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Great laptop, extremely fast, runs hot but with the size of this machine don't think you would want the weight on your lap for to long. The "turbo" fan button does exactly that kicks the fans into overdrive. Does a great drop reducing the heat output however they are loud. I rarely use it cause I have had no real reason to fire them up. The Laptop does a great job venting out the back and away keeping the machine running 24-7 at stock fan speed. Overall if you are inpatient and want speed speed speed and dont care what it costs then this is the machine for you. You can throw anything you want at this machine and it will preform.

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The MSI GT70 Dragon Series 2 is a great bargain for power and portability.

There is minimal bloatware out of the box, but I still ended up deleting a thing or two. I also had some issues with the included Blu-ray software. A paid software update fixes a lot of the issues, but for the price it would have been nice if it ran smooth from the start. (I have had the same problems with blu-ray players on other systems as well, so it is hardly an issue exclusive to this series or brand. It seems PC blu-ray software is just behind the curve compared to video game systems and stand alone players.)

I've used windows 8 before, so I had no issue navigating the operating system. I will warn that the touchpad mouse is a bit oversensitive to input, so sometimes you will swipe or pinch when you just intend to click, but sensitivity can be adjusted, or you can just deactivate the pad with the push of a button and use a mouse.

The keyboard is great. I tend to prefer mechanical keyboards, which the one built in is not, but it still offers a satisfying level of resistance and is extremely responsive. The ability to easily adjust the keylighting is a fun bonus. (You cannot however light individual keys, which is unfortunate, but not a deal breaker for anyone, I'm sure.)

The system performs well overall. It boots fast, and can handle anything you could currently throw at it.

The battery life is on par with most laptops. I don't use any power saving features, so it lasts 3 to 4 hours before needing a recharge when not plugged in. If you intend to use it for anything where you might lose track of the time, such as design work, youtube, reddit, etc, I suggest trying the hybrid power mode and letting it charge as you work.

It isn't the lightest laptop available, but it is much lighter than my last laptop, and even with the 17" screen, is easy to hold in one hand and sits comfortably on my lap.

I have had zero problems with heat, which is usually a concern with higher powered laptops.

It may seem pricey, but part for part you get more than you pay for. I recommend it to anyone in the market for a portable work / play tool. It fits in nicely on my desk at work, my lap on the go, and my desk at home.

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Went through 2 if these bad boys... And after heavy troubleshooting and wasting of my time I gave up and returned both. Each one suffered random blue screen of death issues at random times. With a pletha of different codes all pointing to different driver/ hardware compatability problems. Honestly I blame windows 8, wich is a steamy pile of crap! This machine should never have been shipped with it. It not a touch screen so windows 8 is worthless and clearly full of bugs. As far as performance this laptop is a beast. I was running skyrim, metro last light, and crysis 3 at ultra settings with awesome frame rates. When it wasn't bsoding on me that is.

I can't recommend this machine until they fix this inherent problem with it. Go with the new asus instead.

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I use this machine for electronic design. I write firmware, and do pretty intensive 3D cad.

The installed software contained essentially no bloatware, and the machine performs wonderfully.

At work, I have a Dell xeon workstation with their Nvidia Quadro, and I have pretty much given up using that machine since my laptop outperforms it significantly.

The keyboard feels great, even though I am used to the split keyboards like the Microsoft Natural keyboard.

The trackpad is as good as I ever expect a trackpad to be, but I usually use my space navigator and SteelSeries Sensei mouse. The five USB ports on the machine enable me to almost never need a hub.

I recently attended a training event where everyone had laptops. We needed to install and run a bunch of embedded systems software. It was kind of fun to be done with the install LONG before anyone else was. Let's face it, one reason you buy something like this is to inspire envy in your peers. Mission Accomplished. :)

This machine stands out in the crowd of black plastic slabs.

The power brick is, well... a Brick. I don't expect a machine like this to run from a wall-wart.

The power cable is long enough to find an outlet even in hotel rooms, where they tend to be rather inconveniently located.

The speakers and sound are wonderful, though I have to qualify that observation, I am 55 with the usual sorts of hearing issues at my age. Enjoy your hearing while you can, and take care of it! I'm listening to Lars Erstrand on the vibrophone at the moment, from an Opus-3 disc, and it sounds wonderful.

The screen certainly meets my needs, good contrast and sharp images.

The triple raid C drive is as fast as they say, HDTune reports 1500M.

I looked at many machines before choosing this one, and the deciding factor was raw performance. My desktop is a 4 GHz machine with 64G ram and Nvidia Titan card. This laptop isn't THAT powerful, but it definitely measures up to my needs. Mine is equipped with 32G ram and 3x128G SSD

I did install the Classic Shell which you can find on Sourceforge. I don't like the "metro" UI, and with 8.1 coming up it sounds like MS has heard that loud and clear from many users.

One tip I can pass on, the Pelican 1495 briefcase makes an excellent carry case, but if the laptop were 1/4 inch wider it wouldn't fit! I put the brick alongside the laptop and nestle the cables in twoard the case handle. The mouse, space nav, brick and cables all fit nicely but they don't leave much room for anything else. I didn't want a so-so case for this laptop. The MSI provided carry sleeve protects the case against rub marks while traveling.

Nitpicks: The fan control is pretty much all or nothing, and on full speed it is loud. Again, reasonable expectations help. Moving air causes noise. I am not displeased with this, just noting it. The thermal exhaust is significant when the machine is working hard.

Software used: Altium designer, Atmel AVR Studio 4 and 6, Mathcad, Solidworks 2013, Povray, MS Office, etc.

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