Acer has arrived at Computex 2026 in Taipei with the most expansive Australian product rollout the company has put together in recent memory. Stretching from a compact portable monitor priced at $299 to a flagship gaming laptop that will set buyers back nearly $12,000, the lineup covers more than a dozen devices across gaming, consumer, business, and wearable categories. Most carry confirmed Australian pricing and availability dates, with the first products landing in Q3 2026 and the remainder following in Q4.
The Gaming Flagship: Predator Helios 18 AI
At the top of the stack sits the Predator Helios 18 AI, an iF Design Award 2026 winner that pushes the limits of what a laptop can accommodate. It runs an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor paired with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU carrying 24GB of GDDR7 VRAM, and can be configured with up to 256GB of DDR5 memory and 6TB of storage spread across three PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSD slots.
The 18-inch Mini LED display reaches 1,000 nits in HDR mode with 100 per cent DCI-P3 coverage and Calman Verified colour accuracy. A dual-mode panel allows switching between 4K at 120Hz for visually rich gaming and Full HD at 240Hz for competitive play.
Cooling falls to dual 6th Gen Predator AeroBlade 3D fans, each with 100 metal blades at 0.05mm thickness, delivering a 20 per cent airflow increase over plastic equivalents. Audio comes from a patented six-speaker Predator Vox system with DTS:X Ultra, while connectivity covers Intel Killer DoubleShot Pro combining Wi-Fi 7 and Killer Ethernet, two Thunderbolt 5 ports, and Predator MagKey 4.0 mechanical switches.
The Predator Helios 18 AI will be available in Australia in Q4 2026 starting at AUD $11,999.
Mid-Range Gaming: Nitro 16
The Acer Nitro 16 is the first Acer gaming laptop to feature AMD’s Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processor with 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache technology, paired with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU with 12GB of GDDR7 VRAM. Its 16-inch display supports up to WQXGA resolution at 240Hz with a 3ms response time, and a dual-fan, quad-intake, quad-exhaust cooling system manages thermals. The 2.5KG chassis carries a 92Wh battery. Australian pricing and availability will be confirmed at a later date.
A New Handheld Contender: Predator Atlas 8
Acer’s entry into the Windows handheld gaming space arrives in the form of the Predator Atlas 8, running Intel’s new Arc G3 Extreme processor with up to Arc B390 graphics, ray tracing support, and Intel XeSS 3 AI-powered upscaling. Its 8-inch WUXGA 120Hz touchscreen delivers 500 nits brightness behind Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, and the device weighs under 810 grams with an 80Wh battery.
A notable hardware first: Acer has adapted its Predator AeroBlade cooling for the handheld form factor, introducing what it describes as the first metal fan in a handheld gaming device, with 89 blades at 0.1mm thickness. Hall-effect analog triggers include a dual-mode switch for toggling between micro-switch and analog control profiles, and PredatorSense software appears on a handheld for the first time.
The Predator Atlas 8 arrives in Australia in late Q3 or early Q4 2026. Pricing is yet to be announced.
Streaming Handheld: Nitro Blaze Link
The Nitro Blaze Link takes a contrasting approach to portable gaming rather than running titles locally, it streams games from an existing PC over Wi-Fi 6 and displays the output on a 7-inch WUXGA touchscreen. Running Linux (Debian) with Sunshine and Moonlight streaming software, it carries just 1GB of memory and 8GB of storage. At 464 grams with an 18Wh battery, it is designed to extend a gaming PC’s reach around the home without requiring a second full system.
3D Gaming Monitor: Predator XB273K 3D
The Predator XB273K 3D is a 27-inch 4K IPS gaming monitor that uses an onboard AI model to convert standard 2D game content into 3D visuals using eye-tracking technology. The panel runs at 3,840 x 2,160 at 180Hz with a 0.5ms response time, 400 nits brightness and 95 per cent DCI-P3 coverage, with both AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-SYNC Compatible support. It arrives in Australia in Q4 2026 from AUD $2,499.
Consumer Laptops: Swift Series
The Swift Air 14 is an all-aluminium 1.25KG laptop at just 12.9mm thin, powered by Intel Core Series 3 processors with a dedicated NPU delivering up to 17 TOPS. Its 70Wh battery supports up to 19 hours of video playback, with fast charging to 50 per cent in 30 minutes. The 14-inch WUXGA 120Hz display covers 100 per cent sRGB, and four colour options are available. Available in Australia from Q3 2026 starting at AUD $1,399.
The Swift Spin 14 AI brings a 360-degree convertible design to the Swift line for the first time, offered in both Intel (up to Core Ultra 9 386H, 100 platform TOPS) and Snapdragon (X2 Elite or X2 Plus, up to 80 TOPS NPU) configurations both qualifying as Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs. The Snapdragon variant includes a bundled Active Stylus 420 with a built-in stylus garage and is available from Q3 2026 at AUD $2,999.
Entry-Level: Aspire Go 15
The Aspire Go 15 is the first laptop to feature Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon C processor, targeting the entry-level segment with a 15.6-inch Full HD display, up to 8GB memory and 512GB storage. It incorporates post-consumer recycled plastic in the back cover and power adapter, and meets Energy Star and EPEAT certification standards. Australian pricing and availability will be confirmed later.
Wearables: AR and AI Glasses
The AR Vision GR0 is a wired AR headset weighing just 69 grams, with dual micro–OLED Full HD screens delivering a viewing experience equivalent to a 172-inch display from 6 metres. It supports 2D and 3D content and works with Android, iOS and Windows, arriving in Australia in Q3 2026 from AUD $999.
The GI0 AI Glasses take a different approach, pairing a 12-megapixel camera with a Google Gemini voice assistant, real-time translation and voice recording in a 46-gram wireless frame. They connect to a smartphone via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and arrive in Australia in Q3 2026 from AUD $599.
Portable Display and Business Machines
The PM161Q JB portable monitor is a 15.6-inch IPS Full HD display that connects via HDMI or USB-C and supports a detachable pogo keyboard to create a lightweight mobile workstation alongside a smartphone. It will be available in Australia from Q3 2026 at AUD $299.
On the commercial side, the TravelMate P6 14 AI is Acer’s flagship enterprise laptop, with a carbon fibre and magnesium-aluminium chassis weighing as low as 0.96KG in the OLED configuration, up to 150 TOPS of platform AI power, and up to 30 hours of video playback. It arrives in Q4 2026 from AUD $5,899. The TravelMate P2 Spin 14, a MIL-STD-810H-certified 2-in-1 with a garaged stylus, will also arrive in Q4 from AUD $2,999, and the TravelMate X2 14 SMB ultrabook lands in Q4 from AUD $2,699.
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