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The only cons I can see are that this is heavy at over 6-1/2 lbs and that the battery life is not very long. If those are concerns, then you're probably looking at other laptops anyways.
The pros are a very long list, but my highlights include a very powerful CPU, The top GPU available with a decent power budget (175W), Thunderbolt 4 and an amazing QHD mini LED screen.
At this price, if you are looking for a top of the line gaming machine or doing local LLM/AI development work, this is a steal.
Has acer fixed the firmware issues to let the gpu boost properly? The cpu power limit are not properly managed in acer defaults modes and it throttles because use too much power.
Seems to tick all the boxes... wondering if it will fall further by BF as I don't really need it quite just yet. Will we know anything about the 50x0 RTX mobile performance by then?
20240924 @ 13:58 ET update: Showing OOS for me with only 30 sold. :/
Last edited by Wayno-san September 24, 2024 at 10:59 AM.
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Seems to tick all the boxes... wondering if it will fall further by BF as I don't really need it quite just yet. Will we know anything about the 50x0 RTX mobile performance by then?
20240924 @ 13:58 ET update: Showing OOS for me with only 30 sold. :/
Actually only 4 were sold, the others were from prior sales
I would almost never purchase a 17-18" laptop, but would strongly consider this if not for a (to me) critical flaw: no numpad. That's pretty silly imo on a 17" DTR where the entire chassis is CNC milled from a single aluminum block. At least in a 15" it makes more sense.
Other than my that, I don't buy omfghugelol desktop-replacement laptops because of the huge drop in overall portability, but man… if I was in the market for a DTR, this thing is almost perfect and should easily last most owners 5+ years, minimum. That full metal cnc chassis and non-gamer aesthetic are badass and the top-of-the-line specs in a 17" edge close to desktop rtx 4080/4070 ti Super performance. I prefer OLED, but even the screen is awesome. Refurbished or not, this thing is a pretty beastly deal!
Anyone know if Acer loads this thing with crapware?
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The only cons I can see are that this is heavy at over 6-1/2 lbs and that the battery life is not very long. If those are concerns, then you're probably looking at other laptops anyways.
The pros are a very long list, but my highlights include a very powerful CPU, The top GPU available with a decent power budget (175W), Thunderbolt 4 and an amazing QHD mini LED screen.
At this price, if you are looking for a top of the line gaming machine or doing local LLM/AI development work, this is a steal.
4090/LED/64Gb/2Tb for $2092
Alternatively, you get Acer Helios
4080/IPS/16Gb/1Tb for $1440.
20240924 @ 13:58 ET update: Showing OOS for me with only 30 sold. :/
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20240924 @ 13:58 ET update: Showing OOS for me with only 30 sold. :/
I would almost never purchase a 17-18" laptop, but would strongly consider this if not for a (to me) critical flaw: no numpad. That's pretty silly imo on a 17" DTR where the entire chassis is CNC milled from a single aluminum block. At least in a 15" it makes more sense.
Other than my that, I don't buy omfghugelol desktop-replacement laptops because of the huge drop in overall portability, but man… if I was in the market for a DTR, this thing is almost perfect and should easily last most owners 5+ years, minimum. That full metal cnc chassis and non-gamer aesthetic are badass and the top-of-the-line specs in a 17" edge close to desktop rtx 4080/4070 ti Super performance. I prefer OLED, but even the screen is awesome. Refurbished or not, this thing is a pretty beastly deal!
Anyone know if Acer loads this thing with crapware?
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