The sophisticated gamers choice - Acer Predator Triton 500 SE Review

[@dalefrancis9414]

Good review. I also love the detailed information from the website.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thanks Mate! We try to have something for everybody. 💪🏻

[@abioladavis7888]

Great review. Keep up the good work.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you Abiola! 🙏

[@NothingHereForYou]

I would absolutely pay extra and be done with bulky pcs if only they could get it quieter and not hot. Last gaming laptop I had would get so hot and sound like a turbo engine and seemed to slowly get worse within a few years of using. Turned me off of laptops but still interested

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Unfortunately, it is hard to get both things in one machine. That said, some very powerful and still relatively quiet notebooks are on the market now. The Razer Blade series is pretty good in that regard, and we are working on a video about the Scar 15/17 from Asus ROG. They are also really decent in their standard performance mode!

[@alejandro.rodarte]

I have used a ROG G751JT (4710HQ/970M) for the past 8 years. It’s quite heavy (4.24kg), yet it’s cooling system is top notch: 75C for the CPU and 70C for the GPU under gaming load. For me, a perfect desktop replacement that yields a chance to carry it around on trips. I am thinking on buying a new one, and will use the same criteria: an excellent cooling system, despite being heavy.

[@diegopinon5275]

There are small form factor gaming desktops. They won’t be as powerful though

[@SargeantRho]

why you didn't show the internals? it's important for us to see the upgradeability

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

If you follow the link in the describtion you can see the internals in our written review. Since there really isnt anything you can in there, I didnt bother to open it again ;)

[@SargeantRho]

@@NotebookcheckReviews thank you brother

[@Trucker-Belly]

You cant just upgrade laptops. They are engineered to squeeze all power and heat sinks. Add something, less power, more heat.

[@swift14727]

I don't need to upgrade this machine at all because of the high specs this laptop comes with, a beautiful machine and I love it, I also don't meddle with heatsink and repasting, it will cause more harm than any good, I have stopped repasting laptops nearly 7-8 years because it made no benefits regarding the temperatures and even if I get any reduction in temperatures, they were only a placebo effect.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Which specs did you choose?

[@swift14727]

@@NotebookcheckReviews I have i7-11800h, 16GB RAM, RTX 3070, 512GB SSD in my model.

[@techmemez4299]

please do acer nitro 5 rx 560x ryzen 5 3550h

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you for your suggestion. We will see if we can get a review unit!

[@Bigboi2]

What monitor is being used at 5:25 mark?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

That would be my Predator X27

[@noer0205]

"What is that? Graphs for ants?" 🧐 Edit: The graphs showing their columns horizontally (eg graphics performance charts) are okay. But the graphs with vertical columns (eg battery life) are using almost none of the screen.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yeah sorry about that! ;)

[@dalefrancis9414]

No Ryzen in the predator and Triton lineups..... Interesting.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yepp, would be a good fit tho …

[@dalefrancis9414]

@@NotebookcheckReviews most definitely. I'm switching from my Nitro 5 to Lenovo Legion or Asus G15 because of this. Even dell has AMD in the their Alienware lineup I don't know which deal Acer has with Intel..

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Who knows, that said. It is not like Intel makes bad CPUs ;) It just really depends what you are looking for. But yeah, it is a good thing brands are starting to offer the same quality tier of machines with both CPUs. So the choice is in the end up to the customer.

[@Halocraft021]

Intel makes great cpus, they have some of the most powerful processors in laptops but man do they eat the battery like there is no tomorrow

[@joseyotoks5489]

Please review Asus tuf a15 🥺

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Im working on the F15 right now. I’m sure we will get the AMD version soon as well! 💪🏻

[@joseyotoks5489]

@@NotebookcheckReviews thanks 👍😊

[@comixof2morrow]

G16 is pretty good

[@BrokenHurt5]

PS: RAM is not upgradable while storage is but it's behind that metal shielding

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

You would have to remove the mainboard to get to the SSD, which most users will probably not be willing to do. And I would wonder if the warranty would cover it.

[@Yorkiepud1973]

Seems crazy you can't upgrade the RAM

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

The price you pay for a thinner chassis

[@andreamartano1563]

Just bought the 12700h/3080ti/32gb ddr5/1tb for 1480 euros. It’s great! For the same price, I’m Italy, I would get a 3060

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

That is an insane deal!

[@andreamartano1563]

@@NotebookcheckReviews Yeah, I know, as a German fellow you know prices in Europe are often cruel with us! German prices are generally better though 😅

[@aerodynamix_cfd]

You look exactly like MandJTV, another KZbinr I watvh

[@Zettoman]

soldered ram, no. 16" instead of 17.3.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yeah it’s a bit of a downer that’s it’s soldered! It’s fast tho …

[@RaphaelKaz]

i wish i had this wallpaper

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

You can find the wallpaper on unsplash. You should be able to get 4k in most games, but you might have to drop some settings or use DLSS in supported games!

[@RaphaelKaz]

@@NotebookcheckReviews maybe target 30 frames with dlss + rtx? thanks for the response

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

30 fps should not be a problem and I would say you can get close to 60 with some tweaking.

[@silverrose8130]

@@NotebookcheckReviewswhat’s the exact name of your wallpaper? I’ve searched there but wasn’t able to locate that identical one? Do let me know :>

[@TabalugaDragon]

Upgradeability is super important to me personally, which is why I'd never buy a laptop like this. Thanks for the review!

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Understandably so. What is mandatory for you? RAM? SSD? Anything else in particular?

[@TabalugaDragon]

@@NotebookcheckReviews easy access to the cooling system and storage. Gaming laptops need to be cleaned often in order to maintain good thermal performance, while I also store a lot of files on my laptops, hence storage upgrades need to be easy. RAM is important too of course, it just doesn't need to be upgraded that often.

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Thank you, for your feedback. It is always crucial for us as reviewers to know what you guys are looking for! :)

[@andyH_England]

@@TabalugaDragon Just a question from someone not into gaming, can you run games off an external storage device, especially one with its own power source? I would have thought that the main benefit of USB-C 4 is that bandwidth for superfast external storage?

[@TabalugaDragon]

@@andyH_England yes, you can. My cousin has been doing that for years. Just keep in mind that due to the ways USB works there may be delays sometimes compared to internal storage. But usually everything's fine.

[@MCPlatinum-MCP829]

Can thus outperform a PS5?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Yes, but it is very hard to compare these two ...

[@MCPlatinum-MCP829]

@NotebookcheckReviews bet, I'm an active duty soldier so I need something portable. Imma get it

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Have fun, mate! Stay safe!

[@MCPlatinum-MCP829]

@NotebookcheckReviews I got it, it's very good. I got the 3080ti with i9. It runs every game at max settings with very high framerates. It's an awesome computer

[@bilaltariq54ify]

@Ryan Johnson I am thinking of buying this tomorrow is it actually good?

[@santyclos1302]

Does this get super hot when gaming? Can it burn your lap?

[@NotebookcheckReviews]

Have you checked our written review through the link in the caption? We have much more info about temperature behaviour in there!