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 KZfaq 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.

I think Acer should name this laptop"a school laptop that can run games"

Would love a Triton 500 se review, it absolutely looks insane with the mini LED display. Love the videos!

"hot stuff 🔥" is very confusing for a laptop review title! is it thermal throttling or is it really good? watch to find out

I had seen this laptop for 1.3k and it looked pretty decent - except for the fact that it had 4 cores :/

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!

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.

Considers Zephyrus G15 as competition and it doesn’t mention the G14 that’s also a 14” gaming laptop

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.

Hey E..... Always enjoy your content. Enjoy your day!!!!

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.

Spot on review: I'd have the same concerns and impressions. Thank you for the review!

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...

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.

5:25 I feel the webcam and mic are exceptional imo ……😎😉👍🥳🎉🤯

Closed the video right after reading "4 cores" :(

Didn't you have the G14 to compare against the triton 3000 SE?

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.

They should really rethink the term “predator sense”, it sounds like something Bill Cosby has

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 know i am not gonna get this laptop but i gotta say i really love the design, best acer design so far for me

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.

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?

Wow Intel 11th gen is single handedly ruining these laptops

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.

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.

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!

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.

Beautiful, but 4 cores in 2021. Nice job intel

Weird how you didn't compare the 14 inch laptop from acer to g14 which is a 14 inch laptop. Is it not released?

epic review thanks a bunch

Great content man! Keep up (Y)

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.

Solid review

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.

Still feel like the G15 is better

Amazing, I’m gonna disguise this as my school chrome book

14" laptop for $1500 & NO mention of the brilliant *"G14"* ??

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.

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.

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?

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)

Your voice calm me 😌

What is really unacceptable imo is the lack of a VRR display

But if you have Ultrabooks with IRIS XE Graphics as main competitors i think it looks pretty good...

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.

If you don't mind me asking, what laptop do you recommend for both things, illustration and gaming?

Had to hold massive intention of closing the video due to Intel chips. But for the love of the channel, i stayed

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??

This Predator Triton 300 SE is not that good, but yes please do review the 500 SE!

Does this model have Nvidia Optimus? How does it know use dGPU vs iGPU? Is it possible to disable dGPU for better battery?

The F7 & F8 key differentiation is present in acer aspire 7 too

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 .

the CS:GO test is really funny lmao

Yup a higher res display that is bright and good colors is a requirement for my next laptop

There video are really good , when can we be expecting the helios 300 i7-11800H

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 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

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.

Okey great video but why isn't there rog g14 the Direct competitor with ryzen

When you have ram interated like that and a single slot ram, does it then run dual channel?

Just curious, have you replace Ram memory sticks as recommended by Jarrod's channel? you can actually boost FPS of Strix G15 amd edition with significant rate. It actually performed much better than RTX 3080 in some cases.

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?

i find it odd that it's become a norm to gloss about RGB lighting at 4:25

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'm planning to buy it because it actually looks like a normal laptop

Good luck with 4c/8t CPU for gaming, well done Intel 😀

Zephyrus G14 2021 costs $1450 to $1500 with similar spec but Ryzen 9 5900HS. Do you think Trident 300 SE is an alternative against that monser of a 14 inch Power house? I don't think so.

can you male a video on predator triton 500 se

Although Intel's CPU is worse than AMD, I think its real competitor is ROG G14 (same screen size, smiliar GPU wattage, same price for now), can you make a review of ROG G14 2021 (RTX 3060)?

WTF where was this video when I was looking for reviews before buying it? Unreal

Hello, do the fans completely stop at idle or light usage (web browsing, movies, ...) ?

Would you recommend this laptop, or the HP Victus which has the 11800H with 8 cores and 16 threads but only a RTX 3050 (4gb vRAM)

kinda want to know if the ports are separated between the graphics card and the computer itself

Its frustrating that you are only comparing it to 15" laptops. It needs to be compared with 14"

soo i found this laptop on some website and it cost 1100€ for the i5 11300h and rtx 3060, is it worth to buy?

This guy should review office laptops and Dmitry should review gaming laptops.

Acer care center update does not work at all. I have not receive a single update yet.

why wouldnt you put the g14 up for comparison ?

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)

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.

>New Laptop >Intel >Day ruined

So is it good for work and lighter games?

Which is a better option to Alienware x17 or close too it Please

can you do a special video titled "Gaming laptops that don't throttle". many will be interested....

What type of screwdriver should I use to remove the back?

If i connect an external monitor, will i get more fps(so is there optimus)?

i really think it would be interesting to see how this compares vs the g14 with a 3060 since that would be interesting since it's the same form factor. similarish weight and same gpu

Im software engineer and a university student I also like gaming so Im thinking of ( asus - rog 16" wuxga 144hz gaming laptop - intel core i7 - 16gb memory - nvidia rtx3050ti - 512gb ssd ) is it great pick??

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

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

Yeah, the G14 is a better decision.

Let’s not forget the MSI Stealth 15M which is the laptop I think is the absolute closest to this 300 se

45watt CPU power is a lot for 14ich laptop even for some 15inch I think having Ryzen 5 or 7 would have been nice with turboboost disable

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

when is the acer predator triton 500 se coming out

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I need Asus Tuf A15 with the Rtx 3070 review. Really want to know the 3070 performance tho.