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MagyarGigabyte Aero 15
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Average of 15 scores (from 27 reviews)
Reviews for the Gigabyte Aero 15
Slim and powerful. After the successful Aero 14, Gigabyte presents its next high-end notebook with a stylish design. Once again, the Aero 15 is attractive thanks to its slim design and long battery runtimes. Learn in this review how the device compares to its competitors from Acer, Dell, MSI, and Razer.
Source: Computer Shopper
Archive.org versionThe $1,899 asking price of the Aero 15 seems relatively steep when you consider just the hardware. The Acer Predator Helios 300 as we tested it was $800 less, yet had the same processor, GPU, amount of RAM, and screen resolution as our Aero 15. From a purely price-to-performance perspective, the Aero 15 isn’t all that impressive. But properly framed in the context of its design, overall quality, long battery life, and extras like the RGB-backlit keyboard, it’s hard to argue that the value proposition isn’t there. It’s well worth a first, second, and third look.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/07/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionThe Gigabyte Aero 15 is a colorful and sleek gaming laptop that could double as a productivity machine, thanks to its portability, wonderful display and keyboard. But the notebook doesn't last very long on a charge, and its janky touchpad and oddly placed webcam sour the experience. This was a notebook I wanted to love, but after suffering through those issues, I could only manage to like it very much.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/30/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC World
Archive.org versionThe Gigabyte Aero 15 is a ground-breaking laptop that manages to have it all—great CPU, great GPU, great battery life—in a truly portable package. It’s a combination that no other laptop maker has achieved until now.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/12/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionThe Gigabyte Aero 15 is a ground-breaking laptop that manages to have it all—great CPU, great GPU, great battery life—in a truly portable package. It’s a combination that no other laptop maker has achieved until now.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/12/2017
Source: Tech Girl
Archive.org versionAll in the all this baby is hot. My best friend/housemate is currently in the market for a new notebook and I imagine this would be the ideal one for her. It is small and slim enough for her to take to work and travel with while it has enough stuff under the hood to allow her to game. She also digs the look of it. It really is a sexy little piece of hardware. However, all that power does come with a price. You’re looking at a starting cost of about R30 000 for this baby (which, in all honesty, is what you’re paying for the equivalent MacBook and that doesn’t let you game).
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/05/2017
Source: CNet
Archive.org versionThe Aero 15 sells for $1,899 or AU$2,899. That converts to about £1,465. It'll come in a standard black or a very eye-catching orange. Go with the orange. That's the HD 1,920x1080-resolution model. There's also a UHD 4K model coming in Q3, pricing to be announced.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/02/2017
Source: PC Authority
Archive.org versionRounding out the powerful hardware is Nvidia’s excellent GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, which is adequate for a screen of this resolution. The overall high-level of interior specs goes a long way to explain the rather hefty price tag; it’s possible to get similar sized machines at more affordable prices, but they won’t have such a healthy spread of high-end specs. As our benchmarks show, they combine to deliver a powerful machine, with surprisingly lengthy battery life.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/29/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Hardware Zone
Archive.org versionThere’s the Razer Blade if you’re really looking for something small, but if what you want is larger gaming real estate, the Aero 15 should be near the top of your list of contenders. Its long battery life also means that working away from a power outlet isn’t such a crazy idea for a gaming laptop any more, and this gives the Aero 15 an added degree of versatility.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/25/2017
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 80% performance: 85% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%
Source: Toptenreviews
Archive.org versionThe Aero 15 is a viable alternative to the Razer Blade and while it may not have the MacBook-like looks of that laptop, better battery life means the Gigabyte is a touch more practical. That’s why it takes over as our favorite slimline gaming laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/16/2017
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Wired Magazine
Archive.org versionBack to those tradeoffs, though: Despite Gigabyte’s best efforts to avoid them, something always has to give. Here, it comes in the form of weight. Three or four years ago, a 4.7-pound machine might have been OK for a road warrior. Today, that kind of heft really weighs down your shoulder bag to the point where you’ll have to think carefully about whether the 15.6-inch display is worth the extra pounds.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/10/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionAt $2,899 it's not cheap but it does represent reasonable value. There's much to like about it and it succeeds in offering the rare combination of gaming performance, work-friendly portability and all-round quality that it set out to achieve.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/25/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World
Archive.org versionAt $2,899 it's not cheap but it does represent reasonable value. There's much to like about it and it succeeds in offering the rare combination of gaming performance, work-friendly portability and all-round quality that it set out to achieve.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/25/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Trusted Reviews
Archive.org versionThis is another impressive launch from Gigabyte, and with this 15.6-inch model the company offers a real challenge to Dell’s XPS 15. It doesn’t have the refinement of its rival, but the Aero 15 is substantially more powerful in the graphics department, making it a genuine work/play laptop – if you can afford it.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/05/2017
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionA stunning display and awesome battery make the Aero 15 a great gamer. Unfortunately uncomfortable inputs prevent it from also being a workhorse.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/02/2017
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: CNet
Archive.org versionThe Aero 15 will be available in May for $1,899 or AU$2,899. That converts to about £1,465. It'll come in a standard black or a very eye-catching orange. Go with the orange. That's the HD, 1,920x1080-resolution model. There's also a UHD 4K model coming in Q3, pricing to be announced.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/02/2017
Foreign Reviews
Source: Com! - 11/17
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/01/2017
Rating: Total score: 95%
Source: Tech Stage
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/07/2017
Source: Gameswelt
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/05/2017
Source: WinFuture
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/05/2017
Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/02/2017
Source: Com! - 10/17
Equipment very good, Display very good, expensive, loud
Single Review, , Short, Date: 10/01/2017
Rating: Total score: 95%
Source: Xataka
ES→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/18/2018
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 90% display: 95% mobility: 70% workmanship: 95% ergonomy: 83%
Source: Profesional Review
ES→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/27/2017
Rating: Total score: 89% performance: 85% display: 99% workmanship: 95%
Source: El chapuzas Informatico
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Elegant design; slim size; light weight; good hardware; high autonomy; comfortable keyboard; good connectivity. Negative: Relatively high price; overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/26/2017
Source: Geeknetic
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Compact size; nice design; great built quality; high autonomy; good cooling system. Negative: Poor cameras.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/26/2017
Source: Jagat Review
ID→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Slim size; light weight; nice performance; good display; backlit keys; good connectivity; high autonomy. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/23/2017
Source: PC Online.com.cn
zh-CN→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Solid workmanship; nice design; slim size; powerful hardware; high gaming performance. Negative: Relatively high price.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/17/2017
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Gigabyte Aero 15 is a high-end notebook with a stylish design after the successful Aero 14. It is a multimedia notebook with gaming capabilities or a gaming laptop with all-around nature. The Aero 15 is attractive thanks to its slim design and long battery runtimes. With a height of only 19 mm (~0.75 in), the 15-inch model appears very slim and can be comfortably transported. The low weight also contributes to the latter: 2.1 kg (~4.6 lb) does not really indicate that a 45-watt CPU and a gaming GPU are inside. The almost frameless display which is only about 5 mm/0.2 in along the top, left, and right edges is another advantage. However, the slim display bezels mean the webcam is placed below the display, which gives it an awkward angle for video chatting. The chassis, which is primarily made of aluminium, is meticulously built and can hardly be twisted even when strong pressure is applied. There are three colour variants of the Aero 15 or more precisely its lid. Apart from classic black, Gigabyte also offers a subtle green and a medium-bold orange. The 15-inch model uses a Core i7-7700HQ and a GeForce GTX 1060. Currently, these components are very popular in laptops from similar price range which offers a good compromise between price and performance. The Kaby Lake processor and the Pascal graphics card are accompanied by 16GB of DDR4 RAM and an M.2-SSD with 256 to 512 GB, which uses either SATA III or PCIe technology.
The display is a matte 15.6-inch IPS panel with 1920x1080 pixels. The display hinge which extends over almost the entire width and allows a view of the fan grilles does not show flows. Although the device can be easily opened with one hand, the lid does not wobble too much when the device sits on a vibrating surface. The Aero 15 keyboard is decent. Its travel distance is good for a gaming laptop, with a nice clicky response to the rubber dome keycaps. The amount of force required to activate each key makes it a great option for both typing and gaming. Gigabyte includes full RGB backlighting in the Aero 15 with the ability to individually customise the colour of every key. A user can achieve awesome effects through the Gigabyte Fusion utility. The powerful battery is one of the biggest unique features of the Aero 15: 94 Wh is very big and can be found in only a few performance notebooks. Other highlights include the very slim display frame, which competes with the Infinite Edge design of the Dell XPS 15, and the Thunderbolt 3 port.
Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile: The mobile GTX 1060 is based on the GP106 chip and offer 1280 shaders. Compared to the identically named desktop version it features a slightly lower clock rate. Games in Full HD and maximum details should run fluently on the card.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-7700HQ: Quad-core notebook processor based on the Kaby Lake architecture. Besides four CPU cores (including Hyper Threading), the chips also integrates the HD Graphics 630 GPU and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm process.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.Gigabyte: Gigabyte Technology is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer founded in 1986, best known for its motherboards and graphics cards. Gigabyte offers a wide range of products including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, monitors, systems and components. Gigabyte's laptops offer gaming and creative features on the go. Gigabyte monitors offer 4K Pro Gaming.
83.71%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.