You don't usually see 16GB RAM in a laptop this cheap. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Picking the best gaming laptop can be ...

When it comes to gaming laptops, Acer Nitro is a smart choice. Focusing on the latest "Nitro V" series that has replaced the ...

You don't need a desktop to enjoy smooth gaming, but neither do you need to spend more than $2,000 on a high-end gaming laptop with a discrete GPU that's so bulky and power-hungry that it likely will ...

In the field of low-end gaming laptops, Acer’s latest Nitro 5 (model AN517-51-56YW) is about as budget as they come. But for $880, you don’t need more than what the Acer Nitro 5 offers to play ...

Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and served as commerce editor at Polygon until May 2025. Acer’s Nitro 5 gaming laptop lineup has become more refined and ...

True budget gaming laptops are difficult to find these days, but the new Acer Nitro 5 makes a strong case for itself. Our review unit—a model sold at Best Buy for just $899.99—is both wallet-friendly ...

Acer's Nitro 5 gaming laptop is arguably one of the most popular gaming laptops in India. Given how popular this particular model is, Acer makes it a point to upgrade it every year with new and ...

How well does the Nitro 5 run Fortnite? I played a few rounds of Fortnite on Epic and Medium graphics settings to get a feel for performance. I used a model containing an AMD Ryzen 5 2500U processor ...

While both the Nitro 5 and Bravo 15 benefit from AMD's new "Renoir" CPU architecture, there's only so much Acer can do with a $330 lower price. Besides packing a six-core Ryzen 5 versus an eight-core ...

True budget gaming laptops—models well under a grand—aren't as plentiful as some budget-conscious shoppers may like, so it's always nice to see when new contenders hit the market. The refreshed Acer ...

The Nitro 5 makes no apologies for being a budget gaming system. If you want cutting-edge tech like Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics or a screen with a 144Hz refresh rate instead of the more familiar ...

Acer equipped its Nitro 5 gaming notebooks with a relatively modest feature set compared with other gaming laptops, but that doesn't stop them from being solid values overall. Share on Facebook (opens ...