Acer Nitro V 16S AI (2025)
The Nitro V 16S is Acer's first thin gaming laptop priced in the value range. Unfortunately it is a failure. It comes with a small 135 watt power brick. This is not enough power to drive the components inside this laptop. When plugged in and gaming thee battery is drained. Significantly on its highest performance mode, and a little on its lower performance mode. At this price point there are far better laptops to get with these components. Please see our alternate recommendations listed below
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Pros
Full size arrow keys
Cons
While plugged in and gaming battery is drained
Build quality is lacking
Trackpad feels cheap
Arrow keys pressed up against other keys causes miss presses
Uses old Intel and AMD processors that are not power efficient
GPU isn't fed full power
Acer Nitro V 16S AI (2025)
The Nitro V 16S is Acer's first thin gaming laptop priced in the value range. Unfortunately it is a failure. It comes with a small 135 watt power brick. This is not enough power to drive the components inside this laptop. When plugged in and gaming thee battery is drained. Significantly on its highest performance mode, and a little on its lower performance mode. At this price point there are far better laptops to get with these components. Please see our alternate recommendations listed below
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Pros
Full size arrow keys
Cons
While plugged in and gaming battery is drained
Build quality is lacking
Trackpad feels cheap
Arrow keys pressed up against other keys causes miss presses
Uses old Intel and AMD processors that are not power efficient
GPU isn't fed full power
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