Acer Nitro 7 Slim Gaming Laptop Launched, Nitro 5 Series for Casual Gamers Updated

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By Roydon Cerejo | Updated: 11 April 2019 21:30 IST
Highlights
  • The Nitro 7 and Nitro 5 are designed for casual gamers
  • Both laptops feature slim a slim body and latest CPU and GPUs
  • The laptops will be available stating April in the US

The Acer Nitro 7 features a metal body and slim profile

At Acer's annual hardware event, the company has launched a bunch of new products, while refreshing some of its existing lineup. One of the new launches is the Acer Nitro 7 gaming laptop, which boasts of a metal design, a slim body measuring 19.9mm in thickness, and up to seven hours of battery life. The company has also refreshed its existing Nitro 5 gaming laptop, which now boasts of an 80 percent screen-to-body ratio thanks to the 7.18mm narrow display bezels.

Both the Acer laptops share many of the underlying technologies such as CoolBoost, which features a dual exhaust system for keeping temperatures down when gaming. The NitroSense software allows users to visualise component temperature, loading performance, power usage, and more on both series. The Nitro 7 and Nitro 5 also feature Killer Ethernet E2500 networking card and Acer's Network Optimizer to prioritise gaming traffic and Waves MaxxAudio for better sound.

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Acer Nitro 7 price, specifications, availability

The new g features a metal chassis that is less than 20mm in thickness, making it quite slim. It features a 15.6-inch display with 144Hz refresh rate and a 3ms response time. It's powered by 9th generation Intel Core CPUs and the latest Nvidia GPUs, up to two NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 with up to 2TB of mechanical storage and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM.

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The Acer Nitro 7 is available now in the US, starting at $1,000 (roughly Rs. 69,500). It will also be available in China and EMEA regions starting May and June respectively.

Acer Nitro 5 price, specifications, availability

The Acer Nitro 5 is available with a full-HD IPS panel in either a 17.3-inch size with slim borders or a 15.6-inch display size. It too packs in the latest 9th generation Intel Core processors, latest Nvidia GPUs, up to two NVMe PCIe SSDs in RAID 0, up to 32GB of RAM and Wi-Fi 802.11ac with 2x2 MU-MIMO antennas.

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The Acer Nitro 5 gets updated specifications and is available in two display sizes 

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The Acer Nitro 5 is available from April in the US for a starting price of $800 (roughly Rs. 55,650). It will also be available in China and EMEA regions from May 2019.

Finally, Acer also announced the Nitro Stream, which is a dedicated streaming PC with a built-in capture card for streaming PC and console games. Specifications include an 8th generation Intel Core i7 CPU, up to 32GB of RAM, 256SSD and a in-built capture card. The PC is also compact enough to be mounted at the back of a monitor using the VESA mount standard. Pricing details and availability aren't mentioned as of now.

Disclosure: Acer sponsored the correspondent's flights and hotel for the trip to NewYork.

 
REVIEW
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery Life
  • Value for Money
  • Good
  • Sturdy body, stealthy looks
  • Impressive SSD performance
  • Bright 144Hz display
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Good gaming performance
  • Bad
  • No SD card slot
  • Battery life could be better
  • Fans can get noisy under load
 
KEY SPECS
Display size 15.60-inch
Display resolution 1920x1080 pixels
Touchscreen No
Processor Core i7
RAM 8GB
OS Windows 10
SSD 1TB
Graphics Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Weight 2.50 kg
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Further reading: Acer, Acer Nitro 7, Acer Nitro 5, Acer GPC
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