
To the right, a combination keypad/trackpad that can be flipped over and hot-swapped as needed. To the left of the keyboard are a total of 6 function buttons. The keyboard includes Cherry MX Brown switches for a comfortable typing experience. Last, but absolutely not least is the full-size mechanical keyboard. The remaining top area includes a removable and customizable plate that gives access to the system RAM and one of the SSDs. The tip of this triangle houses the power button, which is conveniently also triangular. Another upside-down triangle is to the right, though that is a mostly clear view into the body of the laptop, showing off the fan for one of the video cards. From left to right there’s a pretty plain black triangular area. More angled lines break up the various parts of this area. Considering how big the monitor is, you’ve got to fill space somehow. Just below the hinge, you’ll find a relatively large open area. The second layer in the case holds all of the accessories and power cables for the Predator 21X. The front corners include the mid-range speakers, each of which is labeled with the Dolby Audio word mark and logo. Moving down to the body of the laptop, you’ll see more angular cutouts for the speaker tweeters on either side of the laptop. Underneath the screen, you’ll see the integrated Tobii eye tracking sensor just above the large and strong hinge. There are relatively large bezels around the outside, but really, you’ll need some material to support this giant screen. The curved monitor is absolutely impressive. Opening up the lid doesn’t reduce any of the ridiculousness at all. The bottom includes more venting and fans as well as a pair of bottom-firing subwoofers. Yep, this beast needs two power bricks to run. The back of the laptop includes an HDMI port, two DisplayPort outputs, a USB Type C/Thunderbolt 3 port, a collapsible RJ-45 (Ethernet) port, and two DC power ports. Each front corner is also angled with more venting. You’ll find two USB 3.0 ports along the right side, and two more USB 3.0 ports on the left along with mic and headphone 3.5mm jacks and an SD card reader. Moving to the sides, there are large angular vents that expel heat, helping to keep this laptop relatively cool. Those lines, as well as the Predator logo, are lit blue and give off a clean exterior look on top. The lid has the Predator name mark and logo, along with two angled lines close to either side of the lid. It’s big, it’s heavy, and it’s definitely aggressively styled. Sure, reading the specs you’d have to expect that this is going to be a beast, but it’s really even bigger than you probably think it is. The first thing you’ll undoubtedly notice is how freaking huge this laptop is. The more aggressive and angled lines have definitely made appearances in other Acer hardware. The Predator 21X has influenced both monitors as well as laptops and gaming PCs. The Acer Predator 21X was kind of the beginning of some of Acer’s current design decisions on other hardware. Acer Predator lanyard This is going to be a recurring theme in this review, but everything about this laptop is huge.Removable magnetic keypad/trackpad combo.Software: Acer PredatorSense, Xsplit Gamecaster.Numeric keypad can be flipped over and used as a precision touchpad.Backlit keyboard with RGB color (16.7 million colors).Mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches.
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Webcam: 1280×720 resolution, 720p HD audio/video recording.HiFi quality 3-way sound (tweeter, midrange, woofer).2 x open SATA bays for additional SSD storage.Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI with 16 GB GDDR5X VRAM.Keep reading to see what it’s like to use this beast. The Acer Predator 21X is quite possibly the most ridiculous laptop ever created. A laptop that requires two power bricks to bring it to life. Where do you even start talking about a laptop that is in limited production and costs more than some used cars? A laptop that comes in its own custom hard-shell case.
