acer Nitro 5 AN515-42 Gaming Notebook - (AMD Ryzen 7 2700U processor, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD, AMD Radeon RX 560X 4G, 15.6 inch Full HD IPS display, Windows 10, Black)

Update: After more than 6 months of use this laptop is surprisingly good. No complaints on my model (R5+RX 560X) Some reviews mention lag, this is a very easy fix. Step 1: Update drivers, use DDU if necessary ( google it) Step 2: In Radeon Settings - System - Switchable Graphics - For each game you run make sure High Performance is selected. (You will need to enter the game and then exit to register in the list for you to change) Additionaly Windows 10 will try to force power saving on your gaming laptop. To stop that go to Power Options - Change plan settings - Select Switchable Dynamic Graphics and make sure Maximise Performance is selected. In the same list there's AMD Power Play Settings - Maximise those as well. Yes you're battery life will take a hit but you bought a gaming laptop so what did you expect? :) -End of Update- This is an excellent laptop for work and play. The AMD Ryzen quad core processor is fast enough to handle any task with ease. It's a very efficient processor that does not consume lots of battery power, as it's rated for 15W TDP. Battery life is quite good. The dedicated graphics card is an AMD RX560X and it performs very well in most games at 1080p medium. I'm really happy with the performance so far. All the games I play run very smoothly and look excellent on the IPS Full HD screen. This graphics card is comparable to a GTX 1050 if you're wondering. The laptop comes with an M.2 SSD for the operating system and it does the job just fine. There's also a standard 1TB HDD for lots of storage. I would always recommend you have and SSD for the operating system as it makes things so much faster. In therms of RAM it comes with 8GB (4GBx2) dual channel which is excellent. In terms of performance, this allows you to run multiple apps in the same time, you can game, alt-tab to browsing, listening to musing, download stuff all in the same time as windows harassing you for an update. By comparison, a system with only 4GB single channel would be crippled trying to do all of that. Overall this is an excellent laptop, with fantastic performance. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants to work and play games. PS: Highly recommended if you get the laptop on offer :P

I never write complaints or product reviews, like ever. But for £650 I must warn you all to stay away from this product. I've had it for 3 months now and at the moment I cant even play games as simple as minecraft without experiencing lag spikes and FPS drops. CSGO is impossible with horrendous lag spikes every 2-3 minutes. Even FIFA 19, I had horrendous lag issues playing on single player - I managed to get rid of it by installing the latest graphics drive update and uninstalling and reinstalling a few times but jesus, for £650 I shouldn't have to be dealing with these issues. My old laptop, which is a generic school laptop, never had any sort of issues with games as simple as minecraft so I dont understand why this gaming notebook has so many issues with so many games. Do not get this laptop.

I love this machine. It is really good for what I need it for - games development. It has enough grunt to have replaced my laptop. but I would not be able to stand the noise level if it was used for things like watching movies or similar. Gaming is of course ok, as it expects you to wear headphones. But for gamers beware that the lighting underneath the keys is insufficient to light up the letters on the keyboard. so typing and gaming in the dark is not an option with this machine. It runs most games, it is good quality, it keeps cool well and I even like the keyboard, although spending 30 quid on an external one made sense for me. I added a second SSD without issues and the RAM is maxed out at 16GB. I have abused it now for over a year, and it is running perfectly. Like with all Acers the track pat sucks, and will break soon. A mouse or track-ball might be a good additon.

I bought the nitro 5 in the prime day sales after looking for a cheap 144hz gaming laptop for a while. There wasn't much info on the 144hz model but I went for it because the £750 price seemed like a good deal. So here's my thoughts after a month of use. Gaming results are solid the gtx 1060 is still a good enough gpu and will run most games at 60 fps with at least medium settings. Only esports games such as overwatch and csgo will be able to fully utilise the 144hz display though. At low settings overwatch runs great you wont get a better experience at this price. The display is just ok but its fine for gaming. Its definitely not the best 144hz panel in a laptop but for the price I paid im very happy. Thermal performance is poor and I think this model is probably the worst for thermals. Depending on the game cpu temps regularly get into the 90s even with max fan speed enabled. I undervolted the cpu by -1.15 which does help keep temps in the 80s without sacrificing performance. This laptop comes with 8gb ram in dual channel which I was unaware of when buying. For most games this is plenty only more cpu heavy games will benefit from upgrading but for that you will have to replace both sticks of ram for it to be dual channel. Luckily this is super easy to do on this laptop, just one screw and you can get to the ram slots. The 512gb m.2 ssd is super nice and unexpected for this price range, there is a 2.5 inch bay for expanding storage if you wanted. Not sure if there is a second m.2 slot but at the moment 512gb ssd is fine for me. Considering this laptop cost me £750 I can't really complain too much about thermal issues. This laptop satisfies my needs for a cheap 144hz gaming experience.

Got the laptop for a present. Works absolutely fine but its advertised with 128 GB SSD and 1 TB HDD. It did not have the 1 TB HDD which is a shame because the storage is already full after installing a few games. Please don't advertise that it comes with a 1 TB HDD if it does not. Now I have to buy that separately.

I bought this laptop at £800 what I thought would be a better option than I mac around the same price. I use it for paperwork and DAW software's with total ease and can happily play games also, recently playing Fallen Jedi and Call of duty, both running well with good settings and frame rates and with a decent looking screen. The bits what aren't as good but for the price I am not fussed, is the brightness of the screen at full and the loudness of fans, but was still totally worth the purchase. I'm happy I didn't buy a MacBook:)

I got the Core i5 version. It comes with SSD and HDD which is amazing. The Nvidia GPU performs amazing and also accepts drivers from Nvidia site directly which is amazing for the longevity of a gaming laptop. The keyboard is nothing amazing, but I do like it and it's a budget laptop so for the money I will say it's very good. Display also have very good viewing angles and good colours. Since it's a budget machine it comes only with 6GB of ram so I will recommend you buying "Crucial CT2K8G4SFS8266 16 GB Kit (8 GB x2) (DDR4, 2666 MT/s, PC4-21300, Single Rank x8, SODIMM, 260-Pin) Memory" It will make sure your laptop is a giving you the maximum performance and you wont be limited by the 6gb default RAM.

Bought this due to limited budget and wanted a half decent processor with fairly modern Nvidia graphic card on that budget. Read reviews before purchase and was aware of the compromises, however the battery life is really poor, so most of the time as im using this laptop for graphic design programs such as After Effects, Photoshop etc etc.... even these drain the battery fairly rapidly. 2 and half hours seems to be the maximum im getting from it. Would expect 4 hours to be honest. The other slight annoyance is the need to adjust the screen gamma, brightness etc. It doesnt feel like it is dull even with the brightness on full whack and with playing with system settings, display settings and intel settings - It just doesnt seem to have that brightness i have with my old acer apsire lpatop....but i can deal with the screen. It is a nice laptop. seems well built, back light keyboard is a good touch and the track pad is not much of an issue at all, even though online reviews say it is. Overall it is 3/3.5 rating and great for people on a budget like me. The other downside (nearly forgot) is that a lot of drivers need updating straight from the box, so be sure to check device manager carefully. Windows updates dont do enough on their own updates. Still pleased with the buy and much prefer the design and appeal of Acer over HP or Asus etc. Couldnt find anything better for the price paid. So if you want a reliable laptop but with some more than half decent kit under the bonnet then this is a great buy. Compromise is tough to balance.....