Customers are positive about the Predator Helios 300's performance, build quality, and refresh rate, with many praising its excellent gaming capabilities and smooth visuals. However, customers are negative about the loud fan noise and short battery life, citing these as significant drawbacks. Some users also reported issues with screen quality and the laptop's weight. Overall, opinions are mixed, highlighting a balance of strong performance features alongside some notable shortcomings.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great laptop for video editing and gaming of course
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very fast; good quality; Quite. I enjoy to play and use with it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Loving it for playing modded Stardew Valley
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this laptop so that I could play my favorite game, Stardew Valley, with as many mods as I wanted. And it’s working great. The laptop is handling 200+ mods with no trouble. The start-up noise is loud and I don’t like it and can’t figure out how to change it, but everything else is great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great gaming laptop. When you turn the fan on high, it is a bit noisy, but it is definitely cooling it off. I love how the bottom is elevated to allow air flow. The only con as of yet (it's very minor and I was well aware before I bought it) is that I would like the screen to be a little bigger.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Predator Review
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It works as intended. The only problem with it is that the display panel has a glitch similar to backlight bleeding but everything shown on the laptop screen ends up glitching and going transparent. Can't quite explain but it works good.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Acer laptop had issue, was resolved quickly by sto
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
First one has an issue, but I was able to get a replacement easily, the people here really cared about making sure I was happy and overall it was a very good customer service experience. The replacement works fine and I have no complaints
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Solid Machine
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great combination of components and the Acer config software is great for switching between gaming and more standard work/use.
I've seen better looking laptops but with minimal bloat I am quite satisfied
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Beast of a Machine
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I purchased this pc over the holiday and it has run everything exceptionally fast, the fans are not loud at all. I mostly run COD and have had no issues. I purchased a ROG with a 3060 before this and it had lag issues with COD but no this beast of a machine.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing Gaming Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing Gaming Laptop
Great for gaming and watching content in 1440p
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Fan noise
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Beast gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent gaming laptop, runs any game I throw at it easily. Would be 5 stars but the fans are a bit noisy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gaming laptop helios
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great laptop. Build like a brick. Sounds like a rocket. Amazing. Has recommended to several of my friends including my brother who is devating when to get one if his credit approves. The wireless signal is amazing and strong. No lagg no dc. Everything made for gaming.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love it
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
a very beautiful gamer laptop, a bit heavy but it's fine for what it is, the screen has very good color definition, the rgb gives it a wonderful view, and it's a very good investment if you like casual gaming
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I really love my new computer, is powerful with a great built quality and future proof I got an amazing deal Best Buy is the best and releasing great deals I truly recommend this laptop and Best Buy is definitely the way to go with a Totaltech membership! Enjoy!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good device for its price
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very good laptop for its price. Very efficient cooling system and mostly silent. It's a little bit bulky, however this accommodates the cooling features. Display could be better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
ACER PC315-55-795c review
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It has heat issues. Laptop CPU temperature runs to its limits. That will likely impact longevity/reliability.
Power supply gets extremely hot.
Does not have a SD slot. No dvd though external USB would work for both.
Does support two nvme m.2 ssds and up to 64 gb memory. Nice display. Mux works on both local and external display. Nice display connectivity options.
Preloaded with trials of office 365 and Norton ultra. Also has trial of Dropbox. Minimal bloatware otherwise.
Machine startup and configuration was easy and quick. Need to seek Acer and Nvidia sites after Microsoft for all updates. Acer software tools helped a lot.
Except for the heating issues it would have been a 5 star laptop.
The Acer website still has issues with this model but support info is available with some poking around. They offer a 3 yr accidental extended warranty at about half that of best buy, but it is minus the in store help. I would recommend a warranty extension of some sort. There is a users manual but no maintenance manual available.
Battery usage is short. Fans on full are loud. Better heat stability if GPU is not in use.
Definitely a desktop/hard surface use laptop.
Recommendation could go either way due to the heating. Case is plastic and aluminum. Fairly rugged. No issues seen with the Bluetooth or wireless. Wired network has not been tested but is available. No battery drain seen when plugged in.
Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5 4800MHz CL40 Laptop Memory CT2K32G48C40S5 worked. Initial boot was long and seemed to require multiple manual power cycles. Fast boot after initial discovery.
Memory already has a heatsink. So do ssds, but might add some pads to them. Internal airflow is a definite consideration looking at their design.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Screen
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Screen issue
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Screen went out in less than a year. Beware and don’t buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Craig S
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Still going strong. Love the predator series of laptops.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Heat
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Gets too hot
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Does everything you’d want to do but gets extremely hot when running Microsoft Flight Simulator even with a Klim cooling pad underneath!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best gaming laptop
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
One of the best gaming laptops that I had. The only issue is the high temperature when you play video games but It is normal for this time of gaming laptop. This issue can be solved buying a fan stand.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good value, don't go to windows 10
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing specs, but somewhat bulkey and heavy. Whatever you do DO NOT DOWNGRADE TO WINDOWS 10, Itcwill break everything.