Acer Nitro 5 Review (2021) - Budget Friendly, At What Cost?

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Acer Nitro 5 (2021) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Nitro 5 Specs
0:28 Design / Size & Weight
0:48 Screen
1:52 Camera / Mics
2:08 Keyboard & Touchpad
2:52 I/O Ports
4:06 Build Quality
4:21 Getting Inside + Internals
4:47 Wi-Fi Test
5:02 Memory Differences
5:53 Speakers / Latencymon
6:06 Battery Life
6:26 Software Performance Modes
6:43 Thermals / Clock Speed / TDP
8:30 CPU Power Scaling (Intel vs AMD)
8:53 CPU Performance - Cinebench
9:17 Keyboard Temperatures
9:34 Fan Noise
10:08 Game Performance Comparison
13:27 Content Creation
14:27 Storage Testing
14:47 BIOS & Linux Support
15:21 Pricing & Availability
15:49 Conclusion

[Star-frjz]

Nitro: did you make me cheap?
Acer: yes
Nitro: what did it cost?
Acer, sobbing: money

[ashwinramesh]

The amount of time it would have taken to do all these tests... Damn Jarrod! Thank you!

[alun]

This has been a recurring theme in budget Acer laptops lmao. The things they’d cheapen out on just to compete specs-wise are sometimes a little bit much, but they’re really cheap so people would still consider them

[michaelthompson]

Wow! More upgradability in a budget laptop then a high end! Well done Acer!👍🏆🥰🥳🎉

[eternalwingspro]

Well... it comes to pricing and pricing is different between regions. And the downside of having single channel memory is not bad decision. Cheaper price allowing buyers with limited budget to purchase it earlier and it can be upgraded later.
The only major downside is screen quality, which is not replaceable, at least for most users and it's damn hot operating temperature for AMD models.
On the pros side, it seems to be the only gaming laptop with 2x M.2 slots and 2.5" bay, allowing 3x storage at once. Something that we can appreciate.

[samueldzigba]

I have been waiting for this review. Thank you for this video.

[SciFiFactory]

Short Feedback: At 11:23 it is extremely hard to find the intel models for people like me that are partially color blind. Using colors with more contrast would help a ton.
Other than that: Thank you for your fantastic videos! Your reviews are top! :)

[michaelthompson]

Good on you Jarrod for showing us simple things like laptop internal parts (e.g. ram R8/R16, GPU wattage, CPU power limits etc) can change a laptops performance from a similar spec’d model to another by ridiculous sums such as 30-50% in some models gaming benchmarks. Your reviews and detailed explanation are vital for us consumers considering an expensive tech purchase such as laptops which are often kept for a number of years by users. Excellent job my man! You Rock 🪨🥰🏆🎉🥳👍

[hannongt]

This was my desired gaming laptop, after a bit of looking online I saved up an extra £300 and got a deal on a legion 5 3070, this review confirms I made the right choice

[mirzamunif]

Bruh I was just looking for reviews an hour ago. Glad u posted one

[D_is_all_I_need]

This is by far the most accurate and detailed review of this laptop. Thank you for the help.

[Unknown-jzgp]

After comparing laptop models with rtx 3060, I will buy this one as it fits my budget. Despite having number of compromises, I think it still can performs well in gaming as it mainly focused on that rather than editing. Just upgrade the ram to faster one and dual channel configuration and you are good to go.

[michaelhtritter]

Fantastic review. Soooo thorough! I am watching because I already bought one, Intel, and need to inform myself now that have ... haha. And I'm happy to say, that by plugging in an external quality 4K monitor to the HDMI, and spending $125 more on new RAM, I've eliminated 90% of the compromise issues and have a real beast now at an excellent low low price. Que ganga!

[selestye]

"I've got a great CPU & GPU, but I am sub-par or below average on everything else."

- Acer Nitro 5

[leverett]

I wonder if ryzen 7 5800H variant was not a thing right there as it represents more of the hype that was happening here in South East Asia. Despite the color gamut & brightness, I found this laptop surprisingly satisfying performance-wise. Kind of looked forward to your review for that variant, but seeing that you give review for newer model, I guess I'm going to have to seat this one out.

[theoozmachine]

Incredibly detailed review. Can't find many of these on YouTube. Do the same for the hp victus 16 too lol. Instant Subbed and liked. Keep this quality up, really helps in the final purchase of a product with one's hard earned cash 👍🏻

[okidokiyowyow]

I have an old version of Nitro. Ryzen 5 1650 gpu. They are nice to use, use it for learning and gaming. The arrow keys really sux, I often misclick it. So far, they are really good. I also live in Philippimes where Nitro 5 is $1000 and other gaming laptops are just expensive.

[Seal__]

I don't know which model of Nitro 5 you're using. Over here, I've got dual channel 8gb sticks by default lol, and it's the cheapest option here. And I also got a qhd 165hz 3ms screen for the price of a fhd one XD. And also, it has a ryzen 7 5800h, which is a win-win for me.

[Nomad]

I'm disappointed with the new generations of Nitro 5's, I travel a lot for work so I need a decent gaming laptop when I can't be with my lovely tower lol. I remember buying one in 2018 iirc with an 8500h and 1050ti because it was recommended by multiple yt'ers, was cheap and it was great. I'm looking to upgrade now but it looks like I'll be passing on another Nitro 5 this time around.

[samoray]

Great as always thank you so much jarrod