Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71) Review

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powerful gaming performance

innovative sliding keyboard

high-refresh-rate display

robust build quality

effective cooling system

quite heavy

short battery life

expensive

loud under load

Total Rating

85 % - Design
85 % - Display
85 % - Performance
85 % - Connectivity
65 % - Battery
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Product Type Notebook
Dimensions (WxDxH) 43 cm x 29.9 cm x 4.17 cm
Weight 4.9 kg
Colour Abyssal black
DISPLAY Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Screen Size (Type) 17.3" - IPS
LCD Backlight Technology LED backlight
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
V-Sync Rate at Max Res. 144 Hz
Widescreen Yes
Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
Image Brightness 300 cd/m²
Colour Gamut 72% NTSC
Features Anti-glare, Mercury free, Wide Viewing Angle, NVIDIA Self Refresh (NVSR), 9 ms response rate, 7 ms (grey-to-grey) response rate, 72% NTSC colour gamut
PROCESSOR Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
CPU Intel Core i7 (9th Gen) 9750H / 2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Speed 4.5 GHz
Number of Cores 6-core
Cache L3 - 12 MB
64-bit Computing Yes
Chipset Mobile Intel HM370
Features Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
MEMORY Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
RAM 16 GB (2 x 8 GB)
Max RAM Supported 64 GB
RAM Type DDR4 SDRAM
Speed 2666 MHz
Rated Speed 2666 MHz
Form Factor SO-DIMM 260-pin
Slots Qty 4
Empty Slots 2
STORAGE Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Main Storage Size (HDD/SSD) 512 GB SSD - SanDisk
Secondary Storage 1 TB HDD SATA 6Gb/s / 7200 rpm - Seagate
AUDIO & VIDEO Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Graphics Processor (GPU) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
Video Memory 8 GB GDDR6 SDRAM
Video System Features NVIDIA CUDA Technology, NVIDIA PhysX, GameStream technology, NVIDIA Battery Boost technology, NVIDIA Ansel
Camera Yes - 1920 x 1080
Camera Features Super high dynamic range imaging (SHDR)
Video Resolutions 1080p
Sound Five speakers, subwoofer, two microphones
Audio Features MaxxAudio, MaxxVolume, Acer TrueHarmony technology, MaxxBass, MaxxDialog, Waves Nx
VR Ready Yes
COMMUNICATIONS Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Wireless Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave 2/ax
Wireless Controller Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x - M.2 Card
Network Interface 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet Controller Killer E3000
Features Wake-on-LAN (WOL)
BATTERY Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Technology 4-cell Lithium Ion
Battery Capacity (Size) 72 Wh
Battery Life Up to 3 hours
AC ADAPTER Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Input AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Output 330 Watt, 19.5 V
INPUT Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Type Keyboard, touchpad
Numeric Keypad Yes
Keyboard Backlight Yes (RGB)
Features Programmable buttons, multi-gesture touch pad, Acer FineTip keyboard, precision touchpad, removable wrist rest, moisture-resistant, per-key RGB, MagForce WASD keys
CONNECTIONS & EXPANSIONS Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Interfaces USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (supports Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort Alt Mode)
USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 (supports DisplayPort Alt Mode)
USB 3.1 Gen 2 (with power off charging)
DisplayPort
HDMI
LAN
Headphone output
Microphone input
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
SOFTWARE Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Operating System (OS) Windows 10 Home 64-bit Edition
MISCELLANEOUS Acer Predator Helios 700 (PH717-71)
Included Accessories Power adapter, pouch
Security Firmware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Security Chip
Security Slot Type Kensington security slot
Theft/Intrusion Protection Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
Features Administrator password, system password, hard drive password, Acer Purified.Voice technology, MU-MIMO technology, HDCP Compliant
Compliant Standards DisplayPort 1.4
Manufacturer Warranty Limited warranty - 1 year - carry-in
International travellers warranty - 1 year
Model Number 714G

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