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

I really thought this would be a good value for a gaming computer. I was right for about a year. After 1 year, almost to the day I got it, it started to have problems. It started to overheat so much that my fingers got a burn. It was only a 1st degree burn though I never thought I would have to worry about that with a laptop. I It then started to shut off randomly. I thought it lost connection to the charger or it went bad so I purchased another one. That didnt fix it. Now it only works if I unplug the charger and run off battery which only lasts so long. I decided to see what Acer could do as it is their product that failed a little after a year. I wouldnt write this except Acer, told me it was out of limited warranty so I would need to pay $749.99 to get them to fix it! That is 65% the original cost! Apple support is far better which is saying a lot. It is just ridiculous and I will never get an Acer again as long as I live.

I really like the computer except the loud fan. Cant complain about anything else. Extremely happy with the product though.

Muy bueno pero no reconoce el mouse gamer de Acer

While I really do enjoy this laptop for the couple of weeks Ive owned it, whenever I plug my headset in and try to talk while playing games with friends or typing, all they can hear is garbled noise and static. Apparently even having a small amount of pressure on the left hand side of the keyboard (e.g. my palm resting on it when over the WASD keys), it completely cuts out my microphone audio. Given that I bought this laptop for gaming, this is an absolute deal breaker for me. Deeply disappointed and already sent in a claim for repair/replacement, will update my review should they be able to fix this.

Excellent

Great for pretty much anything you could want to do. Windows 11 capable and Acer is the best brand out there. I had other predator models as well and there isnt a brand out there that can deliver like acer can.

The display is out for this world, at this point in time gaming laptops are actually cheaper than building so I think this is a good investment!

Originally my review was good before I realized this laptop runs extremely hotter than any system should. Under Minimal load with fans at max RPM I am seeing spikes reaching 90-95 degree Celsius. I sent it in for this issue and when I got it back the problem is still there. Acer says that they resolved the problem and tried telling me these are normal temps. These are not normal temps as the CPU melts very close to this temp. After being run around for a while I am beginning to think this is all a scam. They make some lemons and give people a run around until they cannot return the damn thing. I should have realized something was up when it took them THREE tries to get my email right in order to send a shipping label for repair.

I’m just going to be real with everyone. I purchased this laptop after careful consideration. It seemed like the best bang for my buck. I had the laptop for two weeks. I was running Destiny 2 on max settings. The last night I was using the laptop I was running the system with its preset turbo feature and the system suddenly lost power. I could not restore power. I opened up the under panel and I could smell a burned motherboard. Now I have to send the laptop to acer for repairs. I spent nearly $1700 for this laptop after taxes and shipping. The laptop shouldn’t have this problem while operating under preset settings under normal environmental conditions. I highly suggest buyers choose a more reliable system. I regret buying this laptop.

so I hoping for an upgrade given that is had a RTX3060 and modern day specs, but where did it all go wrong. I remember buying a predator Helios 300 in 2016 with GTX1060 that one of coolest and best laptop you buy at the time but this newer models just dont compare. Its turbo mode doesnt really work, its struggles keep its framerate even with the 3060 in it. I was hoping maybe play with this thing and have a blast but almost all the games Ive played on it just struggle to start then I run into the issue of it having breathing problem with it being intaking at a nice cool temp then randomly just having this sudden high air intake with while not even playing. Also back to turbo its a neat idea to have your laptop at peak performance at the click of a button but most of wont even run with it on , then if you wanted use it while your game running itll crash the game or worse case scenario itll shutdown the laptop. the only upside Ive seen this is its RGB lighting controls and its screen, but there is almost no saving grace for this thing. Sadly its fall from grace compared to it predecessors. Im hoping that its just my laptop thats like this in isolated case but from what Im seeing Im not only one in this case.