Acer Aspire V 15 Nitro Review

The market for notebook gaming is thriving despite the increasing number of consumers that have turned to tablets in recent years. Acer capitalized on this trend with the company's first serious gaming laptop, the Aspire V 15 Nitro (VN7-591G-75S2). Designed to compete with entry-level priced gaming notebooks from Alienware, MSI, ASUS, and others, the Aspire V 15 Nitro offers a solid mix of attractive design, excellent performance, and several features designed to enhance your entertainment experience.

Read on to find out if this gaming rig is worth $1,199.99, or if you should spend your money elsewhere.

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I'm seriously considering buying one of these but unsure about whether it's worth spending the extra money for a higher spec version. I'm not a huge gaming junkie though I would like games such as Fallout 3, Skyrim, Civ 5 etc to look as good as they can be within a reasonable budget.

1. I can get the 860m version with i7-4710HQ CPU but it's £850. Or I can get the version with the i5-4210H which is £730 (a saving of £120 / $180). Is there going to be significant difference in performance and gaming? Is the more powerful CPU worth the extra money?

2. Is it worth waiting for the 960m? Versions of this laptop with the 960m are due to appear within the next month or two and seems to be about £30 more expensive.

 

@Picard - the i7-4710HQ is well worth the extra over the i5-4210H. The latter is a dual-core processor and will be underpowered for some modern games like Battlefield 4.

The 960M from my understanding is more or less the same as the 860M ...so no.
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Nice review Jerry. This notebook is actually a pretty good value especially considering it has a two-year warranty. The IPS screen is a plus too. The Clevo P650SE is a better gaming notebook overall from a performance perspective but costs a good deal more as well - around $1,500 as this one is equipped, the main benefit being an upgraded GTX 970M GPU. You get what you pay for.

 

Additional downsides of Acer Nitro v15 - antennas are placed in the keyboard part of the notebook, not around the top of the screen which results in poor reception (which is not helped by no very good Atheros card). And there is thermal throttling...

Overall a good attempt but they are not quite there yet.