Acer Predator gaming rig: Faster. Deeper. Harder. Further.
By Thomas Ricker 
posted May 21st 2008 2:19AM
posted May 21st 2008 2:19AM
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Overkill much?
And seriously, if Optimus Prime was a PC, this is it. That damn robodude is always the biggest of everything.
hes smaller than megatron :I
speaking of which... anyone know why megatron didnt use that glowing sword (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?...)
of the movie btw not the tv shows
@DiscoCat5
Dude,You Fail.
Original:" anyone know why megatron didnt use that glowing sword (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?..."
Edited:" anyone know why Optimus Prime didnt use that glowing blade (that comes out of his arm) when fighting megatron in the last fight scene? (too effective?..)
I assume thats what you meant.
@ Ace
Same idea here. I thought "huh.. I don't remember Megatron fighting himself..." Be cool if they had like schizophrenia or something though.
"Let's kill these humans"
"No! They're innocent!"
"KILL THEM!!"
"nooo!!"
Smeagol (Gollum) type thing, you know?
Looks like a car that has been in a crash. Even the wiper blades didn't survive the crash.
And they're all smaller than Omega Supreme whose teeny compared to Unicron or Primus.
haha yes i guess i need to proofread my messages a bit better :p, but of course i meant megatron, but seriously anyone know why he didnt?
and before you pull me up for saying megatron, that one was sarcastic... just covering myself, never know what some poeple think on the net.
so in summary,
why doesnt OPTIMUS PRIME use the glowing sword that extends from his arm in the final battle scene when he is fighting MEGATRON?
could itb e that it would be too effective? thus changing the series of events after that battle.
and that pc looks pretty cool too. out of my price range though :(
No love for DDR3?
Pricey and doesn't really deliver the performance over DDR2 (yet). Although this rig is pricey in the first place, so, eh, whatever...
I think DDR3 will start to become more popular with Nahalem late this year/early next year.
I challenge anyone to come up with a more overtly sexual tagline.
I defy anyone to buy this and not admit major sexual inadequacies.
Here you go:
Faster. Deeper. Harder. LONGER!
Yeah, wow. Good job acer.
By the way, you're not allowed to own one of these rigs if you live within 5 miles of an elementary school...
"this computer is like boning Jessica Alba"
Do I get a cookie?
What about ... "WETTER" as in it's so wet.
It's liquid cooled so that line would be accurate.
A sexier tagline surprised nobody else has thought of it already...
"iPredator"
I wonder if Apple will ever bring a gaming system/console to the market place.
Penetrate your games!
Martin, I also thought up "iPwn". See how it rhymes with iPhone? :)
Obligatory bit follows:
That's what she said...
what about The Sexual Predator:
Pwn some noob and T-bag him halo style!
...thats what she said!
what does it do deeper?
I like the overall design of the case though... its kind of cool and it doesn't look like anything i've seen before
cough* http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/video-hands-on-with-the-gmc-bulldozer-r4-computer-case/
but seriously.... HD-DVD?! that better be a no-cost add-on!
Jesus. That thing looks like the lovechild of Optimus Prim and a Super Nintendo.
@colin
Not surprising: its supposed to look like a giant clitoris.
The case does look quite deep as does it's height. Width looks pretty normal though.
@Mike
The clitoris is just a myth. How could they design it to look like something they've never seen before?
Paint it red with gold highlights, add in a little logo, and an extra $500 on to the price tag.
What do you have then?
The official Iron Man rig.
Guess what that sound is.
The sound of the Acer marketing, design and finance departments kicking themselves.
Harder Better Faster Stronger!
How did they get Shirow Masamune to design a case for them?
Anyone else think that thing is rockin an Iron Man Mk III look?
It would be much cooler if the front cover served a purpose other than to make it look like Iron Man's travel bag. I wonder if they also offer a blue glowing round mouse that attaches to your hand, a hud, and a radial keyboard (like in the movie).
so how much is this?
Add a few more angles and moving parts and I'm sold!
I can't find a good reason to care. Go Orange!
Oh comeon, 8GB ram? a quad core?
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF THE MAC PRO?!!!!!!!!!
Mac Pro
2x3.2GHz Quad Core
32GB Ram (Upgradeable to more)
4 Hot Swappable HDD bays
And UNIX, OpenGl, etc.
Wow! Those specs makes the Mac Pro the ultimate gaming rig! Doesn't it...?
Build the best Mac PRO and then go build a PC with exactly the same spec, compare prices and wonder how a fucking Apple case costs ~5k.
Oh comeon, 32GB ram? Eight core?
HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF BLUE GENE/L?!!!!!!!!!
Too lazy FTY, why don't you go try?
Two Xenon processors, yadda yadda
Oh, and it also can't sound like a jet.
And now for the mandatory comment: Does it play Crysis?
Yes, very well, if you boot windows on it.
This mother will run vista ultimate 64 bit with crysis with ease
"This mother will run vista ultimate 64 bit with crysis with ease"
And so does my rig...except I payed half that.
WTF is with the Iron Man case tho? Scratch that...what the hell is the deal with overcompensation on all facets of this computer?
And now for the mandatory reply:
It obviously does, it isn't worth asking, and the only way your comment could be considered manditory would be if your goal was to piss people off.
oh my jesus christ holy optimus prime batman monkey balls !
Not for the green minded.
It looks like a Japanese robot who needs some attention
looks like a cross between Char's ZAKU, the Hyaku Shiki and a DeLonghi oil radiator, I like the look of the drive bays tho!
Oh ye, they messed up that 'predator' logo, jeez. And the G looks like a Reebok logo!
The best card you can get for a mac pro is the 8800gt and your stuck with only one of them. MACS SUCK FOR GAMES!!! But dont worry you can always buy the more expensive quadro fx card, it wont play games but you'll be able to design some more gay clothes for your wardrobe quicker.
Is a PC for game playing, coke swilling, pizza eating, over weight wasters. Whereas a MAC is for svelt, intelligent, diverse and balanced individuals who know computers are just tools and use them accordingly.
It was probably designed on a mac.
What's the point of owning a PC like this if you didn't build it yourself? Takes all the fun out of it.
TOOL!!!! ha
Has anyone else noticed the "notebook" button on the right of the nav bar which doesn't do anything?
Monster souped up gaming notebook also coming?
the button works like a charm. You should reinstall windows and try again.
What makes you assume I'm using Windows?
That's what she said.
i can't believe how long it took for that comment - and for that matter, the earlier innuendo comments not being TWSS.
+1 dude, +1
As soon as I read "Faster. Deeper. Harder. Further." I was waiting for the sexual comments :D
darn, you beat me to it
I love it.
NEED IT NEED IT NEED IT
(Geek response squad comes up behind him with a tranquiliser gun....)
Anyone else notice the the microphone and headphone jacks in photos 5 & 10 are in the wrong places?
I like the case, but man do you really need 3x 9800s?
Rah!, now picture optimus prime dancing to the beats of Kanye West's "Stronger"!
Yea I don't think Acer did their homework when they said they're introducing the "world's first drive bay mechanism".
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/6815-win-b2-stealth-bomber-mid-tower-case-review.html
Around the World :P
Damn, that's one ugly PC! It seems like something only a teenage boy could love.
Yay gimmicky cases!
...
Uugh.
DIY: Cheaper, get what you want.
It looks like one of those giant mechanical wall things from Half-Life 2.
hehe... alien vs. predator
Alien(ware) vs. Predator. But I see where you were going.
"Faster. Deeper. Harder. Further"
Bow chicka wow wow.
Amazing how much this reminds me of the combine's architecture from HL2. Now all they need is an all black/charcoal version.
Could I be the only one to actually like the case design. I'd certainly buy one if they were for sale. A lot of solutions are really cleverly engineered, I love the HDD bays being vertically arrange, The front door is very interesting, and solves the problem that most doors have when open. I'd love to see a couple of pics of the inside engineering solutions as well. I give the Acer product design team a thumbs up for innovation and not just bland copying. I'm curious about the laptop too now.
No I'm not 15 or a geek, I'm a Graphic Designer & I was never particularly fond of macs (price, price, price, games).
Well the product branding could certainly have been a little more interesting, but it certainly has more to do with marketing analisys than choice of the design team.
I don't agree that the case looks good, but I certainly think Apple alternatives are non existent
No...I actually do like the case, as well. I like the water cooling. It seems a more plasticy Blackbird.
I think it looks pretty good. I like the angles and bright orange paint.
it'll go with my HTC Diamond, at least, and my stealth bomber.
Anyone notice the Mic and headphone input/outputs on pic 10 are labeled incorrectly with the wrong color? (The labels are on the wrong color)
If you can't afford to buy a car to compensate for your deep-seated sense of inadequacy ...
This case is amazing.
This thing looks like a bunch of jawas are going to come swarming out of it at any moment.
Apple might bring a gaming rig to the maket, but Adobe makes such lame games that I doubt it would sell. (Photoshop is a game isn't it?)
You know, is anyone ever going to sell these sweet cases that manufacturers keep getting? I've been wanting an Alienware chassis for some time, and this case looks good too.
but can it run Crysis at 60 fps?
So so ugly. I don't understand the "more powerful, worse looks" in pc builds. I suppose, if you truly would spend £££ on computer hardware you probably find style pathetic
Just... no.
The design just screams "I have a very small penis".
I wonder if it will blow up when you first get it out of the box like most high quality acers?
Yeah well MY computer is harder better faster stronger.
is it just me or is there a battery light on the power triangle thing?
http://www.engadget.com/photos/acer-predator-gaming-rig-faster-deeper-harder-further/817336/
wow, I think it is! Here's a closer pic!
http://www.engadget.com/photos/acer-predator-gaming-rig-faster-deeper-harder-further/817332/
Why is there a battery?
ahem...
that would be a hard drive activity light...
the color for the mic and headphone are backwards
Yeah, HDD activity light dumb dumb!
I bought it and when I opened the door and Segourny Weaver was in there battling the queen alien, then jumped out and wanted to have sex with me. I said "No thank you Mr. Weaver. Im not gay!" Then he got back in and tried to battle me! Imagine that?!