Acer’s Predator 21 X gaming notebook received the highest honour at the Taiwan Excellence Awards with a Taiwan Excellence Gold award.

Acer was awarded a total of six awards, including Acer’s Predator Z850 gaming projector with a Silver award, as well as the Acer Swift 7 ultra-thin notebook, ProDesigner (BM320) monitor, XR382CQK curved monitor and the abUC unified communications solution.

Gold award winner Predator 21 X is the world’s first notebook to offer a curved 21-inch IPS display (2560 x 1080). Combined with wide-angle viewing, a 120Hz refresh rate, integrated Tobii eye-tracking technology, NVIDIA G-SYNC technology and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 graphic cards in SLI, the Predator 21 X takes the AAA gaming experience to new heights.

Silver winner Predator Z850 is the world’s first ultra-wide HD laser projector designed for gaming. The Predator Z850’s 24:9 ultra-wide HD resolution (1920 x 720) displays a 50% wider image compared to traditional 16:9 screen resolution. It also sports ultra-short-throw technology that allows it to project a 120-inch screen at a short distance of just 47 cm (18.5 inches).

Other award winning products include the Acer Swift 7, the world’s first notebook to measure less than 1cm thin; the Acer ProDesigner (BM320) monitor, a 32-inch 4K2K display designed for professional level color accuracy and performance; the Acer XR382CQK monitor, a 37.5-inch 21:9-ratio QHD-resolution monitor with a 2300R curvature; and abUC, an innovative software-defined communication service that improves upon the traditional PBX system.

Taiwan Excellence Award program was established  25 years ago by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to promote ingenuity in product and technological innovation from the Taiwan. This year the award winners are selected from 1,188 entries from hundreds of Taiwanese companies, and evaluated against criteria including R&D, design, quality, and marketing strategy, by a panel of industry professionals.