Acer Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V
Today
Typical price$1,040
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.5 out of 10 on the spec sheet
Buy on AmazonAcer Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Asus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080?
Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V costs $2,860 less today; ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080 has score 0.5 higher (9.0 vs. 8.5).
Asus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080
9.0score · higher
Acer wins 1by componentAsus wins 2
- 9.4Performance9.9
- 9.3Memory and storage9.3
- 6.5Screen8.8
- 7.5Ports and how current it is6.3
Acer Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V is $2,860 the cheaperAsus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080 is the cheaper
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V wins on ports and how current it is; ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080 wins on screen.
- 9.4Performance9.9
- 9.3Memory and storage9.3
- 6.5Screen8.8 (wins)
- 7.5 (wins)Ports and how current it is6.3
Asus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080
Today
Typical price$3,900
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
9.0 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.5
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 06/11/2026
Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V
- Amazon Lowest price$1,040Buy on Amazon
ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080
- Amazon Lowest price$3,900Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V | ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 290HX RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Core Ultra 9 | Core Ultra 9 |
| Processor model changes | 288V | 290HX |
| Dedicated graphics card changes | not listed | RTX 5080 |
| RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1,024 GB | 1,024 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 14 polegadas | 16 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | Full HD | QHD |
| Screen type changes | IPS | not listed |
| Refresh rate changes | not listed | 240Hz |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi generation changes | not listed | Wi-Fi 7 |
| General | ||
| System | Windows | Windows |
| Model code changes | WIN11PRO | G615LW |
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Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V orAcer Predator Helios Neo 16″ Core Ultra 9 RTX 5070 Ti$2,200 · score 8.5Compare
Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V orAcer Predator Helios Neo 18″ Core Ultra 9 RTX 5070 Ti$2,630 · score 8.8Compare
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- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5$1,299 · score 8.2
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5$1,699 · score 8.7
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M4 Pro$2,499 · score 8.6
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Asus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 RTX 5060$1,889 · score 8.3
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Asus ROG Strix G16 16″ Core Ultra 9 RTX 5070 Ti$2,761 · score 8.7
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Asus Vivobook S16 16″ Core Ultra 9 386H$1,700 · score 8.4
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Dell 16 Plus 16″ Core Ultra 9 288V$1,447 · score 8.1
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Dell XPS 14.5″ Core Ultra 7 255H$2,185 · score 8.7
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or HP Omen 16″ Core Ultra 9 285H RTX 5070$2,040 · score 8.6
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 16″ Core i7-13850HX$3,360 · score 8.7
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Lenovo Legion 5 15.1″ Core i9 RTX 5070$2,401 · score 8.6
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or Lenovo Legion 5a 15.3″ Ryzen 7 250 RTX 5060$2,000 · score 8.4
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Katana 15 HX 15.6″ Core i7-14650HX RTX 5060$1,538 · score 8.2
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Katana 15 HX 15.6″ Core i7-14650HX RTX 5070$1,790 · score 8.5
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Katana 15HX 15.6″ Core i7-14650HX RTX 5070$2,529 · score 8.6
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070$1,700 · score 8.6
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Vector 16 HX 16″ Core Ultra 7 255HX RTX 5070 Ti$2,099 · score 8.5
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Vector 16 HX 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5070 Ti$2,446 · score 8.8
- Aspire 14″ Core Ultra 9 288V or MSI Venture A16 16″ Ryzen 9 270$1,168 · score 8.3
How we choose
Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.