Acer Predator Helios 500 with 11th Gen Intel Core i9 Processor, RTX 3080 GPU Launch in India: Price, Specs

The Acer Predator Helios 500 gaming laptop has been launched, bringing mini-LED display technology to the realm of gaming laptops from Acer’s portfolio in this country. Acer claims “desk-caliber”gaming on the Helios 500, which really comes as no surprise given the attractive price it was launched at. You, of course, get just about everything you can imagine from a gaming laptop, including a clever cooling system and a key mechanism that can actuate depending on the pressure you need to apply – depending on the game you’re playing..

Acer Predator Helios 500 Price and Availability

Without further ado, the Acer Predator Helios 500 costs a whopping $5,040. If that suits you, the Helios 500 can be purchased from Acer’s own online store, any e-commerce portal, and Acer offline stores.

Main characteristics

Acer Predator Helios 500 is equipped with 11th Gen Intel Core I9 processor, which can be boosted up to 5.01GHz. Graphics functions are handled by an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 with 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM, making this laptop one of the most powerful gaming laptops you can buy. Performance duties are also met with 64GB of DDR4 RAM, while two PCIe SSD slots, as well as one SATA HDD slot, provide storage expansion options.

One of the highlights of the Predator Helios 500 gaming laptop is its display, which uses a mini LED bar. The panel allows the laptop to have 512 backlight zones, giving it a wide range of colors and contrast areas on the display. It offers 4K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate.

The laptop is equipped with an Acer Vortex Flow cooling mechanism with the so-called AeroBlade 3D cooling fan. The keyboard features MagTek mechanical switches that allow gamers to press keys ranging from 0.8mm to 3.1mm – allowing them to experience joystick-style tactile gaming from the most standard keyboard. For RGB LED fanatics, it also has customized RGB LED lighting.

In terms of connectivity, the Helios 500 features one HDMI 2.1, one mini-DisplayPort 1.4, two USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, three USB-A 3.2 Gen2, an Ethernet port, and Wi-Fi 6.