Acer Predator 17 X (GX-791 series)

Loaded to the max with features ; 4K resolution G-sync screen ; Relatively quiet cooling fans

High price for last gen video card ; Annoyingly loud power-on sound ; Extremely long battery recharge time

This is Acer's most powerful gaming laptop yet with the cooling system to prove it – but it'll cost you dearly.

The Acer Predator 17, when we reviewed it last year, won our editor’s choice award. It remains our favorite gaming laptop. The Acer Predator 17 X harnesses many of the same advantages. It’s attractive, well-built, enjoyable to use on a day-to-day...

The new Predator 17 was the most promising new laptop to debut at IFA 2015, and it lives up to that promise. While it’s not the most exciting notebook at first glance, its conventional design, combined with excellent hardware, makes for an incredible...

Crisp 4K display. Plenty of storage and port options. Attractive, customizable backlighting and programmable macros. Strong overall performance with desktop-grade, VR-capable graphics card.

Heavy and bulky. Price tag is high considering its use of a last-generation graphics card.

Conclusion While the Acer Predator 17 X isn't the best gaming laptop out there, it does what it was meant to do—play games—pretty well. And if visuals are your thing, it's hard to beat a 17-inch 4K screen. That being said, it's somewhat prohibitively...

Great graphics and overall performance; Excellent audio; Overclockable components; Blisteringly fast transfer speeds; Stays comfortably cool during intense gaming sessions ; Very heavy; Subpar battery life ; The Acer Predator 17 X packs an inordinate...

Very heavy; Subpar battery life ; The Acer Predator 17 X packs an inordinate amount of speed and power into an imposing gaming system that stays remarkably cool.

The Acer Predator 17 X packs an inordinate amount of speed and power into an imposing gaming system that stays remarkably cool.

Extremely good performance ; 4K display and VR-ready ; Keyboard feels amazing ; Great speakers ; Excellent heat venting

Dim keyboard backlight ; Low-quality webcam ; Thick and heavy for a single GTX 980

bright and high-contrast IPS display, comfortable touchpad surface, USB 3.1 with Thunderbolt, good build quality, cool palm rest, replaceable optical drive, illuminated keyboard, very good battery runtime, useful tools, high performance

CPU Turbo cannot be utilized completely, GTX 970M with 3 GB RAM instead of 6 GB, GPU throttles in extreme situations, pretty high noise development, G-Sync only for external monitors, heavy chassis, limited maintenance, battery is drained under maximum...

The two new gaming notebooks from Acer, the Predator 15 and our test model Predator 17, are very similar in many regards, so our verdict is comparable as well. Besides the design, you will notice the size and the weight of the 17-inch device in...

Spec'd very well; No bloatware; Steam pre-installed; Screen offers great viewing angles, and is also non-reflective; Great keyboard with coloured lighting underneath; Macro keys; Two high-speed networking options via Killer NIC; Removable optical drive...

Big and heavy; No 4K screen, and no touch; Sound doesn't really feel fleshed out or spatial; Occasional bugs;

nice looking and sturdily built; excellent display, keyboard and trackpad; fast performance and do traces of throttling; runs cool and quiet; packs a large battery

tall and uncomfortable front edge; multiple LEDs that can't be switched off; slow Wi-Fi once you get away from the router; no GSync support

I have to admit, I did not expect this laptop to be as good as it is, given how it is Acer’s first try at a proper gaming machine, but the engineers behind it got all the important aspects right, from the build quality to the screen, from the typing...

This gaming laptops performance is epic, it's a REAL beast of a laptop. Acer have done an excellent job with design and hardware spec within this laptop. It is truly a Desktop replacement. With it's attention to detail and high end hardware and it's...

Battery life OK but not brilliant. But then what do you expect powering up 17" laptop with High end spec hardware.