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Acer Nitro 16: Ryzen 9 7940HS, 16" 1600p 165Hz, RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

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antonline via eBay has Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop (AN16-41-R5KC) on sale for $1349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core Processor
  • 16" 2560x1600 165Hz 500-nit 100% sRGB NVIDIA G-Sync NVIDIA Advanced Optimus 3ms Overdrive IPS Display
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6 140W Graphics
  • 16GB DDR5 Memory (2x16GB, Expandable to 32GB)
  • 1TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.1
  • 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 1x USB4 Type-C (w/ Power Delivery + DisplayPort)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack

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  • Comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
  • Our research indicates that this is $350 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1699.99 at the time of this posting.
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antonline via eBay has Acer Nitro 16 Gaming Laptop (AN16-41-R5KC) on sale for $1349.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 8-Core Processor
  • 16" 2560x1600 165Hz 500-nit 100% sRGB NVIDIA G-Sync NVIDIA Advanced Optimus 3ms Overdrive IPS Display
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6 140W Graphics
  • 16GB DDR5 Memory (2x16GB, Expandable to 32GB)
  • 1TB PCIe Gen 4 M.2 Solid State Drive
  • Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.1
  • 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2
    • 1x USB4 Type-C (w/ Power Delivery + DisplayPort)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x Audio Combo Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by oceanlake | Staff
  • Comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
  • Our research indicates that this is $350 lower (21% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $1699.99 at the time of this posting.
  • See the forum thread for additional discussion of this deal.
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.

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Suryasis
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Yes, your assumption is mostly correct. The HS series from AMD is equivalent to Intel's H series and AMD's HX series is comparable to Intel's HX series.
However, due to higher efficiency ebnabling it to keep high clock speed in long running work loads, I have seen in Notebookcheck.net reviews that 7940HS can match 13700HX performance some times.
Nitro is one tier lower than Helios but this year, Acer has improved Nitro 16's design a lot and it is pretty good in terms of build quality. The case is mostly plastic but very rigid. Check out the below review (same GPU but lower end 7735HS) to get an idea of the build quality.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ace...387.0.html
Suryasis
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This is a pretty solid deal in my opnion and I will prefer this over Lenovo's Legion Pro 5 and Slim 5 series for 2023. Loos like in 2023, they are the only Company apart from Asus, offering USB4 for all their refreshed Zen 3+ and Zen 4 based Gaming laptops. Performance wise, it can utilize the full potential of the CPU and the GPU without any thermal Throttling. I just wish they have an RTX 4080 model with AMD CPU but sadly Nitro series is currently maxed out to 4070.
And another thing is all the QHD+ panel in Nitro series are 500-nits, unlike Lenovo's 2023 models where they have that 300-nits panel as standard and 500-nits panel is extra upgrade.

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Love the Nitro series. Truly the Dodge Viper of laptops
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anyone benchmarked the 7940HS vs an 13700 HX and 13700H ?
the 7940HS should be faster than 13700H but slower than 13700 HX
someone and confirm this ?

also is the Nitro build better than the Helios builds ?
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Quote from oceanone :
anyone benchmarked the 7940HS vs an 13700 HX and 13700H ?
the 7940HS should be faster than 13700H but slower than 13700 HX
someone and confirm this ?

also is the Nitro build better than the Helios builds ?
Yes, your assumption is mostly correct. The HS series from AMD is equivalent to Intel's H series and AMD's HX series is comparable to Intel's HX series.
However, due to higher efficiency ebnabling it to keep high clock speed in long running work loads, I have seen in Notebookcheck.net reviews that 7940HS can match 13700HX performance some times.
Nitro is one tier lower than Helios but this year, Acer has improved Nitro 16's design a lot and it is pretty good in terms of build quality. The case is mostly plastic but very rigid. Check out the below review (same GPU but lower end 7735HS) to get an idea of the build quality.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Ace...387.0.html
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$1349.99 sold by antonline via eBay

SPECS:

  • 16" QHD+ (2560x1600, WQXGA+) 16:10, 165Hz 3ms, 500-nits, 100% sRGB, G-Sync, Anti-glare, IPS Display
  • AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 16MB L3 cache, up to 5.2 GHz max boost)
  • RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6 Graphics, 140W Max TGP, Advanced Optimus+MUX
  • 16GB (8GBx2) DDR5 4800 MHz
  • 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 SSD
  • Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + BT 5.1
  • 4-Zone RGB backlit Keyboard
  • 720p HD Webcam
  • 90 WHr Battery
  • 5.95 lbs.
  • Model: AN16-41-R5KC
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbps
    • 1x USB-A 2.0
    • 1x USB4 Type-C 40Gbps (65W Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1.4a)
    • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 65W)
    • 1x HDMI 2.1
    • 1x MicroSD card Reader
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
    • 1x RJ45

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30504046...5000006407 [ebay.com]
This is a pretty solid deal in my opnion and I will prefer this over Lenovo's Legion Pro 5 and Slim 5 series for 2023. Loos like in 2023, they are the only Company apart from Asus, offering USB4 for all their refreshed Zen 3+ and Zen 4 based Gaming laptops. Performance wise, it can utilize the full potential of the CPU and the GPU without any thermal Throttling. I just wish they have an RTX 4080 model with AMD CPU but sadly Nitro series is currently maxed out to 4070.
And another thing is all the QHD+ panel in Nitro series are 500-nits, unlike Lenovo's 2023 models where they have that 300-nits panel as standard and 500-nits panel is extra upgrade.
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Damn you Doc, you cost me moo money. In for one.
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bought it - arrived the next day (they ship from GA). thing's an absolute beast so far.
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Looking for a gaming laptop as a Xmas gift for my son. Do you guys recommend that I wait until November or buy now?

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Good enough to run Solidworks CAM & Fusion?
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Quote from Zizo123 :
Looking for a gaming laptop as a Xmas gift for my son. Do you guys recommend that I wait until November or buy now?
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Quote from locomo :
November (~Black Friday.)
This--but with one addendum: you can get a laptop from pre-BF sales if they have a good return policy, and return it unopened if you score a better BF deal.
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Makes me a little sad that I bought the helios 300 for $799 the other day... Although, it was probably a better value... I do love Ryzen though.

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