Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54-728C)

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Date Published: 17 Dec 2020

Intel Core i7-9750H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Laptop, 80W)
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS
256GB SSD
16GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)

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Review

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54-728C) in-depth review

Soon after we showed you our views on the Acer Nitro 7 (AN715-51) - there was a new arrival in the office. It is the cheaper of the bunch - the Nitro 5 (AN515-54). In contrast to its brother, it is entirely made out of plastic and has the red detail on the hinge assembly - typically for a Nitro 5 laptop. While, the differences with the Nitro 7 end with the lack of SD card reader and a slower Type-C connection, we expect it to be the laptop, that is going to bring more revenue to the manufacturer.It is going to feature the latest and greatest Core i5-9300H and Core i7-9850H from Intel and on the GPU side, you can choose from NVIDIA GeForce GTX1650 and GTX1660 Ti, as of the moment of writing this review. We expect it to compete with Lenovo Legion Y540, ASUS TUF FX505 and Dell G5 15 5[...]

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Pros

Adequate price
Long battery life for a gaming laptop
Good keyboard with decent travel, big arrows, and a backlight
Wide and accurate color coverage (BOE NV156FHM-N4K (BOE082A))
Doesn't use PWM to adjust brightness (BOE NV156FHM-N4K (BOE082A))
Blazingly fast 144Hz screen option (BOE NV156FHM-N4K (BOE082A))
Supports RAID 0
One of the first devices with GTX 16xx GPUs

Cons

Scorching hot on the surface
No Thunderbolt support
Lacks SD card slot
All-plastic build

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Nitro 5 (AN515-54) is part of a new generation mobile devices, that is set to feature the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 16xx and the 9th Gen. Intel H-series CPUs. Additionally, we saw it perform great with its 144 Hz screen, but what about the upgradability of the device? Let's find out.Check out all Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-depth Review.1. Remove the bottom plate Nothing unexpected here as the disassembly process starts with unscrewing 11 Phillips head screws and prying the bottom plate out of its place. As you can[...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
BOE NV156FHM-N4K (BOE082A)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
304 cd/m²

sRGB
94%%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1230:1

dE Color Checker
4.7 1.4

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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