I would like to know if the gtx 980m is removable or soldered

thanks, i first read this review a couple of months ago and i was getting ready to buy on when yesterday i read this
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Acer-refreshes-Predator-15-and-Predator-17-gaming-notebooks.161578.0.html
i checked out acer sites but couldn't find any detailed spec and models and they them self's seem to be confused about the pricing check out
http://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-model/NX.Q0VAA.001
and
http://www.acer.com/ac/en/SG/content/predator-model/NX.Q0RSG.001
oh well,  would you please review it as soon as possible.

I always seem to get a good laugh when the more "traditional" laptop manufacturers like Toshiba, HP, or Lenovo try to make a move on the gaming market. The result is always an overpriced (and for the HP Omen: overmarketed) pile of junk.

These companies persistently skimp on cooling, cut on maintainability, and throw a load of unnecessarily garish design elements into the mix as if they were MSi in 2011... Except unlike MSi they are horribly overpriced.

If you want a gaming laptop, stay with the old guard.

That is good to hear. I look forward to seeing the review of the 17 inch model.  8)

A review of the 17-inch-version will follow.

A useful review of a product which seems somewhat underwhelming.

I realize that Notebookcheck reviews the models made available by the manufacturer, but I was surprised to see a 15 inch model reviewed rather than a 17 inch model. From my perspective, a 15 inch model is a budget machine, not something that I would buy as a gaming laptop.