Acer Gives Predator Desktop a Makeover, Inside and Out
Acer Gives Predator Desktop a Makeover, Inside and Out
Posted 06/17/2011 at 6:09am
| by Paul Lilly
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Acer's attention-seeking Predator desktop series has been known for its over-the-top chassis design that some find totally bad ass, and many others feel is gaudy, to put it nicely (and ugly, if we're being blunt). The new Predator G5910 series trades in the funky orange case for a matte black body that Acer says is supposed to "evoke power and performance, while the angles and grooves on the front add a high-tech futuristic mood."
The top surface is angled and houses a deck flaunting a groove design to accommodate different size cables to fit in between. There's a black handle for easy transport, and the optical drive doors have claw-like mechanisms Acer says is intended to enhance the combat-machine effect. You'll also find a pair of optional easy-swap HDD bays on the front.
So that's the outside. Inside the new chassis is all new hardware, and like most modern machines, the G5910 series comes built around Intel's second generation Core platform with optional K series Intel Core i7 or Core i5 CPUs asking to be overclocked. Other specs include up to 16GB of DDR3-1333 memory, up to four SATA HDDs (up to 2TB each), DVD or Blu-ray burner, multi-card reader, discrete Nvidia and AMD graphics card options, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and gobs of software.
The Acer Predator G5910 series will ship first in the U.K. in mid July starting at £599 (around $965). No word on when it will ship stateside.
Image Credit: Acer
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goku_dsv
June 19, 2011 at 9:02pm
Although an improvement, how can you say this case ain't fugly? it looks like Tony the Tiger f-ed R2D2 and this was the end result
newegg911
June 18, 2011 at 6:40am
OMG the original was FUGLY. What was that crazy hinge bar thingy anyway? It was just way too busy and had too much crap going on.
This one looks a lot better. I don't like orange on my cases, but I think its passible.
Holly Golightly
June 17, 2011 at 10:20pm
Hmm, I actually liked the original design in black. It sort of reminded me of a Transformer for some odd reason. I felt the door is what gave it that personal look and feel. Sort of like the signature of The Predator. It would be cool if this orange stripes were vents with orance lights. I don't know... Not everybody shares the same taste I guess? But Acer's Predator has potential to be the coolest thing since the BlackBird002 and the H2C. Keep up the good work Acer.
Eoraptor
June 17, 2011 at 2:11pm
I STILL wouldn't buy anything made by ACER, but at least they got rid of that janky 4 way hinge design where you had to remove a half dozen screws just to open the case.
Supall
June 17, 2011 at 6:57am
I'm mixed about the exterior design. In one way, it looks good. In another, it looks ugly. If I wanted it to evoke "Power and Performance", I wouldn't have designed it with a protruding bump... then again, we need a side shot to see just how well it looks from the side.
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