Gaming laptops are sometimes big bricks, but the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE isn’t one of them. The Taiwanese company challenges well-known rivals like the Razer Blade 17 with a relatively thin aluminium casing. Our thorough analysis tells if this effort will be successful.
The Predator, which is covered in Steel Gray metal, is quite slim at 0.78 by 14.1 by 10.3 inches and weighs 5.29 pounds, which is a quarter of a pound less than the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 (16-inch). The Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model, the most portable 15.6-inch gaming laptop, measures 0.67 by 14 by 9.3 inches and weighs under 4.4 pounds.
The Triton 500 SE is a gunmetal slab with just a little Predator logo on the lid, as subtle as any business laptop. Many gaming systems are flamboyant. Opening it up reveals speaker grilles above the keyboard and RGB keyboard backlighting, albeit it only has three zones, which is disappointing compared to the Legion 5i Pro’s four and other gamers in this price range’s configurable per-key illumination.
The screen bezels are elegantly small; if you grab the display edges, there is slight bend, but none if you push the keyboard deck. The touchpad contains a fingerprint reader for Windows Hello logins, however the webcam lacks either a privacy shutter or IR facial recognition.
There are enough ports on the Triton 500 SE so it doesn’t require a separate dock or a jumble of dongles. An ethernet port, DC connector, 3.5mm audio jack, one USB-A port, and a USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 hookup are all located along the left side of the device. Another Thunderbolt port, a USB-A port, an HDMI output, and an SDXC card reader are all located on the right side of the device. Our benchmarks demonstrate that the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is one of the most potent gaming laptops available right now. This machine will suit your needs whether you’re aiming for high frame rates in 1080p (Full HD) or far above 60 FPS when playing at its highest resolution in QHD.
The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE only manages a battery life of roughly 5 hours and 45 minutes in our Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m2 brightness, while having a battery capacity of 99.98 Wh, which is the highest permissible for a laptop under some standards for flight travel. The runtime is lowered by around one hour at maximum display brightness.