Deal | RTX 4080, Core i9-powered Gigabyte Aorus 17H gaming laptop with 360 Hz display available for lowest price of the year on Amazon
A 17-inch gaming laptop is not exactly what most people are looking for. Owing to their size and weight, they are seldom easy to haul around in a backpack but serve as excellent desktop replacement candidates thanks to their enhanced thermal budget allowing for powerful internals. The RTX 4080-powered Aorus 17H from Gigabyte fits the bill well enough, and thanks to Amazon's ongoing sale, can be purchased for just $1,610.
A quick look at Camecamelcamel's price history for the Gigabyte Aorus 17H reveals that its current price is the lowest of the year so far, making it a sweet deal indeed. Amazon offers free delivery along with a 30-day return policy, which should make the purchase experience worry-free for interested customers.
The Aorus 17H on sale rocks Intel's 13th-gen Core i9-13900H 'Raptor Lake' CPU with 14 cores (6P+8E) and 20 threads, paired with 16 GB of DDR5 memory. The beefy 150 W RTX 4080 Laptop GPU takes care of graphics, allowing for an impressive gaming experience despite the older-gen CPU. Potential buyers can refer to Kitguru's detailed review of the Aorus 17H, but do note that the tested variant includes a less potent i7-13700H CPU.
As for performance, the Aorus 17H supports three power modes - Gamer, Creator, and Turbo. Kitguru's testing reveals that Creator mode is the most suitable for CPU-only workloads, and for combined CPU+GPU workloads, Turbo mode is likely the best option, which allocates 125 W to the CPU and 70 W to the CPU when utilized alongside Gigabyte's AI GPU boost.
Gamers are likely to be particularly impressed with the Aorus 17H's display, which despite being only 1080p, boasts an impressive refresh rate of 360 Hz - making it just perfect for esports titles. For anything apart from gaming and casual media consumption, the poor 72% DCI-P3 coverage will likely rear its ugly head, dismissing this laptop as a creator's tool.
The Aorus 17H features a decently populated array of ports, including Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, USB Type-A, Mini DP 1.4, a 3.5 mm audio combo jack, and a 2.5 G ethernet port. the 6-pound chassis is indisputably troublesome to haul around, although the 99 Whr battery allows for decently long runtimes away from the wall, provided that the system isn't pushed too hard. That being said, the Gigabyte Aorus 17H is a strong contender for a portable alternative to a gaming desktop, and Amazon's ongoing sale makes it easier to recommend.
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