Acer Malaysia Announces New Predator Gaming Laptops, Aspire 7 & Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller

Acer Malaysia has introduced updates to its high-performance laptop lineup with the launch of refreshed Predator Helios 18 AI, Predator Helios Neo 16S AI, both powered by Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series laptop GPUs. Also introduced is the new Aspire 7 laptop aimed to serve the entry-level gaming laptop segment.

Acer Predator Laptops

The flagship Predator Helios 18 AI features a 18-inch QHD+ 250Hz Mini-LED display with 1000 nits HDR brightness and 100% DCI-P3 coverage; to make this laptop truly overkill, it also offers up to 192GB of DDR5 RAM and 6TB of SSD across four memory and three storage slots. New 6th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans with 100 blades just 0.05mm thin (Acer claims it’s world’s thinnest) form parts of its cooling system to cool the hardware, including Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU. One of these will cost you RM19,999, which is available for pre-order at Acer concept stores until 15 May 2025.

The Predator Helios Neo 16S AI takes a different approach with a slimmer design (12mm at its thinnest point), though it’s still very much a powerful gaming laptop courtesy of Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU (115W TGP), along with 32GB DDR5 RAM and 1TB SSD, both upgradable down the line. The laptop features a 16-inch QHD+ 240Hz OLED panel, and for cooling it utilizes 5th Gen AeroBlade along with liquid metal. It is priced at RM11,999 and will be available for pre-order from 15 to 31 May 2025 at Acer concept stores.

Acer Aspire 7

Finally, the Acer Aspire 7 is aimed at entry-level gaming a la the Gaming series from ASUS – It features an Intel Core i5-12450H processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and 512GB SSD. Like its more powerful siblings, it also supports memory upgrades up to 64GB and additional storage expansion; although unlike its siblings, the display is a 15.6-inch FHD IPS panel with a 144Hz refresh rate, so you don’t get the 16:10 display ratio seen in most laptops today. It will be available from 9 May 2025 at the price of RM3,299 from the usual sales channels.

Acer Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller

Acer is also bringing the heat into mobile gaming segment with the introduction of Nitro Mobile Gaming Controller – this plug-and-play controller works with Android 9.0 smartphones or newer, or iPhone 15 series and above, with the device size not exceeding 8.3 inches (phones with cases installed will still work). It works with both wired and wireless charging, and features a 18W passthrough charging port; a total of 15 buttons are available on this controller, including analog L2/R2 triggers. This controller is now available for RM439, though Acer is offering an introductory price of RM349 until 15 May 2025.

Pokdepinion: As someone who loves upgradability on laptops, the Helios 18 sure is enticing (I’m not that rich though).