Promo €1859 Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005, powerful multimedia gaming laptop PC 16″ 2.5K 240Hz RTX 4070 i9-14900HX SSD 2 TB RAM 32 GB + Game

Our opinion on the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005

Gamers and creatives will be seduced by the great multimedia power provided by the gaming laptop PC Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005 to large, fast 2 TB SSD RAID storage, reinforcing its responsiveness which accelerates processing. This is also the case for the high-end GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card suitable for recent games, the good amount of 32 GB RAM and the high-end hybrid Core i9-14900HX Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processor. . Designed for gaming, this versatile black Windows 11 laptop also benefits from a 16/10th IPS 16-inch anti-glare High Definition 2.5K High Fidelity DCI-P3 screen at a high frequency of 240Hz which improves fluidity in games, a keyboard backlit and USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. Assassin's Creed Shadows game is currently provided.

Features of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005 faces the competition

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005 (NH.QQUEF.005) is currently displayed in promotion at Acer France and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such large capacity SSD storage with such a high frequency/definition screen with such faithful colors, such a recent and efficient processor as well as the graphics card, such a substantial amount of RAM but also Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005

Cooled by Helios Neo technology using 2 fans including 1 AeroBlade 3D 5th generation (89 blades), heat pipes, air grilles and metal thermal paste, this versatile multimedia laptop targeting gamers and creatives has a clearly gamer appearance with its angular black design with connectors positioned partly at the rear.

The connectivity integrated into this creative gaming laptop PC is good, including 2 Thunderbolt 4, Ethernet and audio ports, Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, a practical HDMI video output for easily connect it to a monitor or a TV for example or even 3 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers are carried out up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 devices.

The chiclet keyboard of course has a backlighting system that you simply activate whenever you need to better discern your keys.

Players will be delighted that the screen has a refresh rate of 240Hz higher than the standard 60Hz because it provides great fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life.
As a bonus, the screen benefits from significant vertical and horizontal viewing angles thanks to its IPS technology while its DCI-P3 colorimetry is much more faithful than average.
The screen also benefits from a 2.5K High Definition higher than Full HD, its 16/10th format displaying more information on height than the classic 16/9th.
Thanks to its anti-reflective treatment, the screen also offers better visibility than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, battery life of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-72-005 may appeal to those who wish to invest in a versatile High Definition High Fidelity multimedia laptop PC that is powerful in gaming and creation equipped with recent components.

It offers storage capacity twice the average with its 2 very fast SSDs configured in RAID 0 offering a total of 2000 GB!
We can therefore calmly install and store quantities of games, software and files, including personal creations if desired.

SSD storage obviously provides great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis, which translates in particular into rapid launches of games/software as well as processing and starts/shutdowns. Or even by the fact that we quickly reach the maps of online games.

As it features the GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing, one of the most powerful mobile graphics cards of the moment with NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, you can play recent games under this gaming laptop.
However, some concessions may be necessary under the most demanding opuses in 3D resources to benefit from good playability. Because playing in 2.5K requires more graphics calculations than Full HD, resulting in a lower number of fps.

In addition to gamers, creators will appreciate the GeForce RTX 4070 since it accelerates multimedia processing. And this under software exploiting the power of GPU calculations, such as Vegas, the Adobe suite or VSDC.

The GeForce RTX 4070 is in practice used by NVIDIA Optimus technology to carry out graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe graphics module inserted in the processor.
Viewing photos and videos is of course possible with either one.

Much less powerful than the GeForce RTX 4070, the Iris

Coming back to graphics performance, Optimus actually automatically switches in real time between the Iris Xe and the GeForce RTX 4070.

It is the high-end Intel Core i9-14900HX Raptor Lake Refresh processor with 24 hybrid cores which hosts the Iris Xe here.
It is supported here by a good amount of 32 GB RAM to deliver great overall power which will delight demanding users.

In games, the GeForce RTX 4070 is well supported by this heart which creative people will particularly appreciate since it provides much faster processing than a classic Quad/Hexa and 8/16 GB DDR4/5.
We strongly feel the difference in areas that are intensive in CPU and RAM resources and take advantage of multi-cores, such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.

Finally, when pushed hard (e.g. games, treatments), this versatile multimedia gaming laptop PC makes itself heard and heats up.
We can associate it with a ventilated support to limit its temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).