acer Predator Helios Neo 16 Gaming Laptop, 16" WUXGA 165Hz, Intel 13th Gen Core i5-13500HX, GeForce RTX 4050, 64GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe 4.0, 4-Zone RGB KB, WiFi 6, TB 4, RJ45, Webcam, PDG HDMI, Win 11 Pro

Exceeds my expectations. Is running every single game in existence, smoothly.

This laptop is on the heavier side compared to most & my older laptop. However that doesn't really bother me as I use it to VJ with. I enjoy the feeling as if it can take the mobile VJ world. The video card has handle everything I believe I would put it through doing a gig. I ran it off of 4 monitors without any issues. From running Video on 1 screen, VJ software on another & down loading & putting files in their folder all simultaneously. This until is loud when cooling itself which won't concern me as the music will drown out any noise that could be made. Although loud it does an excellent job at cooling down to a normal operating temp. All my settings are set for gaming as opposed to the other to settings 2 settings available balanced & eco. I really like the predator software to help manage settings. At the push of the predator button it pops up & you can change settings instantaneously. You will have to restart for settings to take effect but at least You don't have to go into your bios to change settings, which is what I had to do with my last unit. I bought this laptop "like new" and paid just over $900 but even at just over $1200 I think its an excellent value for the money. The battery life isn't much of a concern either as I set my batter settings to charge only to 85% as I want to preserve my battery & I wouldn't VJ on just battery anyways. The screen has vibrant color as I watch videos on the screen. I'm really happy with this purchase & would recommend this laptop to any of my VJ, DJ & KJ friends. As far you games I sure my software doesn't put this until through the riggers the top games would so I can't really help you there. Hopefully this help someone make a informed decision on this being the laptop for them. P.S. Oh, gave it just 4 stars because I had to replace memory as I was getting the BSOD but once that was done, unit as run as smooth as butter. Remember I did buy the "like new" so I expected something to go amiss & I'd have to replace it.

Came with busted keyboard, left side nothing works. Tried to reset, let die then turn on again, everything. Boyfriend works IT and is pretty sure it’s a used laptop. Couldn’t even get past set up. Returned immediately.. takes weeks to get the money back into your account, didnt want to wait a month then try again, shopped elsewhere

The first computer was DOA but the replacement arrived the following day. It did take 10 days from the date returned for the refund.