Today, I have my own experience test with the AERO16 (model 2023), which is not based on the usual benchmarks, but was bought with real sweat. I have been using this notebook relatively intensively for several months now and have also been lugging it around with me, as far as it made sense. I have to say that I am often on the road and would be pretty much lost without a notebook as a mobile command center. At less than a kilo, my LG Gram (the name says it all) is the ideal flight companion as a 16″ notebook, but the thin processor and, above all, graphics arms make many resource-consuming tasks impossible. Or at least it becomes very time-consuming. I noticed this at Computex 2024 when I was mainly concentrating on video reporting and reached the limits of what was reasonable for video editing with the LG.
With the AERO 16 OLED BSF-73DE994SO you have a much more powerful GeForce partner with NVEnc on board, so that the encoding of movies on the go is also much faster, apart from the now finally smoothly running preview of the timeline. As Intel and AMD also have new processors on the horizon, it’s a bit like buying a car: you’d rather buy the tried and tested facelift and automatically avoid most of the teething troubles and often enough get the more mature product for a better price. This is also the case with the Aero 16, and once you’ve had OLED, you won’t want anything else.
Notebook tests are always one of those things and if you want to be up to date, then the user experience is usually missing, which should actually be the deciding factor in the purchase. That’s why I’ve decided to provide exactly that today, because benchmarks for this notebook are already a dime a dozen. In addition to my impressions, there is also the very detailed display test from Fritz, which has brought DHL some additional income. And another experience for me, because when something is usable, you only notice it when it’s suddenly no longer there. But I’ll get to that later.
There are many things that have won me over so far and a few that drive me up the wall. This is all rather subjective, but it should also apply to the new models that will soon follow. After all, Gigabyte won’t (be able to or want to) change everything. That’s exactly why I’m not going to do the obligatory unboxing, although I did quickly get the boxes out for a group photo, because the white, innocent packaging is quite appropriate for the current price of around 1700 euros.
Technical data at a glance
The Gigabyte Aero 16 OLED BSF-73DE994SO is aimed at designers, content creators and other professionals who require high color accuracy and sufficiently powerful, portable performance. This makes it ideal for graphics-intensive applications and multitasking. Of course, every review should include a list of the technical data, so I’ll celebrate this point right now and leave out the usual marketing phrases for a change. After all, the manufacturer has put a lot of effort into this too:
Display and design:
- Screen: 16 inch OLED display with a resolution of 3840 x 2400 pixels (UHD ). It supports HDR True Black 600 technology and offers a 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, resulting in vivid and accurate colors, ideal for content creation.
- Screen technology: The OLED panel has a very fast response time of 0.2 ms and is TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe® certified to reduce eye strain.
- Design: Thin and lightweight design with a thickness of only 22.2 mm and a weight of 2.1 kg, making it a portable but powerful device.
Processor and performance:
- Processor: Equipped with a 13th generation Intel Core i7-13700H processor, which has 14 cores (6 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores) and can reach a maximum turbo clock frequency of 5 GHz.
- Graphics: The laptop has two graphics options: the integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics and a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card with 8 GB GDDR6 memory. This combination enables powerful performance for both graphically demanding applications and gaming.
- Memory: 16 GB DDR5 RAM (expandable up to 64 GB) and a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD that offers fast read and write speeds.
Connectivity and ports:
- Network: Support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 for fast wireless connections.
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one HDMI 2.1 port, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A port, and one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port. There is also a card reader for MicroSD cards and a combined audio input for headphones/microphone.
Further features:
- Operating system: Pre-installed Windows 11, the latest operating system from Microsoft.
- Audio and camera: Equipped with a Full HD front camera, built-in microphones and two speakers with DTS Ultra support for an immersive sound experience.
- Battery: The laptop has an 88 Wh lithium polymer battery that provides adequate battery life for mobile working.
So, that’s it, now we’re finally getting to the exciting part of the story, so please turn the page!
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