Acer recognized as the best choice for price-effective laptops. Acer Next 2020 event is just ended and lots of new launches are revealed. A new predator gaming laptop, Concept D creative notebooks, and new revamped products. Though it’s surprising despite the power of Ryzen 4000 chipset power Acer has chosen the Intel 10th gen chipsets.
No doubt Intel chipsets are powerful enough but still ryzen has the edge. Anyways let’s take a detailed look of the new launches and main highlights from todays launch.
Concept D3 Laptops
Acer revealed the Concept D7 and concept D9 at CES 2020. Now the affordable version is available. These are powerful devices mainly for content creation and power users. Concept D3 as the name suggests the design and layout are different.
You can call this one as an Acer’s creating lineup. These are for studio use mostly. The concept D3 starts ar $1000 D3 Ezel at $1500. Both comes with the 15.6 and
Talking about the specifications of these two variants,
- The concept D3 Ezel is equipped with 10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H or Core i5-10300H processors. The GPU provided is Nvidia Quadro T1000 or GTX 1650TI versions. It also has 1TB PCIe SSD storage.
- The concept D3 is equipped with 10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H or Core i5-10300H processors. The GPU provided is Nvidia Quadro T1000 or GTX 1650TI versions.
Acer Rugged Laptops (Enduro Series)
Acer with the Concept D opened up their options for content creators. Now with the rugged laptops they opened up for some manufacture workers. These laptops are mainly designed to withstand the high temperatures and extreme conditions.
Thee have detachable keyboards and are friendly to use in rough conditions. Acer launcher 4 Windows versions and 1 Android version. let’s take a short look at their specifications.
- Enduro N3 which is a light rugged laptop. A full HD TFT display with Windows 10 ready. The variants include 128GB, 256GB and 512GB versions. There are lots of options made available by Acer. It has a 14 inches full HD 1920 X 1080 display.
- Enduro N7 which is a 700 NITS brightness laptop. A full HD TFT display with Windows 10 ready. It includes separate batteries that are swappable. If it runs you can insert the other and get 10hr battery life.
- The T1 and T5 lineup is the tablet lineup. It includes the Windows 10 and detachable keyboard for better portable use. The T5 variant has a 10HR battery life. The T1 Android edition is also launched.
Acer Chromebooks
The Acer Chromebooks variants are also launched. These are the part of Intel’s Project Athena so you can expect a snappy and better performance. Acer named the variants as Acer Chromebook Spin 311 and 717. You can call the 713 version a premium convertible version.
These are the Chrome OS laptops equipped with latest Intel 10th gen processors. Lets take a short look at their specifications.
- The Acer Spin 713 has the convertible display. The convertible display is a 13.5 inch TFT display. It has lots of variants includes the Intel 10th gen i5, i7, i3 variants. Also, the models differ by their storage 128GB and 256GB. This is priced at $1100. This one supports Intel UHD graphics.
- The Acer Spin 311 has the convertible display. The convertible display is an 11.5inch TFT display. It has lots of variants includes the Intel 10th gen i5, i7, i3 variants. Also, the models differ by their storage 128GB and 256GB. This is priced at $260. This one supports Mali G-72 graphics.
Now let’s head towards the mainstream laptops. Acer launched Acer Swift 5 and more variants of their Predator series. Also includes a revamped version of Nitro 5 laptops. Let’s see one by one.
Acer Swift 5
The new ultra-portable laptop is launched by Acer starting from a $1000 price tag. You will get a 14-inch TFT multi-touch display with 1920 X 1080 screen resolution. The display has Gorilla glass protection and has 300 NITS brightness.
The Ultrabook supports up to 16GB LPDDR4X RAM and 1 M.2 PCIe slot. If you are concerned about the GPU it has the Nvidia Geforce MX350 and the Intel UHD graphics.
Acer Nitro Series (Acer Nitro 7 and Acer Nitro 5)
Apart from the popular Pradator lineup Acer’s Nitro series is also one of the best selling series. Last year Acer launched their Ryzen variants with some changes this time is the same thing. There are some changes between both the models compared to previous generation.
Acer Nitro 7 (AN-71552)
This is the higher-end model of the Nitro series. It has Windows 10 preloaded. It weighs about 2.5KG and has 4 Cell batteries. Other features include DTS-X ultra audio. Acer revealed it can withstand up to 8 hours of usage. Let’s know more about this Acer Nitro 7. The adaptive beamforming, keystroke impression are added features.
- 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i7-10750H processor
- 15.6-inch FHD 1920 X 1080 display with 300 NITS brightness and 3ms response. The big change is the 144hz refresh rate display is provided.
- Dual-channel DDR4 RAM, 16GB is inbuilt and upgradable to 32GB using 2 slots. The ram is clocked at 2933 Mhz.
- Storage option, 128GB/512GB 1TB SSD, 2D NVME and Raid 0 SSD.
- The GPUs are Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060 and NVIDIA Geforce 1660TI.
Acer Nitro 5 (AN-51544)
This is the mid-end model of the Nitro series. It has Windows 10 preloaded. It weighs about 2.4KG and has 4 Cell batteries. Other features include DTS-X ultra audio. Acer revealed it can withstand up to 10 hours of usage. Let’s know more about this Acer Nitro 5.
- AMD RyzenTM 7 4800H octa-core processor/ AMD RyzenTM 5 4600H Hexa-core processor
- 15.6-inch FHD 1920 X 1080 display with 300 NITS brightness with 3ms response. The big change is the 144hz refresh rate display is provided.
- Dual-channel DDR4 RAM, 16GB is inbuilt and upgradable to 32GB using 2 slots.
- Storage option, 128GB/512GB 1TB NVME SSD. 1TB 7200 RPM, and 1TB/2TB 5400 RPM hard disk drives.
- The GPUs are Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650TI variant and other GTX 1650.
Pradator Laptop Series
One of the best selling Acer gaming series has now new models. Acer revealed two helios variants and one Triton variant. All these are high performing gaming laptops which you can consider best for laptop gaming. Let’s know more about each variant.
Acer Pradator helios 300 (PH315-53)
There is no Ryzen variant for the Predator series. All are equipped with the Intel 10th gen processors. The Predator Helios 300 starts from a $1200 price tag. Other features include DTS-X ultra audio and spatial sound. The battery provided is the 4 cell battery. It weighs around 2.3KG. The Acer True harmony and voice purified technology are added features.
- 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i7-10750H processor, 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i5-10300H processor
- 15.6-inch FHD 1920 X 1080 display with 300 NITS brightness and 3ms response There are 240hz, 144hz, and 120hz refresh rate variants.
- Dual-channel DDR4 RAM, 16GB is inbuilt and upgradable to 32GB using 2 slots. The ram is clocked at 2933 Mhz.
- Storage option, 128GB/512GB 1TB SSD, 2D NVME and Raid 0 SSD. 1TB 7200 RPM, and 1TB/2TB 5400 RPM hard disk drives.
- The GPUs are Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Max Q Design or Nvidia Geforce RTX 2060. For other variants, Nvidia Geforce GTX 1660TI or Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650TI
Acer Pradator helios 700 (PH717-72)
The Predator Helios 300 starts from a $2400 price tag. Other features include DTS-X ultra audio and spatial sound. The battery provided is the 4 cell battery. It weighs around 4.8KG. The Acer True harmony and voice purified technology are added features. The RGB lighting can be configured per-key basis.
- 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i9-10980HK processor, 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i7-10875H processor
- 17.3-inch FHD 1920 X 1080 display with 300 NITS brightness and 3ms response It has 144hz refresh rate and G-sync is supported.
- Dual-channel DDR4 RAM, 16GB is inbuilt and upgradable to 64GB using 4 slots.
- Storage option, 128GB/512GB 1TB SSD, 2D NVME and Raid 0 SSD. 1TB 7200 RPM, and 1TB/2TB 5400 RPM hard disk drives.
- The GPUs are Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super or Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super.
Acer Triton 300 (PT315-52)
The Triton 300 starts from a $1300 price tag. Other features include DTS-X ultra audio and spatial sound. The battery provided is the 4 cell battery. It weighs around 2.1KG. The Acer True Harmony, voice purified technology, speaker protection and immersive audio rendering are added features. It supports 100% sRGB color space so it’ll be more beneficial for content creators.
- 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i9-10980HK processor, 10th Gen Intel® CoreTM i7-10875H processor
- 17.3-inch FHD 1920 X 1080 display with 300 NITS brightness and 3ms response It has 144hz refresh rate and G-sync is supported.
- Dual-channel DDR4 RAM, 16GB is inbuilt and upgradable to 64GB using 4 slots.
- Storage option, 128GB/512GB 1TB SSD, 2D NVME and Raid 0 SSD. 1TB 7200 RPM, and 1TB/2TB 5400 RPM hard disk drives.
- The GPUs are Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super or Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super.
So these are the new launches launched by Acer. Acer Next 2020 made lots of announcements about other products like Nitro gaming desktop. Other products like Gaming chairs and new gaming monitors. Get the full Acer Next 2020 Specs Sheet PDF from Acer.
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