Acer's Predator Atlas 8 gaming handheld heads to the US at $1,299.99

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Acer has confirmed that its Predator Atlas 8 handheld, first unveiled several months ago, will reach American shoppers. The more powerful Intel Arc G3 Extreme version will be sold exclusively through Best Buy starting November 1 at $1,299.99. The device pairs Arc B390 graphics with 12 Xe3 GPU cores and 24GB of LPDDR5x memory. Its 8-inch display refreshes at 120Hz, and it includes dual-mode triggers and TMR joysticks, and can be used either handheld or docked. The device runs Windows 11.

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