Acer Predator Helios 300


The Predator Helios 300 (PH315-55) is again a gaming laptop equipped with up to a 12th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 32 GB of DDR5-4800 MHz memory, and up to 2 TB of PCIe Gen4 SSD RAID 0 storage.

The laptop sports a 15.6-inch QHD (2560×1440) IPS display with a 165 Hz refresh rate. Further, it has a dual-fan layout that includes one 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D fan supported by liquid metal thermal grease and Acer’s CoolBoost technology.

A single press of the built-in PredatorSense button offers users control over the fan speed via four preset operating modes, while a single press of the built-in Turbo key instantly maxes out these settings for improved gaming performance.  The device runs Windows 11 out of the box and has Killer DoubleShot Pro (E2600+1675i) and WiFi 6E connectivity. It has ports including an HDMI 2.1, a Thunderbolt Type-C port, and two USB 3.2 Gen2 ports.

Additionally, users can buy a 17.3-inch model (PH317-56) with an IPS panel (QHD 165 Hz or FHD 165 Hz / 144 Hz) variant. The 15.6-inch Predator Helios 300 (PH315-55) will be available in North America in May, starting at USD 1,649; in EMEA in February, starting at EUR 2,299; and in China in February, starting at RMB 11,999.