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Gigabyte Aorus 17X review: High-end internals and a giant screen

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68% Informative

Gigabyte Aorus 17X is a high-end 17-inch gaming laptop for people who want the fastest CPU and GPU in their mobile gaming rig.

With top-end Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 graphics, the laptop's dim display disappoints.

It's reasonably priced for the internal hardware and it may even be a screaming good deal if you catch it on the right sale.

The Gigabyte Aorus 17X delivers a great “chiclet-style” keyboard.

Gigabyte advertises some HDR support, but that only applies to video streaming.

The laptop’s trackpad is smooth, responsive, and with good palm-rejection.

The display isn’t particularly bright, with just over 300 nits of brightness.

The built-in microphone did not impress.

The IR camera on the Gigabyte Aorus 17X did a good job of signing me in with Windows Hello facial recognition.

On the left side of the laptop, you’ve got two USB Type-A ports both supporting USB3.2 Gen 2 and a combo audio jack.

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English

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