Comparison of Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001) vs Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV)
Comparison of Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV) vs Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001)

Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001) vs Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV)

Comparison summary

  • For performance Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ has a better processor.
  • For portability Predator Helios 300 is lighter. Its also thinner and smaller in size.
  • Predator Helios 300 has more SSD, but Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 has an HDD storage.
Compare technical specifications of Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001)
Compare technical specifications of Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV)

Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001)

Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV)

Play 70% of new games on minimumi7 CPUIPS screen
i7 CPUIPS screen

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Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001)Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 (AW15R3-3831SLV)
Processor (CPU)?Central Processing Unit is the heart of a laptop and is responsible for executing programs.
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Intel Core i7-8750HIntel Core i7-6700HQ
Memory (RAM)?Memory increases the general speed and multiprocessing capabilities of a laptop.
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16gb16gb
Graphics card (GPU)?Graphics Processing Unit calculates 3D graphics and is essential for gaming and heavy programs.
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GeForce GTX 1060GeForce GTX 1060
Screen size
15.6″15.6″
Screen resolution
Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Weight
5.51 lbs (2.5 kg)8 lbs (3.63 kg)
Size (length x width x height)
15.35 x 10.47 x 1.05 inches15.31 x 12 x 1 inches
(38.99 x 26.59 x 2.67 cm)(38.89 x 30.48 x 2.54 cm)
Operating system (OS)
Windows 10 HomeWindows 10 Home
Hard drives
250gb SSD120gb SSD, 1000gb HDD
Release date
June 22, 2018June 16, 2017
Amazon.com List Price
$1,123.00
Amazon.com Lowest New Price
$1,119.00
Amazon.com Lowest Used Price
$499.00$899.00
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Laptop Dimensions

15.35 in
38.99 cm
10.47 in
26.59 cm
Thickness: 1.05 in (2.67 cm)
15.31 in
38.89 cm
12 in
30.48 cm
Thickness: 1 in (2.54 cm)

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15″
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Play 80% of new games on minimum RTX 4050 GPU8 GB RAMi5 CPUIPS screen
$1,159.99
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15″
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MSI Cyborg 15
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Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 4060 GPU32 GB RAMi7 CPU
$1,024.00
17″
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HP Envy 17″
TPN-C160
Play 70% of new games on minimum RTX 3050 GPU64 GB RAMTouchscreeni7 CPUSD card reader
$1,177.00
15″
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ASUS ROG Strix G15
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Play 90% of new games on minimum RTX 3060 GPU2023 model16 GB RAMAMD CPUIPS screen
$1,199.99
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17″
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Gigabyte AORUS 7 17″
AORUS 7 9KF-E3US513SH
Play 90% of new games on recommended RTX 4060 GPU2023 model16 GB RAM120hz screeni5 CPU
$1,149.00
$999.99
15″
Compare Acer Predator Helios 300 15″ (NH.Q3FAA.001) vs Lenovo LOQ 15″ (IdeaPad)
Lenovo LOQ 15″
IdeaPad
Play 70% of new games on recommended RTX 4050 GPU2023 model64 GB RAMAMD CPUIPS screen
$1,111.00
$1,110.01

Amazon.com description

Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 15.6" FHD IPS w/ 144Hz Refresh, Intel i7-8750H, GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB DDR4, 256GB NVMe SSD, Aeroblade Metal Fans PH315-51-78NP

8th Generation Intel Core i7-8750H 6-Core Processor (Up to 4.1GHz) with Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Overclockable Graphics with 6 GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM

15.6" Full HD (1920 x 1080) widescreen LED-backlit IPS display (144Hz Refresh Rate, 300nit Brightness & 72% NTSC )

16GB DDR4 2666MHz DRAM Memory & 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD | Extra empty accessible slot for 2.5 inch hard drive or SSD.Maximum Power Supply Wattage:180 W

Gigabit Wi-Fi |Backlit Keyboard | USB 3.1 (Type C) | Dual All-Metal AeroBlade 3D Fan Cooling | Metal Chassis.Battery Capacity:3320 mAh

Up to 7-hours of battery life

ASIN: B07CTHLX8C

Alienware 15 R3 AW15R3 Laptop with Quad-Core i7-6700HQ up to 3.50 GHz Turbo, 16GB DDR4, 128SSD + 1TB HDD, and NVIDIA GeForce GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 (Black)

Intel Core i7-6700HQ 3.5 GHz Processor with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory

16GB DDR4 included; 32GB maximum

128GB SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200Rpm

15.6 inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS Anti-Glare 300-nits Display [FHD]

Windows 10 home operating system with Microsoft signature image; silver

ASIN: B01LY2I7B6