PCGaming @lemmy.world Darth_Vader__ @lemmy.world 1y ago

HELP - Acer nitro V at crazy price

I found an acer nitro 5 with 1440p display and an RTX 3070ti for a crazy price around ~1000$. It sounds too good to be true and I suspect aggressive corner cutting. Is it an actual crazy good deal? Should I buy it? Should I leave it and keep looking for ASUS deals?

Laptop in question: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0C5R13NGB/?psc=1

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Just random two cents here, but if I was looking to buy a gaming laptop right now, that would be the deal I'd be looking for.

Search for reviews of that laptop model and see what people are saying.
- Heating issues gets mentioned a lot... Also battery life is apparently $hit
  
  Those two issues are normal in the gaming laptop world.
  
  My Zephyrus G14 reaches 80°C on both the GPU and CPU, they're not made to be running at ice-cold temperatures. I got it in late 2021 and it still runs like it's brand new, even with high temps in AAA games.
  
  Gaming laptop are made to be used while plugged in, on the move. You CAN play games on the battery but it's perfectly normal that it drains faster than a soda bottle found by a toddler. If you use it on the battery to do light work (database, IDE, YT, Facebook etc.), there are battery modes that will disable the GPU and use the integrated graphics. I get up to 8 hours from light tasking on mine.
  
  Enjoy your new acquisition!
  
  Unfortunately that is fairly normal for gaming laptops on the heating and battery life, for the price though it does seem tough to beat at least if you are set on a laptop instead of a desktop
  
  You can also turn off the dedicated GPU generally to save on battery life when you aren't gaming on it
  
  It's Acer, what did you expect?
  
  If you want good cooling on a laptop, go with Asus or Dell.
Porque no steam deck? $700 and none of the bullshit laptop manufacturers try to pull.
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- I am stuck on a laptop. So waiting for ASUS is better? They do seem to have a premium price tho. I can't find any "killer deals" like this for ASUS. I don't play games on battery, but I do watch movies and youtube on battery a lot. Also I want it to be portable (i.e: not stuck to a power of all the time)

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