Moreover, games loaded up super quickly as well, which completely blew my mind as someone who’s used to relatively long load times. It was an amazing feeling, coming in the Top 10 in PUBG during my first attempt playing without a controller. Playing on the Helios 300 though gave me the boost in confidence that I needed, being able to use the laptop’s keyboard and my own gaming mouse to play games surprisingly well. It’s the one thing that I knew, without a doubt, that I’d be awful at. I’ve always played games with a controller and get incredibly nervous whenever I’m offered an opportunity to play games with a keyboard and mouse.
Not only that, the different colour and texture to the WASD keys made playing with a keyboard and mouse so much easier than normal. The graphics on all the games I tried were incredible and with there being almost no lag, gaming on the Helios 300 was comparable to playing games on a console. It was almost like a dream come true when I was able to actually play PUBG on the Helios 300. I had purchased PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (“PUBG”), Broforce and a number of other games with the intention of playing them on my own personal laptop but found that my laptop just couldn’t handle graphically heavy titles. I was surprised and incredibly impressed with just how powerful the laptop was, especially when it came to gaming. With an Intel Core i7-7700HQ CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, 16GB of RAM and 128 GB SSD + 1TB HDD, the Helios 300 is a beast of a machine, which allows for some high-end gaming, as well as serious multitasking. With such a visually striking display, the graphics in each video, photo and even game seemed to be brought to life, something that made my experience all the more mesmerising. DisplayĬonsidering I’m someone who uses a standard, rather basic laptop for work, the Helios 300’s 1080 display was incredibly sharp, with colours that popped, making graphics and visuals stand out. Though it isn’t a deal breaker, it would have been rather cool to have the Predator logo light up as well, much like the Apple logo on Macs. While the design of the Helios 300 was appealing, caught my attention and certainly looks good on camera, I was just a tad disappointed by the aluminium lid catching fingerprints. The keyboard also comes with red back-lighting, which was a nice touch as well. The keyboard also features some red accents, with a red border surrounding the trackpad and red WASD keys, which had a different texture to the other keys, making it far easier for my fingers to recognise. Furthermore, the exhaust vents on the back of the laptop are highlighted by another two red lines which offer an attractive design.Ĭonsidering it’s 15.6” screen size, the laptop is slightly larger yet lighter (2.5kg) than other gaming laptops I’ve seen, which made portability possible, something I definitely look for when it comes to my technology devices. On the lid, there are also two red stripes which accentuate the standout Predator logo.
Straight out of the box, the Helios 300 certainly looked the part of a gaming laptop, with mostly black colouring, red accents and a lid made of a smooth aluminium-plastic finish.
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Below is my review from a brand new PC gamer/ technology enthusiast’s point of view. The Helios 300 is the first gaming laptop I’ve experienced, which could actually handle AAA gaming titles, making me realise just how much power there now is in today’s suite of laptops and notebooks. My experience with PCs and PC gaming is minimal due to not owning a PC that was capable enough to handle the graphically heavy new games that come out each year.
However, that’s slowly starting to change thanks to Acer, who gave me the opportunity to test out their Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop. Most of you who know me, know that I’m predominantly a console gamer who is technically challenged when it comes to more complicated technology, like computers.
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