Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96P Obsidian Black 2026

Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96P Obsidian Black 2026

Acer
34 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96P Obsidian Black 2026

No customer feedback yet

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

85 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.

Pros
  • Excellent screen brightness
  • Smooth trackpad
  • Great battery life
  • Solid build quality
  • Magnetic charging port
Cons
  • Printer connectivity issue
👍 Build quality 3
👍 Trackpad 2
👍 Screen brightness 2
👍 Battery life 2
👍 Charging port 1
👎 Printer connectivity 1

Scores

Developer
Acer
30
Microsoft
80
Student
Acer
26
Microsoft
79
Business
Acer
29
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
Acer
42
Microsoft
74
Compact
Acer
27
Microsoft
71
Gaming
Acer
55
Microsoft
20
Creator
Acer
46
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
Acer
27
Microsoft
33

Specifications

Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96PMicrosoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 3 1200★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
6,266
No data
Cores412★
Frequency3.1 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache8 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
14,162
59
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM8 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR7Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Storage 2512 GB★—
Storage 2 TypeHDD★—
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
Panel—IPS★
Refresh Rate180 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness—600 nits★
Color Gamut—sRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports—1★
Thunderbolt—USB4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.4★
EthernetKiller Ethernet E2600—
Physical
Weight—1.66 kg★
Battery—66 Wh★
OSWindows 11Windows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96P Obsidian Black 2026

  • Strong gpu (77th percentile)
  • Below average reliability (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average cpu (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average portability (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average social proof (21st percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (28th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 16 of 31 specs.

Acer Nitro V 16" ANV16-42-R96P Better at:

GamingCreator

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmCompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment