Acer Predator G9 (15.6-inch, 2017)

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Solidly built ; Gorgeous screen ; Surprising battery life

Heavy ; Loud

The Acer Predator 15 is a solid performer, with strong cooling and phenomenal battery life for a gaming laptop.

A rare 15-inch gaming laptop with top-end Nvidia 980M graphics, and the extra cooling required to run high-end parts in a smaller body. Battery life is excellent for a gaming laptop.

Despite a few nice design touches, this is still a gaudy-looking gaming laptop. All those fans can get loud when running at maximum speed.

The Acer Predator 15 one of the fastest gaming laptops we've tested, and wisely adds extra cooling to handle high-end parts in a smaller 15-inch body.

Fine gaming performance. Good battery life. Supports Nvidia's G-Sync technology.

Heavy and bulky. Underwhelming keyboard backlighting.

There's not much that's new with the Predator 15, but Acer has improved gaming performance on what was already an excellent laptop. There are snazzier models out there with more powerful components, better displays, and sleeker designs; for just $100...

Relatively affordable ; Great all-around performance ; Superb keyboard and trackpad with great lighting.

Big and heavy for seemingly no reason. ; Slow SSD that uses SATA interface. ; Did we mention how big and heavy it is?

The closest systems to the Predator are the recently revamped Alienware 13 and the . Both systems are about $400 more expensive than the Predator 15, but have the exact same CPU and GPU, so performance should be similar.

Latest Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics card. 32GB of RAM. Excellent performance. Great graphics. Swappable fan module. Best-in-class battery life. 512GB SSD and 1TB HDD. Expandable memory. Many ports, including USB Type-C with...

Expensive. Heavy and bulky. Does not support Nvidia G-Sync.

Conclusions The Acer Predator 15 (G9-591-74KN) is an impressive machine, boasting a fast 6th-generation Intel Core processor, a top-notch graphics card, enough ports for all your needs (including USB-C with Thunderbolt 3), and best-in-class battery...

Solid graphics and overall performance; Vibrant, full-HD display; Runs cool and whisper quiet; Comfortable keyboard; Swappable fan and DVD drive ; Audio is harsh and hollow; Heavy for a 15-inch system ; The Acer Predator 15 gaming laptop delivers...

Audio is harsh and hollow; Heavy for a 15-inch system ; The Acer Predator 15 gaming laptop delivers strong performance with a vivid display, comfortable keyboard and solid battery life.

The Acer Predator 15 gaming laptop delivers strong performance with a vivid display, comfortable keyboard and solid battery life.

matte IPS screen ; NVMe SSD ; G-Sync ; optical drive or additional fan

limited maintenance possibilities

The Acer Predator 15 G9-593-751X mainly represents a Kaby Lake upgrade. The Core-i7-7700HQ four-core processor offers only a slight performance advantage against the Skylake predecessor. The built-in hardware brings all the current titles to the screen...

optical drive or additional fan ; high performance ; 8 GB VRAM ; good IPS display with G-Sync ; modern ports ; always convenient temperatures ; decent input devices with illumination and macro keys ; handy tools ; VR-ready

limited maintenance ; slight GPU throttling extreme situations ; bulky and heavy case ; mediocre battery runtimes ; sound could be better (hardly any bass) ; questionable design elements ; long charging time

Acer's new Predator 15 G9-593 is a decent evolution of the two previous models – at least in terms of components. Sufficient performance is ensured by the new GeForce GTX 1070, the good IPS display finally supports G-Sync and the ports are up to date...