
Gaming on a budget can seem like a game of compromises, but you must be careful not to waste your money on a gaming laptop that compromises too much.
I know how difficult it can be to find a good gaming laptop under $1,500. You usually have to account for some trade-offs, but plenty of laptops successfully balance price and performance. At first glance, I was skeptical that the Acer Nitro V 15 could be one of them. The base configuration includes lower specs than expected on a modern gaming laptop, even a budget one.