If all you wanted for Xmas was a big display gaming machine Acer has delivered several new options with the Taiwanese Company using CES 2023 to reveal new 16″ and 18-Inch Predator Helios Gaming notebooks.
The new Predator Helios gaming laptops incorporate the latest 13th-gen Intel Core processors, Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series graphics, enhanced cooling, and of course big new display screens .
The premium Predator Helios not only has the latest Intel and Nvidia options, but they’ll also support up to 32GB of DDR5-4800 RAM and up to 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe solid-state drives in RAID 0.
Cooling is via a “dual custom-engineered fifth-gen AeroBlade 3D metal fans and vector heat pipes in the shape of rectangles for improved heat transfer,” Acer said in its announcement.
The Helios 16 also comes with three 2,560×1,600-resolution display options with a 165Hz or 240Hz refresh rate or a Mini LED panel with a 250Hz refresh rate, 100% P3 colour gamut and a peak brightness over 1,000 nits. The 18-inch Helios has those panel options as well as an entry-level 1,920×1,200-pixel display at 165Hz.
Also built in is a mini-LED backlit keyboard with deep 1.8-millimeter key travel. The per-key lighting uses less power while giving the keys bright, uniform colour. A customizable RGB light bar also runs across the top of the back vents.
The Predator Helios 16 is expected in March with the Helios 18 following in April with a starting price of around $2,900
Both notebooks are expected to be available in Australia in the second quarter.
Acer also introduced new Nitro gaming laptops for those who want a bigger display still but at a lower entry price.
Available in 16- and 17.3-inch sizes the new Nitro gaming laptops will also be available with the latest Intel and Nvidia chips, up to 32GB of DDR5 memory and up to a 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD for storage. Display options will include a 2,560×1,600-pixel panel with a 165Hz refresh rate on the 16-inch version and either a 144Hz or 165Hz full-HD or 165Hz quad-HD display on Nitro 17.
