Promo €2,199 Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z, 16″ 2.5K 240Hz DCI-P3 RTX 5070 Core Ultra 9 275HX RAM 32 GB AI multimedia gaming laptop

Our opinion on the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z

Adapted to replace a desktop model, the multimedia gaming laptop Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z Windows 11 which runs recent games thanks to its latest generation GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing high-end NVIDIA Blackwell graphics card which accelerates processing is Artificial Intelligence oriented with its recent Core Ultra 9 275HX Arrow Lake hybrid processor and its 32 GB of powerful RAM but also its comfortable fast SSD storage of 1 TB. Responsive, this versatile Windows 11 laptop designed for playing and creating which is adorned with an anti-reflective screen 16/10th IPS High Definition 2.5K High Fidelity DCI-P3 18-inch providing great fluidity with its 240Hz refresh rate is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, an Infrared webcam for biometric facial authentication but also card reader connectivity, Bluetooth 5.4, Ethernet and dual USB-C with Thunderbolt 4.

Features of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z faces the competition

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z is currently displayed in promotion at Acer France and positions itself as one of the only ones in its category of such a large format to offer such a powerful and recent AI processor as well as the graphics card with a High Definition High Fidelity screen at such a high frequency but also Windows provided.

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Chassis, connections, screen of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z

With its angular black design with connectivity positioned on 3 sides, this versatile laptop targeting gamers and creators cooled by 2 5th generation AeroBlade 3D fans associated with metal thermal paste, vector heat pipes and air grilles has a gamer appearance.

In terms of connectivity, this multimedia gaming laptop PC is well equipped since it offers the latest generation Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, an HDMI video output thanks to which it can easily be connected to a TV or a monitor for example, Ethernet and audio ports, a microSD card reader but also 3 USB 3.0 and 2 USB-C including 1 very fast Thunderbolt 4, practical for connecting peripherals such as a mouse, a gamepad, headset, printer or external storage.
However, it is regrettable that such a configuration does not offer more recent and efficient Wi-Fi 7 B.

In any case, some will appreciate the infrared technology of the webcam since it allows biometric authentication by facial recognition, in particular via Windows Hello.

The chiclet keyboard is obviously accompanied by a backlighting system, which is particularly useful in the dark since activating it allows you to better discern the keys.

The screen is adorned with a frequency of 240Hz giving much greater fluidity than the classic 60Hz in everyday life, including in games, which players will appreciate, especially if we consider the reduced latency providing great responsiveness.
Players but also creators will be all the more interested as both horizontal and vertical viewing angles are important thanks to IPS technology while the DCI-P3 colorimetry is much more faithful than average.
The screen which adopts 2.5K High Definition has a 16/10th format displaying more information on height than the classic 16/9th.
As it has an anti-reflective treatment, the screen is also more readable in a bright environment (eg near a window) than a shiny panel.

Performance, battery life of the Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 AI PHN18-72-967Z is aimed at those looking for a powerful, large format High Definition High Fidelity multimedia multimedia laptop for gaming and creating, oriented towards Artificial Intelligence and equipped with recent components.

Playing in 2.5K requires more calculations than in Full HD, which results in a lower number of fps.
However, here players can play their favorite games thanks to the dedicated high-end GeForce RTX 5070 ray tracing onboard graphics card which adopts the latest generation NVIDIA architecture. Blackwell.

If gamers will appreciate the GeForce RTX 5070, creative people will too since it accelerates processing under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as VSDC, the Adobe suite or Vegas.

Concretely, the GeForce RTX 5070 is used by NVIDIA Optimus technology to carry out graphics processing deemed too heavy for the Intel Arc solution integrated into the processor.

Whether with the Intel Arc or the GeForce RTX 5070, watching HD photos and videos is obviously possible, including streaming.
Despite its much lower performance, the Intel Arc (whose capacities are greater than those of the classic Iris Xe) is nevertheless favored as much as possible by Optimus to promote autonomy because it consumes little energy.
In this regard, expect around 5 hours of battery operation in light use.

Optimus in fact automatically switches between the Intel Arc and the GeForce RTX 5070 according to needs, activating the second as soon as the performance of the first proves insufficient, typically for gaming.

The Intel Arc takes place in the Core Ultra 9 275HX, a processor equipped with 24 hybrid cores and capabilities for Artificial Intelligence due to its latest generation architecture Arrow Lake.
The Core Ultra 9 275HX is here coupled with a good amount of 32 GB RAM to provide great overall power that will delight demanding users, including gamers and creators.

The latter will indeed be delighted that their processing, which requires CPU and RAM resources using multi-core and AI, is carried out much faster than with a classic Quad/Hexa/Octo Core and 16/24 GB DDR4/5. The difference is particularly strong under work such as 3D rendering, video editing or photo editing.

Quantities of possible personal creations, games, software and more generally various and varied files can peacefully find space on the comfortable 1000 GB storage space provided by the SSD.