Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) review – clever blend between Nitro’s affordability and Predator’s power
- 1. Bevezetés, Specifikációk, Illesztőprogramok, Mi van a dobozban
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Verdict
Today, we have another gaming laptop in our office. It is the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) – quite a mouthful of a name. But this company already has the Predator Helios 16, so the most natural question would be – what is the difference between the two models?
To be honest, we don’t really know how they are supposed to share the market together. Ultimately, the “Neo” should be a bit less expensive, due to the fact that it can be maxed out “only” with the RTX 4070, whereas the non-Neo product can be found with an RTX 4080.
In addition to that, there are a couple more differences – the most obvious being in its design. On the other hand, the processors of choice are still Intel’s 13th Gen HX-series, which have a huge potential for performance, and for disabling your entire neighborhood’s power grid.
But before we bash anyone for its (possible) lack of efficiency, we first need to get to our tests. Some of them will cover the display, which can be a 1920x1200p, or a 2560x1600p IPS unit. The latter has a 165Hz refresh rate and supports G-Sync.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/acer-predator-helios-neo-16-phn16-71/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) - Specifikációk
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop, 175W) #5 a Top GPU-k között NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Laptop, 140W) #31 a Top GPU-k között NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop, 140W) #77 a Top GPU-k között NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 (Laptop, 140W) #97 a Top GPU-k közöttAcer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) review - clever blend between Nitro's affordability and Predator's power
- HDD/SSD
- akár 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 Kép megtekintése
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, No OS, DOS, Windows 11
- Méretek
- 360.1 x 279.9 x 26.55 - 28.55 mm (14.18" x 11.02" x 1.05")
- Súly
- 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
- Portok és csatlakozás
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- Kártyaolvasó
- microSD (microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC)
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio csatlakozó
- 3.5 Combo Jack
- Jellemzők
- Ujjlenyomat-olvasó
- Webkamera
- HD
- Háttérvilágítású billentyűzet
- optional
- Mikrofon
- Hangszórók
- Stereo Speakers
- Optikai meghajtó
- Biztonsági zár helye
Összes Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (PHN16-71) konfigurációk
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://www.acer.com/us-en/support?search=PHN16-71&filter=global_download&suggest=predator%20helios%20neo;1
What’s in the box?
Inside the package, you will find the mandatory paperwork, as well as a quite beefy 330W charger.
- 1. Bevezetés, Specifikációk, Illesztőprogramok, Mi van a dobozban
- 2. Design and construction
- 3. Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- 4. Buy our profiles
- 5. Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- 6. [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- 7. Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- 8. Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- 9. Verdict
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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This has a 4060, not a 4050!
I find the upgrade option weak, 2 nmve, are both now filled what is the max capacity they will hold (some have what can only be described as bios limits), for that matter can they take 80mm? Also what about the RAM, what is the max speed or capacity. The only really upgradable parts of a laptop should be properly investigated. Thanks for the effort though
The page on best buys says the max ram is 32 gigs.