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Item: Gigabyte Aorus X7 V3 Gaming Laptop
Age: 5 years
Price:R14,000 R12,000 R10,000
Payment Method Accepted: EFT or Cash
Warranty: 2 weeks from me
Packaging: None, but will box up for shipping
Condition: Very good, aside from regular wear and tear to aesthetics (see pics)
Location: Lenasia JHB
Reason: Upgraded to latest Gigabyte Aero
Shipping: Cost and Risk on you.
Collection: Preferred
Link:
Pics:
Full Specs:
Gigabyte Aorus X7 V3 Gaming Laptop
Intel Core i7 4870 HQ 2.5Ghz quad core CPU (4 cores, 8 threads)
16GB DDR3 1867Mhz RAM (2 x 8GB DIMMs + 2 x free slots)
Crucial BX500 512GB SATA SSD
2 x Nvidia GTX 970m 3GB GDDR5 VRAM in SLI (total of 6GB VRAM)
17.3" IPS LED 1080p display
2 x mSATA slots for SSD (currently empty, SATA SSD is installed)
2 x HDMI ports + VGA + mini-DisplayPort (4 video out ports in total - can output to 4 external screens + laptop screen simultaneously, all in extended desktop mode! See the pics!)
4 x USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports
1Gbps Killer Ethernet port
802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth
Touchpad + Backlit Keyboard + Number pad + Gaming Macro Keys
Card Reader
Speakers + Webcam + Headphone Jack + Mic Jack
Windows 10 64bit
This was my primary work PC for the last 6 years, and it has served me marvelously. Originally paid R36k for it from Wootware in May 2015, and it has paid for itself multiple times over in productivity. You can connect 4 x external screens and use them in extended desktop mode along with the main laptop screen. So you can have 5 different screens in total, each showing its own app (see the pics) without ayn external docks or adaptors/convertors required. All 4 screens connected directly to the laptop. Marvelous for productivity and multi-tasking and monitoring multiple systems. Just great for anyone working in the IT field. Battery life sucks, as expected from a laptop like this, and used in the manner that I use it. Gives me about 1 hour when at my desk hooked up to everything on a normal working day (5 screens, Steelseries Artics Pro Wireless USB dock, USB fingerprint reader, Logitech cordless Mouse dongle, WiFi, Ethernet, full screen brightness, etc). Will give about 2 hours standalone. This is in high-performance mode power settings. I never bothered trying to tweak the power settings to get better battery life, as my use case was never really for mobility. The original battery died about 2 years ago. It was replaced with an original Gigabyte battery which I sourced from someone here on Carb (which ended up being via Rectron) in October 2018. Battery is still good.
I've never gamed on this PC at all. Not even once. I am not a gamer, and bought this PC especially for work (I run my own IT business). It was used until March 2021 with zero issues, and will probably be good for another 3-4 years. This PC was replaced with the Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XC for R48k in March 2021, but I had to buy an external dock off Amazon.com which worked out to R4,8k landed in RSA (I chose a high end model) to get the new laptop to output to 4 external displays (it only has 2 display output ports) and get some additional USB ports (new laptop was somewhat lacking compared to the old). This laptop really is one of a kind. You can't get anything like it anymore. I've tried, and I've come close, but not close enough. Sad to let it go, hope it finds a good home.
FYI
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Age: 5 years
Price:
Payment Method Accepted: EFT or Cash
Warranty: 2 weeks from me
Packaging: None, but will box up for shipping
Condition: Very good, aside from regular wear and tear to aesthetics (see pics)
Location: Lenasia JHB
Reason: Upgraded to latest Gigabyte Aero
Shipping: Cost and Risk on you.
Collection: Preferred
Link:
Pics:
Full Specs:
Gigabyte Aorus X7 V3 Gaming Laptop
Intel Core i7 4870 HQ 2.5Ghz quad core CPU (4 cores, 8 threads)
16GB DDR3 1867Mhz RAM (2 x 8GB DIMMs + 2 x free slots)
Crucial BX500 512GB SATA SSD
2 x Nvidia GTX 970m 3GB GDDR5 VRAM in SLI (total of 6GB VRAM)
17.3" IPS LED 1080p display
2 x mSATA slots for SSD (currently empty, SATA SSD is installed)
2 x HDMI ports + VGA + mini-DisplayPort (4 video out ports in total - can output to 4 external screens + laptop screen simultaneously, all in extended desktop mode! See the pics!)
4 x USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports
1Gbps Killer Ethernet port
802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth
Touchpad + Backlit Keyboard + Number pad + Gaming Macro Keys
Card Reader
Speakers + Webcam + Headphone Jack + Mic Jack
Windows 10 64bit
This was my primary work PC for the last 6 years, and it has served me marvelously. Originally paid R36k for it from Wootware in May 2015, and it has paid for itself multiple times over in productivity. You can connect 4 x external screens and use them in extended desktop mode along with the main laptop screen. So you can have 5 different screens in total, each showing its own app (see the pics) without ayn external docks or adaptors/convertors required. All 4 screens connected directly to the laptop. Marvelous for productivity and multi-tasking and monitoring multiple systems. Just great for anyone working in the IT field. Battery life sucks, as expected from a laptop like this, and used in the manner that I use it. Gives me about 1 hour when at my desk hooked up to everything on a normal working day (5 screens, Steelseries Artics Pro Wireless USB dock, USB fingerprint reader, Logitech cordless Mouse dongle, WiFi, Ethernet, full screen brightness, etc). Will give about 2 hours standalone. This is in high-performance mode power settings. I never bothered trying to tweak the power settings to get better battery life, as my use case was never really for mobility. The original battery died about 2 years ago. It was replaced with an original Gigabyte battery which I sourced from someone here on Carb (which ended up being via Rectron) in October 2018. Battery is still good.
I've never gamed on this PC at all. Not even once. I am not a gamer, and bought this PC especially for work (I run my own IT business). It was used until March 2021 with zero issues, and will probably be good for another 3-4 years. This PC was replaced with the Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XC for R48k in March 2021, but I had to buy an external dock off Amazon.com which worked out to R4,8k landed in RSA (I chose a high end model) to get the new laptop to output to 4 external displays (it only has 2 display output ports) and get some additional USB ports (new laptop was somewhat lacking compared to the old). This laptop really is one of a kind. You can't get anything like it anymore. I've tried, and I've come close, but not close enough. Sad to let it go, hope it finds a good home.
FYI
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