48 PCWorld OCTOBER 2019REVIEWS
IMAGE: JARED NEWMANAcer Nitro 5 (17-inch, AN517-
51-56Y W): Here’s your cheap
Fortnite laptop
For a certain kind of gaming, Acer’s latest laptop gets the price right. BY JARED NEWMANI
n the field of low-end gaming laptops,
Acer’s latest Nitro 5 (model AN517-
51-56YW) is about as budget as they
come. But for $880, you don’t need
more than what the Acer Nitro 5 offers to
play Fortnite and Apex Legends at 1080p
and 60 frames per second with maximumsettings. You can cross the same frame rate
and resolution hurdles in lots of other
modern games with a few minor graphical
tweaks.
Those who turn up their noses at sub-
144Hz displays should stay away, of course,
and the Nitro 5’s speakers are a major weak