Acer Nitro 5 (15.6-inch, 2020)

144 Hz refresh rate ; Decent gaming performance ; Appealing price

Average battery life ; Lacklustre trackpad ; Relatively dim screen

The Acer Nitro 5 has its weak points, but it also offers some serious gaming performance at a very reasonable price, which is a deal that a lot of people are going to like. If you're able to live with its compromises, then it's definitely worth...

Impressive CPU and 1080p gaming performance for the money ; Expandable storage ; Great battery life ; Wi-Fi 6 support

Skimpy 256GB boot SSD ; Hard-to-read keyboard ; No SD or microSD slot

It's short on storage, but the latest edition of Acer's Nitro 5 economy gaming laptop is otherwise the best yet, delivering lively 1080p gameplay for less than $700.

Speedy CPU performance ; Solid 60-fps visuals ; Excellent battery life ; Comfortable keyboard

Evidence of screen bleed in the full-HD display ; Heavy and bulky design

You’re not going to find a $670 gaming laptop that’s perfect. In the Nitro 5’s case, you’ll have to settle for a mid-range GPU, a 60Hz display that (in our review model, at least) shows signs of screen bleed, and a fairly bulky and hefty design. That...

The chassis is nice, but clearly inexpensive, since it is plastic. The display is mediocre at best. But, if you are looking for a gaming laptop and are on a serious budget, the Nitro 5 delivers where it matters. It offers good performance, ships with...

Long battery life ; Strong CPU performance ; Comfortable keyboard ; Ridiculously affordable

Mediocre graphics ; Dull display ; Muddy audio

The Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2020) boasts long battery life and a strong CPU for a great price, but the graphics and display deliver the bare minimum.

Affordable ; AAA gaming-ready hardware ; Respectable battery life

Heavy and thick ; Muddy display ; Small keys and trackpad

You won’t find a cheaper gaming laptop with the Nitro 5’s raw performance, but other

Price, value, most of the components

Just 512 GB storage

Incredible price for what you get;Good keyboard with decent travel, clicky feedback, and an optional RGB backlight;Two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support;Wi-Fi 6 support;144Hz display option

Lacks an SD card reader and Thunderbolt support;Covers only 51% of sRGB (BOE NV156FHM-N48);Uses aggressive PWM for brightness adjustment (our Health-Guard profile fixes the issue) (BOE NV156FHM-N48)

Great value ; Comfortable keyboard ; Good webcam

Dim display

The 2020 AMD Acer Nitro 5 uses a Ryzen 4000 series processor to give gamers entry-level performance for great value.

+ AMD Ryzen 4800H works great ; + 4-zone RGB keyboard ; + 144Hz refresh rate ; + Decent array of ports ; + Doubles as an emergency powerbank ; + Good running temperature ; + Fan speed at max surprisingly isn't too noisy

- Build quality could be improved ; - Thick bezels ; - No SD card reader ; - Only single stick 8GB RAM ; - GTX 1650 is holding the laptop back

The Acer Nitro 5 AMD 2020 is a good budget gaming laptop with a good value for money proposition, but the GTX 1650 is holding it back.