Unleash Gaming Power: The Acer Nitro Blaze 11 – A Titan in Your Hands!

As anticipated from a gadget within this classification, Acer has integrated several recognizable gamer features such as RGB illumination surrounding the analog sticks, in addition to a new Acer Game Space application designed to function as a comprehensive game launcher and control interface for settings. In person, the Blaze 11’s display is bright and vivid to the extent that I had to verify it wasn’t OLED. The device also includes what’s becoming a standard array of ports: two USB-C, a 3.5mm audio input, and a microSD card slot. I also value that Acer has managed to add a USB-A port, bringing the total USB connections to three.

Internally, the specifications of the Blaze 11 appear solid, albeit not particularly remarkable, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS processor and Radeon 780M graphics, 16GB of RAM (7500 MT/s), and up to 2TB of SSD capacity (though Acer notes that initial configurations will include 512GB).

If an 11-inch gaming tablet appears somewhat cumbersome, Acer also offers an alternative in the form of the Nitro Blaze 8. This model boasts nearly identical specifications and a very comparable design, minus the removable controllers and kickstand, but it has a smaller 8-inch IPS display with a faster 144Hz refresh rate. Both versions felt robust, although the Blaze 8 excels in overall sturdiness due to its non-removable controllers. In case that’s not sufficient, there is indeed a third handheld that will be joining Acer’s lineup, called the Nitro Blaze 7, which was revealed back in September but hasn’t yet been made available for purchase (at least in the US).

My sole apprehension regarding the Blaze 11 is that while it feels entirely capable, I’m uncertain if its massive size alone will be sufficient to establish a significant niche among competitors from ASUS, Lenovo, Valve, and others, especially as it appears to lack distinctive features. However, I did observe that the underside of the Blaze 11 includes pogo pins, suggesting that certain peripherals (likely a docking station) may be released at a future point. When I inquired with an Acer representative for confirmation, they indicated that there were no official statements concerning any additional peripherals or accessories for the Blaze series at this moment.

Acer has announced that all three handhelds will become available sometime in Q2 2025, with the Nitro Blaze 11 starting at $1,100, the Blaze 8 at $900, and around $800 for the Blaze 7.