Both the GPU’s are overclocked and ready for action. To enhance the gaming experience, the laptop has dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphics support. Superb Performing Hardware: The laptop features a 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor. The size and features are so mesmerizing that it makes you forget everything around you. It’s the maximum sized laptop in the market and matching the size, the features are also maximum. The 21-inch screen is covered by aluminum backing. A unique addition is flappable number pad and touchpad that makes you ready for any kind of work, anytime.
The mechanical keys are charged with Cherry MX switch technology and are designed specially to take your gaming experience beyond the screen.
There is nothing that can stop you because it has 64GB of DDR4 2400 RAM.ĭesigned beautifully, it is the first notebook ever with a curved display that takes the user to a new world. The laptop is powered with overclocked 7th Gen Intel® Core i7 processor. It has 2X DUAL NVIDIA® GEFORCE® GTX 1080 graphics to give the gamers an unstoppable and out of the world experience. The hardware and features it boasts is truly matchless. It’s the biggest laptop with the 21-inch curved screen. For $9,000, we expect the best.Acer proudly brings you the next level gaming laptop. It doesn't even have to be 4K-we'd be plenty happy with a high-refresh-rate 1440p panel. Not exactly an enjoyable viewing experience.Īll of this is to say: why? For all the excessive, "shoot-the-moon" attitude that went into the Predator 21 X, why not go all the way and outfit it with a proper screen. To make matters even more confusing, enabling DirectX 12 seemed to help SLI performance-raising the score up to 127fps on average, but also introducing extremely noticeable bouts of lagging frames. With SLI turned on, that score dropped to 80fps. Without SLI, the game's three-part benchmark returned an average of 103fps. Rise of the Tomb Raider had the same issue. That game also scored around 81fps without SLI, but the framerate dropped down to an average of 63fps with SLI turned on. The Division, for example, which consistently returned a score of 115fps with SLI enabled using its built-in benchmark on the highest available graphics preset, as opposed to 81fps without SLI. In some games, SLI played nice and offered framerates in the realm we expected. But even so, we found the lower resolutions issues with SLI performance to exist nonetheless. Now, it's worth noting that the Predator 21 X's panel is indeed a 21:9 ultrawide format, meaning the actual resolution is 2560 x 1080, as opposed to the standard 1920 x 1080. The (even larger) cardboard box it shipped in was so big that we were able to fit MaximumPC EIC Tuan Nguyen completely inside. In fact, the system ships with its own custom Pelican carrying case-a gargantuan wheeled box that you might expect to house a photographer's entire livelihood. But even then, is the Predator 21 X even that portable? It's not exactly the kind of rig you can toss in a backpack and take through airport security.
Portable desktop-replacement would be more accurate.
That alone should be enough reason, but there's also the front-situated keyboard that makes general use awkward, not to mention the massive fans spitting hot air out of the back. First off, it weighs more than 18 pounds, not including the two massive 330W power bricks. Sure, it's an all-in-one system with a mousepad, keyboard, and screen that folds down in a clamshell-you know, the traditional hallmarks of what we call a "laptop"-but this is not the kind of machine you would situate on your lap. Of course, laptop is a bit of a misnomer. Primary Storage: 2x 512GB M.2 PCIe SSD in RAID 0Ĭonnectivity: 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort, 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1x USB 3.1 Type C Port, Audio line in, Headphone Jack.īefore we get to that questionable design choice, let's talk about what it's like to use a laptop that's upwards of four times more expensive than a high-end desktop machine.