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Reasonably compact. Backlighting effects are always fun. Lots of ports. Amazing screen and excellent audio. Stylus included for trackpad doodling. Overheating issue was alarming (though hopefully ...

Strong game performance for the price. Lots of ports. The keyboard and touchpad punch above their weight. Decent build quality. Unheard-of value. The included 135-watt charger isn't sufficient. The ...

Acer maintains two different gaming product lines and it's updating both of them at IFA 2025. Among the new gear is a gigantic new 18-inch Predator laptop, an ultra high-refresh rate monitor and ...

What just happened? Acer has just revealed the first laptop powered by Intel's Panther Lake chips, the Swift 16 AI. In addition to featuring the upcoming APU, the device also boasts a 16-inch 3K OLED ...

Acer's new Predator Helios 18 AI gaming laptop rocks an Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU + RTX 5090 Laptop GPU + Gen5 SSD + 192GB of RAM into an 18-inch powerhouse gaming laptop. Oh, and did we mention RGB?

When I started looking for the best college laptops to test, the Acer Swift Go 14 AI was nowhere on my radar. Most Windows laptops use Intel or AMD processors, but this model uses a Qualcomm ...

A relative bargain among today's top-end gaming laptops, the 2025 Acer Predator Helios 16 offers solid performance and exceptional screen brightness with the usual drawbacks of running hot and having ...

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Acer just announced its new lineup of 2025 laptops, and we're seeing thin and light form factors, AI-readiness, OLED displays, and powerful hardware. In terms of hardware, Acer continues to court the ...