Gaming laptop recomendation

[luisxd]

General Questions

1) What is your budget?
700 - 900 USD
The less the better

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
e. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen

 

3) In which country will you buying this notebook?
USA, online.

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

a. Like:
b. Dislike: HP

 

5) Would you consider laptops that are refurbished/redistributed?
No

6) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
Media consumption, light gaming

7) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both?
Both

8) Will you be playing games on your notebook? (If so, please state which games or types of games?)
Ragnarok Online, World of Warcraft, Apex Legends

9) How many hours of battery life do you need?
No important

10) Would you prefer to see the notebook you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK?
I'd like to know the model before I buy it lol

11) What OS do you prefer? Windows, Mac OS, Linux, Chrome OS, etc.
Windows

12) What ports do you require on your laptop? (ex. MiniDisplayPort or HDMI? Displayport or USB-C w/ DP?)
USB-A, USB-C, HDMI

Screen Specifics

13) What screen resolution(s) would you prefer?
1080p / 1440p 

14) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? See further below for explanations.
Matte

Build Quality and Design

15) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
No

Notebook Components

16) How much storage space do you need?
500gb SSD

Timing, Warranty and Longevity

17) When do you consider purchasing this laptop?
This week

18) How long do you expect to use this laptop?
3-4 hours per day

19) How long could you afford to do without your laptop if it were to fail?
1-2 weeks

20) Would you be willing to pay significantly extra for on-site warranty, or would it be acceptable to you to have to ship the laptop to the vendor for repair with perhaps a week or more outage?
I'm okay with sending the laptop to the vendor for warranty purposes

[luisxd]

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-AN515-55-53E5-i5-10300H-GeForce-Keyboard/dp/B092YHJGMN/ref=sr_1_3?crid=5MB7UFQDMI6M&keywords=Acer+Nitro+5+AN515-55-53E5&qid=1650523525&sprefix=acer+nitro+5+an515-55-53e5%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-3

 

I've been looking at this, looks like a good deal but I'm not sure if it's the best in terms of price/performance

[saturnotaku]

The Nitro 5 has garbage build quality and thermals. I'd go for the Dell G15 or Lenovo Legion 5 instead:

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g15-15-6-fhd-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-graphics-512gb-solid-state-drive-phantom-grey-with-speckles/6461724.p?skuId=6461724

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-5-15-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-phantom-blue/6455136.p?skuId=6455136

 

You will want to grab another 8 GB RAM module to upgrade the RAM to 16 GB, then you'll be good to go.

 

 

 

[luisxd]

10 hours ago, saturnotaku said:

The Nitro 5 has garbage build quality and thermals. I'd go for the Dell G15 or Lenovo Legion 5 instead:

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-g15-15-6-fhd-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-graphics-512gb-solid-state-drive-phantom-grey-with-speckles/6461724.p?skuId=6461724

 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-legion-5-15-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-5800h-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3050-ti-8gb-memory-512gb-ssd-phantom-blue/6455136.p?skuId=6455136

 

You will want to grab another 8 GB RAM module to upgrade the RAM to 16 GB, then you'll be good to go.

 

 

 

 

That is also my concern with Acer products in general. Thanks for the recommendation.

[ryan]

I tend to disagree, one time I had a 9300h 1050 nitro 5.....great cooling of cpu and gpu and had 0 issues....that being said sometimes cheaper doesnt always mean its cheap or garbage

[Kassowen]

I would look at the sales HID evolution offers. 

[Ishayin]

I would second the cautionary note on Acer. Maybe they have improved in the past few years, but any we ever used in my small company never seemed to last very long. Though in fairness few did in our environment apart from some ancient Windows XP Dells which just refused to die even if they did get stupidly slow 😄