Earlier today was Acer's Next@Acer 2019 event, a global press conference where the company announces various new products. This year's conference included announcements for its new line of devices for professional and amateur creators, ConceptD, new gaming notebooks, other new notebooks, a new gaming desktop, monitor, and other gaming gadgets. Starting with ConceptD, this new brand includes desktops, notebooks, monitors, and a Windows Mixed Reality headset. The ConceptD 900 high performance desktop has dual Intel Xeon Gold 6148 processors with up to 40 cores/80 threads and an NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 graphics card. If you do not need a desktop that is quite as power, the ConceptD 500 sports up to an Intel Core i9-9900K and up to an NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000. Turning to notebooks, the ConceptD 9, 7, and 5 series each have 4K UHD PANTONE Validated displays with 100% coverage of the Adobe RGB gamut. As you can guess, the higher the number, the more powerful the notebook, but all three will present you with accurate colors. If you need a professional monitor for your current setup, the ConceptD displays offer DisplayHDR 1000 certification and the CM7321K, a 32-inch monitor has 1152 zones for local-dimming. Lastly, for those needing to work with VR content, the ConceptD OJO Windows Mixed Reality Headset has a 4320x2160 display, and with detachable and swappable head strap design and interpupillary distance (IPD) adjustment technology it can be easily shared between people. These ConceptD products will start appearing for sale in June, starting with the ConceptD 5, which will start at $1699 in the US. The pricing, specifications, and availability will vary by region.
If you are not among those needing such professional equipment, a number of new notebooks were announced, including new entries in the Aspire series, TravelMate P6 series, and the Spin 3 for the Spin series. The Spin 3 has a convertible design and offers up to 12 hours of battery life while also packing up to an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce MX230 GPU in its 1.7 Kg (3.74 lbs) package. It will be available in June, starting at $499. The TravelMate P6 series targets those who to travel frequently or need something durable enough to work in the field. The new additions offer up to 20 hours of battery life and will weigh just 1.1 Kg (2.4 lbs). It will also offer up to an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce MX230 GPU but it can be paired with 24 GB of DDR4 RAM and up to a 1 TB NVMe SSD. The TravelMate P614-51 will be available starting in July for the US, and starting at $1149. The Aspire series' new entries can come with up to an 8th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce MX230 GPU, but with the new Aspire 5 and Aspire 3, AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics combined with a discrete RX 540 will also be available. The Aspire 5 series will be available in the US starting in June and at a starting price of $379 while both the Aspire 3 and Aspire 8 will be coming to the US in July. The Aspire 3 series will be available starting at $349 while the Aspire 7 will be starting at $999.
If you want something that should be more competent at gaming, new Nitro 7 and Nitro 5 series gaming notebooks were announced, along with a new Predator Helios 700 notebook. The new Nitro notebooks will feature the 9th Gen Intel Core CPUs and the newest NVIDIA GPUs. A pair of M.2 NVMe slots mean you will be able to have a pair of high speed SSDs installed in RAID 01 in either the new Nitro 5 or Nitro 7 series, though the Nitro 7 can also have up to 2 TB of HDD storage. Both can also hold as much as 32 GB of DDR4 RAM. The new Nitro 7 notebooks will be available starting in May at a starting price of $999 while the Nitro 5 series will come in June at a starting price of $799. The Predator Helios 700, that exists more in the desktop-replacement category, will be available in July at a starting price of $2699. It will feature up to a 9th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU paired with a GeForce RTX 2080 and as much as 64 GB of DDR4 RAM. It will also have a new and interesting design for its keyboard called HyperDrift that will allow it to slide forward, exposing a pair of air intakes to help keep the components cool. This also places the keyboard further forward, for improved economics. The keyboard also features per-key RGB lighting and MagForce keys for its WASD keys, providing analog-like linear switches. If this sounds like more than you need, the Predator Helios 300 is a midrange gaming notebook that will offer up to a 9th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU and RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU. It will also only be able hold up to 32 GB of DDR4 RAM but still has a pair of PCIe NVMe SSDS in RAID 0 and a place for a hard drive. The Helios 300 will be available starting in June at $1199.
Also revealed was an updated Predator Orion 5000 gaming desktop, with an Intel Core i9-9900K CPU and a GeForce RTX 2080. An AIO liquid cooler from Cooler Master will keep the CPU cool so you can experience improved performance. The Orion 5000 will be available in August, starting at $1199.
A new monitor was also shown off, the Predator Large Format Gaming Display (LFGD), the CG437K P that measures 43 inches. It offers 4K UHD resolution and a 144 Hz refresh rate for smooth gaming, with its AdaptiveSync feature preventing tearing. The VA panel used has 90% DCI-P3 gamut coverage and has DisplayHDR 1000 certification. It has a DisplayPort, USB Type-C, and three HDMI ports for connecting your computer and consoles or other devices if you wish. It will be available in September starting at $1299.
Finally, the Predator gaming gadgets shown off included a new M-Utility Backpack, Cestus 330 gaming mouse, Aethon 300 gaming keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches, and Galea 311 foldable gaming headset. These will be available starting in June with the Cestus 330 mouse costing $69.99, the Aethon 300 keyboard costing $119.99, the Galea 311 headset coming in at $99.99, and the M-Utility Backpack at $179.99. You can watch the event below and definitely check out the source links for more information.
Source: Acer [1] (ConceptD), [2] (Aspire), [3] (TravelMate), [4] (Spin), [5] (Nitro), [6] (Predator Helios), and [7] (Predator Orion, LFGD, and Gadgets)
