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what's up guys Eber here with her architects and coverage from Acer at CES 20:17 was mostly focused on the absolutely insane $9,000 extreme notebook but we went to them in search of something else something much more affordable for real-world applications this is the upcoming V x-15 notebook and like the dell inspiron 7000 gaming we already looked at it is a notebook with gaming DNA yet it can also function as a very portable school or home office laptop but before we get into this a quick shout-out from our sponsors the show coverage is possible thanks to Nvidia gigabyte fantex and NCIX the similarities between the V X 15 and Inspiron gaming are quite evident not only within each of their chassis but also what lies under the hood as a matter of fact both have been made possible due to Nvidia introduction of their highly versatile gtx 1050 and gtx 750ti into the mobile space Acer was extremely straightforward with their thoughts about these new GPUs not only do they provide awesome performance relative to their cost but that performance is delivered with extremely high efficiency hence notebook manufacturers are able to maximize other components without going over budget or over their TDP spec like delts offering the 15-inch V X 15 from Acer we'll start at $800 and it's baseline configuration is very much similar to its competitor but there are some differences expected to come with a KB like I 570 300 H cubed processor and an IPS screen rather than a TN panel on the Inspiron in addition Acer has added a very welcomed USB 3.1 type-c gen 3 port which is something else that Dells competitors lacks even though this one wants at Gen 1 speeds so be mindful of that the other specifications are quite similar to their 16 gigabytes of ddr4 20 400 megahertz memory a 128 gigabyte SSD as a primary OS drive and a one terabyte hard drive for storage a gtx 1050 4 gigabyte will come standard and the gtx 1050 TI will of course be available for about $100 premium if you want that extra bit of performance ticking all of the option boxes will run this notebooks price to about $1,100 which is actually still very affordable given its capabilities what really surprised me was how great Acer's chassis looks and feels the predominantly black color scheme and soft touch interior not only gives a higher-end look to the V x-15 but it also rejects fingerprints quite well the red backlit keyboard isn't something that will ever replace a fully mechanical variant but typing on it seems to be more responsive than the Inspiron I'm also giving kudos to a surf or adding highlighted wass keys and that's a nice touch even though it's technically 1.1 inches thick it's gently sloping lines and well-designed integrated hinge makes the V x-15 feel quite a bit thinner than it really is in addition I noticed that it was subjectively quite a bit lighter than the Dell so portability should be a lot better unfortunately there's no 14-inch version planned for the time being but it is actively being looked into we're all really excited to get our hands on this one now onto the big notebook yeah I know this is it but no Acer coverage from CES 2017 would be complete without a quick look at the predator 21 X it is completely over the top it costs a small fortune of $9,000 and it looks ridiculous but you have to respect a surfer going on on a limb and creating something like this the intent was only to make a few hundred but given the positive response they've received from their retail partners at the show Acer may actually decide to increase production you see a lot of retailers see this as a perfect marketing opportunity within their stores and I have to agree with their assessment just look at it within the massive chassis lies and overclocked i7 7820 HQ processor 64 gigabytes of ddr4 26 66 megahertz memory to 512 gigabyte nvme PCI SSDs two gtx 980 cards in sli five fans six copper heat pipes backed up by an extensive heatsink array and two subwoofers the more visible components are probably more noteworthy than what's going inside the predator 21x there's the first 21 inch curved 120 hertz IPS panel ever installed on a notebook support 4G sync and also Toby eye tracking meanwhile the keyboard uses true Cherry MX brown mechanical switches and features a uniquely designed trackpad / numpad combo that can be flipped over depending on the functionality you need in store may not sell a lot of these but it was the talk of the show believe me so there you have it two notebooks at completely different ends of the spectrum coverage at CES 2017 isn't over yet either so stay tuned for more I'm ebrucaba axe thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next video