![]() We’re assured it will be on sale imminently and will update the price accordingly. Price and availabilityĪt the time of writing, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 hasn’t hit Australia’s online store yet, but Acer has announced that its starting RRP will be $2,999. However, as we mentioned above, we have a few concerns about the lid which feels a little creaky and weak – especially when a twisting force is applied to it. However, the laptop’s base doesn’t get too hot.īuild quality is generally good. There’s quite a large power brick with the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16. ![]() But they don’t ramp up and down annoyingly like Acer’s gaming laptops of yore. They get louder under load and you can force them to a very loud maximum. Furthermore, the fans stick to a constant, low whir when under a low load. We’re going to need to test some more 4060-sporting laptops before we know whether thermal throttling is significant when gaming, but these are all good scores that are in line with an evolution of 3060-equpped gaming laptops.įinally, it’s worth noting that the, despite internal temperature shenanigans, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 only ever gets slightly warm at the base. This will please competitive players as they shouldn’t experience any significant stuttering when playing. In our challenging CS:GO test, which stresses the entire system, the Neo averaged 291fps which dropped to 54fps in the slowest one per cent of frames (1% Low test). This might be one-third behind the Legion, but it underscores the fact that the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 will have no problems with competitive and casual games. In the 3DMark Night Raid test it scored 53,792 (average 564fps). Nonetheless, the Neo will be able to play most top games although you might have to drop the settings and/or resolution in some of the tougher titles on the market. That’s between 12 and 16 per cent behind the Legion. In the AAA-game-like tests, 3DMark Time Spy and Fire Strike Extreme, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 scored 11,275 (average 66.7fps) and 12,078 (average 56.2fps) respectively. This is between 12 and 25 per cent behind the 4070-sporting Lenovo Legion 5i Pro. In the difficult 3DMark ray-tracing tests, it scored 6,061 in Port Royal (which is an average of 28.1fps) and 2,678 in Speed Way (average 26.8fps). The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is the first laptop we’ve seen with Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 4060 GPU which has 8GB of GDDR6 RAM. We won’t spoil what that is all about, here. There are also ‘mystery,’ glossy, coded co-ordinates on the lid which show where loot is hiding in a ‘mystery’ game. It’s got a (very) discreet glossy Predator logo on the lid which, very occasionally, catches the light and glimmers with a purple tinge. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is a matte, black, 16-inch gaming laptop. Alternatives to the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16ġ6-inch, matte, 165Hz, 2,560 x 1,600, IPS displayįull specs, here.
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