Gigabyte Aorus 16X (16-inch, 2024)

Well-priced ; Vibrant screen ; Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7. IR webcam ; Supports two storage drives

Mediocre battery life ; Unintuitive software

Gigabyte’s Aorus 16X delivers excellent gaming performance, a colorful screen, solid speakers, and all-around practicality for a price that makes it hard to pass up.

Good-looking machine.

RTX 4070 Laptop only has 8GB VRAM.

There's a lot to like about the Aorus 16X, and provided you are happy to work within the 8GB GPU framebuffer, it's certainly worth buying.

Performance matches its price ; Beautiful, bright display ; Decent battery life for a gaming laptop

Power connector doesn’t fully insert into the laptop (at least on initial models)

The Gigabyte Aorus 16X is a solid gaming laptop that offers competitive performance for its price range, although the power adapter is lacking some polish. If you can find it at a price that beats the competition, it’s a fine choice.

Well-priced ; Vibrant screen ; Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7. IR webcam ; Supports two storage drives

Mediocre battery life ; Unintuitive software

Gigabyte’s Aorus 16X delivers excellent gaming performance, a colorful screen, solid speakers, and all-around practicality for a price that makes it hard to pass up.

Good screen ; Decent performance ; Long battery life (for a gaming laptop)

Big and heavy ; Gets a bit hot ; Strange keyboard lighting

Yes, it’s another gaming laptop, but it could be one of the last of its kind before the onslaught of AI-focused Snapdragon notebooks begins. The Gigabyte Aorus 16X packs some decent specs, and thanks to the simple measure of stuffing more battery into...