The aggregate Acer just declared: New Concept D brand,
Helios 700 gaming laptop and more
Acer
on Thursday before noon held its annual flash for new laptops, PCs and
supplement, known as Next @ Acer.
From the stage at New York's Brooklyn Navy Yard, CEO Jason
Chen said the company chose the location for being "up-and-coming,"
which is likely how the company would like to see itself.
The company announced
a dizzying array of products including a new brand for creatives, Concept D,
that already features a full lineup of laptops, desktops, displays and virtual
reality headsets
-- Cornish
a tower PC that brace up to 192GB of RAM and 60TB of storage.
Acer
also publish a handful of strong modern gaming laptops as well as some more
stroller laptops, monitors and Chrome books for businesses.
The company also used the keynote to highlight its support
for esports, announcing a three-year commitment to sponsor the Intel Masters
competition. Here's an overview of what was announced.
Predator Helios 700
- Slidable Hyperdrift keyboard that shifts down toward your wrists, while the touchpad shifts forward and hangs over the front lip
- Intel Core i9 processors
- New Wi-Fi 6
- Fourth-gen AeroBlade 3D technology
- Nvidia RTX 2080 (not Max-Q)
- Ninth-gen Intel Core i7 processor
- Four-zone RGB keyboard with concave-shaped keycaps
- Overclockable GeForce RTX 2070 (Max-Q)
- Fourth-gen AeroBlade 3D technology
- 144Hz refresh with 3-millisecond overdrive response
- Pantone Validated 4K UDH Display
- Ezel Aero hinge (similar to Acer Aspire R7)
- Fan noise under 40dB
- Reinforce for Wacom stylus
- New representation under Acer's modern position brand for, which emphasizes precision, showing, optimized cooling and functional design
Concept D 900 desktop
- Delta E <1 Pantone Validated
- VESA certified DisplayHDR 1000 monitor
- 99% Adobe RGB Color Gamut
- Dual Intel Xeon Gold
- Nvidia Quadro RTX 6000 graphics
- 12 memory slots, five storage bays, multiple PCIe slots
- Up to 192GB RAM and 60TB of storage
- Aluminum chassis
- 144Hz/3ms high-speed display
- Ninth-gen Intel Core processors
- Latest Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics
- 19.9mm thick
- The Nitro 5 is also getting refreshed
- High-end touchscreen enterprise Chromebook
- 100% aluminum chassis
- Optional LED-backlit keyboard and number pad
- Optional fingerprint reader
- 10-point touchscreen display.
