Gigabyte has revealed its latest foray into the gaming laptop market with a sleek little number it has dubbed the Aorus X7.
The standout features of the X7 are its 17.3-inch Full HD display and thin and lightweight design which belies the powerful 4th gen. Intel Haswell Core i7-4700HQ CPU and dual Nvidia GTX 765M SLI GPUs crammed inside.
Dimensionally speaking, the X7 weighs in at 2.9kg and 22.9mm thick.
The chassis is constructed from aluminium and seems to boast adequate ventilation considering the hardware setup – 5 thermal pipes, 4 vents and 2 fans direct heat to the rear of the laptop.
Gigabyte Aorus X7 thermal flow
The X7 is expected to hit US retail in the next few months with a price of US$2,100 to US$2,800 (±R22,500 to R30,000) depending on configuration.
We are awaiting confirmation from Rectron, distributor of Gigabyte products in SA, as to local availability and pricing.
Gigabyte claims that the X7 achieves P7393 in 3DMark 11. Check out the full specification below.
Gigabyte Aorus X7 laptop specifications |
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| OS | Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional |
| CPU | 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700HQ Processor (2.4GHz-3.4GHz) |
| Display | 17.3″ Full HD 1920×1080 LCD backlight |
| System Memory | 4GB/8GB DDR3L 1600, 4 slots (Max 32GB) |
| Chipset | Mobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset |
| Video Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 765M SLI GDDR5 4GB |
| Storage | Supports Triple-Storage System: The storage size may differ between different countries and regions. |
| mSATA 128GB/256GB, 2slot | |
| 2.5” HDD 500GB/750GB/1TB 5400rpm , 1 slot | |
| Keyboard Type | Backlit Keyboard |
| Optical Disk Drive | N/A |
| I/O Port | USB 3.0 x3, USB 2.0 x2, HDMI, D-sub, RJ45, Surround port, mini-Display port, SD card reader,microphone-in, earphone-out(SPDIF) |
| Audio | 2 watt speaker*2, woofer*2, Microphone, AORUS Acoustic + technology |
| Communications | LAN: Killer LAN Chip |
| Wireless LAN: 802.11ac | |
| Bluetooth: Bluetooth V4.0 | |
| Webcam | 1.3 Megapixel |
| Security | Kensington Lock |
| Battery | Li Polymer 73.26Wh |
| Dimensions | 392(W) x 263(D) x 22.9(H)mm |
| Weight | 2.9kg (mSATA x 1 + SO-DIMM x 2 + Battery) |
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- Something less powerful will suffice.
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