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

Bough Acer Predator Helios 300-PH315 in 2018. PredatorSense didnt work properly until recent update. This is an app that controls units fans speed and other stuff. I installed BlueStack emulator, played Androids State of Survival, computer got hot, one fan stopped working. The laptop It was well maintained, never got slow. Now I have to fix it. Works well for day to day stuff. Not gaming anymore.

Llevo 2 meses utilizándola y de la nada comenzó a apagarse sola sin mostrar error alguno, por lo que parece tener problemas con el diseño de su fuente de poder o algo relacionado. Nada recomendable.

999$ On Black Friday. It’s perfect for this price!

Best laptop we have ever owned!!!!

Great laptop. Battey could be better though.

Love this laptop

This is my first gaming computer of any kind. I didnt know what to expect. I was just hoping for better graphics than my old Lenovo Ideapad would allow. I was also hoping that my game would load quicker. I was shocked at the graphics on this laptop. And it takes probably less than 3 minutes to go from desktop to playing my game. I have no idea what half of the features even mean because I lack in the area of technological knowledge, but I do understand that it comes with an HD screen - which it awesome. I use my Predator for Sims 4, browsing the internet, and streaming videos and movies. I cant speak to the quality of gaming for other games (because I dont play other games), but this laptop is AMAZING for Sims 4. I enjoy playing with custom content and Ive had zero issues with the amount of content that I continue to pile into this things memory. On my old Lenovo, I would literally have to wait a solid 5mins for the screen to pop up after clicking the icon on my desktop. Then an additional 10 actual minutes for it to open up to the games Home Screen. Then another 5-10 mins for it to load my family. The lag on my old Lenovo was absolutely terrible. In comparison to the piece of junk I was playing on before, the Predator Helios 300 is amazing. The tasks flow seamlessly. All I could think about was a sharp knife sliding through butter as I discovered the wonder I had been missing. My game loads in what feels like the blink of an eye. Theres no lag at all. Downloading custom content is super fast (especially considering I download massive amounts of content at one time and throw it in a zip file). The quality of my gaming experience has improved so dramatically with this laptop that I honestly dont think I could ever go back to anything else - let alone a none-gaming laptop. 100% buy this if youre on a budget and are addicted to Sims. Im doing the payment plan through amazon prime. It was worth every single penny the second I got past Cortanas annoying setup routine (which was super fast and easy BTW).

For gaming this laptop is terrible, it throttles so much and tech support couldnt help me with anything to fix it. I would go from 200 fps down to 5 fps and have it stay there for 20 - 30 seconds which is terrible for playing a competitive game. My laptop thermal throttles and power limit throttles. Undervolting does nothing either. This laptop pushes itself to its fullest potential but once it goes over its fullest potential it keeps going and causes it to throttle. I got this laptop for mostly gaming and I would rather continue playing on my $400 laptop from 2 years ago then play on this.

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One of the best laptops for the price. The laptops does get hot as in 80°c and above when playing Call of duty black op 4. The heat is located at the upper left part of the laptop or in other words at the 1 till 5 numbers and q,w,a,s,d,e keys. I am using a external half keyboard, so I dont really get annoyed about the heat. Sound is good but I am using hyper cloud x. What I really wanted is a thunderbolt on this laptop but unfortunately this laptop doesnt include it. What this laptop doesnt include is a full HD 144hertz screen, which is one of the best screen I have ever used. I dont really recommend to use it on the go, it like a semi desktop where you are able to move it around but its inadvisable, due to the weight and the risk of damage. One of the best inclusion is the expandable drive which I use a expandable hybrid drive from seagate. The laptop does include some light and unwanted programs, for me personally I didnt disable them, but I have removed the icons and they might be useful later. For me when I got the laptop at 1099$, it was a great purchase and it still is. So if you want a 4 year gaming laptop, this might be it.