Something to look forward to: Acer has announced new products in its Predator Helios Neo series that are among the first laptops to feature RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti mobile GPUs. They come in a variety of options, including Mini LED and OLED displays, with prices starting at $1,899. The new Predator Helios Neo 16 AI and Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptops pair the mid-range Blackwell mobile GPUs with Intel's Arrow Lake-HX CPUs.Both laptops can be fitted with an RTX 5070 or RTX 5070 Ti alongside a Core Ultra 7 processor 255HX or a Core Ultra 9 processor 275HX, which should give them plenty of gaming performance. The now-compulsory addition of "AI" at the end of the name indicates these are more products that will have their artificial intelligence capabilities promoted heavily even though a study showed how the inclusion of the term can put consumers off buying something.Both devices offer four display types. In the case of the Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, users can choose a 16-inch 2560 x 1600 OLED screen with a 240Hz refresh rate, a standard panel with the same resolution at either 240Hz or 180Hz, or a 1920 x 1200 screen at 180Hz. The OLED model has a 1ms response time, which increases to 3ms in the other variants.Related reading: The Best Laptops - Early 2025The desktop-replacement Predator Helios Neo 18 AI swaps out the OLED option for an 18-inch 2560 x 1600 Mini LED at 250Hz, a 2560 x 1600 LED at 240Hz or 165Hz, or a 1920 x 1200 LED at 165Hz. All four options have 3ms response times. // Related StoriesThe new Helios laptops can be specced with up to 64GB of DDR5 RAM (6,400 MHz), while storage consists of up to 2TB of PCIe Gen 4 in the two SSD slots. They also come with 90Wh batteries, Wi-Fi 6E support, FHD IR cameras, and four-zone keyboard lighting.Port-wise, the laptops offer one Thunderbolt 4 port, one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, three USB-A ports, one HDMI 2.1, a 3.5mm headphone/mic jack, a microSD slot, and an ethernet port.The Predator Helios Neo 16 AI is expected to start at $1,900 (RTX 5070/Ultra 7 255HX/FullHD screen) when it launches in the US this April. It will be 1,699 in the EMEA region at launch in May. The Predator Helios Neo 18 AI is expected to start at around $2,200 in the US this May. This bigger laptop will start at 1,799 in EMEA regions upon release in June.