acerNitro V Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i5-13420H Processor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Display | 8GB DDR5 | 512GB Gen 4 SSD | WiFi 6 | Backlit KB | ANV15-51-51H9

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Very nice little gaming laptop. Let's go pros and consPros: Great price to performance ratioNice screen I personally think it's bright enough for meThe touchpad feels nice.Cons:The battery kinda sucksThe build of the machine is a high quality plastic However it does feel cheaper than some other gaming laptops I've used (Metal)The fans are really loud however I expected this pretty quiet when not under load. At least on arch Linux I don't use Windows.The speakers could be better.Overall I'd give it a 4.5 but I rounded up since that isn't an option. I'd say the speakers would be the best upgrade since the fan is loud.

Purchased for my son’s 13th birthday. The Acer Nitro V gaming laptop has exceeded his expectations! The graphics are impressive, and games run smoothly even on higher settings. The cooling system works well and keeps the laptop from overheating, even during longer sessions. The display is bright and clear, and the 144Hz refresh rate makes gameplay super smooth. The build is sturdy and has a sleek, gamer-friendly design. Battery life isn’t the longest, but that’s expected for a gaming laptop. For this price point, it’s an excellent choice for gamers who want solid performance without breaking the bank. Highly recommend!

What can I say? For the price, you're getting a machine that can play modern AAA games at medium/low settings with ~60fps (tested Horizon Zero Dawn so far, steady 60 at low settings). Can easily run older games at high settings/high frames. Absolute beast for emulation on the go, only outclassed by the likes of the steam deck and rog ally in terms of portability.The specs are decent for an entry level budget laptop. The 4050 is an entry level gpu (especially for a laptop gpu), and so is the i5, but don't let that dissuade you, this laptop is plenty powerful for the price. The perk of having a 40 series gpu of course is dlss 3.0 and frame gen. The main issue of course is the storage and ram. Both easy upgrades. The motherboard supports two nvme drives (one being gen 4 and the other gen 3) and two ram slots. The first thing I did was upgrade my storage and ram (1tb gen 3 ssd and 32 gbs of ram, an extra ~150) which is necessary if you plan on playing modern games.Overall, a great little entry level machine that you will not be disappointed with. Definitely try to get on sale.EDIT: GPU crapped out on me not even a couple months later after purchase. Was experiencing blue screens constantly until one day the laptop started to refuse to recognize the gpu. Upon further research, this is a very common issue with this series of laptops from Acer. The RMA process is a pain, and they offer no local dropoff outside of their repair center in Texas. Hit or miss if you'll get a working product or a detective one, buyers beware.EDIT 2: They would not repair my laptop because of "water damage" (common term by first party entities, those who do not support right to repair - easy to dismiss in their TOA and other agreements you supply as a consumer). If you google this laptop, you'll see most failures are the GPU, and the customer cannot get it RMA'd because of "water damage" or other failures. The fact is these are mainly mainboard issues as the quality and production on these PCBs are terrible. I was sent a picture of the copper heatsink with oxidization as my reason for no repair. The failure rate of vital parts in this product is not worth the price tag. If you want an actual gaming laptop, please spend the money for vetted higher brand product.Last edit: Get an HP victus on sale. Dropped this thing three times and am finishing up Kingdom Come deliverance 2 with close to 144 frames with a 4070 laptop GPU and an AMD ryzen 7 for ~ 900 on sale from bestbuy.

Computer itself is really good and fast.The only thing that slows it down is MS Windows as you know.I have used windows from the start. I used Windows XP right up to 2020, when Internet Security protocols stopped their support, XP was the best, and Windows 7 was the last best.After Windows 7 MS windows went down hill.If Apple would have more user friendly programs, or Apps as they are called nowadays, a lot more people would be switching over.As well as the open software platforms such as Linux, etc.But MS pretty much had a monopoly on the OS being sold on new computer sales and that is how they got so big so fast, and why people did not have too much of a choice, and therefore got used to using the MS windows OS.As you probably know, all the trouble came from the windows updates, anything and everything thatcould go wrong came from the updates. That is why I was able to use my Windows XP until 2020, I neverdid updates.You are probably thinking then why am I buying this computer as MS now forces updates to go throughon all newer computers with their OS on it, as they want to keep control of everything that you do now and want to know everything that you are searching for.Well I got so used to using windows. I like the interface interaction, and now I have to do a lot of manipulating to get the files and such working as older versions. But, once you do, it gets better.Of course I disable updates and Edge.So after a little tweaking this computer works well, although not like MS intended it to work.And one feature of all windows, which I think is the best, (MS will probably do something to it after I post this review) is the backwards compatibility feature. With this feature you can load an older version ofSoftware or an old Game and it will work on the newer computer. As an example I am using Software Programs that are close to twenty years old and Games that are sixteen years old.