Acer introduced Tuesday its first 14-inch gaming laptops: the Nitro 14 and Predator Helios Neo 14. It’s thrilling to see Acer’s fabulous and well-beloved budget-friendly Nitro enter the 14-inch gaming laptop computer area, however much more so for the brand new Predator because it’s priced and specced competitively with the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and Razer Blade 14. The corporate can also be releasing an up to date Nitro 16 that may be configured with both a current-gen AMD Ryzen or Intel Core processor.
The brand new Nitro 14 begins at $1,299.99 and may be configured all the best way as much as an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card, 32GB of LPDDR5X SDRAM, and 1TB of NVME SSD reminiscence. It’s obtainable with 120Hz G-Sync shows at both 2560 x 1600 or 1920 x 1200 decision.
The upper-end 14-inch Predator Helios Neo begins at $1,799.99 and comes with as much as an Intel Extremely 9 185H, as much as an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, and a complete of three show choices: a 3072 x 1920 at 165Hz, 2560 x 1600 at 120Hz, or 1920 x 1200 at 120Hz. All assist Nvidia Superior Optimus. The reminiscence and storage choices are the identical because the Nitro 14.
The Nitro 16, which begins at $1,399.99, may be configured with as much as an Nvidia RTX 4060 and an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS with Ryzen AI or considered one of three 14th Gen Intel Core i7 HX chips, topping out on the Intel Core i7-14700HX. It comes with both a 2560 x 1600 or 1920 x 1200 panel with Nvidia Superior Optimus or the power to modify between the built-in GPU and discrete GPU, relying on what the system is doing, or the identical 1920 x 1200 panel with out Optimus. Each AMD and Intel choices may be configured with as much as 2TB of storage and as much as 32GB of DDR5 SDRAM.
All of those new laptops use liquid metallic between the CPU and cooling block, which is best for reducing thermal temperatures in comparison with conventional thermal paste.
All 4 of Acer’s newest gaming laptops even have a brand new Expertise Zone, as Acer calls it, with a library of AI-related features. It may be accessed just by clicking the NitroSense key. In addition they all include a devoted Microsoft Copilot key on the keyboard and a free month of Xbox Recreation Go Final.
The 14-inch Nitro and Predator Helios Neo, in addition to the AMD and Intel variations of the Nitro 16, can be obtainable in North America in Might. The Nitro 14 and Predator Helios Neo 14 will arrive within the EMEA in June 2024, beginning at €1,199 every. Solely the Intel-version Nitro 16 can be obtainable on the identical time for €1,599.