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Acer Joins the Polling Rate Race With 2,000 Hz Predator Cestus 335 Gaming Mouse (Updated)

By Scharon Harding published 27 May 21

The Acer Predator Cestus 335 gaming mouse announced today has a 2,000 Hz polling rate -- twice that of most gaming mice today. But is your PC ready?

Acer Nitro XV272U KVbmiiprzx Monitor Review: Your Money’s Worth

By Christian Eberle last updated 21 June 21

The Acer Nitro XV272U-KV comes up short in brightness and contrast but provides nearly equal gaming performance to a premium monitor. It delivers a lot for the money.

Acer Introduces Its First HDMI 2.1 Monitor

By Scharon Harding published 7 January 21

The Acer Nitro XV282K KV will be the brand’s first monitor with HDMI 2.1 offering 4K at up to 120 Hz.

Acer’s Six New Gaming Monitors Are All IPS

By Scharon Harding published 21 October 20

Acer announced six new gaming monitors today that go up to 34.5 inches or a 280Hz refresh rate.

Intel Xe Max Graphics Come to Acer Swift 3X in December

By Andrew E. Freedman published 21 October 20

Acer announced the Swift 3X, an ultraportable laptop with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and Intel Xe Max graphics.

New Acer Tiger Lake Portables Pack 3:2 and 16:10 Displays

By Michelle Ehrhardt last updated 26 April 22

Acer announced its Tiger Lake Spin 3 and Spin 5 refreshes today, and neither have a traditional 16:9 screen.

Acer ConceptD CM3271K 4K Monitor Review: Colorful and Bright 27-Incher

By Christian Eberle published 19 October 20

The Acer ConceptD CM3271K packs multiple color modes, HDR and FreeSync into a high-quality IPS panel that's more affordable than similar 4K professional monitors.

Acer Nitro 5 (AMD, 2020) Review: Great Price, Poor Screen

By Michelle Ehrhardt published 1 October 20

The Acer Nitro 5 both looks and feels like a budget computer, but packs enough power for its price that you might be willing to overlook its subpar display.

Acer Predator Triton 300 Review: Thin, With Dynamic Boost

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 11 December 20

The Acer Predator Triton 300 is a thin gaming laptop, and Nvidia Max-Q Dynamic Boost can earn it a few extra frames in some games. But there's too much bloatware on this machine.

Acer Spin 7 Is the First Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G Laptop

By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 September 20

The Acer Spin 7 is the first laptop powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform.

Acer’s Swift 5 Is One of the First Intel 11th Gen Core Evo-Verified Laptops

By Andrew E. Freedman published 2 September 20

Acer’s Swift 3 and Swift 5 laptops will use 11th Gen Intel Core processors, and the Swift 5 is Intel Evo verified.

Acer, Alienware, Asus 360Hz Monitors Get Built-In Nvidia Latency Testers Ahead of Fall Release

By Scharon Harding last updated 3 September 20

The Acer Predator X25, Alienware AW2521H and 360Hz gaming monitors from Asus and MSI will have built-in Nvidia Reflex Latency Analyzers upon release.

Nvidia RTX 30-Series Hits Acer Predator Orion Gaming Desktops

By Andrew E. Freedman published 1 September 20

Acer is updating its Predator Orion gaming laptops with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090, 3080 and 3070 GPUs.

Nvidia Reflex Latency Analyzer Claims to Boost Gaming Performance by Reducing Lag

By Scharon Harding last updated 3 September 20

The Nvidia Reflex Latency Analyzer will debut via a Game-Ready driver and 360Hz gaming monitors this fall.

Acer Predator Cestus 350 Wireless Gaming Mouse Hands-On: All-Around Comfort

By Scharon Harding published 23 June 20

The Acer Predator Cestus 350 has cozy left and right mouse button grooves, helpful side grips and the option to game wired or wireless.

Acer Swift 5 Will Get Intel’s Tiger Lake CPU in October

By Andrew E. Freedman published 23 June 20

Acer’s Swift 5 laptop will come with next-generation Intel chips using integrated Xe graphics or an optional Nvidia GPU.

Acer’s 360 Hz Predator X25 Gaming Monitor Continues Pushing the High-Refresh Trend

By Scharon Harding published 23 June 20

The Acer Predator X25, announced today, has a 360 Hz refresh rate, which will be the fastest on the market, though Alienware and Asus have similar monitors planned.

Starting With an Updated Helios 300, Acer Will Drop a New Gaming Laptop Per Month

By Michelle Ehrhardt published 23 June 20

Acer’s virtual press event gave us a look at its new lineup of laptops: the Helios 300 and 700, a Triton 300 and Nitro 7. But they all won’t be available until October.

Acer Predator XB273U GS Hands-On: Strong IPS Colors Meet 1440p at 165 Hz

By Scharon Harding last updated 23 June 20

The Acer Predator XB273U GS proved to be a reliable, speedy gaming monitor with detailed colors and strong viewing angles that made watching HDR movies a joy.

Acer’s Existing Predator, Nitro Desktops Skip AMD, Get New Intel CPUs

By Matt Safford published 23 June 20

Acer’s refreshed gaming desktop lineup gets the latest Intel and Nvidia components, alongside some cosmetic tweaks. The most glaring omission is the lack of any AMD Ryzen-based options.

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