SeekerAcer Nitro 16
With a tweaked design and a bigger, brighter, higher-resolution screen, the Acer Nitro 16 is one of the strongest Nitros yet. However, you’ll need to make some settings compromises to make the most of that excellent display.
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Product details
- The Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop with DLSS 3 gives you all the latest tech, so you can chat, browse, stream, edit, record, and play without skipping a beat. Fire it up and go full throttle courtesy of its 13th Gen Intel Core processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 laptop graphics. The picture-perfect 16-inch WQXGA display with up to a 165Hz refresh rate supports NVIDIA Advanced Optimus and NVIDIA G-SYNC technology.
- Do What You Do With Superior Performance: The 13th Gen Intel Core i5-13500H processor goes beyond performance to let your PC do even more at once. With a first-of-its-kind design, you get the performance you need to play, record and stream games with high FPS and effortlessly switch to heavy multitasking workloads like video, music, and photo editing.
- Beyond Fast: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU is beyond fast for gamers and creators. They're powered by the ultra-efficient NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture which delivers a quantum leap in both performance and AI-powered graphics. (MGP 140W)
- MUX Switch: With the included MUX switch, you can disable the integrated graphics for an increase in gaming performance.
- Picture-Perfect. Furiously Fast.: With a lightning-quick 165Hz refresh rate, the 16–inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display (with 84% screen-to-body ratio) makes your game sessions fluid, unbroken, and unmatched. Now you can land those reflexive shots with pinpoint accuracy and minimal ghosting.
- Internal Specifications: 8GB DDR5 Memory; 512GB PCIe Gen 4 SSD; Killer Wi-Fi 6 1650 featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4GHz and 5GHz); Killer Ethernet E2600 10/100/1000; Bluetooth 5.1 or above
- Chilled to Perfection: The newly refined chassis has a few extra tricks up its sleeve: dual-fan cooling, dual intake (top and bottom), and a quad-exhaust port design. This also includes the chilling effects of liquid metal thermal grease on an already industry-leading 13th Gen Intel CPU.
PROS
+ Big QHD+ display
+ RTX 4050 gives you DLSS 3 with Frame Generation
+ Ample processing power for games and everyday apps
CONS
- Not enough power for QHD gaming
- Flat keyboard angle and thick deck can make typing uncomfortable
- Basic, boxy audio
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Expert reviews and ratings
By TrustedReviews on July 27, 2023
With a tweaked design and a bigger, brighter, higher-resolution screen, the Acer Nitro 16 is one of the strongest Nitros yet. However, you’ll need to make some settings compromises to make the most of that excellent display.
70
By Tom's Hardware on August 29, 2023
The Acer Nitro 16 is easily one of the best budget gaming laptops, offering plenty of performance, an RGB backlit keyboard, a 165 Hz screen, and even long battery life for under $1,000.
90