Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-95A9 Specs and Features

Acer’s gaming series, Predator Helios 500 recently unveiled a new high-end premium kid in their block named Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-95A9. High-end configuration matched with high-end vibrant FHD display available at premium pricing defines this gaming genius. Windows 10 Home edition powered gaming beast adequately supported by extremely powerful 8th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i9 processor and massive 32 GB DDR4 SDRAM.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10 series graphics chipset and 17.3-inch full HD IPS panel took the responsibility of bringing stunning visuals for the users. Sky-blue backlit keyboard enlightens the eyes and precision touch trackpad offers smooth functionality. Wired and wireless internet connectivity and advanced port options provide you the flexibility of connecting unlimited devices to the system.

Bit of rugged profile and overall weight of approx. 4 Kg doesn’t allow you to carry or move this laptop much but make you sure about the durability factor. This gaming machine with exceptional hardware configuration is absolutely worth for gaming professionals or extreme gaming enthusiasts.

Specifications and Features

Predator Helios a dedicated gaming arm of Acer introduced various gaming-centric devices from budget to high-end range to cater various demands of the gaming users. Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-95A9 is a new machine from Acer backed up with power-packed hardware configurations.

The overall design is almost the same as of other Helios models, but the color choice of matte black with sky blue accents looks ecstatic. This device is powered by all-new 8th Gen Intel Hexa-Core i9-8950HK 2.90 GHz processor coupled with 32 GB DDR4 SDRAM which can get extended up to 64 GB. More core, more threads, and massive RAM generate exclusive power for the system to scale up any height under any situations.

Dual storage options give you the benefit of excellent speed and ample space. Primary storage of 2 TB Hard Disk Drive in combination with swift 512 GB Solid State Drive stores every kind of data for you. On the display front, massive 17.3-inch full HD screen with 1920 x 1080 pixels and FHD resolution delivers some of the fascinating images to the screen. Graphics transmitted from NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 with the support of 8 GB of GDDR5 dedicated video memory brings life to the images.

Interaction with other system makes easy with unlimited connectivity options. You will get 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI and mDP ports to connect your desired device to the system. Wired internet connection can be done through Ethernet port RJ-45 LAN port, whereas wireless connectivity can be managed using 802.11ac WiFi router or Bluetooth option.

The Sky Blue backlit keyboard with highlighted WASD and arrow keys plus same contrasting trackpad looks amazing to the eyes and very comfortable to work with. The 4-cell Li-Polymer 4810 mAh battery gives you approx. 3-4 hours of backup which discourages you a bit.

• Other Versions Acer Predator Helios 500: PH517-51-98EE and PH517-51-72NU

Verdict

Still very early to comment whether it is a complete device or not, but you will not find many gaming devices with the same top-rated hardware and configurations. On the naked eye, this looks to be very well packed gaming machine.