The Gigabyte Aero 16 offers an OLED screen which has superior color accuracy and contrast, making it ideal for creative professionals who require precise color rendering, such as in photo and video editing. However, its lower refresh rate makes it less optimal for fast-paced gaming. It's also lighter and has a smaller power brick, enhancing its portability, but with slightly lower battery life and a less powerful graphics card compared to the Lenovo. Conversely, the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro has a higher refresh rate IPS display suited for gaming and a significantly more powerful graphics card, which is great for intensive tasks such as 3D rendering or machine learning. It has double the RAM for more demanding multitasking and engineering software but comes at a higher price, greater weight, and a larger power brick, making it less portable. Choose the Gigabyte for a more portable device with excellent screen quality for visual tasks, or the Lenovo for top-notch performance in gaming and heavy computational tasks at the expense of portability and higher cost. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 16
Good portability
Good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i
Excellent for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good overall build quality
Best in class speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
Gaming and AI
7.8/10
9.1/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aero 16 is good.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i outshines the Gigabyte Aero 16 for gaming and 3D applications mainly because it offers a significantly more powerful GPU, the Nvidia RTX 4080 compared to the Aero's RTX 3070 Ti, and has a much higher screen refresh rate, ideal for smooth gameplay. While both have high-quality displays, the Legion's extremely high refresh rate will appeal to gamers looking for fluid motion, and its superior GPU enhances rendering and overall gaming performance.
Engineering and Design
8.6/10
9.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
7.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aero 16 is very good.
The Lenovo Legion 7i Pro surpasses the Gigabyte Aero 16 in engineering and design due to its more robust processor and double the RAM, which significantly increase computing power and multitasking capabilities, as well as a superior GPU that enhances graphics processing. While both have high-quality screens, the Legion's stronger contrast ratio may offer an edge in visual clarity, and its capacity for a higher screen refresh rate could be beneficial for smoother visuals in design applications, although the Aero's screen provides better color coverage, which is great for precision in color-intensive tasks.
Screen Quality
8.4/10
8.7/10
16.0in
SIZE
16.0in
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
368.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i for general use, and engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has a better screen for gaming and AI, content creation, and software development.
The Gigabyte Aero 16 boasts a high-resolution panel and top-tier color accuracy with wide gamuts, making it excellent for engineering and design tasks where detail and color representation are crucial. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i offers a similar advantage for engineering and design with its color accuracy, but it distinguishes itself in general use with a balance of resolution, brightness, and panel quality. However, both laptops fall short for gaming and 3D applications, where their lower refresh rates hinder the smooth visual experience that's essential for fast-paced interactions and rendering.
Battery
7.0 Hours
5.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has 5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Good
Fair
16.0in
SIZE
16.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
0.8in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has good portability, while the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.8/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aero 16 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,260
$1,920
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Gigabyte Aero 16 has a price of $1,260 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i costs $1,920.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i and Gigabyte Aero 16 are both very good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aero 16 with its OLED screen provides an exceptional viewing experience, and ample storage, but falls short in portability and battery life when compared to some competitors. In contrast, the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro offers superior CPU performance and a great keyboard, making it very good for general use, despite a slightly reduced screen color range and heavier weight.
Content Creation
8.2/10
8.5/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i and Gigabyte Aero 16 are both very good for content creation.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.9/10
8.2/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
3840 x 2400
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Pro 7i to be very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aero 16 is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
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How the Gigabyte Aero 16 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aero 16 is a workstation laptop for light gaming. It's design is still muted, with a silver chassis alongside a black keyboard and trackpad that provides some contrast. The Gigabyte Aero’s full-size chiclet-style keyboard is enjoyable to type on thanks to its snappy feel and responsiveness. The 4K+ AMOLED display is good, but it could be better. It doesn’t handle true black very well and suffers from strong reflections and glare. The Gigabyte Aero excels at productivity performance and can keep up with other gaming laptops in 1080p. But it has very few ports and its refresh rate leaves a bit to be desired."
"Passionate gamers who want to play demanding modern titles with maximum details and don't mind spending the moolah will find the Lenovo Legion 7 Pro to be the right choice. The bright, sharp, and color-accurate 16:10 QHD 240 Hz display makes for an immersive viewing experience. The hardware is housed in a stylish chassis that feels premium and scores well in terms of workmanship and stability. Other aspects such as sound quality, input devices, and connectivity also seem to be near-perfect."
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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.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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