Acer via eBay has
Certified Refurbished Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S Gaming Laptop (PHN16S-71-98RF) on sale for
$1248.51.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
Dr.W for sharing this deal.
Certified - Refurbished: - eBay has verified that this item has been inspected, tested, and cleaned by a qualified refurbisher
- Appearance: Pristine, like-new condition
- Performance: Works like new, meets the manufacturer's specifications
- Warranty: Two-year warranty serviced by Allstate
- Packaging: Comes in new, generic packaging with original or new accessories (if applicable)
Specs: - Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX 24-core Processor (8P + 16E, 24 threads)
- 16" OLED WQXGA (2560 x 1600) 240Hz Display
- 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM Memory
- 1TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD Storage
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU with 12GB GDDR7
- Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.4 (AX1675i)
- HD Webcam
- RGB 4 Zones Backlight Keyboard
- Ports:
- 1x HDMI
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
- 1x RJ-45 Ethernet
- Windows 11
- 76 Whr Battery w/ AC Power Adapter
- Manufacturer specs page
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The reason being is that bang for the buck you can get a pretty awesome system ( generally I buy best -1 or 2 on the GPU ) and with it being portable it's awesome, There were definitely some WOW farming sessions in airport lounges on 4 hours delays over the years or playing skyrim in hotels along with numerous other games.
Three things I do now though
1.) Find the setting that shuts the laptop charging off at 80% or so.and other battery saving functions. Playing a gaming laptop away from power should be super rare, so why not have the battery have a longer lifespan.
2.) BUY A METAL COOOLING PAD .. You don't even need to plug it in or turn the fans on just being able to dissipate heat is a huge thing for gaming laptops and a large thin metal surface like that acts as a heatsink for the entire rig. Way better than on a wood surface etc... I generally keep the fans on the pad off some laptops exhaust heat by sucking in air from the bottom and some by blowing it out if you have the fans operating the wrong way it can actually have a negative impact. This allows the laptop to run cooler which in turn prolongs life.
3.) Keep dust out of the laptop, this means cleaning it once ever 6 months or so deep clean and occasionally between using compressed air. I just remember to do it when I change smoke alarm batteries and when we change the clocks forward/back I have an entire list of maintence on things around the house I do those days that takes about all day.
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This seems like a nice deal for the very portable hardware, especially with that juicy 1600p OLED @ 16" do you agree?
No, Gaming laptops don't have 'short lifespans' either, i'm not sure where you guys pull this stuff..
*Also, I forgot to mention that you don't need an external GPU as this has the 5070 Ti in it... I think you mean oculink BTW.. not the inferior TB GPU BS
The reason being is that bang for the buck you can get a pretty awesome system ( generally I buy best -1 or 2 on the GPU ) and with it being portable it's awesome, There were definitely some WOW farming sessions in airport lounges on 4 hours delays over the years or playing skyrim in hotels along with numerous other games.
Three things I do now though
1.) Find the setting that shuts the laptop charging off at 80% or so.and other battery saving functions. Playing a gaming laptop away from power should be super rare, so why not have the battery have a longer lifespan.
2.) BUY A METAL COOOLING PAD .. You don't even need to plug it in or turn the fans on just being able to dissipate heat is a huge thing for gaming laptops and a large thin metal surface like that acts as a heatsink for the entire rig. Way better than on a wood surface etc... I generally keep the fans on the pad off some laptops exhaust heat by sucking in air from the bottom and some by blowing it out if you have the fans operating the wrong way it can actually have a negative impact. This allows the laptop to run cooler which in turn prolongs life.
3.) Keep dust out of the laptop, this means cleaning it once ever 6 months or so deep clean and occasionally between using compressed air. I just remember to do it when I change smoke alarm batteries and when we change the clocks forward/back I have an entire list of maintence on things around the house I do those days that takes about all day.
Just raise laptop, a few mm for better air flow.
Use air filter in your house. My house laptop for 5 to 10 yr never needed cleaning the fans. Just quick wipe.
Laptop with mux chip will have better battery life and health
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On 3dmark, the GPU is much lower performance than the average even on full turbo. On balanced, it is really really lower. Max wattage was 118 watts for GPU. Cinebench was also much lower than CPU got at most 60w or so.
However, played a game and the screen is gorgeous and didn't feel the lack of performance. Wasn't a AAA game though. Laptop got pretty hot.
Turbo mode is loud and others in a different room can hear the fans going.
The 12gb of 5070 ti is probably bigger. A cheaper 5060 or 5070 can probably beat it on performance but only have 8gb.
Legion pro 7 with 5070 ti is $300-$400 on BF price. Not sure if worth the price.
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