French Days €1799 Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7, 8-hour multimedia Ultrabook easy to carry 14″ 2.5K 120Hz Core Ultra 7 RTX 4060 RAM 32 GB

Our opinion on the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7

Easy to carry and suitable for studying with its 8-hour battery life, the multimedia gaming laptop Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 runs recent games thanks to its high-end NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GeForce RTX 4060 ray tracing graphics card. This GPU also accelerates processing like the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Meteor Lake hybrid processor and the generous amount of powerful 32 GB of RAM. This thin and light compact black laptop also benefits from enhanced responsiveness thanks to its comfortable 1 TB fast SSD storage. Equipped with a 2.5K anti-glare IPS screen with more faithful than average sRGB colors and a frequency of 120 Hz improving fluidity in games, this Windows 11 Ultrabook also offers an RGB backlit keyboard as well as Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.

Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 Specifications

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 vs. the competition

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 is currently on sale promotion at Boulanger and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the least expensive to include such a high-performance processor (as recent) and graphics card, such a high-definition/frequency screen with such faithful colors, not to mention Thunderbolt 4 connectivity, all in such a thin and light chassis.

If the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 does not meet all your criteria, you will find on our guide Gaming laptop other configurations to play with a similar budget. With the same budget, favor the model that has the most powerful graphics card, it is the one that will have the most impact on performance.
Need a student laptop? Check out our guide.

Chassis, connectivity, screen of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7

With its slim and light, angular, compact black design cooled by 2 5th generation AeroBlade 3D fans, 2 vector heat pipes, liquid metal thermal paste and air vents, this versatile multimedia Ultrabook has a gamer look without being flashy.

This laptop for gamers and creatives has good connectivity consisting of 2 USB-C including 1 Thunderbolt 4, a practical HDMI video output for easy connection to a TV or monitor for example, Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, an audio port and 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 peripherals are connected.

The chiclet keyboard is of course equipped with a backlighting system, here of the 3-zone RGB type. Simply activate it whenever you need to better distinguish your keys.

While a standard screen adopts a frequency of 60Hz, the screen of this gaming laptop has a refresh rate of 120Hz. Result, a better overall fluidity including in games.
Thanks to its 2.5K definition, superior to Full HD, the screen is well suited to High Definition content. Its 16/10 format displays more elements in height than the classic 16/9.
The screen is also coated with an anti-reflective coating, giving it greater visibility in bright environments (e.g. outdoors) than a glossy panel.

Performance, battery life of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 PHN14-51-71R7 may be of interest to those who wish to equip themselves with a compact multimedia High Definition laptop PC that is efficient in gaming and creation and yet portable.

Easy to carry because it is compact, thin and light, this Ultrabook is in fact able to last around 8 hours on battery with light use.
Some people wishing to equip themselves with a student laptop may therefore be interested.

To provide such autonomy, this creative gaming laptop relies on a good capacity battery. But also on NVIDIA Optimus technology.
Optimus prioritizes operation on the Intel Arc graphics module – with superior performance to the classic Iris Xe – inserted into the processor. And this while its performance is much lower; because Intel Arc consumes little energy which promotes autonomy.

In practice, Optimus determines in real time the level of graphics resources required based on the tasks performed by the user. When the Intel Arc is deemed insufficient, Optimus automatically activates the dedicated GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card.

More demanding and powerful than the Intel Arc, the GeForce RTX 4060 ray tracing is a high-end NVIDIA Ada Lovelace dedicated graphics card capable of running the latest games that require a lot of 3D resources.
However, concessions are necessary to achieve good playability.
Because playing in 2.5K requires more graphics calculations than in Full HD, which implies a lower number of fps.

This is the Core Ultra 7 155H processor Meteor Lake with AI features that house the Intel Arc. It is here coupled with a nice amount of 32 GB of RAM to deliver solid overall performance that will delight demanding users.

This core supports the GeForce RTX 4060 very well in games. However, it is particularly relevant in areas that are greedy for CPU and RAM resources, taking advantage of multi-cores and AI, such as video editing, 3D rendering or photo editing.
Processing under this type of work is done much faster with this versatile multimedia Ultrabook than with a Quad/Hexa Core and 16/24 GB DDR4/5.

SSD storage significantly improves fluidity and responsiveness.
Thanks to the SSD, game/software launches are quick, as are processing and startups/shutdowns, and you can quickly access online game maps.

In addition to being robust, energy-efficient and quiet, an SSD is indeed fast.
Acer offers here a 1000 GB SSD, a large capacity to install and store quantities of games, software and files including perhaps a personal production.

Finally, expect some heating and noise in the event of heavy use (e.g. games, processing) of this versatile, portable multimedia gaming Ultrabook that can be combined with a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).