Customer Ratings & Reviews

Powerful and high-performance laptop with an amazing OLED display. The screen quality is sharp, bright, and smooth, making gaming and work very enjoyable. It handles heavy tasks and games without issues, and the build quality feels premium. Cooling performance is good, though the fan can be a bit loud under heavy load. Overall, it delivers excellent performance and is highly recommended for gamers and professionals.

This product has beautiful displays and runs software quickly and efficiently. The problems with it include over heating and a short battery life. This is not a big issue for me though because I can keep it plugged in during use.

After several months, absolutely no issues with the machine as it has played every game and done every task I have asked of it. Beautiful screen, super fast. A tiny bit loud when running at max capacity with demanding games, but nothing unusual compared to other laptops.

Laptop is bery powerful and has plenty of over head with the 5070ti and 32gb of ram. It performs very well and the predator app works pretty well with the switches on the laptop. I feel like if the charger was a 280w the 5070ti might pish more permance. The OLED screen is beautiful and petsomally the best part of the laptop. Worst thing is the intel chip runs HOT even whike idling or browsing thr web it stays at around 65-75c and when gaming it will get up 85-100c and that is with riser and an ambient room temp of around 72f, i feel like if i would of went with an AMD chip it would of been better. Overall great laptop and performs like i want to and need.

Excellent value gaming laptop. Battery life isn't great, but let's be honest, you probably aren't getting this to game on the battery while on the go. The 5070 Ti and 240hz OLED monitor pair beautifully. The Intel Core i9 275HX processor is also a beast. Definitely worth picking up if you can get it on sale!

Pros: Absolutely stunning 16" 240Hz OLED display with perfect blacks and vibrant color. Excellent gaming performance from the Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5070 Ti. Highly competitive price for the level of hardware included. Sleek, understated design for a gaming laptop. Comfortable keyboard with a number pad. Cons: Keyboard deck and chassis get very hot under load. Fans can be extremely loud during gaming. Poor battery life. Underwhelming speakers and a cheap-feeling trackpad.

The Acer Predator Helios 16 is a powerhouse designed for gamers, creators, and professionals who demand top-tier performance from a portable machine. With the 2024 version, Acer brings updated internals, advanced cooling, and a stunning Mini LED display to the forefront. Pros: Blazing Performance: With up to an Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, it chews through AAA games and creative workloads effortlessly. Beautiful Display: The 16-inch Mini LED panel (WQXGA, 240Hz) is vivid and bright, with excellent HDR support and color accuracy. Improved Cooling: Acer’s dual-fan cooling system with liquid metal thermal grease keeps the laptop cool during heavy loads. Solid Build: A refreshed chassis design with a premium, matte finish gives the laptop a sleek yet aggressive look. Customizable RGB Keyboard: Per-key

The performance on the laptop is like nothing I've experienced on a laptop. When you couple the raw performance with DLSS 4, its just crazy. The screen is gorgeous and I'll never get another laptop without an OLED display, its that good. I've had a couple games crash on me randomly....not really a crash but they started to stutter really bad. It was fixed by restarting the game and doesn't seem to be a pattern. Hoping its not a heat issue. Speaking about heat, with the fans a full speed, this thing is LOUD. As long as there is no overheating issue, this thing is gold - especially at this price point.

Extremely good laptop, it’s powerful and doesn’t overheat much. Since it’s a gaming laptop, don’t expect to last very long on battery, and to get its full performance you will need to play plugged in. But it’s for gaming, not office work, and it’s a total beast with gaming, and it has a beautiful screen and really good keyboard. At this price range it is definitely the best gaming laptop you can get.

Love that sleek and understated look that just look and feels premium. It's thin and packs a HX processor, which was a surprise considering the thickness. The thermals is amazing. (This is my second gaming notebook that I've bought this year for me and my kid, and it is far better than the one that cost over $1k more of the same GPU/CPU, and significantly thicker in March with pre-order). I'm also glad that I didn't see earlier reviews, otherwise, I would've bought at the full MSRP, which is a great value at MSRP especially compare to its nearest comp. Yes, it would be a steal at full MSRP. My complaint is that my nearest Best Buy was out of stock earlier this year when I was ready to buy. The display is incredibly vivid, with ultra high color gamut, and 240Hz matches perfectly with the RTX5070Ti GPU. Even on the smaller things in life like Thunderbolt and Type C, I really appreciate that Acer enabled one of the Type C with direct dGPU connection. My other gaming notebook from Best Buy had both connected to iGPU (hated it). I do play mostly on external displays, and appreciate the dGPU Type C and Power is on the back, and makes the cable management clean. The built quality is great, but what really made me happy was that I got far far far more performance than other thin chassis that cost much more. My only regret was that I wish Best Buy would've had this unit much earlier. Could've saved me a few thousand dollars from my first RTX5070Ti that I bought before reviews existed (different brand). Battery life, yes, it is a gaming notebook, and I have no issues with it. Overall, this is the best gaming notebook that I had purchased and love the performance, display, and quality of this product.

I'm absolutely blown away by this laptop! The performance is insane, and the graphics are stunning. I've played some of the most demanding games on the market, and this laptop handles them with ease. The display is gorgeous, and the keyboard is comfortable to type on. The battery life is better than expected, and the design is sleek and portable. I've had zero issues with overheating or lag. This laptop is a beast! Highly recommend to any serious gamer out there. *Pros:* - Exceptional performance - Stunning display - Comfortable keyboard - Good battery life - Sleek design *Would I buy again?* Absolutely!

I picked mine up during a sale for $1,499; an absolute steal considering the amount of power this laptop has. Playing titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Hogwarts, and others at full detail is fantastic on this machine. I was getting 70fps in Cyberpunk without any frame gen or trickery, but when I enabled it, I was getting near 180fps. I put this little machine side by side with my desktop (14900KF, RTX 4080 Supreme X, 32gig Corsair dominator). This little machine can actually keep up, and in some cases run parallel with my desktop; blown away. The connectivity on this machine is fantastic: it's got HDMI 2.1 and Thunderbolt 4 (yep, that's right), and it can push 80 Gbps throughput. My desktop motherboard doesn't even have Thunderbolt, and at the time, it was an enthusiast/premium platform. Not to mention 2.5 GB Ethernet, which is precisely what I have on my desktop, despite my fiber internet. The OLED screen is also high quality, with no taring during heavy usage. Leave Sync off; it hasn't been useful in years. The colors are deep and rich (compared to my desktop 34" G7 T1 Faker 240hz, with 95% Color gamut, and HDR. This laptop's monitor is actually 'better', in this case, size doesn't matter. I've come to prefer working on my laptop over my desktop because of these extra features and its overall feel. As a package, these parts and the software have been perfectly mated. This is a fantastic design and implementation of premium parts. Cons: There are a few minor details I found somewhat frustrating as a super-user; most people won't even notice these items because it's beyond their knowledge and expertise. 1) The UEFI BIOS is really lacking in customization. When I turned off a couple of things to try to streamline further, the BIOS hung up quite a bit and slowed down drastically. This did not affect the performance once in Windows; I hope ACER keeps working on the BIOS because it needs some TLC. Please allow me to turn off TPM, it's a security risk due to the extra space on there. 2) Cracking this machine open is NOT easy. Be very VERY careful if you try to upgrade the SSD or RAM. You'll need Torx bits to open it; you'll also want a plastic guitar pick to pry it open. Be very gentle; otherwise, you could break something or clip a capacitor on the edge of the motherboard. 3) If you decide to upgrade your SSD make sure that you have the drivers (ACER website) to detect the new one correctly. Otherwise, it won't appear in your fresh Win11 install when trying to select a drive, etc. 4) Win11 Home is attached to this machine via the TPM module; it is automatically recognized when you're installing a fresh copy of Windows 11. This can be a pain in the neck if you're a superuser like me with extra copies of Win11 Pro lying around. Search the web, and you'll find a quick hack to install other OS versions without disabling the TPM. My use-case scenario: school, work, pen testing, and cybersecurity. This little beast is currently dual-booting into Kali Linux via the Thunderbolt 4 port (for quick disconnects). It's currently being used to packet-sniff on my home network, intercepting all traffic to my desktop and my Pi5 vault servers, and to play on the dark web. It's also being used as a workstation for school.

This laptop is some serious bang for your buck. The screen is amazing, great gpu/cpu combo, pretty slim and lightweight, and good port options. However, the speakers are atrocious and while the fan noise doesn't bother me, they are literally ALWAYS on. Even in quiet mode just surfing the web, the fans are on. You can customize this obviously but if you're running in the standard profiles their on 24/7. But for $1,450, this thing is honestly a beast and I can easily put up with those small cons.

This laptop is FAST! I use it for flight simulation with no issues at all. Many ports and it’s lightweight. I also use it for programming and have not had any issues with office applications.Time will tell if this was a great purchase for about $1500.00.

so far its been nothing but a pleasure to use, extremely impressive performance for a laptop, especially in its price bracket. The display is also top of its class, and I doubt most people will feel the need to use an external display while gaming. My only real complaint is the battery life, but this is the kind of system that is best used as a portable desktop replacement that you can use while on the go in a pinch

I bought the Acer Predator Helios with Intel Ultra 9 and RTX 5070 Ti. Gaming performance is excellent, the screen is bright with good colors, and cooling handles long sessions well. However, I noticed that the CPU sometimes spikes up to 105°C for a few seconds when a workload starts, then it quickly drops back to normal and stays stable. On my previous ASUS laptop with Ryzen, I never had those temperature jumps. Out of the box, the system also comes with a lot of preinstalled software, which slows down startup. After cleaning the bloatware and adjusting the startup apps, the laptop now runs fast and smooth — but the first impression wasn’t perfect. Pros: Strong CPU and GPU performance Good display quality Decent cooling once it ramps up Solid build and design Cons: Short CPU temperature spikes up to 105°C Too much preinstalled software Needs optimization out of the box Bottom line: If you don’t mind doing a bit of cleanup and tweaking, this is a very capable gaming laptop with excellent performance

Nothing else comes close for the price. Intel Ultra 9 + 507ti, 2 Ram slots. 2 NVME slots. 240Hz OLED display. Well worth the purchase.

This is a very good entry-level gaming computer great specs performs well stays cool the fan is louder than an airplane taking off so I had to return it and went with Lenovo Legion 5080 model which is more expensive but you pay for the price in longevity, build quality and durability and all specs overall, but if your looking for a budget this is the best bang for buck gaming PC that holds up with competition of the other brand names go with this one!!

Good laptop overall. I was between the legion 7i and this one. I got the acer just because it had better specs. Yes it has some problems like not being able to change the Hz and overheating sometime but I think it’s worth it for the price.

This was a direct replacement for a nightmare of a laptop. My previous Asus ROG Strix G17 was the worst laptop I've ever owned. Lock ups, freezes, spontaneous reboots, a $400 repair that didn't resolve the issue. That thing went in the trash the moment I pulled out the SSDs and RAM upgrades the day this Acer came home. There is occasionally a weird quirk where running on battery is kind of laggy, but I think it's due not switching between video cards properly or the power profile. Most of the time it's fine so I just let it run on battery now and then to condition it. It may not be the fastest for high frame rates in gaming, but it's been great for my web browsing, streaming, and 3D rendering for my printer. I don't "need" a gaming laptop, but I wanted the speed for future app/OS upgrades that inevitably slow things down and the backlit keyboard for working in the dark. This has been perfect for that, hasn't slowed down or had any of the issues I suffered through with the old laptop. I have a Macbook Pro from work, and I nearly got one of those to replace the Asus because it was so much better. I bought this Acer, and the screen is as good as the Mac IMO so I'm quite happy with the purchase.