Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-57Y8 Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i5-12500H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB Gen 4 SSD | Killer Wi-Fi 6 | Backlit Keyboard

The Acer Nitro 5 is a fantastic upgrade! After thorough testing, I'm impressed with its blazing speed. Setup was a bit involved, but manageable for those comfortable with computers. Take your time and enjoy this powerful machine! Great functionality, as it's very customizable. The battery life seems excellent, And it was a great value for the money. I love the crystal clear display, great size. And while the laptop is lightweight, It doesn't take away from its durability.

2 years later and it's still working. We're not a crazy high tech gaming family so I'm sure there are things to nitpick. The texture of the display is something I do not love but it reduces glare.

Great price when I bought it 2-3 years ago. Holds up well and speed has not dropped.

Love my acer gamer laptop. Battery bucks when your playing but otherwise 👍 good

I did a lot of research to find a 12th Gen Intel processor... Came across the Acer Nitro 15, described in 4 Models, across the 12th to 14th gen processors, and a choice of five video configs. I chose the 12th gen with the 3060Ti. I was sent a 13th gen with the 3060Ti. I'm crossing my fingers it is not affected by the Intel Meltdown Bug....Hence Why I Ordered 12th gen... The change to the die giving the 13th gen the speed boost has a voltage bug, it's well documented... The Die width of the 14th gen is smaller, yet shares the same voltage issue due to the architecture.I have to laugh at some of the reviews, People need to know what they buy, so Here is my experience after Using it as a main computer while on a three week vacation:Setup: Basic New OS install interface. Have a MS account, or it makes a new one for you, including an outlook e-mail.Registration with Acer: Good Luck! Links back to Acer are Broken in the script making the process lengthy and a real pain in the ..... I have been attempting it for 12 days and I still have no Idea if the product is registered, it error after error after error...Email reminder after Email reminder, get the idea?Battery: Goes for about an hour and a half gaming, and about 3 hours on Wi-Fi Browsing. You Purchased a High Power Processor!! You can NOT expect any type of battery life!! If you want a long Life battery, get a processor designate as U not an H. With this one, it is best to Use it plugged in! The Battery manager allows you to cap charging at 80%. That's a nice touch, since you will more than likely use the system docked a majority of the time due in part to the HIGH POWER Processor that is advertised and installed.Fans: in Auto Mode the fans are almost unheard when browsing or working with office software, streaming videos or picture editing. When gaming the fans can spin up to a noticeable Volume. In High mode, they are quite loud at full spin when they are punching 30kRPM keeping things cool. I have found that a few water bottle or soda caps under the back corners helps drastically with keeping your HIGH POWER PROCESSOR and Video card Cool.Sound: The Spatial sound is quite amazing. It's a full 360 degree surround. It made the gaming quite immersive when you muted the games background music. Ambient sounds were clear, Background movement was easily discernable. So I'm not sure why people are complaining....Pre-Installed Software: Norton AV Sucks!! Very First removal and replacement!!! MS Office 360/Edge are Gone Because they SUCK! Nitro Sense is Sweet, but annoying with all the notifications. Nitro Sense is a Must Use for this build. It has so many features and tweaks that are quite handy for tuning the laptop to what your current usage needs are. It also has an overlay to keep you totally informed on how your critical hardware is preforming. The standard Temp/Speed/Mem/Proc/Frame rate ect all on a small overlay. Which is Handy for video rendering and gaming.Touch Pad: The touch pad supports gestures and has a finger print reader and pressure point switching. It tracks well, a with a very fine resolution. It's extremely sensitive out of the box. Some adjustment may be required.Video: Colors are crisp and clear. I was pushing 128FPS on a mediocre internet connection. The screen didn't cause eye irritation or discomfort after multiple hours of constant use.Keyboard: Standard mini QWERTY with NUM pad and Directional arrow keys. It's back lit and silent. I like it, the Wife hates it and she made me add gaming KB/Mouse. ..Other Issues: Information on the build spec is limited if available at all. I know it has DDR5 RAM installed, however it is IMPOSSIBLE to know if it is One stick or two. so you have to crack the back and VOID the warranty by opening the case to find out! If your rendering or FPS Gaming it is a necessity to Max it. The secondary NVMe, PCIe slot is limited to Gen2 as the GEN3 slot contains the main drive.Over all, I'm happy with the purchase. I got a great price for a 12th gen laptop, and received a 13th gen, so hard to complain about an additional $150 savings. Just a bit nervous about the intel Meltdown Bug....

I mainly just wanted to get back into Minecraft but I didn’t want to spend a lot for a new computer. This one came up and was perfect. Enough storage, speed and performs better than I need. I have also downloaded Rift and that’s even done well. Good quality overall.

Excellent little gaming comp. I've had this machine for over a year and I game on it almost daily. I can run most my games ( mmo,s like Rift, SWTOR and others) on Max video settings. When I bought it the price was lower ( about 550.00). I upgraded to 32g gram bit there isn't a lot of storage so I'm going to upgrade that. I just came across a game that I have to run on all the lowest settings (Oblivion remastered) so I ordered an external card for that (8gb) and plug it into the thunderbolt slot, we shall see if that helps. Other than that one game this things been great. No issues, no overheating and no shutdowns. Beware of two things, If you crank up the fans they are loud and the sound speakers are terrible. But i use headphone so that point is mute for me. Good machine.

Be careful of this product. Less that 6 months after purchasing this product the battery wonn't hold it's charge. I need to have the laptop plugged in at all time or it will shut off completely. This really is a problem and when I called Amazon they told me I need to reach out to Acer and that they can't help me. Maybe it's time to head back to Best Buy. They back all of their products purchased.