Today we’re taking a closer look at the Gigabyte Aero 15X (2018 model), which was launched alongside Intel’s new H-series Coffee Lake processors a couple of weeks ago. Bringing up to 6 cores and 12 threads to the laptop form factor, we’ve covered the new CPUs in depth already, so now our focus is on Gigabyte’s latest premium laptop.

We looked at the original Aero 15 last year and were pretty impressed with most aspects. The Aero 15X is not a massive departure from what we had before, but we there are hardware improvements and other changes that help refine the laptop. And Gigabyte is key to stress this isn’t just a gaming laptop, but a machine designed for productivity, and that shows with features like an X-Rite certified display.