What's packed into that big chassis? For starters, a full HD (1,920-by-1,080-pixel), 17-inch matte display, supporting two premium features: Nvidia's G-Sync technology, and a 144Hz refresh rate. Do keep in mind, however, that you will also have to carry with you a weighty, 1.25-by-3.5-by-7-inch power brick. Its size and weight make it a formidable desktop-replacement gaming laptop, one you can lug to tournaments and the like. Measuring 1.5 by 16.9 by 11.7 inches (HWD), the Predator Helios 500 is comparable in size to other 17-inch gaming laptops, such as the 1.18-by-16.7-by-13.1-inch Alienware 17 R5 ($1,559.99 at Dell), and at 8.82 pounds, it's almost a pound lighter than that Alienware. Plastic chassis are standard issue in systems less than half the cost of the Acer Predator Helios 500, such as the Lenovo Legion Y530 ($749.99 at Lenovo). Other premium gaming laptops, such as the Razer Blade, have adopted all-metal bodies, while the MSI GS65 Stealth Thin is outfitted with a plastic-like alloy outer shell. The outer shell is wholly plastic, a design decision that's a little disappointing in any laptop in this price range, gaming or not. Though this is a membrane keyboard, each keypress is deep and satisfying, almost to the point where it feels like Acer used mechanical switches.Īside from the color scheme, the rest of the Acer Predator Helios 500's appearance is gamer-laptop standard. The feel of the keys does not disappoint, however. The keyboard, alas, does not offer per-key-programmable lighting, but instead four-zone RGB backlighting, customizable from a palette of 16.8 million colors. Then there is the key backlighting you can change the lighting hues in the built-in PredatorSense software, but the entire keyboard and touchpad are backlit by default in a blue haze, including the six hotkeys and the power button. The deck has a row of dedicated hotkeys that you can program to functions you choose, including auto-overclocking. The directional-arrow and WASD keys are bordered with a blue paint job that sets them apart. None of the all-too-pervasive black-and-red here-the Helios 500 sports a black finish with blue accents. It's refreshing to see a gaming laptop that doesn't follow the pack in its color scheme.
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