Acer on Tuesday announced two new 14-inch gaming laptops: the Nitro 14 and the Predator Helios Neo 14. It’s exciting to see Acer’s amazing and beloved budget Nitro enter the 14-inch gaming laptop space, but even more so because of the new Predator as it rivals the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and Razer Blade 14 in terms of price and specs. The company is also releasing an updated Nitro 16 that can be configured with a current-gen AMD Ryzen or Intel Core processor.
The new Nitro 14 starts at $1,299.99 and can be configured with up to an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics, 32GB of LPDDR5X SDRAM, and 1TB of NVME SSD storage. It’s available with 120Hz G-Sync displays in either 2560 x 1600 or 1920 x 1200 resolution.
The top-of-the-line 14-inch Predator Helios Neo starts at $1,799.99 and comes with an Intel Ultra 9 185H, up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, and a total of three display options: 3072 x 1920 at 165Hz, 2560 x 1600 at 120Hz, or 1920 x 1200 at 120Hz. . All support Nvidia Advanced Optimus. Memory and storage options are the same as the Nitro 14.
The Nitro 16, which starts at $1,399.99, can be configured with up to an Nvidia RTX 4060 and an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS with Ryzen AI or one of three 14th Gen Intel Core i7 HX chips, above the Intel Core i7-14700HX. It comes with a 2560 x 1600 or 1920 x 1200 panel with Nvidia Advanced Optimus or the ability to switch between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU depending on what the system is running, or the same 1920 x 1200 panel without Optimus. Both the AMD and Intel options can be configured with up to 2TB of storage and up to 32GB of DDR5 SDRAM.
All these new laptops use liquid metal between the CPU and the cooling block, which is better for lowering the thermal temperature compared to traditional thermal paste.
All four of Acer’s latest gaming laptops also feature a new Experience Zone, as Acer calls it, with a library of AI-related functions. It can be accessed by simply clicking the NitroSense button. They also all come with a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key on the keyboard and a free month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
The 14-inch Nitro and Predator Helios Neo, as well as AMD and Intel versions of the Nitro 16, will be available in North America in May. The Nitro 14 and Predator Helios Neo 14 will arrive in EMEA in June 2024, starting at €1,199 each. Only the Intel version of the Nitro 16 will be available at the same time for 1599 euros.
Corrected April 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET: This article originally stated that these are Acer’s first 14-inch gaming laptops. They didn’t. The Verge regrets the mistake.