The Biggest Laptop Ever Made

There are a ton of fun features and extras, including a reversible touch/number
pad, eye tracking cameras and swappable WASD keys. The mechanical keyboard is excellent for gaming.

The limited-edition Acer Predator 21 X is Insanely authoritative and crazy cool

Acer managed to pack so much high-end hardware and peripherals into a single laptop, and how even dual video cards and a unique 21-inch curved display could justify the headline-grabbing price.

Acer Predator 21 X
Price as reviewed                    $8,999
Display size/resolution         21-inch, 2,560×1,080 display
PC CPU                                 2.9GHz Intel Core i7-7820HK (OC)
PC Memory                             64GB DDR4 SDRAM 2,400MHz
Graphics                               8GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (OC)
Storage                                512GB SSD RAID 0 + 1TB HDD
Networking                             802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.1
Operating system                  Microsoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)

 

Curved screen
the single-biggest talking point about the 21 X, as this is the first laptop to offer one. It’s even a deeper curve than on big-screen curved TVs. The curve is measured in “R,” which reflects the radius if it were to be extended into a full circle. The lower the R, the deeper the curve. TVs have a 4,000R or so curve, while the 21 X is 2,000R — which means it’s curvier.

There’s an amount of wraparound effect, especially in games as well as when you’re sitting close to the screen

The curved screen is a big focus of the laptop.

While the diagonal measurement pegs this as a 21-inch display, that’s because it’s extra wide. The screen is as tall as the display on a standard 17-inch gaming laptop, just extended out to the sides. For a different take on a similar concept, check out the three-screen gaming laptop prototype from

 it’s very matte, with basically zero screen glare

Dual graphics – 9kgs (18.5 pounds) Weight
A laptop with a 21-inch display and dual graphics cards like? That’s a designer’s, animator’s, programmer’s world a whole lot of gpu and computing power: It’s huge, as one might expect. But also, not as overpowering as you might fear.

Slightly mobile. It’s 18.5 pounds (or 26 pounds if you include the two big power bricks) and your purchase price includes a huge rolling suitcase, complete with foam cutouts for the system and its accessories.

“This expensive machine at least comes with an impressive case.”

its retro-looking raised keyboard and imposing clamshell shape. Like the MSI, the Acer 21 X has plenty of room for ports, including four USB 3.0 ports, one USB-C, two DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI output.

Removable Keyboard – Comfortable Tying
The 21 X is not only wide, it’s tall — the mechanical keyboard rises up more than two inches from the desk (and with the lid closed, the entire system is about four inches thick in the back).

You will love the add-on wrist support. It’s a slightly padded plastic form that snaps right onto the front lip of the laptop via built-in magnets. Because the keyboard and keyboard tray are so high up off the desk, the wrist support makes for more comfortable typing. If the angle you’re working or playing at doesn’t require extra support, just pop it off and set it aside.

Touchpad

“The wrist support makes for a more comfortable typing experience.”
The touchpad itself was surprisingly responsive, which is not always a given in a big gaming laptop. Even two-finger scrolling felt very accurate and natural, for gaming you’ll be using either an external mouse or a gamepad almost exclusively, so this may not be the most heavily used touchpad in laptop history.