Furthermore, this article covers a wider selection of performance laptops with 18-inch displays. Lower-tier configurations are also going to be available for the 2021 Helio 500 series, starting at an i7-11800H processor, RTX 3070 graphics, and either FHD 360HZ or QHD 165Hz IPS displays.Īcer haven’t followed up on this series in recent years, but just recently launched a potential successor with the full-power Acer Predator Helios 18 18-inch notebook. Per-key RGB backlit keyboard, NumPad, 2x front firing speakers and subwoofer, FHD webcam WiFi 6 (Killer AX1650i) with Bluetooth 5.2, Realtek E3100 2.5G Ethernet LANģx USB-A 3.2 gen2, 2x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, miniDP 1.4, LAN, headphone and mic, Kensington Lockģ99 mm or 15.7” (w) x 320 mm or 12.6” (d) x 35.3 mm or 1.39” (h)ģ.98 kg (8.77 lb), 1.3 kg (2.86 lbs) power brick and cables, US version Intel Iris Xe + up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop 16GB (up to 165W with Dyn Boost)ģ2 GB DDR4-3200 (2x 16 GB DIMMs, single rank)Ģx 1 TB SSDs in RAID 0 (Samsung PM9A1 drives), 2x M.2 slots + 2.5″ SSD/HDD bay Intel Tiger Lake, Core i9-11980HK, 8C/16T Specs sheet as reviewed– Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52Īcer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52 2021 gaming laptopġ7.3 inch, 3840 x 2160 px resolution, mini LED, 120 Hz, matte, AU Optronics B173ZAN06.6 panel I did spend the last weeks with an early-production sample of the Predator Helio 500 PH517-52, in the Core i9-11980HK + RTX 3080 150W + 4K screen configuration, and I’m going to share my thoughts and impressions of this series in the review down below, so you’ll know what to expect if you’re considering this behemoth performance notebook as your next purchase. On top of that, the Helios 500 could be more competitively priced than its direct piers, such as the MSI GE76 Raider or the Lenovo Legion 7i, but we’ll have to see about that, as the laptop is still not yet widely available in stores at the time of this article.

This is a full-size 17-inch laptop built on the highest-end specs available at this point, with a thermal module to match these specs, and arguably one of the better displays available now, a mini-LED 4K 120Hz panel.

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