How do you imagine a replacement computer? An old, dilapidated laptop with a broken hinge, missing a few keys, and the space does not recognize every second blow? Me too. However, I was lucky that due to the kindness of Acer, my replacement computer was Predator 21 X - the most expensive laptop in the world.
My Predator 17 started to create problems, so I wrote to Acer and asked for help. They took care of the laptop and additionally provided a replacement computer. Not everyone can be as lucky as I am, because Acer gave me a monstrous Predator 21 X, a beast that costs 11 thousand $F.
I spent a few weeks with this computer and I will share my impressions in a separate text. In this I want to show only how the company made sure that the most expensive laptop was protected in a proper way.
Before we start unboxing
One morning I received two e-mails that informed me that the courier had two packages for me. When he brought the first, I asked him what had happened to the other. He replied that he was delivering normal parcels, and that he would deliver his colleague.
It made me think, but I still did not expect what was going to happen to me.
After a few hours the second courier called, who asked me to help him bring the package, because he alone can not get to the third floor.
It's just a laptop - I thought and went to help him.
We brought the package to the door, the courier thanked me for help and for the fourth time asked if we were really bringing a laptop upstairs. For the fourth time I confirmed and brought the box to the flat.
We start unboxing
The box with contents weighs about 28 kg, it is large, bulky, has three handles and an extendable handle that can be pulled behind.
This is not a case that Acer took from the store with huge, bulky and heavy boxes. This trunk is signed with the Predator logo and has been prepared for safe transport of the beast.
The trunk is closed with 7 latches, has two padlocks and a valve that balances the pressure inside the structure.
The bag also has wheels that allow convenient, more convenient transport of the computer.
In principle, I can not imagine carrying this bag without using a retractable handle. The trunk is so big and heavy that keeping it in your hand is simply not an option.
To illustrate how big the bag for this laptop is, I put a MacBook Air on it. This picture compares perfectly the portability of both structures.
After opening the bag, I saw a lot of foam filling the interior and a computer that was in a special warm sock.
The rigid bag and soft filling make the user feel that he is comming with an absolutely unique device.
And so it is in fact. Acer made 300 such laptops. Predator 21 X with number 190 reached me.
An open laptop inserted into the bag looks like some super special computer capable of initiating the firing of atomic missiles, by being hidden somewhere at the end of the world in a secret bunker.
Anyway, see for yourself how it looks on my desk. A desk from which I had to take off almost everything to fit this parcel.
In a bag, under a laptop I found a cardboard envelope.
And in it a start guide, a special information card ...
and 24/7 technical support for Predator Premium Service users.
It's nice that someone who paid 11 thousand $ for a laptop, it is specially treated.
It turned out that the box has a second bottom, and under it are power supplies, cables, rubber for power supplies, a numeric keypad module, a wrist rest, spare keys and ... a leash with the Predator logo.
That's one of the power supplies for this laptop. There are two.
That's how the rubber looks to connect both power supplies.
However, two power supplies connected with a rubber case look like this.
This elongated element is a wrist rest.
I can not imagine using Predator 21 X without it. The laptop is so high that the pad is necessary for convenient use.
There was also a numeric keypad module in the box ...
which, on the other hand, looks like this. It can be a trackpad module.
It is up to the user to choose which option he will use. Change, or rotating the module to the other side, takes a few seconds.
When working without a mouse, a touchpad will be required.
I have never met such an attachment before. Predator 21 X has a mechanical keyboard, spare keys and accessories to replace them in the set.
I put the box away and put the laptop on the desk.
Particular attention is attracted by the illuminated fan, which we can observe through a special glass.
Predator 21 X has a powerful audio system. I've never heard a laptop that sounds so good.
The big curved screen made a very impressive impression on me. This is not the thing you expect from your laptop.
Under the screen was a system that tracks the player's eyesight. The games can know where we are looking and what exactly the player sees at the moment.
Turning the computer backwards, we realize how thick the structure is.
Air outlets make an impression, and high temperature warnings are not added for a reason. In these areas it can be hot.
This is not the end of my adventure with Acerze Predator 21 X!
I spent a few weeks with this machine and about what equipment it is, for whom it was created and whether it is worth buying it, I will tell in the next publication. At least I will try very hard.
