Gigabyte aero 14k review in Spanish (full analysis)

We are used to testing 15-inch and 17-inch gaming laptops, but currently we don't find great solutions with smaller dimensions. Gigabyte gets the batteries and offers us a great alternative: Gigabyte Aero 14K with an Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti, Thunderbolt 3, 2560 x 1440p resolution with IPS panel and X-Rite certification from Patone. An ideal candidate for those users who travel and play on the go!

Do you want to know more about this little beast? Don't miss our review!

We appreciate the trust in Gigabyte Spain for sending the product for analysis:

Gigabyte Aero 14K technical characteristics

Unboxing and design

The laptop arrives in a cardboard box of standard dimensions and with very elegant colors: black and gray. We see an image of the open laptop and in large letters the model that we are going to analyze. We can't take it anymore and we proceed to open it!

This model incorporates a simple but essential bundle:

Gigabyte Aero 14K with Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti. Documentation. A CD with the drivers. USB network card Cable and power supply.

The Gigabyte Aero 14K is one of the most compact gaming notebook models on the market today. Equip a 14- inch screen, 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution and features an IPS panel certified by X-Rite technology.

What does this technology do? The Pantone company certifies the best quality and reliability of colors in this panel. This is ideal for those users who are professionally engaged in graphic design? We leave you some images so that you can see the quality it offers at different angles.

As for the measures we see that it is a team with a small size but that has an identical weight to its older brother Aero 15. That is, you have official measurements of 335 x 250 x 18.9 mm with a weight of 1.89 kg. Nothing bad!

As for the connections, it has the following:

3 USB 3.0 (Type-A) connections. Thunderbolt 3.HDMI 2.0. Mini DP 1.2 connection. Audio input and output. SD card reader. Power plug.

The keyboard is another key part of both a high-performance and gaming notebook. The Aero 14K is equipped with a small format keyboard with white LED lighting, adjustable in three levels. The keystroke is quite pleasant and reminds us of a CHICLET touch.

The bottom part has good cooling that allows improving the air flow of the equipment to avoid overheating of its components . We must remove several screws to access its interior, note that they are T6, so we must have the corresponding screwdriver. Go for it!

Components and internal design

Gigabyte has spared no hardware and has assembled the best components on the market right now, starting with a seventh-generation Intel Core i7 processor i7-7700HQ that will have no trouble getting the most out of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti graphics card.. This combination is quite good for those users who work and are occasional gamers. Although if you lack power you can always choose to buy an external GPU and get the most out of ThunderBolt 3.

This set is powered by a 6-cell, 94.24 W / h battery with an approximate autonomy of up to 10 hours.

All of this is cooled by an advanced cooling system with two fans that is kept as quiet as possible at maximum power. We have been pleasantly surprised in our tests.

We continue with 16 GB of DDR4 memory in dual-channel configuration along with a 256 GB NVMe SSD signed by Samsung ( MZVPV256HEGL (SM961) ) with high-range read and write. We are missing a mechanical hard drive to house important information, although we have at our disposal a second SLOT to install an NVMe SSD and have more storage space .

It has two speakers compatible with Dolby Digital Plus technology that allows surround sound and much more realistic while you play. It also comes optimized for watching movies in Blu-Ray quality and becomes the perfect ally for music lovers. Although we miss a DAC to get the most out of professional helmets.

Test of performance

Regarding performance tests we have passed Cinebench R15 and the result is fantastic thanks to its i7-7700HQ processor reaching up to 734 CB points. A result to match any high-end notebook Only second to the i7-7820HK!

Is the Gigabyte Aero 14K up to scratch ? To check its performance we have chosen to pass only the games to the Full HD resolution: 1920 x 1080 so that you can see the performance that it offers us with the most used configuration in the gaming world. Obviously all the filters to the maximum:

Final words and conclusion about Gigabyte Aero 14K

The Gigabyte Aero 14K laptop arrives to position itself among the best portable gamer notebooks on the market. With a 14-inch screen, 2K resolution, Nvidia-signed 1050 Ti graphics card, 16GB of RAM and an ultra-fast SSD with M.2 NVMe interface. Great ingredients for excellent refrigeration!

In our tests we have been able to verify that its performance is ideal to play in Full HD resolution but without much fanfare in filters. In case you need more power, we recommend that you take a look at the Aero 15 with GTX 1060?

We have to highlight its Pantone X-Rite certified IPS screen and Thunderbolt 3 technology to connect an external graphics card using this high-speed protocol.

Its price in online stores is 1650 euros, it is not a cheap price or within reach of all budgets, but currently there are not many solutions that can stand up to it. What do you think of the Gigabyte Aero 14K? Does it seem like a compensated laptop?

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ ULTRA COMPACT DESIGN	- THE PRICE IS SOMETHING HIGH.
+ THUNDERBOLT 3
+ IPS PANEL WITH X-RITE CERTIFICATE
+ CONNECTIONS
+ CHARGER WITH USB