Gigabyte AORUS 17G Gaming Laptop (Intel 10th Gen)

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Product Overview

Gigabyte AORUS 17G is a 17.3-inch ultra-premium, ultra-portable gaming laptop that features mechanical keyboard, up to 300Hz IPS display with 72% NTSC wide gamut, 10th-gen Intel Core i9-10980HK processor, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER graphics --- all in a chassis merely 1-inch in thickness.
Featuring a large 94Wh battery in such a thin chassis, the AORUS 17G is designed for long, extreme gaming sessions on-the-go. Making this feat possible is Gigabyte's latest WINDFORCE Infinity Cooling System with dual 12V 51-blade fans, five heat pipes, and four exhaust vents.
Other features include per-key RGB keyboard backlighting and nahimic 3D audio.
Gigabyte markets several other gaming laptops in the same generation: the mid-range AORUS 5 and AORUS 7, the ultra-portable AORUS 15P, the 15.6-inch version of the AORUS 17G, the AORUS 15G, and the flagship AORUS 17X.

Ratings

What we found**

Pros
  • Slim and light for a gaming laptop
  • Bright 240Hz display
  • Powerful Turbo Boost and Thermal Velocity Boost
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • Very hot CPU temperatures
  • Poor webcam placement

What external reviewers found***

External score 69% (not directly comparable across industries)
Pros
  • Excellent build quality
  • Excellent gaming performance
  • Gorgeous 240Hz 1080p display
  • Great battery life
Cons
  • Poor webcam placement
  • No Thunderbolt 3
  • No M.2 slot for PCIe or SATA drives
  • No webcam
  • Extremely hot
  • Micro-freezes under load
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Specifications

240Hz300Hz

Connectivity

Ports3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio combo + 1x SD + 1x RJ45
Wireless ConnectivityWiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE

Construction

Battery | Capacity94 Wh
Camera | FrontHD
Speakers2‎x 2 Watt Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth276 mm / 10.8 inch
Size | Height26 mm / 1.0 inch
Size | Width405 mm / 15.9 inch
Weight2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio16:9
Display Diagonal17.3 inch
Display TypeIPS IGZO, matteIPS, matte
Gamut72% NTSC
Refresh Rate240 or 300Hz
ResolutionFHD (1920x1080)

Function

AudioNahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
ChipsetMobile Intel HM470 Express
GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 630 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, RTX 2070 SUPER Max-Q 8GB, or RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB
Keyboard BacklightAORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Operating SystemWindows 10
Processor10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H, i7-10875H, or i9-10980HK
SecurityFirmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)

Performance

Key Travel2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | CapacityMax 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | TypeDDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
Power Supply230 W
Storage2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA)

Production

Debut2020
Made InTaiwan

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External Reviews

gizmodo[1]

Reviewer score 65%
Reviewers from gizmodo have found the following***:
Gigabyte's Aorus 17G has a 240Hz 1080p display with 60 percent brightness (200 nits) Image quality on the webcam might suck, but Gigabyte has packed in an impressive display. The powerful RTX 2070 Super rarely if ever actually gets you the 240 frames per second that would take advantage of that 240Hz display.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Gorgeous 240Hz 1080p display
  • Excellent build quality
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • Extremely hot
  • Poor webcam placement

notebookcheck[2]

Reviewer score 63%
Reviewers from notebookcheck have found the following***:
The Aorus 17G takes first place in the PCMark 10 benchmark. Its lead over the competition ranges from 1 to 19%. Subjectively speaking, the overall user experience (boot-up times, loading times etc.) is on par with the rest of the competition. When using the default settings, the fans even spin in idle operation and are usually audible. At its native Full HD resolution, our review configuration can run any modern game on the highest settings smoothly.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Matte IPS display
  • Good input devices
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • No Thunderbolt 3
  • No M.2 slot for PCIe or SATA drives
  • Micro-freezes under load

techradar[3]

Reviewer score 80%
Reviewers from techradar have found the following***:
The Core i7-10875H is packed with 8 cores, 16 threads and can boost all the way up to 5.1GHz. It's mechanical, with some of the most comfy switches we've ever used in a laptop. While the bezels surrounding the display are thin, they don't leave any room for a webcam.
Find the original article here.
Pros
  • Excellent gaming performance
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Great battery life
Cons
  • No webcam

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References

  1. ^ Gigabyte’s New Aorus 17G Proves Thermals Matter More Than Ever in a Laptop. [gizmodo]. https://gizmodo.com/gigabyte-s-new-aorus-17g-proves-thermals-matter-more-th-1843318340. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  2. ^ Aorus 17G XB Laptop Review: The mechanical keyboard rocks. [notebookcheck]. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Aorus-17G-XB-Laptop-Review-The-mechanical-keyboard-rocks.465760.0.html. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. ^ Gigabyte Aorus 17G review. [techradar]. https://www.techradar.com/reviews/gigabyte-aorus-17g. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2021-03-22.

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