Update Nov. 28 @ 9 AM ET: Cyber Monday came to an end, and the Acer Nitro 5 discount sadly ended. However, the Lenovo LOQ with an RTX 3050 for $599.99 at Best Buy is a close match and is still available for the holiday season!
No doubt tactically falling into place roughly a month before the holidays in December, Cyber Monday is the perfect time to grab a massive discount on tech gifts. This Acer Nitro 5 15.6-inch gaming laptop, now $599.99 at Amazon, is ideal for a first-time PC gamer without presenting them with a paperweight. Plays modern games on the go or hooked up to an external monitor like a traditional PC.
More great Cyber Monday deals
- Walmart: Cyber Monday deals on practically everything
- Dell: Top deals on laptops, gaming PCs, accessories, and more
- Alienware: Up to $800 off gaming laptops and desktops
- Best Buy: Big savings on video games, accessories, and more
- HP: Up to 84% of select HP Windows PCs and accessories
- Lenovo: Up to 50% of gaming towers, laptops, and accessories
- Newegg: Save on PC gaming accessories, components, and more
- Razer: Up to 43% off laptops and accessories with free gifts
- Top individual deals:
- Xbox Series S + Game Pass Ultimate | $249 at Walmart
- Meta Quest 3 128GB | $499.99 at Newegg
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Xbox) | $60 at Walmart
- MSI GF63 Thin — Core i5-12450H, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, RTX 3050 | $599 at Newegg
For the aspiring gamer on the go
It's not the most powerful gaming laptop in the world, but this Acer Nitro 5 is far from some of the complete junk I've seen peddled over this Black Friday to Cyber Monday weekend. It'll run the most popular free-to-play shooters like Fortnite, arguably the target audience here.
The 15.6 chassis holds an LCD screen capable of 1080p resolution, though it supports 144Hz refresh rates to allow for smoother gameplay. It's a little higher than modern consoles, which typically aim for 120Hz, so it's nice to have.
8GB of RAM and a previous-generation NVIDIA 3050 graphics card won't be up for tackling the most demanding modern games at high settings, but lowering the visual fidelity and leaning on DLSS upscaling tech will help.
It's the second time I've seen an RTX 3050 laptop for $599, and it's such an easy recommendation for a budget-level pickup. Time's running out, though. Don't miss your chance to grab it for Cyber Monday!
