22 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2021REVIEWS
pattern across
it.Thiswould
befantasticfor
a Pride-themed
home studio
disco, but for day-
to-day it would be
rather distracting.
Thankfully,
the Aero OLED
15 ships with
Gigabyte’s
ControlCentre
software that – as
wellasletting
youmonitor
performanceand
temperatureandothernerdydetails- givesyoua hugelevelofcontrol.
Youcanturnoffthelights,changetoa
singlecolourorcreateyourown– for
examplehighlightingyourfavourite
shortcutkeysin particularcolours.
Typingonthekeyboardis
comfortableenoughandthere’sa
numerickeysetforthosewholike
suchthings,andthetrackpadis a
reasonablesize – though personally
I much prefer the larger trackpad of
laptops such as the MacBook Pro.
DISPLAY
The Samsung 4K AMOLED screen is
one of the Aero 15 OLED’s highlights.Gigabyte’s ControlCentre software gives you a huge level of control.Images and video have an incredible
level of depth to them – and whether
you’re working or watching HDR content
on Amazon, it adds much to your
experience. And if you’re pulling an
all-nighter or using the Aero to watch
as well as work, Gigabyte says that
this display produces 60 per cent less
‘harmfulbluelight’thatcanprevent
yougetting a good night’s sleep.
The Aero 15 OLED has either
impressive or disappointing colour
gamut capabilities (for the uninitiated,
gamut is how many different shades of
colour a screen can output – a higher
gamut giving you more subtle shades for
a deeper, richer picture). Gigabyte says