Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 Price in Pakistan

The Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 is the 18 inch version of the 2023 Helios 16, built for gamers and creators who want the biggest screen possible. The design has an aluminium lid, a solid plastic base, Predator light bars and a full keyboard with numpad, per-key RGB lighting and the swappable MagKey WASD module. At about 3.25 kg it is a desk machine first, but it can replace both a gaming PC and a monitor.

Display choices include a WUXGA 165Hz IPS panel, a WQXGA (2560x1600) 240Hz IPS panel and a WQXGA 250Hz Mini LED panel with strong HDR brightness. On an 18 inch screen, the WQXGA resolution looks sharp and gives lots of room for editing timelines, CAD drawings and multiple windows. The Mini LED version is the best for HDR games and movies.

Inside is an Intel Core i7-13700HX (16 cores, 24 threads) or Core i9-13900HX (24 cores, 32 threads), paired with an RTX 4060 8GB, RTX 4070 8GB or RTX 4080 12GB. The large chassis allows high sustained power, so the RTX 4080 version delivers excellent frame rates in AAA games at 1600p and handles 3D rendering, Unreal Engine and 4K editing with ease. Acer's AeroBlade fans, liquid metal and vapour chamber cooling keep temperatures under control.

The 90Wh battery lasts around 4 to 5 hours of light use. This laptop is designed to stay plugged in, so a strong UPS is essential in Pakistan for gaming or rendering during load-shedding. The fans get loud in Turbo mode, but the large chassis handles heat better than thinner laptops, which helps in hot summers.

Upgrades are simple with two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 NVMe slots. Ports are excellent: two Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB-A ports, HDMI 2.1, Mini DisplayPort, 2.5G Ethernet and a microSD reader. Killer Wi-Fi 6E keeps online play stable.

The Acer Predator Helios 18 PH18-71 price in Pakistan is a little higher than the Helios 16, and you pay for the bigger screen and chassis. As a Non Custom imported unit it costs much less than official stock. Buy it if you want a large-screen high-end gaming laptop for home or office use and rarely need to carry it.

Performance

Processor

Intel Core i7-13700HX

Processor options

Intel Core i7-13700HX, Intel Core i9-13900HX

Generation

Intel Core 13th Gen (Raptor Lake-HX)

Cores / Threads

16 cores / 24 threads

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU

Graphics memory

8GB GDDR6

Memory & Storage

RAM

16GB, 32GB

RAM type

DDR5 4800MHz (2x SO-DIMM)

RAM upgradeable

Yes

Storage

1TB, 2TB

Storage type

PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (2x M.2 slots)

Display

Screen size

18 inch

Resolution

2560x1600 (WQXGA)

Panel

IPS

Refresh rate

240Hz

Touchscreen

No

Brightness

500 nits

Display options

18 inch WUXGA 165Hz IPS, 18 inch WQXGA 240Hz IPS, 18 inch WQXGA 250Hz Mini LED

Battery & Power

Battery

90Wh

Battery life

Up to 5 hours (light use)

Charger

330W barrel adapter

Design

Weight

3.25 kg

Thickness

28.75 mm

Build

Aluminium lid with plastic base

Colours

Abyssal Black

Connectivity

Ports

2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 3x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4, 1x RJ45 2.5G Ethernet, 1x microSD card reader, 1x 3.5mm audio jack

Wireless

Killer Wi-Fi 6E (DoubleShot Pro), Bluetooth 5.1

Other

Keyboard

Per-key RGB backlit with numpad and swappable MagKey WASD module

Security

None

Webcam

1080p FHD

Audio

Stereo speakers, DTS:X Ultra

Operating system

Windows 11 Home

Model

PH18-71

Launch year

2023