IT House reported on December 3 that Acer has launched a Predator Helios 18 gaming notebook equipped with a Core i9-14900HX processor + RTX 4080 independent graphics on Amazon in advance. It may be the new Predator Tomahawk 18, priced at 3199.99 pounds (IT Note: The current price is about 28,991 yuan).
In addition, the machine uses an 18-inch WQXGA resolution 240Hz refresh rate IPS gaming screen, is equipped with 32GB DDR5 memory and 2TB SSD, has a built-in 90Wh battery, is 28.9mm thick, weighs 3.25kg, and is pre-installed with Windows 11 system.
From the data point of view, the Intel Core i9-14900HX handles 8 large cores + 16 small cores, with a core frequency of up to 5.8GHz, which is 0.2GHz higher than the previous generation flagship model i9-13980HX.
Intel will launch the Meteor Lake series Core Ultra processors based on the Intel4 process on December 14, but they will mainly be used for thin and light notebooks or thin and light performance notebooks, while the HX series processors used for gaming notebooks are still based on the previous generation architecture and Intel7 process , but with higher frequency. IT Home attaches Intel naming rules:
