The Acer Nitro 16 AMD is a bit clunky, but a powerful proposition with good value for money.
While it’s not winning any design awards, Acer’s mid-tier gaming laptop, the Acer Nitro 16, offers some decent specs and great performance at an approachable price point. Not all of its specs are showstopping, with both its webcam and speakers leaving some “oomph” to be desired, but it’s a compelling option if your entry-level laptop isn’t cutting it for you.
While the Nitro 16’s shell is plastic to keep costs low, it’s impressively robust from the lid to the keyboard deck, with very little flex to cause concern over its longevity. The lid features the range’s new ‘N’ logo, printed on a slightly chromatic grey plastic - a nice touch that catches the eye in the light. Surrounding the logo are geometric pink and blue lines, introducing the range’s new colour theme which replaces the black with red accents from previous models.
Rounding off the base of the laptop is the roomy wrist rest and smooth plastic 125 x 80mm touchpad for when you’re on the go or in case of emergency when your gaming mouse dies.The spacious display is a definite highlight of the Nitro 16, which opts for a taller 16:10 display rather than the more recently trendy 16:9 aspect ratio sported by other contemporary machines. It offers a 165Hz refresh rate, which is great for rapid-fire gaming, and 2560 x 1600 resolution with 100% sRGB Color Gamut.
On test, its battery wasn’t the most impressive, nor was it a travesty; when using the laptop for general productivity it lasted for a respectable 7 hours 12 minutes while using simple productivity tools that stretched to 8 hours 17 minutes.
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