![]() Its main competitor is the Razer Blade 15, reviewed at £2,330, and is currently ranked as our favourite gaming laptop. While we tested Acer’s Predator Triton 700 at £2,500, it’s got nothing on the Helios 500 as far as performance is concerned. There’s a slightly more expensive loadout doing the rounds, too, which is equipped with a 60Hz 4K screen and costs £2,799. For storage, you get a 1TB HDD coupled with a 256GB SSD. Handling the gaming side of things is a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 GPU and 16GB RAM – which can be expanded up to 64GB. ![]() This particular configuration is fitted with a Full HD, 17.3in IPS display with a 144Hz refresh rate, and is powered by Intel’s beastly Core i9-8950HK processor, clocked at 2.9GHz. The model I was sent for review isn’t actually sold on the Acer website but can be purchased from Currys for the grand sum of £2,299. Acer Predator Helios 500 review: Price and competitionĪs always with laptops, there are a dizzying array of configurations to choose from when buying a Helios 500. ![]() But all that power comes at a cost – in more ways that one. The Acer Predator Helios 500 is a gaming powerhouse, achieving the highest CPU and GPU performance speeds we’ve ever seen in a laptop. It has the specs to match too, with a 17.3in Full HD 144Hz display, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, an 8th-Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and 16GB RAM. No, the Helios 500 is intended as a semi-portable replacement for your desktop gaming PC. ![]()
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