Review: Gigabyte P35W v5

Review: Gigabyte P35W v5

By Mike Jennings

Review: Gigabyte P35W v5

Introduction and design

Gigabyte’s P35W v5 gaming laptop costs a reasonable $1,877 (about £1,300, or AU$2,599), but the firm has packed an awful lot in: high-end Nvidia and Intel hardware, an M.2 SSD drive and a 4K display so that you can chew through all of the dazzling titles on our best 4K games list. In theory, anyway.

The P35W’s modest price means this isn’t the best-looking gaming laptop. Its metal body doesn’t show off with bright lights or dramatic design: it’s dark and plain, with sensible angles and a few unsightly seams. It’s not as striking as the Aorus X5 v5 or the similarly-priced Acer Predator 15.

Gigabyte P35W V5 rear

Build quality is middling, too. There’s give in the wrist-rest on either side of the trackpad, and pressing the screen caused the desktop to distort. I heard creaks when putting pressure on the base panel.

However, the P35W fights back on the scales. It’s 0.82in thick (21mm) and weighs 5.3 pounds (2.4kg) – slimmer and lighter than its rivals. The Alienware 15, for example, weighs 6.6 pounds (3kg), while the Predator 15 weighs a mighty 7.4 pounds (3.4kg). In comparison, the P35W is a good traveling companion, …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac

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