High-end performance in a sleek 17in chassis. There doesn't seem to be much call for 17in laptops these days, and the trend toward smaller devices shouldn't come as a surprise. Given the high levels of performance on offer from 13-to-15in systems, who wants to be lugging around a larger and heavier PC?

But here's the thing, today's 17in portables aren't anywhere near as unwieldy as the desktop replacements of yesteryear. Take, for example, the new Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR, which despite incorporating a 17.3in 4K HDR display, measures 396mm x 270mm x 21.4mm and tips the scales at a not-unreasonable 2.5kg.