Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've been extremely happy with this laptop. I originally bought it for work, but it's also become my main gaming laptop, and it handles both without any issues. For work, it's fast, responsive, and has no trouble running multiple applications at once. Programs open quickly, multitasking is smooth, and the 16GB of DDR5 RAM combined with the Intel Core i7 processor keeps everything running efficiently. For gaming, this laptop has exceeded my expectations. The RTX 4050 delivers excellent performance, and most games run at high settings with smooth frame rates. The 165Hz display makes gameplay feel incredibly fluid, and the graphics look sharp and vibrant. Load times are also very fast thanks to the SSD. The build quality feels solid, the keyboard is comfortable for long gaming or work sessions, and the cooling system does a great job keeping temperatures under control without becoming excessively loud. Overall, this is an outstanding laptop if you need something that can handle both productivity and gaming. It offers excellent performance, a beautiful display, and reliable build quality at a great value. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful gaming laptop that also excels as an everyday work machine.

So far this computer is really great! It runs most games very well. With the laptops hardware it actually meets several games' recommended requirements and meets most games minimum requirements. The fans can be a little loud and I will probably be getting another SSD card due to the 512gb of storage. But still a great computer for the price.

We had a nightmare with this laptop out of the box. After going through the initial setup we let it do all its updates which it would keep crashing while trying to do them, we would then have the reset the laptop back to a clean install and try again, this happened several times over a few days to the point I almost contacted gigabyte to what's up. Finally we set it up and didn't allow the updates to run and then went into windows update and ran updates individually which took forever to do which one still today won't install, failed updates seem to be a thing at the moment. Then after that we wanted to create a bootable recovery USB stick, the gigabyte software is easy enough to use but even now it still fails when trying to create one so hoping it's just a software update from gigabyte Now we finally have this up and running it's actually a really nice device. At this price range the screen quality is very good. Not a lot of light bleed, no noticable blooming and good colors. Details come through really well. It's a very pleasing display and one of the better I've used in this price range The keyboard is good and is backlit, the typing experience is good. The mousepad is of similar quality. The 4050 while not the fastest or latest is still pretty good for esport titles like fortnite and Apex, it also runs Marvel Rivals well. It's good for 1080p gaming at medium settings. It's like a console type of experience

The video performance is not bad on this system for the price, however to get things from slowing down or lagging had to go into power settings and tell windows to stop throttling the cpu which was causing slow downs. Removed out all the AI garbage cause it was eating up resources almost as much as windows does. Really you need to get memory upgrades if possible to have 32GB minimum if you are planning to game with this system. No real instructions how to turn off the overly bright backlight keyboard. It's FN button and then hit the keyboard btw. Windows does its usual best with all the updates to fubar itself, but that is not on the laptop brand or best buy, just a windows thing. Over all its been pretty solid laptop after nearly a month of owning it has been very smooth. One star off is simply due to the fact there are only two M.2 slots so you are stuck with the drive it comes with and one upgrade. My only other complaint is the screen quality is not as good as my previous laptop, refresh rates and the like are kind of low and you do get some motion blurring on some games. Tried adjusting settings updating graphic drivers etc...it's simply the screen is not the best. That being said its a good laptop over all for the money especially in the sky high prices we are seeing both on the gaming pc and laptop side of things.

Great CPU and GPU in price range (if not the best). Turbo mode work surprisingly well, very good for gaming and modeling purpose. However, the screen color is mid, gaming AI doesn't work sometimes

Laptop works great. It has a big screen and the video card handles well. The light up keyboard is a must for me. The battery keeps its charge and the fans don’t ramp up too bad when load is high.

Wanted a nvidia based laptop to learn Cuda. This fits the purpose very well! Comfortable keyboard, great 16:10 display that is very clear, and a large and accurate trackpad. The fan is a bit loud when pushed but can’t complain too much at this price!

We bought this laptop for our daughter and she’s really been enjoying it. It’s solid, has good speeds, and is capable of running some of her favorite games and art software. It’s not the most high end PC on the market, but it’s a heck of a lot more affordable considering what’s happened to today’s prices. Plus, it’s open enough where we can add in our own upgrades later to improve it whenever prices do go down.

The GIGABYTE GAMING A16 delivers strong mid-range gaming performance with its Intel Core i7 and RTX 4050, smooth 165 Hz 16:10 display, and solid thermals for its price class. It’s a great value for casual and competitive gaming. Overall, it strikes a good balance of performance, portability, and price, making it a sensible choice for budget-conscious gamers.

This gaming laptop has seriously impressed me so far. The performance is fast and smooth, even when running demanding games on high settings, and I haven’t noticed any lag or overheating issues. The graphics look incredible, and the display is crisp with great color and refresh rate. The keyboard feels comfortable and responsive, which makes longer gaming sessions more enjoyable. Overall, it feels well-built, powerful, and definitely worth it for anyone looking for a reliable gaming setup.

So far, this computer is working great and is top quality. It took a bit of time for me to figure it out, but now it is working fine, and I don't see any issues yet. The screen is a great size and amazing quality. There is one thing that is a bit annoying that I did not realize before I purchased is that it does not have a number pad, so just realize that before you purchase.

I am very nice-ly surprised by this laptop! I've been using it for a while now and I am incredibly happy with all the features and overall performance. It handles everything I throw at it without any issues, and the screen looks amazing. It feels premium, runs smoothly, and completely satisfies what I was looking for. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a solid upgrade!

Easy to set up and was seamless to get my current PC profile linked into this system. Runs as expected though it is a little hot on a flat surface.

Have had a grest experience with this laptop. Great battery life, decent display and just wnough to get by with specs. I bought on sale so ik basing review on the value that i recieved at that price point *1 the computer is undervolted / configured to get the best battery life at the expense of performance. Not an issue due to the power profiles "never gets to full potential" vut able to play all my games on medium to high *2 build quality is perfect for the price point, does not feel cheap and has minimal flex *3 came with 1 16gb ram which is perfect because it leaves room to only purchase and additinal 16g stick instead of having 2 8gb chips and then having to purchase 2 16g chips. *4 the i7 is powerful enough for everyday tasks / gaming, i only with the gpu was a ti or the 60 version but can still play wverything at medium to high settings.

The laptop didn't have a working gpu right out of the box so i had to return it. The reason its 5 stars is because of the best buy customer service, i brought it in right before closing and they had no issues and didn't charge a restocking fee.

I love my purchases, my laptops runs very well for the price i pay for. I enjoy the games i play and other softwares i use for small work and streaming.

I’ve had it for a couple of weeks now. Laptop runs great except for the CPU. It doesn’t take much for CPU usage to max out. For context I have Opera GX (1-2 tabs at most), Discord, and a game (7 Days to Die) running and CPU will go to low to mid 90%.

Pretty good laptop. By default it will run games on the built in intel graphics, just make sure to check your setting to make sure you use the dedicated rtx 4050 gpu. FYI, battery will deplete fast if unplugged running the rtx4050 obviously. Other than that great laptop for the price!

I chose this laptop for my 13-year-old son, who loves to game and code. It's perfect for him! We did end up buying an additional cooling pad to help keep the temperatures down. There's plenty of storage and space for him to download various design, animation, and coding apps. He has been able to play a variety of games without any lag or glitches, which was his biggest complaint before. Overall, I feel this is a great first-time laptop for him that will last for many years. The only minor complaint is that the backlit keyboard color cannot be changed; it stays a bluish color.

Really great specs for your moneys worth, not a very popular brand but I’ve had no issues and overall a great time running borderlands 4 and some other multiplayer high load games