Review on Powerful Acer AN5155470KK NITRO 5 Gaming Laptop - Intel i7, NVIDIA RTX, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 10 by Esera Warren

The short answer is YES. Yes, almost everything runs on high settings. Long answer: You need to make some minor updates to this computer to make it work optimally. The included NVMe SSD is quite small (500 GB) and not very fast for an M.2 SSD. Also the amount of RAM is just terrible. I added a 1TB NVMe SSD which is about twice as fast as the one in the box and I removed the RAM and put in 2 sticks of 16GB each for a total of 32GB RAM. I did this almost immediately and it cost about $200. I also rarely use it as a "laptop". It sits primarily on my desk and is connected to a 32-inch 1440p monitor, which in many ways outperforms the screen ACER supplied. I also have some "Kiesel" speakers that sound MUCH better than the tiny knobs they build into this PC. So my overall experience is vastly improved over what came stock on this machine. I also bought the NITRO 5 (AN5155470KK) when it was around $700. Motion interpolation issues, which is good, but otherwise it's a regular 1080p monitor. ray tracing. They call it. It does. Of course you have to pay for this. Perfomance. Minecraft typically kills the battery in just over an hour. It now has an integrated Intel graphics chip that you can use instead to get MUCH better battery life, but of course it sucks. SOUND - No. You will definitely want to use something else to get your sound. These speakers are terrible. KEYBOARD - It's red. Full size, and the backlight can be turned off if you want. CONNECTIONS - It has an HDMI output which the 2060 RTX uses. It has a USB-C connector which the Intel IGC uses if for some crazy reason you want to send your screen to an external device but don't have an HDMI option or just don't want graphics? Two USB 3.0 ports and one USB 2.0. Of course, the usual power supply connector and headphone jack are also available. All of them are on both sides of the block. Nothing behind, nothing in front. FAN NOISE - Yes, a little. Usually the fans spin up briefly when you start a game and you can definitely hear them, but I wouldn't call them "loud" even at maximum speed. Above all, of course. BATTERY LIFE. It's pretty bad to be honest, but like I said, it's a compromise for a mobile 2060 RTX. Sure, you can get more lives, but the trade-off is really drastic, so I really wouldn't recommend playing games on this PC without an outlet nearby. Overall I really like this laptop and the upgrades I've made have definitely improved it a bit. . However, the current price of $1,000 seems pretty high for this PC.