Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-71) review – liquid metal meets a huge power draw
Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
To get inside this machine, you need to undo 10 Torx-head screws. Use a T6 screwdriver. After that, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool and lift it away from the chassis.
Here, we find a 90Wh battery pack. To take it out, just unplug the connector from the motherboard.
In terms of memory, you get two SODIMM slots, which work with DDR5 RAM. As for storage, there are two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, which support Gen 4 SSDs.
For cooling, you get two heat pipes, shared between the CPU and the GPU. There is one more for the processor, and two more dedicated to the graphics card. Then, four heat sinks and two fans take care of heat dissipation. In addition, there are a couple of heat spreaders for the VRMs and the graphics memory.
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.
![[August 2026] Best-Selling Laptop Brands on Amazon Japan – Apple Dominates Market Share and Revenue Led by Strong Unit Sales](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/CO.JP-Best-Brands-1-400x225.jpg)
![[August 2026] Best-Selling Laptop Brands on Amazon USA – Apple Dominates Market Revenue and Volume Despite Lower Model Diversity](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/COM-Best-Brands-1-400x225.jpg)
![[August 2026] Amazon Germany: Top 8 Best-Selling Gaming Laptops – Acer Dominates the Market as the Premium Nitro V 17 AI Takes the #1 Spot](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Best-Selling-Gaming-Laptops-DE-Top-10-1-400x225.jpg)
![[August 2026] Best-Selling Laptop Brands on Amazon France – Apple Dominates Revenue Despite Lenovo and HP Leading in Catalog Breadth and Volume](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FR-Best-Brands-1-400x225.jpg)
![[August 2026] Amazon Italy: Top 10 Best-Selling Laptops – Apple MacBook Neo Claims the Crown as Budget and Mid-Range Windows Machines Dominate Volume](https://laptopmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Best-Selling-Laptops-IT-Top-10-400x225.jpg)
Thanks, Alex. Very helpful. Question on the HDMI port: do you know whether it’s truly FRL? I’ve seen a lot that are actually TMDS or otherwise less than true FRL specs. I can’t find anything in the Acer’s documentation.