Gigabyte Aorus 15 (XE4) Review - Quad HD, baby!

Today Dominic is checking out the Aorus 15 (XE4) gaming laptop. This was originally priced at £2199, but has now had a £450 price cut. Offering an i7-12700H, RTX 3070 Ti and beautiful 1440p screen, we find out if this is worth buying at the new £1749 asking price.

SPECS
Screen Type: 15.6" 165Hz Thin Bezel, QHD 2560x1440 Display
Processor: Intel 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H (2.3GHz~4.7GHz)
Graphics:NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 Ti Graphics (8GB GDDR6 dedicated) 130W
Storage: 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
Memory: 16GB DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Operating System: Windows 11 Home (64bit)
Network:
Ethernet: 1 x RJ45
Wireless: Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (Gig+) Wireless (802.11ax, a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible)
Bluetooth: 5.2
USB Ports:
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-C with DP)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A)
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C)
Display Ports: 1x HDMI 2.1
Dimensions: 360(W) x 244(D) x 27(H) mm
Weight: 2.4 Kgs
Warranty: 2 Year

00:00 Start
00:33 Introduction
01:06 Design and build quality
02:04 Keyboard, trackpad and webcam
03:31 The 1440p display is fantastic
04:16 Lacklustre connectivity options
05:21 Internal layout and upgrade areas
06:16 Test setup
07:03 Default behaviour
08:12 Default vs Turbo noise and clocks
09:28 Battery life
10:00 CPU/System benchmarks
12:00 Gaming benchmarks - no Mux switch?!
13:59 Closing thoughts

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