Gigabyte Aero 14 i7-7700HQ and GTX 1050 Ti Review

Gigabyte Aero 14

There are a lot of impressive notebooks and laptops on the market these days. Of course, when you think slim, powerful and portable, you’re very likely to encounter the Gigabyte Aero range. There have been a few variants of the Aero range over the years, but it looks like their latest may have gotten the balance just right.

Equipped with well-proven Intel Core i7-7700HQ, we know it’ll have the processing grunt needed for both work and gaming tasks. Of course, graphics are important too, and there’s an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card in there too. Of course, that’s not a crazy powerful GPU, but for a notebook, it’ll be a nice balance between power usage and a big performance boost. With a 94 Wh battery, and some optimised hardware choices, the Aero 14 can deliver up to 10 hours of usage; more than enough for a days work in the office.

Features

• 3 Colors Available: Green, Orange, and Black
• Stunning Graphics with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti GDDR5 4GB
• 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ processor
• 94 Wh Huge Battery Capacity for Full-Day Productivity
• X-Rite Pantone Color Calibration Certified
• Only 1.9cm slim, 1.89Kg Lightweight
• 2x Blazing-fast M.2 PCIe Gen.3 X4 SSDs (Optional)
• Thunderbolt 3: Up to 40Gbps
• HDMI 2.0 + mini DP + Thunderbolt 3: 4k Output Made Easy
• QHD IPS Display with Wide Viewing Angle
• Unique Aesthetics with All Aluminum Robust Body
• Slim and Light Adapter with USB Charging Port
• DDR4 2400MHz –Up to 32GB
• Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater

What Gigabyte Had to Say

“Aero 14 features the top of the line NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Ti graphics. The high performance is capable of rendering more detailed 3D graphics when running resource-demanding applications. The AERO 14 gives you the power you need to tackle 3D modelling and post editing with ease. With the latest “Kaby Lake” architecture, the 7th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor outperforms its predecessor in every aspect, added with HEVC10b and VP9 decoding for outstanding 4K capabilities and extra extended mobility. Experience seamless next-generation performance.” – Gigabyte

X-Rite Pantone Color Calibration Certified

“X-Rite Pantone is the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems, known worldwide as the language of color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer. In order to give every professional the most accurate display colors possible, the AERO 14 has passed the test by X-Rite™ Pantone.” – Gigabyte