Predator Helios Neo 16 First Look
The Predator Helios lineup has been like a step down from the Triton lineup of laptops. While the Triton offers the state of the art specification, features and so on, the Helios gives consumers the essentials and builds the experience upon that. Think of it as the premium Nitro laptops. That said, in this Predator Helios Neo 16 First look, we get to see some of the changes.
Predator Helios Neo 16 First Look
Tactical Look in its Design
One of the changes happens to be in its look. The back of the laptop no longer appears to be clean but instead now has other engravings beside the Predator insignia. This does give the laptop a tactical look and might suit users who do play games like CS: GO but it isn’t necessarily aimed at a specific game player.
Does the engraving mean anything? Honestly, we are not sure. However, Predator claims that there’s a message to decipher.
Feels like a Helios Laptop
The feel of the laptop isn’t too far from the Helios laptops we have played with so far. It does retain a lot of that experience with the Predator Helios Neo 16. The keyboard area happens to be the same as previous generations – with the PredatorSense key blending in well with the other keys. The Trackpad also happens to be the same with minimal improvements. Then you see your usual Turbo mode and the ports you will use to connect your peripherals, storage and so on.
Specification-wise
In terms of specification, just like every device goes through – the Predator Helios Neo 16 gets a spec bump to the 13th Generation Intel processor, specifically the HX series – so this is going to be a performance champ. Following that comes NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU, 32GB DDR5 4800MHz and up to 2TB PCIe SSD in a RAID 0 configuration. It doesn’t use the 5th generation AeroBlade, but it does use an all-metal AeroBlade Fan and liquid metal thermal paste to let the laptop perform as it should.
Sadly, it doesn’t get the Mini LED treatment, and the laptop comes with two options – WQXGA IPS Display with 165Hz and 3ms response time and WUXGA with 165Hz and 3ms response time as well. It does cover the 100% sRGB colour gamut – so I guess that counts for something.
Conclusion
I wouldn’t say that the Predator Helios Neo 16 is boring but rather fulfils the majority of users who are looking for a gaming laptop of this calibre. I do admit that it is losing a bit of a spark from standing out because sometimes seeing the same thing again and again can make you feel tired. If Predator were to add the oomph factor from the Triton over to the Helios, now that would be a sight to behold.
But hey, credit where it’s due – Acer has impressed us in the past when they have done something about it, so I will give them the benefit of the doubt. Stay tuned to us as we update you more about its local availability here at The Adventures of Vesper.
