When I review products, I try to take other perspectives and use cases into account as much as possible. I'm very aware that I'm not the target audience for every device. But once in a while I run into something that seems like it was designed specifically for me and it just hits different. With the Acer Predator Triton 14 AI, that's pretty much the situation. While it isn't the flashiest or most powerful gaming laptop on the market, it has pretty much everything I look for in a portable system that lets me play games on the go — and then some.
Design and display
The term ultraportable is typically reserved for more traditional thin-and-light productivity machines, but I think it definitely applies to the Triton 14 AI. At just 3.5 pounds and 0.71 inches thick, Acer's rig is actually a touch lighter and just as thin as a Dell 14 Premium (3.7 pounds and 0.71 inches), despite featuring a much beefier GPU. And even compared to rivals like the Razer Blade 14 (3.6 pounds and 0.64 inches thick), the Triton 14 AI isn't losing much ground there either.
Acer / Engadget 90 100 Expert Score Acer Predator Triton 14 AI If you prefer beefier rigs, the Predator Triton 14 AI might not be for you. But for anyone who appreciates a truly mobile gaming laptop, Acer's latest pint-sized system is a triumph. Pros Super sleek design
Innovative cooling
Colorful OLED display
Touchpad features stylus support
Lots of ports Cons Sub-optimal speaker positioning
A bit pricey $2,500 at Acer
Furthermore, while some gaming notebooks go overboard with edgy aesthetics and an abundance of RGB lighting, the Triton 14 AI looks refreshingly understated. Sure, it still has customizable LEDs behind the Predator logo on its lid and per-key lighting on its keyboard. But aside from that, the laptop feels like an exercise in restraint for a category that often favors excess.The other small design flourish is a pixelated Predator logo (that looks like it was made from a tiny dot matrix display) to the right of the touchpad.. I think it's a clever touch that hints at the notebook's gaming focus without hitting you over the head with it.
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