If you are looking for a gaming laptop with strong performance, however, not looking to spend boatloads of money, then Acer Nitro 5 has many variants to offer.
By Raunak Saha
The latest variant with AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 is the perfect option for a price of ₹84,999.
Equipped with the latest Zen 3 cores, the 5600H gives a good performance in games as well as productivity with all its 12 threads. On the other hand, the new RTX 3050 with 4GB VRAM is the latest GPU in the RTX lineup that doesn’t hurt your pocket much but gives a solid 1080p performance with ray tracing and DLSS.
The Acer Nitro 5 comes with 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slots and supports up to 2TB of HDD storage. You also have upgradeable RAM slots up to 32GB of DDR4 3200MHz RAM. For connectivity, you have the latest Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth v5.1.
Acer has also equipped the laptop with a respectable 15.6-inch Full HD IPS panel with up to 144Hz screen refresh rate. The laptop comes equipped with a dual-fan design in the thermal department, and you can configure them via Acer’s in-built NitroSense software.
Then, you have a 720p HD Webcam along with a FineTip RGB-backlit Keyboard; however, the gaming laptop is fairly heavy with a weight of 2.4 kg. For audio, you do have Dual Speakers with DTS X: Ultra Audio support.
Specifications
- AMD Ryzen 5 5600H hexa-core processor
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit
- NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 with 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM
- 8 GB of DDR4 system memory, upgradable to 32 GB using two SODIMM modules
- 256 GB SSD, PCIe Gen3, 8 Gb/s, NVMe
- 1 TB HDD 6.3 cm (2.5-inch) 7200 RPM
- 39.6 cm (15.6″) display with IPS (In-Plane Switching) technology, Full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel, Acer ComfyView LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting 144 Hz refresh rate
The laptop is readily available at Acer Online Store at ₹84,999 and you have some good offers as well with it like a free 1 month XBOX GAME PASS FOR PC. Or, you can get:
- 1st Year Accidental Damage Protection + 2 Year Extended Warranty + Nitro Mouse worth ₹ 13,299 for ₹2,477
- 1st Year Accidental Damage Protection + 2 Year Extended Warranty + Nitro Headset worth ₹ 14,499 for ₹2,831
- 1st Year Accidental Damage Protection + 2 Year Extended Warranty + Acer TWS worth ₹ 14,499 for ₹2,831
Originally published at Techno sports