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<blockquote data-quote="RoboMan" data-source="post: 962913" data-attributes="member: 53544"><p>Ah.. yes, the joy of getting a new computer, I feel you! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite124" alt=":love:" title="Love :love:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":love:" /></p><p></p><p>Both Acer Predator and ASUS ROG are great series, indeed.</p><p></p><p>I can talk to you about my experience, since I know an <strong>Acer Predator Helios 300 </strong>(the version with 16GB RAM, 1060 6GB VRAM, SSD, i7-7700HQ).</p><p></p><p><strong><u>PROs</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GREAT build material: this thing is built to last, let me tell you. I've spilled on top of it liquids, food, sticky stuff, my cat urinated it, I dropped it to the floor, I've hit it with enraged League of Legends fury... This thing is still alive after 4 years and working flawlessly. I did manage to deform the metal a bit hehe, but no serious injures were commited.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GREAT performance. back in '17 it could run EVERYTHING, every possible game, in ULTRA settings. 4 years later, you must change graphics to medium but it still runs every single possible game there is.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cosmetic appearence: it's Acer Predator bitc**</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's portable: all the power of a gaming computer, on the size you can travel with anywhere</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Battery is great, but if you switch to high performance you won't last much</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Support: 24/7 chat support from Acer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Warranty: I bought from Amazon and got 3-year worldwide warranty for ANYTHING (I broke my laptop keyboard myself, and they replaced it for free, thousand of kilometres away from the place it was bought, another whole country)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sound: amazing sound that comes from both lateral sides</li> </ul><p><strong><u>CONs</u></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yes, it overheats* (but check my comment down below)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Trackpad: not that great, not a fan of trackpads either but you can't do much with it, you better connect a mouse</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Keyboard: feels good, but it's not awsome. Not even close to a regular keyboard.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dust: ventilation of the back and below tends to get dusty as it absorbs any dust of the place</li> </ul><p>*<strong>overheating</strong>: you must take into account ALL LAPTOPS OVERHEAT. It's a law, even more on gaming laptops. Due to the lack of space to throw hot air away, and given the fact all hardware pieces are together because of this, laptops will overheat. And specially gaming laptops which are constantly suffering from you playing horribly optimized games. Acer Predator suffers from this too, and will definitely overheat with heavy games. BUT, Acer also provides the software PredatorSense, which lets you change the speed of your fans, and even enable a HIGH MODE which definitely helps A LOT, ending up in the possibility of playing heavy games with no overheating (but a loud noise). Also, you must be sure to enable high mode on the fans before you start gaming in heavy games. Once it's hot, turning the fans on won't take the temperature down. Constant high temperatures will give you BSOD.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoboMan, post: 962913, member: 53544"] Ah.. yes, the joy of getting a new computer, I feel you! :love: Both Acer Predator and ASUS ROG are great series, indeed. I can talk to you about my experience, since I know an [B]Acer Predator Helios 300 [/B](the version with 16GB RAM, 1060 6GB VRAM, SSD, i7-7700HQ). [B][U]PROs[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]GREAT build material: this thing is built to last, let me tell you. I've spilled on top of it liquids, food, sticky stuff, my cat urinated it, I dropped it to the floor, I've hit it with enraged League of Legends fury... This thing is still alive after 4 years and working flawlessly. I did manage to deform the metal a bit hehe, but no serious injures were commited. [*]GREAT performance. back in '17 it could run EVERYTHING, every possible game, in ULTRA settings. 4 years later, you must change graphics to medium but it still runs every single possible game there is. [*]Cosmetic appearence: it's Acer Predator bitc** [*]It's portable: all the power of a gaming computer, on the size you can travel with anywhere [*]Battery is great, but if you switch to high performance you won't last much [*]Support: 24/7 chat support from Acer [*]Warranty: I bought from Amazon and got 3-year worldwide warranty for ANYTHING (I broke my laptop keyboard myself, and they replaced it for free, thousand of kilometres away from the place it was bought, another whole country) [*]Sound: amazing sound that comes from both lateral sides [/LIST] [B][U]CONs[/U][/B] [LIST] [*]Yes, it overheats* (but check my comment down below) [*]Trackpad: not that great, not a fan of trackpads either but you can't do much with it, you better connect a mouse [*]Keyboard: feels good, but it's not awsome. Not even close to a regular keyboard. [*]Dust: ventilation of the back and below tends to get dusty as it absorbs any dust of the place [/LIST] *[B]overheating[/B]: you must take into account ALL LAPTOPS OVERHEAT. It's a law, even more on gaming laptops. Due to the lack of space to throw hot air away, and given the fact all hardware pieces are together because of this, laptops will overheat. And specially gaming laptops which are constantly suffering from you playing horribly optimized games. Acer Predator suffers from this too, and will definitely overheat with heavy games. BUT, Acer also provides the software PredatorSense, which lets you change the speed of your fans, and even enable a HIGH MODE which definitely helps A LOT, ending up in the possibility of playing heavy games with no overheating (but a loud noise). Also, you must be sure to enable high mode on the fans before you start gaming in heavy games. Once it's hot, turning the fans on won't take the temperature down. Constant high temperatures will give you BSOD. Hope this helps!! [/QUOTE]
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