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Acer Refurb Predator Helios 18 AI - 18" 240Hz Gaming Laptop - 3840 x 2400 - Intel Core Ultra 9 - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 – 64GB – 2TB - Abyssal Black $3429.24

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This appears to go in and out of stock at Best Buy; have seen it come in and out of stock 3 times in the past 3 days. Don't have one, but depending on condition, could be a good get on a full wattage (175W for laptops) 5090.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...u/12479321

Edit: was in stock for a few hours, just went out of stock again. Anyone interested should probably keep an eye on this listing, comes and goes, probably as they process the refurbs.
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This appears to go in and out of stock at Best Buy; have seen it come in and out of stock 3 times in the past 3 days. Don't have one, but depending on condition, could be a good get on a full wattage (175W for laptops) 5090.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/a...u/12479321

Edit: was in stock for a few hours, just went out of stock again. Anyone interested should probably keep an eye on this listing, comes and goes, probably as they process the refurbs.

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hosserToday 4:22 PM
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Good grief. How's the cooling on monster laptops like these? I'm guessing ppl buy them as desktop replacements at a big cost in price for small footprint.
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cmacclelToday 5:12 PM
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Quote from hosser View quoted comment :
Good grief. How's the cooling on monster laptops like these? I'm guessing ppl buy them as desktop replacements at a big cost in price for small footprint.
When's the last time you checked the cost of a 5090? Smilie
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fatguypoolsharkToday 5:20 PM
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Quote from hosser View quoted comment :
Good grief. How's the cooling on monster laptops like these? I'm guessing ppl buy them as desktop replacements at a big cost in price for small footprint.

It can be okay these days. Cooling technology has improved a lot, and cooling is also a function of physical size, which an 18" has a decent bit of. I mean sure it will get hot under load, but it shouldn't cook itself if Acer remotely built it right.
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It can be okay these days. Cooling technology has improved a lot, and cooling is also a function of physical size, which an 18" has a decent bit of. I mean sure it will get hot under load, but it shouldn't cook itself if Acer remotely built it right.
I have a 16" Acer Helios with a 5070 Ti. It definitely runs on the hotter side under full load, but not a "this thing is going to melt" kind of hot. I also have a cooling pad, which I don't use all the time, but massively takes the edge off of the heat if I know I'm going to be running an AI model or something like that.
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fatguypoolsharkToday 5:34 PM
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Quote from SkillfulSnake326 View quoted comment :
I have a 16" Acer Helios with a 5070 Ti. It definitely runs on the hotter side under full load, but not a "this thing is going to melt" kind of hot. I also have a cooling pad, which I don't use all the time, but massively takes the edge off of the heat if I know I'm going to be running an AI model or something like that.

Yeah, and that extra 2 inches and the (likely) extra thickness/weight should help it all run cooler than otherwise as well.

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