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Legion Slim 7 16"
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
  • The Gigabyte Aero 5 has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16".
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
  • Very good for general use
  • Good portability
  • Very good speakers

Key differences

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Screen Quality

8.6
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.3
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
446.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
471.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 for general use, and engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has a better screen for gaming and AI.

Portability

Fair
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
Good
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
4.7 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

Cost

$1,250
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
$1,350
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$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000

The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a price of $1,250 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" costs $1,350.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.9
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.1
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
446.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
471.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
6.7/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.4/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" to be very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 is good.

Gaming and AI

7.9
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.8
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" are both good for gaming and AI.

Engineering and Design

8.7
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.3
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.1/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

8.2
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
8.1
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.1/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" are both very good for content creation.

Software Development

7.9
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.8
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" are both good for software development.

Battery

7.0 Hours
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 7 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

7.8
Aero 5
Legion Slim 7 16"
7.6
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" both have good build quality.

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How the Gigabyte Aero 5 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16" compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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Gigabyte Aero 5Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"
Gigabyte Aero 5Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

GENERAL

Price
$1,250
$1,350
Release Date
May 1, 2022July 1, 2022
Overall Dimensions
14'' x 10'' x 1.08''14.1'' x 10.2'' x 0.67''
Weight
5.07 lbs4.79 lbs
Width
14"14.08"
Depth
10"10.24"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i7-12700HAMD Ryzen 7 6800H
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
45
RAM Slots
21
Storage
1024 GB1024 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
7 Hours7 Hours
Battery Capacity
99 Wh71 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"16"
Display Technology
OLEDIPS
Resolution
3840 x 21602560 x 1600
Refresh Rate
60Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
446 nits471 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.8/107.6/10
Portability Score
6.7/107.5/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesNo
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
7/107.5/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/108.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
6.8/108/10
Webcam
720p1080p
Fingerprint Reader
NoYes
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
YesYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
32
USB-C ports
12
USB-C Charging
YesYes
Display Outputs
33
Thunderbolt Version
4N/A

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Gigabyte Aero 5

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The Tech Revolutionist

Zhi Cheng | May 2022
"It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook."

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16"

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Benjamin Herzig | November 2022
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."

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About Gigabyte

Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.

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