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ACER unveils new Nitro and Predator gaming devices at IFA

It’s not just home appliances being announced at Europe’s largest consumer electronics show, with ACER unveiling new Nitro and Predator series devices.  

The Nitro series is getting a new Nitro V 16S with an Intel Core 7 processor 240H and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU as well as two new Nitro series monitors, while the Predator line will get the new Predator Orion 7000 Desktop with Intel and NVIDIA silicon. 

Nitro V 16S

The new ACER Nitro V 16S is a sleek system, with the metal chassis measuring in at just 19.9mm thin, while still containing the best of Intel and NVIDIA with an Intel Core 7 Processor 240H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 GPU with up to 32 GB DDR5 RAM and up to 1 TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD.

The laptop has a modern look, though it’s a gamers laptop, so you get a 4-zone RGB keyboard to show off your individual style. 

ACERs NitroSense software is included for monitoring, controlling the performance and the cooling, with the option to fine-tune fan speeds.  There’s also AI powered productivity and creativity in the Acer Experience Zone. 

The Acer Nitro V 16S (ANV16S-71) will be available in Australia this month from Harvey Norman, starting at AUD 2,599.

NITRO Monitors

Also announced were new additions to the Nitro monitor line with the new Nitro XV270X and Nitro XZ403CKR monitors.

The 27” Nitro XV270X is a flat display with an impressive 5K (5120×2880) resolution with 2,000:1 contrast ratio, 1ms VRB response time, and 95% DCI-P3 colour gamut. 

The 39.7” Nitro XZ403CKR monitor is a curved display, also with 5K resolution (5120×2160) and offering  Dynamic Frequency Resolution (DFR), it also supports wide full high definition (WFHD) resolution at speedy 288 Hz. The 1 ms VRB and 0.5 ms GTG response time, along with AMD FreeSync Premium support 

The Acer Nitro XV270X will be available in Australia in Q1 2026, starting at AUD 1,499.

The Acer Nitro XZ403CKR will be available in Australia in Q12026, starting at AUD 1,899.

Predator Orion 7000

For gamers wanting a premium gaming experience, the ACER Predator Orion 7000 desktop is engineered to let you play at the edge.

This desktop gaming system includes an Intel Core Ultra 9 and NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics with up to 128 GB DDR5 7200 MT/s XMP RGB RAM, as well as up to 6TB of on-board storage via SSD with up to 4 TB hard drive storage available thanks to two 3.5-inch hard drive slots. 

ACER have included their Predator CycloneX 360 cooling system, with a liquid CPU cooler also on-board, giving the open channel structure up to 15% more efficient cooling.  

The system includes top of the line connectivity, with Killer Ethernet E3100G and up to Wi-Fi 7, and of course Thunderbolt 4 ports for high-speed data transfers and more. 

The Predator Orion 7000 (PO7-667) will be available in Australia in late Q12026 from Harvey Norman, starting at AUD 8,199.

EFTM’s coverage of IFA 2025 is supported in part by Belkin, Ecovacs, Reolink and Samsung

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