In this scenario, Acer might have you covered with the $749 Nitro 5. As configured, it’s an $849 “casual gaming” laptop, with an eighth-gen Core i5-8300H quad-core processor (with up to 4GHz ...

Assembling a budget gaming PC was considered a more cost-effective way than buying a budget gaming laptop. However, this has changed due to an acute shortage of major PC building components like CPU, ...

You don't need a desktop to enjoy smooth gaming, but neither do you need to spend more than $2,000 on a high-end gaming laptop with a discrete GPU that's so bulky and power-hungry that it likely will ...

It’s big and heavy, with so-so battery life and a fairly dim screen, but if you’re shopping for a gaming laptop that handle AAA titles without breaking the bank, the $750 Coffee Lake-powered Acer ...

The Acer Nitro 5’s design is decidedly budget-class, but it still offers outstanding value among midrange gaming laptops. You’re likely accustomed to seeing models of Acer’s venerable Nitro 5 budget ...

Acer’s 2021 Nitro 5 is 100 percent a gaming laptop. The 2021 Nitro 5 comes in various configurations that range from as little as $800 to as much as $2,000. Like many gaming laptops, it’s big, bulky, ...

Yes, the Nitro 5's hardware is distinctly mid-range, but even the mid-range performs well in today's laptops. Acer's functional pixel-pusher does more than enough to satisfy for the price, though the ...

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