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti, where the maximum TGP is now 95W. The more[...]

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Pros

Optional MUX switch
2x SODIMM + 2x M.2 PCIe Gen 4 x4 + 2.5-inch SATA
Fast display options
No PWM (Panda LM156LF-2F01 (NCP004D))
HDMI 2.1 (G-Sync)
12th Gen CPUs
Thunderbolt 4 connector

Cons

No SD card reader
Covers only 53% of sRGB (Panda LM156LF-2F01 (NCP004D))

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

As the Nitro 5 readies itself to become one of the best midrangers on the market, we take its cover off to see what you can and cannot upgrade.Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-58) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate This laptop is pretty easy to disassemble. Undo all 11 Phillips-head screws holding its bottom panel to the motherboard. Then, pry the panel with a plastic tool and remove it from the chassis.2. Battery The device comes with a 59Wh battery pack. Interestingly, the battery is secured in p[...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
Panda LM156LF-2F01 (NCP004D)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
281 cd/m²

sRGB
55%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1300:1

dE Color Checker
4.6 3.4

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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