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Gigabyte Aorus 15P Gaming Laptop: i7 11800H, 15.6" 240Hz, 1TB SSD, RTX 3070

w/ ZipPay + Free S/H

$1,175

$1,900

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Newegg has Gigabyte Aorus 15P Gaming Laptop (15P XD-73US224SO) on sale for $1199.99 - $25 Off when you apply promo code ZIPFEST25 w/ QuadPay Direct/Zip Pay = $1174.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal

Note, item must be sold/shipped by Newegg

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel Core i7 11800H 2.3GHz 8-Core Processor (Tiger Lake; 11th Gen)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080p FHD IPS 240Hz Thin Bezel Display w/ Factory Calibrated X-Rite Pantone Certified + HD Camera
  • 1TB Solid State Drive SSD (Gen4)
  • 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Memory (3200MHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Intel AX200 Wireless 802.11ax (WiFi 6) w/ Bluetooth 5.0 + LE)
  • Aorus Fusion Per Key RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • 2x 2W Speakers
  • 99Wh Lithium Polymer Battery
  • Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
    • Inputs
      • 3x USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-A
      • 1x Thunderbolt 4
      • 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
      • 1x HDMI 2.1
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
      • 1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
      • 1x DC-in Jack
      • 1x RJ-45
Warranty
  • Includes a standard manufacturer warranty w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • The Aorus 15P series gaming laptop offers a professional player standard equipped w/ the latest GeForce RTX 30 series, 11th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU + powerful/smooth AAA gaming experience
  • Currently this is the best available price for this high performance gaming laptop; we've seen this at the $1400 price level and currently it is now $200 cheaper (w/ no rebate needed)
  • This offer is part of Newegg's Shell Shocker Deals
  • Limit of 3 per customer
  • Offer valid only for April 1, 2022 or while supplies last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Written by Dr.W
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Newegg has Gigabyte Aorus 15P Gaming Laptop (15P XD-73US224SO) on sale for $1199.99 - $25 Off when you apply promo code ZIPFEST25 w/ QuadPay Direct/Zip Pay = $1174.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member Dr.Wajahat for finding this deal

Note, item must be sold/shipped by Newegg

Specs/Key Features
  • Intel Core i7 11800H 2.3GHz 8-Core Processor (Tiger Lake; 11th Gen)
  • 15.6" 1920x1080p FHD IPS 240Hz Thin Bezel Display w/ Factory Calibrated X-Rite Pantone Certified + HD Camera
  • 1TB Solid State Drive SSD (Gen4)
  • 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Memory (3200MHz)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 GPU
  • Intel AX200 Wireless 802.11ax (WiFi 6) w/ Bluetooth 5.0 + LE)
  • Aorus Fusion Per Key RGB Backlit Keyboard
  • 2x 2W Speakers
  • 99Wh Lithium Polymer Battery
  • Windows 11 Home (64-Bit)
    • Inputs
      • 3x USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-A
      • 1x Thunderbolt 4
      • 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
      • 1x HDMI 2.1
      • 1x Audio Combo Jack
      • 1x UHS-II SD Card Reader
      • 1x DC-in Jack
      • 1x RJ-45
Warranty
  • Includes a standard manufacturer warranty w/ purchase

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • The Aorus 15P series gaming laptop offers a professional player standard equipped w/ the latest GeForce RTX 30 series, 11th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU + powerful/smooth AAA gaming experience
  • Currently this is the best available price for this high performance gaming laptop; we've seen this at the $1400 price level and currently it is now $200 cheaper (w/ no rebate needed)
  • This offer is part of Newegg's Shell Shocker Deals
  • Limit of 3 per customer
  • Offer valid only for April 1, 2022 or while supplies last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

Original Post

Written by Dr.W

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Ruzarik
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Been there done that, I have to pick between being able to run with the slightest stability their Smart Manager app allowing me to modify the noisy fan speeds, or run the stock Nvidia GPU drivers and lose out on my battery life (the sole reason I even bought this model) and since I'm unable to actually uninstall Smart Manager I would have to completely format my drive to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows so I could then run the regular Nvidia drivers.

And then there's no guarantee of that.

Trust me, I've done I could possibly do to make this thing work, tweaking and formating over and over and over for more than 2 years.

Just spend the extra couple hundred bucks and stick with literally ANY other brand. If any of you doubt me, read the subreddit for gigabytes laptops and the nightmares and complete lack of actual fixes will corroborate my experience.

I'm making no money by saying any of this, just trying to help at least one other person out.
Ruzarik
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Can anybody confirm whether they've ever gotten around to fixing their driver support? I'm an Aero 15x owner and will never buy or recommend another GIGABYTE for the rest of my life unless I can see proof this has been fixed.

They've always had excellent hardware with non-existent driver and software support.

I have never had so many BSOD in my life while gaming or just browsing the web till I got the laptop I have, be warned.

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Apr 01, 2022 08:03 AM
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LeeJ4041Apr 01, 2022 08:03 AM
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same price on Amazon
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Apr 01, 2022 08:14 AM
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BoastfulMice8832Apr 01, 2022 08:14 AM
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No mux I believe? Still, for $1200 this is unbeatable right now, thermals are good on this laptop.
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bbqboyApr 01, 2022 08:17 AM
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Seems like a good deal to me.
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Solid deal for the price and no MIR.
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Can anybody confirm whether they've ever gotten around to fixing their driver support? I'm an Aero 15x owner and will never buy or recommend another GIGABYTE for the rest of my life unless I can see proof this has been fixed.

They've always had excellent hardware with non-existent driver and software support.

I have never had so many BSOD in my life while gaming or just browsing the web till I got the laptop I have, be warned.
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Peerless_WarriorApr 01, 2022 10:36 AM
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Quote from Ruzarik :
Can anybody confirm whether they've ever gotten around to fixing their driver support? I'm an Aero 15x owner and will never buy or recommend another GIGABYTE for the rest of my life unless I can see proof this has been fixed.

They've always had excellent hardware with non-existent driver and software support.

I have never had so many BSOD in my life while gaming or just browsing the web till I got the laptop I have, be warned.
Umm...install GPU drivers from Nvidia. Stop waiting for the OEM to release custom ones
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Quote from Peerless_Warrior :
Umm...install GPU drivers from Nvidia. Stop waiting for the OEM to release custom ones
Been there done that, I have to pick between being able to run with the slightest stability their Smart Manager app allowing me to modify the noisy fan speeds, or run the stock Nvidia GPU drivers and lose out on my battery life (the sole reason I even bought this model) and since I'm unable to actually uninstall Smart Manager I would have to completely format my drive to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows so I could then run the regular Nvidia drivers.

And then there's no guarantee of that.

Trust me, I've done [EVERYTHING] I could possibly do to make this thing work, tweaking and formating over and over and over for more than 2 years.

Just spend the extra couple hundred bucks and stick with literally ANY other brand. If any of you doubt me, read the subreddit for gigabytes laptops and the nightmares and complete lack of actual fixes will corroborate my experience.

I'm making no money by saying any of this, just trying to help at least one other person out.
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RaiTechApr 01, 2022 11:40 AM
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Based on the reviews, the build quality is iffy with plastic and hinge wobble
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2010ngojoApr 01, 2022 01:35 PM
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Quote from Peerless_Warrior :
Umm...install GPU drivers from Nvidia. Stop waiting for the OEM to release custom ones
Probably talking about drivers for other parts of the laptop, like keyboard, web cam, etc. Software specific to the laptop as well.
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Quote from Ruzarik :
Been there done that, I have to pick between being able to run with the slightest stability their Smart Manager app allowing me to modify the noisy fan speeds, or run the stock Nvidia GPU drivers and lose out on my battery life (the sole reason I even bought this model) and since I'm unable to actually uninstall Smart Manager I would have to completely format my drive to reinstall a fresh copy of Windows so I could then run the regular Nvidia drivers.

And then there's no guarantee of that.

Trust me, I've done [EVERYTHING] I could possibly do to make this thing work, tweaking and formating over and over and over for more than 2 years.

Just spend the extra couple hundred bucks and stick with literally ANY other brand. If any of you doubt me, read the subreddit for gigabytes laptops and the nightmares and complete lack of actual fixes will corroborate my experience.

I'm making no money by saying any of this, just trying to help at least one other person out.
I've heard what you're saying with Aero laptops. Some of their models are really buggy and never really got addressed totally. YouTuber JustJosh also mentioned same about Aero whereas Jarrod never had issues with his model.
However, for this series, I never heard or read any reviews about similar issues like Aero 15 series. I'm using the RTX 3080 Version for some times now without any such issues.
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Quote from RaiTech :
Based on the reviews, the build quality is iffy with plastic and hinge wobble
Most of the budget gaming laptops and some of the premium laptops like Rog Strix, Legion 5 pro series are mostly plastic but that doesn't mean they're iffy. Do care to share those reviews of yours.
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TwinPrimeApr 01, 2022 02:29 PM
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Best Buy also has this price. I was able to snag an open box for just over $900.
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Quote from TwinPrime :
Best Buy also has this price. I was able to snag an open box for just over $900.
You got this at a good price, lucky you.
Unfortunately, no open box available now.
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Apply the promo code ZIPFEST25 at checkout for an additional $25 off.
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Last edited by Dr.Wajahat April 1, 2022 at 08:13 AM.
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w/ Factory Calibrated X-Rite Pantone Certified

Wow I'm impressed....what does that mean?

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