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Acer predator helios 300 ph315 details7/13/2023 Min brightness in the middle of the screen: 27.28 cd/m2 on power.Max brightness in the middle of the screen: 395.18 cd/m2 on power.Panel HardwareID: LG Philips LGD061E (LP156WFG-SPF3). Here’s what we got in our tests, with a X-Rite i1 Display Pro sensor: What we have here is the entry-level option, a FHD 144 Hz 3ms panel from LG Philips, fairly good for what it is, and 90+% sRGB color coverage, but limited contrast and blacks. Screenįor the screen, Acer offers a couple of different panel choices for the 2021 Predator Helios 300 lineup, all 15.6-inches in size, matte and non-touch. It’s a bit rougher and clunkier with taps, but still works alright with everyday use and gestures.Īs for biometrics, there aren’t any on this 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300. There’s still no ability to reactivate the keyboard’s lighting with a swipe over the clickpad, though, you’ll have to hit a key for it (or you can disable the Time Off in the settings).Īcer still puts a mid-sized plastic clickpad on this series for mouse, and not glass as on the Trion lineups. As far as I remember, the illumination seems brighter and more uniform than on past-gen Helios 300s, and Acer also finally included a CapsLock physical LED. I should also add a backlit RGB keyboard, with 4 different zones controllable through the dedicated tab in Predator Sense. Up to you if this is your ideal type of format, it can be a differentiating factor between the options in this segment, with some models offering a centered keyboard without a NumPad. The layout is full-size, with a main deck of 15 x 15 mm keys and a narrower NumPad section at the right. The softly coated keys feel very comfortable to the touch, the clicks are quiet, and Acer implemented 26-key rollover that you should find helpful in games. Still, even with this unforgiving feedback, I feel that this should be a fine keyboard for the average user. Inputs haven’t changed in the last two generations of the Helios 300, and they’re still OK, but once more not as competitive with what you’ll find with the competition as they were in 2019.įor me, this is a fine and very fast typer, yet not necessarily one of my favorites, with soft and very quick actuations, which take time to get used to. And here are our thoughts on the updated 2023 Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-71 and Helios 18 PH18-71 lineups. Update: In interested, here’s our detailed review of the 2022 Predator Helios 300, in the best-value Core i7 + RTX 3070Ti configuration. RGB backlit keyboard – 4 zones, NumPad, 2x stereo speakers, HD webcamĮxpect this to be available in a couple of different configurations, with 3060/3070 GPU options and several different panels. WiFi 6 (Killer AX1650i) with Bluetooth 5.2, Killer 2600 Gigabit Ethernet LANģx USB-A 3.2 gen2, 1x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, miniDP, LAN, headphone/mic, Kensington Lockģ63 mm or 14.27” (w) x 255 mm or 10” (d) x 22.9 mm or. Intel UHD and up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB 80-100W (GeForce 466.63),ģ2 GB DDR4-3200 (2x 16 GB DIMMs, dual-channel, dual-rank)Ģx 2 TB PCie gen4 SSDs, 2x M.2 slots + 2.5″ bay Intel Tiger Lake Core i7-11800H, eight-core Specs sheet as reviewed – Acer Predator Helios 300Īcer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54 gaming laptopġ5.6 inch, 1920 x 1080 px resolution, IPS, 144 Hz, matte, LG Philips LP156WFG-SPF3 panel And by next year, Acer will hopefully offer us a revamped chassis, which they now offer in the 2021 Predator Triton models. Paired with Acer’s excellent pricing ( follow this link for updated pricing info), this is still going to be a solid option for many of you. So while on the outside, this might seem the same old device, the mid-2021 model does show a significant improvement in performance over the 2020 and the early-2021 generations. They did bump the hardware to 8Core 11th gen Intel processors and RTX 3000 graphics, resulting in faster memory, storage, and an IO update. We’ve reviewed all the available Helios 300s over time, and this article gathers our thoughts on the most recent mid-2021 model, the 15-inch Predator Helios 300 PH315-54.Īcer haven’t changed much on the Helios 300 series for a few years now, and it’s starting to show its age and lack some of the practicality, design elements, or features that are now available with the alternatives offered by other brands.
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