Acer's Arrow Lake gaming laptops are heading our way this July, but it's going to take a lot to drag me away…
Acer has announced its 2026 gaming laptop lineup, featuring refreshes of the Predator Helios Neo series with Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors and NVIDIA RTX 5080 GPUs, slated for a July release. The company cited industry-wide component shortages, particularly for RAM and SSDs driven by AI manufacturing, as a reason for the later launch and potential price increases. Despite incremental performance upgrades, the article suggests that last year's models may offer better value due to current discounts and fewer supply chain issues.
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