AIM FOR THE HIGH END
Bargain shoppers probably won’t spend too much time
looking at the Aorus 15G, at least if their goal is getting
the most performance for the dollar. The Core i7-
10750H, 6GB GeForce GTX 1660 Ti, and 144Hz screen
of the base model can be had for hundreds less in other
competing models, which can also be said for the
$1,899 model’s modest bump to a 6GB GeForce RTX
2060 GPU and a 240Hz screen.
The eight-core CPU is really what sets the model I’m
reviewing (Aorus part number 15G XB-8US2130MP)
apart from lesser laptops that top out with six-core
chips, so it’s a situation where the pricier model makes
more relative sense. You simply can’t get this level of
hardware without spending this kind of money.
The Razer Blade 15 Advanced went for $2,599 as I
wrote this, though with twice the solid-state storage
(1TB instead of the 512GB that’s standard across the
United States-bound Aorus 15G models), while the Asus
ROG Zephyrus S GX502 commanded $2,399 in its
GX502LWS-XS76 guise equipped like the Razer. All in
all, the Aorus 15G presents a fair value in that company.
I’d like to see a longer warranty than the standard one
year, but that’s the norm for gaming laptops.
Aorus 15G
PROS Powerful
gaming performance.
Stylish and well made.
Fantastic mechanical
keyboard. Built-in
fingerprint reader.
Long battery life.
CONS Awkward
webcam location.
Screen doesn’t
support G-Sync. Fans
get noisy while
gaming.
BOTTOM LINE Aorus’
elite 15.6-incher, the
15G, offers top-shelf
gaming performance
and a splash of
uniqueness from its
Omron-switch
mechanical keyboard,
all for slightly less
money than its
competition.