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The keyboard is a “chiclet” style keyboard, common to most laptops. I for one do not mind that as I’d rather have the additional keys than have to carry around a USB-powered keypad.
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The keyboard boasts a full keyboard and number pad, a handy feature for productivity but one that increases the over length of the laptop. There are two speakers on the side near the front of the unit. While I can see the logic in dropping the bay from a dimensions and weight point of view, the extra slot would be welcome as programs, games and media become more and more space hungry.įrom a sound perspective, the laptop has a sub-woofer at the bottom, but with a grill around the power button for the bass to exit up the top. An expansion bay is useful, as it was on the P57 that Andrew reviewed, if you wish to add an additional hard drive or SSD. While increasingly irrelevant in the age of cloud storage, it is something people may look for to increase productivity or allow for simple backups. The laptop does not have a removable optical drive nor an expansion bay for one. Basically, this laptop has you covered no matter the accessory or external display. The ethernet port is next to the left USB ports and on the right side is the full HDMI port, an SD card reader, a USB3.1 port, two Thunderbolt ports, and a mini display port. For a high-end machine, the lack of a USB Type-C port is curious, but not a major deal breaker. USB access is convenient and plentiful with four USB 3.0 ports on the left and one at the back. The touch pad has a burnt orange, metallic eagle head emblazoned across it some personality. The power button is a lovely large shield-style button with the logo glowing an icy white when powered up. The Aorus logo design is carried onto the interior of the laptop. I like it as it is subtle, not so blatant or in your face as a Macbook or other flashy “gaming” laptops. Overall, the design is attractive yet functional, the logo the only thing that makes it stand out of a crowd. It’s a striking mirror finish on a matte black lid. The very first thing that struck me when I removed the laptop from its box is the Aorus Logo, an eagle head, on the lid.
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If you are a high-end gamer with a suitably high-end budget, this may just be the laptop for you.
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The latest from the labs in Taiwan is the Aorus X7 V7. They are also aiming for the premium market with the creation of their Aorus brand a beautifully designed and ultra-high specification line aimed at the enthusiast market. That’s changed in the last year with the release of the P-series of laptops that Andrew has reviewed previously. Robust machines meant to survive the rigors of travel, but not meant to be tested to the limit by games, or anything more taxing than having a few Excel spreadsheets open. Gigabyte have, until recently, built laptops primarily for the corporate market. That machine ran until very recently and survived, I kid you not, two lightning strikes that destroyed other electronics. The Taiwan-based company have been making quality components for years and I can personally attest to the durability of their hardware, having used a homebuilt Gigabyte-based machine for close on eight years before replacing it in 2010 with another one.
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Gigabyte are a venerable PC component manufacturer.