I was browsing this morning and found an Acer Predator Helios 16 for $997 CAD on Newegg. I bought it right away and am now waiting for it to be delivered. When I checked again in the afternoon, it was sold out. I’m excited to see if this deal is real or a scam, and I could use some tips on what to check when the laptop arrives!
Looks like they missed adding a 1 at the beginning of the price
Ash said:
Looks like they missed adding a 1 at the beginning of the price
or maybe even a 2 haha
Please let us know when it arrives
Definitely a pricing error, no way this is real. Predator Series are usually more expensive. I paid that much for a laptop with i5 12500h & 3080TI and thought I scored a bargain. But if it’s true, you’re incredibly lucky.
@Vere
That was a solid deal for sure. But yeah, this must be a pricing mistake
@Vere
I just bought one from Best Buy for $1000
@Vere
Where did you find that deal?
Even if it’s refurbished, this is still an amazing deal. If it’s new, then it’s probably the deal of the year.
Wow, that’s crazy
Looks too good to be true…but if it turns out legit then you’re really lucky
Sold by a third party, Mega PC Mall. Be careful, make sure everything is good when you receive it. Good luck, hope it arrives!
Feeling regretful, I bought a similar spec laptop with a 4060 two weeks ago for the same price. But I can still run everything I wanted on ultra-high settings including Cyberpunk, so I’m happy.
Blake said:
Feeling regretful, I bought a similar spec laptop with a 4060 two weeks ago for the same price. But I can still run everything I wanted on ultra-high settings including Cyberpunk, so I’m happy.
There’s no way you’re running Cyberpunk on Ultra High with a 4060 laptop. I had a 4070 laptop and it struggled with older games.
@Mackenzie
Maybe your laptop has issues. I’m running Far Cry 6 on ultra with everything turned up, including ray tracing, and get smooth performance with great temps.
@Mackenzie
I’ll post a screenshot later when I’m done playing League of Legends. I’m pretty sure I set everything to Ultra High, though I adjusted ray tracing to low. I was getting 80fps at 1080p on the default highest settings when I got it. Will show proof later.
Wow, you can’t even find a good 4060 for that price usually
Biggest steal of the year
Hope it all works out for you.