Acer Predator Helios 18vsSamsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360

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Acer
Acer Predator Helios 18
Predator Helios 18

Quick Stats

The Acer Predator Helios 18 delivers impressive performance with strong CPU and GPU capabilities overall.
The Acer Predator Helios 18 boasts impressive build quality and material selection, justifying its premium status effectively overall.
The Acer Predator Helios 18's mini LED display offers exceptional quality for gaming and content creation uses.
The Acer Predator Helios 18 boasts impressive specs, including a powerful Intel i9 processor.
Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
Key Differences

No significant specification differences found between these devices.

Rank
Acer Predator Helios 18
#234
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
Winner
#229
Scores by Category
Rankings
Connectivity
Acer Predator Helios 18
#440
Winner
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
#597
Display
Acer Predator Helios 18
#171
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
#53
Winner
Performance
Acer Predator Helios 18
#6
Winner
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
#460
Build
Acer Predator Helios 18
#411
Winner
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
#867
Features
Acer Predator Helios 18
#678
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
#648
Winner

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

Specifications Comparison
Specification
Acer Acer Predator Helios 18
Samsung Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360
up to 64GB
up to 16GB
up to 16000GB SSD
up to 8000GB SSD
Intel Core i9-14900HX
Intel Core i7-1360P
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Laptop, 175W)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU)
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
N/A

Note: Highlighted specifications show differences between the two devices.

Pros and Cons

Acer Predator Helios 18

Strengths

The 18in QHD 250Hz mini LED display is absolutely gorgeous and perfect for media consumption and games.
Performance is right where it should be, with unfr CPU performance in turbo mode and competitive results in our benchmarks.
The RTX 480 GPU performs admirably, being one of the fastest of NVIDIA's second best mobile cards we have ever tested.
System performance is also very snappy, both subjectively and backed up by our PC Mark 10 tests.
The design approach ASA is taking with their 2023 Helios lineup is tasteful and well-executed, with a fine line between gamer and subtle performer.

Weaknesses

The notebook performs rather poorly in our SSD benchmarks, with the Samsung Drive offering some very fast initial read rates that get fuddled quite severely rather quickly.
Fan noise can be an issue, especially in turbo mode, which makes the Helios one of the loudest notebooks we have ever tested.
Battery life is not great, with around 4 and 1/2 hours in our Wi-Fi test with the screen and SDR set to 150 nits.
The webcam is just okay, if nothing special.
Throttled SSD performance under prolonged and probably also not very realistic load can be a limitation.

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360

Strengths

No specific pros listed for this device

Weaknesses

No specific cons listed for this device

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Acer Predator Helios 18

The Acer Predator Helios 18 is a behemoth of a laptop, boasting a massive 18-inch QHD 250Hz mini LED display. We've been eager to get our hands on one, and after nearly nine months, we finally have the review sample in-house. Powered by Intel's i9-3900HX processor, an RTX 480 GPU, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, this laptop promises serious gaming chops. Let's dive into the details and see if it lives up to its impressive specs sheet.

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 360

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