Acer Aspire 5vsAcer Predator Helios 300

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Acer
Acer Aspire 5
Aspire 5

Quick Stats

The Acer Aspire 5 offers decent everyday performance but struggles with gaming due to thermals and frame drops frequently.
The Acer Aspire 5 boasts dramatically improved exterior build quality with a solid and premium feel overall.
The Acer Aspire 5's display is a major letdown with poor brightness and color accuracy.
The Acer Aspire 5 boasts a premium build with advanced features like fingerprint scanner and dual speaker setup.
Acer
Acer Predator Helios 300
Predator Helios 300

Quick Stats

The Acer Predator Helios 300 delivers exceptional performance with seamless gaming experiences and top-notch single-threaded results.
The Acer Predator Helios 300's build is sturdy but lacks polish, attracting fingerprints and dust easily overall.
The Acer Predator Helios 300's display is a mixed bag, lacking brightness and screen height.
The Acer Predator Helios 300 boasts powerful features with Intel Core i7, RTX 3070 graphics, and up to 64GB RAM capabilities.
Key Differences

No significant specification differences found between these devices.

Rank
Acer Aspire 5
Winner
#713
Acer Predator Helios 300
#715
Scores by Category
Rankings
Connectivity
Acer Aspire 5
#606
Acer Predator Helios 300
#256
Winner
Display
Acer Aspire 5
#557
Winner
Acer Predator Helios 300
#572
Performance
Acer Aspire 5
#578
Acer Predator Helios 300
#484
Winner
Build
Acer Aspire 5
#365
Winner
Acer Predator Helios 300
#386
Features
Acer Aspire 5
#174
Winner
Acer Predator Helios 300
#670

Note: Lower rank number indicates a better position in category.

Specifications Comparison
Specification
Acer Acer Aspire 5
Acer Acer Predator Helios 300
up to 40GB
up to 64GB
up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
Intel Core i7-1165G7
Intel Core i5-11400H
NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (GDDR5, 25W)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (Laptop, 140W)
1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
N/A

Note: Highlighted specifications show differences between the two devices.

Pros and Cons

Acer Aspire 5

Strengths

Acer Aspire 5 has dramatically improved exterior build quality with a premium and sturdy feel.
The laptop's trackpad is respectable and the keyboard is essential for general productivity.
The fingerprint scanner is a great addition to the device.
The dual speaker stereo setup is loud enough to give you the immediate surrounding noise levels you would want.
Despite some thermal issues, the laptop still performs pretty well with day-to-day activities like web browsing, watching videos, or crunching up a word document.
It's one of the first mid-range laptops out there rocking intel's 12th gen hardware.
The battery life may be disappointing, but it's not unusable, and you'll get about eight hours on a single charge.

Weaknesses

No specific cons listed for this device

Acer Predator Helios 300

Strengths

The Acer Predator Helios 300 offers amazing performance in a somewhat portable chassis.
It's a great desktop replacement since battery life isn't its biggest forte
For a price point that undercuts ultra-high-end laptops, it's offering impressive results
The extra CPU wattage gives the Helios 300 an advantage in gaming every now and then
It performed normally in every single game we tested
The keyboard could be refined with an all-matte-black chassis instead of the dual tone matte black and brushed aluminum texture

Weaknesses

Battery life really isn't its biggest forte
The mushy feeling of the keyboard takes away an enjoyable typing experience
The screen could be a bit brighter and taller
It has some cyan accents on it that aren't mentioned in any other context
The Advanced Optimus feature sometimes doesn't provide quite as much power to the RTX 3070 Ti as it should
Some early reviews reported that the Helios 300's MUX switch wasn't working properly, but a BIOS update has since fixed this issue
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Acer Aspire 5

The Acer Aspire 5 is a mid-range laptop that impresses with its improved exterior build quality, feeling more premium and sturdy than its predecessors. The device boasts a respectable trackpad and keyboard, as well as essential features like a fingerprint scanner and dual speaker stereo setup. However, it falls short in terms of battery life and thermals, which continue to be issues despite minor improvements over the years. Despite this, the Aspire 5 delivers good performance, making it one of the first mid-range laptops with Intel's 12th gen hardware.

Acer Predator Helios 300

The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a formidable gaming laptop that packs a punch with its powerful processor and advanced graphics capabilities. With a sleek design and impressive performance, this device promises to deliver an unparalleled gaming experience. But does it live up to its expectations? In this review, we'll delve into the pros and cons of this laptop, exploring its strengths and weaknesses in detail.

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