I’ve been using my Acer Nitro laptop for over nine years. It came with a GTX 960M and an i7, and was great for gaming until 2019. Since I played mostly on my PS4, I didn’t feel the need to upgrade until recently, when it started having major issues.
Now that I’m starting my master’s this year, I needed a new laptop mostly for work, but I still want to game in my free time. I was saving for a Zephyrus G16 because I wanted something thin for gaming, but I found a great deal on the Legion 7i instead.
Specs: 32GB RAM, i9, RTX 4070, 1TB, 3.2K panel.
So far, I’m loving the upgrade! I’m still tweaking settings, so any tips or recommendations would be super helpful.
Kai said:
How on earth did an Acer Nitro last for 9 years?
Honestly, I’m surprised too. But now it’s painful to use because of hardware and OS issues. It was pretty future-proof for a 2016 laptop with Thunderbolt USB C, an SD card slot, a hidden Ethernet port, and Windows Hello with an eye tracker. Plus, it has a professional design, unlike many recent Nitro models.
Keats said:
9 years… that’s impressive. Kudos to Acer Nitro!
Yep, it held up well. I’ve swapped the hard drive twice, the battery’s dead now (so it’s basically a desktop), the speakers are rough, and some keys don’t work. But I did upgrade the RAM from 8GB to 16GB in 2022.
Great to see you got 9 years out of the Nitro. Also, in Lenovo Vantage, there’s a ‘Conservation Mode’ feature that limits the battery charge to 75-80% when plugged in.
Ember said:
Great to see you got 9 years out of the Nitro. Also, in Lenovo Vantage, there’s a ‘Conservation Mode’ feature that limits the battery charge to 75-80% when plugged in.
Jess said:
That’s a long-lasting laptop! My advice? Go for the RTX 4080 instead and pay the extra, but I guess it’s too late now.
I did look for an RTX 4080 laptop, but slim models like the Zephyrus G16 and others are way out of my budget, and the Legion 7 Pro feels bulky to me, so I went with this one.