Acer Helios Neo 16S - Thin & Premium, But at What Cost?

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Acer’s new Predator Helios Neo 16S gaming laptop is thinner and lighter than ever, has a new OLED screen, up to RTX 5070 Ti graphics and a premium design. But thinner laptops always come at a cost, so let’s find out what tradeoffs Acer made in this review.

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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (2025) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Big Changes This Year
0:21 Design & Build Quality - Some Issues
1:26 Size & Weight
1:48 Weight Compared to Other Laptops
2:11 Laptop Specs
2:33 Keyboard & RGB Lighting
3:09 Typing Test
3:41 Touchpad - Meh, I Like This Better
3:57 Ports - Still Some Rear I/O!
4:27 Display Output Connections
4:40 Getting Inside
4:51 Internal Layout
5:01 Wi-Fi, SSD & SD Card Speed
5:31 Upgrade Options
5:52 Speaker Test & Latencymon
6:12 Boot Sound & Custom Boot Image
6:30 Battery - A Downgrade This Year?
6:42 Battery Power Saving Features
6:59 Battery Life Comparison
7:16 Battery Drain During Sleep
7:33 Cooling Design
7:48 Performance Modes in Software
8:48 Thermal Testing - Temperatures
9:33 Thermal Testing - Power Limits
10:26 Thermal Testing - Clock Speeds
10:31 Game FPS in Different Performance Modes
10:47 CPU Performance (All Modes & Type-C)
11:05 Cinebench vs Other Laptops (On & Off Battery)
11:46 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures
12:24 Keyboard Hot Spot vs Other Laptops
12:41 Is it Loud - Fan Noise
13:17 Fan Noise vs Other Laptops
13:36 OLED Screen (Colors, Brightness & More)
14:10 Problems With OLED Screen
14:34 Screen Response Time - Crazy Fast!
14:54 Total System Latency - Time from Click to Action in Game
15:06 MUX Switch, Advanced Optimus & G-Sync Status
15:31 Camera & Microphone Test
15:39 3x Game Comparisons - How Does 5070 Ti Perform?
15:46 Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p & 1440p)
16:20 Alan Wake 2 (1080p & 1440p)
17:02 Black Myth: Wukong (1080p & 1440p)
17:22 Ray Tracing & DLSS Results
17:42 Thanks Acer for 12GB VRAM
18:00 3DMark & Content Creation
18:19 BIOS - Meh
18:23 Linux Support - Nice!
18:34 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals
19:31 Is Helios Neo 16S Worth It? Good & Bad Summary
20:36 This Laptop Has Better FPS Than Helios For Less Money

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