I do like that Acer included a touch button that lets the touchpad transform into a number pad—just a quick double-tap and a virtual numpad instantly appears. So even though it’s small, the touchpad is useful, and also potentially less annoying that the Triton 900's keyboard. That’s because while the keyboard sports attractive per key RGB lighting and clicky mechanical switches, the keyboard’s layout is a bit of a mess.
To make room for everything, Acer shrunk the Right Shift key, misplaced the forward slash key, and moved a bunch of other keys to unusual locations. Like anything, you can get used to them given enough time, but the way Acer shifted things around means you’re looking at a longer than normal adjustment period, and if you’re someone like me who uses Right Shift as a push-to-talk key in Discord, you may have to completely rebind certain functions.
The last big effect of owning a Triton 900 is that it could turn you into a graphics snob. Even at its native 4K resolution (3841 x 2160) on ultra graphics settings, the Triton 900 averaged 55 fps in Far Cry 5. And because the Triton 900 has a G-sync display, even when you do dip below 60 fps, games continue to look smooth. Oh, those results were only with the Triton’s overclocking settings turned on Fast instead of Fastest.
In Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 4K and the highest graphics settings, the Triton wasn’t quite as impressive as it pumped out an average of 44 fps, but considering all the graphical effects like ray tracing available in that game, that’s still pretty solid. The one thing you won’t get though is support for even higher framerates, as the Triton 900's screen is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate. If you like seeing how all of a game’s graphical bells and whistles look on a colorful 4K screen, the Triton 900 is here for you.
The Triton 900 even comes with a handy feature for gamers who prefer using a controller instead of mouse and keyboard. On the left side of the system, there’s fold-out USB port reserved for connecting an Xbox One USB dongle. Once you plug it in, you can fold the USB port back into the laptop and go on about your gaming without any unsightly protrusions sticking out of the system. For those who prefer using a PS4 controller, you’re sadly out of luck, as the PS4 wireless adapter is too long to fit within the port’s cubby hole.
All told, Acer’s Predator Triton 900 is a bold attempt at expanding the boundaries of what a gaming laptop can be. It’s got class-leading specs combined with clever bonuses that make gaming on a laptop (even one that’s not all that portable) both easy and rewarding. But at the same time, to get the most out of Triton, you have to commit hard. With a starting price of $3,800, the Triton 900 is the exact opposite of an impulse purchase.
You’ll have to spend time getting used to quirks like its touchpad and keyboard, and spend energy supporting it by carrying around additional accessories like gamepads, heavy power bricks, and other peripherals. And with a price this high, I really would have liked to see a screen option with a 120Hz refresh rate. Still, the Triton 900 is undeniably a finely crafted premium machine, and it’s certainly earned its place as the flagship of Acer’s gaming laptop lineup.
Microsoft pushed out firmware updates to several Surface devices this week. The Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, and Surface Book 2 are included in the list of devices receiving updates. Most of the devices have updates for users running Windows 10 version 1903 or Windows 10 version 1803 (via MSPU).
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