Nextec Flare

The Nextec Flare is a series of budget-oriented gaming laptops manufactured by Nextec. These gaming laptops in general (like most other gaming laptops) features an Intel Core or AMD Ryzen H-series based processor with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GTX or RTX graphics. It's competitors include the Acer Nitro 5/7, ASUS TUF, Dell Gaming G3/G5, HP Pavilion Gaming, Lenovo Ideapad Gaming, and the MSI GV/GF/GL laptops.

Flare F3 (2019)
The first model of the Flare F3 features a design scheme that was strongly influenced by the Acer Nitro 5/7 and the Lenovo Ideapad Gaming L340. It was unveiled at the Philippine International Convention Center in October 2019, alongside with the 2019 model of Flare F5. Like most budget gaming laptops, some of the compromises have to be done in order to brought down the price to its budget-friendly gamers and users. The build quality of the laptop uses a precisely engineered plastic chassis.
 * Intel Core i5-9300H or Intel Core i7-9750H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * 8GB or 16GB DDR4-2666 RAM
 * 512GB SSD (with optional 1TB hard drive)
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1660 Ti
 * 54Whr battery
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit

The 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS display of the Flare F3 is acceptable, but not recommended for content creation. It has an sRGB level of 70-80%. It can also display over 250-300 nits, though there are some minimal backlight bleed. The cooling system of the laptop has two individual fans and three to four heatpipes. Thermals on the laptop are good, considering that the temperature is around 35-40 degrees Celsius when idle and 75-81 degrees Celsius under heavy load. Power limit/thermal throttling can rarely occur during heavy load.

The keyboard on the laptop has a decent typing experience. However, on the touchpad, it can sometimes click down when in use.

Flare F3 (2020)
An improved version of the Flare F3 was released on August 2020. It features the 10th Generation Intel Core i5/i7 H-Series mobile processors with NVIDIA GeForce GPUs up to GTX 1660 Ti/RTX 2060. While it features the same chassis design as the 2019 model, a lot of tweaks have been made in order to have better cooling and thermals. While some of the specifications are almost the same as the previous model, the option of having a 74Whr battery in some models of the 2020 Flare F3 allows to have a longer battery life, but sacrifices the 2.5-inch drive bay.
 * Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * 8GB or 16GB DDR4-2933 RAM
 * 512GB SSD (with optional 1TB hard drive)
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Ti or GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060
 * 54Whr battery (74Whr battery only available without the 1TB hard drive)
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit

Flare F3a (2020)
The Flare F3a is similar to the 2020 Flare F3, but with an AMD Ryzen 4000-based mobile processor. It is considered to be a cheaper version of the 2020 Flare F3. The vents and cooling system aren't block nor modified, but rather improved and tweaked in order to make use of Ryzen 4000's clockspeeds and cores.
 * AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * 8GB or 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM
 * 512GB SSD (with optional 1TB hard drive)
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1650 Ti or GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060
 * 54Whr battery (74Whr battery only available without the 1TB hard drive)
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit

Flare F5 (2019)
The first model of the Flare F5 has discreet appearance, but it isn't a thin and light gaming laptop, but looks similar to the Lenovo Legion Y540. Like the Flare F3, it was also unveiled at the Philippine International Convention Center in October 2019. The build quality of the laptop uses a mixture of plastic and aluminum, but it feels study when the laptop is in use.
 * Intel Core i5-9300H or Intel Core i7-9750H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * 8GB or 16GB DDR4-2666 RAM
 * 512GB SSD (with optional 1TB hard drive)
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060
 * 54Whr battery (74Whr battery only available without the 1TB hard drive)
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt 3, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit

The 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS display of the Flare F5 is better than the Flare F3. It has an sRGB level of 80-90%. It can also display over 250-300 nits, though there are some minimal backlight bleed as well. The cooling system of the laptop is similar to the Flare F3, but much improved than the Flare F3. Thermals on the laptop are also improved as well over the Flare F3, considering that the temperature is around 31-36 degrees Celsius when idle and 71-77 degrees Celsius under heavy load. There are only a very few times of power limit/thermal throttling when under full load.

The typing experience on the laptop's keyboard are also improved, making the key travel deeper, but it still uses membrane switches. The trackpad on the other hand, doesn't click anywhere, but it still uses plastic.

All models

 * Flare Control Panel
 * Nextec eWarranty
 * Discord
 * Steam

Flare F3 (2019)/Flare F5 (2019)

 * OBS Studio
 * Forza Horizon 4 Demo

Flare F3/Flare F3a (2020)

 * OBS Studio
 * Valorant

Nextec Flarebox
The Nextec Flarebox is a performance-oriented mini PC designed for gamers in mind. They're sold as barebones mini PC kits, which means that the end-user must buy the right RAM and storage to install inside the mini PC and install the operating system, drivers, and applications.

Flarebox 3 (2019)

 * Intel Core i5-9300H or Intel Core i7-9750H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * Up to 32GB DDR4-2666 RAM
 * NVMe SSD support
 * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit

Flarebox 5 (2019)

 * Intel Core i5-9300H or Intel Core i7-9750H
 * 15.6-inch 144Hz 1080p IPS Display
 * Up to 32GB DDR4-2666 RAM
 * NVMe SSD support
 * GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060
 * 3x USB Type A ports, 1x USB Type C/Mini DisplayPort, 1x Ethernet, 1x SD Card Slot, 1x 3.5mm combo jack
 * Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64-Bit