acerPredator Triton 500 PT515-52-73L3 Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, 15.6" FHD NVIDIA G-SYNC Display, 300Hz, 16GB Dual-Channel DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, RGB Backlit KB

A solid and very capable gaming laptop capable of replacing some desktops.Pros:- 300hz G-Sync Display, top tier screen, no IPS blur and ghosting. Better than my $410 IPS monitor.- Excellent CPU, is basically the same as the i7-9750H though- Excellent GPU with Max-Q design, allowing power allocation for the CPU to GPU or vice versa when needed. Also, the 90w 2070 super Max-Q in this laptop performs as well as the normal 115w 2070 Super Mobile.- 16GB DDR4 2933Mhz RAM (Decent speed, 16GB is more than enough for most people unless you're 3D rendering)- Metal body and plastic bezels, superior build quality- Very good thermals, 3 fans along with 5 heat pipes allow for good cooling. On max fans the cpu hits around the low 80s or high 70s and GPU around the high 60s with heavy load.- Full Per-key RGB keyboard (There is a bump on the W key if that bothers you)Cons:- Relatively expensive- Average battery life- Difficult to upgrade due to motherboard being mounted upside down- 1080p screen- Loud Fans* (This may be a negative to some people but loud fans are good because they cool your device well which will increase the lifespan of the components).- Keyboard animation on startup* There is a keyboard effect when you boot-up which can't be disabled regardless of keyboard lighting settings.Overall this is a very good gaming laptop, I replaced an older version of this one (Acer Predator Triton: i7-9750, RTX 2060 (2019 model) and they've made many improvements. They added a slightly faster cpu, full Per-key RGB lighting to the keyboard, a better screen, and upgraded the RAM speed from 2666Mhz to 2933Mhz.. They also added the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q which is more power efficient and cooler compared to its counterpart. Additionally, the thermals were better because of the Max-Q design on the GPU. This 90w 2070 Super Max-Q also performs as well as the normal 115w 2070 Super Mobile due to the good thermal design on this laptop. Got one of the best benches on UserBenchmark for this graphics card. Very nice laptop, would recommend if you have the budget for it. (Although you should probably wait until the RTX 30 series laptops are released)

This is an excellent gaming laptop. It is thin, light, the screen is gorgeous, and the chassis looks fantastic. However being thin and light the thermals are always going to be terrible. If you use the discrete GPU this laptop will heat up to around 90 degrees for the CPU and GPU quickly doing even basic tasks such as web browsing, reading emails, or youtube. You will not be sitting with this on your lap at these temps it is painfully hot. This Triton ships with "discrete GPU always on" in the PredatorSense menu. Turn that off and it will only use the discrete GPU when needed (for gaming). This allows this laptop to maintain a much more comfortable 35 - 40 degree temp for everyday tasks and remains very quiet with low fan speeds at these lower temps.Also be aware because the thermals are so bad when you do use the discrete GPU for gaming the fans spin fast and they are LOUD. Not an issue if you are using headphones otherwise it sounds like you are riding in a small jet. The heat also travels up through the keyboard. Not painfully hot but definitely warm.The battery lasts around 4 hours with "discrete GPU always on" turned off for everyday tasks. When turned on you will be lucky to get 2 hours.Overall I really like this laptop but just know going in with any thin and light gaming laptop your thermals are going to suffer which means a lot of heat quickly with loud fans when using the discrete GPU. We also use it with Oculus Quest 2 and the link cable which this laptop is more than powerful enough to handle, and thankfully has the correct USB-C port to connect. Being away from the laptop when using VR and not having to use the keyboard the hot temps are no issue whatsoever. Having the option to turn off the discrete GPU to keep temps down for basic tasks is very welcome and makes this laptop usable when travelling. You do have the option of using better thermal paste and undervolting but this will only bring temps down marginally and the fans are still going to be loud.

Best investment I have ever made. Every program I need runs excellently, and I love the different speed and heat settings. I could even modify the startup very easily, and it was extremely easy and fast to set up. Very quiet on low speed, too, even after a year. Amazing stuff, and great battery life which rarely ever falls short.