Cameron Faulkner is an editor covering deals and commerce. He joined in 2018, and covers gaming, PCs, accessories, and more. Acer’s Nitro 5 gaming laptop has never been much of a technical or design ...

The Acer Nitro 5 AN515-45-R7S0 is another Ryzen 7 5800H and RTX 3070 combo we've been seeing a ton of in recent days. This has been a popular pairing like a good cheese and wine for a lot of gaming ...

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 ...

The 17.3-inch Acer Nitro 5 provides ample performance and screen real estate for the money if you are willing to make do with a clunky, plastic chassis. If you have shopped for a budget gaming laptop, ...

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 ...

Looking for a solid gaming laptop? Acer is selling its Nitro 5 gaming laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 for $1,000. That’s $330 off of the MSRP and about $200 cheaper than you’ll find elsewhere.

It’s not a stretch to say we’ll probably see new gaming laptops with bigger and better graphics cards soon with 2021 and CES right around the corner. That’s all well and good for anyone who wants the ...

The Acer Nitro 5 is a budget gaming laptop that starts at $580 and can cost as much as $1,200. The wide-ranging Nitro 5 series offers models with 15.6- or 17.3-inch displays powered by AMD or Intel ...