Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, 16GB Dual-Channel DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, RGB Keyboard, PH315-53-72XD

If you're a semi to serious gamer that is in the need of a gaming laptop while also on a budget then look no further. The Predator Helios 300 is just right for you, the big brother to the Nitro5 and an amazing model.First off, I picked this laptop for two main reasons, first the Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060. I wanted a GPU more powerful than the 1660TI's that most laptops around the $800-$1000 range have. I wanted the laptop for VR diving though so the GPU was most important to me. Second was the RAM, I wanted the 16GB model, not an 8GB model specifically. For VR mainly but also for most bigger games I felt that 16GB was needed. The CPU is also nice its the newer i7-10750H, id have been okay with the 9th gen but I am definitely pleased with the 10th gen. It is a powerful machine that will get the job done and can run any game I've tried to play with no problems. It only comes with around 500GB to start with but the device has slots in the back that you can use to upgrade the storage level easily as well you can easily upgrade the RAM. The upgradability is an amazing plus that really helped sell me on this laptop.Some people have made complaints in reviews on amazon and on YouTube that I saw but to me none were any problem for me. Ill address the big one first, the battery life, if its not plugged and you're gaming id say you'll get around 3 hours before you need to plug it in. BUT THATS FAIR, this is a powerful machine acer tried to make as cheap as possible for us. The turbo and overclocking doesn't even work if its not plugged in so you'll probably always have it plugged in. Next thing I read in the reviews is the fans, and I'll admit they get pretty loud when in use they get pretty loud when on medium to full blast but again I see it as fair so the machine can cool itself. Plus you'll most likely have headphones on that will block out the sound. But overall the biggest and pretty much only flaw I have is I felt I needed to get a third party cooling pad cause I'm always worried about the CPU and GPU heat levels even if they stay in a safe-ish zone.There's a lot of little features I could go into about this machine, lots of little things that make it really nice but that could make this review enormous. This is a laptop I would use for gaming mainly, as in I don't think I would stream with this though I'd bet you could. But the biggest thing I wanted to get across in my review is that if you're trying to avoid the $1500 laptop zones this is the machine for you. The specs and the price make it the best choice for a dedicated gamer on a limited budget.

This is by far the best 1200.00 I've ever spent! This laptop is used mainly for school and gaming, it has a great screen, great solid build quality, and is super fast. I have been using this for a little over 5 months now and I'm loving it more every day. As far as the battery goes it is a gaming laptop, so don't expect much, mine is always plugged in anyway. The screen is bright and beautiful with no bleeding on the edges and is perfect for 1080p gaming. As far as temps go, I was get around 89-90 degrees c when playing AAA games, I bought a cooling pad and because the predator sucks air in from the bottom, it stays nice and cool now no matter what I'm playing. The RTX 2060 is a great GPU and the ray-tracing looks absolutely beautiful on games such as Control and Cyberpunk 2077. I would recommend getting an extra SSD and making sure to keep the inside and fans cleaned, otherwise temps will rise and it can get loud. All of the games that I play run great and I get consistently high FPS. Overall, I really would recommend this to people looking for a great value to cost machine. Just go buy it if you are on the fence, you will not regret it. I love this computer almost as much as my wife and kid, LOL!

Will afters years and I mean years I'd say 7+ years still works as day one i know its too late or its too old of a system but damn this thing holds it ground strong ,for gaming it plays will as a xbox one and ps4 or 5 for emulated games its a 50/50 because they are mainly for very high end pcs for work specifically video edits music production movies too its amazing I would get an external hard drive though a big one because this will last you forever, the boost in fan speed you get with it is amazing the noise is a bit much but hey its a small but big laptop and the fans making alot of noise is the sound of it making a big impact in cooling your system.id like to thank the company for a well made laptop and a time well spent ,its been amazing thank you

Fantastic gaming laptop for the price. I needed a laptop that could handle some light to medium gaming use, portable enough to travel with an commute for work, and not break the bank. Helios 300 achieves all of that and then some.Performance is spectacular. It can handle a massive work load and the thermals are surprisingly great. The fans do get a bit loud when on max settings or turbo mode, however thankfully the fans don’t really bleed into the built in microphone so you can stream/record/be on video call without having the fans cause an annoyance. I haven’t done some benchmarking yet, however I’ve achieved some amazing fps on some pretty demanding titles, and not once have had to worry about the device overheating.Very happy with the build quality as well. The keyboard is about as good as I’ve experience on a laptop. I’m glad Acer decided to move the power input to the back for the new 2020 model, as opposed to being on the left side.Definitely recommend for anyone looking for a powerful laptop that won’t cost an arm and a leg. A laptop from one of the other big names in the gaming world with similar specs can easily cost 300-600 more, but the Predator performs just as well.