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Mar 31, 2025 8:36 PM
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expired Posted by QuangD2487 • 2d ago
Mar 31, 2025 8:36 PM
Restored Predator Helios 16 - 32GB RAM 2TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 PH16-72-9110 Gaming Laptop (Refurbished) - Acer via Walmart.com - $1530
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I would strongly suggest going into the store to make sure you can't get a new one for the same price. Talked to one of the local Walmart associates, a lot of stores are rolling out old tech stock for the new stock.
To Clarify: I talked to Walmart tech dept associates throughout North and South Georgia/South Carolina and North Florida. I was looking for one of the laptops that went on clearance so I called a bunch of Walmarts and they all seemed to be on the same page about new rollouts. Long story short- check around. it's totally worth it, even if your store is like mine and never answers, lol.
P.S.S. To anyone- If you're a goober like me and don't know how to scan Walmart stuff- it's the YELLOW stickers that pull up the clearance pricing in-store. They will be on the back or side of the product, with a serial number barcode. Sometimes they will be on the bottom stand part of the display. It took me forever to figure that out. If you scan the regular code it either can't pull up the in-store price or it displays regular price.
Also these old rollouts might be at every store, I'm not sure. I only know about Walmarts that I personally called.
Acer refurbs seem to be more hit or miss, though majority should be fine. I'm basing this off comments from purchases of refurbs through Acer on EBay.
The biggest issue with acer laptops is lack of undervolting and poorer thermals than some other brands.
To Clarify: I talked to Walmart tech dept associates throughout North and South Georgia/South Carolina and North Florida. I was looking for one of the laptops that went on clearance so I called a bunch of Walmarts and they all seemed to be on the same page about new rollouts. Long story short- check around. it's totally worth it, even if your store is like mine and never answers, lol.
P.S.S. To anyone- If you're a goober like me and don't know how to scan Walmart stuff- it's the YELLOW stickers that pull up the clearance pricing in-store. They will be on the back or side of the product, with a serial number barcode. Sometimes they will be on the bottom stand part of the display. It took me forever to figure that out. If you scan the regular code it either can't pull up the in-store price or it displays regular price.
Also these old rollouts might be at every store, I'm not sure. I only know about Walmarts that I personally called.
I'm not sure what Walmarts you have, but I'd say there is next to zero chance of a Walmart having a laptop with these specs in store
Terrible experience via Acer store on eBay. Predator sense constant crashing, blue screen of death, no fan controls. Returned it unfortunately.
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So not worth the risk then? What brand do you recommend?
Was able to snag the 4090 version of this a month or so back. This is an excellent deal. I think for the build quality and the specs, it's hard to beat.
Now with that being said, be prepared to tinker with it. You will need to undervolt the CPU to 1.4v (directions/how too's on Reddit) and buy a cooling pad. The i9's were built to run hot, but i would suggest keeping it at a max of 90c and below (90c being the peak). They come with the i9 set at 1.5v, which then gives you a super boost, but then will throttle (kind of counter intuitive). Out of the box, I believe I was hitting 97c on stress tests regularly (which then your CPU throttles down and could result in downgraded performance). Undervolting will also keep the machine alive longer. For these laptops with an undervolt and cooling pad, your looking at 80c-90c under load (40c-50c idle) for the CPU and prob 65c-75c for the GPU (35c to 40c idle).
You could always do a repaste for the temps as well (LM on CPU and TP on GPU). Unessessary if you undervolt.
The speakers are ok, but what impressed me compared to other laptops is this laptops DAC. It can drive my 300 Ohm headphones decently and the sound is clean (I compared against a couple DAC/AMPs and decided I didn't need one).
I normally forgo turbo mode on the laptop and use its performance setting. The fans are probably one of the biggest downsides, because they sound like a jet engine and get up to 65db on max. Cooling pad will definitely help keep that down. When the family is away, I let everything unleash at its full potential and don't use/need headphones most of the time.
Hopefully this helps!
Edit: I forgot to mention, the CPU heat issue is not constrained to Acer. All laptops with i9hx chips run hot.
I couldn't trust it long term. I got Asus g16 i9 4070 2023 model. With that said I'm thinking about getting this and trying it within the return window because the specs are amazing and when mine was working it was a great machine. I'd say try it if you're willing to go through return process if you get a dud.
$1764 with tax and the 4 year extended warranty which covers accidental damage. Decent deal?
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Yep, went to place order and price changed at final screen...