Acer has announced its new Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop. Powered by Windows 10, the new 15-inch laptop is targeted towards mainstream users who enjoy the thrill of gaming with friends, and building their own network of like-minded players.
“With performance to effortlessly power mainstream titles, the Acer Nitro 5 houses essential technologies that casual gamers value most,” says Jerry Hou, GM: consumer notebooks, IT products business at Acer. “We’ve developed the Nitro 5 knowing that gamers want powerful specs to enable great experiences on the go. The new Nitro 5 is designed to tackle these needs and features a striking exterior for added uniqueness.”
The Acer Nitro 5 includes AMD Radeon RX560 graphics for faster rendering, improved lighting and texture details. Gamers will also benefit from the latest AMD Ryzen mobile processors for added performance.
The Nitro 5’s internal solid-state drive is available up to 512GB, while the speed of up to 32GB DDR4 RAM combined with the SSD means fast booting, loading and restarting.
Acer’s NitroSense utility allows the monitoring of the CPU/GPU, and adjustment of cooling fan speeds via Acer CoolBoost to keep them in optimal operation.
The Nitro 5’s chassis features a top cover with elegant laser texturing, while the 15,6-inch Full HD IPS display produces shows crisp details.
A front-facing HD web camera lets users strategise face-to-face, and they can also easily broadcast games live with Mixer, directly from the Game bar on Windows 10.
Acer’s Nitro 5 features high-quality speakers with Dolby Audio Premium and Acer TrueHarmony technology. It also features all of the supporting technologies and connections the casual gamer needs: fast and reliable dual-stream 802.11ac wireless technology, plenty of ports, including USB Type-C, HDMI 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet.
