Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 | Review

The Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 is powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10750H and NVIDIA GTX 1650ti 4 GB VRAM and Intel UHD Graphics 630. Other key specs include 8GB of RAM and 1TB HDD, 256GB SSD. The Display here is a 15.6 Inch 144Hz FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Design

The chassis of the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 is entirely made out of plastic and has an angular design on the top panel with the Acer logo with a smooth finish. The back exhaust has a red accent. The Device feels solid however the gamer aesthetic is a bit dated and not ideal for office use

Ports: 

The Ports selection here is quite basic and has nothing special going for it but at the same time, it has all the essential ports that 95 percent of people need.

• 1 x 3.5mm COMBO audio jack
• 3x Type-A USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
• 1x Type-C USB 3.2 (Gen 2)
• 1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
• 1x HDMI

Keyboard and Trackpad

The Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 has a chicklet style keyboard with a backlight with the num pad being a little narrow. Overall you will have a decent experience while typing and Gaming. The trackpad on the other hand has a smooth matte surface though it lacks a little precision. The dedicated mouse buttons are not available but the trackpad itself is large.

Upgradability

The Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 gives you a ton of options for upgradability and makes this device relatively future-proof. 

• 2x SO-DIMM Slots.
• 2x M.2 Slots one occupied
• 1x 2.5 Inch SATA Slot.

Performance

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-55 is powered by the 6 Core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10750H is a very capable CPU however when compared with its predecessor it only sees slight gains in performance and loses to its AMD counterpart. However, it is still a very powerful CPU.