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Acer came to CES 2023 with a long slate of new gaming laptops and a couple of displays that are likely to appeal to both fans of huge gaming monitor and those interested in smaller, more competitive panels.

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Nitro gaming laptops

Acer's Nitro 16 leans heavily into the gaming = RGB lighting philosophy.

Under its Nitro brand of gaming laptops, Acer debuted two new models: The Acer Nitro 16 and Acer Nitro 17. Both units include the latest 13th-gen Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, as well as storage options ranging up to 2TB and RAM configurations as high as 32GB of DDR5 4800 memory. 

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The 17-inch version includes a slightly different hinge configuration supporting its larger display.

Each laptop also features up to 165Hz refresh rates for its display, and new fan layouts designed to help keep the models cool under even the most intense gaming sessions. 

Pricing for the Acer Nitro 16 will start at$1,199.99 while the Acer Nitro 17 will begin at$1,249.99. Both units are expected to start shipping to customers in May 2023.

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Predator gaming laptops

The line's branding definitely leans into the vaporwave/nebula color aesthetic that remains so popular with gaming hardware makers

While the Nitro laptops above are designed to be affordable for mid-market gamers, Acer's Predator lineup once again continues its tradition of pushing the boundaries of high-end gaming at CES 2023. 

The "cooling shelf" behind the hinge is much larger than the Nitro laptop's to accommodate the higher-end components.

To that end, the Predator Helios 16 and Helios 18 laptops can be configured with up to a 13th-gen Intel Core i9 CPU and an Nvidia RTX 4080 CPU for top-end performance. 

Memory configs once again come in at up to 32GB of DDR 5 4800 RAM, while the 2TB of maximum storage is provided here via a PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD in RAID 0, offering some of the speediest storage possible. 

Both models include a slew of USB-A and USB-C ports for tons of peripherals.

The displays are where the pair of laptops differ the most. The Helios 16 is available with a WQXGA (2560