Acer has always been aggressive with their gaming brand Predator. In the last couple of years the Predator gaming laptops have made their mark at the gaming market.
So to continue it’s legacy, Acer at it’s own Next@Acer event launched the new Predator Helio 700 gaming laptop and also updated their Helios 300 gaming laptop series.
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As new CPUs and GPUs have come to the market, it was obvious for Acer to update it’s gaming laptop series. Featuring the new RTX graphics for laptops and powered by the latest 9th gen Intel CPUs.
Specifications
Predator Helios 300
15.6-inch or 17.3-inch Full HD IPS 144Hz displays with narrow border
3ms overdrive response time
Up to 9th Gen Intel Core i7 processor
Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 GPU with Max-Q Design or the latest GeForce GTX 16 series GPUs
Up to 32GB of DDR4 2666MHz memory
Up to two PCIe NVMe SSDs in RAID 0 and a hard disk
Turbo key for one-punch overclocking and Killer DoubleShot Pro
Predator Helios 700
A 17-inch 144Hz FHD IPS display
3ms response time with NVIDIA G-SYNC technology
Up to 9th Gen Intel Core i9 processor
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 or 2070 GPU with Max-Q Design
Up to 64GB of DDR4 memory
Up to two PCIe NVMe SSDs in RAID 0 and a hard disk
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Killer DoubleShot Pro with Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX 1650 and E3000
5.1 speaker system and fourth generation AeroBlade 3D fans and vapour chamber for cooling
A unique HyperDrift keyboard that slides forward, allowing increased airflow directly through the top of the notebook
The new Predator Helios 700 has great specs with flagship processor and graphics. Also the improved design and cooling of the Helios series has helped the new gaming laptops to gain attention in the gaming world.
The Predator Helios 700 gaming notebook series will have a starting price of $2,699 (Rs.1,87,000 approx), while the Predator Helios 300 gaming notebook series will be available at a starting price of $1,199 (Rs.83,000 approx).
James Milner thinks that Liverpool have what it takes to get their hands on the first Premier League title in 29 years.
Every Manchester City player in this season’s title race already has a Premier League winner’s medal, but James Milner is the only current Liverpool player to have lifted the Premier League trophy. Liverpool’s vice-captain won the title with Manchester City in 2012 and 2014. He knows what it takes to get the team over the line.
Liverpool have shown incredible consistency this season, losing just one league game, but Sunday’s game at home to Chelsea looks pivotal, particularly as they killed Liverpool’s title dream in 2014 when Steven Gerrard slipped for Demba Ba to score the opening goal in a 2-0 win at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp has revolutionised Liverpool in nearly four years at the club but he is still looking for that first trophy. He has been beaten in the finals of the Carabao Cup, Europa League and Champions League.
James Milner said: “I think we have what it takes. You have seen how we’ve improved over the past few years. You look at times this season when we have perhaps not played so well but still got results. We have great determination to keep going when things are not going well. We are up against what a lot of people say is one of the best-ever Premier League teams in Manchester City. The way they play, the players they have and the amount of points they have, for us to be going toe-to-toe with them and the amount of points we can get, hopefully, will be good enough to get over the line.”
Milner further added: “It’s so hard to win the Premier League, the two other times I have won it, it has been on the last day of the season and it looks like it’s going to go down to the death again, so there’s so many changes in a title race. We’ve seen that this season and seen that before and when we won it incredible fashion with City in the QPR game (in 2012), you’ve seen the changes in this title race as well. It’s been the same this season and with five games left for us, but so much can happen and that’s why everyone loves the Premier League. Anything can happen and that’s not us taking our eye off the ball in the Champions League, too.”
Milner would be very happy to beat his former club to lift the Premier League for the 3rd time. He said: “There is no tug of emotion from me towards City because I played for them. Just to win the league again would be amazing. I had a great five years there, won every trophy in England but my motivation now is to beat a very good team. So, it is all there – the quality is there – and it’s a young team as well. It doesn’t mean we will get over the line but we are getting closer each year and we’ve got a good chance. We just have to take care of our games.”
Liverpool are currently two points ahead of Manchester City at the Premier League summit but Pep Guardiola’s side – who face Crystal Palace on Sunday – have a game in hand.
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Manchester United head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said that he is ready to take some tough decisions at Old Trafford as he prepares for a squad overhaul.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was named the permanent head coach in March after he replaced Jose Mourinho in December last year. Manchester United have won 15 games in all competitions under the Norwegian – but remain in 6th place in the Premier League, two points behind Arsenal.
The Norwegian is set to be handed with record funds to rebuild a squad which is capable of mounting a genuine Premier League title challenge next season. That could see as many as five new additions when the summer transfer window opens, with Borussia Dortmund youngster Jadon Sancho, West Ham star Declan Rice and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, topping an extensive list of targets.
Ander Herrera is reportedly set to join Paris Saint-Germain and there are also doubts over Juan Mata, while the futures of Alexis Sanchez, Eric Bailly, Matteo Darmian and Marcos Rojo are uncertain. Solskjaer confirmed Antonio Valencia will definitely be leaving and the club will be looking for a new captain. Considering who might take on the role, the manager said: “We’ve had Antonio, he’s going. We’ve had Ashley [Young], we’ve had Paul [Pogba] and David [de Gea]. Chris [Smalling] has been captain. There are players here who can be captain on the pitch. We just need to decide who’s going to be the voice in and around. There’s always certain criteria. He has to be one of the ‘cultural architects’, to put it in a nice way. Someone you look up to, someone with the right habits and standards and the personality to be that.”
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “I’m under no illusions that this is not going to be plain sailing, it’s going to be hard. It’s going to be survival of the fittest or survival of the best. That’s how ruthless we have to be. We need players here who are going to be able to take us forward. That means culture in the dressing room and what we do every single day here to make us challenge again. Liverpool and City are too far ahead at the moment for what we like. We played against a Barcelona team that sets the standard in European football.”
Gunnar further added: “We’re under no illusion it’s going to be hard work and there will be some tough decisions made by me, Mike [Phelan] and the club. We have a certain standard here. We got a great boost, now it’s more challenging times with the results and performances. You want to see players step up and say now, ‘I want to be part of this.’ You saw Fred and Scott [McTominay] the other day took the mantle up. That’s what we expect from all the players.”
Manchester United are currently in 6th position and 3 points adrift of the 3rd position. But they will face Manchester City and Chelsea in their last few games. And they will have to win those to secure a Champions League place in the next season. Solskjaer said: “If we get 15 points we’ll be top three because in those games hopefully we’ll beat Chelsea. But now it’s about West Ham and focusing on a good performance to give us three points. We want top three. Top four is also an aim if we don’t get 15 points, but we should aim for 15 points.”
Solskjaer’s Manchester United will play West Ham at Old Trafford on Saturday before travelling to Barcelona for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.
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Qualcomm has always been aggressive with their processors series for smartphones that made them a giant in the silicon valley.
So, in this 2019 when more and more smartphone processors are getting launched especially for mid-ranged smartphones, Qualcomm also refreshed their 600 series of mobile processors and the 700 series.
As we all know, Qualcomm’s low 11nm or 8nm or 7nm manufacturing process of these processors are helping them to stack more power into these tiny units that power our devices.
When vendors like Samsung, Huawei and MediaTek are making processors for mid range smartphones, Qualcomm too thought of refreshing their Snapdragon 660 to Snapdragon 665.
Interestingly, this time Qualcomm has introduced the new Snapdragon 730 Soc series which is built on a lower 8nm manufacturing process. Also, there’s a new 730G gaming Soc for mid-ranged gaming smartphones.
Let’s talk more about these new processors in details:
The Snapdragon 665 a.k.a SM6125 is now being built on 11nm process. This chipset has been made up of eight Kryo 260 cores in a 4+4 arrangement clocked at 2.0GHz.
These are the same cores used in the 14nm Snapdragon 636 Soc but they are now on a smaller node that will provide better power efficiency.
The Snapdragon 665 has improved AI capabilities thanks to the Adreno 610 AIE GPU. The on-board third-generation AI works with the new Hexagon 686 DSP and Qualcomm Spectra 165 ISP that improves low-light photography, with better portrait shots and improved image processing.
From scene detection and ultra-smooth gaming to AI text translation and premium photography features like HDR imaging and 48MP snapshots, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform ensures a highly intelligent and powerful mobile experience. Learn more about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/04/09/introducing-snapdragon-665-highly-intelligent-mobile-experiences-across-camera
The onboard AI engine also provides you with better security and support for 3D Face Unlock as well. Qualcomm even claims that the new AI features are almost 2x faster than that you have previously seen in the Snapdragon 660.
The new chipset supports up to 16MP dual camera and 48MP single camera. On the video front, there’s the support for 4K recording at 30fps, and slow-motion recording up to 120fps at 1080p.
The maximum display resolution support is up to 2520 x 1080 (FHD+). Also, it supports Quick Charge 3.0 and has all the necessary features like Bluetooth 5.0 LPE, USB 3.1 storage support.
Snapdragon 730 & 730G
This new Snapdragon 730 series Socs are specifically designed by Qualcomm for gaming smartphones. The Snapdragon 730 (SM7150-AA) and Snapdragon 730G (SM7150-AB) are both manufactured on basis of 8nm process that will help increase performance and efficiency.
Both of them are octa-core chipsets (2+6 core arrangement) with latest Kryo 470 CPUs clocked at 2.2GHz and is backed by the Adreno 618 GPU.
Qualcomm even claims that both of the processors can provide a 35% increase in performance when compared to the previous generation. Both the Snapdragon 730 & 730G are the first 700 series SoCs to feature the Hexagon Tensor Accelerator.
Though both of these SoCs might be made especially for gaming, but they have all the signature Qualcomm Snapdragon features like the Hexagon 688 DSP which works with the GPU and CPU to complete AI tasks faster and in more power efficient ways.
Also, these SoCs have significant camera capabilities, the Computer Vision ISP (CV-ISP) provides depth sensing capabilities at 60FPS. It uses 4x less power compared to the Snapdragon 710.
The CV-ISP also allows you to record 4K HDR videos with portrait mode and object segmentation. It also supports image capturing at 48MP with support for multi-frame noise reduction.
The Snapdragon 730 and Snapdragon 730G feature the Snapdragon X15 LTE modem which supports up to 800Mbps download speed. The two SoCs are also Wi-Fi 6 ready and support Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+.
Gaming Capabilities
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G truly shines at its gaming capabilities. The enhanced Adreno 618 GPU provides 25% more performance than the Snapdragon 710. It also uses the Vulkan 1.1 graphics library which uses 20% less power than Open GL ES.
Qualcomm has also added True HDR support which helps to renders the game in over a “billion shades of colours” and with Qualcomm AptX Adaptive Audio and Aqstic Audio Technology, you also get “crystal-clear surround-sound audio”.
With industry-leading AI built-in, dazzling camera capabilities, and select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features for ultra-smooth gaming performance, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform has everything you need and more to elevate your mobile experience. Learn more about the Snapdragon 730G mobile platform: https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2019/04/09/snapdragon-730-and-730g-deliver-powerful-gaming-and-industry-leading-ai
The Snapdragon 730G has also introduced anti-cheating optimizations to prevent hackers from cheating at the backend, hence a level playing field for everyone.
There is also a Jank Reduce technology that reduces stops and stutters by about 90%. Wi-Fi latency has also been significantly reduced so that Snapdragon 730G powered devices can play multi-player games with fewer glitches.
Benchmarks
When the AnTuTu benchmarks are considered, the CPU score of Snapdragon 730G gets 86,915 points and its brother Snapdragon 730 gets a score of 82,585. Surprisingly the Snapdragon 710 gets a mere CPU score of 66,584.
Coming to the GPU scores the Snapdragon 730 SoC duo also takes a significant lead from the previous Snapdragon 710.
The gaming variant i.e. the Snapdragon 730G expectedly tops the chart with a whopping score of 66,398 points when compared to the Snapdragon 710’s 47,736 points.
The shift to the 8nm architecture has significantly helped the SoC to gain a lot of power and performance.
The overall AnTuTu score for the Snapdragon 730G is 222,538 points. The non-gaming SoC comes in at second place with 213,113 points and the Snapdragon 675 defeats the Snapdragon 710 to claim the third spot.
The Snapdragon 665, on the other hand, scores much lesser than the Snapdragon 660 in the CPU performance. Its score is 57,939 points which are nearly 10,000 points lower than the previous Snapdragon 660.
The Snapdragon 665 has a higher GPU score though, but it still trails behind that of the newer Snapdragon 670 SoC series. Its overall score is 125,092 points.
Clearly Qualcomm has made some improvements to their SoC lineup and made them for the long run and we can surely see these SoCs being used on mid-ranged and budget smartphones throughout this 2019.
Arjen Robben may have played his last match for Bayern Munich due to a calf injury which is the latest of his long series of injury issues.
Arjen Robben has been struggling with undiagnosed muscular issues throughout 2019. Robben has made 15 appearances for Bayern Munich this season and scored five goals but he hasn’t featured for Bayern Munich since scoring twice in the win over Benfica on 27th November 2018. He has suffered a calf injury after that. The Dutchman has yet to agree on a new contract at the Allianz Arena, meaning he will leave the club when his current deal expires at the end of the season. So, the Bayern Munich fans may have witnessed the last of Arjen Robben on the field.
Arjen Robben told Sky Sports: “I have my doubts and I’m not sure if I will play again for Bayern this season. The situation is frustrating, not knowing exactly what it [the injury] is. There are some requests and calls from clubs, but at the moment I just want to make sure that I am training again over a long period of time.”
Bayern Munich coach Niko Kovac also voiced his concern over Robben’s fitness issue. He said that long-serving attacker Arjen Robben deserves better than to spend the final months of his Bayern Munich career on the treatment table. He told: “It’s very sad that Arjen has not been with us since November. He always feels something, even though the doctors are giving positive signs. He just does not feel right at the moment. It would be nice if he could play again for Bayern. He deserves that.”
Several teams have been linked with a move for the seven-time Bundesliga champion and Champions League winner, during this summer. Recently, the 35-year-old was linked with a move to Toronto FC and has also been mentioned with a few other notable teams including Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven and his home club FC Groningen. Robben does not plan on retiring once he leaves Bayern Munich but he has not still decided where he will be playing next season as he is waiting to return to full fitness before accepting an offer.
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Chasing 152, MS Dhoni scored 58 of 43 balls. Ambati Rayudu scored 57of 47 balls. The partnership of this duo got Chennai closer to the target, but it was in the final over where all the drama unveiled. Needing 18 to win, Ravindra Jadeja somehow managed to hit the first ball for six despite losing his balance and falling onto the ground. Stokes then knocked over Dhoni in the third delivery to leave 8 off 3.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni got his 100th win as a captain in csk. He scored 58 runs with 3 over boundries and 2 boundaries.
Mitchell Santner smoked Ben Stokes for a six in the last delivery to propel Chennai Super Kings to a miraculous win in a drama-filled encounter against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday (April 11).
Dhoni was awarded as Man of the Match.
Just when we thought the drama was over, the main umpire signalled a no ball in the fourth delivery and then all of a sudden backed out. Such was the confusion that it even forced Dhoni to come out of the dugout and he was clearly unhappy with how things folded out. However, Santner kept his calm and hit 2, 2, wd and 6 to pull off a spectacular win for his team and gave Dhoni his 100th win as captain in IPL.
Dhoni lost his cool when the umpire called the 4th ball of last over a no-ball then cancelled it. It was seen for the first time that Dhoni came to the dugout for an explanation.
Chennai Super Kings won the toos and elected to field. Rajasthan kept losing wickets at regular intervals before some handy contributions from the lower middle-order took them to 151 for 7 in 20 overs.
Dhoni and Rayudu added 95 runs for the fifth wicket after Chennai’s top-order was blown away. However, it was Jadeja and Santner who got them over the line.
Rahane tried moving too much inside the crease, Chahar kept it nice and straight and ended up pinning the Rajasthan skipper right in front of the leg-stump for 14. Steven Smith (15) and Rahul Tripathi (10) stuck for a while but fell to Ravindra Jadeja (2 or 20) in the space of two overs.
Ben Stokes (28), debutant Riyan Parag (16) and Jofra Archer (13) all chipped in but it was Shreyas Gopal’s (7-ball 19) contribution that made some difference in the end. The 25-year-old smashed two fours and a six in the last two overs and pushed his team past the 150-run mark.
Ravindra Jadeja yesterday took his 100th wicket in Ipl. Jadeja is the 1st left arm spinner to do so.
Faf du Plessis (7) fell to Jaydev Unadkat, Kedar Jadhav (1) was outdone by Stokes’s brilliance on the field. Having been reduced to 24 for 4 at the end of six overs, Chennai needed a huge partnership. Dhoni smashed Shreyas Gopal for a maximum over long on to break the shackles.
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Cristiano Ronaldo playing for the 1st time after his injury during the international break, scored via a diving header to take his Champions League goal’s tally to a record 125 goals!
Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly made for the Champions League. Doesn’t matter if you hate him or love him, you must admit he is a different player when it comes to the Champions League. Juventus bought him from Real Madrid to help them win the ultimate prize, and he’s going some way to doing that this season. He scored a hattrick in the Round of 16 and helped Juventus make a comeback against Atletico Madrid. And he has done it again on Wednesday. He scored a diving header for the Old Lady in the 45th-minute but David Neres curled home his third Champions League goal of the campaign to make it a 1-1 draw. Ronaldo is now just two goals away from reaching 600 career goals.
Juventus were well off the pace and Ajax will be hoping that their missed chances in the first half do not come back to haunt them in the 2nd leg. It is very unlikely that Massimiliano Allegri’s side will be so generous at the Allianz Stadium, so it is hard to shake the feeling that Ten Hag’s men might live to regret not taking a lead to Italy for the 2nd leg.
After the match, Ajax’s captain De Ligt told the reporters: “It was a fiery atmosphere from the start and we had a few early chances, but unfortunately conceded just before half-time. Ronaldo’s greatest quality, apart from his talent, is that he is a predator in the box. He sees an opportunity, just a tiny gap, and he goes for it incredibly quickly. He sprints into the area between two players. We know that you can’t leave gaps at the back for Juventus, as that’s what they prepare for. We passed it around and tried to find holes in their defence. I think we’ve done pretty well. We have a team with a lot of potential and that tends to emerge to its fullest in Champions League matches. We work so hard for each other. We proved today that Ajax are not in the Champions League quarter-finals because they are a fluke. Of course, Juventus are strong at home, everyone knows that, so it’ll be difficult in the second leg.”
Ajax star Frenkie De Jong who has already agreed to join Barcelona produced another impressive performance in the Champions League and believes that Ajax can go through to the semi-finals. He told UEFA: “We’re disappointed about conceding a goal right before half-time, but in the second half we began very strongly with our equaliser. In the end, 1-1 is not so bad. I think we have enough of a chance in the away game. It’s a pity that Nico [Tagliafico] is suspended [for the return match], but we have very good players on the bench who can do it over there. If we play the way we did in Madrid, with a lot of courage, then we have a big chance of winning. We’ve done well so far in the Champions League, and we’re not done yet.”
Juventus head coach Allegri told reporters: “He was just coming back, he ran a lot and he played a good game. He started the action and he wrapped it up [with the goal]. This is Ronaldo. But I would add that in the second leg we have to do better as a team and most of all when have possession of the ball and they are pressing us. A team that is capable to eliminate Real Madrid and to win 4-1 at Bernabeu, they are not simply a young, quality team, they’re a team that defeated Real Madrid in the round of 16 and play in the quarters. We knew that at home they would have played a game like this. In Turin, it will be different, but they have the personality to come to our stadium and play with their technical qualities. We have to be much better because when you manage to escape from their pressure, you find a desert between you and the goal, which is something that happened in the first half, that happened in the second half, and that’s where we have to be much better.”
Cristiano Ronaldo always comes alive in the Champions League. He is the top scorer of the Champions League with a record 125 goals. So, do you think that the young guns of Ajax have a chance against the mighty Ronaldo? Comment your views.
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According to @OnLeaks this device is going to be named Moto P40 Power or the Moto P40 Note which will be going to be the successor of the Moto One Power (as named in India) or Moto P30 Note or whatsoever, we know the previous device as Moto One Power which was launched in last September and was a grand hit in the budget segment.
As pointed out by some of you, this one might in fact be the #Motorola P30 Power aka Motorola One Power aka Motorola P30 Note successor and if so, likely be called #MotorolaP40Power aka #MotorolaP40Note aka whatever… Sucha messy naming sheme… 😒
Specifications :
DISPLAY
Screen Size
6.2 inch
Screen Resolution
2340 x 1080 pixels
Screen Type
LCD
Pixel Density
416 PPI
Screen Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Bezel Less
Yes
Notch
Yes, Waterdrop Notch
Screen to Body Ratio (%)
79.11%
Aspect Ratio
19.5:9
Touch Screen
Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
CHIPSET
Brand
Qualcomm
Processor Speed
2.8GHz
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Processor Type
Octa-Core
RAM
6GB
Graphics
Adreno 630
Architecture
64-bit
CAMERA
Rear Camera Resolution
48MP
Front Camera Resolution
16MP
Camera Details
AF Phase Detection, Auto Flash, Bokeh Effect, Continuos Shooting, Exposure compensation, Face detection, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Touch to focus, White balance presets
Camera Features
Flash, Autofocus, LED Flash, Phase Detection Autofocus (PDAF)
Here are some of the rendered pictures of the device. Have a look at these pictures for some idea.
Image Courtesy : @OnLeaks @Pricebaba
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Acer brings the new Aspire 7 Notebook series with Kaby Lake G CPUs with integrated AMD Radeon Vega Graphics for $1,499
Last year we had some headlines when we heard that Intel and AMD are working together to bring a game-changing CPU series. Intel had named this series Kaby Lake G CPUs that has powerful integrated Vega graphics.
Intel has been the master for gaming and high-end CPUs along with mobile CPUs since ages. On the other hand AMD is the only company on Earth to make seamless and powerful integrated graphics for processors.
Intel did lack on the graphics part of their CPUs as compared to AMD’s. So, to make a great user experience for its large customers, Intel thought of combining their horsepower with AMD’s best-in-class integrated grphics to help consumers use their CPUs at the fullest for all kinds of modern day usage.
When originally the Intel Kaby Lake G CPUs were announced, they were promised to provide significantly better performance for laptops and mini-PCs than Intel’s iGAMD’s RadePUs.
Due to shortages in the 14nm chips, the number of devices that actually feature this processor became very limited, but now, Acer has launched its brand new series of Aspire 7 laptops powered by the Intel Kaby Lake G CPUs.
Acer Aspire 7 (2019)
The Acer Aspire 7 has always been on the top of the line, and this time also it bears a thin and light chassis which is just 0.67 inches thick and weighs as light as 3.3 pounds.
The laptop features a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display panel with thin bezels and a screen-to-body ratio of 80 per cent. It is powered by an Intel Core i7-8075G quad-core CPU with a base clock speed of 3.1 GHz, with turbo boost up to 4.1 GHz which significantly seems very fast for any laptop.
On the graphics front, we have the AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL Graphics card with 4 GB of dedicated VRAM and 20 compute units. To enhance the performance, it is couple with 16 GB of DDR4 RAM, 512 GB of NVMe SSD storage.
For I/O connectivity, it has got all the ports including USB-A, USB-C, HDMI, audio jack and a SD card reader. Also there’s the backlit keyboard along with fingerprint scanner and with Windows Hello support.
Due to such a slim and compact profile of the magnesium alloy chassis of this laptop, Acer was able to fit only a 3,220 mAh battery which they claim to last up to 7 hours of usage.
But, if you’re planning to game on this laptop, which you may sure want to because of such amazing specs of this laptop, then you can expect your laptop to run out of juice in less than 3 hours.
The new Acer Aspire 7 is already available on Amazon for $1,499. If you are looking for a slim as well as a powerful laptop, then this one might be the best option for you.
Real Madrid have reportedly held talks with Luka Jovic and Kalidou Koulibaly over potential summer moves but will have to battle it out against their arch rival Barcelona.
Zinedine Zidane returned to Real Madrid for his second stint as the manager. This move brought a feeling of peace at Real Madrid after they were knocked out of 3 competitions – Copa del Rey, LaLiga and Champions League – in a week. Santiago Solari was sacked after that and Zidane was brought in to restore Real Madrid’s pride. But in the 4 LaLiga matches of his second stint, the results have not been very convincing. Zidane’s side only beat Celta Vigo convincingly. The Huesca and Eibar wins were bleak, while Valencia beat Real Madrid Madrid 2-1.
It’s not sure whether scoring has been a problem for Real Madrid or not because there is even a shortage of chances created. For that reason, Eden Hazard is close to signing for the club. So now Real Madrid’s next objective is to secure the striking and defending positions. They have reportedly held secret negotiations with two Barcelona targets – Luka Jovic and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Luka Jovic has enjoyed a breakthrough season for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. The Serbia international has been on Barcelona’s radar as well but even his personal preference is Real Madrid. Jovic feels that he will get plenty of minutes in Real Madrid and there will be no player having a say in matters at the Santiago Bernabeu. Zinedine Zidane has demanded a striker as Mariano Diaz failed to provide adequate support to Karim Benzema. He has identified Jovic as someone who can contribute now and in the future.
Kalidou Koulibaly continues to excel for Napoli in the Seria A. The Napoli central defender has been on Real Madrid’s radar for a while now, in addition to Barcelona and Manchester United. Los Blancos believe that a personal touch with the player will help them get an edge. Koulibaly has been singled out as Raphael Varane is considering his future and wanted to have a transfer away from Real Madrid and Sergio Ramos is also entering the twilight of his career.
According to MARCA, both the players are also targets for Barcelona, but Los Blancos have acted quickly to contact their representatives. Real Madrid do not want to lose on primary targets to their arch rival Barcelona. As they know it could help Real Madrid compete in the Champions League again.
Do you think Luka Jovic and Kalidou Koulibaly will fit into the Real Madrid squad? Comment your views.
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