Acer announces new range of Predator gaming peripherals in India

Acer just announced its lineup of hardcore gaming products, including laptops, monitors, desktops and a projector. S. Rajendran, Chief Marketing Officer, Acer India, said, “The Predator range of products delivers the performance needed for a fun, immersive and powerful gaming experience. One of the fastest growing sectors in the Indian media and entertainment industry, gaming, is an emerging segment which ACER is well equipped to dominate. Our relentless pursuit of technological excellence led us to launch this cross-platform offering making it one of its kind in the entire IT industry. It is a proud moment for the entire team at Acer, to array this exciting range of stellar products to the discerning Indian consumer. ”

Acer Predator 15 and Acer Predator 17 are gaming notebooks with 6th gen Intel i7 processors and NVIDIA GeForce graphics. Predator Fastcore is an Acer exclusive Cooler Master fan module, that can be plugged into the optical drive, to further cool the laptop during intense gaming sessions. The performance components in the laptops enjoy better airflow and a dust free environment because of Predator DustDefender technology. CoolBoost gives gamers the option to manually control fan speeds. The Predator ProZone Backlit Keyboard has four lighting zones that can be individually toggled. The MRP for these lines will be Rs. 1,79,000. The laptops include accessories, a headset, a mouse, a mousepad and a utility backpack.

The G series gaming desktops have the 6th gen Intel i7 processor, and 64GB of DDR4 dual channel memory. There is a “one punch” overclocking system, and IceTunnel bi directional cooling for keeping the desktop cool during high load. Overclocking, fans and lighting can be controlled by the Predator Sense hub. The desktops come bundled with SteelSeries APEX RAW keyboard and the SteelSeries Sensei RAW mouse. The range of desktops start at Rs. 1,20,000.

The Predator Z650 Projector can project a 100" image from 1.5 meters distance, and includes built in speakers for easy portability. The projector is available at Rs. 1,29,000. There are gaming monitors also announced, the one that steals the show is the X34. The Predator X34 is a 34-inch curved 21:9 ultra-wide monitor. It is the first curved gaming monitor in the world to use NVidia’s Gsync technology. The monitor has a USB 3.0 hub. The Predator range of monitors start at Rs. 39,000, the top of the line X34 has is available at Rs. 1,10,000.