Acer is best known for its affordable laptops, and some slim ultralight notebooks. It is not too often that you hear of a gaming laptop from them, but when you do, it is quite a stunning one, and it strikes you out of nowhere. We are glad to highlight the new Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) gaming laptop from Acer, here at Reliance Digital. One look at the specs and the product, and you might understand just why we are excited as you might be.
The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a 15.6-inch screen-sized laptop, and it does not shy away from being obscenely powerful. One might imagine a machine like this ships with an Intel Core i7, but in fact, it runs an Intel Core i9 11900 processor. On paper, that is an 8-core processor with 16 threads, that can go all the way up to 5.2 GHz when you need all the power. It is not limited by memory, since it ships with a whopping 16GB of it. It is even more impressive that you can upgrade the memory all the way to 32GB, so it is future proof, not just enough for now. There is provision for two soDIMM modules. That is a lot of performance, and it can be useful if you are gaming but also if you are a media content creator who spends a large portion of your working day editing photos, videos and audio. 3D modeling artists and video post-processing professionals will also like these specs.
The graphics performance can be credited to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card. This is a powerful unit, and it comes with raytracing enabled. Games won’t just run smoothly; they are also going to look great with realistic reflections, shadows and more. Building a PC and buying a graphics card for it can be a headache these days with the shortages one sees, so the Acer Predator Helios 300 is a reasonable, easy decision if gaming is what you want to do. The GeForce RTX 3060 is powerful enough for the full HD (1080p) screen the Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) ships with. The graphics solution is also based on NVIDIA’s Max-Q designs, which allows Acer to put together a laptop that is also slim and light, despite running a powerful GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card.
The Helios 300’s FHD display runs a 300 Hz refresh rate which is a lot higher than most gaming laptops and monitors but it’s way higher than the 60Hz displays you see everywhere. What this means for a gamer is that everything, games included, run silky smooth. You also do not notice the screen tearing annoyance seen on lower refresh rate monitors. It is also a good thing since the GeForce RTX 3060 is a powerful graphics card that can output 3-digit frame rates with little effort. The design and slimness of the screen bezel also helps enhance the experience.
Storage comes in the form of a 1 TB solid-state drive, of the NVMe PCIe Gen4 kind. Not only is the storage ample for installing all sizes of games and software, but it is also incredibly fast. The OS and all your favorite titles should load in moments, and there are other benefits of using SSDs that are rarely spoken of. SSDs are silent, they do not vibrate or generate as much heat as traditional spinning hard drives. They are also incredibly power-efficient. The Acer Predator Helios 300 has provision for 2.5-inch hard drives too, so you can increase the storage capacity further if needed.
This is a mighty gaming machine, so battery life may not be as high as power-efficient laptops. However, the Acer Predator Helios 300 ships with a 4-cell, 59Wh battery, which should be enough when you decide to travel and use it like an everyday laptop. The laptop is compact, measuring only 2.29 cm in thickness, but it weighs 2.3 kg. It is slightly heavy but not a big deal if you need to take it around with you. Gaming laptops of the past were way thicker and heavier than this. One must not forget this is a gaming laptop, so the keyboard is an RGB-enabled one, complete with a numerical keypad.
Other facilities are intact and upgraded. The wireless network adapter for example, is a Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX 1650I, which is a premium offering from Intel. Smooth streaming, fast data transfer are not the only benefits; latency and jitter on the network is also reduced. This can be a particularly important thing if you are gaming online most of the time. There is also Bluetooth 5.1 for connecting wireless peripherals like a mouse, keyboard, earphones and more. The HDMI port is 2.1 complaint so it can output 4K resolutions at 120 Hz to compatible displays. There is a USB 3.2 port, a Type-C (Thunderbolt 4) port and another USB 3.2 port with power-off charging functionality. This is also among the first laptops to ship with Windows 11 preinstalled so all you need to do is update to the latest feature and security updates.
If you are a gamer, then your nearest Reliance Digital store is the place you want to check out. You can find the new Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54), along with a range of other gaming laptops there. If you are impatient or if you have made up your mind, why wait? Simply head over to reliancedigital.in and order your own Acer Predator Helios 300 now, and get it home delivered in no time.
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