The 300 SE has its place and is a fine laptop. One correction to the review, the body and lid of the 300 SE are all metal (aluminum) - only the face around the screen is plastic (so the same as the G14, though the G14 uses magnesium). I think RUclips reviewers, being content creators themselves that work with a lot of video editing, exaggerate the importance of multicore performance. If you're a working gamer on the go that also consumes media (watches vides, surfs the net) and want a laptop that looks pretty much right at home in the office, the 300 SE is every bit as good as G14, and in my opinion looks better. I tested both side by side for days, and the 300 SE has better build quality, and feels more solid, especially the trackpad which is loose on my G14. They have exactly the same monitor (the LQ140M1JW49) but for some reason in my two laptops, the 300 SE screen was clearly, though just marginally, sharper and brighter. The 300 SE runs quieter and cooler for regular every day use, but the G14 runs quieter and cooler during gaming (at least the chipset does, the body gets hotter than the 300 SE.) The G14 typically saw a few FPS higher than the 300 SE, but differences were small. For example, on the Assassin's Creed Odyssey benchmark, 1080p, High settings, the G14 did 60 FPS average and 17 FPS lows, and the 300 SE did 59 FPS avg and 30 FPS lows. Finally, the G14's speakers are far better than those on the 300 SE. In the end, unless you are video editing or running other multicore demanding software, it is a toss up.
hi bro since u used the laptop and ur comment is about 10 months old if u r still using this account can u tell me if i should still go for the triton 300 se as there is tuf f15 2022 with the better cpu intel 12th gen 10 core but its screen is only 280 nits and its 15 inch and 1 zone rgb and i am a big fan of rgb and mostly because of the tritons 3 zone which looks beautiful i am reconsidering my choices. in the country i live most laptops are generally expensive and i am seeing the triton 300se for 1400 dollars which i think is a decent price. but the cpu which is 4 core is where im hesitating but i dont rlly edit or do any of those stuff much. just mostly gaming and just good settings with 60+ fps and watching anime and a little bit of school work so do u think i should go for the more portable and better design triton 300 se(design portability and rgb are one of my top priorities) or should i go for the better cpu tuf dash f15 2022
I was so down to buy a tuf dash with that massive battery life until I came across the 4 cores. If it was 6 I wouldn't mind as much but 8 threads is very mediocre in 2021
i have this laptop and it's really cool. what i like about it is that the wasd keys don't look different compared to the other keys which is on like most gaming laptops, which i find weird.
Great overview. I like your soothing voice, no drama and sincere in your review. Thank you, Ravi Peiris M.D. (In answer to your question: Yes, please review the Triton 500 as well)
I have the 2021 G14. The predator laptop has a thunderbolt 4 port, an integrated webcam and HDMI 2.1 over the G14. The G14 is better built imo, is way faster in terms of CPU performance, has a more tactile keyboard, better speakers, has better battery life and double the storage for the same price config.
@@Luckysury333 I bought mine in India (despite the way higher price) since I wanted the gray version of the G14 and my XPS was getting old. Cost me ~1900 usd for R7 5800HS, RTX 3060, FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and the AniMe matrix lid. Asus India did include a laptop sleeve and their 1080p 60fps webcam in the box to dampen the blow
No, the brightness keys are actually supposed to be that way. It helps to think of them as "Open" and "Close" instead of brightness up and down. I have an Acer Aspire 5 and it confused me for a while, too. Don't ask me why they did it that way. For some reason, though, the notation is switched on your keyboard with the brightness "Open" key being on the left instead of the right. My guess is it confused the keyboard producers as much as it did you.
When acer first announced this laptop in January, I was so hyped for it. I thought it was a G14 with a webcam. I was targeting it as my college laptop but then I noticed it was taking too long to hit store shelves. So I started considering getting the G14, then I realized that the G14 has twice the cores. My decision was made easier after then.
G14 is quite abit more expensive compared to variants of Triton 300 i look at, and has that moder stupid tiny arrows, with 99% of laptops its either these tiny arrows or stupi compacted up and down arrow. Acer done it the way everyone should. Tho i would like a Ryzen in that, or for Acer Swift X to have that same keyboard.
I would like to say, the 2022 version of the predator triton 300 se is now a tetradeca core (i7 12700H) and is still 1500$ 1:03 but the best part is that this specific model is still being sold for less than 900$, I would say that’s a great price for last year’s model. Also the body is almost all aluminum, not plastic. I hoped this helped!
First time when I saw this, I said to myself 'Finally, a gaming laptop that does not look a gaming laptop at all. Good job, Acer'. BUT after watching this video, this is not a good buy at all. High CPU temps, low CPU performance (Intel's 11th Gen is still not on par with Ryzen's), low GPU TDP, and for USD1,500? Clearly, uninformed buyers who will get this will have buyer's remorse later. Sorry Acer, try harder next time.
I returned Trition 500 5days ago. Best looking laptop tbh. Cpu temperature went up 102°... I bought HP Omen with Ryzen 7and rtx3070 instead... I will get it on monday... Do i have to deactivate the cpu boost too, to get Low Temperatures?
I may not like these quad core power boosted Tigerlake U CPUs but I love the fact that Acer allows the CPU to run with unlimited power indefinitely and max out the tjunction. Its in intel spec so it should be safe. No reason to encourage manufacturers to force run their CPUs at lower temps and get lower performance...
I think that some of the parts you did not like are there to segment it lower than Triton 500 SE. Triton 500 SE look so great and I am looking forward to seeing reviews of it, even though I do not need a new laptop right now.
Nice design but it's let down by the rest of the laptop. Especially the CPU, screen brightness and speakers are reasons for me to skip this one. Samsung tablets deliver great sound and a laptop (being a bigger device) should do better.
The lack of uhh, granularity(?) in laptops is always annoying. At a certain price point, that sweet spot of components sometimes isn't found in any of the trims, and to get the one little bit you want, you're up sold on everything else too.
@@dogboy0912 True and it's even worse with phones: Want a good camera, screen and speakers? You'll need a phone with the latest Snapdragon 800 series SoC and a Zillion Gigabytes of RAM. "That'll be upwards of €999 (thank you come again)". Actually phones with decent speakers are surprisingly hard to find. It's either Samsung or a gaming phone like the RoG Phone 5 (RIP LG).
I dont know why 4 cores receive hate. In terms of benchmarks, It performs similarly to a 10750 h with 6 cores. As long as a processor has a similar multi threaded result it will perform similarly in real world usage. Also since is has 4 cores it ll perform way better in single threaded workloads. It isnt perfect but it isnt as bad as the reviewers say it is.
Why is it that very few people mentioned the recent Razer Blade 14? Also, why is the review comparing the 14 inch 300SE with 15 inch laptops all the time?
@@kb8102 And that comes under H35 series (35 watt TDP), you cannot blame them for people not being able to read and understand the concept of TDP and a series
About the power button, you aren't being too picky. Power buttons should have never been integrated into the keyboards. You can thank apple for this stupid trend. Also, fingerprint sensor on power button should be a default.
I actually bought a laptop recently with an Intel tiger lake H35 CPU (i5-11300H). This laptop (Mechrevo S3 Pro) has no dedicated graphics card but makes use of it's build in Intel Xe GPU. In this configuration, or with a GeForce MX450 GPU, this line of CPU makes more sense, if priced under a 1000 USD. Good review!
@@GiLLyMGL Depends on the battery life. AMD CPU's are still a lot more efficient. And the 500SE better have a larger battery. A mobile device is pointless if it constantly has to be connected to a power outlet.
@@HardwareCanucks the zephyrus g14 is in stock in best buy and for the same price you get a ryzen 9 8core and much better battery life which to the users buying these laptops is pretty important and also that is lighter
Brighter yes, but I prefer 16:9 when gaming. It just looks more correct to me since it's what I've been using for like 2 decades. 16:10 makes every 3rd person game feel like an MMO to me for some reason.
Asus zephyrus g14 beats this in many ways. Octocore, decent keyboard, bright panel (though falls behind like 2% in adobe RGB), less bloatware, aluminum-magnesium chassis, more customizability in fan control, GPU speeds, and CPU wattage. I guess what they have in common is heat. This thing can get hot, and if you don't want it hot, you can have it really loud. Also, there's a driver issue with VR, I had to manually set my VR games to run on the dedicated GPU and 'virtual desktop' doesn't work. Not that much of a bummer tho lol. Also, in general productivity or web browzing, I can get more than 6 hrs of use. I say that because I keep the battery capped at 80%, and use it for 5-6 hrs and I still end up with like 30-40% left. In gaming, if you lower your settings down to low and have the silent profile, you can reach like 2 hrs of gameplay or more (Played games like csgo and terraria)
Great review. Being in the market for a laptop myself, there are few things that make me not consider getting a laptop. It sporting a deprecated 16:9 standard for laptops is one of them.
Love your honest review, but I think in terms of form factor its closest competitor is ASUS G14 which is only $150 more for its Ryzen 9, that sounds like the obvious choice to me.
My experience with Acer laptops is theyre light and affordable but fragile. Carried plenty of brands and acer's plastic bodies cracked the earliest. Only recommend acer if you plan to switch in 2 years
I can't seem to change the color of the keyboard when wanting to use static color. Oddly enough I can change the color for animation effects. The keyboard has a weird layout. Appart from what you mentioned, the volume increase button is beneath the volume decrease button and the 'end' and 'home' keys are strangely positioned and require the 'fn' key to be pressed. The Turbo button makes no sense at all since the turbo mode is way to loud. It would've been nice to use the button to toggle between the four different modes. This laptop also should remember the the cooling/performance mode after you put it in sleep mode and/or shutdown but it doesn't since it always reverses back to 'normal mode'. Normal mode is to loud for me because you can hear the laptop under light operation like office work. The Silent mode is ok but toggling back everytime is a nuisance. When getting it out of sleep mode, sometimes the fans blow so hard that I get startled by it, even when the laptop itself is cool at that moment. I also find it weird that it doesn't have an integrated fingerprint scanner. Nice to know is that this aluminium enclosure does not feel like there's static running through when you put your hands on it, unlike most other models when using the power cord. The screen is also pretty decent. It was mentioned the screen doesn't get very bright but that didn't bother me. I like it that the screen can be set to pretty dim, which is not possible on every laptop.
OMG, My Acer Swift 7 had that same issue with the reversed brightness buttons. I thought I was crazy at first. You get used to it eventually, but you shouldn't have to lol.
3:31 OH! so that's why the laptop felt so hot when i touched it after using it closed(desktop prices here are absolute peepeepoopoo, so i was buying it as a mini-ITX like pc to have hooked to my monitor, keyboard and mouse)
All i will say here is as long as your brand still stuck with these freaking HOT intel cpu , you can not compare with Ryzen 5800H or even 5900HS :) . Great content btw HC
I would say yes because its on sale rightnow at best buy and just upgrade your internals to make it an even bigger beast (picked up mine yesterday 500$ off) for the 500 se
Acer should go for 2x 60whr (120whr )battery option , storage 3x M.2 or 2x M.2 + HDD option . i dont know why thickness is the matter ? i prefer low noise during gaming , its time using 100mm fan run in low speed , bigger heatsink . below should expose the heatsink instead of cover by plastic .
Thank you so much for giving the dimensions of the computer, because i could not find a website that would give them, they would only give the screen size. I really needed to know because, im trying to find the right size bag and maybe a cooling fan if I need one.
For the same size/weight (~1.7Kg) the Eluktronics MAX-15 can be configured with: - up to an AMD R9 5900HX or an Intel i7-11800H - up to RTX 3080 16GB - up to 32GB 3200MHz RAM
Plz, I want to buy this laptop. 1-Kindly tell me about the sound, are the speakers good? 2- Are the fans'sound good? Is it a quiet laptop?
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4 cores for $1500? Lol, thanks for your participation Acer, but... NEXT Also, Acer seems that they can never design a proper "premium" laptop. No matter what price point or what model you find from them, they all look budget. Even if you pick a super expensive model, it still will have a very low budget look to it. All Acers do. If you take out the specs and the Acer branding one could very well confuse any of these for a generic no-brand Clevo laptop or AliExpress no-brand laptop. Every year they try a new design, and every year they look like generic laptops. Acer, you really need better designers... Edit: let's not forget that T U R B O button that all Acers have that turn them into jet engine simulators that you can hear across the country. It so useful to have that as a big dedicated button on top of the keyboard and nothing else. Gaming! You know Acer is bad on hardware design when they switch the decrease and increase brightness buttons on the keyboard lol and prioritize a turbo button to a power button 😂
agreed, we need more 16:10 displays! I also want to return to see the bright, vivid, bright and natural looking glossy displays as I'm sick there is no choice for them on the market.
16:40 Or buy a G14 with over double the CPU performance and less bottleneck. You really missed the mark by not even remotely mentioning it since it's about the same form factor and price. This is especially disappointing as you guys make excellent reviews. This one was no exception minus the questionable conclusion, particularly giving the impression that this is as far as you can get without going 15".
yes. however, only for the amount of RAM that is present on-board and on-stick. I know that sounds weird, so here's the details: If you have 8GB on the board, and 8GB on a stick, it's dual channel, all the time. If you have 8GB on board, and 4GB on a stick, the first 8 GB (4+4) are dual-channel, the last 4GB are single. If you have 8GB on board, and a 16GB stick, the first 16GB (8+8) are dual-channel, and the final 8GB are single
i have the same lap i got it 2 months ago it was perfect and all. but now it cant run my game perfectly like it should be, im playing roblox with it and it was getting 59-60 fps per sec. and 100-150Fps With fpsUnlocker, and now im getting less than 35fps i have no idea why is it happing, even with fpsunlocker, theres no difference it still stucks on 34 fps. can someone help me with it? but what thing is.. that im getting a high fps only when its charging. but when im taking the chagr eoff it goes low to 35fps again. no clue why it happining but i need help. i dont think that a strong lap with intel i7 12700H and rtx 3060. should give this performnce. im very upset about it and also it has at least 3 games like roblox. and 2 another games.. like whats the problem??? and how cn i fix this issue
This seems like a nice but limited laptop. I really enjoyed upgrading my Predator Helios 300. (Only one stick of RAM? Max 24 MB??? Only one M2 Drive???) What was Acer thinking??
you said because of it's middle placement it will cause troubles with a wireless mouse, why is that? does the middle placement cause interference? and if so why?
The worst CPU a true gaming notebook can be paired with. All these H35 CPU like the i7-11370H and 11375H only have 4 PCI-e lanes allocated to the GPU. They are all U series 15W TDP like an i7-1165G7 with higher TDP. The only reason to get this is you need Intel Quick Sync as those H45 CPU like i7-11800H only has 32EU compare to 96EU from the U series and H35 CPU.
The 300 SE has its place and is a fine laptop. One correction to the review, the body and lid of the 300 SE are all metal (aluminum) - only the face around the screen is plastic (so the same as the G14, though the G14 uses magnesium). I think RUclips reviewers, being content creators themselves that work with a lot of video editing, exaggerate the importance of multicore performance. If you're a working gamer on the go that also consumes media (watches vides, surfs the net) and want a laptop that looks pretty much right at home in the office, the 300 SE is every bit as good as G14, and in my opinion looks better. I tested both side by side for days, and the 300 SE has better build quality, and feels more solid, especially the trackpad which is loose on my G14. They have exactly the same monitor (the LQ140M1JW49) but for some reason in my two laptops, the 300 SE screen was clearly, though just marginally, sharper and brighter. The 300 SE runs quieter and cooler for regular every day use, but the G14 runs quieter and cooler during gaming (at least the chipset does, the body gets hotter than the 300 SE.) The G14 typically saw a few FPS higher than the 300 SE, but differences were small. For example, on the Assassin's Creed Odyssey benchmark, 1080p, High settings, the G14 did 60 FPS average and 17 FPS lows, and the 300 SE did 59 FPS avg and 30 FPS lows. Finally, the G14's speakers are far better than those on the 300 SE. In the end, unless you are video editing or running other multicore demanding software, it is a toss up.
Thanks man 🙏🏼
What if I dont want to do both? Gaming and Video Editing? Acer Triton still a good choice?
@@brooklin570 if u dont want to do both just go for a normal laptop like ideapad or smn why look at gaming
hi bro since u used the laptop and ur comment is about 10 months old if u r still using this account can u tell me if i should still go for the triton 300 se as there is tuf f15 2022 with the better cpu intel 12th gen 10 core but its screen is only 280 nits and its 15 inch and 1 zone rgb and i am a big fan of rgb and mostly because of the tritons 3 zone which looks beautiful i am reconsidering my choices. in the country i live most laptops are generally expensive and i am seeing the triton 300se for 1400 dollars which i think is a decent price. but the cpu which is 4 core is where im hesitating but i dont rlly edit or do any of those stuff much. just mostly gaming and just good settings with 60+ fps and watching anime and a little bit of school work so do u think i should go for the more portable and better design triton 300 se(design portability and rgb are one of my top priorities) or should i go for the better cpu tuf dash f15 2022
I think Acer should name this laptop"a school laptop that can run games"
I won't buy a laptop if it looks gamerish
@@zalanicht same. its like trying to show people that ur actually a gamer
I have the rog g14 and it looks better than this laptop
@@kentolope1252 zephyrus g14 is awesome
@@kentolope1252 do you use it for school and gaming? What is the battery life on both use? can't decide between G14 and legion 5
Would love a Triton 500 se review, it absolutely looks insane with the mini LED display. Love the videos!
Second that!
can anyone tell the wattage on gpu on 500se
@@musicjazz6291 according to Acer's USA webpage it is supposed to be 110w.
Sounds interesting. We'll check into it!
"hot stuff 🔥" is very confusing for a laptop review title!
is it thermal throttling or is it really good? watch to find out
Thats the whole point bro lol
As soon as I saw Intel's 11th Gen sticker, I knew what it meant, lol
Sorta a play on words. :)
I had seen this laptop for 1.3k and it looked pretty decent - except for the fact that it had 4 cores :/
I was so down to buy a tuf dash with that massive battery life until I came across the 4 cores. If it was 6 I wouldn't mind as much but 8 threads is very mediocre in 2021
True story since when are Core i7 4 core chips🤔 then you wonder why they use Intel over amd ryzen. It's a no-brainer at this point.
@@xavierpony192 they are cheaper for the company
@@xavierpony192 Me too bro
I was thinking Tuf Dash is the perfect laptop for me until I saw 4 cores
Hey E..... Always enjoy your content. Enjoy your day!!!!
i have this laptop and it's really cool. what i like about it is that the wasd keys don't look different compared to the other keys which is on like most gaming laptops, which i find weird.
Great overview. I like your soothing voice, no drama and sincere in your review. Thank you,
Ravi Peiris M.D. (In answer to your question: Yes, please review the Triton 500 as well)
No reason to get this when the G14 exists.
I have the 2021 G14. The predator laptop has a thunderbolt 4 port, an integrated webcam and HDMI 2.1 over the G14.
The G14 is better built imo, is way faster in terms of CPU performance, has a more tactile keyboard, better speakers, has better battery life and double the storage for the same price config.
what is the specs on yours + price?
@@Luckysury333 I bought mine in India (despite the way higher price) since I wanted the gray version of the G14 and my XPS was getting old.
Cost me ~1900 usd for R7 5800HS, RTX 3060, FHD 144Hz, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD and the AniMe matrix lid. Asus India did include a laptop sleeve and their 1080p 60fps webcam in the box to dampen the blow
@@AnshulGuptaAG i am an Indian bro! That's why asked you the price (after noticing the similar Indian name)
@@Luckysury333 👍
Spot on review: I'd have the same concerns and impressions. Thank you for the review!
No, the brightness keys are actually supposed to be that way. It helps to think of them as "Open" and "Close" instead of brightness up and down. I have an Acer Aspire 5 and it confused me for a while, too. Don't ask me why they did it that way. For some reason, though, the notation is switched on your keyboard with the brightness "Open" key being on the left instead of the right. My guess is it confused the keyboard producers as much as it did you.
When acer first announced this laptop in January, I was so hyped for it. I thought it was a G14 with a webcam. I was targeting it as my college laptop but then I noticed it was taking too long to hit store shelves. So I started considering getting the G14, then I realized that the G14 has twice the cores. My decision was made easier after then.
G14 is quite abit more expensive compared to variants of Triton 300 i look at, and has that moder stupid tiny arrows, with 99% of laptops its either these tiny arrows or stupi compacted up and down arrow. Acer done it the way everyone should. Tho i would like a Ryzen in that, or for Acer Swift X to have that same keyboard.
I would like to say, the 2022 version of the predator triton 300 se is now a tetradeca core (i7 12700H) and is still 1500$ 1:03 but the best part is that this specific model is still being sold for less than 900$, I would say that’s a great price for last year’s model. Also the body is almost all aluminum, not plastic. I hoped this helped!
First time when I saw this, I said to myself 'Finally, a gaming laptop that does not look a gaming laptop at all. Good job, Acer'. BUT after watching this video, this is not a good buy at all. High CPU temps, low CPU performance (Intel's 11th Gen is still not on par with Ryzen's), low GPU TDP, and for USD1,500? Clearly, uninformed buyers who will get this will have buyer's remorse later. Sorry Acer, try harder next time.
*sad intel noises
even ryzen 5 has more cores
I thought, it's a gaming laptop, and intel h45 is better in gaming
I returned Trition 500 5days ago.
Best looking laptop tbh.
Cpu temperature went up 102°...
I bought HP Omen with Ryzen 7and rtx3070 instead...
I will get it on monday...
Do i have to deactivate the cpu boost too, to get Low Temperatures?
Wow Intel 11th gen is single handedly ruining these laptops
Tell that to sales lol
They should really rethink the term “predator sense”, it sounds like something Bill Cosby has
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5:25 I feel the webcam and mic are exceptional imo ……😎😉👍🥳🎉🤯
I may not like these quad core power boosted Tigerlake U CPUs but I love the fact that Acer allows the CPU to run with unlimited power indefinitely and max out the tjunction. Its in intel spec so it should be safe. No reason to encourage manufacturers to force run their CPUs at lower temps and get lower performance...
Considers Zephyrus G15 as competition and it doesn’t mention the G14 that’s also a 14” gaming laptop
Didn't you have the G14 to compare against the triton 3000 SE?
No. We'll review it when its available. :)
@@HardwareCanucks I was pretty sure you had already done it...
I must be confusing with someone else, sorry for that.
Keep it up and stay safe.
@@frieza1016 they reviewed last year’s but it’s probably not worth comparing to this since anyone looking to buy it would get this year’s.
i know i am not gonna get this laptop but i gotta say i really love the design, best acer design so far for me
the design is the only good thing about this laptop.
Closed the video right after reading "4 cores" :(
I think going with 4 core cpu was smart because it will run cooler and plus it keep cost down. I just bought it. ITS AMAZING LAPTOP.
So u would say its worth it?
I think that some of the parts you did not like are there to segment it lower than Triton 500 SE. Triton 500 SE look so great and I am looking forward to seeing reviews of it, even though I do not need a new laptop right now.
I think everybody buying an h35 Intel CPU laptop is getting robbed. Those prices make non sense at all
Nice design but it's let down by the rest of the laptop. Especially the CPU, screen brightness and speakers are reasons for me to skip this one. Samsung tablets deliver great sound and a laptop (being a bigger device) should do better.
The lack of uhh, granularity(?) in laptops is always annoying. At a certain price point, that sweet spot of components sometimes isn't found in any of the trims, and to get the one little bit you want, you're up sold on everything else too.
@@dogboy0912 True and it's even worse with phones: Want a good camera, screen and speakers? You'll need a phone with the latest Snapdragon 800 series SoC and a Zillion Gigabytes of RAM. "That'll be upwards of €999 (thank you come again)". Actually phones with decent speakers are surprisingly hard to find. It's either Samsung or a gaming phone like the RoG Phone 5 (RIP LG).
True that. The cheaper Samsung a series tablets have damn impressive speakers.
I dont know why 4 cores receive hate. In terms of benchmarks, It performs similarly to a 10750 h with 6 cores. As long as a processor has a similar multi threaded result it will perform similarly in real world usage. Also since is has 4 cores it ll perform way better in single threaded workloads. It isnt perfect but it isnt as bad as the reviewers say it is.
Why is it that very few people mentioned the recent Razer Blade 14? Also, why is the review comparing the 14 inch 300SE with 15 inch laptops all the time?
Probably because the razor is like 500 more I'm guessing.
Amazing, I’m gonna disguise this as my school chrome book
Beautiful, but 4 cores in 2021. Nice job intel
They have also released 6 and 8 core CPUs, OEM are not implementing them, not Intel's fault
Yeah, i found a working 3770k with mobo at the electronics dump yesterday. Quad core is last decade for sure.
@@allenwalker9928 it is their fault that they brand their 4 core as i7-H (i7=high end, H=high performance)
@@kb8102 And that comes under H35 series (35 watt TDP), you cannot blame them for people not being able to read and understand the concept of TDP and a series
@@allenwalker9928 say hello to ryzen 5000 mobile series, is that only your excuse for intel? Lol don't be a clown please
About the power button, you aren't being too picky. Power buttons should have never been integrated into the keyboards. You can thank apple for this stupid trend. Also, fingerprint sensor on power button should be a default.
I actually bought a laptop recently with an Intel tiger lake H35 CPU (i5-11300H). This laptop (Mechrevo S3 Pro) has no dedicated graphics card but makes use of it's build in Intel Xe GPU. In this configuration, or with a GeForce MX450 GPU, this line of CPU makes more sense, if priced under a 1000 USD. Good review!
Weird how you didn't compare the 14 inch laptop from acer to g14 which is a 14 inch laptop. Is it not released?
Sadly we actually don't have one. ASUS was REALLY picky with how they sent it to. :S
Still feel like the G15 is better
you won’t feel the same when Triton 500SE comes out
@@GiLLyMGL Depends on the battery life. AMD CPU's are still a lot more efficient. And the 500SE better have a larger battery. A mobile device is pointless if it constantly has to be connected to a power outlet.
Here's the issue: if you want a laptop NOW, you're likely gonna need to go with Intel unless you luck out and find a Zen 3 machine.
@@GiLLyMGL depends on the price oso
@@HardwareCanucks the zephyrus g14 is in stock in best buy and for the same price you get a ryzen 9 8core and much better battery life which to the users buying these laptops is pretty important and also that is lighter
Brighter yes, but I prefer 16:9 when gaming. It just looks more correct to me since it's what I've been using for like 2 decades. 16:10 makes every 3rd person game feel like an MMO to me for some reason.
The F7 & F8 key differentiation is present in acer aspire 7 too
the CS:GO test is really funny lmao
14" laptop for $1500 & NO mention of the brilliant *"G14"* ??
This guy should review office laptops and Dmitry should review gaming laptops.
What is really unacceptable imo is the lack of a VRR display
Asus zephyrus g14 beats this in many ways. Octocore, decent keyboard, bright panel (though falls behind like 2% in adobe RGB), less bloatware, aluminum-magnesium chassis, more customizability in fan control, GPU speeds, and CPU wattage. I guess what they have in common is heat. This thing can get hot, and if you don't want it hot, you can have it really loud. Also, there's a driver issue with VR, I had to manually set my VR games to run on the dedicated GPU and 'virtual desktop' doesn't work. Not that much of a bummer tho lol. Also, in general productivity or web browzing, I can get more than 6 hrs of use. I say that because I keep the battery capped at 80%, and use it for 5-6 hrs and I still end up with like 30-40% left. In gaming, if you lower your settings down to low and have the silent profile, you can reach like 2 hrs of gameplay or more (Played games like csgo and terraria)
Great review. Being in the market for a laptop myself, there are few things that make me not consider getting a laptop. It sporting a deprecated 16:9 standard for laptops is one of them.
Had to hold massive intention of closing the video due to Intel chips. But for the love of the channel, i stayed
I think my 300 SE is great. It has 172K miles on it and it's a great car for my weekend trips. Plus it's got a GTX 1050 in it when I drive home.
This Predator Triton 300 SE is not that good, but yes please do review the 500 SE!
"screams at 54db, no way I'd recommend using it"
Me, a closed headphones user: I don't have such weakness
Love your honest review, but I think in terms of form factor its closest competitor is ASUS G14 which is only $150 more for its Ryzen 9, that sounds like the obvious choice to me.
No integreted webcam
Great content man! Keep up (Y)
>New Laptop
>Intel
>Day ruined
WTF where was this video when I was looking for reviews before buying it? Unreal
But if you have Ultrabooks with IRIS XE Graphics as main competitors i think it looks pretty good...
epic review
thanks a bunch
My experience with Acer laptops is theyre light and affordable but fragile. Carried plenty of brands and acer's plastic bodies cracked the earliest. Only recommend acer if you plan to switch in 2 years
What series is that because series would impact build quality too
G14: "FInally, a worthy opponent.
Our battle will be legendary!"
*But then, the battle wasn't legendary*
I can't seem to change the color of the keyboard when wanting to use static color. Oddly enough I can change the color for animation effects.
The keyboard has a weird layout. Appart from what you mentioned, the volume increase button is beneath the volume decrease button and the 'end' and 'home' keys are strangely positioned and require the 'fn' key to be pressed.
The Turbo button makes no sense at all since the turbo mode is way to loud. It would've been nice to use the button to toggle between the four different modes. This laptop also should remember the the cooling/performance mode after you put it in sleep mode and/or shutdown but it doesn't since it always reverses back to 'normal mode'. Normal mode is to loud for me because you can hear the laptop under light operation like office work. The Silent mode is ok but toggling back everytime is a nuisance.
When getting it out of sleep mode, sometimes the fans blow so hard that I get startled by it, even when the laptop itself is cool at that moment.
I also find it weird that it doesn't have an integrated fingerprint scanner.
Nice to know is that this aluminium enclosure does not feel like there's static running through when you put your hands on it, unlike most other models when using the power cord. The screen is also pretty decent. It was mentioned the screen doesn't get very bright but that didn't bother me. I like it that the screen can be set to pretty dim, which is not possible on every laptop.
OMG, My Acer Swift 7 had that same issue with the reversed brightness buttons. I thought I was crazy at first. You get used to it eventually, but you shouldn't have to lol.
Good luck with 4c/8t CPU for gaming, well done Intel 😀
That is way too overpriced for that budget GPU. ASUS G15 Advantage Edition RX 6800M matches 3080 mobile performance at lower price.
3:31 OH! so that's why the laptop felt so hot when i touched it after using it closed(desktop prices here are absolute peepeepoopoo, so i was buying it as a mini-ITX like pc to have hooked to my monitor, keyboard and mouse)
Yup a higher res display that is bright and good colors is a requirement for my next laptop
Its irritating that cell phone makers can put a decent camera in a $100 phone, but laptop makers can't get it right in a much more expensive product.
Yeah i mean even selfie camera would perfectly fit on super thin bezel on laptop but i don't know how thick is selfie camera
I'm planning to buy it because it actually looks like a normal laptop
can you male a video on predator triton 500 se
can you do a special video titled "Gaming laptops that don't throttle". many will be interested....
Acer: bad logo
Predator: cringe word on a laptop
To me, acer sabotaged themselves
Okey great video but why isn't there rog g14 the Direct competitor with ryzen
All i will say here is as long as your brand still stuck with these freaking HOT intel cpu , you can not compare with Ryzen 5800H or even 5900HS :) . Great content btw HC
Does this model have Nvidia Optimus? How does it know use dGPU vs iGPU? Is it possible to disable dGPU for better battery?
yea! he didn't say, spend responsibly, so i can buy a new laptop that i don't need!
thanks, Eber! i was curious about this one since i saw it on BB.
I would say yes because its on sale rightnow at best buy and just upgrade your internals to make it an even bigger beast (picked up mine yesterday 500$ off) for the 500 se
Yeah, the G14 is a better decision.
It is. I was torn between these two earlier in the year then I found out the predator only has 4 cores. My choice was easier to make after that
Acer should go for 2x 60whr (120whr )battery option , storage 3x M.2 or 2x M.2 + HDD option .
i dont know why thickness is the matter ? i prefer low noise during gaming , its time using 100mm fan run in low speed , bigger heatsink . below should expose the heatsink instead of cover by plastic .
If you don't mind me asking, what laptop do you recommend for both things, illustration and gaming?
Thank you so much for giving the dimensions of the computer, because i could not find a website that would give them, they would only give the screen size. I really needed to know because, im trying to find the right size bag and maybe a cooling fan if I need one.
For the same size/weight (~1.7Kg) the Eluktronics MAX-15 can be configured with:
- up to an AMD R9 5900HX or an Intel i7-11800H
- up to RTX 3080 16GB
- up to 32GB 3200MHz RAM
Prices?
There video are really good , when can we be expecting the helios 300 i7-11800H
Its frustrating that you are only comparing it to 15" laptops. It needs to be compared with 14"
i find it odd that it's become a norm to gloss about RGB lighting at 4:25
Plz, I want to buy this laptop.
1-Kindly tell me about the sound, are the speakers good?
2- Are the fans'sound good? Is it a quiet laptop?
4 cores for $1500? Lol, thanks for your participation Acer, but... NEXT
Also, Acer seems that they can never design a proper "premium" laptop. No matter what price point or what model you find from them, they all look budget. Even if you pick a super expensive model, it still will have a very low budget look to it. All Acers do. If you take out the specs and the Acer branding one could very well confuse any of these for a generic no-brand Clevo laptop or AliExpress no-brand laptop. Every year they try a new design, and every year they look like generic laptops. Acer, you really need better designers...
Edit: let's not forget that T U R B O button that all Acers have that turn them into jet engine simulators that you can hear across the country. It so useful to have that as a big dedicated button on top of the keyboard and nothing else. Gaming! You know Acer is bad on hardware design when they switch the decrease and increase brightness buttons on the keyboard lol and prioritize a turbo button to a power button 😂
I payed more for it than a g14 just to get the Triton 300 SE design, I believe it is hands down best looking laptop in the market.
agreed, we need more 16:10 displays! I also want to return to see the bright, vivid, bright and natural looking glossy displays as I'm sick there is no choice for them on the market.
Let’s not forget the MSI Stealth 15M which is the laptop I think is the absolute closest to this 300 se
16:40
Or buy a G14 with over double the CPU performance and less bottleneck. You really missed the mark by not even remotely mentioning it since it's about the same form factor and price. This is especially disappointing as you guys make excellent reviews. This one was no exception minus the questionable conclusion, particularly giving the impression that this is as far as you can get without going 15".
Other channels are conveying that the chasis is made of metal
Its absolutely not. Acer even says so in their review documents. The main chassis is plastic.
When you have ram interated like that and a single slot ram, does it then run dual channel?
yes. however, only for the amount of RAM that is present on-board and on-stick. I know that sounds weird, so here's the details:
If you have 8GB on the board, and 8GB on a stick, it's dual channel, all the time.
If you have 8GB on board, and 4GB on a stick, the first 8 GB (4+4) are dual-channel, the last 4GB are single.
If you have 8GB on board, and a 16GB stick, the first 16GB (8+8) are dual-channel, and the final 8GB are single
An i7 but ONLY 4 CORES ? WTF ????
Acer care center update does not work at all. I have not receive a single update yet.
the last model of the TRITON 300 had an ethernet port and more IO, they have no excuse
i have the same lap i got it 2 months ago it was perfect and all. but now it cant run my game perfectly like it should be, im playing roblox with it and it was getting 59-60 fps per sec. and 100-150Fps With fpsUnlocker, and now im getting less than 35fps i have no idea why is it happing, even with fpsunlocker, theres no difference it still stucks on 34 fps. can someone help me with it? but what thing is.. that im getting a high fps only when its charging. but when im taking the chagr eoff it goes low to 35fps again. no clue why it happining but i need help. i dont think that a strong lap with intel i7 12700H and rtx 3060. should give this performnce. im very upset about it and also it has at least 3 games like roblox. and 2 another games.. like whats the problem??? and how cn i fix this issue
Did you adjust settings from your PC and GPU?
This seems like a nice but limited laptop. I really enjoyed upgrading my Predator Helios 300. (Only one stick of RAM? Max 24 MB??? Only one M2 Drive???) What was Acer thinking??
i have this laptop i literally love it i use for school n gaming but i would say the screen brightness isn’t the best tbh
im getting the msi p65 creator vibes here
just remember that its the SE version
04:48 facing same concern with my acer predator helios 300
Asus g 14 2021 Review please
you said because of it's middle placement it will cause troubles with a wireless mouse, why is that? does the middle placement cause interference? and if so why?
Seems like these are intels dying kicks (written from my G15)
Sucks that there's only four cores.
kinda want to know if the ports are separated between the graphics card and the computer itself
The worst CPU a true gaming notebook can be paired with. All these H35 CPU like the i7-11370H and 11375H only have 4 PCI-e lanes allocated to the GPU. They are all U series 15W TDP like an i7-1165G7 with higher TDP. The only reason to get this is you need Intel Quick Sync as those H45 CPU like i7-11800H only has 32EU compare to 96EU from the U series and H35 CPU.