CES 2017: $9,000 Acer Predator gaming laptop with curved screen

The Acer Predator 21 X is the most ridiculous gaming laptop ever conceived. Considering it costs $8,999, it had better be. (UK and Australian pricing and availability weren’t announced, but the exorbitant 9,999 euro European price converts to £8,520 or AU$14,540.)

CES 2017: $9,000 Acer Predator gaming laptop with curved screen 1

Not only is it the first laptop with a curved screen (a ginormous 21-inch display at that), the rig itself is more powerful than our CNET Future-Proof VR Gaming Desktop. Weighing 19.4 pounds (8.8 kilograms), it’s probably as heavy, too.

Specs

  • 21-inch screen, 21:9 aspect ratio, 2,560×1,080-pixel resolution
  • 120Hz refresh rate
  • 2000R curved screen
  • Nvidia G-Sync
  • Tobii Eye Tracking
  • Two Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs
  • Seventh-gen Intel Core i7-7820HK (overclockable) CPU
  • Can store up to five storage drives at a time
  • Two power supplies to run
  • Five system fans
  • Nine heat pipes to stay cool
  • HDMI port and two DisplayPorts
  • Four speakers and two subwoofers
  • Mechanical keyboard uses Cherry MX switches and has an RGB LED under every key
  • SD card reader
  • 19.4 pounds (8.8 kilograms)