New budget-friendly laptops from Acer feature NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU

Acer just announced several new budget-friendly laptops, and they each offer access to NVIDIA's latest RTX 5050 GPU. This GPU features 2,560 CUDA cores and 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM.

First up, there's the Acer Nitro V 16 AI Copilot+. This model is available with an AMD Ryzen 5 240, Ryzen 7 260 or Ryzen 7 350 CPU. It's also available with up to a RTX 5070 GPU. These laptops ship with a 16-inch WUXGA 180Hz display and 16GB of RAM. Storage options start at 512GB. Prices start at $900. The Nitro V 16 line will be available at Walmart this August.

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The standard Nitro V 16 will also be available this August, though at various retailers beyond Walmart. It ships with either an Intel Core Ultra C5 210H or C7 240H CPU. It offers 16GB of RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage. The 16-inch display is available with either a 165Hz or 180Hz refresh rate. Prices start at $1,000.

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The Nitro V 15 laptop comes with either an Intel Core i5 13420H or i7 13620H CPU, with storage options up to 1TB. The laptop offers 16GB of RAM and a 15.6-inch FHD 165Hz display. It'll be available at the end of July at Walmart, Microcenter, Newegg and several other retailers. Pricing starts at $900.

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