

Although I appreciate that Acer jammed a number pad on here, the arrow keys and right shift key are way too close together, and it's easy to hit the wrong one. The WASD keys are highlighted in red, which is a nice touch, but being able to pick any color I want with the backlight would be even nicer. Other laptops in this price range, like the Strix, have keyboards with full RGB backlighting, so it's disappointing to see Acer settle exclusively for red.

On the typing test, I reached 107 words per minute, my usual average, but with a 4 percent error rate (twice what I usually get wrong). It requires 70 grams of actuation to press down, which resulted in a comfortable keystroke that didn't pop up fast enough, which could be an issue for gaming. The Predator's keyboard has a deep 1.6 millimeters of travel, but it doesn't feel as snappy as I like. The average is 291 nits, and both the Strix (285 nits) and the Leopard Pro (245 nits) were even dimmer. It wasn't as vivid as the Leopard Pro's 165 percent, however.Īcer's screen is far brighter than similar notebooks at an average 373 nits on our light meter. The Predator's screen covers 139 percent of the sRGB color gamut, beating out the desktop-replacement average (129 percent) and the Strix (124 percent).

When I played Mass Effect: Andromeda, I could see my alien enemies even in a dark cavern in their base, and the blue skies on foreign planets were bright and clear. And the details were so sharp that I could make out every sequin on Jessica Chastain's dress. When I watched the trailer for Molly's Game, the green poker tables were so vivid I felt like I was in a Vegas casino.
#Predator helios 300 specs 1080p
The 17.3-inch, 1080p display on the Predator is nice and bright, with solid colors. One allows access to the hard drive, while the other makes it easy to swap in more RAM. Acer makes it easy with two doors on the bottom of the laptop, each held in with a single screw.
#Predator helios 300 specs upgrade
If you want to upgrade your laptop in the future, you're in luck. The right is sparser: just the headphone jack, a pair of USB 2.0 ports and the power jack. On the left are a Kensington lock slot, an Ethernet port, a USB 3.0 port, an HDMI output, a USB 3.0 port and an SD card reader. The sides of the laptop are lined with a wide variety of ports to plug in external hard drives, peripherals and monitors. The MSI GP72VR 7RFX Leopard Pro is 6.4 pounds and 16.5 x 10.6 x 1.5 inches, and the Asus ROG Strix GL753VE is 6.4 pounds and 16.4 x 10.7 x 1.3 inches. The Predator is 6.6 pounds and 17 x 11.4 x 1.1 inches, which is heavier than its competitors.
