What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million?

That's right, you did not look wrong! This gaming chair is priced at US $ 14,000 and comes from Acer, a manufacturer who always knows how to get the market up with exciting products.

The 'throne' for gamers of this giant is called Predator Thronos Air, and is an upgraded version of the Predator Thronos of last year. Back to more than a year ago, shortly after being introduced by Acer at IFA 2018, Predator Thronos has become the subject of thousands of debates, on hundreds of large technology forums around the world. In general, the praise is mainly but also a lot of criticism. We definitely have to praise this gaming chair for the features and comfort it offers, well, those $ 20,000 USD! However, the price is also the factor that makes Predator Thronos 'criticized' the most, and most of the general opinion is too expensive, even 'crazy', practical use efficiency is not high.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 1 The $ 20,000 Predator Thronos gaming chair was introduced by Acer at IFA 2018

Recalling a bit about the advantages of the Predator Thronos launched last year. This unique gaming chair has an extremely strong steel structure, 1.5 meters high but possesses a weight of over 220kg. The Predator Thronos' seat compartment can be tilted up to 140 degrees and the foot section with an ergonomic design is rated to be excellent. It also has a domed 'roof' that extends from the back of the seat to the top of the occupant's head, attached to a bracket in front of the face, allowing up to three 27-inch screens.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 2 Predator Thronos looks like the cockpit of a spacecraft we often see in science fiction movies

In addition, Predator Thronos has a lower storage compartment that can hold all the components of a computer system, from the case, monitor, to other accessories and peripherals. As a whole, Predator Thronos looks like the cockpit of a spaceship we see on sci-fi movies rather than a regular gaming chair.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 3 The novel experience that Predator Thronos brings is certainly not a factor

That's a bit of a glimpse of last year's Predator Thronos, and what about this year's Predator Thronos 'Air'? What improvements are there over the predecessor to deserve the price of $ 14,000?

First of all, it comes to price. After a year, it seems that Acer realized that the price they paid for the Predator Thronos last year was a bit too much, and the manufacturer decided to make a few tweaks in the fifth version. Now to save more for his customers 6000 USD. The most obvious change is the disappearance of a robot arm that adjusts the screen automatically, but the Predator Thronos Air overall retains the giant steel frame structure and the ability to support up to three jacking screens. 27 inch size as its predecessor. This reduction is reasonable because it does not affect too much of the overall user experience for the product, while helping to optimize the price quite significantly.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 4 Overall, the Predator Thronos Air retains a giant steel frame structure and supports up to three 27-inch screens

Thus, the 'flexibility' of Predator Thronos Air will be greatly reduced compared to last year's version. Fortunately, the core utilities are maintained, such as the palm rest area, keyboard and mouse tray can still be freely adjusted, the automatic position adjustment function is suitable for the body. The ability to create vibrations according to in-game happenings and the auto-adjustable LED light enhance the gaming experience of the user. In general, once you sit in the 'chamber' of Predator Thronos Air, you will quickly forget the outside world and immerse yourself in every game in the game. New experience here is definitely a factor not to discuss!

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 5 This gaming chair will be sold across Europe and North America in the fourth quarter of this year

However, the fact that the price of $ 14,000 is still too much for the majority of gamers today - people often have a relatively young age and can not completely control financially. But if you have a lot of money to spare, weak to enjoy new experiences, this is a really worthwhile product. This gaming chair will be sold across Europe and North America right in the fourth quarter of this year, no information on the date of shelves in other markets.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 6 The new generation Predator Triton 500 now has a 300Hz screen

If expensive gaming chairs aren't something you feel worth investing in, Acer also has a new generation gaming laptop that can appeal to most gamers. The new generation Predator Triton 500 now has a 300Hz screen (of course there will still be a 1080p option for you to maximize the frame rate), combined with the GPU RTX 2080 Max-Q. Other equipment remains the same, including the 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM and up to 512GB of SSD storage. The new gaming laptop model of 300Hz screen will be officially launched in December to serve the year-end shopping season, with prices starting from $ 2,799.99 for the lowest configuration version.

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What's new in Acer's new generation gaming chair, priced at over 300 million? Picture 7 The gaming laptop Predator Triton 300 starts at 1,299 euros

In addition, Acer is also planning to launch a slimmer and lighter Predator Triton 500 called the Predator Triton 300, weighing only about 5lbs (2.3kg). Acer 15.6-inch gaming laptop is equipped with Acer 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, GTX 1650 GPU, up to 32GB RAM and support for two 1TB SSDs. The screen of the Predator Triton 300 will have an impressive refresh rate, up to 144Hz and a response time exceeding 3ms, in addition to the presence of WiFi 6.

Acer has not announced details of plans to launch the Predator Triton 300 in major markets such as North America, Europe or China, but only revealed that the product will be available on EMEA in October, with Prices start from 1,299 euros.