The Acer Nitro 5 is the best cheap gaming laptop I've tested so far. It can handle Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most ...

TL;DR: One year later, the Acer Nitro V 16 is still very much valid and a great choice in 2026 for budget-conscious gamers.

It wasn't too long ago that Acer's Nitro budget gaming laptops were bulky, all-plastic affairs. This year's edition brings with it an update to Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics and an addition of ...

Following the success of the Steam Deck OLED and the Asus ROG Ally X, Acer has just announced its own contender, the Nitro Blaze 7, at IFA 2024. Rather than being built on the same AMD Z1 Extreme ...

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Save $71.91 on the Acer Nitro V gaming laptop with Intel Core i5 and RTX 4050, now $699.99 for dedicated ray tracing and DLSS 3.5.

Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Matt Elliott is a senior editor ...