Even when tackling graphically intensive games like Metro Redux set to Very High settings with advanced Physx, the Helios Neo 16 maintains a respectable average framerate of 61 FPS. Similarly, in Marvel's Spiderman remastered and Horizon Zero Dawn, the laptop maintains an average framerate of 86 FPS, ensuring enjoyable gameplay. In Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy, it achieves an average framerate of 159 FPS. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 exhibits strong gaming performance across a range of demanding titles. you can go as low as RTX 4050 with Intel Core i5 13500HX or go up a notch with Acer releasing a version that’ll contain an RTX 4070 GPU, Acer has given the users a good choice of specs to fit different budgets. The unit we tested for the Helios Neo 16 is the one that comes with an i7 13700HX processor, RTX 4060, 16GBs of RAM, and 512 NVME SSD. The screen’s refresh rate is 165Hz which means that the motion in esports and shooter games are more smooth and felt more fluid while gaming Performance and cooling The lack of local dimming technology here means that you’ll face some color banding in gradients and not the best black levels compared to laptops with mini-led that contain local dimming technology. The screen’s colors are vibrant with good contrast and brightness. The screen here is a 16-inch IPS WQXGA display, in other jargon-free wording, the resolution here is 2560 * 1600 giving it a more modern 3:2 elongated aspect ratio. However, there are some concerns regarding the lid, which exhibits a slight creakiness and feels somewhat weak, particularly when subjected to twisting forces. Overall, the build quality of the laptop is generally satisfactory. The Helios Neo 16 features a relatively large power brick. However, when factoring in the power brick and cables, the total weight increases to 1.2 KG, slightly more than desired. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 weighs approximately 2.6KG, which falls within the range of other 16-inch gaming laptops. There’s a really good assortment of ports here and Acer has positioned them well for gamers to make sure you’d have good distraction-free gaming sessions. The touchpad is nice and big and shifted a bit toward the left-hand side of the laptopĪcer has gone all out with ports here with a wide selection of ports that were triple USB-A ports, Dual Type-C ports, an HDMI Prot, A Mico SD port, as well as an ethernet port and a headphones jack. The keyboard felt nice to type on with solid keys and decent travel time for each button, gaming has been a pleasant experience as well even though it doesn’t come near the experience of a tactile mechanical keyboard. The WASD keys are translucent to add to the gaming looks of the laptop The keyboard is fully backlit with 4 lighting zones that are controllable through the predator sense app.
#PREDATOR HELIOS FULL#
There’s a full keyboard containing a numpad which can be very useful for work to crunch some numbers quickly. The materials used on the outer body are mostly matte plastic which is prone to smudges that aren’t easy to clean, The plastic materials aren’t the most durable, as well as the laptop, feels flimsy and not the most durable laptop you can find, using this kind of materials has been crucial to Acer to keep the laptops price affordable with a starting price of AED 6,699.
#PREDATOR HELIOS CODE#
There are some sort of cryptic coordinates printed on the back of the laptop that Acer says lead to a reward if you manage to solve what the code means.
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DesignĪcer has given a focus on giving its Predator series laptops an edgy look that’s fitting for the gaming category laptops, this laptop comes with a black design with blue undertones that makes it stand out without being too flashy or cliché. So let’s dive into our review for today, but first, let’s take a look at the design of the laptop.
Acer Middle East has given us the opportunity to get our hands on its latest gaming laptop from the Helios series “Predator Helios 16 Neo” and we’ve been testing it over the course of the last two weeks to see how it fares against some of the most demanding games nowadays.
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