The Acer Predator Triton 500 just misses a "very good" evaluation. The 15-inch notebook fulfills almost all the criteria that distinguish a modern gaming notebook. In addition to the slim display bezels and slim case, we should also mention the 144-Hz panel here that scores with G-Sync.

compact case; very good performance; metal surfaces; Thunderbolt 3; slim bezels; G-Sync; 144 Hz

annoying boot sound (can be deactivated in the BIOS; limited maintenance; mediocre battery life

Maybe it doesn't have per-key RGB backlighting or an unwieldy big format display, but the Acer Predator Triton 500 strikes the near-impossible balance between performance, cost, and design in a form factor suited just as much for travel as it is for late night KDR reckonings.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 puts Nividia's RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics to good use, delivering first-class gaming laptop performance in a slim design.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a gaming powerhouse in a thin and light package; Acer's PredatorSense tool lets you easily tweak performance, including overclocking the GPU and adjusting the three-zone RGB keyboard lighting.

The keyboard isn't great for long gaming sessions; The laptop runs hot even with the fans blowing full blast, and battery life is predictably short when the discrete graphics are engaged.

High-end GeForce RTX graphics and an advanced feature set in a trim bod make Acer's Predator Triton 500 a worthy gaming laptop. Just a few modest issues keep it from RTX-laptop alpha status.

Good value given components and panel; Slim, compact design; Restrained, classy lighting; 144Hz display with Nvidia G-Sync; Top-end gaming performance at 1080p

Loud fans under load; Short battery life; Close in performance to at least one RTX 2070 we tested

From its blazing Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics to its 144Hz full-HD display with 3-millisecond response time to its 6,600rpm cooling fans, everything about the Acer Predator Triton 500 is fast. The Triton 500 is also fantastically compact for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop.

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a gaming powerhouse in a thin and light package; Acer's PredatorSense tool lets you easily tweak performance, including overclocking the GPU and adjusting the three-zone RGB keyboard lighting

The keyboard isn't great for long gaming sessions; The laptop runs hot even with the fans blowing full blast, and battery life is predictably short when the discrete graphics are engaged

With its sleek, stealthy design, you can see why Acer named its Predator Triton 500 ($1,799 / £1,799) after the Greek sea god. Its dark blue and gray look is angular, and it can play most games with its moderately powerful RTX 2060 graphics.

Slim design; Solid gaming performance; Bright; vivid display

Mixed productivity performance; Hard to upgrade; Too much bloatware

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is a thin gaming powerhouse that packs awesome value.

Slim; light design; Pleasant keyboard; Strong game performance; Good value

Generic looks; Short battery life

This article is a detailed review of the Acer Predator Triton 500 PT515-51, in the top-specked configuration with a Core i7-8750H processor, Nvidia RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics , 32 GB of RAM and two SSDs in Raid0.

compact and light for its class; fast and quiet keyboard; full set of ports; except for a card-reader; gets one of the best 144 Hz screens on the market; with GSync; excellent performance once tweaked; especially in demanding loads and games; expect good battery life if you switch GSync OFF,...

some flex in the lid and main-chassis; keyboard lacks advanced functions like per-key illumination and others; runs hot and noisy with games; difficult to upgrade and maintain

I looked around at every laptop I could find in this category (Alienware, Asus, Lenovo,Razer Blade, MSI,Gigabyte Aero, etc.). I settled on this one because it has everything in the most compact package, at a decent price. I needed a LAN port. I needed Thunderbolt 3. I needed 512GB SSD.

There's little doubt the Acer Predator Triton 500 sits at the top of Acer's 15.6-inch gaming product lineup. It offers a lot of great design features, impressive hardware, and a top-notch display.