The new model Helios 300 is a vast improvement over its predecessor, which was a steaming pile of hot garbage. However, some smart people over at Acer decided to fix things, and the result is an excellent laptop at an unbeatable price point. Let's break it down:Looks: Okay, lets get it out of the way. The Decepticon logo and PREDATOR logo across the back aren't exactly appealing. The rest of the laptop is a nice understated black, however, which I appreciate.Keyboard/Touchpad: Nothing special here. The keyboard is serviceable, but not spectacular, the touchpad is a touchpad. Nothing fancy.Performance: Here's where we get to the good stuff. Any other laptop with these same specs is either more expensive, or throttles because it can't cool adequately. The Helios 300, however, has a newly redesigned cooling system that handles gaming without overheating or throttling (tested on Aida64 and Heaven benchmarks). You also get a Full HD 144hz screen. No GSync, but you can't have everything, I suppose.Overall, the price to performance ratio on this laptop is pretty much unbeatable.  Anything else with the same specs either overheats and throttles (Dell, HP, Asus) or is more expensive (Razer, MSI, Lenovo). Acer manages to hit that perfect sweet spot. Sure, there are laptops out there that might have a screen a bit nicer, be a bit lighter, game a bit faster, and so on, but the Helios 300 seems to get everything at that "just right" level. For the same price point, nothing else compares.