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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Eluktronics RP-15 offers great performance for gaming and engineering tasks with its AMD processor and Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU, and it's slightly lighter, making it somewhat more portable than the Gigabyte Aorus 17. It also has a higher screen resolution, which is advantageous for detailed tasks. However, if you need more storage space and prefer a larger screen size, the Gigabyte Aorus 17 may be more suitable as it comes with double the storage and a bigger display. Both laptops have similar battery life, but the Aorus 17's battery capacity is larger. While the Aorus 17 may have a slight edge in screen refresh rate, which is ideal for fast-paced gaming, the RP-15 has a higher pixel density for sharper images. Keep in mind that the Aorus 17 is a bit heavier which could impact portability. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Eluktronics RP-15
  • The Eluktronics RP-15 has no clear advantages over the Gigabyte Aorus 17.
Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good speakers
  • Very good keyboard

Key differences

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Screen Quality

8.0
RP-15
Aorus 17
8.0
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
350.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
267.0 nits
The Eluktronics RP-15 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 17 for general use, and engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 has a better screen for gaming and AI, and software development.

Portability

Fair
RP-15
Aorus 17
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
17.3in
4.9 lbs
WEIGHT
5.9 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The Eluktronics RP-15 and Gigabyte Aorus 17 both have only fair portability, though the Eluktronics RP-15 has somewhat better portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,399
RP-15
Aorus 17
$1,700
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

The Eluktronics RP-15 has a price of $1,399 and the Gigabyte Aorus 17 costs $1,700.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.5
RP-15
Aorus 17
7.9
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
350.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
267.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.0 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
6.8/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.2/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and Eluktronics RP-15 are both good for general use.

Gaming and AI

7.8
RP-15
Aorus 17
8.1
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
360Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 17 to be very good for gaming and AI, while the Eluktronics RP-15 is good.

Engineering and Design

8.2
RP-15
Aorus 17
8.4
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and Eluktronics RP-15 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

7.6
RP-15
Aorus 17
8.0
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 17 to be very good for content creation, while the Eluktronics RP-15 is good.

Software Development

7.4
RP-15
Aorus 17
7.5
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and Eluktronics RP-15 are both good for software development.

Battery

6.0 Hours
RP-15
Aorus 17
6.0 Hours
The Eluktronics RP-15 has 6 hours of battery life. The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has 6 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.2
RP-15
Aorus 17
7.4
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 and Eluktronics RP-15 both have good build quality.

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How the Eluktronics RP-15 and the Gigabyte Aorus 17 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Eluktronics RP-15Gigabyte Aorus 17
Eluktronics RP-15Gigabyte Aorus 17

GENERAL

Price
$1,399
$1,700
Release Date
May 1, 2023February 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
14.2'' x 9.7'' x 1.05''15.7'' x 10'' x 1.02''
Weight
4.97 lbs5.95 lbs
Width
14.16"15.7"
Depth
9.67"10"

INTERNAL

Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HSIntel i7-12700H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
54
RAM Slots
22
Storage
512 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
6 Hours6 Hours
Battery Capacity
62 Wh99 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"17.3"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
2560 x 14401920 x 1080
Refresh Rate
165Hz360Hz
Display Brightness
350 nits267 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.2/107.4/10
Portability Score
6.9/106.2/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7/106.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
7.5/108/10
Speaker Quality Score
7/108/10
Webcam
720p720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
11
USB-C Charging
NoNo
Display Outputs
23
Thunderbolt Version
N/A4

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Eber Anthony | October 2020
"To conclude, I’m genuinely impressed with Eluktronics and what they have been able to deliver with the RP-15. You see this is all about maximizing performance, cooling, and giving users the most flexible I/O, and then wrapping it into a chassis that doesn’t feel super cheap. Let’s also not forget the price point, I think they have really nailed it in that department."

Gigabyte Aorus 17

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Sascha Mölck | April 2022
"The Gigabyte Aorus 17 is a powerful high-end gaming machine. The Aorus 17 is a potent gaming notebook in a 17.3-inch format designed for FHD gaming at maximum settings. A Core i7-12700H processor and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU make this possible. A lightning-fast PCIe 4 SSD (1 TB) provides the necessary storage space and ensures short loading times. With the Aorus 17 XE4, Gigabyte delivers a well-rounded, high-performance gaming notebook."

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About Eluktronics

Eluktronics is a relatively new American gaming laptop company, founded in 2011. They are a reseller for the Taiwanese brand Clevo, who manufacture laptops exclusively and ship them to resellers like Eluktronics who customize them. Eluktronics laptops generally have great hardware specifications for the money, including the CPU, GPU, and RAM. They also feature a relatively clean design by gaming laptop standards, with few logos and discreet colors.

About Gigabyte

Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.

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