Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52)

Date Published: 06 Aug 2020
Report a mistake

CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 256GB SSD
RAM: 16GB DDR4
Weight: 2.48 kg (5.5 lbs)

Pros

Decent build
A slightly more simplistic design approach with less flashy appearance
Fairly comfortable input devices
Full HD IPS display
The panel doesn't use PWM for regulating screen brightness
Reliable cooling solution (at least for the AMD configuration)

Cons

The display becomes really dim (just 104 cd/m2) when the notebook isn't plugged in
The CPU is less powerful than its competitors and too old to be included in a 2017 build
The Radeon RX 550 can't beat the GTX 1050 in the same price range

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52) - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i5-7300HQ 28

CPU Performance #28

Very Good

Intel Core i5-7300HQ
Intel Core i9-8950HK 31.6%

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5) 94

GPU Performance #94

Good

NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (Laptop, 4GB GDDR5) 1.7%
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL (Vega 870, 4GB HBM2) 2.7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5) 0.2%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q (40W) 1%

Display

15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

AUO B140HAN04.2

Color accuracy 4.6 -> 3.8

more laptops with this display panel

HDD/SSD

256GB SSD

M.2 Slot

1x 2280 PCIe NVMe See photo

RAM

16GB DDR4

Windows 10 Home

Body Material

Plastic / Polycarbonate

Dimensions

390 x 268 x 27 mm (15.35" x 10.55" x 1.06")

Weight

2.48 kg (5.5 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

Features

There are 2 Acer laptops with the same specs (sorted by price)

#CommissionsEarned

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52)

Intel Core i5-7300HQ
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

Show all laptops

There are 6 laptops with the same specs, All brands (sorted by price)

#CommissionsEarned

Show all laptops

More Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52) configurations - 200+ laptops

#CommissionsEarned

See all Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52) configurations

DISPLAY: 14.0-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name	AUO B140HAN04.2
Diagonal	14.0"
Pixel density	157.35 ppi
Brightness	270 cd/m²
sRGB	50%
PWM frequency	No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Becomes "Retina" from	22 inches (56 cm)
Contrast	1350:1
dE Color Checker	4.6 3.8
PWM Rating	10.0: (safe)

Buy Our Profiles Here

Health-Guard

The first and most important profile (in our opinion) is the Health-Guard – when being used with our LM Profiles application, Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body.

Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile

Office Work and Web Design

The second profile type is Office Work and Web Design. Business tasks are various, most often related to a set of office-targeted applications. Sometimes, working outside is necessary. In such cases color accuracy is paramount, but so is image clarity, brightness, contrast etc. A piece of text must be legible, graphics and histograms must be clear. All of this is precisely what this profile is for. If you’re doing office work, web design, or simply value color accuracy when browsing the Internet, this is the profile to use!

It’s important to note that not all displays are suited for Web design – our profiles can not compensate for insufficient sRGB coverage (most TN panels have this problem), so you you might want to check our detailed color tests in the respective product reviews we’ve done if you want to use the machine for professional work.

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile

Gaming and Movie Nights

Gaming is among the main driving forces for the fast clip of hardware development. Gamers are well-aware of the fact that a poor image can ruin the entire experience.

The same goes for watching movies. Imagine sitting down for a nice movie after a long day, and barely making out what’s on the screen. The ‘Gaming and movie night’ profile can make a huge difference. We strongly recommend you use it, since it’s gamma curve is specifically tuned to reveal details in the dark sections of the image.

Here’s what this amounts to:

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile

You’ll find more information about the profiles HERE.

Buy our profiles for AUO B140HAN04.2

In addition to receiving efficient and health-friendly profiles, by buying LaptopMedia's products you also support the development of our labs, where we test devices in order to produce the most objective reviews possible.

Office Work

Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

$4.96

Design and Gaming

This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.

$4.97

Health-Guard

Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.

$4.98

$9.99

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-52) in-depth review

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 [...]

Read the full review