Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-71-702Z
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Average of 13 scores (from 21 reviews)
Reviews for the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-71-702Z
Source: Techradar
Acer offers a sidegrade to its mainstream Predator gaming lineup with this 'Neo' variant, which proves to be a fine laptop given its sensible pricing and good performance. It also offers a fantastic display and good thermal performance - just be prepared for the fans to get noisy when you're gaming on it.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: Htxt Africa
For an RRP of R37 999, the Acer Helios Neo 16 merely flutters among stars when it comes to raw performance power. You will not be disappointed by its capabilities in this department, but it’s not quite the Sun yet, despite its name. Solid RAM, discrete graphics, display, and processor for the price range, but this is offset by the fact that it must be plugged in to be truly enjoyed, it desperately needs more storage space and it’s bloated with needless software. It is a desktop PC masquerading as a notebook, but overall it has real potential for a patient soul willing to put up with its quirks.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/20/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Gadgetbyte Nepal
So in conclusion, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is not the easy recommendation I was hoping it would be. Yes, it offers great 1080p (and even 1440p) gaming results — with commendable thermals, display, and everything. But I’m not sure if all that’s enough to justify its price tag versus all the competition. Especially since a couple of them with more powerful last-gen RTX 3070 Ti graphics are currently available at much lower prices than what Acer is asking for this thing. But if you really want DLSS 3 — which is unfortunately exclusive to the RTX 40 series — and if you can find it on some amazing deals, then the Helios Neo 16 is definitely worth grabbing as well. The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 (2023) gets almost everything right. A bit more aggressive pricing would've been 10/10 but the Helios Neo 16 is a fantastic gaming laptop for everything it offers.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/20/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 90% display: 90% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Techradar
Acer offers a sidegrade to its mainstream Predator gaming lineup with this 'Neo' variant, which proves to be a fine laptop given its sensible pricing and good performance. It also offers a fantastic display and good thermal performance - just be prepared for the fans to get noisy when you're gaming on it.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews
I can see what Acer is trying to do with the Predator Helios Neo, but I think it’s missed the mark. To pitch a machine above the Nitro range convincingly, they should have added some genuinely enhanced features like a 1080p webcam, biometric security, a 240Hz display and a 1TD SSD as standard. And maybe make it smaller and lighter. That would have put some clear water between the Neo and the high-end Nitro 16, which, remember, for the exact same price, can be picked up with a more powerful RTX 4070 GPU, more memory and a higher-resolution display. As it stands, the Predator Helios Neo is a perfectly decent gaming laptop, but I can’t think of a single reason to buy it over the Nitro 16 unless you absolutely must have three rather than two USB-A ports and Thunderbolt rather than USB 3.2 Gen 2 spec Type-C ports which the Nitro has thanks to its, admittedly less powerful, AMD Ryzen CPU. Check out our Best Gaming Laptop guide for more options.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/13/2023
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: PC World
It goes without saying you’re probably going to get less for your money when you buy a laptop that costs approximately $1,000 rather than a laptop that costs 3,000 to $4,000. But what do you compromise on for spending less – CPU / GPU power? Ports? A smaller display? A less than optional keyboard? Thankfully, you don’t have to miss out on any of these all-important factors with the Helios Neo 16, which makes it an excellent value-for-money proposition for gamers on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/11/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/28/2023
Source: Matthew Moniz
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/24/2023
Source: Jarrod'sTech
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/20/2023
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Welt
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/08/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PCtipp.ch
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/19/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/07/2023
Source: Game IT
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/24/2023
Rating: Total score: 82% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 80%
Source: Geektopia
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/08/2023
Rating: Total score: 85%
Source: Geeknetic
ES→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/04/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Noticias 3D
ES→ENPositive: Decent hardware; elegant design; big screen; nice display; comfortable keyboard. Negative: Overheats while using; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/19/2023
Source: El chapuzas Informatico
ES→ENPositive: Great hardware; big screen; beautiful display; good connectivity; comfortable keyboard. Negative: Relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/02/2023
Source: Multiplayer IT
IT→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 75%
Source: Charles Tech
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/15/2023
Rating: Total score: 71% performance: 90% display: 70% mobility: 60% ergonomy: 70%
Source: Co Nowego
PL→ENPositive: Powerful hardware; high gaming performance; impressive cooling system; decent speakers.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/25/2023
Source: Pemmzchannel
ID→ENPositive: Powerful processor; great dedicated graphics card; long battery life; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/15/2023
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The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 PHN16-71 is a new gaming laptop that was launched in April 2023. It features a 16-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of either 1920 x 1200 or 2560 x 1600 and a refresh rate of 165 Hz. It is powered by an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor of the 13th generation and a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070 graphics card. It also has up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 2 TB of SSD storage. It has a battery capacity of 90 Wh and a weight of 2.8 kg.
Some of its competitors are:
• The Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71, which is a similar model but with a slightly larger case, a higher resolution screen (2560 x 1600), a more powerful processor (Intel Core i7 or i9) and graphics card (Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 4060, 4070 or 4080), and a lower weight (2.7 kg).
• The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16, which is another gaming laptop with a 16-inch display (2560 x 1600), an Intel Core i7 or i9 processor, a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 4060 or 4070 graphics card, up to 32 GB of DDR5 RAM and up to 2 TB of SSD storage. It has a battery capacity of 90 Wh and a weight of 2.6 kg.
• The MSI Pulse 15, which is a thinner and lighter gaming laptop with a 15.6-inch display (1920 x 1080 or 2560 x 1440), an Intel Core i7 processor, a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti or RTX 3060 graphics card, up to 32 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to 1 TB of SSD storage. It has a battery capacity of 80 Wh and a weight of 1.9 kg.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 8 GB GDDR6 (128 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
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.
i7-13700HX: Mobile CPU based on the Raptor Lake series that offers 16 cores (8 performance, 8 efficiency cores). Similar to the Desktop Core i7-13700K but with reduced clock speeds.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.00":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.2.6 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
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.
79.46%: 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.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
