#ACER PREDATOR HELIOS 300 REVIEW 2018 1080P#
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#ACER PREDATOR HELIOS 300 REVIEW 2018 1080P#

The Helios 300 transcoded a 4K video to 1080p in 9 minutes and 18 seconds, which is only slightly slower than the category average (9:15).

It sped past the TUF Dash F15’s Core i7-11375H (5,166) and the Razer Blade 15’s Core i7-10750H (5,564), but couldn’t match the Strix G15 Advantage’s AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (7,746). On the Geekbench 5.3 overall performance test, the Helios 300 scored 6,257, surpassing the average mainstream gaming laptop (5,263). It easily bounced around 40 Google Chrome tabs and five 1080p YouTube videos without any real slowdowns. Tucked within its chunky chassis, the Predator Helios 300 holds room for an Intel Core i7-10750H processor with 16GB of RAM. The Helios 300 hit a solid 60 fps on the Metro: Exodus benchmark (Ultra, RTX, 1080p), speeding past the category average (50 fps) as well as the TUF Dash F15 (49 fps), Razer Blade 15 (52 fps) and Strix G15 Advantage (54 fps).Īcer Predator Helios 300 (2021) performance This time around, it beat the TUF Dash F15 (62 fps) and Razer Blade 15 (67 fps), but not the Strix G15 Advantage (79 fps).

On the Borderlands 3 benchmark (Badass, 1080p), the Helios 300 scored 77 fps, once again knocking out the average mainstream gaming laptop (56 fps). It surpassed the TUF Dash F15 (70 fps) and Strix G15 Advantage (81 fps), but had trouble catching up to the Razer Blade 15 (86 fps). The Acer Predator Helios 300 nailed 84 fps on the Far Cry New Dawn benchmark (Ultra, 1080p), soaring over the 75-fps category average. It also toppled the TUF Dash F15’s RTX 3070 (51 fps), the Razer Blade 15’s RTX 3070 (64 fps) and the Strix G15 Advantage’s AMD Radeon RX 6800M (49 fps). On the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey benchmark (Ultra, 1080p), the Helios 300 averaged 68 fps, sliding past the average mainstream gaming laptop (50 fps). Packed with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB of VRAM, the Predator Helios 300 ran Assassin’s Creed Valhalla at a buttery smooth 70 frames per second on Ultra, 1080p settings as I dashed across a rainbow bridge on my way to kill a bunch of frost giants. And while switching to any of them did change the sound, it didn't make the speakers even remotely better.Īcer Predator Helios 300 (2021) gaming, graphics and VR There is an audio app called DTS:X Ultra that offers presets for music, voice, movies and gaming. Dialogue was the worst - I couldn’t make out what anyone was saying without subtitles. When I attacked people with my axe, all I heard was a hollow, sharp noise as my blade clashed with theirs. When I played Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the speakers aggressively highlighted the ambient noises way too much, causing a distorted bassy noise. I love this song, but I couldn’t stand listening to it on this laptop. The vocals sounded hollow and the percussion was muddled beneath the guitar. I listened to Dream State’s “I Feel It Too,” and my ears actually hurt from the wonky high-pitched electric guitar noises. The Predator Helios 300’s bottom-firing speakers are some of the worst I’ve tested on a gaming laptop.

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However, the touchpad handled Windows 10 gestures, like two-finger scrolling and three-finger tabbing, very well. It also offers a solid click, but the dip between the deck and the touchpad is too deep for my liking. The touchpad is smooth, but can be a little sticky sometimes.

#ACER PREDATOR HELIOS 300 REVIEW 2018 SOFTWARE#

Also, the lighting software is barebones. The lighting is okay, but not as impressive as a per-key RGB-lit keyboard. The keyboard features four-zone RGB lighting that you can customize in the Lighting tab of the PredatorSense app. The keys are well spaced and there’s more than enough room on the deck for my palms to rest and work with. I hit 82 words per minute on the typing test, which is above my typical 78-wpm.

I turned some of the graphics down so I can experience the high refresh rate, and it looked so smooth when I planted my ax into some foe’s neck. When I dove underwater to escape my captors, the bright display revealed everything beneath the river floor.

I snuck around a set of docks in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and the greenery around me glowed as the sun set in the distance. Brosnan’s hair also looked particularly sharp. When Pierce Brosnan and his crew were discussing a plan in a dark room, the display was bright enough to reveal detail in the space behind them. In the trailer for The Misfits, the blue Lamborghini that raced across the street popped on the Helios 300’s display. It also sports a 240Hz refresh rate panel, which makes games look silky smooth. The Acer Predator Helios 300’s 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080- pixel display is colorful and bright for a mainstream gaming laptop. If you need more ports, check out our best laptop docking stations and best USB Type-C hubs pages.

Acer predator helios 300 review 2018