Acer Predator Helios (18-inch, 2023)

Gorgeous display ; Powerful processor ; Excellent keyboard ; Sturdy aluminum chassis ; Stunning design

GPU performance could be better ; Flat and quiet speakers ; Sluggish trackpad ; Middling battery life

The Acer Predator Helios 18 is a great gaming laptop with a stunning panel, excellent performance, and a sturdy, alluring design.

Powerful ; Stable ; Large screen

Heavy ; Hot ; Expensive

This laptop is big, heavy and hot, and that’s because it’s supremely capable when it comes to both gaming and creative work. Having a GPU this powerful in a portable PC is going to be very useful for some users, but they’ll have to pay the same amount...

Big and dazzling mini-LED screen ; Impressive gaming performance ; Excellent keyboard with replaceable WASD keys ; Great connectivity with Wi-Fi 7

Rivals are faster ; Awful battery life

The Acer Predator Helios 18 (2024) is a powerhouse laptop with strong gaming features and a superb 18-inch display. Rivals have it beaten on raw performance, but it’s very competitively priced.

Blazing fast performance ; Speedy and sharp display with HDR ; Good thermal performance

Very bulky ; Battery life is not great

The Acer Predator Helios 18 is a great gaming laptop for the kind of gamer that doesn’t care about portability and, instead, wants a desktop replacement. The power is there to run just about anything on max settings and the display is big, sharp and...

Big, beautiful screen ; Pure, unadulterated power ; A nice middle ground between serious and stylish design

Turbo Mode is unusably loud ; Disappointing battery life

Big-screen gaming doesn't get much better than this. The Acer Predator Helios 18 is a strong contender among gaming laptops with some of the most impressive components available today. The battery life is lacklustre and the Turbo Mode is incredibly...

Excellent display ; Strong specs ; Partially customizable keyboard ; Beautiful RGB lighting design ; Impressive port selection

A bit pricey ; Very heavy

Those looking for a desktop replacement have a great option with the Acer Helios 18 and a surprisingly affordable one at that. The starting price is less than $2,000 and it comes with top-notch specs and display, great port selection, a keyboard with...

Refined design ; Larger screens ; Lots of power ; Highly customisable

Too early to tell

The Predator series might look a little simpler from the outside, but inside you'll find as much power as ever. In terms of pricing, the Predator Helios 18 will be available in North America in April, starting at $1,599 and in Europe in March, starting...