Acer Predator 17 G9-793-718K

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80% Acer Predator 17 (2017) review
Source: Stuff TV Archive.org version
The Alienware 15 r3 has slightly better build quality and matches it for performance, at a similar price, but has a smaller 15in screen.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/03/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Acer Predator 17
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
If you’re after a workhorse gaming notebook that won’t leave the house, the Predator 17 is – for the most part – a decent option. Featuring decent speakers, a multitude of GPU options, a G-Sync screen and a seventh-gen Intel Core i7 CPU, it’s more than good enough for AAA 1080p gaming.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/31/2017
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 90% display: 80% mobility: 70% workmanship: 80%

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92% Acer Predator 17 Gaming-Notebook jetzt mit Intel Kaby-Lake-CPU und NVMe-Modul
Source: Notebooksbilliger Blog DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/13/2017
Rating: Total score: 92% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 100%

84% Acer Predator 17 G9-793-718K
Source: 15 Zoll Notebooks Test DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/13/2017
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 84% performance: 89% features: 86% mobility: 79%

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile: Pascal based high-end mobile graphics card based on a cut down GP104 (like the GTX 1080) and GDDR5 graphics memory. Successor to the GTX 980M with a 10 Watts higher TDP. Similar to the desktop GTX 1070 performance wise, but with more shaders and lower clock speeds.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

i7-7700HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture. Besides four CPU cores (including Hyper Threading), the chips also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.30":

This large display size is used for laptops which are mainly intended for an use on a desk.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

3.9 kg:

In former years, this weight was representative for laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal. Nowadays, 17 inch laptops weigh less than that.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

84%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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