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There is also a USB Type-C, however power is supplied through a larger power brick using a circular connector. The ports on the side seemed numerous, including an ethernet port, a HDMI port, several USB ports, and a card reader. In the device I was looking at, the system was using a 256GB Micron 1100 SSD, which is a mid-range SATA SSD, along with a Western Digital 1TB HDD. On the rear of the system, it looks like the 2.5-inch storage device and DRAM can be adjusted after purchase, due to two screwed down sections. The fans can also reverse direction to help shift dust and blockages, and the way the system does this can be controlled through Acer’s installed applications. With the Core i5-8300H and the GTX 1060, there’s going to be some heat with gaming, and Acer uses their dual fan system to help remove heat through the grated rear of the laptop. I often use the number pad for numbers and operational keys, so having the power button here is quite frustrating. The downside of the keyboard though is the location of the power button – right next to the number pad.
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There are separate functions for music too. The function keys to adjust the brightness are in the arrow keys, with some of the F-key row for other functions. The key letters are actually cut aways from the keys as well. I feel like the key should be fully colored, rather than just a square (which sometimes looks off center), but I suppose it is easier to add the color after the fact. This is not a sticker, the keys themselves are colored this way. It is easy to spot that the WASD keys have a ‘gold’ square on them.
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The amount of key travel, compared to say the Huawei Matebook X Pro, was larger which is a plus for my use.
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The keyboard is basically a full sized keyboard, using full size arrow keys which is a definite plus. The webcam is above the screen, and to be honest the white surround of the display did not impinge on using the device. The display, while not going all the way to the edge, can get reasonably bright, was definitely useable in a dimly lit room. We were told that the chassis is made from some composite materials (which ones were not disclosed) which should reduce fingerprints and scratches incurred during normal use. The unit looks great, if you like white and gold, and it will be interesting to see how the white stands up to repeated use and cleaning. So to begin, the unit in front of me was a Core i5-8300H model with a 15.6-inch 1920x1080 IPS display with a GTX 1060 inside.
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We had a recent chance to spend some time with the unit at an Acer UK event. One of the more interesting laptop designs to come out of the Computex week was from Acer: its new Predator Helios 300 Special Edition was an eclectic mix of white and gold that made it stand out from the swathe of standard black and red looking gaming machines being announced and on the market.