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

Laptop seems to work good for my 3d processing and editing but I am disappointed to see a dead pixel on my brand new laptop, im sure I could have sent it back but it would be such a hassle to reload all my software so i will keep it but not totally satisfied with the screen quality.

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.

Runs like dream. Gets hot to the touch when under a lot of use and in a hot room. Could be too hot if you have thin skin or are a child. My hands are calloused, so it doesnt matter. Probably why this is so cheap, comparatively. Great deal.

Overall was a decent laptop but the heating issue is very worrisome. Had to stop using it. Not worth the money imo.

Highly recommended!

Nice gaming experience

This laptop has some very extreme pros and cons to it for me so far.

It’s done everything that I wanted it for

It’s huge af . U need a 16” case

I mean it runs most games quite well, it only runs into a few small issues here and there when it comes to FPS shooters. Mostly the ability to maintain a 144hz speed especially within Siege. Besides that aspect for games of simply personal use like Monster Hunter, Rise of the Tomb Raider, etc. its quite fine. Also my only real con is the aspect of not having a hdd and having a closed up ethernet port (you need to pull on the plastic cover-ish to put the ethernet cable in. HDD issue can be resolved easily simply buying the HDD as I did which should be somewhere linked with this purchase and opening the back and simply placing it there with the mounting though take caution as some spaces are hard to get to and you might drop a screw into the pc itself.