Acer Nitro 5 Spin NP515 (15.6-inch, 2017) Series

Solid build quality ; Attractive gaming design ; Solid productivity performance ; A better display than similarly priced gaming notebooks

Mixed gaming performance given the GPU ; Mediocre battery life ; Keyboard lacks sufficient travel ; Large and heavy for a 2-in-1

The Acer Nitro 5 Spin has some serious aspirations. It wants to be both a gaming notebook and a productivity 2-in-1, and it certainly packs in the right components. Unfortunately, although it looks the part, it’s not a terribly competitive gaming...

Stylish, versatile design; Comfortable keyboard; Bright, vibrant display; Good keyboard; ; Graphics could be better for price; Gets toasty while gaming; ; The Acer Nitro 5 Spin is a sleek convertible that has enough oomph to play games on lower settings.

Graphics could be better for price; Gets toasty while gaming; ; The Acer Nitro 5 Spin is a sleek convertible that has enough oomph to play games on lower settings.

The Acer Nitro 5 Spin is a sleek convertible that has enough oomph to play games on lower settings.

Slim and portable 15-inch convertible;All-aluminum chassis with good build quality;Good input devices;Excellent IPS display;The screen doesn’t use PWM above 90 cd/m2 brightness;Well-balanced hardware suitable not only for office work but for multimedia...

Non-upgradeable RAM;Overly-tightened hinges;The CPU and GPU throttle during extreme workloads

Touchscreen is a nice add ; Intel 8th Gen is good for multitasking ; Brick-hard built quality ; Loud speakers ; Slim design

Cramped up function keys and number pad ; Fingerprint scanner is laughable ; Gaming expectations are as shallow as Big Boss contestants

A really interesting laptop with nice bonus features, sadly none of them help to improve gaming

Well built ; Relatively lightweight ; Good keyboard

GPU Bottleneck ; Heating issue ; Display could have been better

The Acer Nitro 5 Spin is a good overall laptop, but is not suited for gaming or heavy duty tasks.