You can expect glorious graphics, combined with a smooth and pleasant image speed.The right from the front there’s status LEDs, USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C port with both DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3 support, mini DisplayPort output, two more USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A ports, another air exhaust vent and Kensington lock.The brightness of 320 nits is not that bad, although it was hard for me to see what happened in the darkest games when I played in a bright sun. Overall, the keyboard had a very nice touch and the keys have a good responsive rate.On the left from the back there’s an air exhaust vent, power input, gigabit ethernet port, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A port, HDMI 2.0 output, and 3.5mm microphone and headphone jacks.It’s worth noting that the Helios 300 with 1660 Ti was beating this config of the Triton 500, this seems to be because it has a slightly newer CPU, higher CPU undervolt at stock, higher CPU power limit made possible due to it being a thicker machine and also overclocks the GPU core in turbo mode.With its 144 Hertz display, you get a top quality display panel which I have no complaints about. The laptop weights around 2.3 kilograms and with the charger, the total weight is 2.9 kilograms.Triton 500 screen covers 96% of the sRGB, which guarantees that the colors shine naturally and vibrantly on the screen. This actually makes it the better buy—if you don't consider the serious storage shortcomings of a 256GB SSD for a large gaming laptop.If your work tends to not use that many threads, you'll see more performance out of the Core i9 version of the Predator Helios 500.
The Predator Helios 500 has a spot for another M.2 drive under the copper heat spreader on the right below.
Such a high refresh rate is important if you want to play heavy games.Backside, there are two air exhausts near the corners with a blue finish, and like other Acer laptops a warning about it being a hot surface, though I didn’t find mine to get too hot there.Performance is the highlight of the Triton 500.
The editorial team does not participate in the writing or editing of SponsoredPosts.All three configurations wisely offer 16GB of DDR4—you just don't need more than 16GB for gaming today, and any more is just a waste of money for most.The Acer Predator Helios 500 gives you something few gaming laptops do: Choice. When we mean offend, we mean there's no obvious weird placement of keys.
If however, you intend to buy the laptop for thread-heavy tasks, you'll want the Ryzen 7 2700 version.AMD Ryzen 7 2700 and Radeon Vega 56 on the left with Intel Core i9-8950HK and GeForce GTX 1070 on the right.For most people, the Core i9 offers better performance at lighter CPU loads. We tried overclocking the Ryzen and Radeon version with the fans at maximum speed and didn't get any further.What's truly counter-intuitive, however, is the fan noise. And, like others, anodized cooling fins accent the laptop exhaust ports.This content is written and edited by members of our sponsor community. But if you want a substantive change, as in something other than Intel or Nvidia, your options are sparse.The screen is a Full HD (1920x1080) "ComfyView" 17.3-inch panel, which Acer describes as using IPS.