Gigabyte Aero 14

Overview

The Gigabyte Aero 14 is neither the lightest nor the thinnest gaming laptop around, but it’s the most affordable machine in its class.

-- As reviewed by TechRadar

TechSpot Metascore

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5
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6.2

User Score

Based on 13 reviews
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Last revision on August 17, 2023

Reviewers Liked

Attractive thin design
Strong specs
Competitively priced

Reviewers Didn't Like

Screen produces glare in direct light
Battery life isn't as long as promised

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By Engadget on April 24, 2018 86

Back at CES a few months ago, I wrote that we were entering a golden age in lightweight gaming laptops. It started last year with NVIDIA's small, power-efficient Max-Q graphics, followed by Intel and AMD's surprising team-up on Core H with Radeon RX...

By NotebookCheck on April 08, 2017 85

Breezy marathon runner. The Aero 14 is Gigabyte's first attempt at a mobile gaming laptop. The recipe for this seems quite simple, really. Start with high-end hardware, a well-made aluminum case, add a WQHD display and season to taste with a...

By Computer Shopper on March 08, 2017 80

It may not look like a player, but Gigabyte's 14-inch slab proves its worth on the gaming grid with a Core i7-7700HQ and GeForce GTX 1060. Read...

By TrustedReviews on February 14, 2017 90

A thin and light gaming laptop that doesn’t cost the earth – that’s worth celebrating.

By TechRadar on January 20, 2017 90

The Gigabyte Aero 14 is neither the lightest nor the thinnest gaming laptop around, but it’s the most affordable machine in its class.

By TheStraitsTimes on January 18, 2017 80

The Gigabyte Aero 14 is powerful, but gets warm and noisy when running games. Battery life is decent for a gaming PC.To cater to gamers, the Aero 14 comes with a column of extra macro keys on the left of the keyboard that can be configured using a...

By nag.co.za on December 01, 2016 90

this is a great notebook that's come together quite well. It isn't perfect, but it's as close as you can get right now in this form factor and at this price. The AERO 14 makes an exceedingly compelling case for itself.Plus:LightweightGTX 1060 is fast...

By Notebook Review on July 31, 2016 84

The Gigabyte Areo 14 is an excellent ultrabook with exceptional performance. The sleek attractive thin design and long battery life, make the Aero 14 perfect for travel. While the powerful CPU, lightning fast SSD, and dedicated GPU make the Aero 14 a...

By eTeknix on December 05, 2017

PricingLaptops rarely come cheap, and when you're looking for something that's slim, reasonably light, and that still packs a powerful CPU and a decent gaming GPU, the price skyrockets quite quickly. Add to that a QHD display, and you'll be paying a...

By hw4all.com on December 23, 2016

New laptops Gigabyte impressed us at Computex 2016 exhibition in Taipei, but the updated models were even more interesting. The manufacturer replaced the old with new GPU Maxwell chips Pascal. Gaming Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor and NVIDIA graphics...

By eTeknix on September 10, 2016

Pricing Currently, the Aero 14 is available in two packages with different storage options. The basic model and I use that term loosely, includes a 256GB NVMe M.2 drive and retails for £1449.98 from Scan Computers. If you think this is too limiting,...

By Tech ARP on June 17, 2016

On the third day of Computex 2016 , we were invited to the GIGABYTE VIP Showroom up on the 36th floor of Taipei 101. On display was the new GIGABYTE Aero 14 gaming laptop [ Amazon ] . It claims the title of the world's most portable 14″ gaming laptop....

By klgadgetguy.com on June 09, 2016

Gaming laptops have come to a point where most of them will feature fancy RGB LED to attract attention and to tell you that it is a gaming centric laptop, but sometimes we just want these gaming laptops to be our regular working devices and you don't...

By Pocket-lint on June 06, 2016

Gigabyte was showing off its gaming ultrabook range at this year's Computex and they were eye-catching to say the least. Fantastic specs combined with super long battery life make for real competitors in this area. The Gigabyte Aero 14 leads these are...

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