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At the top, the keyboard also has five special hotkeys, to which you can assign presets for fan control, overclocking and more. It doesn’t have any special features that give you a real edge in competitive gaming – shorter travel, for example – but it is responsive and boasts anti-ghosting for 18 of the most used keys, so it doesn’t miss any presses. We know that trackpads are typically not ideal for gaming but, considering this is a $2,500 gaming laptop, you’d think they’d at least give it a decent one.Īt least the keyboard is decent. It’s possibly one of the worst trackpads we’ve tested, and definitely not fit for gaming. Likewise, the trackpad is clunky, isn’t responsive and lags a lot. Plus, the laptop has side-firing vents, one of which directly blows hot air in the direction of where your mouse and mouse hand would be, and its display has thick, almost 1-inch bezels. Heck, even its power supply is almost as big as your face. You can take this laptop to your living room, if you want to squeeze in some gaming while watching TV, but you wouldn’t want to lug it around while you’re traveling. This is more like a fixed gaming station that takes up less space than an actual PC. This isn’t a laptop you can just stuff in your backpack and take anywhere with you. On the other hand, the Acer Predator Helios 500 is just heavy and massive. Acer also includes easy access to your hard drive and RAM via a quick access panel in the back, making it easy for upgrades. In addition, the laptop also has two aeroblade 3D fans, five heat pipes, four exhausts, and two intakes for better air circulation, so that while the laptop does get a little hot, it manages to keep the heat down even when it’s working on ultra settings in games. The laptop also has a plethora of ports, enough that you can connect it to three displays in addition to the laptop screen, which itself is already impressive. On one hand, it’s got a sturdy build that you can tell will last, a matte finish that doesn’t easily track fingerprints, that subtle gaming look that makes it accessible to the non-hardcore gamers, and blue trimmings instead of the usual red.
#PREDATOR HELIOS 500 FULL#
Hopefully we will see a full reveal and worldwide pricing next week.We’ve got mixed feelings about the Acer Predator Helios 500 design. Pricing indications are provided by the retail listings. A single HDMI and Display Port, a LAN port, and two audio connectors (microphone and headphone).Three USB 3.0 ports, and two USB Type-C with connectors Thunderbolt support.17.3-inch IPS matt coated screen at 1920 x 1080 pixels, with 144Hz refresh, and with Nvidia G-Sync support.Whichever you buy you will get the following base specs:
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In the leaked information there are little or no differences noted between Acer Predator Helios 500 laptops other than the CPU employed. Please take a look below, with a pinch of salt. The Polish language source mobimaniak included a few Cinebench benchmarks of the above processors. The Acer Predator Helios 500 laptops, as detailed by the Polish retailer, come with a choice of CPU as follows: The source says that many Coffee Lake H laptops like the Predator Helios 500, with up to six physical cores, will launch sometime next week.
#PREDATOR HELIOS 500 SERIES#
This is a very powerful gaming laptop series and it will be coming equipped with a choice of Intel 8 th generation Core processor (Coffee Lake H series).
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Earlier this week a Polish retailer accidentally published some product pages detailing the new Acer Predator Helios 500 gaming laptops (via VideoCardz and since taken down).