A Max-Q GPU is designed to alter performance to maintain acceptable temperatures even in a thin laptop. It’s a solid mid-range mobile graphics chip, but the “Max-Q” affix is important. The Acer Predator Triton 300 we tested has an Nvidia RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU. Game performance is solid, if not spectacular This may slightly improve game performance, but most owners will notice the persistent fans more easily than they’ll perceive the extra frames per second that result. You can even set them to run full-tilt at all times. It’s possible to customize the fan performance. The fans kick up to a noticeable level in games but remain civil and have a pleasant, whooshing quality that never sounds buzzy. Its default tuning keeps the fans restrained to a murmur. The laptop clearly makes fan noise a priority. Gamers annoyed by loud, buzzy fans are going to love the Predator Triton 300. Aside from a Decepticon-like backlit Predator logo on the lid, which can be turned off, the Predator Triton 300 doesn’t look flashy. The chassis, built from aluminum and plastic, feels solid when handled, though the display can flex more than we’d like when the laptop is open. The machine has a slim profile, at least, and weighs about four and a half pounds.Īll Predator Helios and Triton laptops have a metallic look that is subtle but attractive. You may find this laptop hard to fit in a typical laptop bag. The display bezels are large, particularly along the bottom, which translates to a large overall footprint. The Predator Triton 300 is a half-step between the ultraslim look of a Razer Blade 15 and the bulkier design of a conventional 15-inch gaming laptop. This is a surprise, because Predator still beats Alienware and Razer on price. It has since expanded into an entire sub-brand of products that offer a unified look and feel.Īcer’s work can’t beat Alienware’s superbly sleek and modern look, but Predator has a cohesive, premium look and feel. What we like Premium feel at value pricingĪcer’s Predator laptop line was re-launched at IFA 2016, dropping the Aspire branding it previously used and adopting a new design language of hard lines and aggressive vents that seems inspired by Michael Bay’s Transformers films. Charger: 150 watt, 20 volts at 7.5 amps.Ports: 3x USB-A 3.2, 1x USB-C 3.2, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4, 1x 3.5mm combo audio, 1x Gigabit Ethernet.Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q.
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