Acer Nitro 5

Acer's Nitro 5 lineup seems like a strange addition to the gaming family since there are already low-end gaming configurations under the Aspire VX 15 brand. In any case, the Nitro 5 has more in common with the mid-range Acer Predator Helios 300 notebooks rather than the VX 15 due to its cooling design, chassis and overall construction. And while the case looks good and appears to be more solid than the VX 15, the Nitro 5 incorporates a poorly-designed cooling solution with both cooling fans stuck on one side. We've seen the same done in the Helios 300 and the Lenovo Y520 and it's needless to say we weren't pleased with the results.On the hardware front, Acer is shipping the Nitro 5 in various configurations and most of them include the Core i5-7300HQ and the Core i7-7700HQ CPUs pai[...]