For day 16 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we have teamed up with ACER to give away a bundle of goodies to one lucky reader. Our prize list today includes new peripherals, including a mechanical keyboard and wireless gaming headset. To upgrade your in-home connectivity, Acer is also throwing in a Predator Connect X7, a blazing fast WiFi 7 router with mesh capability.
Read More »Nvidia combines ULMB and VRR with new G-Sync Pulsar technology
It has been a while since we last had any major G-SYNC news but that changes today. At Gamescom, Nvidia has officially announced its new collaboration with MediaTek to usher in a new age of G-Sync Pulsar monitors. G-SYNC Pulsar is the next evolution of Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) technology. …
Read More »Computex 2024: Acer launches trio of OLED gaming monitors, new laptops & more
Acer's booth at Computex this year is packed with new product launches. Join Dom & Leo as we take a closer look at Acer's 2024 line-up, including new ‘AI PCs', gaming systems and more. Acer has unveiled three new OLED gaming monitors in its Predator line-up: the Predator X27U F3, …
Read More »Acer Predator Orion X hands-on!
We take a look at Acer's new small form-factor gaming PC, packing an i9 and RTX 4080
Read More »Intel Arc Revisit: 2023 driver update (Acer Predator BiFrost A770)
We see how far Intel Arc has come since its launch back in October
Read More »Acer Predator Helios 300 Review – 144Hz IPS Laptop
It's a £1250 laptop from Acer - with a killer 144Hz IPS display. Is it a good buy?
Read More »Acer joins the fray with its Helios 500 laptop
There's been a slew of new laptops released recently from the likes of MSI, Razer and Gigabyte, and Acer has decided to join in the fun with its new Predator Helios 500, just announced in New York. The headline feature of the new Helios 500 is the adoption of Intel's …
Read More »Acer unveils new range of Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktops
At the ‘Next@Acer' event in New York, the first thing to catch our eye was the new range of Orion 5000 desktops. These are from Acer's Predator range, so they are designed with gaming in mind – and it shows. While it is important to note that is is a …
Read More »Acer’s 4K/144Hz monitor has been pushed back to 2018
Back in January, we received news that the world’s first two 4K/144Hz monitors would be hitting the market this year, one from Acer and one from ASUS. At the time, a Q2 2017 release was expected for both but quietly missed. Now, Acer has confirmed that its monitor won’t hit …
Read More »Up close and personal with Acer’s new Predator 21X laptop, curved monitors and more
Dom takes a trip to check out Acer's ultra-wide behemoth.
Read More »Acer’s new gaming laptop tackles the ‘thin and light’ market
Last year, Acer began pushing its Predator gaming brand into the laptop space. It made quite the first impression too, with a massive 21:9 ultra-wide display and desktop-grade GPU horsepower under the hood. This year though, Acer is cooling off a bit by building something a little more traditional. The …
Read More »Two 4K/144Hz monitors coming Q2 2017, first will cost $2000
CES was full of surprises this year and while we didn't end up getting a GTX 1080Ti announcement, we did get to see the first two 4K/144Hz gaming monitors hitting the market in 2017. During the first half of the year, not only will Asus be coming out with the …
Read More »Acer’s latest Predator monitor offers up QHD/165Hz at reasonable price
It looks like Acer is looking to bolster competition in the monitor market this year, as the company just unveiled a new Predator gaming monitor, sporting a 1440p resolution and 165Hz refresh rate all for less than $500. It sounds impressive, though this did mean cutbacks in some other areas. …
Read More »Acer launches new Predator gaming range in London
Traditionally, Acer's reputation was built on cramming as many cool-sounding technologies as possible into a simple chassis with a low price. The global downturn in 2008 caused a rethink at this $11 billion corporation and, since then, there has been a much greater focus on design aesthetics. Last night's launch …
Read More »Acer Predator XB280HK 4K display with Nvidia G-Sync
The Predator sounds a dream display for gaming. It’s a 28-inch 4K monitor that supports Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. It has a high quality TN panel and although it only goes up to 60 Hz rather than 144Hz like many other G-Sync displays, it’s still enough for the intended effect of …
Read More »Consignment stock – ticking time bomb for Acer/HP?
As the world comes to terms with the channel choke saga, additional far-reaching effects are also coming to light. The potential time bomb here concerns the way that larger stores do business. KitGuru heads to the shop floor to try and understand the cash flow battle between DSG and multi-nationals …
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