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Acer Nitro 5 (15.6-inch, 2020)

Acer Nitro 5 (15.6-inch, 2020)
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alaScore 88

199 reviews

May, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 199 reviews of Acer Nitro 5 (15.6-inch, 2020). The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the usability and keyboard. The portability and price also get good feedback, whereas the size and screen get critical reviews.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Acer Nitro 5 (15.6-inch, 2020) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 88/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : David Nield (t3.com)

Acer Nitro 5 review: a powerful, affordable mid-range gaming laptop

 

The Acer Nitro 5 offers a lot of gaming bang for your buck

144 Hz refresh rate ; Decent gaming performance ; Appealing price

Average battery life ; Lacklustre trackpad ; Relatively dim screen

The Acer Nitro 5 has its weak points, but it also offers some serious gaming performance at a very reasonable price, which is a deal that a lot of people are going to like. If you're able to live with its compromises, then it's definitely worth...

Oct, 2021
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Expert review by : Ben Patterson (techradar.com)

Acer Nitro 5 review: This budget gaming laptop keeps getting better

 

The Acer Nitro 5 should delight budget-minded gamers wIth a Ryzen 4000-series CPU on board, plus a revamped cooling system and an affordable price.

Speedy CPU performance ; Solid 60-fps visuals ; Excellent battery life ; Comfortable keyboard

Evidence of screen bleed in the full-HD display ; Heavy and bulky design

You’re not going to find a $670 gaming laptop that’s perfect. In the Nitro 5’s case, you’ll have to settle for a mid-range GPU, a 60Hz display that (in our review model, at least) shows signs of screen bleed, and a fairly bulky and hefty design. That...

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Expert review by : Michelle Ehrhardt (tomshardware.co.uk)

Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2020) Review: Great Price, Poor Screen

 

The Acer Nitro 5 has decently powerful performance and great value, but its display and aesthetics are lacking.

Great value ; Comfortable keyboard ; Good webcam

Dim display

The 2020 AMD Acer Nitro 5 uses a Ryzen 4000 series processor to give gamers entry-level performance for great value.

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : Eric Grevstad (pcmag.com)

Acer Nitro 5 (2020) Review

 

It's short on storage, but the latest edition of Acer's Nitro 5 economy gaming laptop is otherwise the best yet, delivering lively 1080p gameplay for less than $700.

Aug, 2020
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Expert review by : Brett Howse (anandtech.com)

The Acer Nitro 5 Review: Renoir And Turing On A Budget

 

Acer has had a big year in 2020, thanks to their close relationship with AMD. Acer has long been a strong partner of AMD, through the good times, and the bad, and right now is about as good a time to be an AMD partner as it can be. AMD's Renoir...

The chassis is nice, but clearly inexpensive, since it is plastic. The display is mediocre at best. But, if you are looking for a gaming laptop and are on a serious budget, the Nitro 5 delivers where it matters. It offers good performance, ships with...

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : Rami Tabari (laptopmag.com)

Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2020) review

 

The Acer Nitro 5 has the longest battery life for a cheap gaming laptop

Long battery life ; Strong CPU performance ; Comfortable keyboard ; Ridiculously affordable

Mediocre graphics ; Dull display ; Muddy audio

The Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2020) boasts long battery life and a strong CPU for a great price, but the graphics and display deliver the bare minimum.

Aug, 2020
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Expert review by : Emily Ramirez (reviewed.com)

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-44-R99Q Laptop Review

 

The Acer Nitro 5 is a cheap gaming laptop with plenty of power for AAA gaming.

Affordable ; AAA gaming-ready hardware ; Respectable battery life

Heavy and thick ; Muddy display ; Small keys and trackpad

You won’t find a cheaper gaming laptop with the Nitro 5’s raw performance, but other

Mar, 2021
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Expert review by : Joanna Nelius (gizmodo.com)

Acer Nitro 5 Review: A Stand-Out Budget Gaming Laptop

 

The Nitro 5 will let you have your cake and eat it too for a reasonable price.

Price, value, most of the components

Just 512 GB storage

Dec, 2020
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Expert review by (laptopmedia.com)

Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-44) review – they swapped Intel for AMD

 

Today we have one of the most desirable laptops in the budget gaming sphere – the Nitro 5. More precisely, we are talking about the AN515-44 model, which features AMD's Ryzen 4000H proc…

Incredible price for what you get;Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an optional RGB backlight;Two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support;Wi-Fi 6 support;144Hz display option

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support;Covers only 51% of sRGB (BOE NV156FHM-N48);Uses aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (our Health-Guard profile fixes the issue) (BOE NV156FHM-N48)

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : Aiman Maulana (pokde.net)

Acer Nitro 5 AMD 2020 Review – GPU Needs Improvement

 

Need a budget gaming laptop with the latest AMD Ryzen and NVIDIA graphics? Check out our in-depth Acer Nitro 5 AMD 2020 review and see if this is for you.

+ AMD Ryzen 4800H works great ; + 4-zone RGB keyboard ; + 144Hz refresh rate ; + Decent array of ports ; + Doubles as an emergency powerbank ; + Good running temperature ; + Fan speed at max surprisingly isn't too noisy

- Build quality could be improved ; - Thick bezels ; - No SD card reader ; - Only single stick 8GB RAM ; - GTX 1650 is holding the laptop back

The Acer Nitro 5 AMD 2020 is a good budget gaming laptop with a good value for money proposition, but the GTX 1650 is holding it back.

Sep, 2020
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