I would really love this notebook and I would exchange my 2018 Aero 15W to a new one with RTX2060 or 1660Ti, but I think Gigabyte has not improved other critical points:
- The keyboard backlight is always on or always off or you can select some catchy but totally useless behaviours. Question comes, why no function like on normal business models, meaning that the light automatically fades away after a couple of seconds when no keyboard stroke was detected? Another question is why the num lock and caps lock could not have any feedback light if every single key's RGB can be controlled. Was it such a hard task?
- Status LEDs were put into the front groove of the 2018 Aero, thus the user was not able to see the status if the laptop was hold in a normal position or on a desk. However, when you watch movie in bed then those LEDs blind you... Actually I like status LEDs, but please put them into a good position with minimum luminosity.
- More on lights: the big logo on the top is constantly on with a high brightness. Again it is very irritating in the late evening hours. At least the light could change with the backlight of the display, although I would prefer an option to turn it off, that would look really professional.
- And again lights: As I can see on the pictures, the new Aero has a small logo between the cooler grids at the back and it is illuminated by LEDs. I hope it can be turned off and it does no flashing or color changing or other "gamer" RGB feature.
- My last thought is about the reliability: I have only one issue with my Aero and this is the issue with BIOS and power states. In my event log an error pops up frequently stating that the communication with the BIOS/System Firmware is not OK. I assume this problem is in connection with the random Blue Screen that I experience rarely if I use Gigabyte's energy saver power profile.
And to say something positive about the notebook: I love the display - the colors are fantastic - the size, the materials, the keyboard, the assembling quality, the battery life, the performance and the variety of connectors. It is all in all a great device with some annoying features/bugs.