Stefan Mileschin

One of the notebook vendors that I’ve been really interested in visiting is Gigabyte, as their P-series offerings look quite promising. Aesthetics are of course a rather subjective topic, but I do like the fact that Gigabyte tends to be a bit less gaudy with their own brand of gaming notebooks. Of course they also make the AORUS brand of gaming notebooks that is far less subdued, but we’ll cover that in a separate piece.

Starting with their highest end offering, the Gigabyte P37X is a 17.3” notebook that comes with a GTX 980M GPU, and it’s the thinnest 17.3” laptop to be equipped with that GPU. I supports a pair of mSATA SSDs and can hold up to two 2.5” drives (if you are willing to give up the optical drive). Cooling consists of dual fans, and the keyboard also includes a macro hub. Perhaps most importantly, the display is a 1080p IPS (or AHVA?) panel, providing for wide viewing angles and generally better colors than TN displays. The P37 will be available in three different SKUs, with the P37X targeting a price of $2100-$2300 (with GTX 980M); the P37W will cost $1750-$2000 (GTX 970M); and the P37K will cost $1150-$1350 (GTX 965M). Availability is expected in February.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8856/h...tebooks-at-ces