Acer Predator Triton 500

If you're looking for a portable gaming laptop that doesn't pull any punches, the Acer Predator Triton 500 can keep up with the best of them. There are a couple of design flaws that hold it back from the upper end of the pantheon of gaming laptops, but it's still worth your cash.

Extremely powerful; Solid RGB; Beautiful display; Surprisingly long battery life

Kind of expensive; Flimsy lid; Awkward keyboard layout

Acer Predator Triton 500: "Chews through demanding games with ease"

The Predator Triton 500 isn't without fault, but it's one of the better - and more affordable - RTX-powered gaming laptops we've tried.

Relatively affordable; Great performance; Subtle design

God-awful boot-up sound; Flimsy screen; Poor battery life and high temperatures

Acer Predator Triton 500

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is probably the first gaming laptop I've tested where I've almost completely forgotten it's a gaming laptop. Sure, the keyboard's RGB backlight is a bit of a giveaway, as is the blue LED Predator logo on the back of the display, but this is by far one of the quietest...

Acer Predator Triton 500 hands-on: How to do a powerful gaming laptop right

Back at IFA 2019 in September, Acer grabbed the headlines with the new Predator Triton 500, a new gaming laptop with an actually absurd 300 Hz display. Regardless of your feelings on a display that fast , it grabbed attention. But fortunately, it's not the only good thing Acer has going on here.