This Acer Nitro gaming laptop with RTX 4050 is 17% off

By Aaron Mamiit Published October 17, 2024

The Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop on a white background. — Acer

Gaming laptop deals are still expensive if you’re after a machine that won’t have trouble running today’s video games. That’s why you shouldn’t let opportunities at savings pass, and Amazon’s Woot is offering discounts on various gaming laptops in its New Laptops sale . Here’s a great offer that we’re recommending: the Acer Nitro 16 at 17% off, slashing its price to $810 from its original price of $978 to make it cheaper by $168. The event runs until October 21, but you’ll want to complete your purchase quickly because stocks may run out at any moment.

Why you should buy the Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop

For a gaming laptop that lets you play the best PC games, go for the Acer Nitro 16. Inside it are the AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS processor and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card, which is a decent combination for modern video games. However, the gaming laptop only comes with 8GB of RAM — gamers can make do with this by making sure that there are no other apps running in the background while you’re playing, but we highly recommend upgrading RAM to at least 16GB when budget permits.

The Acer Nitro 16 gaming laptop looks pretty stylish with its RGB keyboard and bright 16-inch screen with WUXGA resolution. The machine also features a chassis with a dual-fan, dual-intake, and quad-exhaust port design for efficient cooling, so you can play for several hours without worrying about overheating. The Acer Nitro 16 comes with a 512GB SSD, which will provide enough storage space for you to install several games, including their required updates and optional DLCs.

There are all kinds of laptop deals in the New Laptops sale at Amazon’s Woot, including offers for gamers. A 17% discount on the Acer Nitro 16 is one of them, and we think it’s going to draw a lot of interest because you’ll be getting the gaming laptop for a reasonable $810 instead of its sticker price of $978. There are still a few days left before the event ends, but if you want to make sure that you pocket the $168 in savings, you should push forward with the transaction right now as there’s no telling when stocks will sell out.

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