The combination of a high-res display and the curvature it boasts provides users with a more impressive and immersive experience, key to a great gaming laptop such as this. The Predator 21X features a gorgeous 21in curved display with a resolution of 2560×1080, providing a crisp and bright picture that frankly we couldn’t get enough of. We briefly mentioned the display above, but let’s talk about it a little more. We, of course, experienced no lag or stutter during our time with the Predator 21X, although we only played through a selection of demos provided to us. This should provide users with blisteringly fast response times, even with more graphically demanding games and processor hungry apps.
This may be of interest to VR gamers especially, as it allows them to use VR in different areas of their own home without having to move a desktop PC complete with display, keyboard, mouse, etc.Īlong with the impressive array of graphics cards, the Predator 21X features a seventh generation Intel Core processor, although which will depend on the specification you choose when purchasing the laptop. This means that you’ll be able to run pretty much any game with the highest graphical quality without any lag or screen tearing, and can power the latest VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift without even breaking a sweat. So, what does this beast of a gaming laptop feature? Well, let’s start with the graphics card – or graphics cards, as the Predator 21X features not one but two Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080s with SLI. ACER PREDATOR 21X REVIEW: FEATURES AND SPEC It also features a triangular window above the keyboard showing off one of the many fans within the laptop, reassuring gamers that this is indeed a gaming powerhouse. While it looked cool with the matching desktop wallpaper on screen, it’d look a bit out of place if/when the user customised their desktop with their own wallpaper. The display is gorgeous, and surprisingly sits flush when the laptop is closed.As noted above, the Predator 21X features a 21in curved display which is actually a world-first according to Acer.īeyond that, you’ll recognise the familiar fierce Predator-branded design which looks extremely impressive, complete with, rather weirdly we must admit, a dragon decal directly above the keyboard.
The laptop weighs in at a whopping 8KG, which to us makes it more of a portable desktop rather than a laptop because unless you’re military trained, you won’t be carrying this around in your rucksack. And with that girth comes weight, and the Predator 21X definitely isn’t lightweight. Pictures simply don’t do it justice – the laptop is huge. Of course, the first thing we noticed about the Acer Predator 21X when we went hands-on at IFA 2016 was its size. ACER PREDATOR 21X REVIEW: DESIGN AND BUILD Read on to see our impressions of the laptop when we went hands on at IFA in Berlin. Therefore we expect the Predator 21X to sell in the UK from £9,999 given current exchange rates and pricing of newer tech products. We expected the Predator 21X to sell for upwards of £2,000, but Acer confirmed at CES that pricing will begin at $8,999 in the US, with European pricing set to start at €9,999.
That’s over a full year to wait for us in the UK since the launch was in September 2016!īut what about pricing? Of course, a laptop with a curved display, eye-tracking technology and two GTX 1080s isn’t going to be cheap. So, when are we likely to see Acer’s tamed beast released in the UK? Confirmed at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, the Predator will be shipping in February 2017 in North America, with an EMEA date of October 2017 set.
ACER PREDATOR 21X REVIEW: UK RELEASE DATE AND PRICING Featuring not one but two Nvidia GTX 1080s and a gorgeous 21in curved display, the Predator 21X stole the show – but what is it actually like to use? We went hands-on with the beast of a gaming laptop during IFA 2016, and here’s what we thought. During IFA 2016 in Berlin, Acer announced the Acer Predator 21X, arguably the most technically impressive gaming laptopcoming to the market.