Gigabyte Aorus X9 DT
Let’s say you happen to have a lot of money lying around and you just want the best mobile gaming experience money can offer. Well, for about $4,000 we recommend the Gigabyte Aorus X9 DT. It’s not meant to be a value-conscious option, but it packs pretty much everything you’d want.
The processor inside is the fastest mobile chip Intel currently offers, the Core i9-8950HK. The GPU is a full Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB of GDDR5X, plus you 32GB of RAM and a variety of SSD options that start at 1TB of NVMe storage. Seriously, if money is no object you can get two 2TB Samsung 960 Pros in this thing for a mere $6,500.
We don’t really recommend spending that much on this laptop, but that’s because the base model already offers such a complete package. On top of the above mentioned specs, you get a 17.3-inch 1080p display with a 144Hz refresh rate and G-Sync and X-Rite Pantone certification, plus a mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlighting, and plenty of overclocking headroom.
There are many options at the very top-end of gaming laptops, but we chose the Aorus X9 DT for a couple of good reasons: it’s significantly slimmer and lighter than other Core i9 laptops with the GTX 1080 inside, and not that much more expensive in the process. The X9 isn’t exactly thin or light itself, but competitors like the MSI GT75 and Asus ROG G703 are seriously massive.
We also feel that more expensive gaming laptops with SLI GTX 1080s or GTX 1070s are not worth it. There are a lot of modern games that don’t properly support SLI and a laptop with GTX 1080s in SLI can cost over $1,400 extra than the Aorus X9 DT -- an additional expense that we wouldn’t recommend even if you can afford it.
Let’s say you happen to have a lot of money lying around and you just want the best mobile gaming experience money can offer. Well, for about $4,000 we recommend the Gigabyte Aorus X9 DT. It’s not meant to be a value-conscious option, but it packs pretty much everything you’d want.
The processor inside is the fastest mobile chip Intel currently offers, the Core i9-8950HK. The GPU is a full Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB of GDDR5X, plus you 32GB of RAM and a variety of SSD options that start at 1TB of NVMe storage. Seriously, if money is no object you can get two 2TB Samsung 960 Pros in this thing for a mere $6,500.
We don’t really recommend spending that much on this laptop, but that’s because the base model already offers such a complete package. On top of the above mentioned specs, you get a 17.3-inch 1080p display with a 144Hz refresh rate and G-Sync and X-Rite Pantone certification, plus a mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlighting, and plenty of overclocking headroom.
There are many options at the very top-end of gaming laptops, but we chose the Aorus X9 DT for a couple of good reasons: it’s significantly slimmer and lighter than other Core i9 laptops with the GTX 1080 inside, and not that much more expensive in the process. The X9 isn’t exactly thin or light itself, but competitors like the MSI GT75 and Asus ROG G703 are seriously massive.
We also feel that more expensive gaming laptops with SLI GTX 1080s or GTX 1070s are not worth it. There are a lot of modern games that don’t properly support SLI and a laptop with GTX 1080s in SLI can cost over $1,400 extra than the Aorus X9 DT -- an additional expense that we wouldn’t recommend even if you can afford it.
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