Acer
Powered by an AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7 260 processor and RTX 5050 graphics with 8GB VRAM, this laptop drives a smooth 180Hz IPS display for fluid gaming. It pairs 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD with a full port selection including Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1, offering strong out-of-the-box connectivity. This machine is best for gamers and entry-level creators who prioritize high-refresh 1080p performance and ample memory over portability.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 260
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.4 kg
Battery 76 Wh
52 Overall Score
Price £1,490
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong cpu (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average portability (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 180 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | USB-C 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.4 lbs |
| Battery | 76 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 260 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 76 | 72 | - | - | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | 81.4 | 75.8 | 73.2 | 88.2 | 63.1 | 13 | 67.5 | 9.9 | 15.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.2 | 72.7 | 66.3 | 87.5 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.5 | 80.4 | 85.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 97.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From £1,490
Amazon.co.uk 1 offer From £1,490
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