Our review of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM
Nomadic with its 7-hour battery life, the thin and light designer gaming laptop Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM 14-inch IPS anti-reflective Full HD screen whose 144Hz frequency improves fluidity in games is capable of running recent games thanks to its high-end NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3060 ray tracing graphics card with which also speeds up processing. This is also the case with the Intel Tiger Lake-H Quad Core i5 processor and 16 GB of high-performance RAM, while the fast 512 GB SSD storage reinforces the responsiveness of this Ultrabook with its elegant silver design which runs on Windows 11, also equipped with a backlit keyboard and connectivity with USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi ax.
Best known price: 1199€
Features of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM
| Screen(s) | 14’’ Full HD LED IPS 144Hz ComfyView 3ms 72% NTSC 300cd/m² bords fins (1920×1080, mat/antireflet) |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-11300H Tiger Lake-H (3.1 GHz, 4 cœurs) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 Go (2 x 8 Go) DDR4 2933 MHz (32 Go), 2 slots (occupés) |
| Graphic card | NVIDIA Ampere GeForce RTX 3060 6 GB GDDR6 dedicated, Intel Iris Xe integrated in the processor and Optimus |
| Storage | SSD M.2 de 512 Go (M.2, 2280) |
| connectors | 2 USB 3.2 (Gen2) + 1 USB 3.2 Type-C (Gen2) Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, mini-DisplayPor 1.4 |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6 ax (2×2, Killer AX1650i), Bluetooth 5.1 + Ethernet Gigabit |
| Backlit Keyboard | Oui, RGB 3 zones |
| Numeric keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | – |
| Audio system | 2 speakers, DTS:X |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64 bits |
| Announced autonomy / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Ion 4 cells 60Whr |
| Poids / Dimensions (mm) | 1.7 Kg / 323 x 228 x 17.9 mm |
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM against the competition
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM is currently showing in promotion chez Boulanger and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the only ones to offer such a powerful graphics card with such a high frequency screen.
If this Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM does not meet all your criteria, you will find on our guide PC portable gamer other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the most impact on performance.
Chassis, connectors, screen of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM
This thin and light laptop adopts the angular lines of a gamer model and yet sports a sober and elegant appearance with its light silver design with a brushed metal finish.
It is cooled by 5th generation AeroBlade 3D technology with Vortex Flow using 2 fans (99 0.08mm metal bionic blades), heat pipes and air outlets.
This creative gamer laptop has good connectivity including 1 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi ax modules (more efficient and recent than Wi-Fi ac) to communicate and connect remotely wirelessly, a practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or a monitor for example, Ethernet and audio ports or 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0/3.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers achieved up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you connect USB 3.0 peripherals.
You can backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard, which is practical for better distinguishing them in a dimly lit environment.
Thanks to its IPS technology, the screen displays more faithful colors than the average with important viewing angles, both horizontal and vertical. In addition, it will be of particular interest to creators thanks to its low latency of 3ms and its frequency of 144Hz which enhances fluidity in games compared to the standard 60Hz. As it adopts a 16:9 format associated with a Full HD definition, the screen is also very well suited to videos and more generally to High Definition content. As it is anti-reflective, the screen also offers better visibility than a glossy panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors).
Performance, autonomy of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM
The Acer Predator Triton 300 SE PT314-51S-54RM can seduce those who are looking for a compact, nomadic and versatile laptop PC that performs well in games and creation.
Nomads looking for power will appreciate that this versatile Ultrabook can last about 7 hours on battery in light use, especially since its transport is facilitated by its contained weight, its compactness and its finesse.
Elegant with its silver design, this creative gaming laptop is capable of running recent games. Because it embeds the dedicated high-end GeForce RTX 3060 ray tracing graphics card with NVIDIA Ampere architecture.
This will interest creators in addition to players because it speeds up processing under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as Adobe Photoshop / Premiere or Sony Vegas.
In fact, the GeForce RTX 3060 is activated/deactivated automatically and in real time by NVIDIA Optimus technology, depending on the tasks performed.
Optimus favors the Intel Iris Xe solution integrated into the processor as much as possible, even though its benefits are very modest in comparison because it is energy efficient and thus promotes autonomy, which is good for this computer.
The GeForce RTX 3060 is in practice enabled by Optimus to perform graphics processing that is too heavy for the Intel Iris Xe. With one or the other, it is of course possible to look at photos and videos but also to indulge in modest games.
Best known price: 1199€
It is the Quad Core i5-11300H Intel Tiger Lake-H processor which houses the Intel Iris Xe. It is here coupled with 16 GB of RAM to provide solid general performance capable of supporting the GeForce RTX 3060 in games and suitable for a large number of users.
Storage is entrusted to an SSD which rivals the standard of hard drives in terms of capacity with its 512 GB while being silent, more energy efficient, more resistant to shocks and much faster.
As a result, the SSD provides much better fluidity and responsiveness on a daily basis than a simple hard drive.
Thanks to the SSD, game/software launches are much faster, in particular as are starts/stops and processing, and you can get to online game cards faster.
In case 512 GB would be too tight, you can use an external storage unit. Opting for a Thunderbolt / USB 3.0 / USB-C device then represents an interesting solution for obtaining fast transfers.
Finally, in the event of heavy stress (eg games, treatments), this creative-oriented Ultrabook gamer is heard and heats up.
If necessary to contain the temperatures, one can use a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).