Taiwanese manufacturer Acer offers all-purpose laptops like the gaming-oriented Nitro 5 and Predator models. But, a gaming laptop is usually expensive. Fortunately, some configurations are still accessible for gamers on a budget and this is the case with this Nitro 5 equipped with an RTX 3050. Thanks to a promo code, you can get it for only 599.99 euros.
The price of a gaming laptop often reaches stratospheric prices, and often for good reason. The components are expensive, especially the graphics card, and it takes some know-how to fit everything into a small space and provide good ventilation that protects the parts from wear and tear. Although it is already on sale at Cdiscount, the Acer Nitro 5 benefits from a second discount of 100 euros.
The advantages of this configuration of the Acer Nitro 5
- The RTX 3050 to play AAA games in 1080p
- The Full HD screen with a refresh rate of 144 Hz
- The Intel Core i5 processor and its maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz
In addition to a promotion that shows its price at 699.99 euros, the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-528U is now available at 599.99 euros at Cdiscount thanks to the promotional code INFO100CD that applies an additional reduction of 100 euros.
A portable gamer who has it in his stomach
The Acer Nitro 5 comes with a 15.6-inch IPS screen in Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) capable of a 144 Hz refresh rate. Ultra-smoothness is therefore within reach, but not for the most sweet-toothed titles. The brightness comes in at 250 cd/m², which is good enough and shouldn’t strain your eyes too much after a long exposure. Finally, its dimensions of 36.34 x 25.5 cm, its thickness of 2.39 cm and its weight of 2.3 kg make it a fairly compact format and make it transportable, which is not usually the case with other gaming laptops. .
The connection includes two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, one USB-C port, one HDMI port, one Ethernet port, and the 3.5mm jack port. With such a configuration, the autonomy should be around 6 hours in average use. Finally, storage is backed by a 512 GB NVMe SSD in 2280 format, ideal for significantly reducing load times.
The RTX 3050 to spin the latest hits
Let’s move on to the components that really interest us. The first is the Intel Core i5-11400H, Intel’s 11th generation CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads at 2.7 GHz and 4.5 GHz in boost mode. It is backed by 8 GB of DDR4 RAM and it will be more than enough to run your games smoothly. So, we have as GPU an RTX 3050 and its 4 GB of GDDR6 capable of running the latest hits in 1080p, however it will not be necessary to be too ambitious with the characteristics like ray tracing and DLSS.
In practice, what does it look like? With this setup, you can run the latest games like God of War: Ragnarök either The Last of Us Part I but you will have to choose between graphic performance and fluidity. As an example, the RTX 3050 was able to run Resident Evil Village with the graphics settings at maximum, in Full HD and with Ray-tracing at 56 fps during a test carried out by our writing. It may be at the bottom of the basket, this graphics card still manages to outperform its AMD equivalents.
The best gaming laptops in 2023
In order to compare the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-57-528U with other products in the same category, we now invite you to consult our guide to the best gaming laptops of 2023.
Gaming laptops are now (almost) as powerful as desktops. From 1,000 to more than 3,500 euros, here are the best gaming laptops of the moment, to play everywhere, all the time.
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