Straight away when setting up the device, I found myself accidentally hitting the wrong keys, as the whole keyboard has been shifted left to make room for the num pad. Now don’t get me wrong, I am just as much of a fan of a good numpad as the next guy, but I did find it to be an odd choice for a laptop, a device designed to be small and portable. The keyboard uses up every single bit of real estate it can, cramming in a full-sized keyboard and numpad. That all changed however once I opened it up, where the rest of the body was solid as a rock and the sharp angles made the device look agile and sleek.
Appearance wise I found it a little underwhelming on the outside, and the monitor was a little flimsy at the back where the logo sits. Whilst a little rough around the edges in some aspects, and even rougher in others, the new and improved Helios 300 is a force of nature capable of taking on even the most demanding games with ease.įirst impressions of the Helios 300. Updated with a 12 th Gen processor and some of the best graphics cards on the market, Acer’s latest gaming titan is set to be a major contender, taking on the likes of Razer, Alienware and MSI. We’ll be getting our hands on these models once they become available, but it’s great to see that Acer is doing a mix of predictable updates and some unexpected ones for 2022.The Predator Helios 300 is Acer’s top dog gaming laptop, backing up its Greek God moniker with matching power and performance. Acer is also debuting a 16-inch version of the Triton 300 SE (model PT316-51s), which can be configured with up to 240Hz WQXGA displays. This model will release in July 2022 starting at $1,599.99. One slice of the announcement is that its 14-inch model for 2022 is getting support for 12th Gen Intel processors, the latest Nvidia RTX GPUs (though, it didn’t disclose which ones it’ll get), and the option for a 16:10 aspect ratio OLED panel. Other cool gaming laptop news from Acer includes a refresh of its Predator Triton 300 SE (model PT314-52). Acer’s Predator Triton 300 SE now comes in a bigger 16-inch version. It’ll be available in the US in Q4 2022 starting at $3,399.99. As for ports, it includes an HDMI 2.1 port, a Thunderbolt 4 port, and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. This laptop features powerful specs, including Intel’s 12th Gen Core i9 processors, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 4,800MHz, and PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs. Apparently, it’s impressive but has some limitations. In case you’re curious how this SpatialLabs implementation might fare in reality, check out Monica Chin’s hands-on look at a previous laptop that features an early version of this tech. Acer says that its 15.6-inch 4K panel has “a liquid crystal lenticular lens optically bonded on top of it.” Because of that, the display can toggle between 2D and 3D modes.
The description for the built-in camera on this Helios 300 is wild. Its 15.6-inch Predator Helios 300 is getting the SpatialLabs treatment with a display that supports glasses-free, stereoscopic 3D content that includes “over 50 popular games at launch,” with a commitment to add support for new games moving forward. This time, it’s focused on more unique entries, having gotten most of its yearly refreshes out of the way a couple of months ago. Acer has debuted another round of new gaming laptops for 2022.
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