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Acer Nitro 50 review: a compact 1080p gaming desktop
Acer’s Nitro 50 desktop is designed to offer strong 1080p gaming and productivity performance in a compact, quiet form factor. We’ve been testing a £1200 configuration of this machine for the past two weeks, and now we’re ready to share our impressions, test results and research findings. Let’s get started. Specifications The Acer Nitro 50…
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Acer Predator Cestus 500 review: hard on the outside, soft on the inside
Earlier this week we looked at the Predator Aethon 500 mechanical keyboard, and now it’s time to look at its counterpart: the Cestus 500 optical mouse. This mouse has some clever ideas, including dual Omron switches, a fully ambidextrous design and magnetically attached wings, so I’m keen to give it a try. Here’s the review!…
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Predator Aethon 500 review: refined hardware, lacking software, oversized price
The Predator Aethon 500 is a full-size mechanical keyboard with clicky switches, dedicated macro and media controls and RGB backlighting. This keyboard costs $180 in the US – and even more in the UK – so does it have what it takes to stand against the best full-fat keyboards from Razer and Corsair? Let’s find…
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Acer Predator Z35P review: oversized impact
The Acer Predator Z35P is a titanic display, a 1440p ultra-wide measuring 35 inches across with all of the must-have gaming features: a high 120Hz refresh rate, Nvidia G-Sync and a low 4ms response time. Is that enough to justify its desk-spanning size and equally weighty price point of nearly £1000? Let’s find out! Specs…
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Acer Predator Z301CT review
Acer’s Predator lineup includes some of the best gaming monitors around, so we’re excited to test drive one of the newest additions: the Z1. We’re testing the 30-inch version of this curved gaming monitor, which supports up to a 200Hz refresh rate, 2560 x 1080 resolution and Tobii eye tracking. Let’s get right into it!…
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Acer Predator 15 G9-591 review
Most gaming laptops these days are sleek, futuristic machines that signal their gaming prowess through flashy LEDs. The Acer Predator 15 is something of a throwback then, with an inch-thick body that’s filled to the brim with gaming features. There are definitely advantages to living it large — let’s take a look.
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Acer XF270HU review: 1440p IPS at 144Hz without breaking the bank
Right now, there’s one choice for gamers with high-end PCs to make: do you want a 4K monitor at 60Hz or a 1440p monitor at 144Hz? If it’s the latter, then you should take a look at the XF270HU. As well as hitting that desirable 1440p and 144Hz spec, the XF also comes with an IPS…
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Acer Predator G6-710 review: an aggressively powerful gaming PC
Acer is going ham with its latest Predator pro gaming kit, including today’s star: the G6 gaming desktop. The aggressive case is home to the latest components — sixth gen Intel Core i7 CPU, lots of RAM and a Nvidia GTX 970 GPU — and a whole bunch of cooling, lights and swagger. Let’s put this £1,500…
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Acer XB270HU review: 1440p + 144Hz + IPS + G-Sync = win
On paper, the Acer XB270HU is gold. It’s an IPS display running at 1440p resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, and even comes with G-Sync support. If you’re looking for a gaming monitor and 4K seems like overkill, then the XB270HU has the spec sheet you really want. IPS for colour accuracy and viewing angles; 1440p for…
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Acer Liquid Z220 review: unfortunately a bit dim
Today I’m looking at the Liquid Z220, a budget smartphone from Acer. The phone has low-end specifications, but does at least include Android 5.0 and costs only £65. The mid-range market has advanced significantly in the past few years, so I’m hopeful that we’ll see similar changes at the lower end too.