ACER PREDATOR HELIOS 300 Best Gaming Laptop Review.

 



The Acer Predator Helios 300 has forever been an extraordinary passage to-mid-level gaming PC, because of its emphasis on the perfect balance among execution and cost. That is the reason it's been reliably highlighted as one of the most mind-blowing gaming PCs throughout recent years. The 2020 refreshed model brings a 240Hz showcase and a few minor, yet welcome, stylish changes while keeping the expenses per casing to a reasonable level.


With the arrival of Nvidia's most up to date RTX 30-series of designs cards, RTX 20-series PCs are in a fascinating position since we will not have these new strong GPUs appearing in PCs any time soon (essentially not until well into 2021). So in the event that you're depending on playing Destruction Timeless at a strangely high casing rate, you're might need to stand by somewhat longer.


The current year's Predator Helios 300 flaunts a 15-inch $1,500 config with the most recent Intel Center i7 central processor, 16GB Slam (expandable to 32GB), 512GB SSD, 240Hz 1080p IPS board show, and a RTX 2070 Super with Max Q Plan.


Something else which struck me is that the Predator marking is currently just situated within the PC. I get it; certain individuals may be a little hesitant involving a PC with the word 'Predator' on it out in the open. It's OK, the blue accents will in any case tell individuals that you're a gamer, so no concerns there.


The metal cover with anodized finish gives the Helios a more strong feel than earlier years, however I would have wanted to have seen everything over the PC rather than simply the cover.



The transparent keycaps make the 4-zone RGB lighting truly pop and I like how the WASD and bolt keys can be featured utilizing Predator Sense, Acer's product for controlling lighting, overclocking, fan control, and so on.


The stock 512GB SSD is honestly little thinking about the size of games nowadays, particularly thinking of it as' the main stockpiling accessible. You'd be fortunate to fit both Red Dead 2 and Important mission at hand: Present day Fighting on there with your Windows introduce. The Helios 300 has accessible openings for two SSDs and a HDD so overhauling not too far off just requires a screwdriver and a fair measured stockpiling drive.


The $1,500 cost places it in the pack between mid-level gaming workstations like the financial plan hero Dell G5 15 SE and the expensive Asus Zephyrus G14. However it merits bringing up that the Helios' down execution truly fights at a surprisingly high level class by staying up with the Asus G14 in pretty much every class for a couple hundred bucks less expensive.


The computer processor execution doesn't actually stun me. The Intel Center i7-9750H computer processor has genuinely solid scores of 1275 CB on Cinebench R15 and 5182 on Geekbench 5, making it generally comparable to the about six Intel frameworks we've tried for the current year. This implies Helios 300 is more than prepared to deal with the most widely recognized computer chip serious errands like video and photograph altering.


HELIOS 300 SPECS

Price: $1,499
Processor: Intel Core i7-10750H (6 core)
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design
Memory: 16GB dual-channel DDR4
Display: 15.6-inch 1080p IPS,
Refresh rate: 240Hz
Storage: 512GB PCIe NVMe
Battery: 59Wh
Connectivity: 1 x USB Type C, 3 x USB 3.2, 1 X HDMI 2.0, 1 x miniDP, 1 x ethernet, 1 x headphone
OS: Windows 10 Home/Professional 64 Bit
Dimensions: 14.31" x 10.04" x .90"
Weight: 5.51lbs
Warranty: One year with 24/7 dedicated support line








Talking about gaming, we got respectable numbers from the 2070 Max-Q with beam following turned on, conveying 42fps in Metro Departure and 54fps for Shadow of the Burial place Marauder. The Helios 300 likewise did well running customary rasterized games as well, beating 75fps on All out War Adventure: Troy and hitting nearly 70fps on Division 2.


In the event that you're frantic for simply that smidgen of additional gaming execution, and drape its feeling — or the sound and wrath of it — the Super button is Acer's one-contact GPU overclocking highlight. The Predator PCs have this straightforward element intended to figure out however much additional gaming execution as could be expected.


In principle it's a flawless element however, much as we saw with the Predator Triton recently, you truly just get around a 1-3% expansion in execution. It additionally makes your framework run extremely hot and distractingly uproarious. Truly, I truly don't believe it's worth the effort except if you're genuinely aggressor about expanding your casings each second. Or on the other hand have a great commotion dropping gaming headset(opens in new tab).


In any case, for its $1,500 retail cost the 15-inch Predator Helios 300 gives very good quality 1080p gaming execution at a mid-range cost. Indeed, even without the questionable utility of the Super button. The plan changes are little yet savvy (like the power line in the back rather than the side), having space for three capacity drives (2x SSD, 1x HDD) is convenient, and the cost/execution proportion is perfect. Furthermore, that all makes the most recent Acer Helios 300 a solid competitor for one of the most outstanding gaming PCs out there this year.


BENCHMARKS

Cinebench R20: 2980 cb (multi-core) 417 cb (single-core)

Geekbench 5: 6165

CrystalDiskMark Q32 Sequential (Read): 3,131 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark Q32 Sequential (Write): 2,317MB/s

PCMark 10 Express: 5121 points

x264: 50 fps

Metro Exodus (1080p Ultra): 74 fps

Far Cry: New Dawn (1080p, Ultra): 86 fps

Gears Tactics (1080p, Ultra) : 105 fps

Division 2: 68 fps

Total War Troy: 75 fps

Shadow of The Tomb Raider

3DMark Fire Strike: 15,391 points

Battery Life (gaming): 1 hour 56 minutes (Gaming)


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