Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR Review

Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR Review

Lisa Gade reviews the 2020 Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR (model XB) with Intel 10th gen Core i7 and Core i9 CPUs and NVIDIA RTX 2070 and 2080 Super Max-Q graphics (RTX 2060 on the base model). Get it on Amazon

The HDR model has a 17.3” wide gamut 4K IPS HDR 400 display (an OLED model is also available). The gaming laptop has staid looks and is also designed for 2D and particularly 3D content creators.

The machine is relatively slim and light, yet it packs a high capacity 94 WHr battery. It has Thunderbolt 3, 2 M.2 SSD slots, 2 RAM slots, Ethernet, a full size SD card slot and more. Their Fusion per key RGB backlit keyboard is standard, as is a MS Precision trackpad. It benchmarks well and offers the expected high fps in games.

• 17 3″ 3mm ultra-thin bezel | UHD 3840×2160 HDR Anti-Glare display | 100% Adobe RGB Color Gamut | VESA Display HDR400
• Best Color Accuracy Individually calibrated and certified with X-Rite Pantone
• 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H 8 core processor 2 3GHz/5 1GHz (base/max turbo)
• Powerful Graphic Performance NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060 GDDR6 6GB Supports NVIDIA Optimus technology to increase gaming experience
• 16GB DDR4 3200MHz DRAM module | M 2 NVMe PCIe 512GB SSD | Windows 10 Home