Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-71FF

Specifications

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-71FF (Predator Helios Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-7700HQ (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop)

Memory

8192 MB

Display

17.3 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 127 PPI, glossy: yes

Storage

, GB

, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD

Connections

2 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, Card Reader: undefined

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 4.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 29 x 432 x 290 ( = 1.14 x 17.01 x 11.42 in)

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Additional features

Keyboard Light: yes

Weight

3 kg ( = 105.82 oz / 6.61 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Links

Acer homepage
Acer notebook section

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Average Score: 78% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

price: - %, performance: 100%, features: - %, display: 74% mobility: 52%, workmanship: - %, ergonomy: 88%, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-71FF

Acer Predator Helios 300 Review: Mid Range Value
Source: Lowyat.net English

That said, for a GTX 1060-equipped laptop, the Acer Helios 300 certainly offers quite a lot for its asking price. The combination of a 256GB SSD with a 1TB hard drive is especially generous when compared to the competition, with only MSI matching it pound for pound. Considering that Dell and HP offers GTX 1050 Ti laptops for only RM600 less than the Helios 300, the combination of a GTX 1060 and a 256GB SSD is definitely worth a punt.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/21/2017

Foreign Reviews

Acer Predator Helios 300 17”
Source: Geeknetic Spanish

ES→EN
Positive: Large screen; nice display; powerful processor; light weight. Negative: Poor connectivity; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/26/2017

80% Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-71FF - Reviews
Source: Tweakers Dutch

NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/20/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%

76% Ноутбук Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51: Обзор
Source: Product Test

RU→EN
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/30/2017
Rating: Total score: 76% performance: 100% display: 74% mobility: 52% ergonomy: 88%

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop): The mobile GTX 1060 is based on the GP106 chip and offer 1280 shaders. Compared to the identically named desktop version it features a slightly lower clock rate. Games in Full HD and maximum details should run fluently on the card. With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.
7700HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture. Besides four CPU cores (including Hyper Threading), the chips also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
17.3":

This large display size is used for laptops which are mainly intended for an use on a desk.

Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
3 kg:

This weight is representative for typical laptops with a 14-16 inch display-diagonal.

Acer: The company was founded under the name of Multitech in Taiwan in 1976 and renamed to Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors and televisions. Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell also belong to the Group and sell their own laptops.

While Acer still had the third largest global market share in the notebook segment in 2008, it ranked 6th in 2016 with a market share of 6% after they had continuously lost market shares.

There are dozens of Acer laptop reviews per month, the ratings are average (as of 2016). Gateway, which has an own laptop line-up, has also belonged to the Acer Group since 2007.

78%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.