Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (PHN16-72-97FL) Overview
Design and Display
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (PHN16-72-97FL) comes in all that all gamers look complete with an RGB keyboard and beefy bulk. It can go up to 27.60mm in thickness and weighs two and a half kilos. The port selection on this laptop includes a HDMI, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C each, and an ethernet jack.
As the name suggests, the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (PHN16-72-97FL) sports a 16-inch display with WUXGA resolution. The panel here is an IPS with an Acer ComfyView finish. Additionally, it also comes with a high refresh rate of 165Hz to 240Hz and 100% DCI-P3 wide colour gamut support.
Performance
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (PHN16-72-97FL) comes with the latest Intel Core i9-14900HX coupled with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 under the hood. This processor comes with 24 cores, 32 threads, and a 36MB L3 cache. In the meantime, it can clock in between 1.6GHz and 5.8GHz depending on the situation. The dedicated graphics card is equipped with 8GB GDDR.
Further performance hardware on the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 2024 (PHN16-72-97FL) includes 16GB DDR5-5600 RAM and 1TB NVMe Gen 4 SSD. The company has not clarified the upgradability of the laptop, however, gaming laptops are usually upgradable. Hence, it should also offer hardware expansion probably on the same numbers as the last-gen offerings. In the tank, you get a 90Wh battery while the charging speed reaches 230W.