
- By Marco Cocomello
- @Cocomelts
- Jan 12, 2021
- 10:50 am
Acer is one of the first tech brands to announce a range of RTX 30 Series gaming notebooks at CES 2021 thanks to its new Acer Nitro 5 and Aspire 2021 models. Acer is packing both RTX 30 Series GPUs and AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs into the Nitro 5 by combining either a 15.3-inch or 17.3-inch display, various CPUs and SSD combinations across the board.
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Acer Nitro 5 Key Features
The new Acer Nitro 5 notebooks come in 15.3 and 17.3 models. Both models include various different build options that pack either a quad high-definition display at 165Hz or a full HD display at 360Hz.
Available February 2021 starting at $749 for the 15-inch and $849 for the 17-inch
- 15.3 and 17.3-inch models with Quad HD Display at 165Hz or Full HD at 360Hz / 80% screen-to-body ratio
- 3ms response time
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900 HX Mobile Processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU
- 2 x M.2 PCIe storage slots supporting up to 2TB NVMe SSD / 2TB HDD
- Up to 32GB of DDR4 3200 RAM
- Killer E2600 Ethernet and Wi-Fi 6 support
- Twin Fans with Acer CoolBoost technology and four exhaust ports
Acer Aspire 7 Key Features
Available March 2021 starting at $749
- 15.6-inch FHD Display with 81% screen-to-body ratio
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 GPU and AMD Ryzen 5000 Series CPU
- Up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM
- Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
- Includes Wi-Fi 6 support
Acer Aspire 5 Key Features
Available March 2021 starting at $549
- 15.6-inch FHD IPS Display
- AMD Radeon RX 640 GPU and AMD Ryzen 5000 Mobil CPU
- Up to 24GB of DDR4 RAM
- Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe SSD
These of but a handful of many new notebooks users can expect to see this year from Acer. Acer Africa did not share any local pricing and release date for these devices yet.
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