Acer has been in the global market for over 40 years. She is one of the leaders in the production of PCs and electronics. In addition, the company creates excellent monitors, communicators, drives, RAM, and, of course, laptops.
Varieties
As you know, laptops are different. Someone lacks the usual model, which is great for surfing the Internet and working with documents. There are also more advanced devices that can handle difficult tasks. But now gaming laptops have become the most popular. Acer, of course, does not "graze the rear." In recent years, he has been releasing powerful gaming devices that compete with Asus and Dell.
The company has created several series for gamers. Almost all Acer gaming laptops belong to the Predator line. The Taiwanese company over the past couple of years has released several excellent models that have become the top sellers and won the hearts of gamers.
Firstborn
Until the beginning of 2015, the company had practically no models for gamers. Each device that had powerful features usually belonged to a multimedia device. The first were the Acer V3 gaming laptops from the Aspire line.
This model was popular in 2013. Then this laptop could be safely called the most powerful of the Taiwanese company. The interesting thing is that inside it is the mobile graphics NVIDIA. As a result, such indicators are not gaming at all, but nevertheless, among all the models of that time, this device overtakes its counterparts in the number of FPS in the game.
The laptop has a 17-inch screen, which is very nice for players. Outwardly, it is no different from ordinary user devices for work and office. He has a regular keyboard without any “goodies” for gamers. Inside is the Intel Core i5-6200U. Responsible for the graphics NVIDIA GeForce 940M. The video card has 2 GB. There is 8 GB of RAM, which is quite a good indicator for 2013. Although now in gaming laptops both 16 and 32 GB are used.
Acer Aspire V3 is more like trying to create a gaming device. Due to the fact that a couple of years ago there were no such powerful video cards and processors, perhaps this model resembled a game one. Now this laptop would not have pulled the latest games at maximum settings, although it still remains a good multimedia device.
Second attempt
The second attempt was the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro gaming laptop. Despite the fact that this model is in principle suitable for games, formally this laptop is also far from the classic gaming device.
The fact is that manufacturers of gaming devices have long introduced several trends on the market, according to which we can confidently say that we have a laptop for gamers. Usually they develop a system for controlling keyboard keys, make a special color scheme, highlighting certain buttons. They are also working on a cooling system.
Acer Aspire V17 Nitro does not have all these chips. It boasts only one-color backlit keys. Although he has one nice feature: he has a good technology that cleans coolers on his own.
It is also known that gaming laptops usually differ in appearance. The Acer Aspire V17 Nitro design received an unremarkable, although rather pretty. It is light, despite the screen 17.3 inches, and thin. Inside it fit Intel Core i7-4710HQ, the presence of which in principle already hints that the device pulls almost all modern games. Responsible for the graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M. This is a good graphics card with 2 GB of memory.
In addition, there is 1 TB SSHD installed inside, many different modules and buns, which in principle do not affect the game. Of course, it’s difficult to call this model completely gaming, but the device really turned out to be high-quality and powerful.
Predator
But in early 2016, the company released a more successful gaming laptop. In general, the lineup, which includes Acer Predator gaming laptops, as a result, the whole turned out to be successful. And I am glad that the first pancake was not lumpy.
A year later, the Acer Aspire V17 Nitro, of course, could not compete with new devices. But with the release of Acer Predator 15, it became clear that the company had seriously decided to tackle gaming devices. The first thing that catches your eye is the appearance. A huge number of highlights, highlighted in different colors of the keys, and the emblem on the back cover.
The island-type keyboard has a digital block and, although the display is only 15.6 inches, all the keys are placed quite freely and conveniently. Near the touchpad there is a button that disables it. Like any gaming device, this model has a powerful cooling system.
The laptop has an integrated Intel Core i7-6700HQ Skylake processor. Two adapters are responsible for the graphics: Intel HD Graphics 530 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M. The video card has 3 GB of memory. RAM - 3GB. Inside, there is also one 128 GB SSD type HDD, as well as 1 terabyte HDD.
Improved
As mentioned earlier, Acer gaming laptops come in the same line of Predator. They are all very popular and of high quality. At the end of 2016, another “predatory” model appeared, which became an order of magnitude better than the previous one. She also received an update in technical specifications and is now one of the best models not only among the laptops of a Taiwanese company, but also in the gaming device market in general.
Gaming laptop Acer Predator 17 X has become an improved version of Acer Predator 17. Outwardly, they are similar to each other. The only thing - noticeable changes in size due to the enlarged screen - 17.3 inches. There is also a classic island-style keyboard with backlight and a separate numeric keypad.
Inside, the Intel Core i7-6820HK processor is running. One of the latest video cards on the market, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980, is responsible for the graphics. There is more than 32 GB of RAM available. Surprised by the presence of as many as 3 storage systems. Two 256 GB SSDs and one 1 TB HDD. The speed of information exchange is very fast.
There are also three coolers inside. The two main ones are located as usual, in a classic design - on the left and right of the case. And the third one can be found only when you get to the insides of the case and raise the motherboard. In this model, we carefully worked on the cooling system, because all that is inside needs cold air.
It is difficult to say anything about this laptop, since among others it is an ideal model that every gamer will like both due to their appearance and due to technical characteristics.
Total
Acer, even if it began one of the last work on gaming devices, still in just a couple of years has made its devices now one of the most popular on the market. The Predator line is getting better every year and with every model. Developers take into account every desire of a gamer, improve their product to become an unconditional leader.