Acer Nitro 16 - a solid gaming notebook, weirdly configured!

[@Jake_2903]

Damn, notebookcheck has a youtube channel? Been using you guys reviews for years.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Hell yeah, we do! Welcome on board!

[@HassaanALal]

commenting here to let guys know that this Acer Nitro 16 machine is absolute bullshit because it always gets the Nvidia GPU dead after a year. Mine just did and I cant do anything, all money wasted. I am never going to buy an Acer again, if you believe, do a bit of research on google and reddit to know how bad Acer is.

[@1bridge11]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Welcome aboard, not on board.

[@U7449]

Just got the Nitro 16 but with a R7 7840HS and 4070. It's got pretty good Performance and can't really complain about the CPU.. i do with there was a Config with an i7 13700H or something. But i got the Laptop for solid 1499€ here in Germany

[@vampukoi6374]

hey bro, i wanna get the same one. whats it like after a while of having it? does it get pretty hot, or is it alright? what about game performance?

[@avancult]

yeah me too, i also would like to get some more information

[@xenosophont]

I'll be getting the same one with 7840HS soon. The display quality with the super high brightness and good colors coupled with the reasonably priced 4070 was what convinced me. The whole laptop almost costs the same as an RTX 4070 card for a desktop rig (just the video card)!

[@Gordon_Chen]

⁠@@vampukoi6374hey, I have the nitro R7 4070 version for a few months now. The laptop is really good in terms of specs, cooling and battery health is really good, I’d be on 70-80% after a 2-3 hour lecture at uni. Acer has always been great with their cooling system and the the r7/4070 does not disappoint. It also has a great screen res of 1600p (between 1440 and 4K) and 500 nits brightness (I think), which is really important for me when I edit on the go. The only downside I have for myself, which I can’t complain since I paid £1.3k for is the 16gb ram as I edit a lot and feel my laptop sometimes bottlenecks when I game on 4K. Even though it is pretty standard for the price tbh. Also, I do miss the extra slot of sata compared to the nitro 5 i5/ 3050ti laptop that I had previously, which they have 2 m2 and 1 sata slot. However, the sata slot is compensated for a larger battery, which I can’t complain. Hope this helps : )

[@slowentropy4531]

​@@xenosophont They usually are cheaper as they have a lot less performance, especially when they heat up. But hey I am also willing to make that sacrifice and replace it every few years as a laptop is just so handy.

[@flmnk3456]

Danke!

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Danke für deine Großzügigkeit und Unterstützung! :O

[@strazhce]

I've found variant with 7840hs and it's very solid. Why Nitro 16 is so much cheaper than Legion? For me it does everything legion does, maybe except build quality. Timespy goes up to 12500 total, 12800 gpu, 10590 cpu

[@nicu8628]

ExcelLent review, stunning video quality, carismatic presenter, well done NBCR!!

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you kindly! 🙏🙏🙏

[@ahmadharb5099]

I'm kinda late but can someone tell em about the build quality like will it break? Or it's good enough? I'm worried

[@35Frost]

I'm kinda late too but i recently bought this laptop and the build quality is ok. Nothing top notch, hinges make noise sometimes but unless you spend considerable portions of your day wobbling your screen nothing will break. Pricing and model variations change between countries but i would say it has similar build quality to any laptop you would find around its price tag.

[@kobblyx6217]

Pretty late but mine didn't lasted for 2 months. No POST screen. The screen doesn't even turn on. As if the system got corrupted. No physical damage was even applied. Currently undergoing investigation and would think about warranty repair but in my country it's tricky. Be sure to not mess with your BIOS, and do not update the ACER Firmware given by Windows Updates or Acer Care Centre! It WILL brick the laptop in some cases. Unsurprisingly I am not alone in this situation as many had black screen issues as well. But I would totally recommend the laptop. It's a top notch performance/cost ratio. Just sad to see it die like that..

[@jeffenad5412]

In Asia, there is R9 7940H with RTX 4070 on this Nitro 16 but not yet available. I still waiting for the review of Helios 16 and 18, although Helios 16 is already available with i7 and 4060 or i9 and 4070 in here.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yeah this config is also linked in the describtion for the US. It seems like we only get this config in Europe :/ Helios 16 is already in the works, Helios 18 is not yet available over here.

[@Skynet_Cyberdyne-Systems]

I know this may be a very odd request, but I was hoping you guys could see if you could use take the 90wh battery in this nitro 16, and put it in the nitro 5. There's empty space where a hard drive should be and it may be possible to fit a larger battery in there.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I'm afraid we do not have our samples anymore, sorry!

[@HHaziq-pe5wr]

That battery life is a huge selling point to me.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Understandably.

[@doozydomain410]

Same price in my country. Which one better option? ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage Edition R7 7735HS & RX7600S 8GB Vs ACER Predator Helios Neo 16 i5 13500HX & RTX4050 6GB

[@Jan-xf8sk]

What's the maximum memory size and speed allowed, once you used up both the two SODIMM slots?

[@afluffypinecone3577]

The processor supports up to 64GB of DDR5-4800

[@KingdomRapDynastiaRomero]

How much can you expand the ram memory and the hard drive and what type would it be?

[@afluffypinecone3577]

The ram modules can be upgraded to two 32GB sticks (total of 64GB) of DDR5-4800 or LPDDR-6400

[@Nikovalop]

Great Review! Which laptop would you choose the Acer Nitro 16 in this video for $1229 or the Acer Nitro 15 Rtx 3070TI for $969?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Depends on the screen for the Nitro 5 I would say.

[@Nikovalop]

@@NotebookcheckReviews the Acer Nitro 5 has QHD 300 nits

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Challenging, but if you do not need anything specific the RTX4070 brings to the table, the last-gen Nitro might be the better deal.

[@Kaguya36]

How do you charge this Acer Nitro 16 laptop when the battery is low?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

With its charger! ;)

[@Youaremaster1234]

Solar power

[@nonelikegio]

So im stuck between getting the Acer Nitro 5 QHD Ryzen 7 6800H rtx 3070ti vs the Acer Nitro 17 FHD Ryzen 7 7840HS rtx 4050 which is a better option? Especially for longevity?

[@twystedhumour]

3070ti

[@afluffypinecone3577]

You can expect a roughly 30% better gaming performance from the 3070ti over the 4050. The only difference is the 7840HS is much better processor than the 6800H so you'd be sacrificing cpu performance for gpu performance, which might make the laptop worse overall depending on the game.

[@TheDoubter]

How is gaming performance on balance mode?

[@Evermind0602]

Thanks for your first full review on Acer gaming laptops. Can I say Nitro 16 is the AMD version of Helios Neo 16 this year?😁 Waiting for your full review on Acer Helios and Triton series.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Sure thing, my man! Yeah, Helios 16 is coming very soon, and the Triton 17X might also be available for us in a few weeks! I hope for early july!

[@gnarl12]

​@@NotebookcheckReviewsexcellent

[@anonymoususer8286]

Is the review for the legion 5 slim in the works? I am eyeing this model for my next gaming laptop.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Not quite yet. We will get a sample in the US for the website. But it might take some time before I get one for a video!

[@raulzabdilagunesmoreno290]

Excuse me, can this be improved like the Nitro 5? Add more RAM for example

[@afluffypinecone3577]

You can upgrade the total ram capacity to 64GB of DDR5-4800 or LPDDR5-6400

[@supercrafter2602]

Nice Review! Do you know when the review for the Asus ZenBook Pro 14 Oled ux6404 will come out?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Within the next two weeks! Hard at work for it already! 💪🏻

[@supercrafter2602]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Awesome Thanks!

[@henryfalis4279]

Does this laptop has MUX Switch ?

[@knownasroxxa]

Does the price of Acer Nitro 16 going to change in Asia region? I thought Acer Nitro 16 was going to be around 1000-1200$

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

You would have to check pricing for your region yourself, I am afraid. Prices in Europe have been through the roof lately :/

[@knownasroxxa]

​@@NotebookcheckReviews Yeah im still waiting from Acer to sell those in Asia, btw how much does Acer Nitro 16 with RTX 4050 and 4060 cost in Europe?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I was able to find a Nitro 16 with an RTX 4050 and i5-13500H for 1500,- and for 1600,- with an i7-13700H

[@skuzz5357]

When will asus zenbook 14 pro review come out?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I hope I can get it done in about a week!

[@ksmooth7667]

Im choosing between the acer nitro 16 for and legion i7 with i9 core and 32gb ram, but the legion $2350 compared to acer being $1600 so im not sure if legion is worth it sale ends tmr lmk which u think

[@vladislavu.9950]

repair prices of Lenovo is much bigger (if you plan repair it one time)

[@stealthjoe]

Does it have Gsync?

[@bdsmerril]

Yes

[@pedroespejo8374]

Can the USB C ports on the back be used for charging?

[@afluffypinecone3577]

The USB port on the back is the power delivery port.

[@Thesilentwolf7610]

I think a 1080p display would have been the better option here considering it has a 4070 but of course a low wattage which is similar to a 4060 or a 4060 ti desktop at most.

[@enessenbulbul]

Great review. I got what I need from this video.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I'm glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!

[@TinkiVinkis]

this one or lenovo slim 5 ?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Have you checked out our written review about the Slim 5? It might help to answer your question: www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Legion-Slim-5-16APH8-laptop-review-Underappreciated-design-with-an-underperforming-GPU.739245.0.html

[@TinkiVinkis]

@@NotebookcheckReviews thnx

[@moonfire5069]

Are you doing the Acer Helios 16 review too? Looks very clean and promising. and jet fans. lol

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yes, already working on it! Love their new design!

[@yotamshaked1]

Thanks for the review! Hoping to see a review of the buget intel version (the only nitro 16 I can find in my country), The spec are - 13500h, 4050, 1200p 16gb, 1TB

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Sure thing. I am sure we will get additional review configs pretty soon!

[@antalpoti]

Laptops came a long way, didn't they? Although this one is a bit overpriced imo, a rebranded 6800H for 2100€ is a bit too much. For that amount of money I think a 7840HS would be more reasonable with a 4070.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Absolutely! Then again you get pretty solid battery life and very quiet fans (apart from the performance mode that doesn’t offer more performance 😅)

[@tannenguitar]

what in the gaming world is not overpriced to be honest? :) or the apple world.. acer have also cheaper alternatives which are not too bad :)

[@francisezekiel13]

bro this is ryzen 7 and rtx4060

[@Khiw-yz1px]

Rtx 4050 vs 3060 which is better ?

[@CuttinInIdaho]

in a laptop, I would get the 4050 for dlss 3 and frame gen

[@matxweird]

I have acer nitro 16 with 4050 and amd 5 7535hs is good for gaming ?

[@vladislavu.9950]

sure!

[@user-jdr93q8yer9g]

Gaming laptops are keeping laptop repair shops in business😂

[@drifter4training]

g-sync, USB 4 with PD function and less than 2K USD... I see this as a almost win !

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Definitly US pricing and configuration is much more compelling!

[@joinushugabear5847]

g14 with 7735hs and 4070 IPS screen vs zenbook pro 14 OLED 4060 + 13700h (and it is 250$ cheaper)?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

That really comes down to what you plan to do with your machine. For gaming, I would say the G14 is the better option, if you are a creator maybe the zenbook ... our zenbook review is coming soon btw, but we got the top-spec version.

[@joinushugabear5847]

@@NotebookcheckReviews im a designer, i will work with blender, and cad, and adobe etc type of workloads. the cpu and screen is prob worse on the g14 4070 i can afford, while the zenbook is cheaper and has the 4060 gpu. Im leaning towards the zenbook, im hoping the gpu will be fast enough for me. no gaming except once every once in a blue moon. im getting the zenbook for 23000sek, while the g15 7735hs 4070 is 25600sek. thanks

[@UniverseUnveiled-br2023]

Please help my I can't find Enable JavaScript for Nitro 16, or how can I Enable JavaScript?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I am afraid we can not help with that.

[@nate3390]

dont see a miniDP Port

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

You get HDMI and two USB-Cs on the Nitro 16

[@Justin_svu]

It seems like the USB-C’s aren’t thunderbolt. Does someone know if I can use 2 monitors with this laptop? I have got a Dell WD19S docking.

[@afluffypinecone3577]

You can daisy chain monitors together using the mini-displayport as long as the monitors have an input and output displayport ports

[@vladislavu.9950]

thunderbolt is only on intel

[@Ninja16PTW]

I just got mine for $1,000 USD on Black Friday!!!

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Nice! Solid deal!

[@geordie9997]

Yeah, can you up grade the vram on this?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

To my knowledge, there is not a single notebook in which you can upgrade the VRAM.

[@kevinvh2003]

Its a tft sceen not ips

[@surft]

Wish you tested the 7940hs version

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Same! But it was not available to us 😑

[@chrisschneider850]

great for djing. can easily open to add more ram and ssd. and the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS is plenty for games if i want that. which i dont. the 4070 is perfect for STEMS. which is a fancy way of seperating parts of songs into drums, vocas, etc.

[@RBooop]

Hi, I have Nitro 17(i7 13700HX, rtx 4060) and gpu doesn't reach max tgp(115W + 25W boost mode). II am playing F1 22 and God of War on ultra high settings and results are: F1 22 -> 60 -70W God of War -> 80-90W I don't want to use turbo boost, but I wish it would work at a higher level, at about 100W. Can it be fixed? Thanks!

[@blade1950]

I have the same problem with the same laptop. Can it be fixed

[@blade1950]

Tell if you've found a solution

[@RBooop]

@@blade1950 Hi, I think it is the VRAM usage, when it is full the power reaches 105-110W.

[@bigd6598]

Should i get the Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop Ryzen 9 32GB/1TB 4060 ACQQFSA003 for school work everyday use uni and some gaming?

[@vladislavu.9950]

sure!

[@jounikyy7715]

g-syng only second usb-c not the near hdmi

[@douglab222]

that is why I bought this wit the 7940HS installed.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Good choice!

[@MrOrthodox13]

Does it get too hot, is it too loud, is it running well, HELP ME I NEED ANSWERS

[@Hugo_VT_]

Hi! We currently have this laptop at 1500 euros in France (1635 $) , what do you think of this price ? For me it looks fine , I just have some doubt on the cpu part. For the ram, i'll add 16 go for dual channel if I take it Thanks a lot for the review 😊

[@tilu8696]

Hey Did you buy it?

[@cazenovelee5162]

In china,its version is 7940h +4070laptop only 1242 dollar

[@cazenovelee5162]

and it is 16gb 5600MHz

[@andreasaust1510]

great review, but maybe its generally worth mentioning the mere 8gb of video memory that mean you spend more than 2000 € on a brand new machine that already has a massive bottlenec, right coming out of the box. I know, there are no real alternatives at that price point - but it's just so frustrating and keeps me from buying a new laptop currently.

[@stefdezy1562]

It would def be nice to have more VRAM. But, to be fair, 8gb on my legion 5i pro has been absolutely flawless so far. Hogwarts legacy, one of the culprits known for terrible vram allocation sits around 100+fps without stutters (other than shaders). High graphic settings/dlss at 1600p. Although vram *is* very important, I think it’s *possible* that the reality is not quite as harsh as youtube may have made it seem these past few months, at least for most consumers. Most of *us* aren’t used to consistently playing titles in 4K ultra settings anyways. 1440p/1600p has been *perfect* for me, in every game (so far). That’s native res for most of these notebooks. I can’t really ask for more, however, I paid quite a bit less for my legion than this nitro. All of this at high/ultra settings (and even RT in certain titles like cyberpunk w/ dlss).

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

I have to agree with @stefdezy1562 here. While I feel a lot of the recent AAA releases had been troubled with poor optimization at launch (that may have been amplified by poor VRAM usage and, therefore, indirectly placed 8GB card in a bad situation), most games we are testing run pretty well without any significant problems. I am currently trying to find a solution to implement 1% lows in our graphs so we can shine a light on those measurements too, in addition to our average framerates. This may paint a better picture about this situation in the future.

[@abelmathew8293]

is ryzen 7 7840h s good?

[@afluffypinecone3577]

The 7840HS is a much better processor than the one in the video

[@lil_brumski]

Another great video 🎉

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you!

[@lennard9331]

Honestly, the only highlight for me is that the keyboard does have a num pad. Used to love that on my 2014 Asus Strix laptop. The rest is a shame, between the EU pricing, skimping on Zen 4 over here and the overall bulkiness of it.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yeah, the pricing for this config is pretty wild. If they had positioned it a bit more competitively, it would have been an excellent option for Users looking for extended runtimes and a quiet gaming experience!

[@andrescastillo6699]

nice video my love

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you

[@gregcy89]

Pls add some dlss performance at qhd pls. This 4070 140w is ideal for gaming. I saw this laptop for 13000eur with a 8845hs ryzen in germany 🧐🔥

[@AliRaza-jg3hx]

did you buy or not. Because if you haven't yet go and buy now. It's on black Friday sale for 1149€. Believe me or not you will never see this kind of crazy deal ever in this spec.

[@sarmad8101]

On what site?? Plz answer ​@@AliRaza-jg3hx

[@gg-ve5iq]

Hello nicu.what do you recommend for me the acer nitro 17 4070 or the acer predator neo 16 4060 iam really confused

[@jussikankinen9409]

Sellers say no usb 4

[@bluupbrr286]

Am thinking of getting the same laptop with 7840hs and 4060. Should i go ahead with the purchase? Would the asus tuf 15 be better with same specs?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

The TUF will be a bit more portable since it's lighter and thinner. It also looks cleaner in my opinion. But the Nitro will likely net you better performance. So you will have to pick your poison.

[@bluupbrr286]

@@NotebookcheckReviews okay, all I want are better thermals and if the Nitro can get me those then I'll go ahead with it. Thank you so much for the response.

[@Issahridwanulahi]

Amazing review as always.👍👍👍👍 Contemplating whether to get one for myself

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you! Which config are you leaning towards?

[@Issahridwanulahi]

@@NotebookcheckReviews The Ryzen 7 with Nvidia RTX4070

[@anarsosoroo2891]

Yooo new video 💙👀👀

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

For sure!

[@testing448]

I just ordered the core i7-13700H version of this laptop with the RTX 4050 6GB GDDR5, 16GB Ram and 512GB SSD. Hopefully it’s good

[@bluupbrr286]

Hey, did you get it? How is it? Am going to book the 4060 version today.

[@testing448]

@@bluupbrr286 I have it but I haven’t opened it yet. Tbh I’m not too excited as I am a former console player. I’ve build my own pc years ago last PC I built was a AMD FX 8300 with GTX 960 then I sold it. Went back to PS4 gaming. I’m contemplating on returning it and just get myself a PS5 just the fact that I want to play exclusive games like god of war. And to answer the rest of your questions lol there’s an Asian dude on here who reviewed something about it looks good on paper but it under performs. You have the 4060 so it’s like 5-8x better than the 4050 I’m not sure which processor you have tho.

[@jduarte1506]

Excellent video I need an opinion on a laptop, the 4070 gpu is better than the 4060, the 4070 being $250 more expensive

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Have you seen our Legion Pro 5 video yet? We compare the 4060 with the 4070 in that one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYq7YZ2ka5ijp9E

[@jduarte1506]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Yes, I just saw it, in your analysis of the Lenovo with 4060/4070 gpus I saw that there is not much difference between the two gpus, the difference is between the price of $250 more for the 4070 compared to the 4060, due to this difference I cannot tell If I am correct in what I am going to say, I would opt for a 4060, I am upgrading my old laptop for a new one, to have a flight simulator game, and I think that it is better to buy a laptop with 4060, technology changes every day by giant steps Three years from now I should update since the laptops 4060/4070 etc will be old,I wanted to know if the amd 6800S gpu is better than the rtx 4060, between these two gpus,At bestbuy the legion slim amd gpu 6800s is at $1200 the hp omen 16 4060 is at 1200 both qhd

[@RBoop]

Hi, may you say something about Acer Nitro 17(Intel CPU, rtx 4060), please?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

There you go, we reviewed it already on the website: www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-s-quiet-Nitro-17-laptop-reviewed-The-RTX-4060-perfectly-configured.729236.0.html

[@RBoop]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Thanks !

[@AlexToepfer]

Very strange music choice... I thought there was a woman screaming in background and had to take my headphones off to check :?

[@andybar1406]

Heute das Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-42) von 2024 erhalten. Es hat zum Glück nicht die hässlichen Rennstreifen wie das im Video Gezeigte und ist somit eher clean. Verbaut ist die neue sparsame und shcnelle AMD CPU 8845HS (~35W) + RTX 4070. ich muss sagen das läuft angenehm leiser und reagiert direkter im Vergleich zum lenovo legion pro 5 gen 9 mit intel core i5 13500HX + RTX 4060 vom letzten Jahr. Preisunterschied gerade mal ~200 Euro, also 1399 EUro. Balanced Mode ist kaum lansgamer als Performance Mode und dabei leiser.

[@AliRaza-jg3hx]

habe ihn heute für 1149€ auf Amazon bestellt 😉 als Black friday deal. Einfach Mega deal. ich freue mich riesig auf das Laptop 🤟😆 Specs: cpu 8845 Amd, gpu rtx 4070, 16gb ram und 1tb storage 🎉😊

[@kennysponto6568]

Plastic lucky charms silicon

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

What do you mean?

[@HoodHussler]

This looks great for a mid range machine

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yes, if you are aware of its quirks.

[@radudan9589]

First like, then watch..

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thanks for both!

[@satainkara]

берите не пожалеете, не вернусь больше к asus, amd проц просто сверх сильный в играх, только режим optimus отключите только GPU

[@nicktw8688]

So loud. 😮

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

In performance mode sure. But since it hardly brings any performance benefits, you could leave it in balanced, and then its really, really quiet.

[@Giedriusification]

👍

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

💪🏻

[@otrOptions]

First?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Seems so ;)

[@Cenot4ph]

Never liked Acer.. no exception here

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Fair enough. Made some bad experiences? Or just in general?

[@Cenot4ph]

@@NotebookcheckReviews laptop design, looking flimsy, hinges, generally unappealing