The presentation of the mobile GeForce RTX – 30 – graphics cards and the digital CES 2021 is also taking Gigabyte as an opportunity to refresh its popular AROUS and AERO notebooks. Of course, the new 3D accelerators are also used in the high-performance laptops.

As part of a virtual launch event, Gigabyte has almost all of its current gaming notebooks with the AORUS label on in the evening the new GeForce RTX – 30 – chips changed, including the AROUS 17 G and 15 G, the AORUS 15 P, but also the creative devices of the AERO family with 15 – and 17 – inch display. The new GeForce generation based on the Ampere architecture promises further increased graphics performance and higher efficiency.

In order to accommodate the increased gaming performance, your devices are also given faster displays. The AORUS 17 G is the fastest of all the new models presented today. Comet Lake uses a fast Core i7 processor here Generation together with an Ampere GPU up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 their services.

There is also a 300 Hz fast and 17, 3 inch full HD panel and a mechanical keyboard with Omron switches and RGB backlighting. In our test, the flagship model in an older version was already able to convince across the board. The AORUS G is a model number smaller and therefore a bit more portable. There are technically the same key data as with the big brother, but the screen with 15, 6 inches and with 240 Hz not quite as responsive. The mechanical keyboard is also omitted.

As the third and last AORUS device in the group, Gigabyte is converting the AORUS 15 P. , which in terms of portability and battery life does even better than the 15 G. A maximum of one Core i7 processor in combination with a GeForce RTX 3070 and below is available. The display still measures 15, 6 inches in its diagonal and offers the usual Full HD resolution of 1. 920 x 1. 080 pixels. The refresh rate is fast 240 Hz.

When the new devices are to be available in stores, Gigabyte let in unfortunately still open in its advance press release. However, it is already becoming apparent that the new components could lead to longer waiting times in terms of availability, as they did on the desktop.

Updates for the AERO family

The creative series of the AERO family is also being updated. In the past, the entire series of devices has been able to convince time and again with its extremely compact and very high-quality housing, high performance, a brilliant display and long runtimes. This will not change with the latest refresh.

Furthermore you will be in the – and 17 – Put inch devices on a Comet Lake H processor, but also put a new Ampere GPU next to it. While a GeForce RTX 3060 is built into the cheaper offshoots, a GeForce RTX 3070 or even GeForce RTX 3080 for use. On the side of the displays there is a factory-calibrated panel, which, depending on the model variant, is even HDR – 400 – certified or the DCI-P3 color space 100% and should convince professional users in terms of color rendering. There will also be an OLED version within the AERO family. The rest of the equipment is based on the previous models.

It should be possible to pre-order the new refresh devices of the AERO series with immediate effect.