Acer Predator 21X Release Date, Price and Specs – CNET

A $9,000 laptop with a 21-inch screen. Welcome to 2017.

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There’s never been a better time to be a gamer who’s flush with cash. At CES 2017, Acer announced pricing and availability for some pretty impressive and, at least in one case, downright expensive gaming products.

Acer Predator 21 X

Big, huge, ginormous, etc.

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The Acer Predator 21 X is the most ridiculous gaming laptop ever conceived. Considering it costs $8,999, it had better be. (UK and Australian pricing and availability weren’t announced, but the exorbitant 9,999 euro European price converts to £8,520 or AU$14,540.)

Not only is it the first laptop with a curved screen (a ginormous 21-inch display at that), the rig itself is more powerful than our CNET Future-Proof VR Gaming Desktop. Weighing 17 pounds (about 8 kilograms), it’s probably as heavy, too.

In case that’s not enough for you, the laptop’s touchpad can also be flipped over to be used as a numeric keypad, as shown below. If you’re currently frothing at the mouth, you’ll have to wait a little to get your hands on one. Expect the Acer Predator 21 X to hit stores in February. (AU pricing and availability weren’t announced, but the exorbitant price converts to AU$12,525.)

GIF by Sean Hollister/CNET

Specs

• 21-inch screen, 21:9 aspect ratio, 2,560×1,080-pixel resolution
• 120GHz refresh rate
• 2000R curved screen
• Nvidia G-Sync
• Tobii Eye Tracking
• Two Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs
• Seventh-gen Intel Core i7-7820HK (overclockable) CPU
• Can store up to five storage drives at a time
• Two power supplies to run
• Five system fans
• Nine heat pipes to stay cool
• HDMI port and two DisplayPorts
• Four speakers and two subwoofers
• Mechanical keyboard uses Cherry MX switches and has an RGB LED under every key
• SD card reader
• 19.4 pounds (8.8 kilograms)

Acer Predator Z301CT

A curved gaming monitor with eye-tracking.

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On the topic of curved, gaming-centered gear, Acer also announced the ultrawide Predator Z301CT gaming monitor. The 30-inch display, which (like the Predator 21 X above) has built-in eye-tracking so gamers can aim at targets faster than using a boring ‘ol keyboard and mouse, costs $900 (£730 or AU$1,250 converted) and is also expected to be available in February.

Specs

• 2,560×1,080-pixel resolution, 21:9 aspect ratio
• 1800R curved screen
• 200Hz refresh rate
• Tobii Eye Tracking
• Nvidia G-Sync
• 4ms response time
• DisplayPort, HDMI, USB 3.0 (4; 1 up, 4 down)
• Ergonomic tilt and height adjustment up to 4.7 inches
• Two 3-watt speakers