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Acer's laptop shows what happens when a beautiful chassis is too much of a compromise
The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop features a stunning OLED display and a beautiful chassis, but its performance is significantly hampered by inadequate cooling. Despite having an Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU, the system struggles in demanding games, performing closer to an RTX 5070 due to thermal throttling. The laptop also suffers from slow SSD speeds and poor battery life, making it a compromise between form and function.
MacBook Neo outperforms Dell XPS 13 in Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark—though I wouldn't recommend gaming on either…
A benchmark comparison of the MacBook Neo and Dell XPS 13 running Cyberpunk 2077 reveals the MacBook Neo achieves a higher average frame rate of nearly 20 FPS compared to the Dell XPS 13's 16 FPS. However, neither laptop offers a truly playable or enjoyable gaming experience at these settings, with the MacBook Neo requiring significant graphical compromises to reach even this performance level.
