Acer Predator Triton 500 review: Finally, a gaming laptop that isn't a jet engine in disguise

The Acer Predator Triton 500 is probably the first gaming laptop I’ve tested where I’ve almost completely forgotten it’s a gaming laptop. Sure, the keyboard’s RGB backlight is a bit of a giveaway, as is the blue LED Predator logo on the back of the display, but this is by far one of the quietest gaming laptops I’ve had on my desk in quite some time. It’s by no means completely silent, of course – its fans still kick up a bit of fuss when playing games – but it never got to the point where I felt the need to plug in a pair of headphones or fiddle about with its various cooling profiles. If my Dell XPS 15 gave up the ghost tomorrow, I’d seriously consider making this my next laptop.

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