There’s a mix of specifications available on the Helios 300. That’s a price worth paying for a better screen. The Helios 300 will start at $1299 or €1199 (we’d expect around £1200), which equates to a £100 price bump over the VX 15. Here, the screen has lovely clean whites, wide viewing angles and is an altogether much better piece of kit. The VX 15, you might recall, was serioulsly harmed by its rubbish screen, that had a slightly yellowy tint and horribly narrow viewing angles.
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The biggest – and most important – is that Acer has picked a substantially better Full HD IPS screen. There are some differences between the Helios and the VX 15. It takes a bit more force to press than some other laptops, but it works really well in this case. The keyboard feels very similar to the one found on the VX 15: it’s backlit by red LEDs – which not everybody will like – and has a really responsive action. I tried the 15-inch model at Acer’s launch event, and it ticks a lot of boxes. This bigger model will go up against Asus’ excellent ROG Strix GL702VM. The 17.3-inch model, meanwhile, weighs a mighty 3kg and is 29mm thick.
Related: The best gaming laptops to buy right now It’s similar in terms of weight as well the 15.6-inch model tips the scales at 2.6kg and is 27mm thick. It looks very similar to the aforementioned VX 15, in fact. There’s the sharp edges and red highlights you’ve come to expect from Predator machines, but it feels relatively well made. This is a classic gaming laptop, with a classing gaming laptop design. The Helios 300 range, which takes the form of both 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch laptops, is a step up from the Aspire VX 15 machine I reviewed earlier this month, but is still firmly in the mid-range. Hands-on with Acer’s more sensible gaming laptopĪcer is expanding its range of gaming laptops, filling in every conceivable gap.
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