Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791)

Laptop Specs Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791) Series

Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791) - Specs

Display
17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

LG LP173WF4-SPF2

Color accuracy 4.4 3.1

More Laptops with this panel

HDD/SSD
up to 512GB SSD + up to 1000GB HDD

M.2 Slot
1x 2280 NVMe (M) + 1x 2280 NVMe (B) + 1x 22110 NVMe (B)

RAM
up to 32GB

OS
Windows 10 Home

Battery
6000 mAh, 8-cell

Body material
Plastic, Fiberglass

Dimensions
423 x 322 x 45 mm (16.65" x 12.68" x 1.77")

Weight
4.55 kg (10 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

HDMI
1

Card reader
SD

Ethernet LAN
Killer Ethernet E2400 10/100/1000

Wi-Fi
Killer Double Shot Pro 1535 802.11ac, 2x2 MU-MIMO (2.4GHz / 5GHz)

Bluetooth
4.1

Audio jack
2x 3.5mm audio jacks

Features

Fingerprint reader

Web camera
720p HD Webcam

Backlit keyboard

Microphone

Speakers
4x Speakers + Subwoofer

Optical drive

Security Lock slot

All Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791) configurations

#CommissionsEarned

Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791)

Processor: Intel Core i7-6820HK (@ 4 GHz)
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (8GB GDDR5)
RAM: 32GB RAM
STORAGE: 512GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
OS: Windows 10 Home

Detailed review

Buy our profiles for LG LP173WF4-SPF2 / 17.3”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

In addition to receiving efficient and health-friendly profiles, by buying LaptopMedia's products you also support the development of our labs, where we test devices in order to produce the most objective reviews possible.

Office Work / Web Design

If your field is office work or web design, or you just want your monitor's color set to be as accurate as possible for the Internet color space, this profile will prove to be useful.

$9.90 BUY NOW

Gaming and Movie Nights

We developed this profile especially for games and movies. It makes fine nuances in dark scenes easier to discern during long sessions in front of the display.

$9.90 BUY NOW

Health-Guard

This profile reduces the negative impact of Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and the Blue Light spectrum, while keeping colors perceptually accurate for this panel.

$9.90 BUY NOW

Get all 3 profiles with 33% discount

$19.90 BUY NOW

Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791) in-depth review

We've been waiting for so long for laptops to catch up with desktops when it comes to raw performance and it seems that the time has almost come. Aside from some MSI models equipped with desktop-grade GPUs and ASUS' - frankly failed - attempt to offer desktop-like experience with the GX700, now comes the Predator 17X - an extreme modification of the normal Predator 17 with super-powerful GTX 980 and unlocked Core i7-6820HK. We do have to note, though, that the ASUS GX800 is a newly announced updated version of the GX700 with two NVIDIA GPUs in SLI configuration so the external cooling pad [...]

Read the full review

Pros

Aggressive, cool and rigid chassis
Updated keyboard and touchpad with better LED backlight but keeps the same ergonomics
Healthy port distribution with wide range of connectivity options including DisplayPort and USB-C 3.1
Excellent IPS panel with 75Hz refresh rate + G-Sync support
No PWM across all brightness levels
Desktop-grade performance with overclocking capabilities...
...and good cooling system to support it
Supports up to three M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs or three M.2 SATA SSDs in RAID 0 array