Aorus X9

By Kevin Lee

If the rule is three’s a charm, then the Aorus X9 proves mechanical keyboards on gaming laptops are officially in.

Not too long ago the dream of a mechanical keyboard seemed only possible by literally cramming a desktop keyboard into a notebook like the MSI GT83VR Titan and Acer Predator 21 X. However, machines like the Razer Blade Pro, Samsung Odyssey 17 and now the Aorus X9 are proving we can have a truly tactile typing experience on notebook.

Unveiled at CES 2017 as a concept, the Aorus X9 is a 17-inch laptop like the Aorus X7 DT on steroids. Specs have yet to be finalized but Aorus tells us its highest-end system could rock an unlocked Intel Core i7 K-series processor and a new Nvidia chip running in SLI – so an Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti or Titan X in all likelihood.

To top off these impressive, but tentative specs, the Aorus plans to outfit this machine with an 17.3-inch 3K (120 fps) or 4K display, and both featuring G-Sync support no less.

Of course, the real star of this laptop is its mechanical keyboard featuring MX Brown switches and …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac