The Gigabyte Aorus 17G is a premium laptop with a larger screen and powerful components suitable for gaming and intensive tasks, but it's heavy and less portable. If portability and price are priorities, go for the Lenovo. If you favor top gaming performance and don't mind the higher cost and bulk, the Gigabyte could serve you better. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17G
Excellent keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
Very good for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Good portability
Very good speakers
Key differences
General Use
7.5/10
8.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
282.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
9.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G is good.
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" outshines the Gigabyte Aorus 17G with a higher battery life, better portability due to its lighter weight, and superior speaker and keyboard quality. While the Aorus 17G presents a sturdy build and excellent keyboard quality, it trails the Slim 7 in terms of a denser screen resolution, lower operating noise, and more efficient heat management.
Gaming and AI
7.5/10
8.2/10
7.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G is good.
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" has a newer Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU and a higher resolution screen with more pixels per inch, providing sharper images and potentially better overall gaming and 3D performance compared to the Gigabyte Aorus 17G, which includes an older Nvidia RTX 3070 GPU and a lower screen resolution but offers a higher refresh rate that can improve smoothness in fast-paced games.
Engineering and Design
7.8/10
8.6/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
7.6/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.3/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G is good.
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" outperforms the Gigabyte Aorus 17G in CPU, with a newer AMD processor compared to the Aorus's older Intel i7, and in GPU, with a more advanced Nvidia RTX 4060 versus the RTX 3070. Additionally, the Lenovo offers a higher resolution and brighter screen which benefits engineering and design work, while also being significantly lighter and sleeker, enhancing portability.
Content Creation
7.5/10
8.3/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G is good.
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
7.2/10
8.0/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
9.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G 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.
Screen Quality
8.0/10
8.7/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
282.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
502.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 17G for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 presents a clearer, brighter display with crisp resolution compared to the Gigabyte Aorus 17G, making it easier on the eyes for everyday tasks. The Lenovo also edges out in engineering and design due to its wider color gamut coverage, providing more accurate colors for professionals in those fields. However, both laptops fall short for gaming and 3D applications as they lack high refresh rates, which is crucial for smooth visuals and a competitive edge in fast-paced scenarios.
Portability
Fair
Good
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
4.4 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17G has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$2,329
$1,680
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
The Gigabyte Aorus 17G has a price of $2,329 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" costs $1,680.
"The Aorus 17G isn't among the top RTX 3080 laptops due to its relatively low TGP of 105 watts. The device's gaming performance is average for an RTX 3080. For maximum performance, competitors like the Lenovo Legion 7 or the Alienware m17 R4 are recommended With the Aorus 17G, Gigabyte delivers a well-rounded gaming laptop. However, the device generates a high noise level. Throttling is not an issue. The CPU and GPU can develop their performance uniformly. Nevertheless, the device produces a lot of noise under load - more than many competitors."
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."
Get a great deal on the Gigabyte Aorus 17G or the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
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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