Just know that Acer laptops have a history of overheating. I even experienced that myself.
Nine pounds? Woah - I remember the days of lugging something that heavy through airports. Ugh.
Desktop graphics cards are pretty heavy. LinusTechTips put one on someone's back as part of a VR-on-your-person build, though, and they said it was perfectly fine.
If they just upgraded it to a 1080
Yeah, the $3100 sticker price just isn't enough, huh?