Acer Helios Neo 16S - Thin & Premium, But at What Cost?

💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: https://gaminglaptop.deals 💻 Check Helios Neo 16S Prices: https://geni.us/Helios-Neo-16S 🔍 Find your perfect gaming laptop in 30 seconds: https://laptoppicker.com 💬 Chat with me and the community in Discord and get behind the scenes videos!   / jarrodstech   Acer’s new Predator Helios Neo 16S gaming laptop is thinner and lighter than ever, has a new OLED screen, up to RTX 5070 Ti graphics and a premium design. But thinner laptops always come at a cost, so let’s find out what tradeoffs Acer made in this review. Other items featured: Tools I use for opening laptops: https://geni.us/eT3n Cooling Pad I test with: https://geni.us/cooling-pad Screen Calibration - X-Rite i1 Display Pro: https://geni.us/uhlitT RGB HDMI cables: https://geni.us/rgb-hdmi EVERYTHING I USE: 💻 My Current Laptop - https://geni.us/JarrodsLaptop 🖥️ My Current Desktop PC - https://geni.us/JarrodsPC 🎥 My Camera Gear - https://geni.us/JarrodsStudio 💍 My Smart Ring - https://geni.us/oFfTMJ Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (2025) Review Timestamps: 0:00 Big Changes This Year 0:21 Design & Build Quality - Some Issues 1:26 Size & Weight 1:48 Weight Compared to Other Laptops 2:11 Laptop Specs 2:33 Keyboard & RGB Lighting 3:09 Typing Test 3:41 Touchpad - Meh, I Like This Better 3:57 Ports - Still Some Rear I/O! 4:27 Display Output Connections 4:40 Getting Inside 4:51 Internal Layout 5:01 Wi-Fi, SSD & SD Card Speed 5:31 Upgrade Options 5:52 Speaker Test & Latencymon 6:12 Boot Sound & Custom Boot Image 6:30 Battery - A Downgrade This Year? 6:42 Battery Power Saving Features 6:59 Battery Life Comparison 7:16 Battery Drain During Sleep 7:33 Cooling Design 7:48 Performance Modes in Software 8:48 Thermal Testing - Temperatures 9:33 Thermal Testing - Power Limits 10:26 Thermal Testing - Clock Speeds 10:31 Game FPS in Different Performance Modes 10:47 CPU Performance (All Modes & Type-C) 11:05 Cinebench vs Other Laptops (On & Off Battery) 11:46 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures 12:24 Keyboard Hot Spot vs Other Laptops 12:41 Is it Loud - Fan Noise 13:17 Fan Noise vs Other Laptops 13:36 OLED Screen (Colors, Brightness & More) 14:10 Problems With OLED Screen 14:34 Screen Response Time - Crazy Fast! 14:54 Total System Latency - Time from Click to Action in Game 15:06 MUX Switch, Advanced Optimus & G-Sync Status 15:31 Camera & Microphone Test 15:39 3x Game Comparisons - How Does 5070 Ti Perform? 15:46 Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p & 1440p) 16:20 Alan Wake 2 (1080p & 1440p) 17:02 Black Myth: Wukong (1080p & 1440p) 17:22 Ray Tracing & DLSS Results 17:42 Thanks Acer for 12GB VRAM 18:00 3DMark & Content Creation 18:19 BIOS - Meh 18:23 Linux Support - Nice! 18:34 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals 19:31 Is Helios Neo 16S Worth It? Good & Bad Summary 20:36 This Laptop Has Better FPS Than Helios For Less Money Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.