Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080
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Reviews for the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI PH18-73, RTX 5080
Source: Mezha EN
As in many cases, the Acer Predator Helios 18 AI is not perfect. In the search for improved cooling, the manufacturer hardly got what he wanted, because the processor can heat up to over 100°C and fixes throttling. Fortunately, in everyday work and games this is almost imperceptible. On the other hand, this model offers many of its advantages in the form of an excellent display with mini LED backlight, an interesting design, good manipulators, a sufficient set of ports (including 5-gigabit RJ45), good speakers, etc. But the main advantage over many competitors will still be the ability to install up to 192 GB of RAM and three drives at once, which is practically impossible in many other cases.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/16/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PurePC
PL→ENPositive: Very comfortable keyboard; big screen; great display; powerful GPU; rich set of ports; Thunderbolt 5; high gaming performance. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/27/2025
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop: A fast graphics card from the Blackwell family for laptops that is based on the GB203 chip and uses 8,192 shaders and 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory (256-bit graphics bus).
These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Ultra 9 275HX: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.4 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU can access 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts. The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Essentials.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
18.00": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3.2 kg:
A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.
Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.
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