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# 4.5GHz Turbo Boost i7-9750H 6GB GDDR6 GTX 1660 Ti GPU 15.6" FHD 144Hz IPS Display acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, PH315-52-78VL

**Brand:** acer
**Price:** C$165691
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## Summary

> 🔥 Dominate your game and workflow with Predator power! 🎯

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- **What is this?** acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, PH315-52-78VL by acer
- **How much does it cost?** C$165691 with free shipping
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## Best For

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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Next-Level Graphics:** Dedicated NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB GDDR6 VRAM delivers stunning visuals and smooth gameplay.
- • **Ultra-Smooth Display:** 15.6" Full HD IPS screen with 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time for buttery-smooth action.
- • **Stay Connected & Cool:** Killer DoubleShot Pro WiFi + Gigabit Ethernet and 4th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans keep you online and cool under pressure.
- • **Blazing Fast Performance:** 6-core Intel i7 processor with up to 4.5GHz turbo speeds powers through multitasking and gaming.
- • **Future-Proof Expandability:** 256GB NVMe SSD with an extra M.2 slot and hard drive bay lets you upgrade storage effortlessly.

## Overview

The Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52-78VL is a powerhouse gaming laptop featuring a 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H 6-core processor with turbo boost up to 4.5GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 graphics, and a 15.6" Full HD IPS display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. It comes equipped with 16GB DDR4 RAM, a 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD, and offers easy upgrade options. Enhanced connectivity includes Killer DoubleShot Pro WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet, while advanced cooling is ensured by 4th Gen AeroBlade 3D fans. Perfect for gamers and professionals craving speed, visuals, and reliability in a sleek 5.07 lbs chassis.

## Description

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-52-78VL Gaming Laptop comes with these high level specs: 9th Generation Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core Processor 2. 6GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 4. 5GHz, 15. 6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit IPS display, 144Hz Refresh Rate, 16: 9 aspect ratio, 3ms Overdrive Response Time, 300nit Brightness, 72% NTSC, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with 6GB of dedicated GDDR6 VRAM, 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Memory, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD (2 x PCIe M. 2 Slots | 1 Slot Available), 1 - Available Hard Drive Bay, Waves MaxxAudio sound technology, featuring MaxxBass, MaxxVolume, MaxxDialog and hyper-realistic 3D Audio using Waves Nx, Acer True Harmony Technology, Two Built-in Stereo Speakers, Acer Purified. Voice technology with two built-in microphones, Killer Double Shot Pro Wireless-AC 1550 802. 11ac WiFi featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2. 4GHz and 5GHz), Killer Ethernet E2500 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth 5. 0, HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting Super High Dynamic Range (SHDR), 1 - USB 3. 1 Type C Gen 2 port (up to 10 Gbps), 3 - USB 3. 1 Gen 1 Ports (One with Power-off Charging), 1 - HDMI 2. 0 Port with HDCP Support, 1 - Mini Display Port 1. 4, Backlit Keyboard, Lithium Ion Battery, Up to 6-hours Battery Life, 5. 07 lbs. | 2. 3 kg (system unit only) (NH. Q5MAA. 001).

Review: Best Value in a Gaming Computer - Granted I've only had this laptop in my possession for a couple of days, but so far I like it a lot. Gaming on a 15.6" screen will take some getting used to. (My previous gaming laptops were ASUS ROG models with 17 inch screens, and my desktop has a 27" monitor.) but the picture quality is the best I've seen. The Predator has some great components with the 9th gen i7 processor, the Nvidia 1660 Ti GPU, 16 GB of RAM and an NVMe SSD. The SSD is 256 GB so I added a Seagate Firecuda 2TB hybrid drive for an additional expense of $80. In addition, the Killer networking hardware/software seems to work very well. That's the good. The bad is that it comes with Windows 10 (but what's a practical alternative?), and Microsoft is very aggressive in pushing its services. It can be difficult if not impossible to remove them. I make my own choices for browser, search engine, email clients, etc, but when I removed Edge I got notifications every time I started up on my startup screen pushing Edge and not once but twice. ( I think and hope I finally removed it. I'm not a fan of advertising, and I don't trust Microsoft.) And I'm not willing to trust "the cloud", so Dropbox and cloud storage were refused. I've downloaded several games onto the hybrid drive but only played Destiny 2 for about an hour and a half and a little of Age of Wonders III. As I said the graphical quality is the best I've seen, but Destiny 2 did freeze after I'd been playing for an hour or so which I assume was due to the GPU overheating (and I do use a notebook cooler), but I'm also assuming there are things I can do to prevent this in the future. For one thing, the game was optimized by the Nvidia GeForce Experience software and I'll have to look at their selections. I should also adjust the fan speeds, but I haven't looked into this yet either. So, if I should have to amend this review (and recommendation) in the future I will do so, but so far I'm very impressed with what Acer has provided and at what cost. I gave battery life and camera quality three stars because the laptop will always be plugged in, and I'll rarely if ever use the camera (though from what I've seen in YouTube reviews the image quality is certainly IMO acceptable for ordinary uses). Update: On the day after I wrote this review, I played some Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dragon Age: Inquisition, WOW, Alpha Centauri and more Destiny 2. GeForce Experience optimized the games at ultra quality. I tinkered with the fan settings setting them slightly higher than standard (about 4000-4200 rpms and will fine adjust this more). The games looked great and played well without any problem. The fans did make some noise, but it's a whoosh and not a whine, and for me not terribly intrusive. As I said, I'll adjust the fan speed some more and may be able to reduce it even further. The speakers by the way are great with excellent sound quality and volume for a laptop. The fan noise never interfered with the sound at my settings. Again, well done, Acer. Two months later, and I'm still very impressed with this computer. I installed the new Crytek Neon Noir Ray Tracing Benchmark for ray-tracing effects without an RTX gpu, ran it fullscreen at 1920x1080 and ultra and got a score of 5529 with very fluid playback and frame rates that varied from about 45 to the upper 70s. The benchmark would seem to be quite the workout for a system and the Acer got a commendable result IMO.
Review: Seriously Consider This Laptop - All I have to say with this laptop is just wow. Acer has really delivered with this laptop for 2019. Just a quick story, I’m upgrading from a 17’ 2014 Asus G751JT that has a GTX970m 3GB, Intel i7 4c/8t 4710hq 2.5ghz/3.5ghz boost, 60hz IPS screen that was $1500 and is 8.6lbs. As a college student, my tolerance for lugging that thing has been getting lower over the years. Also had some infamous battery problems that were annoying. I needed a good overall laptop to fulfill my gaming and study needs as I commute an hour to my university and stay there most of the day. It’s amazing on how far gaming laptops have gone within the last 5 years. Luckily, I was able to buy this laptop on prime day for $1000 which sold out hours after it got discounted. That speaks volume of how fantastic this laptop is. This won’t be a full-fledged nitty gritty review, so I’ll just stick to my opinions and findings on the product. The laptop feels premium. I’m amazed with the build quality at this price point along with the weight. It’s an eye catcher as I enjoyed looking at this laptop when I first unboxed it. The keyboard is pretty solid as it didn’t take long for me to get used to typing it. To be fair, I have smaller than average hands so your mileage will vary on this. It’s comfortable to type on for me, and I enjoy the sky-blue backlight as I’ve been stuck on red for 5 years. No complaints on the trackpad. It’s a little rough, I wish there were actual physical buttons for right and left click but I mostly stick to my USB mouse. The screen is 144hz and it is BRIGHT. The colors look great and the buttery smooth screen is just an awesome upgrade for me. There is some backlight bleed, but I only notice it on startup and loading screens. I do not notice it during gameplay unless you are playing a game with dark settings. The screen is so good for the price that I am willing to forgive some minor backlight bleed. If this was a $1600+ laptop, then I’d have a serious problem with it. Internet speed is good, no complaints. This laptop comes standard with 2x8gb of ram. Although I might upgrade to 2x16gb of ram down the road if I need to for my Information Technology classes. One thing to note is you definitely need to upgrade the storage in the laptop. You have space for a 2.5 drive and another NVMe ssd. I’m definitely going to get a 2tb sshd when I have the spare funds; which thankfully Acer provided a kit for a 2.5 drive for your convenience. A 1tb WD Blue is a good m.2 drive to get for storage if you need some fast speeds for any applications that benefit from it like Photoshop or VMware. Now for gaming, I’ll throw in a couple games. The Witcher 3 runs between 70-80fps on ultra-settings. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was anywhere between 55-70fps on ultra. And for fun, I threw in Rocket League and it maxed out with spare performance to boot. Threw in a heavily modded Fallout New Vegas with 30+ mods and it ran beautifully. Battlefield 4 was a pretty awesome experience too. Overall, this laptop will handle most, if not, all your gaming needs. What’s great is that I never reached above 75c on the GPU and 80c on the cpu without touching anything on the laptop (Auto fans, no overclocking). The fans are somewhat audible; they never got as loud as turning on the turbo button which is just overkill imo. I usually keep fan speeds at around 85%. Keep in mind, my room temperature was 76F. I definitely don’t recommend any heavy gaming in a quiet place like the library, but if you are then you’re not doing your studying like you should be. Look up a YouTuber named OwnOrDisown. He reviewed the laptop and configured the laptop settings to get a nice middle ground for extra performance. Battery life is anywhere from 3.5 – 5 hours depending on your usage. This is with 20% brightness, max keyboard backlight brightness, and some YouTube in the background while typing up this review on Microsoft word. It’s not a long battery life like some ultra-books, but the battery is enough for me to get through some classes before I have to charge which is fine. I don’t recommend gaming on battery unless it’s a low intensity game like Rimworld, Stardew Valley, or AoEII. Seriously, don’t expect any gaming laptop to run AAA titles at max settings and max performance on battery. It’s unreasonable. One minor annoyance I had was the sound. Apparently, the laptop comes with Acer TrueHarmony that modifies sound by default. If you are hearing an echo-like sound as I was, then I’ll save you the 30 minutes. Open the PredatorSense interface and click on the App Center tab. Open Waves MaxxAudio. Click on the Waves Nx tab and disable the feature. Viola, the echo is gone. You can go back to the MaxxAudio tab and configure the sound properly to your liking. Closing Thoughts: This laptop is a breath of fresh air for me. I was extremely lucky on getting it for $1000. It does so many things right that I’d say it’d warrant the full price (Which is currently $1200 as of the time of writing..or typing? Whatever.) and I’d be ok with it. If you’re considering on getting a laptop, this is one of the few I’d heavily recommend because of the price point. (Other brands, please take notes).

## Features

- 9th Generation Intel Core i7-9750H 6-Core Processor (Up to 4. 5GHz) with Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Graphics with 6GB of dedicated GDDR6 VRAM
- 15. 6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Widescreen LED-backlit IPS Display (144Hz Refresh Rate, 3ms Overdrive Response Time, 300nit Brightness & 72% NTSC)
- 16GB DDR4 2666MHz Memory, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD (2 x PCIe M. 2 Slots | 1 Slot Open for Easy Upgrades) & 1 - Available Hard Drive Bay
- Backlit Keyboard | LAN: Killer Ethernet E2500 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN | Wireless: Killer DoubleShot Pro Wireless-AC 1550 802. 11ac | 4th Gen All-Metal AeroBlade 3D Fan
- System Ram Type: Ddr4 Sdram

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Standing screen display size | 15.6 Inches |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 Pixels |
| Processor | 4.5 GHz core_i7 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR4 |
| Memory Speed | 4.5 GHz |
| Hard Drive | 256 GB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 T |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Card Description | Dedicated |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 6 GB |
| Wireless Type | 802.11ac |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 6 Hours |
| Brand | acer |
| Series | PH315-52-78VL |
| Item model number | PH315-52-78VL |
| Operating System | Windows 10 Home |
| Item Weight | 5.07 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 14.23 x 10.01 x 0.9 inches |
| Item Dimensions  LxWxH | 14.23 x 10.01 x 0.9 inches |
| Color | Black |
| Processor Brand | Intel |
| Number of Processors | 6 |
| Computer Memory Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Flash Memory Size | 256 |
| Hard Drive Interface | Solid State |
| Power Source | Battery Powered |
| Voltage | 240 Volts |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included) |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** acer
- **Model Name:** PH315-52-78VL
- **Screen Size:** 15.6 Inches
- **Color:** Black
- **Hard Disk Size:** 256 GB
- **CPU Model:** Core i7
- **Ram Memory Installed Size:** 16 GB
- **Operating System:** Windows 10 Home
- **Special Feature:** Backlit Keyboard
- **Graphics Card Description:** Dedicated

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Capacity, CPU, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does this have a slot for an hdd? if yes what size?**
A: This actually has two spots for NVMe drives (one of the slots is taken up by the SSD already installed, Plus there is a bay for a 2.5 drive. The box comes with the bracket you need to install it.  so in tottal you have three drive bays one being a 2.5 and 2 being NVMe.

**Q: what is the battery size?**
A: If turn all the power options down on battery it gets about 4 hrs with light web surfing, which much better then most gaming labtops which usually never get an hour. I’m sure if you throtled the cpu to 15% max and lowest brightness it would get 8 hrs.  I get almost 2 hrs surfing,uploading,video editing and charging a iphone xr 40w via the usb c power delivery but I have all the windows registry and device’s (wifi,harddrive,etc.)power saving disabled. Pretty crazy, last labtop I had was 10 years ago under the most power saving it only got a hour and a half and it was a mid tier HP.

**Q: Does this model come with tb3 and rgb keyboard? if not where is the model which have these features?**
A: For you guys who bought the 1100-1200 model, the keyboard was rgb?

**Q: Does this have the 1060 or the 1660 GPU?**
A: This has the GTX 1660 Ti GPU.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best Value in a Gaming Computer
*by W***N on October 4, 2019*

Granted I've only had this laptop in my possession for a couple of days, but so far I like it a lot. Gaming on a 15.6" screen will take some getting used to. (My previous gaming laptops were ASUS ROG models with 17 inch screens, and my desktop has a 27" monitor.) but the picture quality is the best I've seen. The Predator has some great components with the 9th gen i7 processor, the Nvidia 1660 Ti GPU, 16 GB of RAM and an NVMe SSD. The SSD is 256 GB so I added a Seagate Firecuda 2TB hybrid drive for an additional expense of $80. In addition, the Killer networking hardware/software seems to work very well. That's the good. The bad is that it comes with Windows 10 (but what's a practical alternative?), and Microsoft is very aggressive in pushing its services. It can be difficult if not impossible to remove them. I make my own choices for browser, search engine, email clients, etc, but when I removed Edge I got notifications every time I started up on my startup screen pushing Edge and not once but twice. ( I think and hope I finally removed it. I'm not a fan of advertising, and I don't trust Microsoft.) And I'm not willing to trust "the cloud", so Dropbox and cloud storage were refused. I've downloaded several games onto the hybrid drive but only played Destiny 2 for about an hour and a half and a little of Age of Wonders III. As I said the graphical quality is the best I've seen, but Destiny 2 did freeze after I'd been playing for an hour or so which I assume was due to the GPU overheating (and I do use a notebook cooler), but I'm also assuming there are things I can do to prevent this in the future. For one thing, the game was optimized by the Nvidia GeForce Experience software and I'll have to look at their selections. I should also adjust the fan speeds, but I haven't looked into this yet either. So, if I should have to amend this review (and recommendation) in the future I will do so, but so far I'm very impressed with what Acer has provided and at what cost. I gave battery life and camera quality three stars because the laptop will always be plugged in, and I'll rarely if ever use the camera (though from what I've seen in YouTube reviews the image quality is certainly IMO acceptable for ordinary uses). Update: On the day after I wrote this review, I played some Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Dragon Age: Inquisition, WOW, Alpha Centauri and more Destiny 2. GeForce Experience optimized the games at ultra quality. I tinkered with the fan settings setting them slightly higher than standard (about 4000-4200 rpms and will fine adjust this more). The games looked great and played well without any problem. The fans did make some noise, but it's a whoosh and not a whine, and for me not terribly intrusive. As I said, I'll adjust the fan speed some more and may be able to reduce it even further. The speakers by the way are great with excellent sound quality and volume for a laptop. The fan noise never interfered with the sound at my settings. Again, well done, Acer. Two months later, and I'm still very impressed with this computer. I installed the new Crytek Neon Noir Ray Tracing Benchmark for ray-tracing effects without an RTX gpu, ran it fullscreen at 1920x1080 and ultra and got a score of 5529 with very fluid playback and frame rates that varied from about 45 to the upper 70s. The benchmark would seem to be quite the workout for a system and the Acer got a commendable result IMO.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Seriously Consider This Laptop
*by N***Z on August 5, 2019*

All I have to say with this laptop is just wow. Acer has really delivered with this laptop for 2019. Just a quick story, I’m upgrading from a 17’ 2014 Asus G751JT that has a GTX970m 3GB, Intel i7 4c/8t 4710hq 2.5ghz/3.5ghz boost, 60hz IPS screen that was $1500 and is 8.6lbs. As a college student, my tolerance for lugging that thing has been getting lower over the years. Also had some infamous battery problems that were annoying. I needed a good overall laptop to fulfill my gaming and study needs as I commute an hour to my university and stay there most of the day. It’s amazing on how far gaming laptops have gone within the last 5 years. Luckily, I was able to buy this laptop on prime day for $1000 which sold out hours after it got discounted. That speaks volume of how fantastic this laptop is. This won’t be a full-fledged nitty gritty review, so I’ll just stick to my opinions and findings on the product. The laptop feels premium. I’m amazed with the build quality at this price point along with the weight. It’s an eye catcher as I enjoyed looking at this laptop when I first unboxed it. The keyboard is pretty solid as it didn’t take long for me to get used to typing it. To be fair, I have smaller than average hands so your mileage will vary on this. It’s comfortable to type on for me, and I enjoy the sky-blue backlight as I’ve been stuck on red for 5 years. No complaints on the trackpad. It’s a little rough, I wish there were actual physical buttons for right and left click but I mostly stick to my USB mouse. The screen is 144hz and it is BRIGHT. The colors look great and the buttery smooth screen is just an awesome upgrade for me. There is some backlight bleed, but I only notice it on startup and loading screens. I do not notice it during gameplay unless you are playing a game with dark settings. The screen is so good for the price that I am willing to forgive some minor backlight bleed. If this was a $1600+ laptop, then I’d have a serious problem with it. Internet speed is good, no complaints. This laptop comes standard with 2x8gb of ram. Although I might upgrade to 2x16gb of ram down the road if I need to for my Information Technology classes. One thing to note is you definitely need to upgrade the storage in the laptop. You have space for a 2.5 drive and another NVMe ssd. I’m definitely going to get a 2tb sshd when I have the spare funds; which thankfully Acer provided a kit for a 2.5 drive for your convenience. A 1tb WD Blue is a good m.2 drive to get for storage if you need some fast speeds for any applications that benefit from it like Photoshop or VMware. Now for gaming, I’ll throw in a couple games. The Witcher 3 runs between 70-80fps on ultra-settings. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided was anywhere between 55-70fps on ultra. And for fun, I threw in Rocket League and it maxed out with spare performance to boot. Threw in a heavily modded Fallout New Vegas with 30+ mods and it ran beautifully. Battlefield 4 was a pretty awesome experience too. Overall, this laptop will handle most, if not, all your gaming needs. What’s great is that I never reached above 75c on the GPU and 80c on the cpu without touching anything on the laptop (Auto fans, no overclocking). The fans are somewhat audible; they never got as loud as turning on the turbo button which is just overkill imo. I usually keep fan speeds at around 85%. Keep in mind, my room temperature was 76F. I definitely don’t recommend any heavy gaming in a quiet place like the library, but if you are then you’re not doing your studying like you should be. Look up a YouTuber named OwnOrDisown. He reviewed the laptop and configured the laptop settings to get a nice middle ground for extra performance. Battery life is anywhere from 3.5 – 5 hours depending on your usage. This is with 20% brightness, max keyboard backlight brightness, and some YouTube in the background while typing up this review on Microsoft word. It’s not a long battery life like some ultra-books, but the battery is enough for me to get through some classes before I have to charge which is fine. I don’t recommend gaming on battery unless it’s a low intensity game like Rimworld, Stardew Valley, or AoEII. Seriously, don’t expect any gaming laptop to run AAA titles at max settings and max performance on battery. It’s unreasonable. One minor annoyance I had was the sound. Apparently, the laptop comes with Acer TrueHarmony that modifies sound by default. If you are hearing an echo-like sound as I was, then I’ll save you the 30 minutes. Open the PredatorSense interface and click on the App Center tab. Open Waves MaxxAudio. Click on the Waves Nx tab and disable the feature. Viola, the echo is gone. You can go back to the MaxxAudio tab and configure the sound properly to your liking. Closing Thoughts: This laptop is a breath of fresh air for me. I was extremely lucky on getting it for $1000. It does so many things right that I’d say it’d warrant the full price (Which is currently $1200 as of the time of writing..or typing? Whatever.) and I’d be ok with it. If you’re considering on getting a laptop, this is one of the few I’d heavily recommend because of the price point. (Other brands, please take notes).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellant for it Price and even better than I could have hope for!
*by J***Y on May 10, 2020*

I purchased this in the Fall 2019 (so 6 months of use at this review time) for about $1200 after doing a lot a online reviews of it and comparable laptop setups. My main focus was having a good gaming setup without having to purchase or modify the system - I also wanted at 15" screen with at least 1080p and high frame refresh rate. I was not worried about battery power since this would be plugged in most of the time. This Predator Helios 300 is "Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, PH315-52-78VL" 256GB is not enough for what I need but it is very easy and cheap to upgrade so not a big issue you to me VS buying a system that is identical but had the larger SSD. One main concern I had was screen quality since other reviews were upset at the backlight bleed through and I thought that might be a deal breaker. I am very happy to report that the blacklight bleed through for me is absolutely unnoticeable during normal use and playing games. The only time I see the bleed through is during the start screen. The screen is crisp and the colors are good. I am sure there are better screens out there but this one I would say is over all Good - maybe even Excellent. The refresh rate of 144hz also makes for very smooth game play - I really notice it smoothness on Fortnight on max graphic settings and it runs Classic Wow on max graphic setting very well. Another Pro that will a small amount of software tweaking I am able to get the trackpad to work just like my macbook pro - this is really mircosoft windows adjustments but as far as sensitivity it is almost as good as the mac book - its like an 8 out of 10 (macbook pro is a 10 out of 10) - most non-macbook trackpads are horrible that I tested so I was pleasantly surprised. Cons - these are minor: (1) The number pad on the right is off a little because they put the special "Predator" graphics key where normally the "NumLk" goes - and i adjacently hit it all the time. I think they could have put that key or switch somewhere else. (2) I wish they had the F keys setup like the macbook pro where I could adjust volume without having to toggle the "Fn" key. Right now this requires two hand to change the volume from the key board because the volume keys are the "up" and "down" arrows. (3) the way the "delete" key is setup along with the placing of the backspace key - they are both not normal to a standard key board so I end up accidentally hitting them or not hitting them when typing if I am not thinking about it. (4) the track pad is not centered on the laptop. It is further to the left and since I am right handed it make me have to place my right hand further to the right than what is comfortable. (5) The power cord and the way it attaches the computer. I am soiled with the old macbook pro magsafe connection and I wish this did something similar. Multiple times I have pulled this computer off the table because either me or my kids tripped on the cable. Also the cable has a large plastic piece just a few inches from the connector and it seems to get in the way of effectively running the cable around for me. (6) the usd ports are all on the side and close to the front - so this makes it difficult for me to hook in my USB mouse and key pad and have them right next to the computer since hey overlap and hit the key pad. I wish there was two port on the back of the PC or at least on the side but far back. Overall, I am very please with the setup and my gripes are very minor. If this computer makes it 5-6 years without any issue it will be a really good deal.

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