Promo €1899 Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N 7h large format multimedia gaming laptop 2.5K 165Hz DCI-P3 AMD Ryzen AI 9 RTX 5070 SSD RAM 32 GB SSD 1 TB

Our opinion on the Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N

Under the multimedia gaming laptop Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N with a battery life of 7 hours under Windows 11, you can play and create comfortably in large format since it is equipped with an 18-inch IPS 2.5K High Definition DCI-P3 High Fidelity screen providing good fluidity thanks to its 165Hz frequency topped by an Infrared webcam for facial biometric authentication accompanied by an RGB backlit keyboard and microSD card reader connectivity, fast Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4 recent and dual USB-C. Versatile, this responsive black laptop geared towards gamers and creators adopts a high-end GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing NVIDIA Blackwell graphics card of the latest generation which accelerates processing like the good amount of 32 GB RAM and the efficient Ryzen AI 9 365 AMD Strix Point hybrid processor but also fast 1 TB SSD storage.

Features of the Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N

The Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N faces the competition

The Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N is currently displayed in promotion at Acer France and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the least expensive of such a large format to integrate such a powerful and recent graphics card with an AI processor, such high RAM and SSD storage capacities but also Windows provided.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N

With its angular black metal design with connectors positioned on 3 sides, this versatile gamer and creator oriented laptop cooled by 2 fans associated with vector heat pipes, liquid metal thermal paste and air vents has a clearly gamer appearance.

This multimedia gaming laptop PC integrates good connectivity including Ethernet (fast) and audio ports, latest generation Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 6E ax modules to communicate and connect remotely, a microSD card reader, an HDMI video output thanks to which it can easily be connected to a TV or a monitor in particular but also 5 USB including 2 fast USB-C practical for connecting peripherals such as a gamepad, a mouse, a headset, a printer or external storage.
However, it is incomprehensible on such a powerful configuration of 2025 that an old generation USB 2.0 is present.

Those who wish can authenticate themselves biometrically using the infrared technology of the webcam allowing facial recognition, for example via Windows Hello.

In the dark we particularly appreciate being able to activate the backlighting of the chiclet keyboard because this way we can better discern the keys.

Thanks to its frequency of 165Hz, higher than the standard 60Hz, the screen provides good overall fluidity, which gamers will appreciate.
The creators are not left out since the screen benefits from 2.5K High Definition associated with DCI-P3 colorimetry much more faithful than average but also with significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles provided by IPS technology.
With its 16/10th format higher than the classic 16/9th, the screen displays more information while its anti-reflective treatment provides better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outside).

Performance, autonomy of the Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N

The Acer Nitro 18 AN18-61-R10N may be of interest to those looking for a high-performance, high-performance AI-oriented multimedia multimedia laptop for creating and playing with its recent graphics card.

Gamers will be delighted to be able to play their favorite games on this gaming laptop PC since it features the dedicated high-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing graphics card. Blackwell latest generation.
And this even though a greater number of calculations are necessary to play in 2.5K than in Full HD, which implies a lower number of fps.

The GeForce RTX 5070 will therefore be of interest to gamers but also to creators since under software taking advantage of GPU computing power this graphics card accelerates multimedia processing. This is particularly the case under Vegas, the Adobe suite or VSDC.

In practice, the GeForce RTX 5070 is used by NVIDIA Optimus technology to carry out graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Radeon 880M graphics solution directly housed in the processor.

If watching HD photos and videos is possible with the GeForce RTX 5070 or the Radeon 880M, the latter, whose performance is much lower, is nevertheless favored as much as possible by Optimus to offer the best possible autonomy.

The autonomy represents an advantage of this configuration since it is around 7 hours on battery in light use.
Certainly not the easiest to carry throughout the day since it is heavy and bulky, it is however much easier to lug from one room to another in the house as needed than an office model, while still being usable for several hours away from a nearby power outlet.

Coming back to Optimus, it automatically switches in real time between the Radeon 880M and the GeForce RTX 5070.

In its tasks the GeForce RTX 5070 is well supported by the core delivering very good general performance which will delight many users since it consists of a large quantity of 32 GB RAM and an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor. Strix Point that in addition to the Radeon 880M it houses 10 hybrid cores in addition to offering capabilities for Artificial Intelligence.

This core reveals its potential under work taking advantage of RAM, multi-core and AI, such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.
However, for areas heavy on processor resources, it is better to opt for a PC with a recent processor with a greater number of efficient cores.

In any case, multiple games, software and various files such as personal creations can comfortably find space on the 1000 GB storage space provided by the silent, energy-efficient and very fast SSD.

On a daily basis, under this very fluid and responsive laptop, we quickly reach the online game cards and we obtain game/software launches, processing and starts/stops which are carried out quickly.

Finally, when pushed hard (e.g. games, treatments), expect this versatile multimedia AI gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
To contain its temperatures, we can add a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).