Acer Predator Triton 500 (15.6-inch, 2019) Series

Excellent gaming performance ; Inoffensive design ; Fast, bright display ; Stays cool

Fans are very loud in normal / Turbo modes ; Weak speakers ; Awful boot-up sound

If you’re looking at the new field of RTX laptops and wincing at the price tags, my suggestion would be to go with the models using the 2060 chip, which still provide top-tier performance and are significantly less expensive than the higher-end...

Good value given components and panel. Slim, compact design. Restrained, classy lighting. 144Hz display with Nvidia G-Sync. Top-end gaming performance at 1080p.

Loud fans under load. Short battery life. Close in performance to at least one RTX 2070 we tested.

Its GeForce RTX 2060 GPU is competitive with the GeForce GTX 1070 ; Relatively thin and solid-feeling body

Difficult to upgrade memory and storage ; Doesn't feature per-key RGB lighting on keyboard

So where does the Predator Triton 500 land? At $1,800 (at the time of this review) for the version here, it’s decently priced. We say that because we know some will want to compare the Predator Triton 500 to other laptops with the same or slightly...

Slim, portable design; Good overall and graphics performance; Comfortable keyboard; Seriously-fast file transfer speeds ; Dim display; Runs hot with loud fans; Weak audio ; The Acer Predator Triton 500 delivers copious amounts of overall and graphics...

Dim display; Runs hot with loud fans; Weak audio ; The Acer Predator Triton 500 delivers copious amounts of overall and graphics power in a slim, slick chassis.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 delivers copious amounts of overall and graphics power in a slim, slick chassis.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a gaming powerhouse in a thin and light package. Acer's PredatorSense tool lets you easily tweak performance, including overclocking the GPU and adjusting the three-zone RGB keyboard lighting.

The keyboard isn't great for long gaming sessions. The laptop runs hot even with the fans blowing full blast, and battery life is predictably short when the discrete graphics are engaged.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 puts Nividia's RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics to good use, delivering first-class gaming laptop performance in a slim design.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a gaming powerhouse in a thin and light package. Acer's PredatorSense tool lets you easily tweak performance, including overclocking the GPU and adjusting the three-zone RGB keyboard lighting.

The keyboard isn't great for long gaming sessions. The laptop runs hot even with the fans blowing full blast, and battery life is predictably short when the discrete graphics are engaged.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 puts Nividia's RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics to good use, delivering first-class gaming laptop performance in a slim design.

Still the Triton 500 is a gaming laptop worth owning. You can get similarly priced systems from Razer, MSI and Alienware, which also perform well, but the Triton 500 holds its own, thanks to an ambitious screen and all-around solid specs. If you're...

Tasteful design ; Slim and light aluminum chassis ; Decent battery life ; Competitive price

Noisy fans ; No per-key RGB backlighting customizations ; Not easy to upgrade ; Jarring boot-up sound sequence