Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51) Review

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powerful gaming performance

affordable price point

full hd display

decent cooling system

expandable storage options

heavy build

average battery life

dim screen brightness

noisy under load

Total Rating

73 % - Design
75 % - Display
75 % - Performance
85 % - Connectivity
65 % - Battery
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Product Type Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 40.35 cm x 28 cm x 2.749 cm
Weight 3 kg
Case Material Polycarbonate, ABS plastic
Colour Obsidian black
DISPLAY Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Screen Size (Type) 17.3" - IPS
LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Widescreen Yes
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
Image Brightness 300 cd/m²
Features Anti-glare, 25 ms response rate, Narrow Border Display
PROCESSOR Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
CPU Intel Core i5 (9th Gen) 9300H / 2.4 GHz
Max Turbo Speed 4.1 GHz
Number of Cores Quad-Core
Cache L3 - 8 MB
64-bit Computing Yes
Chipset Mobile Intel HM370
Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
MEMORY Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
RAM 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)
Max RAM Supported 32 GB
RAM Type DDR4 SDRAM
Form Factor SO-DIMM 260-pin
Slots Qty 2
Empty Slots 0
STORAGE Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 128 GB SSD - Kingston
Secondary Storage 1 TB HDD SATA 6Gb/s / 5400 rpm - Toshiba
AUDIO & VIDEO Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
Video Memory 3 GB GDDR5 SDRAM
Camera Yes - HD
Sound Stereo speakers, two microphones
Audio Features MaxxAudio, Acer TrueHarmony technology, MaxxBass
COMMUNICATIONS Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Wireless Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Wireless Controller Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX 200 - M.2 2230
Network Interface Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet Controller Killer Ethernet E2500
BATTERY Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Technology 4-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity (Size) 55 Wh
Battery Life Up to 7 hours
AC ADAPTER Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Input AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Output 135 Watt, 19 V
INPUT Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Type Keyboard, touchpad
Numeric Keypad Yes
Keyboard Backlight Yes
Features Multi-gesture touch pad, Acer FineTip keyboard, red backlighting, precision touchpad
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Interfaces USB-C 3.1 Gen 1
USB 3.0 (with power off charging)
USB 3.0
USB 2.0
HDMI
LAN
Headphone/microphone combo jack
SOFTWARE Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition
MISCELLANEOUS Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-51)
Included Accessories Power adapter
Security Slot Type Kensington security slot
Theft/Intrusion Protection Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Features Acer CoolBoost technology, Acer NitroSense
Manufacturer Warranty Limited warranty - 1 year
International travellers warranty - 1 year
Model Number 530N

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