#Acer predator helios 300 hdd kit upgrade
#Acer predator helios 300 hdd kit full

It doesn’t have the gaily lighting we usually see in gaming laptops. This is for the 15-inch model, you also have the 17-inch models that measures slightly more, but not too much. The new laptop is a smidge heavier at 5.95 pounds – still portable, when compared to the VX 15’s 5.51 pounds but it still about the same size at 1.05-by-15.35-by 10.47 (HWD). Now you have a gorgeous screen with clean whites, wide angles, packed into an equally amazing system. It eliminates the wobblish yellow tint we saw in the previous model, and benefits from wide viewing angles as well.

#Acer predator helios 300 hdd kit full

If you recall from the VX15, it had a usable, but not-so-good screen, now I see Acer picked a surprisingly better full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS screen.

#Acer predator helios 300 hdd kit upgrade

Actually, the biggest–and most important, upgrade in this model. If there’s one area the Helios floors the VX15, it must be the display panel. As with previous predator models, it gets the same sharp edges red highlights across the chassis, grille vent and lid overall it feels and looks fairly well made. This iteration of the Predator line has the same looks and is nearly identical with the previous one save for minor variations like a metal casing, but you have almost the same measurements, keyboard layout with four dedicated macro keys, screen resolution, and I/O ports. In the market for a gaming laptop that costs fairly less, but will rival ‘if not outdo’ most gaming desktops? Yes…then the newest Helios 300 might just be what you’re looking for, simply have it at the top of your list. All these make the Helios 300 an overall solid performer with a slightly less bulky profile. It is more wallet-friendly for the components, considering that it sports a newer Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card with Intel Core i7-7700HQ – both compelling updates to an already solid gaming rig. Many will see it as an upgrade version of the Acer Aspire VX 15 which I reviewed a sometime last month ( here), it’s absolutely so.

The Acer Predator Helios 300 is the latest gaming laptop that combines the power of Intel’s seventh generation processors and Pascal graphics to deliver solid performance for ever reducing amounts of money. We’re now seeing a new Helios 300 range, which spans across both the 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch categories, all bearing a refreshed design and even better gaming performance. Acer continues to expand its gaming line-up in the second half of 2017, with new releases.