Its been roughly a year since Acer revealed their first bunch of Predator gaming devices, and now they’re back with a brand new portable rig and gaming notebook that are both ready to take on VR.
Acer Predator 17X
First off, we have the Acer Predator 17X, which looks similar to the Acer Predator 17 but that only goes skin deep, as the notebook has some ferocious innards that will deliver you some sweet gaming.
Under the hood you’ll find a 6th Gen Intel Core i7 processor that can be overlocked to 4.0GHz, up to a whopping 64GB of memory, and features a full sized GeForce GTX 980 GPU. Keeping all those components chill is a custom Aeroblade triple-fan cooling system keeps air circulating through the laptop to keep it cool.
The Predator 17X also features a water cooling system after a sense, with a vapour chamber helping to remove heat.
As for the display, you have a choice between a 17.3 inch FHD IPS (1920 x 1080) or UHD IPS (4K 3840 x 2160) display, both of which use NVIDIA G-Sync to match the refresh rate of the GPU, minimizing stuttering and screen tearing. Of course, the keyboard is supported by Acer PredatorSense to allow you to program in macros, and customise your backlighting to suit your taste.
This 4.55kg behemoth will retail for $2,799 (about RM 10,948) when it debuts this June in the US.
Acer Predator G1
Next up is Acer’s smallest portable gaming rig yet, the Predator G1. The reason why they made it so small is so you can take it with you if you’re headed to a tourney or just headed to a friend’s place for a friendly game over LAN.
They’ve also somehow managed to cram in a full sized NVIDIA GTX Titan X under the hood (despite the size of the casing, which looks only slightly smaller than a MiniATX), alongside an 6th Gen Intel Core processor and up to 64GB worth of RAM.
It will also support G-SYNC and 4K2K Ultra High Definition visuals for smooth graphics while a Creative Soundblaster X-Fi MB5 handles 7.1 channel surround sound.
For storage you will have the choice between a huge 4TB hard drive or 512GB SSD, with a USB 3.1 Type-C Gen.2 port for fast data transfer. Like the Predator 17X the Predator G1 is customiseable via Acer’s PredatorSense so you can customise the front lights to your heart’s content.
The Predator G1 will initially roll out in 13 countries, starting with Canada, Belgium, the UK, France, Spain, Finland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Italy, Taiwan, Singapore and the Phillipines. The first 1000 customers who pick up the desktop will get a custom designed carrier case for the Predator G1 for free.
Best part? both devices are VR ready and can support the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, OSVR and StarVR right out of the box.
