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Acer Predator Helios 18P AI
Acer's Predator Helios 18P AI (PH18P-73) is an 18-inch workstation-style gaming laptop built around the Core Ultra 9 285HX with vPro, an RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and ECC memory up to 192GB. It has a 4K 120Hz Mini LED display and starts at $3,999 in North America.
Pros
- Core Ultra 9 285HX with vPro and RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- Supports up to 192GB of ECC memory and 6TB of PCIe Gen 5 storage
- 4K Mini LED display rated for 1000 nits in HDR mode
- Two Thunderbolt 5 ports and Wi-Fi 7
- Thickness of 17.3 to 29.55mm
Cons
- Weighs 3.5kg, heavy for a laptop
- Starts at $3,999, a very high price
- No independent review or benchmark results found yet
- Acer gave no on-sale date at announcement
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Acer Predator Helios 18P AI
Display
- Screen size
- 18 ″
- Panel type
- Mini LED
- Resolution
- 3840x2400
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,000 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- RAM
- 192 GB
- RAM type
- ECC
- Storage
- 6,000 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe Gen 5 SSD
Design
- Weight
- 3.5 kg
- Thickness
- 29.6 mm
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C), 3x USB-A, HDMI 2.1, SD card reader
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7 (Intel Killer)
- Bluetooth
- 5.4 or above
- Webcam
- FHD 1080p IR
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the Acer Predator Helios 18P AI good in 2026?
The Acer Predator Helios 18P AI earns an Inno Score of 55.8/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Acer's Predator Helios 18P AI (PH18P-73) is an 18-inch workstation-style gaming laptop built around the Core Ultra 9 285HX with vPro, an RTX 5090 Laptop GPU and ECC memory up to 192GB. It has a 4K 120Hz Mini LED display and starts at $3,999 in North America.
What are the key specs of the Acer Predator Helios 18P AI?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX · RAM: 192 GB · Screen size: 18 ″ · Weight: 3.5 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Acer Predator Helios 18P AI?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS Zenbook S 16 (UM5606KA), Dell Pro 13 Premium, Dell XPS 13 (2026) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
