By Kevin Lee
Since introducing its Predator-line, Acer’s modus operandi for gaming machines has been go bigger and more powerful. However, the Taiwanese electronic firm’s latest Predator Triton 700 bucks that trend by going thinner than any other gaming notebook out there.
Measuring only 18.9mm thin, it throws its hat into a ring of other ultra-thin gaming laptops like the Razer Blade and MSI GS63 Ghost Pro. However, beyond packing power into a tight package like everyone else, the Triton 700 also features a mechanical keyboard and touchpad unlike anything you’ve seen before.
Design
The Acer Predator Triton 700 takes many of its design cues from the Predator X 21, including a teal-on-black color scheme. More prominently, though, the keyboard sits on the bottom edge of the laptop where the trackpad and palm rests normally are.
In an unexpected reversal, the touchpad is actually integrated into the window sitting above the keyboard. On top of showing off the Triton 700’s heat pipe and internal cooling fans, Acer managed to fit this transparent window with a digitizer that recognizes your mouse gestures.
It’s an interesting use of space, to say the least.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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