Gigabyte is gunning for mainstream enchantment with a brand new entry to its budget-conscious G Collection laptop computer lineup. The G6 is a 16in, 165Hz gadget geared up with the most recent twelfth or thirteenth Gen Intel processors, married to Nvidia’s power-efficient RTX 40 Collection GPUs.
The general design mirrors the usual set by its older G5 sibling and presents an understated, no-frills answer. Whereas the all-black outer shell seems to consist principally of plastic, ostensibly for cost-cutting measures, it does make for a light-weight and compact chassis that’s equally moveable and sturdy, making it an excellent on-the-go companion.
Moreover, Gigabyte touts an upgraded and improved show compared with its predecessor. The 16in IPS panel contains a 1920×1200 decision with spectacular 165Hz refresh fee and 16:10 side ratio owed to ultra-slim bezels, and presents a 3 per cent enhance in display actual property due to it.
So far as specs go, the G6 doesn’t compromise efficiency and will be powered with as much as a thirteenth Gen Intel Core-i7 H Collection processor, with most clocks speeds of as much as 4.9 GHz, matched with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4060 cell graphics card, that includes 8GB of GDDR6 reminiscence. In the meantime, it additionally options dual-channel DDR5 reminiscence and and dual-slot cupboard space, although actual portions have but to be revealed. On the very least, we are able to count on 16GB DDR5-4800 reminiscence, and both 512GB or 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage.
Rounding off, I/O ports are a lot, that includes twin USB Sort-C 3.2 Gen 2 connectors, a microSD card reader, USB Sort-A 3.1 port, one other USB 2.0 port, and twin mic and headphone jacks. That’s not all, show outputs are coated by both HDMI or miniDP connectors, and should you favour gaming whereas plugged in, there’s good ol’ wired connectivity within the type of a 1GbE jack. Final however not least, there’s Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.2 for wi-fi connectivity. Surprisingly sturdy for a budget-oriented laptop computer. Bravo.
Pricing and availability are but to be introduced, however pre-orders are anticipated to start later this month. Gigabyte’s current G5 was nicely obtained, and if G6 pricing can stay beneath the £1,200 mark, this could possibly be a worthy successor. Right here’s hoping.
