Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop can be outfitted with Intel's new Core Ultra 9 386H CPU<p>Acer just announced the Predator Helios 16S AI gaming laptop at <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/ces-2026-what-to-expect-from-techs-biggest-conference-in-january-120000369.html">
CES 2026[/url]. This computer is filled with both bells and whistles, making it a decent choice for modern gamers.</p>
<p>To that end, the laptop can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor. This is Intel's upcoming flagship mobile processor that has <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109046/intel-core-ultra-9-386h-panther-lake-cpu-loses-to-amds-flagship-strix-halo-apu-in-geekbench/index.html">
previously been known as Panther Lake[/url]. The Helios 16S AI can also be outfitted with up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU.</p>
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<p>It comes with a 16-inch WQXGA OLED display that offers true HDR imaging support. The laptop can be loaded with up to 64GB of RAM and up to 2TB of storage. The connectivity here is on point, with support for Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth. Everything is housed in an 18.9mm slim metal chassis. It looks pretty solid.</p>
<p>We don't have any pricing, and the company might still be calculating that, <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://mashable.com/article/framework-price-hike-ddr5-ram-memory-shortage">given that ongoing RAM shortage[/url]. Acer says they'll disclose that closer to launch.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Acer's Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop can be outfitted with Intel's new Core Ultra 9 386H CPU
