Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-72R4 Review

Acer is known for its budget gaming laptop segment with the latest technology and processors it packs a huge punch for its price. Acer Nitro 5 is no different featuring an Intel 12th Gen CPU and Nvidia 30 series graphics and it can run most AAA titles like PUBG, Apex Legends, and GTA 5, while does compromise on build quality since it is made of metal and it can be loud sometimes, but If you do not mind those facts, it is still a good option that you might want to look out for. This particular SKU is powered by the 14 Core/ 20 Thread processor the 12th Gen Intel Core i7 12700H and Nvidia RTX 3050Ti 4 GB VRAM. Other key specs include 16GB of RAM, and a 17.3 Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz display.

Performance

Display

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 comes with an FHD (1920×1080) display with a refresh rate of 144Hz, a low response time, and around 86% sRGB coverage, this laptop’s display has everything that a gamer needs. The brightness is around 300 nits.

DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 is a 17-inch laptop and weighs around 3.1 KG and an extra 800 grams of the power adapter. Given the fact that It is a 17-inch laptop, It is quite normal for this size of a laptop to have a weight of around 3 kg. Although it looks bulkier, it does pack a huge punch in terms of hardware, and it is worth sacrificing on weight if you are looking for a gaming laptop at a reasonable price. It has pretty thin bezels around the display and the hinge is easy to open with one hand given the fact that the bottom part is heavier. The lid doesn’t quite open up to 180 degrees. The speakers are in the bottoms as well as the ventilation grill. It has 4 exhausts for cooling, 2 of them are on the rear side and, 1 on the left and right each. It has a mostly plain black color on the whole body with some colored lines on the back of the display. Although it is quite a powerful laptop, to make it affordable, they had to do some cost-cutting by using plastic for the chassis, even though It is made of plastic, It is quite steady and strong.

KEYBOARD AND TRACKPAD

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 comes with a chiclet keyboard with 4 zone RGB backlight and a Number Pad section. The Keys are large enough and it has a decent key travel time. Functions keys and Numpad are relatively smaller and you get a NitroSense Key on the top of Num Pad which opens the Nitrosense app from where you can control the RGB backlight of the keyboard. The Trackpad of the Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 is slightly smaller than other laptops launched in 2022 but it is still very accurate and has a smooth touch to it. The Click mechanism is also very responsive.

Ports | Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 doesn’t support SD Card or Thunderbolt 4

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 has decent external ports for connectivity and also supports Thunderbolt 4. However, there is no SD card reader, which is quite common for gaming laptops these days. On the left side of the laptop you have: Kensington lock, Network/LAN (RJ45), USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1, and 3.5mm Headset Jack. On the right-hand side, you get 2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 and on the rear, you get a power connector, USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 4), and HDMI 2.1. There are no ports in the front.

Upgradability

This particular laptop comes with two 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4RAID slots for upgrading, out of which one is already occupied but can still be replaced. It supports DDR4 RAM and comes with 2 slots of SO-DIMM DDR4 slot.

Battery Life

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 comes with a 90Wh battery. In terms of Battery performance, this laptop is not designed as energy efficient device, the Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 still has a decent battery compared to some of the other 17inch gaming laptops and can last more than 10 hours on standby, around 5 hours while surfing on the web with wifi and maximum brightness, and with a heavy load, it can last up to 2 hours.

What’s in the box?

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 comes with a 230-watt power adapter and a manual.