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With all the space around the edges, this Helios also excels at the IO department, which includes pretty much everything you’ll want from a modern laptop, from USB-A and C ports with Thunderbolt 3 support, HDMI and DisplayPort for video output, a card-reader and a Kensington lock that might come in handy at LAN parties. We’ll talk about it and its performance in a further section. The cooling abilities are one of this notebook’s main selling points and as a result, it gets ample intakes on the bottom, sides and on top of the keyboard, as well as ample exhaust on the back, all corroborated with an elaborated internal implementation of fans and heatpipes. The laptops sits tight on the desk thanks to the large and grippy rubber feet on the bottom, and down here you’ll also notice the speaker cuts on the sides and the subwoofer in the middle, as well as the ample in-take grills. The screen is hold in place by a tough hinge, but it can be lifted and adjusted with a single hand, and goes back to about 140 degrees, enough for desk use. Otherwise though, the Helios 500 is pretty functional.

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These three make the experience of watching a movie on this laptop pretty much appalling. You should definitely peel off those stickers, but there’s no way to turn off the glowing Power Button, the set of 6 function keys to the top-left, or that status LEDs, which are the largest and most annoying I’ve probably ever seen on any laptop. Inside there’s a plethora of stickers and lights. This laptop is a Christmas tree, and not the nice kind.įor starters, there’s a huge Predator branding on the lid and a chunky logo beneath the screen, but at least the lid-logo is no longer lit and they gave up on the light-bars we’ve seen on the previous Predators. I can live with that, but I can’t understand the design decisions.

The thickness does take its toll on the everyday experience though, as the front lip sits higher than on most other existing laptops, and corroborated with the pointy corners, will dig into your wrists when using the laptop on a smaller desk, without ample arm support.

The lid is thick and sturdy, the interior only bulges in the middle of the keyboard when pressed hard and all the parts fit well together. At nearly 9 lbs and an extra 2.5 lbs for the charger, it’s not going to be that pleasant to lug around, and it’s not going to even fit inside most backpacks, but these are aspects you’ll just have to accept if you’re interested in one of these.ĭespite using plastic for the build, I can’t complain about the quality or craftsmanship. Like already mentioned in the intro, the Predator Helios 500 is thick, large and heavy.

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Wireless AC (Killer 1550i ), Bluetooth 5.0, Gigabit LAN (Killer E2500)ģx USB-A 3.1, 2x USB-C Thunderbolt 3, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, LAN, SD card, mic&earphone, Kensington LockĤ28 mm or 16.85” (w) x 298 mm or 11.73 (d) x 38.7 mm or 1.52” (h)Ĩ.8 lbs (4 kg) + 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg) power brick, EU modelĤ-zone RGB backlit keyboard, HD webcam, 2.1 speakers We’ll also compare its performance to that of the more accessible i7-8750H variant, and tell you which is the better value buy, so read on if you’re interested in this Helios 500, no matter the targeted configuration.

We’ve spent time with a higher-end version of the Predator Helios 500, built on the Core i9-8950HK CPU, with 32 GB of RAM and hybrid storage, and the article bellow gathers our impressions on this laptop, with the good parts and the quirks. In fact, this is the opposite of exquisite and compact, it’s bulky and heavy, is made out of plastic, plastered with lights, branding elements and stickers, and lacks some of the fancy features of other options out there, but it does deliver on the performance, cooling, screen, IO and keyboard departments, and a mid-tier configuration with a 6 core i7 CPU, overclockable GTX 1070 graphics and a 144 Hz GSync IPS screen can be found for as low as $1600 if you’re willing to wait for periodic sale offers (or about $1800-$1900 most of the time).

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Update: Our full review of the more recent Predator Helios 500 update is available over here. This is the kind of laptop you should look for if you don’t want to compromise on performance or the overall gaming experience, but you’re also conscious about your budget and rather not spend much on fuss and portability.