Acer Predator 21X
If you’ve been thinking to buy the biggest Gaming laptop with potential of having enormous graphics capabilities, then Acer Predator 21X is your choice. Laptops having two GPUs have always been unique but, to have the most powerful GPUs and two of them in a single unit is priceless.
Acer Predator 21X is a big laptop we have seen so far, it has two GTX 1080 GPUs and it weighs only 18.76 pounds. The heaviest laptop so to say but what lies within, lets see specs of this beast.
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core i7 7820HK / 2.9 GHz |
| Max Turbo Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Number of Cores |
Quad-Core
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| Cache | 8 MB |
| Chipset | Mobile Intel CM238 Express |
| RAM | 64GB DDR4 SDRAM |
| Graphics Processor (GPU) | 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 – 16 GB GDDR5 SDRAM |
| Resolution | 2560×1080 or WFHD |
| LED | Curved |
| Sound | Six speakers |
| Storage | 2x SSD 512 GB & 1 TB HDD |
| Battery | 6000 mAh, 8-cell |
| Interfaces | USB-C 3.1 Thunderbolt 3 4 x USB 3.0 USB-C Headphone output HDMI 2 x DisplayPort LAN |
| Model | Acer Predator 21X |
Keyboard
It’s a beautiful keyboard with changeable lights and some extra programmable keys at left side of keyboard. Mouse pad on the other hand, is a bit tiny. But, if you’re using it to for other purpose instead of gaming, you’re doing it wrong. This tiny mouse pad wasn’t put there to work for you at all, gamers need a good gaming mouse anyways. The keyboard of Acer Predator 21X is a bit noisy and sometimes it feels bit off, apart from that this is a good choice, if you can afford it.
If you’ve been wondering about numpad, then here’s a beautiful secret trick to its mousepad. Check this image below.
Yes, a convertible numpad and mouse pad, so, all your problems are solved.
Benchmarks
Having two of GTX 1080 and 16GB GDDR5 graphics memory isn’t a small deal to begin with. What we actually want to see here is the extreme potential of Acer Predator 21X. I’ve been checking different gameplay videos on this machine and went through different reviews. Can’t say for sure that this is the best gaming laptop out there, but, it does have something to consider about.
There are couple of reviews and benchmark of Acer Predator 21X out there, so, check this playlist on youtube
As the 4K era is upon us and every next thing is demanding this feature by users. Sadly, this laptop doesn’t support 4K feature even having two of the GTX 1080s. If this isn’t a big deal for you then sure, go ahead.
Review
I think it’s best to share Linus Tech‘s review here, I personally like his videos and he pretty much summed up everything.
Price
In the end it always comes to price, after you go through everything, when it comes to this, either you leave it or you get it. Acer Predator 21X cost only USD $9000 which is equal to 6 Apple Mac Pros. Thing is, this machine offers you with great potential and Curved LED with mechanical keyboard to take wherever you want. A little bit of extra weight is not a big deal as long as you want to do gaming and set it up place to place. You can also get a large suitcase for this laptop which is quite beautiful and seems quite suitable to it.
Cons
- Very Costly
- Very heavy, need big suitcase to carry it around
- Mechanical keyboard is noisy
- Doesn’t support 4k
- There are better options available now
Acer, built this laptop out of greed or innovation, this is a question to consider. If you think this article was helpful, let us know in comments below
