Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop | 12th Gen Intel i7-12700H | GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 17.3 Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR5 | 512GB Gen 4 SSD | Killer Wi-Fi 6E | PH317-56-70XJ

EDIT: This laptop gets WAY TOO HOT. I actually no longer recommend purchasing it. It is very capable and can do almost anything, but the cooling system is entirely insufficient. I consistently get temps of 80-90 degrees Celsius playing WoW Classic with nothing else in the background but Spotify. That game is a hundred years old and should not be taxing on the system, even at max graphics. Very concerned and disappointed about the investment Ive made.

I read a bunch of solid reviews on this laptop, and watched many YouTube videos on it as well. I was very excited upon receiving this laptop. Obviously this is only my opinion, and Im sure this is a great laptop. But my experience of it was horrible. Keep in mind I did not mistreat it at all, and this all happened on the day I received it.

I ordered a helios predator 300 N came in everything looks fine but I take a glance at the number key and the whole key is poped out the keyboard...

It showed up fast...in 3 days. So far I love it. Its very fast and good build quality. I wish the speakers were louder and the battery is okay but not great. Im real happy overall though. A good value for such a good build. The wifi and bluetooth is strong and has great range. I love how tough it feels. Its sturdy and metal Not slim and fragile plastic like most laptops these days. Make sure you get all your windows updates when you get it or you may have some issues. The keyboard lighting is great and I like the bright blue hawk emblem on the back of the laptop. Startup is super fast...like 10 seconds from pushing power button its ready to go.

--DO NOT BUY THIS FOR $1250

I bought this to get my son to study more, even though I don’t allow his computer games most of the time. It worked. He takes pride in his online classes. And he has game nights on Fridays, too.

I was looking at a different laptop and this happened to come up. I debated it for days before pulling the trigger. I couldn’t be happier. This is an amazing laptop. Games look and play so great! My best friend is also jealous that it out performs her gaming rig, so that’s a plus for me lol. Pull the trigger and get it. It does get a bit hot, but with that performance I expect it. Just get a stand with a fan in it. Amazing!!

This has a few feautres that are cool, custom keyboard color and fan control; however, the laptop I bought from ASUS for the same price 5 years ago was far superior in gaming quality. I excpected at least the equivalent. Do not buy this for gaming until they realize youre supposed to increase in quality as time moves forward, not the other way around. I was never going to buy from ASUS again after I bought a lemon last time, but gave it second thought. Never second guess yoruself, ASUS is a ripoff company.

My 10 year old has flipped out over this..

My 4 year old Digital Storms fans went dead. I was faced with the choice of fixing the fans or getting a replacement for a system that was long in the tooth. When I saw this laptop with a much better video card than that in the old system I decided to see if it would work as a replacement. All my data were on external hard drives. I plugged them into the USB 3 ports. I used a USB hub to connect keyboard and mouse. My monitor was connected via the HDMI connector. External speakers were attached via the headphone plug. I plugged my internet router to the Ethernet port using an extender. My internet speeds were the same with the extender as they were before I used it.