Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice stats for its price, wobbly frame. Would recommend

The laptop is awesome although it is easily to get fingerprints

If I got the laptop I paid for Maybe I would leave a better review. But seeing how I paid for a laptop with a nvida 5070 GPU and got one that said on the box that it has a RTX 5070 8G 1st red flag. Funny enough there is a sticker on the laptop for Nvidia GPU 5070 studio version. In the system settings and device manager it says I have a AMD 860m. I know next to nothing about GPUs But I know That's not what I ordered. I know that's not what was on the listing I know that's not what was on the box I know that's not what was on the sticker. Possibilities other than a bait and switch. System update didn't go properly drivers didn't install properly. So I tried Best buy support that was an absolute nightmare Maybe it's just because it's after hours But after wasting 30 minutes saying seven different ways that there was a discrepancy with the GPU they finally understood that there was a discrepancy with the GPU and that was my issue. And that's pretty much where the help end it after waiting a total of 76 minutes I got tired of waiting for any continued help and for them to keep doing their research to figure out what was going on after providing model number and serial number. I gave up Now I have to drive an hour out of my way to return this or wait days or weeks for the return laptop to get back to them to receive my refund and then buy a new one and wait for that one to get back to me and hopefully that one is what I actually paid for. Since if I go through online shopping I am 100% going to buy from Amazon instead of Best buy it probably won't be that big of an issue with the new laptop coming to me anyway. But I guess that was my mistake in the beginning buying from Best buy Why buy anything from Best buy when you could get a better price on Amazon better customer service on Amazon Just overall better experience on Amazon and guess what they don't use FedEx like Best buy FedEx is the worst delivery company in the world used by apparently the worst tech business in the world

The laptop had issues from the start and I initially wondered whether I'd received something refurbished. I'm disappointed as this is the most expensive PC I've owned, other than Macs. The issues included glitchiness during bootup and initial setup which I initially brushed off. Unfortunately the laptop went into Advanced Mode twice after 4 months of use and during the second instance it gave a "disk not found" error that couldn't be fixed at home. All of this follows a separate instance where it didn't boot up for about 30 minutes for reasons unknown, even when plugged in. All of this happened within a span of about 2 months, and again I've only owned this laptop 4 months. Worst I've ever had. Literally a piece of junk. Even if Geek Squad can fix it, I'm still going to look into a replacement with a different brand.

No computer should ship needing a bios update that falls on the customer. And no computer should ship with secure boot disabled because windows requires TPM to be enabled for windows 11 and if secure boot is disabled then TPM could be enabled all it wants to be but it's definitely not going to be enforced. So you get a laptop and don't even know initially that you're vulnerable. And the secondary m.2 sot is only half depth meaning you're stick with a 1 sided SSD AND the secondary m 2 connector is half the speed of the primary and the NPU doesn't even have anywhere near a mature software stack. Co-pilot only uses max 3-4% of the potential of that 50 TOPS NPU. Oh, and the fact that there isn't even change logs or release notes for the new bios update? I could be bricking my own laptop over CVE's that I don't even know that gigabyte even patched. I think I'll just stick with Hardened Fedora with NIX in a venv and detachable kernel hooks and immutable flags set. I'm not bricking something I bought that shouldn't have even been sold like this.

When Clark Kent stopped by the water cooler at work, it was remarkable that no one recognized the hidden power that was contained below two layers of disguise. The Gigabyte Aero X16 under review is also disguised, as in nothing is screaming, hey, I’ve got some superpowers to show off! But, it does. The cleverly and efficiently designed compact shipping box not only contained the laptop and power supply, but also contained a thin fabric protective sleeve for the laptop, many Gigabyte brand stickers, and of course, regulatory and instructional paperwork in numerous languages. The last bit of mystery for me was the seemingly modestly-sized power supply. At 150 watts, although probably plenty capable, seems to be on the smallish size considering the components used inside this laptop. Other gaming and creative type laptops I’ve used recently seem to be sporting power supplies of 200 plus watts, but maybe they are just not as efficiently designed as this one! I recall lugging a 240-watt power supply with its 17” CAD-capable laptop around a campus for a few years, and that was pretty heavy, so on the positive side, this combination is mercifully light in comparison. Below its dark gray slim exterior, lies a very capable AMD Ryzen 7 AI 350 processor conspiring with 32 GB of DDR5 RAM (64 GB Max) and a one terabyte M.2 (PCIe) SSD drive (four TB Max) for your data to roam around in. The captive window to all this action is a 16.0” IPS WQXGA HD+ screen (2560 x 1600) that can be refreshed so often (165 Hz, 3ms) by the GeForce Nvidia RTX 5070 8G that you’ll be tempted to look around the back just to make sure that what you are seeing on the screen isn’t real. Coincidentally, the Windows 11 Home operating system with Copilot+ PC also shines brightly with reality, although with an increasingly more artificial variety, via its ever-more capable Copilot application channeled through Gigabyte’s GiMATE interface. Awe progress! For on-board audio, there is Dolby Atmos processing, but I am a little skeptical that a laptop’s meager speaker complement can do all that much with it. External speakers will fare much better. The touchpad is average for a gaming laptop, very large and average responsiveness, but gets the job done. The typing experience is smooth, with a slightly above-sized key stroke depth compared to most laptops with something they call, “Golden Curve Keyboard” which optimizes a number of factors for gaming and general productivity. The back-lit keyboard is a nice touch with multiple colors and effects, but the font used on the keyboard was not my favorite for readability. Build quality of the laptop itself is an eight out of ten for me, as the case, although purportedly constructed of metal, seems very thin, but surprisingly withstands a decent amount of deck flex. There is a fair amount of ventilation via two, very smartly controlled fans built within the case that can expel warm air efficiently without sounding too dramatically loud. But make no mistake, it gets really hot in there, especially if you are ripping through some fast-moving games. So, be sure not to lay this laptop on fabric or any material that can block the bottom vents that help draw air in. The startup/setup was pretty typical for a windows device and after many updates and choices to make regarding Microsoft services and data usage, we were off to get to the part that everyone's been waiting for, how does it perform? Well, at the start of my play-testing, I kicked it off with an easy to run game like Rocket League, which performed average… huh? Something was off. I soon realized after doing some inspecting, that the laptop was using the internal Radeon graphics processor instead of the powerhouse Nvidia RTX 5070 for its graphics processing due to a hybrid approach from the laptop’s designers to better handle extending battery life versus performance! Thankfully, it was just a matter of opening the included GiMATE software and switching to “Gaming” mode to enable the use of the Nvidia 5070 instead of the lesser-capable, but less power-hungry, internal Radeon graphics engine (the latter being far, far worse for gaming). Other settings to choose from include, Balanced Mode, Creator Mode, Power saving and Online Meeting Mode. To verify and further tweak the settings, you may need to go to a game’s settings to finalize the maximum refresh rates, etc. After some research, I believe that it does switch over automatically for some games, but just as a warning, make sure to double check. With the Game setting now on, I saw drastically better results. Running Rocket League at its highest settings, in the laptop’s screen’s native resolution of 2560 x 1600, I saw an average of 270 FPS, which is phenomenal. On a more graphically intense game like Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Sieg, I ran it on the “very high” settings preset at native resolution and its graphics benchmark test reported around 170 FPS on average, which is still great considering the 165 Hz refresh rate. Overall, I was superbly impressed by the gaming performance, but the fans do blast away (as expected) at full speed when under a heavy load. Thankfully when doing normal web browsing tasks, they are at a tame, low, hum, if noticeable at all. In terms of performance through regular mundane tasks, I found that the typing experience is smooth, with a slightly above-sized keystroke depth compared to most laptops and the touchpad was average for a gaming device, getting the job done. This would be a great laptop to crush any task, but the price of admission is a little steep, so consider if you're willing to pay that price. There is just one model higher in this series that includes the same great Nvidia graphics engine, but also includes the Ryzen 9 processor. Think Superman with Infinity Stones. Now that’s a combination.

This is my first ever GIGABYTE product, the Gigabyte Aero X16 Copilot Laptop and I have been using it for around 5 days now and I really like it due to it being sleek, its feel, performance and a good quality screen. This will become my daily driver. Note: The packaging can be removed from the box to construct a sturdy laptop stand... Pretty neat! -- Design -- With the addition of above, The chassis on this laptop is quite compact. It is very susceptible to smudges from fingers when picking it up or just touching it but its not as bad such as gloss material. Its hinges on the screen are sturdy with very minimal rocking, Ergonomics feel great along with the keyboard and mousepad placement. Do note that there is no numeric keypad on the keyboard. The only small minor thing I wish was included on this (and highly suggested for GIGABYTE to consider in the future) is a LED indicator light for the SSD (formerly known as the HDD) Indicator LED. The SSD LED helps if Windows ever happens to freeze and your curious if the SSD is doing something such as installing updates, working in the background, etc. It does have a charging LED that shows orange when charging and then white when its completely charged along with a Power white LED indicator that indicates if the laptop is on or not. I hope that on future GIGABYTE laptops, they put the SSD LED light beside the other 2 lights that are located on the side which I hope they do not get rid of those either. -- Display -- The screen on this laptop is a nice 16 inch. matte 165HZ IPS with a resolution of 2560x1600. Sure, it's no OLED, however, the picture quality is subjectively good with rich colors and sharp content and its bright for the content displayed on it. I like the screen and found no problems with it at all. -- Performance -- This laptop feels like a great powerful laptop weather its for office usage, gaming usage or both. With its AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 (Krackan Point) 32GB of DDR5 Ram 5600MHz which is upgradable to 64GB and a integrated Radeon 860M GPU. Also packs the main NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 with 8GB of GDDR7 VRAM and then a dedicated NPU. It performs great with system benchmarks I ran and there were no problems with running multiple programs, dozens of tabs open. No delays, no stutters that I noticed. Trying out a game, Cyberpunk 2077 with RT on Overdrive, DLSS 4.0 - DLSS Balanced, MFG on 4x, Ray Reconstruction On, Path Tracing on, around 55-60FPS avg which was ok for me, but to some, it may be a drawback, considering 8GB of VRAM on the 5070 which in todays standards, 12gb of VRAM should be the minimum. Also do not forget, This is also considered a Copilot+ PC with a dedicated NPU, enabling Windows 11 features like Recall, which uses snapshots to help you find content via natural language search. It also includes the updated Paint app with Copilot, allowing AI-based image generation, background removal, and editing and then you can blur your background with the webcam and it has Windows Hello for automatic sign in without the worry of PIN codes and passwords to remember. -- Connectivity -- For charging, this has a proprietary barrel plug for the charging port on the left side, then it has its fair selection of ports on the sides. Starting with the left side of the laptop, (1) RJ45-(Really nice to see this on a laptop!) (1) HDMI 2.1 port, (1) USB-C 4.0 with Power Delivery, (1) 1x USB-A 3.2, then on the right side, you get (1) USB-A 3.2, (1) USB-A Gen 2 & (1) 3.5mm Audio/Mic Combo Jack. If your looking for the newest Wi-Fi standards then you might be disappointed as this does not have PCIe Gen5 support nor Wi-Fi 7. It has Wi-Fi6E AND Bluetooth is V.52, my laptop has the Realtek 8852CE Wi-Fi chip inside. Didn't have any problems with WiFi what so ever. Fast speeds and Bluetooth worked without any problems with my Xbox One Controller. -- Interface -- The keyboard layout is cozy, I noted it earlier but again, no number pad so it might be a deal breaker to some but typing on this feels excellent with great feedback and very quiet, may I dare say, quiet actuations. The keys are backlit with RGB, bright and good lighting LED's. While looking through the settings, I see its only a single zone RGB control over the keyboard RGB and not for each individual key but im ok with that as I usually set it to my favorite color, a mid tone blue. The touchpad is large which most laptops now days have large touchpads, It could be a smaller, just a wish as sometimes when im typing, my palm will accidently swipe to something else on the screen. -- Battery -- Battery life is alright with this, its a 76 Wh, with the 150 W power adapter. A full charge takes about a 1 hour and 30 minutes and 80% in 45 minutes. But using it on battery. With a full charge, I got around 8.5 hours of usage with no gaming, just casual browsing, doing work, playing a video here and there. Then with a 2nd charge with a game running at max settings, 1 hour average before the battery is depleted and needs to be recharged again. -- Sound -- The speakers are good, better then what I have tried out on other laptops in the past year, with hearing clear voice and music and action in games, it could be a bit louder though with a bit more bass. Again, not bad overall. Would like to see some improvements in the future with more punch to the speakers. -- Suggestion -- For the next GIGABYTE models, please DO NOT GET RID OF THE LED INDICATOR LIGHTS! ADD A SSD INDICATOR LED Light also! SD Card readers are a must and last, improve the first time setup/Windows update experience as it seems to hang/take a long time for these updates to install, about 2 hours and there were many times I thought it had just stopped/froze compared to my other PC which I have done a factory restore on it, does updates and gets done within 30 minutes. -- Conclusion-- As this is my main daily driver laptop, it has a great display, great keyboard, plenty of ports, good sound/speakers, and performance beast, I would recommend purchasing it if your debating it. I am looking forward to continue using this for work, play while lounging around. GIGABYTE did pretty good with this laptop.

TLDR: An excellent gaming laptop hindered in performance by NVidia's lack of VRAM. PROS Energy Efficient Ryzen Processor 32GB RAM / 1TB SSD RTX 5070 Graphics Very Quiet CONS Flimsy Keyboard Lacks VRAM to Reach Full Potential (8GB / 7.38 Useable) No OLED Display KEY SPECS Ryzen 7 AI 350 CPU (8C / 16T) up to 5GHz 32GB DDR5-5600 RAM NVidia RTX 5070 GPU 1TB Gigabyte-branded nVME SSD PORTS 1 x RJ45 3 x USB-A 1 x USB-C (Video Out from Ryzen 860M) 1 x HDMI 2.1 (Video Out from GTX 5070) INTIAL SET-UP This is the third Gigabyte computer I have been fortunate enough to review. However, like the previous 2, this one also suffered from issues during the initial boot-up and installation. The laptop refused to update itself to the July 2025 Windows 11 update. After waiting over an hour to update, I gave up. Not only would it not update, but the laptop was also incredibly slow and sluggish. Thankfully, Microsoft made the Windows Media Creation Tool available. I was able to download a pristine copy of Windows 11 directly from Microsoft and create a bootable thumb drive. Only after wiping the drive and installing a fresh copy of Windows 11 did the laptop finally feel like it should. Responsiveness was vastly improved, and Windows downloaded and installed the July 2025 update in less than 10 minutes. I’m not sure what is going on with the Gigabyte laptops, but every one I’ve received needed a fresh install of Windows to work properly. GAMING PERFORMANCE How does the new NVidia 5070 GPU game? It has a ton of gaming power, unfortunately it is severely hampered by its lack of NVRAM. Raw computer performance is there; it just quickly chews through the limited amount of RAM when you turn up all the goodies. Ray tracing and quality settings eat up the available RAM too quickly. Once used, frame rates drop. Still, the 5070 has great power and can turn out some decent frames. My testing included the above Gigabyte Aero X16 hooked to an LG UltraGear 49” 120Hz OLED Gaming Monitor. Below are my go-to games that I play on a regular basis: FORZA HORIZON 5 4k Extreme w/ DLSS – 58fps 4k Extreme w/o DLSS – 49fps 4k Ultra w/o DLSS - 68fps 1440p Extreme w/ DLSS – 103fps 1440p Extreme w/o DLSS – 82fps 1440p Ultra w/o DLSS – 97fps MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2024 4k Ultra w/o DLSS – 35fps 4k High End w/o DLSS – 40fps 4k Medium w/o DLSS – 52fps 1440p High End w/o DLSS – 67fps 1440p Medium w/o DLSS – 67fps INDIANA JONES & THE GREAT CIRCLE 4k Ultra with & without DLSS – 12fps 4k High with & without DLSS – 12fps 1440p High w/o DLSS – 22fps 1440p High w/ DLSS – 25fps 1440p Medium w/o DLSS – 52fps 1440p w/ DLSS – 67fps DOOM DARK AGES 4k High with & without DLSS - 12fps 1440p High w/o DLSS – 80fps 1440p High w/ DLSS – 180fps 1440p Ultra w/o DLSS – 83fps 1440p Ultra w/ DLSS – 182fps 1440p Ultra Nightmare w/o DLSS – 79fps 1440p Ultra Nightmare w/ DLSS – 180fps F1 2024 (Doesn’t support DLSS in 50-series cards) 4k Ultra High w/o DLSS – 37fps 1440p Ultra High w/o DLSS – 63fps STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2 (Doesn’t support DLSS in 50-series cards) 4k Ultra w/o DLSS – 15fps 440p Ultra w/o DLSS – 40fps Gaming performance varied wildly during my testing. Some games were highly optimized and took full advantage of the 5070 and its frame generation prowess. Both Forza and Doom benefited from the DLSS tech, especially Doom. Other games like F1 2024 and Star Wars, both from EA, would not recognize the 5070 and only offered DLSS support for 40-series NVidia cards. So, I was unable to test the differences in performance using frame generation. I’m guessing it would have been a substantial improvement in performance as both games had plenty of overhead remaining. Then, you have games like Indiana Jones & The Great Circle. The 5070 had plenty of power for the game, but the textures and quality enhancements ate through the available VRAM leading to atrocious frame rates, leading to no other option, but to either lower resolution or texture qualities until the card could keep up. One thing that I absolutely must mention is the improvements Gigabyte has made with cooling and noise control. Of all the gaming laptops I’ve been lucky enough to test, the Aero X16 is substantially quieter than the others. The Aero X16 is much nicer to game on than Gigabytes of just a year ago. Noise is far less, and thermals are much more controlled. So much so, that if not gaming, the X16 is silent or there is barely a whisper from the fans. I’ve never used a laptop with this kind of processing power that is this quiet. Does it get loud? Yes. But way less than many others. It's often as quiet as my 2-in-1's when not gaming. The new Ryzen chip is very energy efficient, and Gigabyte’s thermal management is top notch. NEGATIVES First. The is a substantial droop to the middle of the keyboard when being used. There is not a lot of support in the middle of the laptop. Second. This is now the third Gigabyte laptop I’ve reviewed and the third one that needed a complete reinstall to keep it from feeling laggy and sluggish. The X16 had to get a reinstall of Windows just to update properly. Third. Even with decent RAM and processing power. The laptop scores low on Passmark tests. I have DDR5 RAM in other computers, and nearly every single one scored substantially higher on memory bandwidth testing. Same with the Ryzen 7. There is a bunch of computing power onboard, but single core, single threaded tests are quite weak. Lastly. This is not a Gigabyte fault, but a NVidia fault. The lack of onboard DDR7 VRAM SEVERELY hampers the 5070’s full potential. Look at Indiana Jones’ numbers. A perfect example. Overall GPU utilization was only 60%, but the 5070 was completely out of RAM and couldn’t muster any more frames. CONCLUSIONS Would I recommend the Aero X16? Yes. It is a very nice gaming laptop. The 5070 combined with the Ryzen 7 processor has a bunch of processing power and potential (once I installed a clean copy of Windows 11). Gigabyte's thermal management is top notch, and they should be recognized for their efforts. When not gaming, the X16 is either silent, or virtually silent. Quieter than nearly every other laptop I've reviewed. If it wasn't for the lack of VRAM hindering overall potential and having to start a Windows installation from scratch just to get the laptop to operate properly, I would easily give it 5 stars, but due to the memory constraints and Windows issues, I will give it 4.

My first impression of this laptop is that it looks really nice. At an average weight, it feels sturdy in my hands and has an aggressive, gamery design that sets it apart from other laptops. I like the RGB lights behind the keyboard, the angular design elements, and generous cooling vents that allow for near-silent fan operation at idle or for simple tasks. The keyboard feels easy to use and the trackpad is large and responsive. The power button is easy to find: front and center above the keyboard. On the other hand, it feels like wasted space because there are no other dedicated buttons above the keyboard. Adjusting the volume or brightness requires multiple key presses to access functions buried in the keyboard keys. Another weirdness that I noticed right away is that the sheen on the screen seemed to pick up really bright reflections at certain angles. The RGB lights from the keyboard created distracting reflections across the bottom of the screen. I am always interested in audio quality, even though I’ll probably usually use headphones. It’s nice to have decent built-in speakers just in case. And I’m always baffled by manufacturers that put speakers on the bottom. It sounds fine if the laptop is sitting on a flat hard desk, but sitting on a lap or an uneven surface there’s a good chance that the speakers will be blocked and muffled. I would much prefer speakers on top, above the keyboard, where they would provide consistent and direct sound. So, a laptop that you can’t hear when it’s on your lap? It might not make a difference because this laptop runs so hot that it’s almost impossible to hold it on your lap. Yeah, I know, this is true for almost every high-performance PC laptop (except for the newer Snapdragon designs). And this one does have a really great cooling design with quiet fans to dissipate all that heat quickly. I didn’t see performance suffer from overheating, but my legs definitely suffered. Before I get to performance, let me say that I am not highly versed in the latest specs and software. So a power user may be able to get a better experience by customizing settings and installing/removing particular software packages to take advantage of the specific hardware included with this laptop. But my out-of-the-box experience with a few different games was underwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, this is a powerful and capable computer, but it didn’t make me want to get rid of all my other computers in favor of this one. Doing basic tasks and watching videos works very well, though as I said the laptop gets hot quickly. Battery life is great until I start doing things. Even playing simpler games will drain the battery in a couple hours or so. Fortunately, charging is just as fast. I have a friend who is much more familiar with PC (desktop) gaming, and I had him try out a few of his favorite games. We found that graphics performance was consistently sketchy. Frame rate was impressive most of the time, but responsiveness would glitch or drop out from time to time, interfering with the best gaming experience. We tried turning the settings down as well as turning them way up, and the glitches were more or less the same. When it wasn’t glitching, frame rates were quite impressive even with all the graphic settings maxed out. This makes me think that the problem is with Windows, not with the laptop hardware. There were probably things going on in the background (even with gaming mode turned on), possibly related to all the AI nonsense that gets included with the OS these days. We also noticed that performance was significantly better with the laptop connected to external power. Again, there’s probably settings to improve performance. I am not a well-versed power user when it comes to Windows 11. Nor did I try to dig into the settings to try to figure out what was going on. So your mileage may vary. I have heard other people blaming the low amount of RAM for the GPU (only 8Gb), so that may be part of the problem. But my first impression was that this laptop is performant in most situations, even for heavy duty gaming, but nothing that blew me away. Since many of the hardware features included here are cutting edge, software may grow into the hardware and give a better experience for newer games. Similarly, for power users or LLM software developers, all the extra hardware power could be very useful. For an average user, many of these features may go underutilized, but day to day use feels very nice regardless. What I like: Sturdy, angular design. Trackpad is big and responsive. Bright screen with great viewing angles. RGB keyboard lights are fun. Nice pack of stickers. Quiet and powerful fans. Nice cardboard packaging. What I don’t like: The screen has a weird semigloss sheen that picks up bright reflections at certain angles. Runs hot. Proprietary charger plugs into the center of the side. Only one USB-C port. No dedicated buttons for volume or screen brightness. Speakers are on the bottom. Lots of built-in AI-powered nonsense that slows things down.

Powerful and Portable! This was my first Gigabyte laptop, and overall, I’m impressed. This system is well a well-rounded and powerful system suited perfectly for gaming and creative projects. The build quality is quite impressive. The system is very light weight (~4.3 lbs), surprisingly sturdy, and highly portable. In my opinion, this is system would be a great option for professionals, college students, and gamers especially those looking for portability without compromising performance. Overall I was very happy with this system and would happily recommend. Pros: - Lightweight and Portable, especially for a 16” laptop. - Excellent build quality, very sturdy (very little flex / wobble, when jostled) - Great temperature management / fan control – system remained cool to the touch, while playing MSFS24 - 16” WQXGA Display with fairly accurate color representation – perfect for photo/video editing. - Copilot+ features worked perfectly – Copilot+ Recall is going to be a game changer! Copilot+ Cocreator (MsPaint) was a fun distraction for my nieces. Cons: - Some of the GiMATE applications, were either incompatible with newer drivers, retired, or not available for RTX 5070 GPU. - System needs more RAM to run local AI models. Note: they will run… just not at a level where I would consider them as a viable alternative to online tools. - Lacks numeric keypad (10key)

I bought it for school at a crazy deal (that at the time of writing, the deal is still going on) It has all the features I wanted, high resolution screen, and amazing power for gaming when I have time for it. The keyboard is big, and while I do wish there was a number pad, if it was there it would make the keys smaller overall and that would play against its features. The keys are spaced out well enough that it's a breeze to type on. Without any gaming, I can use it at full charge for about 3 days before needing another charge. Gaming is a different story, but for actual schoolwork, it's amazing. By default the computer will turn off the GPU when it is not connected to a power outlet, so you're relying just on the APU/NPU that's in the chipset. When gaming this thing will inhale power like a blackhole, within 2 hours on average I can kill it from full charge. Even faster with more demanding games. The other day I managed to squeeze about 4 hours out of Hollow Knight, but that isn't particularly demanding. I think one thing that really contributes to the power draw is being connected via bluetooth, which when my earbuds are connected it again drains power like there's no tomorrow. It's fine, I can just listen to music on my phone. Besides that, the computer is everything I wanted. It's sleek, it's quiet when I'm using it for school work. The only time it has sounded like a jet engine was when I was updating BIOS but that's it. Surprisingly light as well! Overall, an amazing purchase. Really happy with my choice, I spent a lot of time trying to choose, but the price to performance, the build quality, and the size/sleekness of the laptop are what make me satisfied with this purchase. The complaints I've mentioned kinda come with the territory, and to me don't detract from the reasonable expectations.

Impressive value and performance in a lightweight package. I recently picked up the Gigabyte Aero X16 (32GB, open box), and I’ve been very happy with the purchase. The laptop arrived in excellent condition, no visible wear or issues at all. I needed a machine that’s portable yet powerful enough for creative workflows, and the RTX 5070 makes this a solid choice. The lightweight body and compact charger make it easy to carry around without straining my back. The build quality feels premium, and the understated design gives it a professional look while still being capable of gaming-level performance. Battery life has been around six hours for my typical use, which is a step up on my previous laptop and enough time to get close to a wall outlet. For the open-box price (around $1,100), this has been great value for a laptop that balances performance, portability, and design. My only small wish would be to have an extra USB-C port or a micro SD card slot for added convenience. Overall, the Aero X16 has been an excellent purchase, and I look forward to exploring more of its creative capabilities in the coming weeks.

This is without a doubt the best gaming laptop I have ever used! That is a very big statement to say with all the great laptops out there, but the GIGABYTE Aero X16 brings the goods. Speed, storage and video quality are all outstanding within their respective areas of performance. Let’s start with the looks of the X16. It’s matt space gray shell with the GIGABYTE name in a gloss holograph is very modern looking and does not feel cheap. The touch pad is generous and measures 5.25” x 3.75”. The area to set your hands on, on either side of the touch pad, is also quite large, allowing you to set your hands comfortably. The keyboard is very easy to type on with good reaction while typing or gaming. The keys are backlit and cycle through greens, blues, purples, oranges and yellows. The X16 has you covered with all the peripherals you might need. On the left side of the X16 you have the power socket, an internet Cat six jack, an HDMI output, a USB-a and USB-c inputs. On the right side of the laptop 2 USB-A interfaces and a headphone jack. As for the specifications, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 @ 2.00 GHz is more than enough power to game like a pro. 32 GB of RAM ensure that you never glitch while gaming or viewing video! The SSD 1 terabyte hard drive is more than enough to store your games. NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 Chip with built in 8GBs and GeForce Game Ready Driver, bring gaming and video quality to a new level. Details are sharp and clean with no video lag at all on the beautiful 16” screen. While playing games the cooling fan goes on and off, but it is never loud or distracting. One area that really surprised me was the sound quality for a laptop. The inclusion of Dolby Atmos for the laptop’s speakers really impressed me. The sound was full and had a spatial sensation that I hadn’t expected. This is about as good as it gets when it comes to gaming laptop performance. The X16 is really that good!

The 16" screen is bright, sharp, and perfect for both work and entertainment. With the Ryzen AI 7 processor, 32GB of RAM, and the RTX 5070, everything runs incredibly smooth—whether it’s gaming, video editing, or heavy multitasking. It’s surprisingly slim and light for how powerful it is, and the cooling system keeps performance steady without too much noise. Battery life is better than expected for a laptop with this much power. Overall, it’s fast, powerful, and well-built—great for both creators and gamers. Definitely worth it.

Great gaming and productivity laptop. I needed an affordable laptop that would be good for gaming but that could still do what a laptop needs to do, which is run for 8 hours on battery during productivity work. The low wattage Ryzen CPU makes this possible and the Nivida 5070 GPU is great for gaming. Its thin, the build quality is good for the price and most of all the battery life is acceptable for a work laptop.

Pros- Excellent battery life. I consistently get at least 7 hours on battery with power saving mode and Eco on well under a consistent load. Excellent specs for the price. Solid build quality, and very lightweight for a 16-in laptop. For those who hate to have the obvious gaming laptop, this one is quite stealthy. With the ryzen AI 7 350 and 32 gigs of RAM expect very quick responsiveness when multitasking across several programs. Cons- Only a 130W power brick leaves a lot of performance on the table when plugged in. Ties into the previous con, but the CPU and GPU are both underclocked to compensate for the better battery life and smaller power brick. Only 8gb vram. Honestly embarrassing for laptops in this range is still below 12 gb. Overall I would recommend this for somebody who wants a mid-range laptop that plans on using it for work/school as well as light to medium gaming. Just don't expect the same gaming performance as some of the brand names. If you fall into that category though, and it's on a decent sale, this could be an excellent choice for you. I would honestly give it four and a half stars if I could, but since I fall into the aforementioned category I feel obligated to give it five.

For about five years, I’ve solely used a custom AMD build consisting of a Ryzen 5 3600 6-core CPU along with a Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU. It’s lasted a long time but with the new updates in graphics and gameplay, I figured it was time to upgrade. I especially had learned this hard lesson when I spent about three hours downloading Doom Dark Ages, only for it to boot me out and say that I didn’t have Raytracing 7. So, that’s when I realized I needed to upgrade. Gigabyte’s Aero X16 was the exact solution to that problem. Who knew a laptop would replace a Desktop! When I first received the package it was in pristine condition. In a separate area was the charger and power converter. Everything came properly secured and looked pristine. Gigabyte even threw in a few stickers, for good measure. When I lifted the laptop from the box itself I was shocked on how light it felt. I had almost thought that I accidentally grabbed a piece of cardboard instead of the actual laptop! Overall, it was an amazing unboxing experience and everything feels "premium", overall. When setting up the laptop, everything seemed to go well. The only issue I encountered was when creating a profile for the laptop, the internet connection kept disconnecting from the Wi-Fi. I managed to resolve this issue by simply plugging in an Ethernet cable, which may have updated those drivers during the initial Windows and Gigabyte updates. After logging into both my Steam and Xbox accounts, I downloaded Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Dark Ages (along with the drivers for the Nvidia Card via the Nvidia App) Cyberpunk 2077, being the first game I played, ran INCREDIBLY after getting the settings set accordingly. Thankfully Cyberpunk has a Benchmark Tool to help show what the FPS looks like on the current settings. According to the Benchmarking, it hit the lowest at 180 FPS with the highest being 215 FPS and the average was 190 FPS. My jaw dropped with how the settings were pretty maxed out. Walking throughout Night City connected me directly into the game with how it looked and ran. Next, to Doom Dark Ages (DDA), I would say it ran pretty smoothly. You can set the graphics higher, but it does need more of a balance between graphics and smooth gameplay for this game, specifically. The Raytracing, however, made every little action feel so much more in tuned with every click of the keyboard. For a laptop this thing is absolutely brutal (in all the best ways!). It’s a better workhorse than most desktop builds I’ve seen! Coming to the issues - I would again simply say that you’ll wanna make sure your Wi-Fi driver is updated, so be sure to have an Ethernet cable handy. Another problem is that if you want to run games with intensive graphics be sure to have the laptop propped up so there is more airflow from underneath and behind. It does run a bit hotter if you aren’t careful. Really, the only other con would be the limited amount of VRAM for a 5070 Nvivia chipset. This only has 8GB, which can hamper higher graphical settings a bit - especially on the more demanding games and even moreso when using Raytracing. For the 5070 series, I feel that 10GB or 12GB VRAM should be the MINIMUM. Other than that, this laptop has ran smoother than any other previous build I’ve ever had. Overall, the Aero X16 blew my expectations out of the water. Not only was the initial packaging very exciting, the product itself delivers with a punch. Do you want to play a beautiful AAA title with higher-end graphics? This will provide that experience, happily. Do you want to have a solid PC build that you can take near anywhere? This has definitely got you covered...just be sure to have updated your drivers before you go somewhere with it. While I am a little bummed with only having 8GB VRAM on a 5070 card, I would still highly recommend this product and give it a 4.5/5 stars. Hoever, since this review system does not allow half-stars, I will go ahead and score it a 5/5, as I don't see anything major that would really hold this system back aside from the few small things I've mentioned.

Short summary so I can save you some time reading- You get a lot for the money (even more so on a deep sale) but know what you are buying. The screen isn’t vibrant and the 85 watt limit (with Nvidia gpu boost) on the 5070 leaves a lot of performance on the table. Also the cpu is heavily power throttled in gaming due to its smaller 150 watt charger (around 20-25 watts going to the cpu when under GPU when under gaming load) so there is a big hit in some games. This laptop is a jack of all trades but a master of none. Why I decided this laptop ultimately wasn’t for me- Setup took what seemed ages. For whatever reason I had so many issues updating gigabyte drivers and software. Tons of failed installs and 7-8 restarts until it eventually resolved itself. Windows and Nvidia seemed to take longer as well because Gigabyte constantly informing me to wait until all gigabyte updates were completed. Almost 4 1/2 hours later, I finally could start installing software and games for testing. If you aren’t tech savvy, then be prepared for a really painful setup process on day one. What caught my attention first even upon first startup was the screen. while a solid performer on paper, it simply leaves a lot to be desired. Colors feel dull and to me it had this weird green tint to most of my content. Gigabyte states that it is Pantone certified out of the box but at least in my model, that proved to be rubbish. Lowering the green slider in windows color management about 4 points made my unit significantly more usable. For a “creator laptop” the color blandness isn’t something I would consider editing a clients video on and wouldn’t trust my personal color correction while using this panel. Reminder that this is how my unit shipped so your mileage may vary. If you don’t plan on more than the rare photo or video edit, you might be okay with its performance. It’s high refresh rate and QHD makes this totally usable for firing up cyberpunk for another playthrough. I could have worked with it but the light bleed on my unit was crazy. You can tell that a majority of the light bleed is due to mounting points as pressing around the back of the monitor frame where light bleed exists fixes the issue. Of course the problem comes right back when you remove your finger/reverse applied pressure. really keeps its thermals in check but there is a reason. it’s honestly fantastic temperature wise and then you realize why. The GPU is getting its advertised power and I constantly saw up to the 85 watt limit. There is more in the tank but this laptop is limited on power. The Ryzen ai 350 is snappy in everyday use. I achieved some respectable results in cpu benchmarks and didn’t see much hiccups in everyday tasks. With 4, 5th gen cores, and 4 gen c (lower boost clocks=efficiency cores) it all works well and you don’t notice many hiccups. Plenty usable until I booted up my first set of gaming tests. This is where I also ultimately discovered the gaming performance was not only held back by an underpowered gpu, but also a cpu bottleneck due to its limited power when under GPU load. Lots of frame rate issues in heavier cpu games and some downright stalls in some titles. Jarring bad in some cases. I dug into settings and realized that gigabytes power profiles doesn’t actually change everything to high performance. You have to enable windows high performance as well as checking that the ADDITIONAL function key for fans is also in high performance mode (yes the fan control does actually increase or hold back wattage) no clue why a simple gigabyte toggle/mode doesn’t enable all 3 but it’s an easy enough work around. Just be sure to check all three separate functions when lowering or raising performance profiles. While this didn’t fix all of my gaming issues, it did help. An extra 5-10 watts to the ryzen 350 did make a good difference in frame stability. The gaming experience became more usable and temps are still excellent despite the slightly higher fan noise. Keyboard is excellent and the trackpad is easily one of the best mechanical trackpads I have ever used. Bravo Gigabyte! Speakers are usable and there is tuning options available in external software to bring out more from them. Yes they are downward firing but they do a good enough job. Not much bass but doesn’t sound awfully muffled like some other windows laptops. My unit had a bit of chassis rattle when at high volumes but this was only at full volume out of the box. Backing off the 200-300hz range solved the issue in Eq settings in my unit. All of the good- the build quality for this price feels great and I was honestly blown away by presentation upon unboxing before powering it on. Slight keyboard flex but it’s usable. Screen wobble isn’t bad and it opens with a single hand. The laptop is light weight and feels sturdy enough. Smaller charging brick (150 watt) also doesn’t take up much room. Excellent everyday backpack/ traveling laptop.

I picked up this GIGABYTE AERO X16 at the $1299 discount, and I can confidently say it is a very good laptop, especially after that discount. My primary use is gaming, and the combination of the Ryzen AI 7 350, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and the RTX 5070 is powerful. The GeForce RTX 5070 is nice, handling modern games beautifully at the 2560x1600 WQXGA resolution. However, for future-proofing and high-fidelity textures, I would prefer higher VRAM than what's included. The 16-inch screen is big enough for a laptop, and it's plenty bright, but it's important to note the lack of true HDR support. The light build is great for portability, though the overall build quality isn't the best, a fair trade-off for the low weight. Thermals are generally well-managed; the fan noise is very low when doing light tasks like browsing. Given the top-tier specs, this machine represents very good value for the price I paid.

The Gigabyte Aero X16 features an AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 processor and the NVIDIA RTX 5070 laptop graphics card. It has an IPS 1440p screen in a 16:10 aspect ratio, supporting up to 165 hz refresh rate. This laptop features Gigabyte's GiMate software, an AI companion that can help you configure it to your liking. The Aero X16 comes in at 16 inches, and is remarkably light for its size. Matching its light size is a small charger, making it very portable for wherever you take it. I bought this laptop for school use, and it definitely shines. The lightweight build and long-lasting battery makes it super portable, fitting in my backpack without adding too much weight. The RTX 5070 is a powerful GPU, and combined with the Ryzen AI 7 350's integrated graphics using MSHybrid, both are used efficiently to maximize the laptop's battery life. The screen doesn't have much glare, and the refresh rate is smooth and consistent. Overall a great laptop for the price, amazing value at around the $1,000 price point. Would definitely recommend.