Acer Malaysia today announced the arrival of the Predator Helios 18 AI in Malaysia. First introduced at COMPUTEX, this flagship gaming laptop is also an iF Design Award 2026 winner that seamlessly combines extreme performance, advanced thermals and premium aesthetics for enthusiast gamers and esports competitors.
Designed for users who demand uncompromised performance, the Predator Helios 18 AI delivers desktoplevel processing power in a portable form factor. It is powered by the latest high-performance Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus mobile processor, offering a max turbo frequency of up to 5.5GHz.
Paired with up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX5090 graphics card, it delivers exceptional computing performance for next-gen AAA gaming, esports, and demanding creative workflows. Visuals are brought to life via an18-inch WQUXGA 4K Mini LED display with full DCI-P3 wide colour gamut coverage.
The panel delivers breathtaking clarity and ultra-sharp detail with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits in HDR mode. Crucially for competitive gamers, the 4K display supports a buttery-smooth 120Hz refresh rate, enabling fluid, tear-free, and highly responsive gameplay.
Engineered for ultimate multi-taking and future expandability, the laptop comes standard with up to 48GB of dual-channel DDR5 SDRAM and a lightning-fast 1TB SSD. For power users requiring maximum data overhead, the Predator Helios 18 AI supports massive upgrades of up to 256GB RAM and up to 6TB of highspeed SSD storage.
To sustain peak performance under heavy thermal loads, the laptop features Acer’s 6th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fans, utilising the world’s thinnest 0.05mm metal blades. Each individual fan packs 100 ultra-thin blades with a dynamically adaptive design that automatically adjusts airflow volume based on RPM speed, contributing to a 20% increase in overall cooling efficiency.
The thermal architecture is further enhanced with vector heat pipes and premium liquid metal thermal grease. The Predator Helios 18 AI is available immediately at authorised Acer resellers and the Acer eStore in two variants.
The model with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and 48GB RAM is priced at RM19,999, while the model with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 and 36GB RAM is priced at RM17,999. There is an early promotion for customers who purchase any variant of the Predator Helios 18 AI before 12 July 2026 – they will receive a complimentary PM161Q portable monitor worth RM349, while stocks last.
