I'm actually getting this laptop Tuesday since my current laptop died. I've watched a few reviews and it seems like the best one for me. One thing I want to thank you about your video is the fact that you show the sims 4 in your benchmark, I enjoy The Sims and Planet Coaster/Zoo and a lot of reviewers never mention these types of games even though they need a decent laptop to run them well. It's nice to see more casual type games shown.
I totally agree that they changed. I remember having an Acer all in one desktop in 2010 or earlier. From Windows 7 to windows 8. For whatever reason it had an error and needed the Windows Disk to be inserted to recover. And that's when I realized that Acer was not a good choice for computers. But then at Brandsmart USA I stumble upon the Acer Helios 300 and I was surprised actually. It was bang for your buck and I love it. Didn't get it as I'm looking to build a desktop but it really impressed me how Acer DID come a long way to get consumers to choose them. I can see them take pride.
Good job dal, Your reviews are short and sweet but really extensive in information you helped me alot in choosing what laptop to buy. Keep up the great content!!!
I found this laptop on Ebay from the Acer Refurbished program for $899.99!! All I can say is... JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST IS THIS LAPTOP BLAZING FAST!! Sure, I didn't get the whole fancy packaging and whatnot, but who cares! Also, my unit didn't include the Hard Drive upgrade kit but that shouldn't be too much an issue. Lastly, since my unit was refurbished, I believe the Acer undervolting got removed, since I was seeing CPU temps around 80c when gaming. Not bad, but not great either. So I undervolted my CPU with ThrottleStop and MSI AfterBurner and OMG!!! I'm legit gaming on max settings on almost all games running at a cool 60c!! Acer has really outdone themselves here! And for me getting this beast of a laptop for less $1000.00??? Merry Christmas to me! lmao!!
Yo I was planning on getting the refurbished one as well from ebay. is it still going great for you 2 months after? The undervolting thing getting removed has me a bit worried now but if most day to day things are going very good still I'll probably grab it.
@@oath609 Why would undervolting worry you? The Helios 300 is pre-undervolted out of the box by the manufacturer. 1. Find a good deal 2. Purchase 3. Enjoy. No configuring required.
@@dalportodev Well I'm not big into the tech stuff so I still don't really understand what undervolting is but every review says it comes with it but his refurb one did not which confuses me.
So this laptop is a absolute beast. Only had it for about a month. I encountered something that I may misunderstood. So the Turbo Button. When I am in a game such as Skyrim and I press the turbo button, my game crashes and takes me to the desktop. I reinstalled windows and reinstalled the predator sense app. Same problem. However, I just bought Modern Warfare and used to Turbo button for a hour straight and no problems or crash. I believe the turbo/extreme option will work on certain games that probably aren't capped at a certain frame rate. Just my theory.
Very interesting, my understanding (could be wrong) is that turbo just increased fan speed. Did Skyrim crash immediately everytime you pressed the button or after some time passed? Are you using any mods? I haven't seen any issues with turbo but I don't use it much because it's so loud.
Great to be here. Love from India. Great detailed review I have seen ever. Containing some very essential info about the device like Inside view helps to get understating of memory configuration & disc space off the device. Keep it up.
@@dmcdickify Well, I haven't used it for gaming (yet). I mainly bought it for video editing. But, when you start up the computer, it plays this introduction music which sounds pretty loud and clear (can be disabled). YT videos sound pretty good, too. I have the Xbox Ultimate Game Pass, which has PC games - I'll probably try it later on. Bottom line: I think the sound is pretty good.
Already made one, take a look! And thanks! Ultimate Laptop Battery Savings Guide! Best Battery + Performance Settings for Any Laptop!🔋⚡ th-cam.com/video/FXd0d5U3PyQ/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for this very informative review. I Just bought this last Friday on sale for Intel gamer days. 999.99, along with a 1tb Toshiba ssd for 89.99.😁😌
Why in the world would they put ALL the IO ports on the sides and not the back? Also, that's a very poor position for the power port. The cable blocks the left vent and I'm sure gets super hot.
I agree about the power cable! I always plug it in and flip it the other way so it's not blocking the vent. Glad my viewers have as much attention to detail as I. 😅
I watched this video before deciding which laptop i should buy. I bought HP pavilion gaming 15 i7 with nvidia 1660ti instead of this acer helios 300 because I have limited budget. and in my country acer helios 300 cost 300 usd more than the HP with similar specs but for now I'm happy with my HP pavilion gaming 15
I got this laptop for college. It's the best laptop, I have ever owned! It has 16gb of ram planning on upgrading it to 32gb once solid works gets started.
One thing that's a little annoying about the Acer Predator 300 would need to be the weird gaming booting sound. It annoying as heck and don't know how to disable it.
Thats it! After watching this review, i have decided to get out of my dilemma and buy this one. Probably gonna go with the RTX2060 one. Great review and keep it up!
I'm going to buy a new laptop that I will mainly use for music production, some video editing and I might use it for a few Adobe programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. I've been watching your reviews which are really good and I would like to know your opinion on this. My main options are: -ASUS ROG GL531GT ($1099/not so many reviews) -MSi GP65 Leopard ($1199/a lot of good reviews and also Amazon Choice) -Acer Predator Helios 300 ($1129/the best option according to the reviews and also Amazon Choice) I'm not an expert but with the basic knowledge I have and after doing a good research on these options I think the best option would be the Acer Predator Helios 300. I plan on purchasing the laptop on Amazon but I live in El Salvador so I think that might be a key detail to take into consideration bcs idk which of these brands it's the best and the easist to get spare parts or assistance just in case there's any issues with the laptop. Any advice? What option do you think would fit my needs the best?
have u got ssd upgrde kit and adapter cable i didnt receivd and its also not available on any online store or our local market acer is also not replying i mailed them :(
@@dalportodev i am waiting for your next upcoming videos coz i also own a helios 2019 model .bro Can you help me to get that upgrading ssd kit and cable becouse i dont know why acer india is not providing that kit which is very essential for upgrading secondary memory plz help me out and let me inform if u get that kit online in your region . . . 🙂
Question about the SSD expansion slot that is open, not the 2.5 and not the one already in use with the 256 SSD that comes with it... so will this laptop take an M.2 or a NVMe ? I'm confused on the two types, one has the 2 separate contacts on each side and one just has one. Isn't NVMe faster? Want to upgrade the Predator Helios (2019 version) and amazon says it has 2 PCIe M.2 slots. So not sure to get an M.2 SATA 2280 or the NVMe M.2 (faster?)
I bought this and for some reason the PredatorSense program always opens about 2 minutes after boot up. How do I get it to not do this? I dont want it to come up if I quickly start up a game. Its not in my "start up" application list. I looked in the predatorsense settings, there is no "Run on startup" option to unclick. Not sure what to do.
Strange, mind does not behave in this way. Try right clicking on your windows task bar and open the task manager. Look under the startup tab to see if predator sense shows up as an item. If so, you can disable it. Be careful not to disable anything else important under this list though!
Ok, I just spent 4 DAYS reading, trying, and trying 'till my fingers bled [ _not really, but oh, the drama! --- although I DID cut my left hand in a fall_ ] to learn and _FINALLY!!_ accomplished setting up my Predator with Windows 10 (as shipped) *ALONG WITH* 3 distros of Linux: Mint 19.2, ClearOS 7, Fedora 31 (but changed my mind about that one) and ZorinOS 12.4 Core. Mint and Zorin are functioning fine. I still need to fine-tune ClearOS, but that can wait until tomorrow. All on the same 256GB SSD. I hope to soon post on my website detailed instructions on: 1) Fine tuning Windows 10 [as shipped] as a solo install but separating all your data; 2) Windows 10 and [1] Linux distro bootable on same drive via menu; 3) Windows 10 and _multiple_ Linux distros bootable on same drive via menu; ..... ALSO, I'll discuss the various storage options and how to handle them so you can be the most efficient with your new Predator and not lose your data (and hopefully any system as well) by viruses or malware. Btw, my Predator is [as delivered] configured with 16GB RAM and a 256GB NVMe SSD. I'll discuss how you can upgrade your memory and storage for the best efficiency of using this great laptop. Oh, and typing with this keyboard is awesome after dealing with crappy chicklet "keyboards" in the past. Just wish it has LIGHTS for BOTH, CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK. _Stay tuned!_
i got the same model except mine comes with RGB, but what i am saddned about is they dont let u open the back or it will ruin warranty. I wanted to upgrade stuff a bit i guess i can't unless i go to authorized acer service center which is far.
Yeah I saw the newer models with RGB keyboards. The backlight bleed def didn't ruining anything for me, it's just a little bit noticeable sometimes. I'm a really detail obsessed guy though. 😂
Did you have to delete any excessive bloatware when setting up? Also I'm into 3d modeling and concerned about render times. Thanx in advance if you do respond.
Mate i really love your actual honest reviews but this helios is causing quite some confusion on my end. I saw others review this laptop and complained about getting temps of over 90 C, and to be honest, i had the 2018 model of this laptop and the thermal throttling was unbearable so i had to return it. Now i just wanna conclude my research about this laptop and would like to know what temps im supposed to trust here.
Yep, not afraid to call something out for being garbage. 😂 The Helios 300 is far from it, however. I did hear about some issues with the 2018 model. The information in this video was my complete, self experience with my own unit. Thanks for watching!
I have a question. Did AIDA64 cause a BSOD on your laptop? I was having a “Bad-pool-caller” error on startup of AIDA64. Even on the replacement that I was sent.
Hey man can you provide some tips or a step by step video as to how to check my new laptop for faculty GPU or CPU by using the right benchmarks and stuff...
Which is the best 1660ti laptop for you? I'm torn between Helios 300, Asus Strix G GL531GU, MSI GL63. Or do you have other recommendations. Mainly going to use it for gaming and content creation.
thank u for the great vid! i just have to ask, can i keep this laptop hooked on the charger all day long while im in the house? or will it slowly kill the battery life? thank you!
Yes you can use it like that, but 4K you will definitely have to lower a few settings. This ain’t no RTX 2080. Keep that in mind. I use my laptop plugged into a monitor gaming at 1440p.
Yes it can tho mine has the 2060, but my buddy has the 1660ti one hooked to his 4k monitor most newer games I would turn to med setting but almost all games 3 to 4 yrs ago play 50 to 60 fps on high or ultra.Games like l4d2 unreal tournament 3,tomb raider not rise(which hover around 45 to 60 on high still fucking beautiful)
I’m sure it would, but as time goes on probably after two years you would need to tweak some settings down a bit most likely. It’s pretty powerful though!
How did you test CS:GO? On Ulletical Benchmark or just by playing? Which more are you playing then, CASUAL, COMPETITIVE or Danger Zone. As these impact frame rates. I have seen some benchmark which achieved about 170-180 framerates on max on turbo on max settings and 240-250 on low-med settings which is what I am trying to achieve. Thanks for your help!
I used FPS Monitor from fpsmon.com which calculates the average framerate over a given duration of gameplay. As I mentioned as a disclaimer in the video, there were some areas in the game which yielded higher framerates. So depending on gameplay factors and how much content is displayed on the screen ymmv. I did notice higher framerates reaching 170-180 in some areas, but never anywhere near 250. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
@@dalportodev Ahhh, now I see. I assume that the average of it for high settings right? I have seen people reaching 240-250 on low settings. Do you think it is possible? In my opinion, decreasing the settings in CS really helped in boosting fps with minimal visual changes. Thanks for your helping, your benchmarks really helped me in deciding a laptop for me.
dalportodev No worries, I myself also love good graphics. Though in CS I would rather have 144 to 240Hz which might not yield much of a difference rather than 60 to 144Hz. Anyways, thanks for your replies! I will most likely purchase this laptop 😀
Power limit throttling is when the system limits the amount of power the CPU can pull, thus generating less heat. Thermal throttling is when the CPU overheats the system forces the CPU core clock speed down until temperatures lower. Thermal throttling is definitely the worse of the two.
I know very little about laptops, have always been a console gamer but mostly for gaming which would be better Helios 300 i5 gtx 1660 ti or i7 1660 ti?
If I have the choice to spend my money on either the Helios 300 2019 one reviewed here or the MSI GL93 9SDK 2019 model, which one should I go with? My main intended use is for heavy gaming, digital art work and programming in general. Thanks for the awesome and honest reviews BTW!
It'll handle it fine for the most part. I put it through some pretty intense StarCraft II games with tons of units onscreen and only managed to make it lag like once or twice. That's on ultra settings too and WoW is not as graphically intensive.
@@dalportodev I just ordered one 2019 model 1660ti 256gb 16ram etc its my Christmas present hahah watching ur previous vids ill do some expanding .. thanks for the info dude will be used for school and gaming a bit
I'm really considering buying this laptop, I'm engineering student and Im looking for a powerful laptop in case Im going to need power, I want play some games and also, i want to take for school and here is my question, are the fans make noise while I am watching videos on youtube or netflix or Im doing productivity work as for example, using the Office's programs? It is very important to me to know this because I want to use the laptop in the classroom
2019 has changed the scene for affordable gaming laptops
Indeed Balkeet, laptops at around this price point are better then ever.
no freaking joke! im headed in today for a much needed replacement. I do believe this guy just swung my final decision into the Asus Pr editor
i bought the lenovo L340 because of your review. as a matter of fact im typing on it right now. Love the reviews Keep up the good work :D
Awesome. 😂 Thanks for watching!
battery life ?
@@joerylarvinganalon4717 about 5.5 hours while watching TH-cam
hey man m thinking to buy this laptop or Asus ROG Strix G Core , i use it for animatin and color grading in davinci what do u think ?
I absolutely love my Predator Helios! It’s amazing!! Also had to get the complete package and get the Predator Cestus 500 with it
Yes. We need the settings to save battery.
Yes pls upload it tho it's been 2 years.
This is a real review, I’m so glad to see you don’t hold back on your review, you get my sub.
Thanks for watching!
I'm actually getting this laptop Tuesday since my current laptop died. I've watched a few reviews and it seems like the best one for me.
One thing I want to thank you about your video is the fact that you show the sims 4 in your benchmark, I enjoy The Sims and Planet Coaster/Zoo and a lot of reviewers never mention these types of games even though they need a decent laptop to run them well. It's nice to see more casual type games shown.
I totally agree that they changed. I remember having an Acer all in one desktop in 2010 or earlier. From Windows 7 to windows 8. For whatever reason it had an error and needed the Windows Disk to be inserted to recover. And that's when I realized that Acer was not a good choice for computers. But then at Brandsmart USA I stumble upon the Acer Helios 300 and I was surprised actually. It was bang for your buck and I love it. Didn't get it as I'm looking to build a desktop but it really impressed me how Acer DID come a long way to get consumers to choose them. I can see them take pride.
Nice man thx! One of the best reviews for the acer predator helios 300 2019 that I've watched so far
Keep it up man
Good job dal, Your reviews are short and sweet but really extensive in information you helped me alot in choosing what laptop to buy. Keep up the great content!!!
Glad it helped you out. Thanks for watching!
Im watching it on my new acer predator helios 2019 144hz rtx2060 and damn so nice!
Ooo new rtx version..... making me jealous I want to try one.....
@@dalportodev you're item is really nice too, its just 5% difference only
same here man!! :)
Me too
But still download games
I found this laptop on Ebay from the Acer Refurbished program for $899.99!!
All I can say is...
JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST IS THIS LAPTOP BLAZING FAST!!
Sure, I didn't get the whole fancy packaging and whatnot, but who cares!
Also, my unit didn't include the Hard Drive upgrade kit but that shouldn't be too much an issue.
Lastly, since my unit was refurbished, I believe the Acer undervolting got removed, since I was seeing CPU temps around 80c when gaming. Not bad, but not great either.
So I undervolted my CPU with ThrottleStop and MSI AfterBurner and OMG!!! I'm legit gaming on max settings on almost all games running at a cool 60c!!
Acer has really outdone themselves here!
And for me getting this beast of a laptop for less $1000.00??? Merry Christmas to me! lmao!!
Haha, epic comment. Merry Christmas to you indeed. 😂 Hope my review helped and thanks for watching!
You can watch all the weeb shit in 144hz!
Yo I was planning on getting the refurbished one as well from ebay. is it still going great for you 2 months after? The undervolting thing getting removed has me a bit worried now but if most day to day things are going very good still I'll probably grab it.
@@oath609 Why would undervolting worry you? The Helios 300 is pre-undervolted out of the box by the manufacturer. 1. Find a good deal 2. Purchase 3. Enjoy. No configuring required.
@@dalportodev Well I'm not big into the tech stuff so I still don't really understand what undervolting is but every review says it comes with it but his refurb one did not which confuses me.
just bought this. It's amazing. playing most games on ultra
Excellent!
Got mine today, hyped!
Ordered mine too was cheap
One thing to note is that versions of this with an RTX card have full RGB lighting on the keyboard (it is zoned though).
I've seen them online, they look good too. Thanks for watching!
The 17.3 inch version in the U.K. has RGB keyboard too (1tb hdd but only 8gb ram)
So this laptop is a absolute beast. Only had it for about a month. I encountered something that I may misunderstood. So the Turbo Button. When I am in a game such as Skyrim and I press the turbo button, my game crashes and takes me to the desktop. I reinstalled windows and reinstalled the predator sense app. Same problem. However, I just bought Modern Warfare and used to Turbo button for a hour straight and no problems or crash. I believe the turbo/extreme option will work on certain games that probably aren't capped at a certain frame rate. Just my theory.
Very interesting, my understanding (could be wrong) is that turbo just increased fan speed. Did Skyrim crash immediately everytime you pressed the button or after some time passed? Are you using any mods? I haven't seen any issues with turbo but I don't use it much because it's so loud.
@@dalportodev no mods and yes after some time. I would say 3 minutes after hitting turbo
Great video man!! I would LOVE to see a video about the tweaks you did to achieve this amazing battery life!!!
Already up! Lol take a look! th-cam.com/video/FXd0d5U3PyQ/w-d-xo.html
Awesome review! Torn between the RTX 2060 and this...and I'm leaning more and more on this model. You just got a sub! Awesome job!
Great to be here. Love from India. Great detailed review I have seen ever. Containing some very essential info about the device like Inside view helps to get understating of memory configuration & disc space off the device. Keep it up.
And yeah, it would helpful if you can share the settings that extended the battery life.
I bought this laptop recently to replace my Surface Book... LOVE IT!!
The predator eats surface books for dinner.
what are u going to do with your old surface book？ I have a surface book 2 too，and it’s useless.
@@daniellu7979 It's currently on eBay! LOL!
How loud is it while gaming ?
@@dmcdickify Well, I haven't used it for gaming (yet). I mainly bought it for video editing. But, when you start up the computer, it plays this introduction music which sounds pretty loud and clear (can be disabled). YT videos sound pretty good, too. I have the Xbox Ultimate Game Pass, which has PC games - I'll probably try it later on. Bottom line: I think the sound is pretty good.
Such a great and affordable laptop this Helios 300 is. Great review!!
It's my daily driver now. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the full review!
You got it. Thanks for watching!
Thx now I know which gaming laptop I want for Christmas
please do the video for battery settings for it
What amazes me about this laptop is that it even beats some laptop that has RTX 2060 in it.
Really? Maybe I will try to get my hands on an RTX 2060 laptop to officially compare. Thanks for watching! :)
Yeaaa saw some reviews. Some 2060 didn't come close.
Can we please see an extended battery life tutorial. Great review by the way!
Already made one, take a look! And thanks! Ultimate Laptop Battery Savings Guide! Best Battery + Performance Settings for Any Laptop!🔋⚡ th-cam.com/video/FXd0d5U3PyQ/w-d-xo.html
dalportodev thanks a lot man. I’ll sub to the channel!
Today I ordered 2060 version thanks man love from India
2060 is good, thanks for watching from India! :)
Battery tips please, I'm only getting around 2-3 hours of average use on my unit :(
Whoa. Alright I will come to your rescue! 😅 Next video.
@@dalportodev Much Appreciated :))
u can try to undervolt cpu and enable nvidia battery optimization settings on geforce experience
I returned this laptop because of this issue. I was just getting 2 to 3 hours (not playing games). I am shocked at how he got 6 hours of battery life.
Plug it in.
Thanks for this very informative review. I Just bought this last Friday on sale for Intel gamer days. 999.99, along with a 1tb Toshiba ssd for 89.99.😁😌
Excellent!!!! Enjoy, this is a great laptop!
It's showing 1099 dollar and no 1tb ssd.
@@ArunKumar-dd3vk bought it last Friday and the SSD separate. 89.99 Toshiba ssd
thank a lot for your reviews. nice work!
Glad it helped, thanks for watching!
Why in the world would they put ALL the IO ports on the sides and not the back? Also, that's a very poor position for the power port. The cable blocks the left vent and I'm sure gets super hot.
I agree about the power cable! I always plug it in and flip it the other way so it's not blocking the vent. Glad my viewers have as much attention to detail as I. 😅
I watched this video before deciding which laptop i should buy.
I bought HP pavilion gaming 15 i7 with nvidia 1660ti instead of this acer helios 300 because I have limited budget. and in my country acer helios 300 cost 300 usd more than the HP with similar specs
but for now I'm happy with my HP pavilion gaming 15
I got this laptop for college. It's the best laptop, I have ever owned! It has 16gb of ram planning on upgrading it to 32gb once solid works gets started.
One thing that's a little annoying about the Acer Predator 300 would need to be the weird gaming booting sound. It annoying as heck and don't know how to disable it.
@@talkativetech in the predator software, just google it :)
Thats it! After watching this review, i have decided to get out of my dilemma and buy this one. Probably gonna go with the RTX2060 one. Great review and keep it up!
Great review Dal! These new double ads are just pissing me off! Thanks Brother for a good review.
Sorry about those. I'll try to look and see if there is a way for me to lower them. Thank you for watching my review video.
I just ordered this awesome laptop! Interested to know your settings to save the battery
Are you happy with it?? I'm thinking about getting it?
Epic, can you do the Helios 500? Or maybe best laptops for price range ciseo
I hadn't considered the 500. I'll do some research and look into it. Thanks!
I'm going to buy a new laptop that I will mainly use for music production, some video editing and I might use it for a few Adobe programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. I've been watching your reviews which are really good and I would like to know your opinion on this. My main options are:
-ASUS ROG GL531GT ($1099/not so many reviews)
-MSi GP65 Leopard ($1199/a lot of good reviews and also Amazon Choice)
-Acer Predator Helios 300 ($1129/the best option according to the reviews and also Amazon Choice)
I'm not an expert but with the basic knowledge I have and after doing a good research on these options I think the best option would be the Acer Predator Helios 300. I plan on purchasing the laptop on Amazon but I live in El Salvador so I think that might be a key detail to take into consideration bcs idk which of these brands it's the best and the easist to get spare parts or assistance just in case there's any issues with the laptop.
Any advice? What option do you think would fit my needs the best?
have u got ssd upgrde kit and adapter cable i didnt receivd and its also not available on any online store or our local market acer is also not replying i mailed them :(
Yes mine included, you can check the video description for my unboxing video. was actually planning to update a video soon with how to install.
@@dalportodev i am waiting for your next upcoming videos coz i also own a helios 2019 model .bro Can you help me to get that upgrading ssd kit and cable becouse i dont know why acer india is not providing that kit which is very essential for upgrading secondary memory plz help me out and let me inform if u get that kit online in your region . . . 🙂
Question about the SSD expansion slot that is open, not the 2.5 and not the one already in use with the 256 SSD that comes with it... so will this laptop take an M.2 or a NVMe ? I'm confused on the two types, one has the 2 separate contacts on each side and one just has one. Isn't NVMe faster? Want to upgrade the Predator Helios (2019 version) and amazon says it has 2 PCIe M.2 slots. So not sure to get an M.2 SATA 2280 or the NVMe M.2 (faster?)
Really good at reviewing
My Predator 2019 goes around 90 degree Celsius both on Normal and Turbo. Is it normal with Predators, Please help 😣!
I want to see how you tweak your settings. I own the RTX 2060 one.
I bought this and for some reason the PredatorSense program always opens about 2 minutes after boot up. How do I get it to not do this? I dont want it to come up if I quickly start up a game. Its not in my "start up" application list. I looked in the predatorsense settings, there is no "Run on startup" option to unclick. Not sure what to do.
Strange, mind does not behave in this way. Try right clicking on your windows task bar and open the task manager. Look under the startup tab to see if predator sense shows up as an item. If so, you can disable it. Be careful not to disable anything else important under this list though!
Definitely pleased with this review
Does the light glows in the two line where there is predator symbol???
yes
No it doesnt
I bought an Acer Predator because of your laptop!! Thanks 😊
Ok, I just spent 4 DAYS reading, trying, and trying 'till my fingers bled [ _not really, but oh, the drama! --- although I DID cut my left hand in a fall_ ] to learn and _FINALLY!!_ accomplished setting up my Predator with Windows 10 (as shipped) *ALONG WITH* 3 distros of Linux: Mint 19.2, ClearOS 7, Fedora 31 (but changed my mind about that one) and ZorinOS 12.4 Core. Mint and Zorin are functioning fine. I still need to fine-tune ClearOS, but that can wait until tomorrow. All on the same 256GB SSD.
I hope to soon post on my website detailed instructions on: 1) Fine tuning Windows 10 [as shipped] as a solo install but separating all your data; 2) Windows 10 and [1] Linux distro bootable on same drive via menu; 3) Windows 10 and _multiple_ Linux distros bootable on same drive via menu; ..... ALSO, I'll discuss the various storage options and how to handle them so you can be the most efficient with your new Predator and not lose your data (and hopefully any system as well) by viruses or malware.
Btw, my Predator is [as delivered] configured with 16GB RAM and a 256GB NVMe SSD. I'll discuss how you can upgrade your memory and storage for the best efficiency of using this great laptop. Oh, and typing with this keyboard is awesome after dealing with crappy chicklet "keyboards" in the past. Just wish it has LIGHTS for BOTH, CAPS LOCK and NUM LOCK. _Stay tuned!_
i got the same model except mine comes with RGB, but what i am saddned about is they dont let u open the back or it will ruin warranty. I wanted to upgrade stuff a bit i guess i can't unless i go to authorized acer service center which is far.
Interesting, what region did you buy this in? Mine had no stickers regarding the warranty at all.
Just found your channel, as I'm in the market for a new laptop. You honestly give fantastic reviews. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, hope they help out!
Loved your review and definitely want those battery saving tweaks 🙏🔥
Amazing review! I bought this laptop 1 month ago, everything its amazing, but the battery life last like 2.5 to 3 hours to me :(, any advice?
Check my battery settings video I uploaded last week.
I got rgb keyboard, I have bleeding issue but it is not noticeable
Yeah I saw the newer models with RGB keyboards. The backlight bleed def didn't ruining anything for me, it's just a little bit noticeable sometimes. I'm a really detail obsessed guy though. 😂
😉
Did you have to delete any excessive bloatware when setting up? Also I'm into 3d modeling and concerned about render times. Thanx in advance if you do respond.
No there wasn’t too much bloatware from Acer. I was pleasantly surprised.
Bro compare this laptops gaming performance with some RTX 2060 laptops...
Sounds like a good idea. Trying to get my hands on one now.
Is this a 15 inch display version you have or is it the 17 inch ?
Mate i really love your actual honest reviews but this helios is causing quite some confusion on my end. I saw others review this laptop and complained about getting temps of over 90 C, and to be honest, i had the 2018 model of this laptop and the thermal throttling was unbearable so i had to return it. Now i just wanna conclude my research about this laptop and would like to know what temps im supposed to trust here.
Yep, not afraid to call something out for being garbage. 😂 The Helios 300 is far from it, however. I did hear about some issues with the 2018 model. The information in this video was my complete, self experience with my own unit. Thanks for watching!
Best cooling device for Helios 300. Great review btw
love this laptop..but ya...damn that backlight bleed... they gotta do something about that....
Yeah, it doesn’t ruin my gaming experience though. Just worth considering when you’re dropping 1K.
I have a question. Did AIDA64 cause a BSOD on your laptop? I was having a “Bad-pool-caller” error on startup of AIDA64. Even on the replacement that I was sent.
No issues here
I just want to ask what's best laptop to you , the msi GL65-9SCK-049PH or This Helios 300 Thank You Sir
512 SSD variant on Amazon for 1320!! I cant find your video or link to the settings tweak for conserving battery!! Excellent review!!
does the 513ssd version have zoned rgb?
This version does PH315-52-72RG
Hey man can you provide some tips or a step by step video as to how to check my new laptop for faculty GPU or CPU by using the right benchmarks and stuff...
Try passmark free trial www.passmark.com/products/performancetest/
Which is the best 1660ti laptop for you? I'm torn between Helios 300, Asus Strix G GL531GU, MSI GL63. Or do you have other recommendations. Mainly going to use it for gaming and content creation.
Does the trackpad affect you much when gaming or typing words?
I need a gaming laptop for playing csgo should I buy this? Or are there more better options in 2020 now?
BTW nice review.
Really Awesome Review I just ordered it........I heard some battery issues any advice
Just subscribed
thank u for the great vid! i just have to ask, can i keep this laptop hooked on the charger all day long while im in the house? or will it slowly kill the battery life? thank you!
Should be fine. Most modern laptops revert to trickle charging when the battery hits full capacity threshold.
@@dalportodev thank you very much
please make a video on how to extend the laptop battery
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Can this game at 4K if i hook it up with a monitor ??
A desktop replacement kinda thing ?
Yes you can use it like that, but 4K you will definitely have to lower a few settings. This ain’t no RTX 2080. Keep that in mind. I use my laptop plugged into a monitor gaming at 1440p.
Yes it can tho mine has the 2060, but my buddy has the 1660ti one hooked to his 4k monitor most newer games I would turn to med setting but almost all games 3 to 4 yrs ago play 50 to 60 fps on high or ultra.Games like l4d2 unreal tournament 3,tomb raider not rise(which hover around 45 to 60 on high still fucking beautiful)
Awesome review.... kudos
Does the Turbo Button Lights up when its pressed? (2019 Version)
how do i change the colors on the keyboard?
My variant has blue only. There are newer models with full RGB though.
Hey I'd be interested in seeing your battery saving settings
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Hi dalportodev!! I’m planning to buy this laptop. The thing is would it be still relevant 5-6yrs from now with some. AAA games?
I’m sure it would, but as time goes on probably after two years you would need to tweak some settings down a bit most likely. It’s pretty powerful though!
So would this be better then the Asus tuf FX505DV-PB7 cuz that has an rtx2060 with an AMD Ryzen 7? But exact price 1099$
How did you test CS:GO? On Ulletical Benchmark or just by playing? Which more are you playing then, CASUAL, COMPETITIVE or Danger Zone. As these impact frame rates. I have seen some benchmark which achieved about 170-180 framerates on max on turbo on max settings and 240-250 on low-med settings which is what I am trying to achieve. Thanks for your help!
I used FPS Monitor from fpsmon.com which calculates the average framerate over a given duration of gameplay. As I mentioned as a disclaimer in the video, there were some areas in the game which yielded higher framerates. So depending on gameplay factors and how much content is displayed on the screen ymmv. I did notice higher framerates reaching 170-180 in some areas, but never anywhere near 250. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
@@dalportodev Ahhh, now I see. I assume that the average of it for high settings right? I have seen people reaching 240-250 on low settings. Do you think it is possible? In my opinion, decreasing the settings in CS really helped in boosting fps with minimal visual changes. Thanks for your helping, your benchmarks really helped me in deciding a laptop for me.
Sorry I don't play games on low settings. It makes my eyes bleed. 😂
dalportodev No worries, I myself also love good graphics. Though in CS I would rather have 144 to 240Hz which might not yield much of a difference rather than 60 to 144Hz. Anyways, thanks for your replies! I will most likely purchase this laptop 😀
I'm curious as the the difference between power limiting throttle and thermal throttle?
Power limit throttling is when the system limits the amount of power the CPU can pull, thus generating less heat. Thermal throttling is when the CPU overheats the system forces the CPU core clock speed down until temperatures lower. Thermal throttling is definitely the worse of the two.
I know very little about laptops, have always been a console gamer but mostly for gaming which would be better Helios 300 i5 gtx 1660 ti or i7 1660 ti?
What's the price difference? i5 vs i7 for games will probably not be big difference. However, for other productivity work will be big difference.
dalportodev price difference is £200, unfortunately the i7 isn’t available in my local area but the i5 is?
Blue light easy on the eyes wow
Agreed. 😀
Please do a review of MSI GF63 with 1650 max q
Hadn't considered it, but I will look into it thanks for watching!
You should do a review because it only weights about 1.86kg
Drop in the video for battery saving profiles! Thanks
It's uploaded! Check my last few videos!
Any idea if this can run the likes of arms 3 at 60fps high settings?
Heck yes it can. Well, I'd have to verify for sure lol, but most AAA games I've played on ultra settings were able to maintain at least 55fps.
dalportodev cheers for the reply!
Nice review !
Is tha Asus rog strix scar 3 top of the pyramid in under 2 grand .. looking for something for gaming, video editing , streaming console
Hahaha nice review but reminds me of dave Lee a lot when you caress the laptop to show its features 😂
😂😂 haha this made me laugh. I will take as a compliment, I watch all of his videos! Thanks for watching my videos too! 😉🌟💻
too early still on 360p. haha
Can you connect 3 additional screens??
I think without some sort of extender two only.
How’s the VR performance so far?
Haven’t tried it, but I know it can handle it.
If I have the choice to spend my money on either the Helios 300 2019 one reviewed here or the MSI GL93 9SDK 2019 model, which one should I go with? My main intended use is for heavy gaming, digital art work and programming in general. Thanks for the awesome and honest reviews BTW!
How would it handle say raids playing WoW when a lot is on screen
It'll handle it fine for the most part. I put it through some pretty intense StarCraft II games with tons of units onscreen and only managed to make it lag like once or twice. That's on ultra settings too and WoW is not as graphically intensive.
@@dalportodev I just ordered one 2019 model 1660ti 256gb 16ram etc its my Christmas present hahah watching ur previous vids ill do some expanding .. thanks for the info dude will be used for school and gaming a bit
Should I worry about back light bleed on predator display?
Btw ,IPS displays are known for back light bleeding right..?
I'm still loving my helios 300 so the backlight bleed definitely isn't ruining it for me or anything.
I'm really considering buying this laptop, I'm engineering student and Im looking for a powerful laptop in case Im going to need power, I want play some games and also, i want to take for school and here is my question, are the fans make noise while I am watching videos on youtube or netflix or Im doing productivity work as for example, using the Office's programs? It is very important to me to know this because I want to use the laptop in the classroom
It's pretty quiet in power saving mode.
Could you please do the battery profile customization for 6 hours battery life?
Going to make this week. Thanks for watching!
@@dalportodev Thank You!
Even I bought the Acer Predator Helios 300 i5 edition which is sold in India. Currently when I put on battery saver mode it shows around 3hours
@@monishgowda5975 interesting, I wonder if India version has different size battery
I was really hoping for lenovo y540 with i5 9th gen with gtx1650 and 1tb SSD! because no one had reviewed this particular model yet.
The y540 is most likely the next laptop on my list.
I received mine last week for $900 + tax, eco fee and ext. warranty bringing the total to $1,091.00
Where??
@@Aziz_zr
I bought mine through Newegg.
Refurbished or new??
@@Aziz_zr Refurbished. It was listed as AcerRecertified. I suspect it may have been a display model that people touched.
Ok thank you
may i know is this better or asus strix hero 3 ?
Depends on the specs.
This one or msi gl 63???? Appreciate ur effort dude
Helios 300 for sure.
After buying this laptop..how to run a benchmark tests to ensure that my model is genuine???? PLEASE SUGGEST
Did you buy? What does this page show you? www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/system-information
At 3:55 whats up with that brutal screen tearing ? Are you sure that is 144 Hz ?
Phineas Phreak
It wasn’t screen tearing, it was just an effect in the game cuz he landed from a high jump
Hmm i have only seen models 60hz with the 1660ti and 144 hz with rtxx 2060!
@@handle-2 is not an effect please look carfully
@@martinbrankov8504 Did you notice to?
@@phineasphreak6158 it is weird something is wrong not sure!
Great review, please share your power saving tips
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