Acer Unveils Nitro Blaze 7: A Powerful New Contender in Handheld Gaming PCs

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 is the newest Steam Deck competitor: Here's everything you need to know

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 joins the likes of the Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally X, and the recently announced MSI Claw 8 AI+. Its design language reminds me of Acer's Nitro gaming laptop line, with a striking black-and-red color scheme that screams "I'm a gaming beast!" The question is, does its

Acer finally has a gaming handheld, the Nitro Blaze 7

It could challenge the Steam Deck and ROG Ally, if the price is right. The handheld gaming PC race continues to heat up. Acer finally announced a portable console, the Nitro Blaze 7. The specs are pretty dang good here, so this could actually give the Steam Deck a run for its money. Let's talk

Acer just tossed its hat into the handheld gaming ring with the Nitro Blaze 7

Key Takeaways Acer Nitro Blaze 7 features AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS, 16GB RAM, and a 7-inch 144Hz IPS panel. Device may lack touchpads, rear buttons, possibly aiming for competitive pricing. Acer's entry into handheld gaming market brings more competition and potential price drops. The handheld gaming

Acer Fires Up Nitro Blaze 7 Gaming Handheld PC With AMD's AI-Ready Chip

I'm one of the consumer PC experts at PCMag, with a particular love for PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me to building and upgrading my own desktop. Through my years here, I've tested and reviewed many, many

I called it! Acer takes on the Steam Deck with Nitro Blaze 7 -- and it packs a full-powered laptop chip

Remember back in January when I mentioned that Acer could be making a PC gaming handheld? Well, turns out my wishes have come true, and the company has come out the gates swinging for the Steam Deck at IFA 2024 with the Acer Nitro Blaze 7. In that piece, I asked for three features: hall effect, a

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 is the latest Steam Deck rival, but we have concerns

The Acer Nitro Blaze 7 is a Windows-based PC handheld, and it certainly has some impressive core specs for the most part. There's an AMD Ryzen AI chip (8840HS, eight cores, 16 threads, 39 TOPS), a Radeon 780M GPU (RDNA 3), 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, and "up to" 2TB of NVMe storage. Thankfully, we've also

Acer Tells Gamers to Blaze It With Its New Handheld PC That Looks like a Toy Race Car

The Acer Nitro Blaze is the latest attempt to dethrone the Steam Deck with a base 2 TB of storage if you want access to all your games all the time. As in any race, being behind the pack has some advantages. It means you can look at your competitors and capitalize on their mistakes before you

Acer's breakthrough handheld gaming PC has one problem, and it's not the ROG Ally

Acer's Nitro Blaze 7 Windows gaming handheld PC is built with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor, AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics (which is the same GPU on AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme as seen in the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go), up to 2TB of SSD storage, and 16GB of LPDDR5X-7500 RAM. The Nitro

Acer Nitro Blaze 7 handheld gaming device launched

Acer announced the Nitro Blaze 7, the company's first handheld gaming device globally. It features an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor with Ryzen AI, clocking 39 total AI TOPS, and Radeon 780M graphics. The device also includes Radeon Super Resolution for real-time graphical upscaling and lag-free