Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 Price in Pakistan

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 is the 17.3 inch member of the 2022 Nitro 5 family. It keeps the familiar black Nitro look with red accents, a textured lid and a full-size keyboard with a numeric pad. The body is plastic and weighs about 3 kg, so this is a desk-first machine rather than something you carry to class every day. In return you get a large screen, a roomy keyboard and a chassis that has space for cooling and upgrades.

The standard panel is a 17.3 inch Full HD IPS screen at 144Hz, and some units ship with a sharper QHD 165Hz option. The high refresh rate makes shooters such as Valorant, CS2 and Apex Legends feel smooth. Colours are fine for gaming and normal use, but the base panel is not wide-gamut, so serious colour work needs an external monitor.

Performance comes from the Intel Core i5-12500H or Core i7-12700H, paired with an RTX 3050, RTX 3060 or, in some imported units, an RTX 3070 Ti. The Core i5 and RTX 3050 version handles esports titles at high frame rates and runs GTA V, Fortnite and FIFA well at 1080p. The RTX 3060 model is the sweet spot for AAA games at high settings and for Premiere Pro or Blender work. For office work, coding and AutoCAD, any configuration is more than enough.

Battery life is modest at around 4 to 5 hours of light use from the 57.5Wh battery, and gaming needs the charger. In Pakistan that matters during load-shedding, so plan on a UPS if you game for long sessions. The laptop also runs warm under load, so a cooling pad and a hard desk help in summer.

Upgrades are a strong point. There are two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, two M.2 NVMe slots and a 2.5 inch drive bay, so you can grow storage cheaply. Ports include Thunderbolt 4, three USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1 and Ethernet, which is enough for a monitor, mouse, headset and wired internet.

The Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55 price in Pakistan makes sense for buyers who want a big-screen gaming laptop without paying for a premium brand. As a Non Custom imported unit it costs less than official stock. Choose it if you mostly play at a desk and want room to upgrade; skip it if you need a light laptop for daily travel.

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i5-12500H

Processor options

Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Core i7-12700H

Generation

Intel Core 12th Gen (Alder Lake-H)

Cores / Threads

12 cores / 16 threads

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

Graphics memory

4GB GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM

8GB, 16GB, 32GB

RAM type

DDR4 3200MHz (2x SO-DIMM)

RAM upgradeable

Yes

Storage

512GB, 1TB

Storage type

PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (2x M.2 slots + 2.5-inch bay)

Display

Screen size

17.3 inch

Resolution

1920x1080 (FHD)

Panel

IPS

Refresh rate

144Hz

Touchscreen

No

Brightness

300 nits

Display options

17.3 inch FHD 144Hz IPS, 17.3 inch QHD 165Hz IPS

Battery & Power

Battery

57.5Wh

Battery life

Up to 5 hours (light use)

Charger

180W / 230W barrel adapter (by GPU)

Design

Weight

3 kg

Thickness

28.6 mm

Build

Plastic chassis with textured lid

Colours

Obsidian Black

Connectivity

Ports

1x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (one with off-charging), 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x RJ45 Ethernet, 1x 3.5mm audio jack

Wireless

Killer Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1

Other

Keyboard

4-zone RGB backlit with numpad

Security

None

Webcam

720p HD

Audio

Stereo speakers, DTS:X Ultra

Operating system

Windows 11 Home

Model

AN517-55

Launch year

2022