Earlier this year I’ve reviewed the 13-inch Swift 3 ultraportable with Intel IceLake hardware, an interesting and fairly affordable portable laptop with a productivity-focused 3:2 display. Several months later, Acer updated the series with the newer Intel Tiger Lake hardware, updated the thermal design...
Nitros are Acer’s entry-level performance laptops, devices meant to offer the best specs, performance and features for as little money as possible. However, Acer offers two Nitro versions, the all-plastic Nitro 5 which we’ve reviewed a while ago, and the more premium Nitro 7,...
The Nitro 5s are Acer’s entry-level gaming notebooks, their most affordable options meant for buyers on a budget. However, Acer does offer the Nitro 5s in a multitude of configurations. This article is about the updated 2020 15-inch Nitro 5, code-name Nitro 5 AN515-55,...
This here is the 2020 Acer Predator Triton 300, a mid-tier 15-inch gaming ultraportable that slots in between Acer’s Helios and Triton 500 lineups, as a more affordable portable performance laptop. The Triton 300 series was initially unveiled at IFA in the fall of...
The Triton 500 series is Acer’s premium performance and gaming ultraportable, a direct-tier competitor for the ROG Zephyrus, Stealths, and Blades out there. Last year’s model has been competitive in this class, especially with pricing always being on its side, the Triton selling for...
There aren’t many Windows laptops with 3:2 displays out there, and this is the niche Acer aims-for with their 2020 Swift 3 SF313-52 model. Most notebooks get wider 16:9 screens, with some moving to 16:10 displays lately, such as the Dell XPS 13 or...
We’ve spent the last two weeks reviewing a couple of AMD 4000-series powered laptops, and in this article, we’ll look at how the Asus TUF Gaming A15, currently the best value offer in this AMD lineup, compares with one of the best Intel-based models,...
Shyly, Acer also announced some of their updated plans for 2020, with new versions of the Predator Triton 500 ultraportable and the mainstream Nitro 5 gaming notebook in the works, and scheduled in stores for around April/May. Surprisingly, no word on the highly-popular Predator...
For the last few years, the Acer Predator Helios 300s have been some of the best-value mid-tier gaming laptops on the market. They offered solid performance and the right features in an affordable package, but their dated design was in dire need of a...
TravelMate is Acer’s lineup of business laptops, and the P6 P614 is their thin-and-light 14-inch ultrabook. This is not a new design, so it’s not as compact as the newer options. It is nonetheless a well built and lightweight product with proper IO and...
Acer have updated their Spin line-ups of convertible ultrabooks for the first half of 2020, and in this article, we’re taking a detailed look at the more budget-friendly Spin 3 SP314-54N model. It’s a 14-inch 2-in-1 notebook with a 360-degree convertible touchscreen, Intel IceLake...
Acer offer a handful of new Swift 3 series for 2020, built on two of the important hardware platforms available for ultraportable laptops at the beginning of this year: AMD Renoir Ryzen 7 4000 Mobile Series (7 mm) and Intel’s 10th gen Ice Lake...
Acer’s Swift 3 lineup includes a multitude of competitively priced ultraportable notebooks with slim designs, matte screens, and updated hardware specs. For 2020, Acer offers no less than 3 compact Swift 3 models, two 14-inch variants based on either Intel or AMD hardware, as...
The ConceptD series is Acer’s lineup of performance computers for professional users, based on a few critical verticals: a clean design, modern hardware and the performance to match, as well as an excellent quality display with wide-gamut color coverage and preloaded factory-calibration. We’ve covered...
In this article, we’re taking a closer look at the mid-range Acer ConceptD 5 Pro mobile workstation, in its 17-inch variant (code name CN517-71P). We’ve covered the 15-inch Acer ConceptD 5 Pro in an earlier article as well, but this 17-inch model comes with...