Acer has unveiled a new gaming notebook which has
been created to provide an affordable high-performance machine specifically
designed to play new AAA content in a portable form factor.
Unfortunately, Acer has not yet revealed any pricing
for the Acer Ignites Nitro 5 gaming notebook in the US but specifications
reveal that you can equip it with up to 32GB of DDR4 2400MHz memory and there
will be options to install either Intel Core i5 or Core i7 Kaby Lake
processors.
Graphics are managed by options for Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1050 Ti graphics, as well as 7th-gen AMD A-series FX, A12 or A10 APUs
paired with AMD Radeon RX550 GPUs. some versions of the new gaming notebook
will also include the ability to install PCIe SSDs up to 512GB with up to 2TB
of optional HDD storage.
Other features of the gaming notebook include
connections for Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.0, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 1
x HDMI output as well as support for 802.11ac Wi-Fi thanks to the inclusion of
a 2×2 MIMO antenna. The Acer Nitro 5 will be available in North America from
July 1st 2017 and China some time in July with systems priced from ¥ 5,499 or
€ 1,139 in Europe.
