Black Acer Predator Helios 300 15.6 Inches Laptop Review

Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, VR Ready, 15.6" Full HD, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Red Backlit KB, Metal Chassis, G3-571-77QK

The Acer PREDATOR HELIOS 300 laptop is a notebook computer, great for use as a personal computer. Packed with a large 15.6 Inches display and a powerful Latest 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ up to 3.8GHz CPU processor. This Acer laptop model would work well for portability with its 6 Pounds lightweight design and sleek black look. Great for gaming, heavy duty processing or a work computer, this laptop is worth the price of $1099.

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This Acer PREDATOR HELIOS 300 laptop is a powerful computer that is great for more than the average usage. You can use it for development work, play the latest video games, video editing as well as watching movies online such as Netflix, visiting social media networks like Facebook and be able to communicate with friends and family online through programs such as Skype and much more! However, if you are looking for a laptop with a spacious hard drive to store your files, we would not recommend the Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, VR Ready, 15.6" Full HD, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Red Backlit KB, Metal Chassis, G3-571-77QK. Whether you need to write your term paper, catch up on work or create the family budget, this Acer PREDATOR HELIOS 300 mobile laptop allows you to multitask with 16GB DDR4 and the high end processing power of the Latest 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ up to 3.8GHz.

Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-571-77QK Gaming Notebook comes with these high level specs: 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor 2.8GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.8GHz, 15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit IPS display, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB of dedicated GDDR5Click Here To Read More & Get Latest Offers
System Features
Latest 7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (Up to 3.8GHz)
Latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM
15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen IPS display
16GB DDR4 Memory & 256GB SSD
Up to 7-hours of battery life
Red Backlit Keyboard
Laptop System Specifications
ProcessorLatest 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ up to 3.8GHz
RAM16GB DDR4
HDD256GB Solid State Drive
GraphicsLatest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM
Screen15.6 Inches
OSWindows 10 Home
Weight6 Pounds
Dimensions15.3 x 10.5 x 1.1 inches
USB Ports2.0 Ports (2) / 3.0 Ports (2)
Wireless802.11 A/C
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338 of 354 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best gaming laptop in the $1000 price range, June 11, 2017
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D. Hofford (Fayetteville, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, VR Ready, 15.6" Full HD, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Red Backlit KB, Metal Chassis, G3-571-77QK (Personal Computers)
I had been looking around for a while at many different gaming laptops, planning to get one for sure, but was really on the fence about which one to get. I looked at all of the MSi, Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Sabre, etc. and to be honest, all these companies had great gaming laptops to offer for around the $1000 price point I was looking for. And I would hope that anyone looking for a gaming laptop in this price range would understand that companies are going to make compromises to reach that price range. All of the gaming laptops from all of these companies are great for this price range, and they all make their compromises in different areas of their laptops to reach that point. Ultimately though, most all of the other ones I looked at for this price were making their compromise in the the form of the GPU, stepping them down to the GTX 1050ti instead of the 1060 to try and cut costs. This was the only one that I found that still included the GTX 1060, and a 6gb one at that! No,... Read more
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109 of 113 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Easily Best Laptop for the Money, June 25, 2017
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This review is from: Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, VR Ready, 15.6" Full HD, 16GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, Red Backlit KB, Metal Chassis, G3-571-77QK (Personal Computers)
I am amazed at what you get for this price point.

Pros:
-Price/Performance
-GTX 1060 easily pushes 1080p monitor
-Cooling seems to do a good job
-Quality build
-m.2 is PCIe/NVMe compatible
-free 2.5" bay with mounting included
-Matte screen
-Not too bulky

Cons (I gonna really reach here, no reason to complain at this price):
-Single USB 3 port
-USB C is NOT thunderbolt 3
-finger prints show easily on metal exterior

The build quality is instantly obvious. It is well made both in material quality as well as design. The first thing I did after unboxing was create a backup using a USB 3 stick which took ~1 hour. After that I opened it up and replaced the 256GB m.2 SATA SSD with a Samsung 960 EVO Series - 500GB NVMe - M.2 Internal SSD (MZ-V6E500BW) drive. The process was a little difficult as I wasnt sure how to get the base off after unscrewing all 15-16 screws. As it turns out, with the base... Read more
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247 of 271 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Edited, because it could be better after 10 days..., May 19, 2017
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EDIT: I've owned the laptop for 10 days now and have put it through it's paces. I did end up coming up with a few points everyone should know that I'll list below.

The first thing to know is that you're going to need to update your laptop's firmware. Go to the Acer support site and download the 1.2 AND 1.3 updates for your firmware (which they incorrectly label as a BIOS update). Update to 1.2 *first*, then update to 1.3. That'll solve a lot of stuttering and freezing you will come across, for example when a UAC prompt comes up.

Next, I did reinstall a fresh copy of Windows to help with the stability of the system. I did this by using Rufus to make a Windows 10 installer USB (use Google for instructions). I then had to hit Start, Settings, Update, Recovery, and reboot into UEFI Settings mode. I disabled SecureBoot so I could boot the USB media, installed a fresh copy of Windows 10, then went back into the UEFI settings to re-enable SecureBoot using the .efi file... Read more
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