Testseek.com have collected 132 expert reviews of the Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51.
August 2017
(80%)
132 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(76%)
558 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Fairly portable (thinner and lighter than the competition)
Decent keyboard and touchpad
Good IPS panel with wide sRGB coverage and high maximum brightness
Good battery life for a 17-inch gaming laptop
Very good value/price ratio
With GTX 1060 I7
SSD and 2x8GB RAM combination for $1000$1050
Panel with low response times than usual
Rather comfortable keyboard (but resistance should have been better)
NVMe M.2 port
Easy access to the 2.5" bay and RAM
The best GTX 1070 notebook out there (at the moment of writing)
Maintains super low GPU temperatures at exceptionally high frequencies
Super bright panel with a high contrast ratio and very punchy colors (covers 99% of Adobe RGB and 96% of DCI-P3)
RGB
Good build quality
Excellent performance
Impressive thermal dissipation
Display has outstanding contrast and grayscale accuracy
Easily upgradable
Strong performance
Vivid display
Great price for a GTX 1060 GPU
Relatively long battery life
Two-year warranty
Easy to upgrade
Great 1080p gaming performance
Powerful hardware for the price
Comfortable design
Easy to upgrade storage and RAM
Beastly design
Comfortable keyboard and hotkeys
Awesome speakers
Solid graphics and performance
Remarkably cool while gaming
Cheap GTX 1060 gaming laptop with no compromises to game performance. Still offers an SSD and 16GB of RAM despite its budget price. Decent cooler
Easily recognizable
Light weight
Slim design
GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB VRAM
Fast Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Good input devices
512 GB SSD
Matte display with good viewing angles
High system performance
Low power consumption
Great port distribution
F
Bright FHD panel with decent response times
144 Hz G-Sync panel
Future-proof RAM configuration
Extensively configurable backlight
2x USB Type- C Thunderbolt 3 ports
Conveniently placed ports
Excellent maintenance options
Decent sound system
Decen
The editors didn't like
Unsatisfactory build quality
Poorly designed cooling system (high inner and outer temperatures during load)е
The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that)
Only one USB-A 3.0 connector
IPS has low color coverage
Low maximal brightness. Forget about photoediting
Ports
Only 2xUSB 3.0 ports (1xTypeC)
No Thunderbolt 3
No mDP
Storage
SSD is SATA and no HDD included
Sound quality isn't good
Upper left keyboard surface temps > 50C und
Heavy and bulky design
Price tag is also heavy
Short battery life
Slow SSD speeds
Especially sequential reads/writes
No HDD
Mediocre battery life
Poor audio quality
Color accuracy
Lacks necessary ports for Oculus Rift compatibility
Uncomfortable touchpad
Give in the lid
Display is on the dim side
Dim display
Only 256GB storage capacity
Lid is a fingerprint magnet
Below-average battery life
Display not as colorful as competition
Terrible display. Low price has led to some design and I/O compromises
Sound system is below expectations
High temperatures under load
Cooling fans make high-frequency noise under load
Cooling fans difficult to clean
Only one free 2.5-inch slot available
Could offer more ports
Low-contrast FHD panel
Incomplete sRGB coverage
Odd keyboard layout
Quite pronounced backlight bleeding
Poor battery life
High idle power consumption
Choice of material and rigidity too poor for its price
Fairly portable (thinner and lighter than the competition), Decent keyboard and touchpad, Good IPS panel with wide sRGB coverage and high maximum brightness, Good battery life for a 17-inch gaming laptop
Unsatisfactory build quality, Poorly designed cooling system (high inner and outer temperatures during load)е, The screen uses PWM from 0 to 99% brightness (our Health-Guard profile fixes that), Only one USB-A 3.0 connector
If you are expecting the usual Predator experience from Acer, you will definitely be disappointed. But if you are a fan of the lineup and you still don't want to spend so much money on a 17-inch GTX 1060-equipped gaming machine, then the Predator Helios 3...
Very good value/price ratio, with GTX 1060 I7, SSD and 2x8GB RAM combination for $1000$1050, Panel with low response times than usual, Rather comfortable keyboard (but resistance should have been better), NVMe M.2 port, Easy access to the 2.5" bay and RAM
IPS has low color coverage, low maximal brightness. Forget about photoediting, Ports: Only 2xUSB 3.0 ports (1xTypeC), no Thunderbolt 3, no mDP, Storage: SSD is SATA and no HDD included, Sound quality isn't good, Upper left keyboard surface temps > 50C und
I'll keep it short. The Acer G3-571 / Helios 300 is a basic gaming laptop, but for $1050 (current price), the laptop is the most convincing gaming laptop for that price I've tested. It sports the usual hardware of I7-7700HQ, GTX 1060 6GB, 1080p IPS displa...
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Published: 2017-07-08, Author: Andrew , review by: Laptopmag.com
Great price for a GTX 1060 GPU, Strong performance, Relatively long battery life, two-year warranty, Easy to upgrade
Display is on the dim side
The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a great deal for a gaming machine with a GTX 1060 GPU...
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Published: 2018-12-19, Author: Jason , review by: techau.com.au
Performance, Bold design
Only Windows 10 Home, Fan noise, Weight and size
All things considered the Acer Predator Helios 300 would sit a lot better with me if it wasn't as big, given I take laptops with me daily, whereas this feels more like a laptop designed to take to a LAN party once a month. If I'm investing in a laptop I w...
The screen isn't dark enough to dissuade, though, and it's the only semi-issue of note in the Acer Predator Helios 300. This is a great notebook.Dan Masaoka/IDGYou don't see gaming laptops this well-rounded going at such a competitive price very often. Ac...
The Nvidia 1060 graphics card is overclockable, and cooling is assisted by a patented superthin fan. For a 17-inch VR-ready gaming laptop, the price is very reasonable
You can find the same GPU in 15-inch systems that cost less. The screen is only standard 1,920x1,080 resolution and doesn't really pop. The part-plastic body is a yawn
You can find similar components for less, but Acer packs a lot of unique features -- and a big screen -- into the midpriced Predator Helios 300...
The screen isn't dark enough to dissuade, though, and it's the only semi-issue of note in the Acer Predator Helios 300. This is a great notebook.Dan Masaoka/IDGYou don't see gaming laptops this well-rounded going at such a competitive price very often. Ac...
Lots of power, Affordable price, 144Hz refresh rate, Decent battery life
Gets too hot, Loud fans, Lackluster sound
We've said it several times and we'll say it again: the Acer Predator Helios 300 is a powerful gaming laptop on the budget spectrum. Yes, there are a few obvious signs where Acer seemingly cut corners, namely the set of speakers that are unimpressive and...
