Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black

Acer
55 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024

Apple
96 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black

No customer feedback yet

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024

92 out of 100 medium confidence 14 reviews

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro chip receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from verified buyers. Users praise its massive performance leap over Intel-based Macs, especially for photo and video editing, AI tasks, and multitasking. The fast shipping from B&H and the lightweight design for travel are also highlighted. A few Q&A notes mention limitations like no Wi-Fi 7 and reduced contrast with Nano-Texture, but overall sentiment is highly favorable.

Pros
  • Massive performance leap over Intel Macs
  • Excellent for photo and video editing
  • Fast multitasking and AI tasks
  • Lightweight and compact for travel
  • Fast shipping from B&H
Cons
  • No Wi-Fi 7 support
  • Nano-Texture reduces contrast
  • SD card reader speed limited to ~250 MB/s
  • Cannot fully utilize Samsung T9 SSD speed
  • High price considered an investment
👍 Performance 6
👍 Photo video editing 4
👍 Shipping speed 2
👍 Portability 2
🤔 Value for money 2
👎 Connectivity 3

Scores

Entertainment
Acer
61
Apple
96
Business
Acer
50
Apple
96
Student
Acer
51
Apple
96
Compact
Acer
40
Apple
92
Developer
Acer
61
Apple
91
Creator
Acer
68
Apple
73
Gaming
Acer
72
Apple
55
Ai Llm
Acer
42
Apple
55

Specifications

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 11400HApple M4 Pro★
CPU Multi-Core Score
15,155
37,975
Cores814★
Frequency3.2 GHz★—
L3 Cache12 MB★—
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 TiApple (20-Core)★
GPU Benchmark Score
10,073
11,417
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM8 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Unified
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB★24 GB
RAM Generation—LPDDR5★
Storage 11 TB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size15.6"14.2"
Resolution—3024 px★
PanelIPSMini-LED★
Refresh Rate165 Hz★120 Hz
Brightness300 nits1600 nits★
Color Gamut100% DCI-P3100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports13★
USB Ports3★0
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 5
HDMIHDMI 2.11x HDMI Output
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth—Bluetooth 5.3★
Ethernet1 x Ethernet (RJ-45) PortNo
Physical
Weight3.57 kg1.60 kg★
Battery—72 Wh★
OSWindows 10 HomemacOS

Pros & Cons

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black

  • Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
  • Strong gpu (74th percentile)
  • Strong ram (73rd percentile)
  • Below average reliability (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average portability (14th percentile)14th %ile

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile

Pricing

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black is $1,860 cheaper (3.0x less).

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black0.059score per dollar
vs
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 20240.034score per dollar

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black offers 1.7x better value for money

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Black

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro

Scores 96 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 30 specs.

Acer Nitro 5 15.6" Nitro 5 Better at:

Gaming

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Better at:

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