An Affordable Yet Powerful Gaming Laptop? - Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (2024) Review

Acer's newly refreshed 2024 Predator Helios Neo 16 is here! But should you buy it?
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Purchase links:
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 on Amazon - amzn.to/3K5Cv54
Purchase links (My setup):
LG 34WP60C-B 34-Inch 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD Display on Amazon - amzn.to/4az4Ps2
Anne Pro 2 on Amazon - amzn.to/3xJ9w3X
Glorious Model O Wireless on Amazon - amzn.to/3PZZ2n6
SteelSeries Alias USB Mic on Amazon - amzn.to/4az4UMm
FIFINE BM88 Low Profile Boom Arm on Amazon - amzn.to/3UipHyj
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:41 - Design, weight, etc.
1:52 - Ports
2:30 - Keyboard and Trackpad
3:17 - Screen
4:07 - Webcam and microphone.
4:32 - Speakers
5:12 - Specs
5:56 - Power and thermals
8:58 - Thermal Design
10:21 - Upgradability
10:58 - Battery Life
11:31 - Benchmarks
13:40 - Gaming Performance
15:09 - Conclusion and My Final Thoughts
16:00 - Outro

[@TechArc_]

If you're wondering why the speaker test is muted, it's because it triggered a content ID, so I muted it shortly after posting. Nevertheless, the speakers still sound pretty decent.

[@samuelrblx2605]

Excellent a review about the new helios neo 16 2024

[@nimabaraty6553]

Thx for the video ❤

[@jassisafk7780]

Great review ! but i cannot hear the speaker part...

[@kecktus2017]

Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

[@jaedo71]

Could you please tell me what is a gaming laptop with the best display, brightest display and best color gamut??

[@Lt_Koro]

the Neo is the more budget friendly version of the normal Predator Helios.
also I unironically chose this laptop partially for the numpad. I use the numpad as a mouse to make pixel perfect moves quite a bit and I saw a good number of other similar spected laptops without numpad, so that was ultimately my winning factor. also I'm using an old Nitro 5 which still has a gtx1650 with an i5-9300h so jumping to this with its 4070 and i7 13700hx will be quite a crazy update for me.
I saw somewhere that Acer supposedly managed to make their laptops a decent bit quieter in recent times, which is almost the only thing that majorly annoyed me about the Nitro 5 (besides the poor performance now).
I am still a bit bummed out that I still cant really build my first desktop pc tho now because of university. but if it serves me well I'll consider to upgrade the ram to 32gb and add another SSD. until then I'll keep storing my games on an external drive. still cant wait to finally play some of the more intensive games

[@sabinacharya5496]

Please compare this laptop with last year's i7 13700hx and i9 13900hx

[@albertonavarrete8230]

Whenever we watch this kind of review, it seems great at some point, but for example, we use some basic laptops, and we make the process of installing any Linux distro. So, at least, it would be really nice if you could tell us how difficult the process of installing any Linux distro would be, or if you don't recommend doing any installation of a Linux OS on these laptops.

[@mezoamer9637]

Bro what’s about temperature in games

[@fFrage01]

This laptop can handle 240hz monitor for sure for that thunderbolt port

[@4evahodlingdoge226]

Why are 16:10 screens the standard in laptops now?

[@user-gn6kd7ox1s]

So you can watch porn in its full glory

[@FaisalSalh-rd9qb]

It's better

[@4evahodlingdoge226]

@@FaisalSalh-rd9qb black bars in all movies and tv shows though, no?

[@FaisalSalh-rd9qb]

@@4evahodlingdoge226 don't mind it tbh

[@TheMansfieldGroup-dy9ql]

Overal solid laptop.