Acer Predator Triton 500

LaptopMedia.com Laptop Specs Acer Predator Triton 500 (PT515-51 / PT515-52) Acer Predator Triton 500

Date Published: 10 Nov 2024

Intel Core i7-10750H
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 300 Hz, IPS
1000GB SSD
16GB RAM
2.09 kg (4.6 lbs)

TOTAL SCORE

6.1 Portability Good

7.0 Display Very Good

5.9 For Work Average

6.4 For Gaming Good

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Review

Acer Predator Triton 500 in-depth review

As you may know, the Predator gaming family of Acer is pretty well populated. Last year, the Triton series captured the gaming industry with its thin and light design and groundbreaking designs. One of them was the Predator Triton 500 (PT515-51). Ultimately, it was aimed at battling the MSI GS65 Stealth, and to some extent, it was able to do so. However, we have found some annoying disadvantages, including poor gaming comfort, due to high temperatures and noise, as well as difficult upgradability.The next Triton 500 in line is the (PT515-52), and although we would have loved to see an improved design, that houses a better cooling solution, Acer just refreshed the laptop with the 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake-H processors, and some Super graphics cards, maxing out with the GeForce R[...]

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Pros

Aluminum design and good build quality
Large arrow keys, per-key RGB backlight
Thunderbolt certification and two M.2 slots with RAID 0 support
The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (AUO B156HAN012.0)
300Hz display with quick response times, full sRGB coverage and accurate color representation (AUO B156HAN012.0)

Cons

Lacks an SD card reader
Hot and loud during gameplay
Not very user-friendly in terms of upgradability
4 hours of battery life at most

Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

Disassembling this laptop is definitely easier than it looks, but upgrading it is another matter.Check out all Acer Predator Triton 500 (PT515-52) prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Having such a tight body, means you have to sacrifice something. The biggest sacrifice altogether is the ease of upgrading this laptop. Surely, you can do it, but you have to have some skill and balls to open the Triton 500 up.The first step is basically the same as any other notebook on the market – remove the screws, [...]

DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name
AUO B156HAN12.0 (AUO7A8C)

Diagonal
15.6"

Pixel density
141.21 ppi

Brightness
340 cd/m²

sRGB
98%

PWM frequency
No PWM (Flicker-Free)

Panel Type
IPS

Resolution
1920x1080

Becomes "Retina" from
24 inches (62 cm)

Contrast
1420:1

dE Color Checker
3.4 0.9

PWM Rating
10.0: (safe)

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