Acer Predator Triton 300 SE is a trim little package, easy to appreciate on the basis of size alone. It brings some style, as well, with a chic all-silver look and a shiny brushed finish on the lid. The logo isn’t a front-and-center eyesore, either, but relegated to a neat badge in the top right corner. Some might call it basic, but I think a more minimalist approach is an appropriate fit for the compact size. You can tell at a glance that it’s slim, light, and ready to grab and go.
More specifically, Acer Predator Triton 300 SE measures 0.7 by 12.7 by 9 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.75 pounds, exceptionally mobile for a gaming notebook. Its closest rival is the outstanding, abovementioned Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, at 0.7 by 12.8 by 8.7 inches and 3.52 pounds.
The only competitors that are even smaller are the Asus ROG Flow X13 (designed to work with a separate eGPU) and the Razer Blade Stealth 13. The Flow measures 0.62 by 11.8 by 8.8 inches, while the Stealth comes in at 0.6 by 12 by 8.3 inches; they weigh 2.9 and 3.1 pounds respectively.
There’s a lot to like about the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE, and little to complain about. The design is sleek, stylish, and compact without compromising on essentials like ports or battery life. The general performance really only trails the larger, more expensive gaming laptops you’d expect it to, and even then it holds its own in some cases. The Acer’s RTX 3060 graphics raise the bar for 14-inch machines, making gaming on the go that much more plausible.
Our only real quibble is the 512GB rather than 1TB SSD given the size of some modern games, but you can make do by keeping just your favorites installed and skipping some of the more massive “living” games. If the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 set a new bar for 14-inch laptops last year, the Triton 300 SE has climbed over it—with a list price $50 less. While we admire the G14’s elegant design and superior AMD processor, the Acer’s new GPU and longer battery life give it the edge in the race for our Editors’ Choice award.
- CPU: Intel i7-11370H @ 3.30Hz (4 cores, 12MB cache, up to 5GHz Turbo)
- Graphics: RTX 3060 6GB (RTX 3050Ti on $1350 model)
- RAM: 16GB.
- Screen: 14-inch FHD IPS panel, 144Hz.
- Storage: 512GB NVMe SSD.
