I think there are no such things as a perfect laptop
But, this laptop could be categorized as almost perfect in our opinion
Today, we are going to review the latest flagship from Gigabyte
The Gigabyte Aero 15X
Curious? Let's check out this review
Gigabyte
This brand is not very well known for their gaming notebook
But, after some research,
Gigabyte actually produced quite an interesting lineup
Aero 15X is one that caught our attention
a high-end laptop that is lightweight and portable
but, they don't sacrifice perfomance, comparable to many other brands
This laptop suits very well for creator professionals
or gamers, who like to travel a lot
This laptop body is built from metal
while many parts are combined with polycarbonate, like parts surrounding the screen
Because of its metal body, the build quality on this laptop is superb
It will last you for quite some time
With its thickness that is less than 2 cm
and its weight, only at 2 kg
In my opinion,
this laptop surely puts itself
as one of the best form factor notebook
and including in design, as well.
This laptop also provide a set of ports that is pretty good
On the left side, there is an Ethernet port
one USB 3.0 port,
HDMI 2.0 port,
and one Mini Display Port 1.4
On the right side, there is a Kensington Lock
charging port, two USB 3.0,
one Thunderbolt 3 port, and SD card slot.
This SD card slot,
is quite unique, because it supports UHS-II SD card
so, if you are one of those creators who are looking for that feature,
this laptop would give you incredible write speed tranfers
This year Aero lineup,
every year always bring a signature feature to their laptop
This year, they bring a near bezel-less display
with just 5 mm
this gives the laptop a very modern look to it
This iteration of Aero also offer two display options,
either you pick the Full HD with 144 Hz refresh rate
or you could pick the 4K resolution with better color reproductions
With this 144 Hz panel,
it will give you 94 percent sRGB accuracy
and 60 percent Adobe RGB
while the 4K panel could give you 100 percent Adobe RGB
so, if you are those people who crave for a super accurate color reproduction,
you could go with the 4K panel option
Aero 15X display is also certified
with x-rite Pantone Display
which means, this notebook display
is pre-calibrated right from the factory
so when it landed on your hand, you don't need to calibrate it again!
This laptop is equipped with i7 8750H
a six core processor, so it could handle any workload.
It also has NVIDIA 1070 Max-Q with 8 GB VRAM
a 16 GB single stick RAM DDR4, with one extra slot for future upgrade
a 15.6 inch display,
with IPS panel technology
For storage, there is 512 GB
SSD NVME with M.2 size, and there another extra M.2 slot as well
The battery on this notebook
is using a 94 Wh battery
and it gives you more or less 6 hours of mixed usage
The laptop charger draws around 180 watts
which is not a big draw from the outlet.
Aero 15X cooling consists of two fans,
and two heat pipes, with software support for adjusting fan speed
So, this laptop still run cools, even on heavy workload
Let's talk about the keyboard
Keyboard on this notebook feels tactile
So, it is very comfortable to type on
But, the keyboard layout is quite different
because Gigabyte decide to add a number pad to their keyboard
for productivity reasons
If you try to use it for a week or two,
you could get used to it in no time
This keyboard also support N-key rollover
and per-key RGB lighting
so, it could look amazing in any scenario
The audio on this notebook
is actually pretty good
From the sound quality,
to its loudness, not bad at all
not the best, but still very good nonetheless
What is interesting about their audio setup,
the speakers on this notebook
is already Dolby Atmos certified
so, your audio experience will definitely be better
This is the sound test
for the audio for this notebook
Because of the thin bezel on the display,
Gigabyte have to move their webcam to the bottom
which, I don't really like
it makes your face looks small, and your finger
could block the camera
The touchpad on this notebook
have a very nice texture to it
It feels like glass
But, their touch driver is not using Windows Precision driver
Instead, they opted for ELAN driver
the experience when using the gestures are not comparable
if you compare to Windows Precision drivers
This Aero also included with Smart Manager application
so what does this app do?
This Smart Manager provide all customization inside this notebook
like battery charging policy,
x-rite Pantone color,
or if you want to customize the fan speed, you can do that here
so far, we have talked about the features of this notebook
Now, let's take a look at its performance score
In conclusion,
the pros of this laptop are
its slim and lightweight profile,
great build quality,
it also gives a very good performance as well,
good temperature management,
it provides a comfortable keyboard
with RGB lighting as a bonus,
It has a color accurate display
with 144 Hz refresh rate,
a set of complete port, including the UHS-II support
audio speakers with Dolby Atmos
and at a price range that is worth the value
compared to other brands in Indonesia
and it also packs a big battery capacity!
But, it also have some weaknesses
like its touchpad that uses ELAN driver,
and the poor located webcam
Looking back at these factors,
is this laptop a good buy?
if this laptop is within your budget
and high-end laptop is what you aim for
this is one of the best choice to buy
with its price ranging around 34 million (US $ 2370)
you will get a set of great specs
and a good designed notebook, as well
Even I would pick this as my daily driver
if I have the budget to buy
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That is our review of the Aero 15X
Thank you for Gigabyte, who provide us this unit for review
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