Model: AN515-58-53RF / Part: NH.QM0SA.002
It’s hardly normal just how often this laptop gets these discounts. Acer and Gerry clearing stock ahead of 2024 laptops, perhaps? The last time this laptop got posted, HN ran a special limited-time coupon deal which was able to stack with this discounted price, so keep an eye out in case they do something similar in the coming week or so.
With this model, you’re getting gaming performance at the cost of poor colour gamut (45% NTSC), middling brightness (a bit of a screen lottery, but reviews seem to place it at 300 nits average peak brightness), and the relatively poor battery life you’re going to see on any gaming laptop in this price bracket.
In the same price bracket, HN also has on sale the full range of Acer Nitro V laptops. The Nitro V series seems to be the successor to the Nitro 5, and it has its own set of trade offs compared to its predecessor. In particular, the highest model here only has a 4050. The screen is a least a little better though, and you’re getting the 13th Gen rather than the 12th Gen processor. LTT did a review of the Nitro V last month, where they basically concluded you’d only buy it on sale, but hey, it’s on sale here, so it’s worth a look.
god why are gaming laptops so ugly