Comparison of Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN)
Comparison of Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN) vs Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B)

Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN)

Comparison summary

  • For performance Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ has a lot better processor. It also contains more memory.
  • For displaying graphics Predator Helios 300 17″ has a lot better performing graphics card.
  • Predator Helios 300 17″ has a bigger screen. For carrying Acer Aspire R 14 is lighter. Its also slimmer and smaller in size.
  • Aspire R 14 has more SSD, but Predator Helios 300 17″ has an HDD storage.
Compare technical specifications of Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B)
Compare technical specifications of Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN)

Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B)

Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN)

i7 CPUIPS screen
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Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B)Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-79YN)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i7-7700HQIntel Core i7-6500U
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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16gb8gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce GTX 1060Intel HD 520
Screen size
17.3″14″
Screen resolution
Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Weight
6.61 lbs (3 kg)4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)
Size (length x width x height)
14.31 x 10.04 x 0.94 inches13.54 x 9.65 x 0.73 inches
(36.35 x 25.5 x 2.39 cm)(34.39 x 24.51 x 1.85 cm)
Operating system (OS)
-Windows 10 Home
Hard drives
250gb SSD, 1000gb HDD500gb SSD
Release date
August 15, 2017June 7, 2017
Amazon.com Lowest Used Price
$1,999.00
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Laptop Dimensions

14.31 in
36.35 cm
10.04 in
25.5 cm
Thickness: 0.94 in (2.39 cm)
13.54 in
34.39 cm
9.65 in
24.51 cm
Thickness: 0.73 in (1.85 cm)

Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ / Acer Aspire R 14 vs other gaming laptops:

14″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2 14″ (Z1I-00001)
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Play 70% of new games on recommended RTX 4050 GPU32 GB RAMTouchscreen120hz screeni7 CPU
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14″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 2 14″ (YZY-00001)
Microsoft Surface Studio 2 14″
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Play 70% of new games on recommended RTX 4050 GPU16 GB RAMTouchscreen120hz screeni7 CPU
$2,399.99
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14″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs Microsoft Surface Studio 14″ (ABY-00001)
Microsoft Surface Studio 14″
ABY-00001
Play 90% of new games on minimum RTX 3050 Ti GPU32 GB RAMTouchscreen120hz screeni7 CPU
$2,699.99
$1,744.92
17″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs LG gram 17″ (17Z90R-A.ADB9U1)
LG gram 17″
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Play 70% of new games on minimum RTX 3050 4GB GPU2023 model32 GB RAMThini7 CPU
$2,299.99
$1,699.00
14″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs ASUS Zenbook Pro 14 (UX6404VI-DS96T)
ASUS Zenbook Pro 14
UX6404VI-DS96T
Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 4070 GPU2023 model32 GB RAMThinTouchscreen
$2,094.99
15″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 17″ (PH317-51-787B) vs ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15 (UX582ZW-XB99T)
ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo 15
UX582ZW-XB99T
Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 3070 Ti GPU32 GB RAMTouchscreeni9 CPUHigh resolution
$2,099.00
$1,900.00

Amazon.com description

Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7, GeForce GTX 1060, 17.3" Full HD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB HHD + 256GB SSD, Black, PH317-51-787B

7th Generation Intel Core i7-7700HQ Processor (Up to 3.8GHz)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM

17.3" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen IPS display. Wireless LAN Standard : IEEE 802.11ac

16GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB SSD & 1TB HDD

Up to 7-hours of battery life

ASIN: B073PY18CN

Acer Aspire R 14 Convertible, 14" Full HD Touch, Intel Core i7, 8GB Memory, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Home, R5-471T-79YN

Intel Core i7-6500U Processor 2.5GHz (Up to 3.1GHz)

14 Inches Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit IPS display (Multi-touch screen, supporting 10 finger touch), Intel HD Graphics 520

8GB LPDDR3 Memory, 512GB SSD, No Optical Drive

USB 3.1 (Type-C) Port

Windows 10 Home, Up to 9-hours Battery Life

ASIN: B01ER4AJWI