Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6 FHD IPS w/ 144Hz Refresh, Intel i7-8750H, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Aeroblade Metal Fans PH315-51-78NP

Purchased based on impressive specs (not for gaming). However, no faster than very old laptops running single-core i7 processors. Hate the keyboard! There are two VERY TINY delete keys hidden among top row or within number keypad, but to access the latter, you must turn off number lock. If you are looking for portability, this isnt it! The power brick weighs nearly as much as the laptop, which they dont tell you in the specs. First Acer in my stable, and if this is characteristic of the brand, will be my last. Not at all impressive for something touted as a gaming machine.

Ill start out by saying that Im not a gamer, although my husband and daughter do play a few games--not anything rigorous or high impact that even requires me to download new drivers (yup, the drivers that come with this laptop ARE outdated but only impede on certain gaming, I suppose). My main reason for getting it was for the laptop abilities--and boy, with Windows 10 installed and the vivid, keen graphics on this, along with a quick response keyboard, this is well worth the investment.

IF YOU BUY THIS LAPTOP ALWAYS GET A WARRANTY THIS LAPTOP WILL OVERHEAT eventually. I have done everything to try and figure out why is it overheating with no luck!!!!!! Ive had to power back a lot of the setting and even using a quick CPU setting this laptop is still wanting to overheat at 90C

Love the laptop overall. But dont wonder to far from an electrical outlet, she eats the battery up. Materials are great, doesnt feel flimsy at all and boots super quick, under 15 seconds. Buy a cooler if you are thinking of using it for gaming, a $20 cooler makes a big difference.

This is a large, sturdy, beautifully designed and heavy gaming laptop with just about all the bells and whistles you could ever ask for. Its amazing how many settings you can control just from a few keyboard strokes. Using the FuNction keys can control volume, screen brightness, and turning on/off the beautiful red LED backlit keyboard (which looks really cool in the dark). The screen is huge and bright. The battery will run down very fast if you are in high performance mode, but you can easily bump it down into battery saving mode if you are just doing web browsing. Still, Id say that the up to 7 hour battery life is a best-case scenario and 2-3 hours is more realistic. It takes a full 2 hours to completely charge the battery. I wouldnt say it is loaded with bloatware as the only thing Ive deleted so far is a Norton antivirus trial once it expired. By clicking on the PredatorSense icon, you can control the fan speed, overclocking and monitoring with what appears to me the most user friendly interface Ive ever seen. Its amazing how loud the fans are on max - its cool to show off you your friends how kick-ass this laptop really is. You *should* be able to control the backlit keyboard here too but you cant; the only way Ive found to turn off is by keyboard strokes and thats one of the few negative things that I can think to say. The internet through wifi is fast. The Dolby audio is AMAZING. Even if you never play a single game, this laptop would be worth it just for the beautiful sound if nothing else... no need for external speakers here. All parts are premium. Even the power cord feels high end and better than cheap laptops. It puts out a moderate amount of heat but nothing surprising given the specs. Gaming is a joy and it can handle just about anything - not much else to say on that front. The only other negative thing I can possibly say - and this is a bit of a reach - would be that the touchpad is so massively large that it is sometimes hard to control during mouse clicking. It is a single giant pad with no buttons at the bottom (yet it is smart enough to know the difference between left and right clicking). Thats the problem; its so large that your finger has to travel a long distance back and forth to alternate between left and right clicks, such that it sometimes gets mixed up. Still, Im getting used to it and its a minor inconvenience.

Good price. Decent performance. No CPU overclocking.

Great product work as expected, needs to be plugged in all time very low battery life.

- Ive read a lot of reviews about laptops in this price range and settled on this one for its great value for the price. I bought it for my remote Software Engineering work and to play some games, like PUBG, Battlefield, and Rocket League.

Good performance

It was delivered to me with an H key that popped off every time I pressed it.