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Acer debut 'new console'

Gameplayer attended the launch of Acer's brave shot at becoming a major gaming force.

"It's hard not to be in awe of the Predator. The chassis is just awesome and it has a host of funky little additions, from blue LED lights all over the front to robot claw driven optical disc drives and a Dark Helmet style front face mask. Inside it is amazingly void of cabling too, neat and tidy as it drives the best in PC performance towards your games."
SlappingOysters - contributor
Published: 484 days 5 hours ago | News | PC
 
 

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SlappingOysters - 484 days 5 hours ago
1 - Looks impressive
But who the hell can afford one of those. It's Aussie dollars, but still...
1.1 Euphrate | 484 days 5 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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JsonHenry - 484 days 1 hour ago
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Not too bad. But it would cost about half of that to just build it yourself.
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Pr3-M3d_G4M3R - 483 days 22 hours ago
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IF its as reliable as my crappy laptop then nooooooooo way. Acer sucks pure and simple. If you want something good go for a company who has been making systems for years
1.4 SpecialSauce | 483 days 17 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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waltercross - 483 days 16 hours ago
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There is nothing wrong with Acer, Good Quality company, I have
one of there 22 Inch LCD Monitors, 1 1/2 years of constant
use(PC is always being used and is always left on)with not
even a slight flicker, no issues what so ever.

If Acer made a game Console, I'd do research to see how
good it is, after that I'd buy it.
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name - 484 days 5 hours ago
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We need to recruit some acer trolls. I'll make a new name called "power of orange"
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spandexxking - 484 days 4 hours ago
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il be jason acer :)
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Isaac - 484 days 3 hours ago
2.2 - I'll be a troll with this avatar:
the Acer CEO
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thereapersson - 484 days 3 hours ago
2.3 - lol
The loading symbol on the flash applet is an orange ring

We need the OOOD!
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Microsoft_Spokesman - 484 days ago
2.4 - @Issac
LOL. Was that directed to me?
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Lord Shuhei Yoshida - 483 days 23 hours ago
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@Microsoft Spokesman

No,it was at me

@Isaac

lol Bubble +1
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SolidSnake93 - 483 days 18 hours ago
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Acer will win the console war. Acer has the best set of AAA exclusive games combined with top of its class hardware, and innovative motion sensing capabilities.
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VigorousApathy - 483 days 15 hours ago
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and no games
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MvmntInGrn - 484 days 5 hours ago
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WTF? Its a PC, that's it, a high spec PC.

EDIT: LOL $4000-$8000, yeah its a PC.
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Guwapo77 - 484 days 2 hours ago
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Lovely $8000 PC with last gen video cards. I wouldn't expect anything less from Acer. Great job guys!
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Pr3-M3d_G4M3R - 483 days 18 hours ago
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So I guess whoever buys this can enjoy PC games along with the other 5 PC gamers worldwide. 0 f0rg1v3 m3 PC g4m3r5 45 1t w45 4 j0k3 7o7
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TheIneffableBob - 483 days 17 hours ago
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This will sell terribly.
People don't buy super high-end PCs anymore.

Building your own computer is getting more and more popular due to the extreme cost savings. I configured a PC last week for $600 that could play just about any game--except Crysis, of course--on max settings. I was surprised myself.
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waltercross - 483 days 16 hours ago
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I already have plans to buy a $10,000 Computer, though
It wont be Acers predator, It'll most likely be a HP Blackbird.

http://h20435.www2.hp.com/#...
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name - 484 days 5 hours ago
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Those are australian dollars. And yeah it's basically a PC specifically built for gaming that's all.
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LeBart - 484 days 5 hours ago
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Anybody who spends that much money for a PC is stupid.
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FantasyStar - 484 days 2 hours ago
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word, I can build a gaming capable PC for $3000 less than their asking price.
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Pr3-M3d_G4M3R - 483 days 18 hours ago
5.2 - ^^^
Yeah you can build one but it wouldnt be an "ACER" ouuuuuuu ahhhh haha
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waltercross - 483 days 16 hours ago
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I'm buying a expensive PC, $10,000, This does not make
one stupid, If you have the money but not the time, then
go on and spend the money.
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titntin - 484 days 5 hours ago
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Not only is it a PC, but its a pig ugly one too.
That kind of styling is ultra lame,and designed to appeal only to pre-pubescent boys with a d*ck size complex..

Its not even close to being a console.
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SlappingOysters - 484 days 1 hour ago
6.1 - I kind of
Like the look of it. Better than my Antec P180 case, anyways
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fermcr - 484 days 4 hours ago
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You don't have to spend that mutch money to buy a good PC... with 600...700€ you can get a great PC
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titntin - 484 days ago
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Right - with no operating system, no keyboard or mouse and no monitor...
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fermcr - 483 days 20 hours ago
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@titntin

Right - And i guess a console comes with a TV, or are you going to sell the console to buy a TV :S

And just like PC, TV's get better every year and are quite expensive ... better image, faster response time, better sound, better technology... and most impressive the consoles hardly get any game that's in HD, not mentioning Full HD. Most console games are bellow 720p.

And BTW, i know you don't use the TV only to play games (you also watch TV on it)... it's the same thing with the monitor... you use the PC monitor besides games, like work, internet, writing stuff in N4G :)

PS i cannot respond any more, because i only have 2 bubbles... console fanboys took away my bubbles :)
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TheIneffableBob - 483 days 17 hours ago
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titntin, people who build their own PC typically already own optical drives, keyboards, mice, a monitor, etc. But even if you don't have them, for whatever reason, optical drives, keyboards, and mice can be very cheap as long as you don't go for the extravagently high-tech-multi-config-162-but ton-pancake-cooking versions.

Using that rationale for consoles, would you have to factor in the TV with the console? If you did that, that would add in a couple hundred, therefore making your argument moot.
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kazuma - 484 days 3 hours ago
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great, another phantom -_-
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The-Director - 484 days 2 hours ago
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Acer in general are not a good company , quality-wise

their name is build on cheap pricing for good features on their laptops and desktops if you compare it with other good names "DELL - TOSHIBA...."
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waltercross - 483 days 16 hours ago
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I Cannot say how there computers are but there
Monitors are great, I Use one.
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Strife Lives - 484 days 2 hours ago
10 - Nah.
Pass
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sixaxis - 484 days 2 hours ago
11 - Interesting
And it says that:"While the Acer Predator doesn't quite compete with the next-gen consoles..."

thats why im not interested!

smarter is to stay with ps3 and 360!
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psycho360 - 484 days 2 hours ago
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OLD already posted few weeks back.
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Mr BlueScreen - 484 days ago
13 - Alot of the hardware in this PC...
...I have been saving up to get for my Antec 900 Case. Now thats a sexy case! TWO 9800 Videocards Holy mother of god. My father as only one of those. (ther're hudge!)
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PS3n360 - 484 days ago
14 - I pick ACEhole
ACEhole the troll
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zethos56 - 483 days 18 hours ago
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That thing looks like the leg of some transformer.
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bluecapone - 483 days 18 hours ago
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had to be a pc with that expensive price tag
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thomas0506 - 483 days 18 hours ago
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Heres a better picture of it. Personally i like. http://www.trustedreviews.c...

Heres the different packages:

Sniper - €1,699 (~£1,360)

* Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
* 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800MHz DDR2
* Dual nVidia GeForce 9600GT 512MB (SLI) Graphics
* Dual 640GB hard drives
* 750W power supply

Trooper - €1,999 (~£1,600)

* Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
* 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800MHz DDR2
* Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB (SLI) Graphics
* Dual 640GB hard drives
* 750W power supply

Crusher - €2,999 (~£2,400)

* Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
* 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800MHz DDR2
* Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB (SLI) Graphics
* Dual 640GB hard drives and dual 150GB Raptors
* 750W power supply

Eliminator - €3,999 (~£3,200)

* Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650
* 8GB (4 x 2GB) 1066MHz DDR2
* Dual nVidia GeForce 9800GX2 1024MB (Quad SLI) Graphics
* Dual 640GB hard drives and dual 150GB Raptors.
* 1000W power supply

source: http://www.trustedreviews.c...
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BoneMagnus - 483 days 18 hours ago
18 - 4-8 Grand?
I have a 360 AND a PS3 for less than 1 Grand!
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big shadow - 483 days 17 hours ago
19 - RANDOM
my computer is acer
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ghettocheeze - 483 days 15 hours ago
20 - We'll wait for a price cut or maybe several
for that kind of dough I can buy 10 PS3, line em up and create a hive. Can you imagine 10 cells working together to annihilate this orange box?
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Mutley416 - 483 days 14 hours ago
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It does look cool, but 8k...umm no thanks-
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Dogswithguns - 483 days 12 hours ago
22 - Acer has been out for as long as I can remember
.... but I forgot when. LOL
Anyways, this machine looks f*cking nice. it's like, the best looking PC I have ever seen.
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TapiocaMilkTea - 483 days 12 hours ago
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Just another PC that will be outdated in a year or two......
I'm just thinking...if PC gaming actually set a standard specification for their games like console gaming, wouldn't that be much better than a console? I mean, the only reason people don't go into PC gaming is because they don't want to have to constantly upgrade their computers to play the latest games...
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LOU13 - 483 days 10 hours ago
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ROBOTS IN DISGUISE.

When you're asleep, this thing will blow up your other computer.
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JokerSGS - 483 days 9 hours ago
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Meh good for Acer. I only know of them when people want to build their own PC for a cheap price.
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