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Gigabyte Aero 15 Laptop: 15.6" 4K OLED, i7-11800H, RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Expired
$1400
$1,899.99
+ Free Store Pickup
Best Buy has Gigabyte Aero 15 Creator Laptop (AERO 15 OLED KD-72US624SP) on sale for $1399.99. Select free store pickup where available.
Thanks to Community Member StrategyFreak for posting this deal.
Note: Only available for free store/curbside pickup. Availability may vary by location.
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member StrategyFreak for posting this deal.
Note: Only available for free store/curbside pickup. Availability may vary by location.
Specs:
- 15.6" 3840x2160 4K UHD Samsung AMOLED Display
- VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black, 100% DCI-P3
- Intel i7-11800H 2.3GHz 8-Core / 16-Thread 11th Gen Processor
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q 6GB GDDR6 Graphics
- 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Memory
- 1TB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive
- Intel AX200 Wireless + Bluetooth 5.2
- GIGABYTE Fusion RGB Per-Key Backlit Keyboard
- Windows 10 Home
- Ports:
- 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A)
- 1x Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C)
- 1x HDMI 2.1
- 1x mini DP 1.4
- 1x 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
- 1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
- 1x RJ-45
- Li Polymer 99Wh Battery
- All Aluminum Chassis
- ~4.4 lbs
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- About this Deal:
- This price is $500 Lower (26.3% Savings) than the list price of $1,899.99.
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Edited July 20, 2021
at 08:11 AM
Now down to $1400. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/giga...Id=64638
AERO 15 OLED KD
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
15.6" Thin Bezel UHD 3840x2160 Samsung AMOLED Display (VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black, 100% DCI-P3)
*X-Rite™ Color Calibrated & Pantone® Validated
2x DDR4 Slots (DDR4-3200, Max 64GB)
Mobile Intel® HM570 Express Chipset
Intel® UHD Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1530 MHz, Maximum Graphics Power 105 W
NVIDIA Max-Q Technologies:
Dynamic Boost 2.0, Resizable BAR, and Optimus™ Technology.
Full Specifications
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe PCIe Gen3 & SATA/ 1x NVMe PCIe Gen4)
GIGABYTE Fusion RGB Per-Key Backlit Keyboard
N/A
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A)
1x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C)
1x HDMI 2.1
1x mini DP 1.4
1x 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
1x DC-in Jack
1x RJ-45
2x 2 Watt Speaker
Microphone
DTS:X® Ultra
LAN: RTL8125-BG REALTEK (2.5G) Ethernet
WLAN : Intel® AX200 Wireless (802.11ax, a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth® V5.2
HD Camera
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)
Li Polymer 99Wh
230W
356(W) x 250(D) x 19.9(H) mm
14.0(W) x 9.8(D) x 0.78(H) inch
Quite a good deal, IMO, especially if you're okay with the 3060 instead of a 3070 or 3080.
Looks like a new round of discounts for the whole model line, can be seen at Newegg and other retailers like Adorama.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=aero+15&N=
The 3080 version (same specs, just better GPU and 1TB SSD) at $2500 plus a $200 rebate at Newegg is also quite enticing.
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E1683...-_-Product
You also have the option for the i9-11900HK version and 32GB RAM at $3000 but IMO there's no reason to get it as the thermal limits result in near equal performance between the two processors. The only reason to get it is if you want the 32GB of RAM without having to install it yourself (as a 32GB kit is $150-180 and very easy to put in)
Link for i9-11900HK:
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834233455
A note about liquid metal repastes: having done a number of liquid metal repastes for laptops I cannot advocate for them as a sustainable solution. Sure if you upgrade every year, that's fine, but the liquid metal does not hold up under heavy use for more than 18 months and at that point you're probably looking at a new cooler. Using a high-performance standard paste is more than good enough and far more reliable.
I'm also baffled at the discussion of resale value. Laptops are not monetary investments, they are investments meant to improve productivity... so you use them until they are no longer productive or operative then buy a new one. Why buy a new laptop every year for marginal improvements in performance? The discussion of resale value is irrelevant to me because after 5 years my laptop either breaks in a way that can no longer be fixed or is so slow that it is no longer usable. In that case I simply write it off entirely.
AERO 15 OLED KD
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H (2.3GHz~4.6GHz)
15.6" Thin Bezel UHD 3840x2160 Samsung AMOLED Display (VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black, 100% DCI-P3)
*X-Rite™ Color Calibrated & Pantone® Validated
2x DDR4 Slots (DDR4-3200, Max 64GB)
Mobile Intel® HM570 Express Chipset
Intel® UHD Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
Boost Clock 1530 MHz, Maximum Graphics Power 105 W
NVIDIA Max-Q Technologies:
Dynamic Boost 2.0, Resizable BAR, and Optimus™ Technology.
Full Specifications
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe PCIe Gen3 & SATA/ 1x NVMe PCIe Gen4)
GIGABYTE Fusion RGB Per-Key Backlit Keyboard
N/A
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 (Type-A)
1x Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type-C)
1x HDMI 2.1
1x mini DP 1.4
1x 3.5mm Headphone/Microphone Combo Jack
1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
1x DC-in Jack
1x RJ-45
2x 2 Watt Speaker
Microphone
DTS:X® Ultra
LAN: RTL8125-BG REALTEK (2.5G) Ethernet
WLAN : Intel® AX200 Wireless (802.11ax, a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth® V5.2
HD Camera
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)
Li Polymer 99Wh
230W
356(W) x 250(D) x 19.9(H) mm
14.0(W) x 9.8(D) x 0.78(H) inch
Quite a good deal, IMO, especially if you're okay with the 3060 instead of a 3070 or 3080.
Looks like a new round of discounts for the whole model line, can be seen at Newegg and other retailers like Adorama.
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=aero+15&N=
The 3080 version (same specs, just better GPU and 1TB SSD) at $2500 plus a $200 rebate at Newegg is also quite enticing.
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E1683...-_-Product
You also have the option for the i9-11900HK version and 32GB RAM at $3000 but IMO there's no reason to get it as the thermal limits result in near equal performance between the two processors. The only reason to get it is if you want the 32GB of RAM without having to install it yourself (as a 32GB kit is $150-180 and very easy to put in)
Link for i9-11900HK:
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16834233455
A note about liquid metal repastes: having done a number of liquid metal repastes for laptops I cannot advocate for them as a sustainable solution. Sure if you upgrade every year, that's fine, but the liquid metal does not hold up under heavy use for more than 18 months and at that point you're probably looking at a new cooler. Using a high-performance standard paste is more than good enough and far more reliable.
I'm also baffled at the discussion of resale value. Laptops are not monetary investments, they are investments meant to improve productivity... so you use them until they are no longer productive or operative then buy a new one. Why buy a new laptop every year for marginal improvements in performance? The discussion of resale value is irrelevant to me because after 5 years my laptop either breaks in a way that can no longer be fixed or is so slow that it is no longer usable. In that case I simply write it off entirely.
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Gigabyte posted on its own Web site a legitimate marketing message that simply mentioned that their laptops were manufactured in Taiwan and not China, and that they were proud of the quality control there.
These impish young people in China, with the full backing of the Chinese Communist Party, were offended that Gigabyte would dare state that Taiwan manufacturing was better then China manufacturing. They swooped in to bully Gigabyte into shutting up. Sure enough, within days of them posting this to Weibo, Gigabyte laptops disappeared from all e-commerce sites in China, and Gigabyte had to issue a groveling apology, as if they had committed a mortal sin in talking about "Made in Taiwan".
For those of you who don't China-Taiwan politics,Taiwan is a tiny country where many of the Nationalists who fled China after the 1949 Civl War went after they were defeated by the Communists. While the Communists proceeded to murder over 65 million of their own citizens and engage in human rights abuses that continue to this day, Taiwan became one of the economic powerhouse in Asia.
Now that China is become an economic force in itself, it is brainwashing its citizens to view Taiwan not as the independent country it's been since 1949, but as a "renegade province" to one day be invaded and "reunited".
I don't know if you're offended by China's increasing dominance over manufacturing, but I sure am. When I see a deal like this for a Made in Taiwan laptop, I'm going to jump at it and I'm going to tell everyone to buy it, if only to prevent China from taking over everything.
If China manages to take over chip manufacturing and ODM production, that will be a death knell to this industry that America invented. Taiwan is the thin line that's protecting us from ourselves.
That's enough to get me to buy Gigabyte from now on (and thanks to the OP for bringing up this deal).
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Nice specs, but the 3060 is only 105w.
ESP if it's properly color calibrated (which it is), then for video/photo editing.
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No, Not really. You will want to drop the game resolution down to 1080p for most demanding titles.
I'm addicted to buying and trying laptops now !
Not really. My desktop 3080 rtx barely handle 4k in AAA from this year.
Have you seen the Steam Deck, maybe that will interest you more.