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Jul 11, 2024 4:40 AM

Acer Helios 16 Laptop: i9 13900HX, 16" QHD+ 240Hz, 32GB RAM, RTX 4080 (Refurb)

$1,274

$2,500

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Acer via eBay has Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop (PH16-71-948L; Certified Refurbished) on sale for $1399.99 - 9% off when added to cart = $1273.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member CoolCalculator4006 for finding this deal.

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel i9 13900HX 24-Core/32-Threads 5.4GHz Processor (13th Gen)
  • 16" QHD+ (2560x1600, WQXGA+) 16:10.
    • 240Hz 3ms, 500-nits Peak Brightness, 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus & G-SYNC, IPS Display
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive SSD
  • 32GB (2x16GB) SO-DIMM DDR5 Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Lithium Ion Battery (90W)
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard w/ Precision Corning Gorilla Glass Touchpad
  • 90Whr Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
    • Ports:
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (w/ DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4, USB charging 5 V)
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
      • 1x HDMI 2.1 with HDCP Support
      • 1x RJ-45
      • 1 x Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate
    • This item is Certified Refurbished. It has been professionally restored by an Acer approved vendor. Units are usually cosmetically indistinguishable from New products, but some may show signs of light use. Functionally, these units are equivalent to New. Certified Refurbished units will be shipped in a New Brown Box
  • About this store:
    • Seller Acer has a 97.3% Positive feedback rating w/ over 436,000 items sold
  • Additional Note:

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Acer via eBay has Acer Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop (PH16-71-948L; Certified Refurbished) on sale for $1399.99 - 9% off when added to cart = $1273.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member CoolCalculator4006 for finding this deal.

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel i9 13900HX 24-Core/32-Threads 5.4GHz Processor (13th Gen)
  • 16" QHD+ (2560x1600, WQXGA+) 16:10.
    • 240Hz 3ms, 500-nits Peak Brightness, 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus & G-SYNC, IPS Display
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive SSD
  • 32GB (2x16GB) SO-DIMM DDR5 Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 12GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Intel Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 + Bluetooth 5.1
  • Lithium Ion Battery (90W)
  • RGB Backlit Keyboard w/ Precision Corning Gorilla Glass Touchpad
  • 90Whr Battery
  • Windows 11 Home
    • Ports:
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (w/ DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4, USB charging 5 V)
      • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
      • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
      • 1x HDMI 2.1 with HDCP Support
      • 1x RJ-45
      • 1 x Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • 2-year warranty serviced by Allstate
    • This item is Certified Refurbished. It has been professionally restored by an Acer approved vendor. Units are usually cosmetically indistinguishable from New products, but some may show signs of light use. Functionally, these units are equivalent to New. Certified Refurbished units will be shipped in a New Brown Box
  • About this store:
    • Seller Acer has a 97.3% Positive feedback rating w/ over 436,000 items sold
  • Additional Note:

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Jul 11, 2024 4:46 AM
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EltoritoJul 11, 2024 4:46 AM
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Wow, amazing price! Great deal OP! Best price I've seen by far. Wish I could justify spending this much on a laptop when I barely game anymore Frown
Jul 11, 2024 7:28 AM
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PeichenJul 11, 2024 7:28 AM
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Ordered but have to be a price mistake. The same MSRP, same refurbished Predator Helios 18 is $432.25 more with the same spec except screen size. On Acer's own website they have the 18 on sale but not the 16 so maybe someone applied the discount to both units by mistake
Jul 11, 2024 7:45 AM
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NavySweater5032Jul 11, 2024 7:45 AM
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Whats battery life like?
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Jul 11, 2024 7:51 AM
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Jul 11, 2024 7:51 AM
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Was about to post myself. I believe this is the lowest price for a 4080 Laptop!
Jul 11, 2024 7:59 AM
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trac5erJul 11, 2024 7:59 AM
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Quote from Peichen View quoted comment :
Ordered but have to be a price mistake. The same MSRP, same refurbished Predator Helios 18 is $432.25 more with the same spec except screen size. On Acer's own website they have the 18 on sale but not the 16 so maybe someone applied the discount to both units by mistake
The 18 is so much more expensive because it has a 1000 nits mini LED display, superior display tech to this model.
Jul 11, 2024 8:02 AM
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PeichenJul 11, 2024 8:02 AM
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Quote from trac5er View quoted comment :
The 18 is so much more expensive because it has a 1000 nits mini LED display, superior display tech to this model.
Thank you. I was checking both model numbers on Acer's website and it only shows LED-lit IPS 250Hz screen without specifying if one is mini-LED hence the confusion
Jul 11, 2024 8:18 AM
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escoeJul 11, 2024 8:18 AM
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Quote from Peichen View quoted comment :
Ordered but have to be a price mistake. The same MSRP, same refurbished Predator Helios 18 is $432.25 more with the same spec except screen size. On Acer's own website they have the 18 on sale but not the 16 so maybe someone applied the discount to both units by mistake
same price on Amazon

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Jul 11, 2024 8:36 AM
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TukintacoJul 11, 2024 8:36 AM
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Ordered this haven't received it yet.

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/971181

Recommend return and purchase this one instead?
Jul 11, 2024 8:56 AM
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GrassmudhorseJul 11, 2024 8:56 AM
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Ugh I just wish it was a tkl keyboard. Picked one up anyway, doubt we'll see anything this good until black Friday at least
Jul 11, 2024 9:01 AM
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GrassmudhorseJul 11, 2024 9:01 AM
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Quote from Tukintaco View quoted comment :
Ordered this haven't received it yet.

https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/971181

Recommend return and purchase this one instead?
Yeah, hopefully this one ships. The one you linked seems to be a reasonable price, the price for this deal seems unreasonable, I can see it being a price mistake.

16GB more ram for $300 less really doesn't make any sense!
Jul 11, 2024 9:05 AM
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WilliamGJul 11, 2024 9:05 AM
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Quote from Grassmudhorse View quoted comment :
Yeah, hopefully this one ships. The one you linked seems to be a reasonable price, the price for this deal seems unreasonable, I can see it being a price mistake.

16GB more ram for $300 less really doesn't make any sense!
Well, about $180 less.
Jul 11, 2024 9:27 AM
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RealDealMonkeyJul 11, 2024 9:27 AM
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Great deal, but also a case of getting what you pay for.

That ridiculously low price for an rtx 4080 laptop that doesn't skimp out too hard on stuff like ram etc mostly makes this very slick.

I was reading/watching a few reviews and the takeaways are that even amongst other hot and noisy rtx 4080 gaming laptops, this Acer underperforms (GPU runs about ~15-25 watts below Nvidia spec) and is still crazy loud (60dB+). Even if you do not tweak voltage boost pl1 & pl2 etc settings to get the laptop performing in a manner more comparable to the 4080 competition, throttling is inevitable because the cooling simply can't keep up (no vapor chamber).

Basically you're getting roughly desktop 4060ti performance but with 12GB vram, decent screen, good cpu and ram, decent keyboard that has numpad, and a lot of your time spent tweaking this thing so you can enjoy using it for (AAA) gaming without insane noise and/or throttling.

For the price, definitely a good deal worth considering. I'm tempted but nah.
Jul 11, 2024 10:02 AM
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brandonn4654Jul 11, 2024 10:02 AM
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Quote from RealDealMonkey View quoted comment :
Great deal, but also a case of getting what you pay for.

That ridiculously low price for an rtx 4080 laptop that doesn't skimp out too hard on stuff like ram etc mostly makes this very slick.

I was reading/watching a few reviews and the takeaways are that even amongst other hot and noisy rtx 4080 gaming laptops, this Acer underperforms (GPU runs about ~15-25 watts below Nvidia spec) and is still crazy loud (60dB+). Even if you do not tweak voltage boost pl1 & pl2 etc settings to get the laptop performing in a manner more comparable to the 4080 competition, throttling is inevitable because the cooling simply can't keep up (no vapor chamber).

Basically you're getting roughly desktop 4060ti performance but with 12GB vram, decent screen, good cpu and ram, decent keyboard that has numpad, and a lot of your time spent tweaking this thing so you can enjoy using it for (AAA) gaming without insane noise and/or throttling.

For the price, definitely a good deal worth considering. I'm tempted but nah.
I will pass, thanks.
Jul 11, 2024 10:30 AM
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haxorbarrrJul 11, 2024 10:30 AM
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How many fps can I expect in 4k hdmi 2.1 to my big screen Samsung q80 playing Warzone?

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Jul 11, 2024 11:15 AM
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Ck2hiJul 11, 2024 11:15 AM
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Quote from NavySweater5032 View quoted comment :
Whats battery life like?
90w batt so any type of intensive processing will drain it very quickly

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