Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, 16GB Dual-Channel DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, RGB Keyboard, PH315-53-71HN

Awesome. No damage on delivery. Perfect stuff

Excellent

I spent a long time searching the Internet for a good gaming laptop, and after much delegation I decided on this; I made the right choice! I've tried to simply the computer jargon in the review for those who aren't all knowing about computers. The Good - GPU: Graphics card is RTX ready, and can easily handle games like Cyberpunk 2077 (which I highly recommend) on the highest settings. FPS (how smooth a game runs) can dip when the screen gets too busy, so I knocked it down everything to High and had a more consistent experience. Gaming: Runs every modern game in my Steam and GOG library, including the Mass Effect Legendary Edition the Master Chief Collection and Sunset Overdrive SSD: 512GB SSD is as listed, SSD is superior to hard drives as it is noticeably faster to read/write to memory; meaning faster loading and downloading times. 512GB is a good amount, but the option to upgrade and add another is there, should you be inclined. SCREEN: Screen is quality with 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms delay, no complaints there. (Refresh Rate means how fast the screen updates within a time period, the higher the better; although realistically you won't need more than 144Hz) OVERCLOCKING: Comes with a handy button to overclock (run it faster than intended) your CPU should you need a boost to processing power. I don't use the feature, but it may help you reach a more consistent 60-120FPS on more intensive games, on high settings. DESIGN: The laptop looks great, and the RGB settings can be customised through the in-house software. Has a good weight, and the keyboard is decent; add your own keyboard if you want the click-clack of mechanical keys, these are nice and quiet. SOFTWARE: Comes with Windows 10, and a free 'upgrade' to a worse OS Win 11. I wouldn't recommend doing that, but you can do your own research on the matter, it might be better for you. The Bad - Just to note: most of these issues are apparent throughout most gaming laptops not just this one, but it is important you're aware nonetheless. BATTERY: Obviously, when you put a fat CPU and GPU in a laptop custom tuned to play games, you're going to make sacrifices somewhere; the battery is the first to bite this bullet. Battery life can be extended through the settings by a small margin, but ultimately you're looking at 1-2Hrs idle, easily 1Hr or less when gaming. Just don't use it when it's not on charge. Some people have noted that the battery flat out dies when not plugged in, not happened to me but it is something to consider. OVERHEATING: Look, I'll be real with you, the biggest thing that's going to kill your laptop early is the overheating. You can put the most powerful CPU and GPU, along with the most expensive motherboard together and it won't mean shit if you don't have a good cooling system because otherwise you could fry and egg on that CPU Laptops suffer the most from this, just not enough space to put in good cooling systems when the main pull of a laptop is how portable it is; classic catch-22. The laptop is marketed with the overclocking feature a mere button press away, but lacks any warning on the damage it can do. Overclocking can give you a boost to processing power, at the cost of cooking your balls should you be utilising the 'lap' part of the laptop. This, more importantly, can also eventually damage your hardware should you use it often. I can't tell you what to do, just do your own research and decide if the gains outweigh the costs, I believe this isn't needed, but that might not apply to you. I counter this by using a cooling pad for the laptop, which drops the temp a good 3-5°, not much in the grand scheme but does help when I use this on my lap. PRICE: This is just something to be aware of, but this is pretty expensive to some people like myself, that is just the cost of a gaming rig. You're getting a great GPU for the price with a great product, but if you're planning on just using it like a regular laptop there are better, more affordable options. Just be realistic with your intentions. The Ugly- NOISE: I have one gripe with this product and it is probably the only thing I dislike about it; the noise. Again, this is something that all gaming laptops suffer from. This thing sounds like a Space X launch right in your living room, and god forbid you max out the fans when overclocking because this thing will actually take off. Also, the speakers are quite possibly the worst I have ever heard. Sounds like you're eavesdropping on a conversation in a language you don't understand, in a different country through a tin can and wire set-up. Thankfully these can both be bypassed by having a decent headset, which is basically required for gaming anyway, but you're going to have to outsource a speaker if that's what you need. The headset works great, but that doesn't stop other people from hearing it, so I imagine this could easily spark a domestic situation in a busy household. Roll the credits- Good Shit, not gonna lie, if this is within your budget and the downsides don't bother you then buy this thing, I've got no regrets with this purchase and have recommended it to friends.

Lieferung war super. Gerät ist für die nächsten Jahre 1. Liga reif. Leicht zu reinigen und super Leistung. Vielleicht beim Zocken zu laut, aber irgendwie muss die heiße Luft vom Inneren ja raus und kalte Luft rein. Stört nicht wenn man es ignoriert, oder Kopfhörer benutzt.

Arrived in good condition. Powerful machine and good value

I will update my review more after I have used the laptop more extensively; however, this question keeps coming up and for some reason they won't fix it on the page, so here's another place where it is corrected: ***this laptop definitely comes with a 512 SSD not a dinky 128*** (512 is already getting small by today's standards!)... but thankfully there is an expansion bay here as well :D From what I can tell, if you need a powerful laptop that can do medium-high gaming for the next 1-2 years, then this is for you. The overall specs for general computing outside of gaming should let this laptop be relevant for at least 3-4 years if not longer (I keep everything until it dies, so I'm shooting for 7-8 years just like my last one). Personally, I needed this rig more for large data analysis, but also wanted something I could hook up to a 4k TV at the end of the day and play somewhat recent games, which this can do (however, if that's your main focus or you're a competitive gamer, it's better you build an actual HDCP-type machine... even though this will still work for most current games up to High/Ultra settings, this type of card is not going to quite keep up with new releases for much longer than the next 6 months). An interesting fact about the graphics card -- this particular laptop model of the RTX 3060 actually has more cuda cores than the desktop model (i.e., can process certain things faster), but less memory. There are certain applications where it will outshine the desktop version, but in most gaming situations with large vram requirements, it will be slightly slower. (Again if gaming is your PURE focus, not combo-value like mine, go for a model with a 3070 or 3080 if you can afford it, as the jump in gaming stats is pretty large). However, for the current price that I obtained this laptop at ($1350), and considering that the graphics card ALONE is going for $600-700 right now, this is such a killer bang for your buck. With the upcoming chip shortages continuing and possibly increasing, and even though I would typically only buy something like this around black Friday or another holiday with guaranteed sales, this is a pretty good time to buy due to the risk of shortages getting worse. (another friendly tidbit, if you're in the market for a new vehicle lease or purchase, DO IT NOW... chip shortages will affect car mfgs starting in about Sept and then prices will skyrocket, according to an inside friend of mine). Of course no one can predict the future, but I thought I'd throw this info out there just in case. Obviously future people reading this will know if it came to pass or not! tl;dr Seems like an amazing deal. Again, I will confirm that this computer lives up to my expectations after more testing. I'm usually a strict Samsung/ASUS/MSI kinda guy, so here's my first experience with a large-ticket Acer product, or at least first in over a decade. Updates to come. Cheers.