[Video Review] Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) – the 12th Gen CPUs make this laptop irresistible
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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
- 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, DOS, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 99.98Wh, 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
- optional
- 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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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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