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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S is a beast!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This laptop has exceeded my expectations. It’s surprisingly thin for a gaming machine, yet still offers plenty of USB ports and overall connectivity.
Temperatures are solid for the hardware: it idles around 45–55°C, and during gaming on max settings it typically stays between 77–81°C, with brief spikes up to 100°C. While it runs on the hotter side, performance hasn’t been affected, and these levels are still within safe operating limits according to Intel and NVIDIA. All temperatures were tracked using MSI Afterburner, rather than relying only on the pre-installed software.
I also use a dual-fan cooling pad, which I highly recommend for any gaming laptop—it helps keep temps more stable during extended sessions.
Overall, the Predator Helios Neo 16S offers great performance in a slim design, and it performs better than I expected. This would receive a 5 star but the software is a bit buggy at times, mostly at startup or waking from hibernation.
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The laptop is fabulous for those of us looking for the most power to our buck. Plays modern games flawlessly and the oled is beautiful. Please know-
The laptop needs to be plugged in to perform in gaming. I personally expect this but see people complain. Battery lasts a few hours doing regular tasks, but of course youll have to have wall power if you want wall power level performance.
Speakers arent great. Dont sound bad, i wear headphones sometimes anyway, but they arent gonna win any sound awards, for sure. Again, doesnt bother me, but just dont go into it expecting 3D dolby surround (haha)
But mostly besides these small caveats, you cant find a better computer for a better price right now. Definitely dont regret at all.
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This Machine is a beast! Been doing hours of photo and video editing and high end gaming. I run Davinci Resolve on this with 4k footage no problem, just make sure you're cables are up to snuff. I was getting choppy footage from my Samsung T5 then realized i needed an upgraded usb cable, now it's super fast, no latency! Playing Silent Hill f on max settings, woot! Bought a cooling pad for it, but it's built in cooling system is pretty good! I don't recommend doing prolonging demanding tasks without a pass though. Was worried about the build quality, but as long as you are mindful and aware, keep it in a laptop bag, your shouldn't have any issues. Overall, a great purchase! This is now my out of town powerhouse for my video projects and gaming!
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You can’t get a better specs for this prices ,
is oled, rtx5070 ti with 12gb, 32 gb ram , top Tier processor , the quality of the frame is awesome the only con it’s the sound quality (the worst I ever had ) but the rest of features are the best of you could buy for this price
bonus, the laptop comes with a sleeve and really good packaging
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I bought this laptop to be able to work on the go and also game. It has delivered in both scenarios perfectly. It had some issues with drivers in the beginning but I fixed that fairly easily. Great laptop, would recommend. Even more if you but it with a discount.
Strong Machine Learning Performance with Weak Batt
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I have been using the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI mostly for machine learning like KAN LSTM and RNN. Overall it is a strong laptop. It feels fast and handles heavy workloads without much trouble. The OLED 240Hz screen also looks great and is nice to work on.
The main issues are heat and battery life. During long training sessions it gets hot and the fans get loud. The battery does not last long especially during heavy work so I usually keep it plugged in.
Acer-Predator For Deep Learning or AI work purpose
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The intention of my buy is for the Deep Learning/AI model training purpose. The inbuilt GPUs are good enough to train the good amount of data and the large parameters model. The gaming graphics made the ROS and Gazebo simulation for robotics more interesting with clear clarity in screen resolution. The only disadvantage is the weight of the charger, which is quite annoying to carry, and the heat of the lapttop is too much than expected.
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Pros:
1) Great spec at this price point.
2) 5070 ti (12gb vram) gives a great push while gaming and its combination with ultra 9 is perfect .
3) Beautiful OLED screen (240hz)
4) Build quality is good. (Based on price)
5) Has full keyboard with numpad it helps a lot.
Cons:
1) Battery life is not so good only upto 3 hrs with eco settings.
2) 240 hz is fixed can not be changed.
3) GPU+ CPU is power hungry which cause it to heat a lot.
4) Gets fingerprints.
Overall it’s a great laptop with good specs and can run games smoothly with some compromise on battery.
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I bought this laptop, and this configuration is hard to find for under $2,000. The performance is excellent and offers great value for the price. The speakers and build quality are slightly cheaper, but aside from that, everything is superb. Overall, it’s definitely worth every penny for a poor computer Science student like me who is trying to run some simulation. :3
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I bought this laptop looking for something that could handle a heavy workload and I haven't been disappointed in the slightest. Video editing machine!!! Just keep it plugged in and there's zero issues to mention :)
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Amazing laptop with powerful performance and a beautiful OLED 240Hz screen. Everything feels fast and smooth for gaming and daily use.
The only downside is the battery life — it drains quickly because the refresh rate can’t be lowered, so the system uses more power all the time.
Great laptop if you stay plugged in. Not ideal if you need long battery
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This laptop takes everyrhing I throw at it. Ive played almost all my games on ultra and its not skipping a beat. Only complaints I could have are the fans are pretty loud and the speakers sound like a tin can but other than that I love this thing.
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The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI is a powerhouse gaming laptop with a stunning 16-inch OLED 240Hz display. Powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5070 Ti, it delivers elite performance, smooth gameplay, fast multitasking, premium design, and excellent cooling for demanding gamers, creators, and future-ready AI features.
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Great for monster hunter wilds ultra settings! And ray tracing (Without the HD DLC pack from MHW) it needs to be plugged! I wouldnt use it for a main gamimg pc but its great when i go out of town for the week every other week!!
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Love this Gaming Laptop so far i have bought like 3 but nothing like this one and hdmi i hook it up to my monitor and can't believe it actually runs 4k at 240hz love it so far and for the price i think is a really food deal buy it won't be disappointed.