This Budget Gaming Laptop Surprised Me! Gigabyte A16 (2025) Review

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Gigabyte’s Gaming A16 surprised me! Previous budget options from Gigabyte cut too many corners to recommend, but the A16 has some nice improvements. It’s still a budget option and compromises have to be made, this review will show you what’s good, what’s bad, and if it’s worth it.

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Gigabyte Gaming A16 (2025) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Gigabyte’s Budget Gaming Laptop Isn’t Terrible 🤯
0:19 Design & Build Quality
1:20 Size & Thickness
1:36 Weight
1:53 Weight Compared to Other Laptops
2:23 Laptop Specs
2:50 Keyboard & RGB Lighting
3:13 Typing Test
3:24 Touchpad
3:39 Ports - A Crime Has Been Committed
3:56 Display Output Connections
4:16 Getting Inside
4:26 Internal Layout
4:40 Wi-Fi & SSD Speed
4:57 Upgrade Options & A Limitation
5:59 Speakers Surprised Me - Latencymon Did Not
6:25 Battery Size & Battery Saving Features
6:54 Battery Life Comparison
7:10 Battery Drain During Sleep
7:35 Cooling Design
7:54 Performance Modes in Software
8:45 Thermal Testing - Temperatures
9:19 Thermal Testing - Power Limits
10:01 Thermal Testing - Clock Speeds
10:13 Game FPS in Different Performance Modes
10:41 CPU Performance (All Modes & Type-C)
10:54 Cinebench vs Other Laptops (Charger Connected)
11:16 Cinebench vs Other Laptops (Battery Power)
11:41 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures
12:41 Keyboard Hot Spot vs Other Laptops
13:02 Is it Loud - Fan Noise
13:54 Fan Noise vs Other Laptops
14:19 Optimal Performance / Fan Noise Modes
14:46 Screen - There Are 2 Options
14:59 Screen Colors, Contrast, Brightness & Bleed
15:55 Screen Response Time - oof, But People Don’t Care
16:56 Total System Latency - Time from Click to Action in Game
17:15 MUX Switch, Advanced Optimus & G-Sync Status
17:40 Camera & Microphone Test
17:53 3x Game Comparisons
17:58 Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p & 1440p)
18:29 Alan Wake 2 (1080p & 1440p)
19:02 Black Myth: Wukong (1080p & 1440p)
19:28 Ray Tracing & DLSS Results
19:48 Is 8GB VRAM A Problem?
20:11 3DMark & Content Creation
20:22 BIOS
20:28 Linux Support
20:35 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals
21:22 Is Gigabyte A16 Worth Buying? Good & Bad Summary
22:20 Who This Laptop is & is not for
22:46 A Better Alternative For The Same Price?

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