Acer Predator 17 (G9-791)

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Date Published: 01 Jun 2017

Intel Core i7-6700HQ
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (3GB GDDR5)
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
16GB DDR4, 2133MHz
4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)

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Acer Predator 17 (G9-791) in-depth review

It's virtually impossible not to hear about the new high-end gaming Predator line from Acer, this is, of course, if you like gaming hardware. The focus of this review is the Predator gaming notebook, more precisely the 17.3-inch variant. This is the first attempt of the company to enter this segment of the market which is reigned by ASUS with its ROG (Republic of Gamers) series and Dell with the Alienware notebooks. Maybe Acer had a boost of confidence after their successful launch of the Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition laptops, but rumor has it that the company has actually planned this for years. They've spent more than 3 years in development to bring this.Spec-wise, the notebook offers top-shelf hardware - Core i7-6700HQ and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M that matches most of the high-e[...]

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Pros

Appealing, sleek and aggressive design with premium materials
Solid construction
Excellent cooling system
Perfect display suitable not only for gaming, but for professional photo and video editing as well
Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
A wide variety of storage options
High-quality sound
Pretty good battery life for a gaming notebook

Cons

Bulky and heavy (4.163 kg)
The additional fan module doesn't do anything
Doesn't support G-Sync on the integrated display

DISPLAY: 17.3-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name
LG LP173WF4-SPF1

Diagonal
17.3"

Pixel density
127.34 ppi

Brightness
350 cd/m²

sRGB
89%

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920 x 1080

Becomes "Retina" from
27 inches (69 cm)

Contrast
1100:1

dE Color Checker
4.0 3.1

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