Acer Predator Helios 300: Gaming notebook with glasses-free 3D autostereoscopy

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With the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition, Acer brings not only the gaming monitor SpatialLabs View but also a gaming notebook with 3D autostereoscopy, in which around 50 modern and classic games for the 3D technology with head and eye tracking without 3D glasses.

15.6 inch with UHD, Core i9 and RTX 3060

The Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition (PH315-55s) uses a 15.6-inch display with a UHD resolution of 3,840 × 2,160 pixels. A liquid crystal lenticular lens is glued to it, forming a module with the panel that can be used to switch between 2D and stereoscopic 3D views. To enable a real-time 3D gaming experience, the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is equipped with up to 12th Gen Intel Core i9 processors and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU, capable of supporting up to 32GB of DDR5-4800 storage and PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs in RAID 0. For the cooling system, Acer relies on a dual-fan layout with the 5th generation AeroBlade fan and liquid metal heat-conducting paste.

Windows 11 and Intel's Killer LAN

The notebook runs Windows 11 and features Intel's Killer DoubleShot Pro E2600 LAN adapter and Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675. The notebook's ports include an HDMI 2.1 port for external monitors, a Thunderbolt 4 port and two USB 3.2 Gen2 ports.

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Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition
Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition
Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition
Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition

Software with game profiles required

3D autostereoscopy is created through the interaction of eye-tracking, stereoscopic 3D display and real-time rendering technologies, but it is not possible without suitable software for the games. As with the newly introduced monitors of the SpatialLabs View series, the Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition also features the SpatialLabs TrueGame application, which provides profiles for around 50 games that control the processing of the game's depth information. Information as to which 50 games are involved is not yet available.

Prices and availability

The Acer Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition is expected to be available from September 2022 at a recommended retail price of 3,299 euros.