ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

The Acer Predator 15, a gaming notebook with a 15.6″ TFT LCD screen with IPS technology. It is powered by Intel’s Core i7-6700HQ 2.6Ghz Quad-core processor and Nvidia’s GTX 980M GPU with 4 Gigabytes Video RAM.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

The model in this review comes with 24 gigabytes worth of RAM and is upgradable to 64 gigabyte. Storage wise it has a 256 GB SSD and 1 TB hard disk.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

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Here’s the full breakdown of the unit based on the press release from Acer.

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If you’re interested to view the various configurations, please head over to the official product page.

Here’s the CPU-Z and GPU-Z screen capture.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

The Predator 15 comes with backlit keyboard but it’s limited to ON / OFF and no color change – rather primitive when compared to what some other brands offer.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

On the positive side, the Predator 15 comes with some shortcuts that could help you in your games.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

Here are the ports found on the left and the right side of the notebook, the Predator 15 comes with a Blu-Ray drive and as you can see the unit is thick.

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

ACER Predator 15 Gaming Notebook Review

While it is a gaming powerhouse, the Predator 15 is heavy, weighing in at 3.4 Kilograms.