The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a comfortable, no-nonsense gaming laptop that delivers a refreshing amount of bang for your buck

The Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop is pretty much exactly what you would think it is looking at the specs list and price: a very capable, respectably powerful mid-range laptop than packs plenty of performance into a stylish, relatively lightweight chassis.

The Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-53-72XD is a stellar midrange gaming laptop that performs like a pricier machine thanks to strong performance and a solid feature set.

Acer's 15.6-inch Predator Helios 300 offers solid features for the money and remains an excellent large-screen, midrange gaming machine.

While only a marginal upgrade of the popular 2020 model, the updated 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 remains one of this generation’s best-value mid-range performance/gaming notebooks. The solid build quality, gaming performance, and thermals remain some of its top-selling points, combined with the aggressive pricing that few other products match on the competitive markets in North America and Europe. At the same time, though, some things have changed throughout this last year. For once, some of the competing designs offer larger batteries, improved inputs, and better speakers now, but even so, the Helios remains competitive among its Intel-based piers.

While the Acer Predator Helios 300 laptop has strong game performance, it’s held back by loud fans and a frustrating keyboard.

The Acer Predator Helios 300 has always been a great entry-to-mid-level gaming laptop, thanks to its focus on the sweet spot between performance and price. That's why it's been consistently featured as one of the best gaming laptops over the last few years. The 2020 updated model brings a 240Hz display and some minor, but welcome, aesthetic changes while keeping the costs per frame to a manageable level.

There just had to be some trade-offs when it came to the Acer Predator Helios 300. What the laptop excels in power and performance it lags in battery life and storage capacity. But if you’re using it to play only a few games this storage capacity won’t be an issue. Further, it’s multitude of ports make it adept at performing functions other than gaming too!