To start out with, this laptop is slightly lower end compared to other Acer V Nitro model variations, so keep that in mind so you don't get confused by the last gen GPU (RTX 3050)
The laptop itself is great, a backlit keyboard, sturdy build & not unnecessarily heavy, with a good length on the charger itself.
It comes with Windows 11 Home, which for a higher end laptop is not really great. something like this should use Windows 11 Pro, which gives you slightly better functionality within the operating system. Not a deal breaker, but hopefully they improve that with later models.
It does come with a little bit of bloatware pre-installed, ExpressVPN, an Anti-Virus among other things. They aren't super intrusive, but worth uninstalling if you don't use them, If you do want to use a VPN or an anti-virus, there are better options than what are pre-installed as well.
The performance of the laptop is modest. It comes with a good processor & a GPU that for on-the-go gaming, nobody can complain about. It's not the most powerful, but in many cases it doesn't need to be. If you're planning on just playing games such as Counter Strike, Rocket League, War Thunder or Even some AAA titles, they can run on this no problem. In some cases, you may have to turn down the graphics to medium, but it should be plenty good to maintain 60fps in most cases.
The biggest thing I wasn't a fan of was that it's very easily dirtied, even with clean hands putting finger prints & hand prints on this laptop is a guarantee do to the finish that it was given. It's not a huge problem, but it looks not so great to me.
Battery Life is so-so, It highly depends on what you are doing when using the laptop. It handles browsing the internet & doing basic stuff fine, but drains somewhat quick while gaming, which should be expected anyways. Best used while plugged in, but plenty of battery life to game while you wait a couple hours for flight or something of the sort.
The laptop also came at a perfect time for me to use, my computer was on its last legs & practically unusable, & this held me over very satisfactory while I waited for the hardware to fix my main PC.
Overall, a great laptop. The Processor itself rivals my 5600x I have on my Desktop. It is on the lowest point of what I would consider high-end laptops, but is more than enough for nearly anything but the most intensive gaming you can do.
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