We were a little surprised when Gigabyte announced it’s ultra compact Aero 15 gaming laptop a month ahead of Computex this year, but after seeing the impressive range of revamped performance gaming laptops, it makes sense to have launched it a little early.
In addition to putting forward the latest iteration of the P57 (v7) at Computex 2017, Gigabyte showcased an all new P56XT performance-focused gaming laptop. With a reasonably conservative black plastic case design and mild orange trimmings at the edge of the keyboard, this laptop is clearly focused on performance.
Cutting edge
Gigabyte also showed off the updates of its Sabre range of value gaming notebooks that included the Sabre 15, 17 and the slightly different Sabre Pro 15. The latter upgrades the GPU of the Sabre 15’s GTX 1050/Ti to a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, whilst keeping the i7-770HQ CPU, M.2 PCIe SSD, DDR4 RAM and Full HD 15.6-inch wide colour gamut IPS display.
To further distinguish the slightly premium pedigree of the Sabre Pro 15 it also features a brushed black metal finish as opposed to the robust plastic featured on the regular Sabre units. The Sabre Pro 15 is expected to be made available alongside the P56XT in June.
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- You can compare specs against last year's Gigabyte P57X review
