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21 de marzo de 2021
So Far, So Good
As of today, 3/21/2021, I've had this computer now for 4 days.I bought this computer as an early birthday gift to myself and to replace an old laptop. While I know a few things about computers, I don't claim to know enough to build my own computer. I was a bit scared to get this; gaming laptops have a stereotype of looking "edgy" with sharp corners and LEDs targeted at "hardcore" gamers. I wanted, at the very least, a powerful, competent, portable gaming rig, and I seem to have gotten what I want out of this.PROS:1. This computer is no slouch! After a quick Windows setup, I was up and at 'em, downloading my Steam games in hardly any time at all. Within literal seconds, I was playing my favorite games at max settings with no problems.2. For something primarily made of plastic, it feels really nice and smooth to the touch.3. After a RAM upgrade (I upgraded the RAM from 8GB to 16GB before first boot), this computer can handle anything I throw at it.4. The keyboard is really nice. I'm still getting my bearings with it (I'm not used to a laptop with a numpad), but the keys feel nice and springy, they aren't loud while typing, and the illumination is nicer than I thought it'd be. You couldn't mistake it for anything other than a laptop aimed at gaming.5. Battery life is fine. Not terrible, not great, but serviceable.6. This bad boy stays nice and cool while gaming! It never got unbearably hot to the touch or loud with its fans. While playing the most intensive PC game I own (Planet Coaster, lol) at max settings, I didn't encounter any dropped frames, hiccups, stutters or lag.7. The speakers are nice. Good for gaming and watching YouTube videos.8. The screen is crisp, clear and bright.CONS:1. As stated above, this particular model comes with a single stick of 8GB of DDR4 RAM. I'd say don't spring for anything less than 16GB if you're going to be playing graphic heavy games (or games in general, really), but this wasn't an issue that another stick (or two if you're going higher; I believe this laptop supports 32GB at max?) of RAM couldn't fix.2. Even though the plastic chassis is nice and smooth, it's also a shiny fingerprint magnet, so have a microfiber cloth handy for wipe downs (with the unit turned off, of course).3. The offset trackpad is a bit of a hinderance for me right now, four days of usage in, but I'm sure I'll get used to it over time.4. There is no webcam cover.5. Again, something I'll probably get used to with time: because there is a full numpad to the right of the keyboard, the keyboard is also offset and I tend to misinput and mistype more often. I'll think that I pressed a key when I really hadn't.6. SO. MUCH. BLOATWARE. Most of it can be uninstalled though, so that's a good thing.7. It has a 256GB NVMe SSD. If you play a lot of games or really big games, you're going to fill that up fast. Luckily, you an upgrade this with another NVMe SSD or a SATA drive (the laptop comes with a SATA cable for easy installation).FINAL THOUGHTS:All in all, I'm quite pleased with my purchase of the Acer Nitro 5. I hope I can still say that 1, 2, even 5 years down the line.Ver másVer menos
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