[Video Review] Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) – the 12th Gen CPUs make this laptop irresistible


Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) in-depth review

Today is a special day. Not only because we're reviewing the Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s), which is Acer's best take at thin and light computing, but also because of its hardware. It comes with a combination with 12th Gen Intel processors, and one of the new RTX 3070 Ti/ RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards.Actually, it is the first laptop, equipped with an Alder Lake chip we've ever tested, and we are really excited to see if there is a bigger improvement in the mobile space, than there was with the desktop options. We think that the E-cores ("e" stands for efficiency) will surely make a dif[...]

Pros

  • Low-key metal build
  • A ton of performance
  • 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage + G-Sync support
  • High resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio + 240Hz refresh rate + fast pixel response times
  • No PWM
  • Great battery life
  • 2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slot with RAID support
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Extensive I/O with 2x Thunderbolt 4, SD card slot, and HDMI 2.1 port

Cons

  • Soldered memory
  • GPU is pretty toasty during gaming
  • Not the best keyboard for gaming

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) - Specs

  • BOE NE160QDM-NZ2
  • Color accuracy  2.8  1.7
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 RAID  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro
  • Battery
  • 99.98Wh, 4-cell, 99.9Wh, 4-cell
  • Body material
  • Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 358.5 x 262.4 x 19.9 - 20.5 mm (14.11" x 10.33" x 0.78")
  • Weight
  • 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 2x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.1
  • Card reader
  • SD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000, 2500 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Speakers
  • Speakers by DTS X: Ultra Audio
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot

All Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) configurations

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