Promo €1799 Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6, 18″ 2.5K 240Hz DCI-P3 powerful multimedia gaming laptop i9-14900HX RTX 4070 RAM 32 GB

Our opinion on the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6

Very large 18 inch format comfortable forAcer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6 Powerful multimedia gaming laptop with its Core i9-14900HX Intel Raptor Lake Refresh hybrid processor and its good amount of 32 GB RAM which speeds up processing. This is also the case for the comfortable fast SSD storage of 1 TB which reinforces responsiveness as well as the high-end GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card which runs recent games. This versatile black Windows 11 laptop designed for gaming and creating also benefits from a 2.5K DCI-P3 High Definition High Fidelity IPS screen with a high frequency of 240Hz which improves fluidity, a backlit keyboard and USB connectivity -C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 6E.

Features of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6 faces the competition

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6 is currently in promotion at the house of Darty and the Fnac. It offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest such a large format (18 inches) to offer such a powerful processor (also recent) and graphics card with such a high frequency/definition screen with such faithful colors, such a substantial amount of RAM but also Windows provided.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6

Cooled by 2 AeroBlade 3D 5th generation fans, 5 heat pipes and air grilles, this versatile laptop for demanding gamers and creatives has a resolutely gamer appearance with its thick angular black design whose connections are positioned partly at the back.

This multimedia gaming laptop PC is well equipped in terms of connectivity with its 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, its Ethernet and audio ports, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules for communicating and connecting remotely, its output practical HDMI video to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example or its 3 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected to it.

The chiclet keyboard of course has a backlighting solution that can be activated whenever you need to better discern the keys.

The screen has a refresh rate of 240Hz, much higher than the standard 60Hz, which provides much better fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life.
Thanks to its DCI-P3 IPS specifications, the screen reproduces colors much more faithfully than average while ensuring significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
Suitable for High Definition content due to its 2.5K definition higher than Full HD, the screen adopts a 16/10th format displaying more information in height than the classic 16/9th.
The screen also has an anti-reflective treatment making it more readable in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors) than a shiny panel.

Performance, battery life of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 PHN18-71-99G6 may appeal to those who wish to acquire a powerful, versatile High Definition High Fidelity multimedia laptop for gaming and creating.

The overall power provided by this laptop is incommensurable with that provided by the vast majority of models on the market.

Because it is powered by a high-end Intel Core i9-14900HX Raptor Lake Refresh processor with 24 hybrid cores and integrated Iris Xe graphics module, supported by a good amount of 32 GB RAM.

Suffice to say that multimedia processing is carried out much more quickly with this duo than with a classic Quad/Hexa/Octo Core and 16/24 GB DDR4/5.
We strongly feel the difference under CPU and RAM resource-intensive work taking advantage of multi-cores, such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.

Creative people will be delighted, especially as processing is accelerated by the dedicated onboard GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card for applications taking advantage of GPU computing power, such as VSDC, the Adobe suite or Vegas.

However, the GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing primarily targets gamers.
Indeed, thanks to this high-end dedicated NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card, we can play recent games.
However, some concessions are necessary for the most demanding games in 3D resources to benefit from good playability. Because playing in 2.5K requires more graphics calculations than playing in Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.

This multimedia gaming laptop PC does not constantly require the GeForce RTX 4070 ray tracing. This is in fact activated automatically in real time by NVIDIA Optimus technology depending on the tasks performed.
And this in cases where Optimus considers that the performance of the Intel Iris Xe proves insufficient to perform the desired tasks.

Watching HD photos and videos is of course possible, whether with the GeForce RTX 4070 or the Iris Xe.
Optimus uses the second as much as possible despite its much lower performance because it consumes little energy which promotes autonomy.

Autonomy represents a weak point of this versatile laptop since it is around 3 hours on battery in light use.
However, as it is heavy, thick and large, it is clearly not intended to be carried throughout the day and is not intended to appeal to nomads strictly speaking. But rather those who want to be able to occasionally transport their computer more easily than a desktop PC while enjoying a very comfortable large format.

On the storage side we obviously find an SSD ensuring great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
Thanks to the SSD, you can quickly access online game cards while launching games/software, processing and starting/stopping are done quickly.

An SSD is indeed fast. In addition to being shock resistant, energy efficient and silent.
Here we find a 1000 GB SSD to calmly install and store many games and software, including personal creations if desired.
Good point, an M.2 slot is available to insert a second SSD if necessary.

Finally, this large format versatile multimedia gaming laptop PC heats up and makes itself heard when pushed hard (e.g. games, treatments).
To contain its temperatures we can add a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).