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

Since November 2018, Ive had 6 laptops! I ended up having problems with all of them and had to return. Eventually I settled on this Acer Predator Helios 300 and so far so good. Im finally happy with my purchase.

Let me start by saying you will not see a Gaming Laptop at this price anywhere. (829.00). This thing is very slim but a tank. It is built very well and feels sturdy. It is not touchscreen but it is 144hz.

Overall I love this machine and it brought me a lot of fun during last 7months. A key popped off and it took me forever to put it back.

Wouldn’t recommend. Got this laptop paid 1200! For it all it does is over heat. Fast forward 6 months later GPU just randomly stops working. Not only that not even a month after I brought this one the newer Model comes out for same price and this models price drops significantly. Waste of money. Don’t get me wrong it’s a beast of a laptop with amazing specs but you better have this thing being cooled by a radiator it just produces way too much heat which degrades components over time.

Left in love

This laptop is too good to be true. Great price for FTC 1060 and 8th generation intel, but it is unbearable how hot it gets even with a cooling pad. It is also very loud. Had to return it and pay more for a computer with similar spec but better cooling.

Ive had this for about a month and have had no issues. Performance-wise it runs great! Flawless operation with all the in-game graphic settings maxed.

GTX 1060 6GB I7-8750H 15.6” HD Model

I am testing this laptop for quite some time and I believe, it is quite good, however, I wouldnt take the price as it is, since it doesnt have a 2nd HDD. Based on your need it might be +$200. I bought a secondary HDD but didnt assemble it, yet. I bought a SanDisk Ultra II 1TB SATA III SSD ($189.99). I will give the updates maybe some images once I put them together.

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.