Gamers Choice: Acer Predator Helios 300 vs HP Omen 15 (2019)

Acer Predator Helios 300 vs HP Omen 15

The Acer Predator Helios 300 is a gaming computer with a discreet and elegant design that will allow you to use it anywhere. It has state-of-the-art hardware that guarantees good performance in games and applications. However, it lacks some details that could force you to use a peripheral.

The HP Omen 15-dh0001ns is one of the most balanced gaming laptops and that will surprise us with its design, construction, and remarkable specifications with the cons that due to its slim design, the temperatures it reaches are somewhat high.

Acer Helios 300 Rear
 
2018 HP Omen 15 vs MSI gp63 Leopard 8RE Size difference
Helios 300Omen 15
Discreet and elegant designFirst class materials
Good quality displayVery soft and nice keyboard
Value for moneyVery good quality screen
Trackpad without buttonsHigh temperature in load
No card readerAggressive bloatware

General Info

Helios 300 Omen 15
$CHECK PRICECHECK PRICE
SeriesPredator Helios 300Dh0001ns
BrandAcerOmen 15
TypeGaming LaptopGaming Laptop
Weight2.7 Kg2.65 Kg
OSWindows 10 Home 64 BitWindows 10 Home
Display15.6 Inch15.6 Inch
TypeLaptopLaptop

Helios 300

Acer Predator Helios 300 2019

At first glance, it is easy to see that it is not only the hardware that has been renewed in this laptop. The Predator Helios 300 is constructed of aluminium and plastic to reduce weight, but not stiffness. It’s a simple and elegant aesthetic that it does not need to attract attention.

At the top, we have a metal panel with a smooth and satin finish that covers the screen and gives it firmness. On this panel, a Predator logo stands out, which lights up when the equipment is turned on, and two blue plastic trims.

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Omen 15

HP Omen 15 Keyboard

Style is the word with which we can define this laptop. As soon as we take it out of the box and have it in our hands, you can see the care with which it has been created. It is quite thin and light, its measures 36 cm long, 26 high and 2 cm thick and its weight is around 2.63 kgs.

It is built in aluminium in almost all its entirety. It maintains the design and spirit of the previous generation and many other models in the Omen series. It has a hinge in the centre with cut out air vents.

Display

Helios 300Omen 15
Display TypeAnti-glareFHD
Display Size15.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Display Resolution1920 x 1080 Pixels1920 x 1080 Pixels
Display TouchscreenNoNo
ColourAbyssal BlackMica Silver, Shadow Black

Helios 300

Acer Predator Helios 300 2019 Keyboard

The Predator Helios 300, incorporates a 15.6 ″ screen with IPS technology. Many of you will know that this type of screen offers us more intense colors and deep blacks in addition to an excellent viewing angle. However, Acer did not forget that this is a computer to play, so it mounts a panel of 144Hz and 3ms of refreshment that will be the delight of any gamer. 

Omen 15

2018 HP Omen 15 keyboard

The panel that mounts the HP Omen 15, is 15.6 inches in size, IPS WLED manufactured by AU Optronics (model AUO82ED) with a Full-HD resolution (1920x1080px), a refresh rate of 144hz, with an approximate pixel density of 141ppi, and a theoretical maximum brightness of 338cd / m2 with 96% sRGB coverage. All this translates into showing us very vivid colors with great brightness.

Specification

Helios 300Omen 15
Processor NameIntel Core i7-9750H (9th Gen)Intel Core i7 9750H
GraphicsNVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660 TiNVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060
Dimensions390 x 266 x 26.75 mm360 x 260 x 204 mm
RAM16 GB DDR4 RAM16 GB DDRR RAM
Storage1 TB / 256 SSD1 TB / 256 SSD

Performance

Helios 300Omen 15
Clockspeed4.5 Ghz4.5 Ghz
Graphic ProcessorGeForceGeForce
ProcessorGTX 1660 TiRTX 2060
Graphic Ram6 GB4 GB

Helios 300

The processor is a 9th Generation Core i7. Specifically, we are talking about the i7-9750H that has 6 cores and 12 threads working at a base frequency of 2.6Ghz with a 4.6Ghz turbo. With it, we can be sure that we are going to get the best performance in games while doing quality streaming.

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Accompanying the processor we have 16Gb of RAM at 2666mhz in Dual Channel configuration. It is a good configuration and speed that will allow us to take advantage of all the capabilities of the processor.

The GPU that comes installed in our equipment is an Nvidia RTX 2060 with 6GB of GDDR6. This graphic incorporates ray tracing and has enough power to move almost all games at 1080p above 60fps. We think it’s a good choice that will exploit all the capabilities of the 144Hz panel that we detailed earlier.

Omen 15

The brain of this equipment is the Intel Core i7-9750H processor of the Coffee Lake family, it is manufactured in 14 nm and offers 6 cores and 12 threads at a frequency of 2.60 GHz that rises up to 4.50 GHz with its corresponding Turbo Boost, also offering 12 MB of level 3 cache. Its TDP is around 45W.

With regard to RAM, it comes with two 8 GB Samsung M471A1K43CB1 DDR4 2666 modules that will work in dual-channel thus giving us transfer rates of 38GB / s.

Storage is handled by a Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD (SAMSUNG MZVLB256 model) with a capacity of 256 GB and a 1 TB 7,200 RPM SATA III HDD manufactured by Seagate.

Multimedia

Helios 300Omen 15
Web-cam720p HD WebcamHD Webcam
SpeakersDual SpeakersBuilt-in Dual Speakers
Microphone JackYesYes
Wireless LanIEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetoothv5.0v5.0
Memory SlotsYesYes
HDMI PortsYesYes
Ethernet PortsYesYes

Helios 300

It has a pair of stereo speakers at the bottom of the laptop. These speakers make use of Wave NX technology that modifies the sound to adapt it to the content so that we can appreciate all the details. The sound in general is fine and will allow us to watch videos or play casually. 

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Omen 15

The laptop incorporates a pair of 3W speakers signed by Bang & Olufsen that give us good sound quality and a decent maximum volume, located in the lower-front part. It will allow you to enjoy a good movie, series or you can even get to feel the effects of the games.

Battery

Helios 300Omen 15
Battery Cell4 Cell6 Cell
Battery TypeLithium-Ion PolymerLithium-Ion Polymer
Power Supply180 W AC Adapter200 W AC power adapter
Battery LifeUpto 7 hoursUpto 7 hours

Helios 300

The Predator Helios 300’s battery has 4 cells and a capacity of 3815mAh. That means that using all possible energy savings, we can extend the life of the laptop to 6 hours. With moderate use, but without playing, it is easy to achieve a little more than 3 hours but a little more. On the contrary, if we want to play, we may not even reach 1 hour of autonomy. The good thing is that the 180W charger goes quite fast and is not very big.

Omen 15

Its integrated battery is 6 cells capable of delivering a power of 69Wh. Its autonomy is quite decent, reaching approximately an hour and a half of use in games. 

Which is better!

Helios 300

The Acer Predator Helios 300 to be an excellent gaming laptop. It has a distinguished design that goes unnoticed and hides hardware that allows us to enjoy our games anywhere. All that is possible thanks to the i7-9750H, the RTX 2060, and its fantastic 144Hz IPS panel that it integrates.

Omen 15

Being realistic and critical, it is one of the most balanced gaming models that we can find in the market, with a high-performance Intel Core i7-9750H processor and GeForce RTX 2060 graphics. It is a perfect combo to bring games to life on its 144 Hz screen. Of course, we have to take into account the temperature it reaches, due to the slim design that will gradually degrade the microprocessor. The ideal would have been to increase the thickness by another 6 millimeters by changing the fans and heat pipes for better ones.