The latter two are far more useful than the former. This includes CyberLink PowerDVD 12, XSplit Broadcaster and Gamecaster (with a free three-month subscription), and TriDef Smartcam (with a 90-day trial). Gigabyte also tossed in a whole bunch of third-party software (most of which, by the way, is dumped all over the desktop). The touchpad and keyboard measured more comfortable temperatures of 86 and 90 degrees, respectively. After streaming 15 minutes of HD video from YouTube, the machine measured 99 degrees Fahrenheit on the bottom, exceeding our 95-degree comfort threshold. Where, you ask? Right down into your lap. The Gigabyte is a thin notebook, which doesn't leave a lot of room for heat dissipation, but all of the heat from that GPU has to go somewhere. The mainstream average (for a mix of gaming and nongaming machines) is 6:53, while the Predator endured for 4 hours, the Blade for 7:45 and the XPS 15 for 8:23. The Aero lasted for only 3 hours and 50 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test, which consists of continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi. That's a good thing, because you'll need to carry the brick around. The Aero 15 has a power brick small enough to fit into a bag without putting any strain on your back. The XPS 15 was just a bit faster, at 3:23. The average is 4:25, and both the Blade (3:31) and Predator (3:44) fell behind. The Aero 15 took 3 minutes and 26 seconds to pair 20,000 names and addresses in our OpenOffice Spreadsheet macro test. MORE: Aorus & Gigabyte Gaming Laptops - Brand Rating and Report. The average is just 219 MBps, and the Predator (145.5 MBps), Blade (203 MBps) and XPS 15 (339.3 MBps) aren't as speedy. The Aero 15 copied 4.97GB of files in just 6 seconds, for a rate of 848 MBps. On the Geekbench 4 overall performance test, the Aero 15 notched a score of 14,318, surpassing the mainstream notebook average (10,651) and showings from the Predator 15 (12,888, Core i7-6700HQ), XPS 15 (13,911, Core i7-7700HQ) and Blade (13,684, Core i7-7700HQ). On the typing test, I reached 110 words per minute, within my average range, but had a 5 percent error rate rather than my usual 2 percent. I did, however, find the edges on the palm rest to be a bit sharp, and the extra pressure boosted my error rate. They're clicky (and make the requisite clicking sound, which I love), and you can feel the keys pop up against your fingers. With a combination of 1.6 millimeters of travel and the 80 grams of force required to press, they're slightly stiffer than I'm used to, but I fell in love with them over time. The screen measured 324 nits on our light meter, exceeding the average (269 nits) and scores from the Predator (268 nits), XPS 15 (282 nits) and Blade (310 nits). The display is also nice and bright for gaming or multimedia editing. The Aero has a Delta-E color-accuracy score of 0.18 (0 is ideal), which is much better than the average (2.1), as well as the scores form the Predator (1.4), XPS 15 (also 1.4) and Blade (2.4). Those colors are extremely accurate, too. The Predator (110 percent) and Blade (114 percent) were slightly livelier, but nothing came close to the XPS 15 and its 188 percent. The screen covers an excellent 106 percent of the sRGB color gamut, above the mainstream average of 97 percent. When I played Star Wars Battlefront, I could make out every nook and cranny on the planet Hoth while I took part in a dogfight in the skies above the surface. The lightning that Thor summons was so crisp that I could see every branch. When I watched the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok, Hela's cape was a beautiful shade of emerald and the fire monster Surtur was bright red and orange.
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