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expired Posted by Dr.W • May 17, 2025

Micro Center: Acer Predator Laptop: 16" 1600p 240Hz, Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB

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$1,800

$2,200

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Micro Center has Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI Laptop (PHN16-73-934N, NH.QX2AA.002) on sale for $1,799.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by store.
Specs:
  • 16" 2560x1600 WQXGA IPS 240Hz LED-backlit Display, 500 nits
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 24-Core Processor
  • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 12GB GDDR7 Graphics
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Killer Wireless Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard, FHD Webcam
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone
    • 1x Killer E3100G Ethernet
  • 90Wh Battery
  • 5.95 lbs

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  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $100 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $1,899.99.

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Micro Center has Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI Laptop (PHN16-73-934N, NH.QX2AA.002) on sale for $1,799.99. Select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to Community Member Dr.Wajahat for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by store.
Specs:
  • 16" 2560x1600 WQXGA IPS 240Hz LED-backlit Display, 500 nits
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 24-Core Processor
  • 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400MHz Memory
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 12GB GDDR7 Graphics
  • 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • Killer Wireless Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 + Bluetooth 5.4
  • 4-Zone RGB Backlit Keyboard, FHD Webcam
  • Windows 11 Home
  • Ports:
    • 1x Thunderbolt 4
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5mm Headphone
    • 1x Killer E3100G Ethernet
  • 90Wh Battery
  • 5.95 lbs

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
  • At the time of this posting, our research indicates that this is $100 lower than the next best comparable prices starting from $1,899.99.

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sulo366
The Best Buy model features an OLED screen, while this one uses an IPS display. If you prefer OLED, it might be worth spending the extra $100.
nturox1
FYI, the 16S is a slim model, so 115W 5070ti. And I'm not so sure it will actually be $1899 once it finally releases. Also, I tried out the 16 yesterday at MC. The screen is fantastic, excellent colors. Probably one of the best that I've seen that's not mini-led or OLED.

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Micro center 🫤
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EDIT: Dammit. It not the 16S, it's the 16. Nuts...
Placed and order for pickup and then saw the detail.... hmmmm, not so sure now.
EDIT 2: Nope, IPS screen, not OLED. Nuts. Oh well, back to waiting.
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Quote from SRFNYC :
Yeah baby! In for one. Plus they're $100 lower than Best Buy who has been advertising this damn thing all over Reddit for weeks with zero stock. Sweet!
The Best Buy model features an OLED screen, while this one uses an IPS display. If you prefer OLED, it might be worth spending the extra $100.
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Quote from sulo366 :
The Best Buy model features an OLED screen, while this one uses an IPS display. If you prefer OLED, it might be worth spending the extra $100.
Yeah, was so excited for this laptop, I moved too quick. No chance I want the IPS screen. Cancelled the order. Damn shame..... itchy trigger finger.
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Quote from SRFNYC :
Yeah, was so excited for this laptop, I moved too quick. No chance I want the IPS screen. Cancelled the order. Damn shame..... itchy trigger finger.
FYI, the 16S is a slim model, so 115W 5070ti. And I'm not so sure it will actually be $1899 once it finally releases. Also, I tried out the 16 yesterday at MC. The screen is fantastic, excellent colors. Probably one of the best that I've seen that's not mini-led or OLED.
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Quote from nturox1 :
FYI, the 16S is a slim model, so 115W 5070ti. And I'm not so sure it will actually be $1899 once it finally releases. Also, I tried out the 16 yesterday at MC. The screen is fantastic, excellent colors. Probably one of the best that I've seen that's not mini-led or OLED.
I was under the impression Nvidia was limiting their mobile GPUs so that going over 100w did not increase performance?
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Quote from nturox1 :
FYI, the 16S is a slim model, so 115W 5070ti. And I'm not so sure it will actually be $1899 once it finally releases. Also, I tried out the 16 yesterday at MC. The screen is fantastic, excellent colors. Probably one of the best that I've seen that's not mini-led or OLED.
Yep. I'm wondering the same thing. It started on Best Buy at $1,799.00. No stock of course. Then they said the "sale" was ending (it was never sold) and increased the price $100 last week. What will the price be when it's finally released? Your guess is as good as mine.
Good that you got to see the 16 on display. My MC had 5 in stock with none on display.
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Quote from SiennaField195 :
I was under the impression Nvidia was limiting their mobile GPUs so that going over 100w did not increase performance?
In the last generation (40 series), there was a performance limit of 100-105w even though it was said to go to 140w. This was true of the 4050, 4060, and 4070, but not the 4080 or 4090. The new 50 series had different limits that are starting to be discovered. For example, the 5070 ti mobile is said to simple hard stop at 140w even though it looks like it could go higher. https://youtu.be/l8WV7DdeNIQ?si=a46JWw8qs63RaV6D
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The Predator Helios line locks down the BIOS and the old method from getting the full bios no longer works. I have a 2024 Helios and it is very frustrating. So long as you're 100% fine with the stock performance it is probably fine I guess. If you want to load on a clean version of Windows you'll need to download the Intel Rapid State driver pack from the support page and unzip it on your USB stick when you boot to it to reimage with a fresh Windows build then when it can't find your SSD (because they put it into RAID mode to make it more difficult to wipe their system and keep you from being spied on by their bloatware) you have to select load drivers and point it to the driver folder you got from the support page.
Otherwise the thing is physically nice, other than the microscopic mousepad.
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Quote from Anticrawl :
The Predator Helios line locks down the BIOS and the old method from getting the full bios no longer works. I have a 2024 Helios and it is very frustrating. So long as you're 100% fine with the stock performance it is probably fine I guess. If you want to load on a clean version of Windows you'll need to download the Intel Rapid State driver pack from the support page and unzip it on your USB stick when you boot to it to reimage with a fresh Windows build then when it can't find your SSD (because they put it into RAID mode to make it more difficult to wipe their system and keep you from being spied on by their bloatware) you have to select load drivers and point it to the driver folder you got from the support page.Otherwise the thing is physically nice, other than the microscopic mousepad.
Which laptop makers do not do this? When I googled it, it seemed only MSI. And that was because their bios key was leaked and they didn't care.
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Nice price seems about equivalent to my 13980hx + 4080m but a bit faster. Solid price for the hardware.

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Quote from SiennaField195 :
Which laptop makers do not do this? When I googled it, it seemed only MSI. And that was because their bios key was leaked and they didn't care.

At this point almost all manufacturers lock down the bios especially with the Ultra series. The exception might be Lenovo and maybe Asus( asus also has QC issues recently). I bought this and while it's nice it does thermal throttle because the cooling isn't that good for the cpu. I lowered the TDP via XTU after going through the advanced advanced bios. So it's manageable now but looking like most16inch laptops are struggling with cooling theUltra 9/7 series
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