Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52-NH.QCNEX.003
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Average of 6 scores (from 10 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-52-NH.QCNEX.003
Source: Pocket Lint
The Acer Helios Predator 500 is a heavyweight laptop in several ways. It's big and heavy, has just about the best specs you can get in a laptop, and costs an absolute fortune. It's overkill for most people, and not because we think you should all be happy playing games at Full HD at 30 frames per second. A laptop like the Lenovo Legion 7 can get you similar performance for almost half the price, which is kind of mad. The Helios 500 is probably the best fit for those who will try overclocking their laptop's graphics processor, as judging by the thermal performance we see here there's certainly scope for that. It's a bit of a beast.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/24/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Ultrabook Review
This 2021 Predator Helios 500 is an impressive performance and gaming laptop. The solid build quality, the miniLED 4K screen option, the competent IO, and the oversized thermal design are the main selling points of this Helios 500 over its counterparts, while at the same time its size and weight, the lack of a MUX switch, and its smaller battery might steer some of you away. All in all, this behemoth is more a desktop laptop than most of the other full-size performance options of this generation, and I'd expect this aspect to weigh in heavily in your final decision.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/27/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Ultrabook Review
This 2021 Predator Helios 500 is an impressive performance and gaming laptop. The solid build quality, the miniLED 4K screen option, the competent IO, and the oversized thermal design are the main selling points of this Helios 500 over its counterparts, while at the same time its size and weight, the lack of a MUX switch, and its smaller battery might steer some of you away. All in all, this behemoth is more a desktop laptop than most of the other full-size performance options of this generation, and I'd expect this aspect to weigh in heavily in your final decision.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/27/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Game IT
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/18/2021
Rating: Total score: 97% display: 100% workmanship: 100%
Source: Geeknetic
ES→ENPositive: High performance; excellent display; good connectivity; great dedicated graphics. Negative: Noisy under loads; heavy and bulky; low autonomy; overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/27/2021
Source: Charles Tech
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/09/2022
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90% display: 100% mobility: 60%
Source: Zoom
RU→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high performance; stylish design; solid workmanship; excellent display.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/16/2022
Source: Giz.ro
→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/27/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Computerblog.ro
→ENPositive: High performance; large screen; nice display; great connectivity. Negative: Heavy and bulky; short battery life; high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/09/2021
Source: Arena IT
→ENPositive: Premium design; solid workmanship; powerful hardware; high performance; excellent display. Negative: Heavy and bulky.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/13/2021
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU: High-End laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA104 chip. At the time of the launch in early 2021, the 3080 is the fastest laptop graphics card on the market.
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.
i9-11980HK: Tiger Lake (H45 series) based high end octa-core SoC for gaming laptops and workstations. The eight CPU cores clock with 2.6 - 5 GHz. The integrated UHD Graphics GPU offers 32 EUs. The CPU is manufactured on the 10nm SuperFin (improved 10nm) process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.30": 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.
3.9 kg:
Only a few laptops are in this weight class because the mobility is rather limited due to the high weight.
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.
85.33%: This is an above-average rating. Nevertheless, it should not be forgotten that about one fifth of all tested models receive a better rating.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
