Acer Announces World's First Curved Screen Notebook

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Acer today unveiled its new Predator 21 X gaming laptop, the world's first curved screen notebook, a series of monitors with the latest eye-tracking technology and GPU updates to the Predator 15/17 series notebooks. This announcement at IFA 2016 reinforces Acer's commitment to premium gaming with a focus on expanding the number of high-performance Predator devices available to discerning enthusiasts around the world.

The Predator 21 X takes the flagship spot in Acer's gaming notebook series and is advanced beyond anything on the market today. It's the world's first notebook to offer a curved 21-inch IPS display (2560 x 1080), and when combined with wide-angle viewing, it delivers a truly immersive gaming experience. To bring gameplay immersion to the next level, the notebook also integrates Tobii eye-tracking technology for a new method of control that's more intuitive and natural. Built-in eye-tracking hardware (infrared sensors and software) unlocks a completely new facet in gaming. By tracking a gamer's eye with software, the notebook introduces new interactions like aiming, identifying enemies and taking cover simply by gazing at objects on the screen. Eye tracking also enhances the experience by providing infinite views whilst navigating treacherous paths and roads in a game.



With 7th Generation Intel Core processors and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards in SLI, the Predator 21 X takes the AAA gaming experience to new heights. The curved screen also features NVIDIA G-SYNC technology to ensure smooth and sharp gameplay in every scenario. Visuals aren't the only star of the show: the Predator 21 X also ships with SoundPound 4.2+ (4 speakers and 2 subwoofers), 3-way audio and Dolby Audio for truly pristine aural enjoyment. The notebook also features an advanced cooling architecture with 5 system fans, 3 of which are ultra-thin AeroBlade metal fans, to dissipate excess heat effectively for uninterrupted performance during intense gaming sessions.

The Predator 21 X has a full-sized mechanical keyboard featuring Cherry MX switches, with customizable RGB backlight settings for each individual key. Aside from its unique curved form factor, the Predator 21 X's numeric keypad also touts a unique design that allows it to be flipped over and turned into a Precision Touchpad.

New Eye-Tracking Monitors Revealed
In addition to its flagship notebook, Acer announced 3 new Predator gaming monitors that also feature Tobii eye-tracking technology. Each new monitor features NVIDIA G-SYNC and high refresh rates for smooth gaming experiences without lag. The new Predator gaming monitors are available in different sizes and configurations to meet the needs of a wide range of users looking to take their gaming experiences forward:

• Predator Z271T: 27", curved screen (1800R curvature), FHD 1920 x 1080 (144 Hz)
• Predator XB251HQT: 24.5", flat ZeroFrame screen, FHD 1920 x 1080 (240 Hz)
• Predator XB271HUT: 27", flat ZeroFrame screen, WQHD 2560 x 1440 (165 Hz)

GPU Upgrades for More Power
The Predator 15 and 17 gaming notebooks received GPUs refreshes based on the all-new NVIDIA Pascal architecture, with up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics and run on Windows 10. This brings the notebooks in line with Acer's push to have the Predator series ready to power the latest VR devices.

Price and Availability

• The Predator Z271T gaming monitor will be available in EMEA in October with prices starting at €799.
• The Predator XB271HUT gaming monitor will be available in EMEA in December with prices starting at €899.
• The refreshed Predator 15 will be available in North America in September with prices starting at $1,699; and in EMEA in October with prices starting at €1,799.
• The refreshed Predator 17 will be available in North America in September with prices starting at $1,699; and in EMEA in October with prices starting at €1,899.

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[ShurikN]

An abomination...

 

[ZoneDymo]

An abomination...

and in a way, glorious purely because of that

 

[P4-630]

Not bad, price is also better than Asus Gaming laptops.

Curious how it performs temperature wise with these 5 fans....

 

[Melvis]

Impressive for Acer, but still an Acer...

 

[alucasa]

The problem with these monster laptops is not the spec but design.

That design is screaming to be stolen. Better stick it to its owner's room only.

 

[Musaab]

At first I wanted to say someone lost his mind in the design process and we have to help him find it but then I found that it's not a single case Eurocom has Sky X9E2, MSI has GT83, ASUS has the GX700 and who know who else will turn crazy next week. Be safe don't try this at home or school.

 

[Chaitanya]

Now I have seen it all when it comes to what is possible with laptops.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Reminds me a bit about this beauty that we had a couple of in college...

 

[PLAfiller]

I didn't see this one coming to be honest. Never occurred to me to slap a curved display on a laptop.

 

[dorsetknob]

I See A patent spat coming up with Apple
Curved Screen Notebook Apple Done that 1st


No wait that was an owner caused Defect warping a Ultrathin macbook

 

[ZoneDymo]

I didn't see this one coming to be honest. Never occurred to me to slap a curved display on a laptop.

mostly because for this purpose its complete bullshit, its just marketing here

 

[erixx]

* that maybe. Market is declining, no real speed increase, no better games, so bring the useless features like whorehouse-RGB and curved bananas... :-D

 

[P4-630]

* that maybe. Market is declining, no real speed increase, no better games, so bring the useless features like whorehouse-RGB and curved bananas... :-D

Well..

With 7th Generation Intel Core processors and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards in SLI

That combo is a speed increase to me...

 

[Black Haru]

The problem with these monster laptops is not the spec but design.

That design is screaming to be stolen. Better stick it to its owner's room only.

Don't be absurd. There is no way this was designed to go anywhere.

 

[BiggieShady]

This horror, this atrocity has five fans, or did I miss one that is hidden somewhere ... probably has huge power brick that burns through the carpet and keeps it from flying off the desk with all those propellers

 

[dorsetknob]

Sold with a Free Wheelbarrow ( and steroid prescriptions ) so its still classed as a mobile laptop

 

[erixx]

Well..
That combo is a speed increase to me...

Ok but I was not refering to GPU specifically -and much less to SLI- but to the whole computer thing which is quite non advancing. Todays SSD is faster ok, what else? but then here my X99 platform is again slower to boot, so it's a mixed bag. Instead of more brands like Logitech keyboards with a nice LCD and maybe smartphone screen integration (Windows 10 Universal is a bit of that) we have RGB and curves everywhere which are of no use.

 

[P4-630]

Ok but I was not refering to GPU specifically -and much less to SLI- but to the whole computer thing which is quite non advancing. Todays SSD is faster ok, what else? but then here my X99 platform is again slower to boot, so it's a mixed bag. Instead of more brands like Logitech keyboards with a nice LCD and maybe smartphone screen integration (Windows 10 Universal is a bit of that) we have RGB and curves everywhere which are of no use.

I guess it's a 2016 thing, curves and RGB
Seen that a lot this year on new hardware.

Don't know if it's to stay though that RGB...
Have to wait and see that in the upcoming years.

 

[BiggieShady]

@dorsetknob did I got this right?

 

[RejZoR]

With so many fans, it would be viable to have a solar panel on the back of the screen just to power the fans with it and not tax the battery by fans alone. So many of them can suck quite some precious battery juice...

 

[Krzych]

I understand curve on 21:9 34" monitors, I own one and I think that the curve is important for screen this wide, but curve on latptop with a tiny 15" screen? What for?

 

[Basard]

With so many fans, it would be viable to have a solar panel on the back of the screen just to power the fans with it and not tax the battery by fans alone. So many of them can suck quite some precious battery juice...

Why don't we have them heatsinks yet? The ones that are supposed to turn some of the heat from the CPU back into electricity?

 

[tacosRcool]

I understand curve on 21:9 34" monitors, I own one and I think that the curve is important for screen this wide, but curve on latptop with a tiny 15" screen? What for?

It's a 21 inch laptop.

 

[TheGuruStud]

I understand curve on 21:9 34" monitors, I own one and I think that the curve is important for screen this wide, but curve on latptop with a tiny 15" screen? What for?

For worse viewing angles. Time to degrade everything and say it's a feature. Apple will make every size curved for marketing.