Taiwanese tech giant Acer has launched a new gaming laptop under the Nitro series. The Acer Nitro 5 is a trimmed-down version from the product bearing the same moniker that was launched in Germany ...

Intel’s 8th-gen laptop processors are finally here, and they’re stuffed with more cores and threads than ever before. Many PC vendors kicked off the charge with beastly flagships or MacBook Pro rivals ...

The Nitro 5 makes no apologies for being a budget gaming system. If you want cutting-edge tech like Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics or a screen with a 144Hz refresh rate instead of the more familiar ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

In this scenario, Acer might have you covered with the $749 Nitro 5. As configured, it’s an $849 “casual gaming” laptop, with an eighth-gen Core i5-8300H quad-core processor (with up to 4GHz ...

You don't need a desktop to enjoy smooth gaming, but neither do you need to spend more than $2,000 on a high-end gaming laptop with a discrete GPU that's so bulky and power-hungry that it likely will ...

You don't need a desktop to enjoy smooth gaming, but neither do you need to spend more than $2,000 on a high-end gaming laptop with a discrete GPU that's so bulky and power-hungry that it likely will ...

True budget gaming laptops—models well under a grand—aren't as plentiful as some budget-conscious shoppers may like, so it's always nice to see when new contenders hit the market. The refreshed Acer ...

Acer's Nitro 5 gaming laptop lineup isn't one I've found terribly appealing in the past. In fact, previous Nitro 5 models have accounted for some of my lowest scoring reviews. But for the last two ...