Do you still remember last year's 618 explosion of game laptops [Acer Predator Neo]?
The game book of the high-end mold has been promoted to the mainstream price segment, and because the drop is too ruthless, it was once called the "618 diving king" by netizens.
This year, the new Predator Qing Neo unexpectedly began to "dive" again, i9-14900HX/16GB/1T/4060 The initial price is 9499 yuan.
Now on PDD, the processor drops to i7-14700HX, and the price drops to 7699 yuan.
Counting the price difference of CPU, the drop is at least 1000 yuan.
So why is there a price drop on this computer?
This time, let's briefly analyze:
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Left side of the fuselage
The right side of the fuselage
Rear fuselage
It is configured as follows:
i7-14700HX processor
RTX 4060 8GB Discrete Graphics Card (140W)
16GB DDR5 5600MHz 内存
1TB SSD
16-inch 2560×1600 resolution, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 240Hz refresh rate, IPS screen
厚度 25.6~27.9mm
Weight 2.62kg
The adapter weighs 1.2kg
The reference price is 7699 yuan
Its advantages and disadvantages are as follows:
Merit!
1. The screen quality is better
2. The keyboard temperature is low under high load
3. Rich interfaces, 3A2C (double thunderbolt 4)
Shortcoming!
1. The fan is noisy when fully loaded
2. The adapter is heavier
3. The screen does not support the color gamut switching function
【Upgrade Suggestions】
This laptop is not difficult to disassemble, and the back cover can be removed by removing all the screws on the bottom surface.
The 16GB DDR5 5600MHz RAM is sufficient for most purposes, and the machine has two memory slots, which can be swapped out if needed.
The SSD has a capacity of 1TB, the model is Hynix PC801, which supports PCIe4.0×4 and NVMe, and the machine also has a 2280 M.2 slot, which can be installed with an SSD if necessary.
【Purchase Suggestion】
1. There are certain requirements for the quality of the screen
2. High requirements for surface temperature control
3. Low requirements for portability
The Acer Predator Neo adopts the new RGB fries logo and tough appearance, and the cooling module still maintains the high specifications of last year, which belongs to the "high-end mold to the mainstream price point".
In terms of screen, the measured color gamut volume is 101.5%DCI-P3, and the color gamut covers 97.0%DCI-P3. Taking DisplayP3 as a reference, the average ΔE is 0.81, the maximum ΔE is 2.06, and the measured maximum brightness is 553nits.
In terms of interfaces, the left side of the fuselage is RJ45 network port, USB-A 5Gbps, Micro SD card slot and 3.5mm audio interface;
On the right side of the fuselage are two USB-A 10Gbps ports;
The rear side of the fuselage is in order of power interface, HDMI2.1 (independent display output), and two Thunderbolt 4 (both support DP1.4 independent display output and 100W PD charging).
In terms of noise, it has a decibel value of 57.0dB at full speed mode and 63.1dB at full speed mode. (34.4dB ambient noise)
In terms of battery life, the PCmark10 endurance test score is 3 hours and 33 minutes. (Scene: Modern Office)
The new 14th generation of the Acer Predator Neo has more configuration options, with JD currently promoting i5 and i9 processors, while PDD mainly promoting i7 processors.
I don't know why I can't insert the product link today, if you are interested, you can go to PDD to search for the model and find the corresponding product.
So if you want a gaming laptop with a good screen quality and good surface temperature control, then this computer can be considered.
But if you're also looking for portability, this is not the right computer for you.
【Heat Analysis】
The picture above is a real picture of the disassembly of the Acer Predator Neo, a combination of five heat pipes, two fans, two vapor chambers and CPU liquid gold, one of which is still an Acer "Blade" metal fan.
Room temperature 25 °C
Reflectance1.0
BIOS version: V1.05
In the full load state, turn on the extreme mode, the CPU temperature is up to 82°C, stable at about 81°C, the power consumption is 56W, the P-core frequency is about 2.0GHz, and the E-core is 1.7GHz;
The graphics card consumes 119W, the temperature is 82.9°C, and the frequency is 2280MHz.
In the extreme mode, the fan speed is fully turned up, the CPU temperature is stable at 73°C, the power consumption is 55W, the P-core frequency is 2.3GHz, and the E-core frequency is 1.9GHz.
The graphics card consumes 120W, the temperature is 76.1°C, and the frequency is 2310MHz.
The total power consumption is the same as that of Extreme Mode, but the fan noise in Full Speed mode is 63.1dB, so it is recommended to use it in Extreme Mode every day.
Single-baked Stress FPU, CPU temperature is maintained at 88°C, power consumption is 115W, P-core frequency is 3.4~3.5GHz, E-core frequency is 2.8~2.9GHz.
Single-bake Furmark, the graphics card temperature is maintained at 79.5°C, power consumption is 140W, and the frequency is 2445MHz.
The surface temperature is shown in the graph above, with keyboard keycaps up to 41.6°C appearing in the upper right corner of the keyboard, around 33.9°C near WASD keys, and 39.1°C near arrow keys. The temperature of the left wrist rest is 27.0°C.
Overall, the Acer Predator Neo has a good cooling performance, with a low core and surface temperature at 175W of total core power consumption, so it is recommended to consider reducing the fan speed a little bit to control the noise, and it doesn't hurt to sacrifice a little bit of temperature.
【The Pig King's Conscience Conclusion】
The main platforms for the 2024 Predator Neo are JD.com and Pinduoduo, with JD.com opting for i5 and i9 processors and Pinduoduo opting for i7 processors.
But the price strategy of the two is completely different,Jingdong will only reduce prices at large nodes,Pinduoduo belongs to the price reduction when there is nothing to do,So now Pinduoduo's i7 version is sold cheaper than Jingdong i5 version。
But then again,It's not certain who will kill the deer in the end,618During the period, Jingdong will inevitably have a wave of big promotions,At that time, it is still unknown what price i5 can kill。
In my opinion, this computer is so ruthless, but they have all chosen the wrong opponent, and the opponent of the Marauder Neo should be "last year's Marauder Neo".
I don't know how it was planned last year, but the 2023 Predator Neo seems to have a huge inventory, and the price of less than 6500 has not been sold out yet
Seeing that the second round of 618 is about to be caught up, if there are still 23 Qing Neo on sale at that time, the price will inevitably be lower than 24, just a generation of CPU, there is almost no difference in game performance, I definitely recommend the old model.