GIGABYTE Aero 14, One Of The Best Gaming Laptops 2017

What do you prioritize from a current gaming laptop? If you think your performance is a top priority, then you do not have to worry about choosing latop gaming because now most gaming laptops have a very good performance. One problem on gaming laptops is that its form is usually great, even some sacrificing portability for maximum gaming performance.

Unlike other laptop manufacturers, GIGABYTE actually has its own approach to a gaming laptop. They do not seem to want to bring a thick and large gaming laptop, whatever the reason. That's why GIGABYTE-made laptops are more portable than most other gaming laptops.

GIGABYTE Aero 14 is one such example. It is one of the thinnest laptops ever to come to our test desk. No half-hearted, this gaming laptop only has a thickness of 19.9 mm. Of course the size is quite thin when compared with gaming laptops in general that has a thickness of at least 2 cm.

In addition, Aero 14 weighs only 1.89 kilograms, well below the average weight of gaming laptops in general which usually ranges from 2.5 to 3 kilograms. As the name implies, this gaming laptop using a 14-inch screen size. The screen uses IPS panel with 1440p or 2K resolution. One thing we love most about the Aero 14 screen is its excellent color reproduction rate that is sufficient for design needs.

If noted carefully, Aero 14 like does not have air holes. GIGABYTE is quite smart in designing this laptop. They place the air gap in the back behind the screen hinges. The air hole serves to deliver hot air that will usually be felt when starting to run heavy applications or playing games.

Cooling system is also considered very optimal. This gaming laptop can still run optimally when running a variety of heavy games despite rising temperatures and fan increasingly noisy. Fortunately, the heatsink is on the back so the trackpad and keyboard are not hot.

Keyboard and trackpad on this laptop is also very convenient to use. Keyboard used in Aero 14 has a very comfortable feedback even though traveling distance is not as deep as the keyboard of a gaming laptop in general. This keyboard is also equipped with a backlight, although the color can not be changed.

The only minus value on this laptop is its keyboard keys are tight. This is because adannya six additional buttons are placed on the left side of the keyboard. The buttons are macro buttons that can be programmed according to your needs.

While the trackpad on Aero 14 is convenient because it has a palm rejection feature, so it will not interfere when typing. The trackpad position is also placed slightly to the right and does not interfere when you play using the WASD button.

What about the performance?

You should not need to ask how the performance of gaming on Aero 14. Although the body is very compact, this gaming laptop is equipped with the latest components such as Intel Core-i7 "Kaby Lake" 7700HQ and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics chip that has a VRAM of 6GB. Not only that, this gaming laptop equipped with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and storage of M.2 SSD 512GB.

While in actual testing using several games, this laptop is able to deliver average performance of 60fps in "high" graphical configuration and 1080p resolution. Ghost Recon: Wildlands for example that runs smoothly at 62fps with high graphic configuration and 1080p resolution. While Ashes of The Singularity is able to be played on average framerate 47fps

The most memorable is the battery performance. Aero 14 is not like a gaming laptop in general that usually can only last no more than 3 hours. This gaming laptop managed to last more than 5 hours of use for standard activities such as browsing and typing using WiFi. Once again, this laptop becomes the ideal companion for work and activity other than "magic" is used to play the game.

Conclusion

GIGABYTE Aero 14 is the best gaming laptop. No more small talk, it is one of the best gaming laptops to start in 2017. The form is very compact and comfortable to use is the main advantage that is not much presented by other laptop manufacturers. For us, Aero 14 is the most ideal gaming laptop for gaming needs while accompanying your professional activities.