It is never too late, until it is over. This might be the matra that Acer adopted as they try to enter the crowded market of handheld gaming PCs.
Marc Ho, a Senior Director at Acer for 20 years, told Laptop Mag that, "We decided to launch at this time because we find our product has better specs compared to our competitors."
Better specs, yes. And the price may be, in Ho's words, "similar" to the competition.
The upcoming Nitro Blaze 7, unveiled recently at IFA Berlin, is Acer’s first handheld Windows gaming PC and the company's foray into a space dominated by Steam and Asus. The specs, are impressive. Chief among the questions looming about this new device: Its price.
On the outside, though, the Nitro Blaze 7 has a black plastic chassis with red and white details, giving it a decidedly "gamer" aesthetic. The back design also frames a pair of speakers.
The Nitro Blaze 7 has a 7-inch full HD display powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS CPU with AMD Radeon 780M integrated graphics.
Ho tells Laptop Mag: "We are using the latest [AMD] CPU with better performance [and] an NPU. So, now we can use that NPU to do some different features. As an example, there’s a software feature that allows you to use the NPU to optimize [the Nitro Blaze 7]."
If the Nitro Blaze 7 is a "similar price" to rivals like the ASUS ROG Ally X or the upcoming MSI Claw 8 AI+, gamers can expect it to cost around US$ 700 or US$ 800.
Can the Acer Nitro Blaze 7 stand out in an increasingly competitive handheld market?
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