Battery rundown test: For our last benchmark test, we measure a laptop’s
unplugged runtime playing a locally stored video with screen brightness at 50
percent and audio volume at 100 percent. We use the notebook’s energy-saving
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keyboard backlighting to squeeze as much life as possible out of the system.
The Aorus has its lack of G-Sync and a large 94-watt-hour battery, which is just
shy of the TSA’s maximum for carry-on lithium-powered devices, to thank for
its excellent showing of eight hours and 22 minutes. We look for at least four to
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A NOISY BUT COOL-ENOUGH CUSTOMER
The Aorus 15G’s cooling comes from two fans at opposite corners of the chassis,
each sending air out the back and sides. The primary air intake is through vents
on the bottom of the chassis, seen here, and through perforations above the
keyboard.
The fan noise at full tilt is noticeably louder than household background noise,
especially since it has a hint of motor whine. It’s not unusual for a gaming
laptop to be loud, so the 15G isn’t unique in this regard. (In fact, I can’t
remember the last time I reviewed a gaming laptop that I’d call quiet.)
Nonetheless, there’s room for improvement.