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Description
Suit up, strap in – and let Helios pave the way. Equipped with superior cooling technology and a trove of performance like NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 laptop graphics and the latest 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processor – this gaming laptop will be your guide to gaming bliss. With the 165Hz Full HD IPS panel, NVIDIA G-SYNC technology and 3ms Overdrive response time you can say farewell to blur and hello clear, crisp, high-octane gameplay. IEM Certified PC. Game like the Pros with an IEM Certified PC from Best Buy. Each IEM Certified PC comes packed with the same high-end Intel® technology your favorite athletes and teams use on the main stage during Intel® Extreme Masters tournaments.
Features
Start Your Engines
This Predator Helios laptop will take your game library, place it in front of you, and dare you to give it a challenge. Not only does Helios look good while dishing out frame after frame, but this RTX-empowered machine is fully optimized for maximum MGP (140W) usage.
The Ultimate Play
The GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU delivers the ultimate performance for gamers and creators. Powered by Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture—with new RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors for the most realistic ray-traced graphics and cutting-edge AI features.
Extreme Performance
Intel's 12th Gen Processor distributes performance where you need it most - saving you time and increasing your ability to do things you want. You get the performance you need to play, record and stream games with high FPS and effortlessly switch to heavy multitasking workloads.
One Speed: FAST
Enjoy a fast 165Hz refresh rate and 3ms Overdrive response time, keeps you’re gaming fluid and fast-paced while NVIDIA G-SYNC eliminates any potential tearing. Top it off with support for NVIDIA Advanced Optimus and DDS (Dynamic Display Switch). Ultimate gaming for enthusiast gamers.
Total Control
Give the 4-zone RGB keyboard a spin, pop open PredatorSense (via the ever-so convenient hotkey) and tailor it to your precise preferences. The custom utility app also allows you to monitor your system, overclock, create macros, and more
Cooling Perfected
The Helios 300, as a high-performance gaming laptop, includes only the best, state-of-the-art cooling: custom-engineered 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fan Technology and the chilling effects of liquid metal thermal grease on an already industry-leading 12th Gen Intel CPU.
Kill the Lag
With Killer™ E2600 Ethernet Controller, Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 and Control Center 2.0, you have all the tools you need to clear out the online competition. Control the Quality of Service within the Control Center, which is typically done at the router.
DTS X® Ultra
Turn any pair of headphones or speakers into a high-end 360° surround sound system – enabling you to experience your favorite movies, music and games with real-world spatial sound. Enhance and empower what you hear!
Personalize With PredatorSense™
Pop open PredatorSense™ and mix and match colors to your hearts content. Whether you want to adjust your RGB via Pulsar Lighting for a particular theme, manage overclocking, or max out fan speeds – you can do it all from one easily accessible app
IEM Certified PC
Game like the Pros with an IEM Certified PC from Best Buy. Each IEM Certified PC comes packed with the same high-end Intel® technology your favorite athletes and teams use on the main stage during Intel® Extreme Masters tournaments.
3-mo Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included
Use the Xbox App to play 100s of high-quality PC games including new Day 1 titles and get an EA Play membership. Game Pass Ultimate enables you to play console games on your Windows PC with cloud gaming, and chat with friends across PC, mobile, and Xbox console.
Key Specs
Screen Size
15.6 inches
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
Touch Screen
No
Refresh Rate
165Hz
Brightness
300 nits
Processor Model
Intel 12th Generation Core i7
Storage Type
SSD
Total Storage Capacity
512 gigabytes
System Memory (RAM)
16 gigabytes
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
Display Connector(s)
1 x Thunderbolt 4, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 2.1
Customers are delighted by the Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop's price, gaming performance, and cooling system. They appreciate its powerful performance, backlit keyboard, and build quality. However, some users have concerns about its battery life, limited storage space, weight, and sound quality.
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Pros mentioned:
Cooling, Gaming, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Pretty impressive so far
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I grabbed this at a pretty good discount at 999 on this Black Friday month sales. Screen looks good, performance has been impressive, and it has been able to do every task that my engineering classes have thrown at me (mainly Matlab simulations). For this price I don’t think that there’s a lot of better options out there.
As far as gaming goes, I’ve been playing League of Legends at max settings at around 200-240 fps. Fans don’t get too loud on this game and the laptops doesn’t get hot at all.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Speed
Cons mentioned:
Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Bang for your Buck, Great if caught on sale!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a quite a good gaming laptop at its regular price point, but if you're fortunate enough to grab it for under that its an amazing one.
Its well spec'd, speedy, quiet except of course under heavy loads (to be expected in a laptop), with a great display, keyboard and logical well-spaced ports.
Additionally, if purchased at the lower price points, IMO that is where I would invest back into it with a 2TB or larger SSD. 512GB is quite small in today's world...FH5 alone is over 120GB.
Either way its a great laptop. Thank you.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome value
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Cannot even begin to explain how pleasantly surprised i was by how good this laptop is. From the metal body instead of the cheap plastic to the packaging it comes in, truly a quality product. Even more amazing that i scored this thing on sale for $999 considering it retails for $1499.
First of all the actual construction of this thing is solid. Metal body all around with the exception of the bottom which is still plastic. Nice metal brushed blue tone to it gives it a very nice tone. The specs are really nice, i-7, Nvidia RTX 3060, 16GB DDR5, everything to make this thing a REALLY good mid range gaming laptop that will surely not be sluggish on performance. The RGB keyboard is really nice too. Overall extremely happy with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Cons mentioned:
Sound
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The Predator is Awesome!
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this Acer Predator Helios 300 after weeks of checking reviews and doing comparisons. I've been using it for 11 months and I still love it. The speed is amazing, love the fact I can create my own customized back-lit color scheme, especially during football season lol. The one drawback I've noticed is the sound is awful. I either have to use my earbuds or an external Bluetooth speaker. They really need to improve the speakers in this version. The other drawback, for me in particular, is that I am a data analyst and use the Numpad consistently, in this model they have included the extra Predator key on the Numpad so the / key is moved to the right, which means when I attempt to use / in say a date as such 08/02/2023, I will always hit the Num key instead, thereby turning OFF the Numpad. Very frustrating when in the groove, but not a total killer. Also, just a heads up, the battery pack is a BRICK! It is extremely heavy and large. Overall I did take away 1 star for the sound and the numpad, but I still love my Predator!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Owned for 1 week, no problems with this laptop at all. The battery drains pretty quickly when gaming so I'm just going to keep it plugging and charging the whole time. This laptop is even faster than my gaming PC for some reason lol. Can easily run heavy games with high+maximum graphic settings smoothly.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Cooling, Price
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Get it on sale
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got this on sale for 1199.99, I believe for this price point it is a great buy. 14 cores, 20 threads thermals stay quite cool for a laptop with a cpu like this. The 3060 works great for this display, has a higher power limit compared to other competitors and again, great cooling for mobile. The fans get loud at times, but that’s expected when you have this kind of hardware in a thin laptop. I installed a larger capacity m.2 & more ram, take apart was super easy and beginner friendly. One downfall about this product is the battery life when not plugged into the power brick and using full brightness etc etc. (just use the brick), but, acer greatly improved the battery life compared to the 2021 acer Helios 300, at least there were improvements. Perfect machine for someone that needs a “stronger” computer for school and likes to game occasionally.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good PC for Gaming
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Ive had this PC for almost a year now. It handles everyday tasks with ease, but when gaming it can get a little hot. The fans get super loud when under demand so I bought an external cooling pad to help regulate temperatures. The battery life isnt really that good but that's to be expected on gaming laptops. Windows 11 is very buggy on this computer, I think thats mostly Windows' fault. The speakers and the screen on this laptop aren't that great. Windows 11 is also very buggy when trying to connect bluetooth headphones. Overall the performance is great, especially for the price. It can handle most games on medium to high settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gaming
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great gaming laptop!
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great for gaming. To this day, ive had no issues. I have downloaded so many games and apps and it doesn't glitch at all.
You can add a second NVMe and additional ram if you need to.
A:AnswerActually according to Intel the 12700H will support two 32GB DDR5. I have this laptop and upgraded to two 32GB sticks for a total of 64GB. No issues with this upgrade.
A:AnswerWith the fans built into this thing and the ability to manually turn on fans to boosted mode it stays cool and runs great at extended gaming sessions.
A:AnswerIt has something better than a manual MUX. I'm sorry to say that Acer's response is not 100% correct. It has Dynamic Display Switching and Advance Optimus. Which means it has a MUX switch that enables dGPU to directly connect to your internal displays. Instead of a manual MUX, which requires a manual reboot, my Helios 300 RTX3070 Ti, and my friend's Helios 300 RTX 3060 do not require a manual reboot. I also have a 2022 Zephyrus G14, which a manual MUX. I wish all OEMs would implement what Acer did.