Great review bud! I'm liking the evolution of your videos...they keep getting better and better! I have to say...I'm a little surprised at how this laptop performed...I guess Acer needs to go back to what made the Helios 300 such a great laptop especially for the price. Keep up the good work!

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do! I'll need to look at the Helios 300, this is suppose to be a step up from that.

Great review 👍, bought it for $1199 with 2070 and 240 hz and i found no issue with it, its really similar to triton 500 in build quality almost same. I think ur review was a little biased.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I was hard on this model, for the price it was, I expected more. The price you got it for is really good though, like really good. Thanks for watching.

@jackmair1549

2 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips im buying the same one with minimal use for £850 is this a good deal ?

Surprised you only have 2k subs with the amazing quality of this review, definitely subbed.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the sub, much appreciated!

Awesome review......a perfect transparent review...i perfer it that way

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that! Glad you liked it.

nice one bro the quality of the video is very goood

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome glad you liked it! Thanks!

I bought the predator helios 300 back in (2017) and heating is really bad but I don't find that problem in other fellow helios 300 (2017) only in mine and it keep suddenly shutting down when it's too hot when I am gaming. Now after 5 years, I'm planning on buying new one, this one bc i pretty much like predator astestic but that shutting down problem tramatize me. Is there any problem like mine or mine is just faulty one?

hello, thanks for the review, but can you tell me with non-remontant battery laptops, i can use it when its charging or this can cause damaging the battery life? thanks

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can, if the battery does degrade it can be replaced just need to open it up. Best to keep it at 80% to get the most on the battery life if it is plugged in all the time.

The moment when you are watching a Triton 300 review on your Zephyrus S15, only because you like CE Tech Tips :P Totally unbiased review. Liked the webcam testing too :)

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lakshay! I am sure watching the Acer solidifies your decision on the S15! Thanks for the support!

@gamersanditparadise

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips Haha, cheers. Yes, the S15 feels in a league of its own for its weight, and I'll get it again most probably. Way thinner and way better than this Acer in terms of thermals, I recently scored 4506 something in Cinebench too.

Would you consider reviewing the Helios 300 2020 model? I know they may seem similar, however the venting is different and I get cooler temps on that compared to the Triton. Its slightly heavier/bigger so that might help the cooling. Would be great if you gave it a shot!

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I'll see if I can bring one in for testing. Thanks!

@daffaandikazain8152

3 жыл бұрын

Yup if u bought triton 300 just get thinner and lighter of helios 300 and makes little bit suck on cooling solution

Hey so I'm looking into buying this laptop but it has 16gb ram and a 1660 ti with 1tb and an i7 core which is more than enough for me honestly, would it run about the same or due to the lower graphics card will it run better regarding temp?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

About the same temp wise, perhaps a bit better. Should be a good system.

Nice review broo

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I know I'm a good bit late, but would a cooling pad be beneficial at all? The one I have is pretty ideal for where the bottom venting is.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

It would help for sure. Proping it up will allow better airflow.

@aLv1GraySlime

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips Wow that was fast, I appreciate your dedication. Thanks for easing my concerns on that. The heating was the only problem for me, because my current headset should have noise cancellation for myself and the people already subjected to hearing my voice that could block the rather noisy fans out, and I wouldn't be moving it around all that much so the low battery (although I think you found a way to significantly improve that based on another comment) won't affect me very much at all

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@aLv1GraySlime No problem thanks for watching!

hey man, thanks for review, it helped a lot. can you recommend substitute budget gaming laptop?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

How much is your budget?

@fagatali110

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips almost 1200$, thanks for response

@fagatali110

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips Hi again, I wonder what is your opinion about these two whit almost same specs: Acer helios 300 and lenovo legion 5i,

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@fagatali110 Both I havent had the chance to review yet. I would lean towards the Legion 5i myself, simply based on the Legion 7i I had.

@fagatali110

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips Thank you very much for your time and response. Live long and prosper.

Very lackluster performance, im quite disappointed too, i thought it fares well in gaming, but looking at Death stranding along, my gs66 with 2070 max q, got better fps, not to mention RDR... i think for AAA tittles, it is quite struggling Despite of all aluminium built, except for the LCD frame, arent all laptops built the same way? how you reckon its longevity? Thanks for disassemble the bottom parts.. may be takes more time to exploit it

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Disappointing indeed. Usually, some actually have more plastic parts on the deck and bottom. Depends if it is a unibody construction or not. I think the chassis is pretty good. Just wish the performance was on par with others in the category. It simply gets too hot.

I wish you would tell us what you recommend for the same price. It would help us. I like that you focus on heat and performance and noise levels.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I would do the Triton 500 or Legion 7i.

@ArdyAK

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips what about Asus Rog Strix hero 2?

Hey dude can u suggest me a better laptop between this and Asus tuf a17 which have AMD ryzen 5 4660H, 1Tb hdd, nvdia gtx 1650 (4GB) ,60hz . And also it have same price as Triton 300 . Asus have rgb keyboard tooo

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I would do the Triton 500, get a deal on it over Boxing Day sales.

@zarixo3542

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips okay will waiting for that 😍😘

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@zarixo3542 Good luck, there should be a good number of sales around then.

Which laptop do you Recommend to get for the Black Friday sale . Was looking into the predator but this laptop look like it’s going to burn out the cpu .

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

This one is far too hot. What is your budget? There should be some really good deals. My tops picks are Alienware m15 R3, Legion 7i, HP Omen 2020.

@JQEm1

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips oh that sounds good and my budget is 2,000

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@JQEm1 Likely get into any one of those if that is USD.

@JQEm1

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips yeah US dollars ima get the Alienware m15 r3 . Thanks for the help and keep up the good job with the laptop videos . I like the way you explain

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@JQEm1 Thanks, glad you like them. Report back once you get it! Good luck!

Hi i was planning to buy this laptop but heard about high temps this laptop reaches during gaming sessions and the high fan noise.. What's ur experience? Did u notice these problems? Thanks a lot for the answer

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Yes and yes, I don't recommend it. The 500 is much better if that is within your budget.

@ab-go8tr

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips thanks:) and about triton 500? Same or similar temp and noise problem?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@ab-go8tr surprisingly much better, I would say it is top 3 out of all the laptops I have reviewed.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@ab-go8tr it has a second gpu fan that keeps the gpu in check, cpu can still get up there, so undervolt will help, but noise is decent.

@ab-go8tr

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips thanks a lot for ur amswers and sorry for the lots of questions, but as u can understand this is an important purchase that has to be done carefully... Compared to omen 17? Thx again and that's the last question, i promise😂😂

If I open the unit to upgrade the storage, do I risk to lose the warranty?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

No you would not lose you warranty as long as you don't damage it when you do it. It is simple to add more storage, just take you time.

@luisfov9976

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips ok thank you, that was one of my major worries, cause for the rest I think it still being a good option for the price I get it, like 1500 for de 240 hz vertion

@luisfov9976

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips how can I know what is the correct RAM model for the laptop? In the case I wanna expand it

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@luisfov9976 Typically I would look at crucial, www.crucial.com/upgrades hope that helps.

@luisfov9976

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips let’s see

Where did you get the light on your wall?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

It is called Nanoleaf, have a video on it in the channel. Bought from BestBuy.

Would you rather choose helios 300 over triton 300 though? I thought the thermals are better on triton 300?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Can't say for sure havent tested the Helios. I didn't think the 300 was good compared to the other laptops I have tested. I would go with the 500. Has an extra fan! Still hot but better than the 300.

@juliusclarklorenzo1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips Actually, I just bought the triton 300 yesterday.. A lot of reviews that I have watched says that triton 300 has an improved thermals of the Acer Predator Helios 300 unit. I would've bought the Acer Predator Triton 500 but it is too expensive here in our country. It costs $2,805 when converted to USD.. Since I got this unit on sale. I think it's the best option for me..

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliusclarklorenzo1824 That is great! How are you liking it?

@juliusclarklorenzo1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips I don't see any issues or discomfort while using the Triton 300 as of now. But, I find its keyboard a bit annoying at times. You just have to press a little harder to register a key. Before, I was using a Dell XPS, it was really soft and light. Maybe I just got used to the soft keyboards.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliusclarklorenzo1824 You should be able to adjust in time, keyboard feel is a fickle thing.

Bro what about lenovo ideapad gaming 3i

why is triton mid range laptop? I thought that would be the Predator Helios?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

When I look at the line up the 300 series fits right in the middle for price point. I think the Predator Helios 300 is pretty similar from what I have seen as well. What do you think?

@minhha658

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips yeah they do have similar price point but for me the triton is more like a premium laptop like the gs66

Well the first Acer review is up, disappointing results. Let me know what you think? How hot is too hot for you? UPDATE: My battery test had a zombie process sucking the battery. With that fixed was able to get 3h 31m of runtime. I would revise my IMO score of 5.5/10 for this unit.

This with the 2070 maxq or an Msi GF 3060 ?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

2070 for this model

@bohdanmaksymyuk9735

3 жыл бұрын

5:11 The video does misstate "1070", should be 2070 as replied above

Msi gs66 stealth please

There's something consuming battery idle...for sure.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I am going to do another battery test, strip out all of the startup apps. Not really a fair test since I leave all these running when I do my battery test for the other notebooks. Who closes everything when they unplug?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Update was able to get 3h 31m with the zombie process killed. Bit better for sure.

@KTMLaranjinha

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips much better! You'll go far my friend. Thanks and cheers from Portugal ;)

Really thorough review on the key aspects, including heat management and game performance! Great job! Would be nice if you can comment on the screen too. This was one of the laptops that I considered. Glad that I did not get this and went with the Lenovo 7i instead.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This unit did not have any screen bleed. It was pretty good. However I did notice that the panel was a bit more washed out than the MSI GE75 that I have. It is a really good panel though. One of the better ones I have tested.

I have this laptop and im quite disappointed that its considered so bad compared to other laptops this price! The noise doesn't really bother me and I think the fps is fine but I do notice that it gets extremely hot which worries me.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Another member said that theirs was cool, so perhaps an issue with the contact of the heatpipes. Mine was really hot, too hot for my liking.

On the plus side, at least it wasn’t hitting 99-100c. I had an alienware r1, the first thin model they made. When gaming it was always hitting 99c and dell was telling me its normal. Call them if it goes over 100c lol.. all these thin laptops need a vapor chamber.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, tough to cool these thin units.

How a about acer predator helios 300 ?

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I do want to take a look at that one, have not tested it yet.

Dang that is a pretty dissapointing result, I wonder how it would fare if you just took the bottom cover right off? It looks really restricting

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

I did not try running it without it. It would likely do really well with a cooling pad. Too bad, those aerofans couldn't even scope the air with all their fanciness.

5:12 did he just say rtx 1070??!😂

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I am stuck in the past, 2070! 🙂

@sahibdhillon1358

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips what's your opinion on the acer Triton 500 with RTX 2070 super max Q and 300hz 3ms G-sync? I'm getting this in a week

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@sahibdhillon1358 I have not tested that one out yet. Should hopefully be better than this one. A Gsync 300hz panel would be nice 👌.

@sahibdhillon1358

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips has 3 fans, 2 slightly smaller ones on the GPU and 1 bigger one on CPU. :) Basically not available though anywhere

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@sahibdhillon1358 I did not know that about the 500, I should bring one in to test.

How's the thermals on this

@jamesbab383

3 жыл бұрын

It's super hot if not in turbo mode but I dont recommend turbo mode unless you have headphones

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it runs hot 🔥.

Lol, i mean this is a gaming laptop. So you play game which out wearing an headset and not plugging the adapter ????? You expect a gaming laptop to have 10hrs battery life ????

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

That is true, I just expect more when I know there are other models out there that have decent speakers in them. As for battery, I like to see more than a couple hours. Not expecting to game on it. This did do better after killing some zombie processes, getting up to 3h 31m, much better.

@leken5242

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips i mean you shouldnt recommend not to buy this laptop lol. They create this laptop for gaming, it good for gaming, but not really good with long term work. This is a gaming laptop, you cant expect it to have great battery life and silent like a macbook. It run i7 10th and 2070max q so it have to be loud so the cpu n gpu isnt melting.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@leken5242 Based on all the notebooks I have reviewed, I don't recommend it. It is one of the loudest, hottest I have tested. For the money you can get others that have more performance and are quieter. Check out my other reviews, you will see what I mean.

@leken5242

3 жыл бұрын

@@CETechTips But it is in the gaming class. Its run a i7 10th, 2070, so you expect it to be quiet and cool like a macbook ? Also, it built for gaming, so it is loud and hot.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

@@leken5242 I don't expect anything from it, my intent is to inform the people interested in the unit what to expect if they buy it. Based on its sub par performance comparing it to other in its price category. I recommend people look at those. Their money will go farther.

Good one! You helped me NOT buy it. Thanks for the good advice.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

UPDATE: Still shite! Now it can only power one USB slot at the time and often not finding Bluetooth devices. I am so mad!! Wasted my money. Now just turning on and it is already 88 C! And not willing to go down. I am using this computer for a couple of months now, I had a good deal on it just a couple of weeks before Xmas. The System tempoerature is always a problem especially when I play POE for hours, I am going to buy a heating pad and come back to update my review.

@swanaung8890

2 жыл бұрын

So do have any problem with sudden shut down from overheating while playing?

@daffodil_littley

2 жыл бұрын

@@swanaung8890 yes I mean it goes up to 93 degrees C which is a joke and turning the fans max not cooling it down but even raises every other temperature on the computer so what’s the point of it? It’s just noisy😂 The game is lagging like crazy then the computer just shuts itself off. I bought a cooling pad with 3 fans and it’s helping. It’s now around 80-83 C if I detach my external drives it goes down to 78. But I honestly don’t understand how could they construct this machine without considering the amount of fans. I am not saying that I regretted buying it, but I should’ve bought Helios. I was deciding between this and that. Right now I don’t wanted to send it back to change the cooling gel cuz they might find something extra to pay for it and hell naw!!! I won’t pay for anything.😂

@NataliaW03

2 жыл бұрын

You can change the CPU power plan in advanced settins to 99% instead of 100% Made my temps go down a lot 😊

@swanaung8890

2 жыл бұрын

@@NataliaW03 isn't that make your performance goes down? And can you break down in detail about setting CPU to 99%

@NataliaW03

2 жыл бұрын

@@swanaung8890 i havent noticed my perfomance going down at all. You go into the power plan for your pc, click advanced and scroll down to the cpu power plan, then you edit it in both plugged in and not plugged in. I used to get temps about 95° on the cpu while playing games, now its max is 85° when I push it. I can play RDR2 on ultra and it runs like a dream

I've got the acer Predator Triton 300, i7, 16gb Ram, 1tb SSD, RTX 2070 max Q version, definitely runs too hot for gaming, even on an old game like battlefield 4 reaches temperatures of 85-90 degrees Celsius, to be honest though I've tried the msi g66 raider and the heat situation isn't much different, too many manufacturers are producing laptops way too thin packed with these high energy consuming processors and GPU's, its just ridiculous. I'm not one of those idiots that chases the latest tech every year, I want my device to last as long as possible, running the laptop at these temperatures is going to damage the board no mater what you do! I got mine for £1299 in the UK just after Christmas, normal price is £1499, for what's packed inside its a pretty hard price to beat, other laptops with exactly the same components were around £1700 to £2000. I didn't buy this laptop for gaming, my usage is mostly Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop & just general use, with this sort of usage the laptop really shines, temperatures are quite stable between 47-57 degrees Celsius, sometimes even lower. However no way would I recommend for gaming, 30mins on battlefield 4 and the laptop gets stupidly hot, even with a cooling pad with 5 extra fans.

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing Ray! These thing sure do get hot, but if you don't use it for gaming it will bebmore than enough. You got a decent deal there to, enjoy!

@kisseniko8658

3 жыл бұрын

I am wondering do you think if i use for Adobe Premiere or After effect could be also work well?

@raytaylor4199

3 жыл бұрын

@@kisseniko8658 after owning this laptop for about 2 months, I would say spend a little bit more and get something that has better cooling, I played battlefield 4 a few days ago only for 30 mins and it literally burns your hands if you touch the centre section to the point where it is painful, I'm sure if I placed a drop of water it would sizzle, I don't know if acer designed the board to withstand these temperatures. I'm sure video editing is going to push the temperatures just as high as gaming 👍

@kisseniko8658

3 жыл бұрын

@@raytaylor4199 Thank you so much for your answer!

The is highly inaccurate.I purchased Triton 300 (2020 version) last week. I have been playing games for long sessions and it is hot.but in normal scenarios it does never get hot no matter what you do. Battery life is roughly 4-4 1/2 hrs without gaming ( always screen and WiFi on & doing office work) Performance is really great.i get 70-80 FPS in RDR2 with ultra graphics in 1080p and CPU temp was 89 average. System temp and GPU temps were in 70-78. I hope I can reduce the temp by few degrees with a cooling pad. My specs I7 10750H, 2070 max q

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear your is better, that was not my experience on this model.

I will never buy a 'slim' gaming laptop ever again, this laptop runs so ridiculously hot you need to have the fans blowing on vacumn cleaner levels to play anything

U looks like eminem rapper

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

😀

"RTX 1070" Lmao !

Toni Kroossss

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

😀

1 hour of battery? That's an absolute joke

@dripwebsite9872

3 жыл бұрын

yeah same with mine lol

@Trinket_Master

3 жыл бұрын

@@dripwebsite9872 I ended up getting an xmg fusion 15, best purchase of my life. 1.6k for a magnesium alloy body, per key rgb mechanical keyboard, glass TouchPad, 100% rgb screen. 750gb ssd, core i7, rtx 2070, 16gb of corsair vengeance ram and on top of that it's gpu score seems higher then other laptops with the same hardware, they squeeze every inch of power out of the parts.

@dripwebsite9872

3 жыл бұрын

@@Trinket_Master true i think i will be buying a gaming PC and then a normal laptop for other things as it has to be plugged in anyway haha

Great Review! Bad laptop

@CETechTips

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!