Acer - Predator Helios 18 (2025) vs LG - Gram Pro 17 (2024)

The Predator Helios 18 (2025) edges ahead on the Mars Score (78.1 vs 74.9), but the 3.2-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the Predator Helios 18 (2025) if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. The biggest gaps in its favor are ram, storage, refresh rate, among others. The single most decisive one: RAM — 100.00% more. 32 GB vs 16 GB.

Pick the Gram Pro 17 (2024) if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. Its strongest claims are claimed battery life, weight. The single most decisive one: Claimed battery life — 157.14% more. 18 h vs 7 h.

Both ship with comparable thunderbolt ports, backlit keyboard, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.