**The Acer ConceptD 7: A Creator-Focused Laptop**

Hey guys, this is Austin. This is the Acer ConceptD 7, and it is a different type of laptop. Back at Computex, Intel showed us a few new systems that were specifically designed for creators, so today they wanted to sponsor a video taking a look at what exactly makes this different.

**The Need for Creator-Focused Laptops**

For years, if you wanted a laptop that could do real work, you were pretty much left with two options. On one hand, you could pick up a gaming laptop, or on the other, you could get a much beefier and more expensive workstation. The idea here is that you want to buy a laptop which is creator-focused, right, so it doesn't have RGB and crazy over-the-top stuff.

**Sacrifices in Gaming Laptops**

The ConceptD 7 has real things like color-accurate displays. RGB's fine. More importantly, there are sacrifices when it comes to doing real work on a gaming laptop. So here with the 1080p high refresh rate panel, it's nice for gaming. It's really not ideal for things like photo and video editing, where we would much prefer to have a 4K display with good color accuracy.

**Specs: RAM and SSD**

While this guy is rocking 16 gigs of RAM, which is fine for the most part, a lot of programs such as After Effects can absolutely eat up a lot more than that. And then there's the SSD to consider. For 512 gigs, I mean, yeah, that's fine for a gaming laptop, but it really isn't enough when you're dealing with huge 4K files.

**Workstations: The High-End Option**

These are specifically meant for creative people. You've got high-end components, especially when it comes to workloads such as 3D rendering. This is really where the sweet spot is. The only downside, though, is that not only can they be expensive but also a bit overkill for most users.

**The Rise of Creator PCs**

Intel-powered designs which can do a lot of things very well and are more affordable than workstations are becoming increasingly popular. These creator PCs are ready for anything: gaming, streaming, video editing, photo editing, and more. They offer a nice middle ground between gaming laptops and high-end workstations.

**The Future of Creator-Focused Laptops**

As these PC companies continue to develop and evolve their designs, we can expect even more innovative features and capabilities from creator-focused laptops like the Acer ConceptD 7. With Intel's innovation leading the way, it seems that the future is bright for creators who want powerful and feature-rich laptops without breaking the bank.

**Conclusion**

The Acer ConceptD 7 is a great example of how gaming laptops can be transformed into creator-focused devices with just a few tweaks. By offering better screens, more memory, and other features that make life easier as a video editor, these creator PCs are ready for anything.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, this is Austin.This is the Acer ConceptD 7,and it is a different type of laptop.Back at Computex, Intelshowed us a few new systemsthat were specificallydesigned for creators,so today they wanted to sponsor a videotaking a look at whatexactly makes this different.For years, if you wanted alaptop that could do real work,you were pretty muchleft with two options.On one hand, you couldpick up a gaming laptop,or on the other, youcould get a much beefierand much more expensive workstation.The idea here is thatyou want to buy a laptopwhich is creator-focused, right,so it doesn't have RGB andcrazy over-the-top stuff.It has real things likecolor-accurate displays.RGB's fine.More importantly, there are sacrificeswhen it comes to doing realwork on a gaming laptop,so the screen is one ofthe most obvious cuts.So here with the 1080phigh refresh rate panel,it's nice for gaming.It's really not ideal for things likephoto and video editing,where we would much preferto have a 4K displaywith good color accuracy.Then there are theother specs to consider.While this guy is rocking 16 gigs of RAM,which is fine for the most part,a lot of programs such as After Effectscan absolutely eat upa lot more than that.And then there's the SSD to consider.For 512 gigs, I mean, yeah,that's fine for a gaming laptop,but it really isn't enoughwhen you're dealing withhuge 4K files, so again, it's sort of likeone of those more subtle differencesbetween a gaming laptop and a creator PC.A lot of times, it'sjust in the little thingsthat make a huge differencein the long haul.Then there are workstations.So these are specificallymeant for creative people.I mean, you've got high-end components,especially when it comes toworkloads such as 3D rendering.This is really where the sweet spot is.The only downside, though,is that not only are they monstrously hugeand big for the most part,but they also do not come cheap.That's not necessarilya good thing, though.I mean, sure, if you wantto deal with the weight,that's one thing, but theprice on something like thisis extremely high especiallywhen you compare it toa creator laptop.Now, for my purposes, thisis really more powerful,and it is able to do everything I need.I mean, yeah, it's nice tohave the Xeon and the Quadro,but for video editing,this is really where the sweet spot isas far as I'm concerned.Crack these systems open,and you will find that theyare very, very similar.So the ConceptD is based onthat same chassis design as the Predator.Now, on the inside, theylook almost identical,and that's for good reason.They share a lot of the same components,including the 9th GenerationIntel Core i7 processoras well as RTX 2060 graphics.Really where the ConceptDdifferentiates itselfis not with the amount of fansor cooling or anything like that,but it comes with that 4K display,the 32 gigs of RAM, the one terabyte SSD,the things that actually domake a bigger difference.There's also an advantage in price here,because Acer's already doneall of the R&D for this system.All it takes is for them to addthose creator-specific featureswithout having to go and developan entirely new laptop to back that up,and especially when itcomes to that Triton, man.I mean, I really like it.Like, it's super well-built.I know this has actually beenKen's main gaming system for a bit,so when you figure you'rejust adding the 4K displayand a couple of other important things,it really does make fora very, very solid laptopwhen it comes to a creator PC.Even though this is afairly thin light system,you still have all the ports you need,so importantly it doeshave a Thunderbolt 3 port,and that's basically non-negotiablefor me at this point.If I'm using a work laptop,I rely heavily on Thunderbolt.But you also have plenty of other I/Oincluding HDMI, MiniDisplayPort, Ethernet, USB.I mean, you're pretty much covered here.Then there's the more subtle stuff.So personally, I'm a big fanof the very clean white lookof the ConceptD 7.I mean, nothing against RGBsand black and red gamer laptops,but this is a very, very clean aesthetic,something that I definitely prefer overa screaming over-the-top ridiculous systemwhen I'm trying to get work done.Now all this is ignoring the fact thatthis is of course a verycapable gaming PC as well,and the cool thing is this iscertainly not the onlycreator PC that's coming out.So right now not only dowe have the Razer Blade,but we also have the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo.There's a ton of Intel-powered designswhich can do a lot ofthings very, very well,and again, they don't break the bank.Sure, some of them can get expensive,but if you look at a workstation,yeah, no, it's certainlynot so bad anymore, is it?And inside all of these,you're going to findthe latest 9th GenerationIntel Core H-Series processors,which scale all the way up to eight cores,16 threads, five gigahertz turbo.I mean, there is a tonof performance here,and especially when you combine itwith up to 128 gigs of RAM,this will absolutely run rings aroundeven a fairly modern workstation.It's certainly not anapples-to-apples comparison.We put this creator PC side-by-sidewith this two-year-old workstation,and it is absolutely no contest.You really do get so muchmore for a whole lot less.Now, all that being said,if you need the Xeon,if you need the Quadro,if you need the ECC memory,there's certainly advantageson the very high endto these workstations,but I feel like the creator PCis such a nice middle groundfor the vast majority of people out therewho are interested in doingjust a little bit morewith their gaming laptops.Oh, I shouldn't call it gaming anymore.I mean, creator PC is reallyits own thing at this point.Really, this all boils downto something very simple.The creator PC is somethingwhich has really languishedfor a while, right, and honestly,there's a huge credit to not only Nvidia,but especially Intel for reallyrevitalizing the category.This is a laptop that not too long agowould've been a completelygaming-focused design,but now all you need to dois just make a few changes,give you a better screen,give you more memory,make a few things that'llmake my life much easieras a video editor, andsuddenly you have a systemthat can game, that canstream, that can video edit,that can photo edit, prettymuch anything you need to do,these creator PCs are ready for it,and especially when you start looking atsome of the crazier designssuch as the ASUS ZenBook Pro Duoas well as the actuallyhigher-end version of this,the ConceptD 9.I mean, it gets really, really crazy,so the more that we cansee these things develop,the more that we can seethese things kind of evolve,the happier I will be, and of course,huge shout out to Intel forreally providing the innovationto really give these PC companiesa good reason why thatthey should be targetingnot just gamers butcreators at the same time.