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I got this laptop about 8 hours ago, and I love it. Let me break it down.
Pros:
Powerful (not top of the line, but powerful) gaming machine
Everything runs smooth
Big, bright screen
Comfortable keyboard
Cooling boost
Cons:
Windows 8
Small left shift key
Everything is pretty much self explanatory here.
I played Tera on it for about 3 hours, and it didn't even start to get as hot as my other laptop, which turns into a lava pit at the mere mention of "Netflix." Didn't even have to use the cooling boost option, which is fantastic by the way.
Overall, I'm happy. I'll update if anything goes wrong, but I doubt it will.
Edit: It is now Day 2. I noticed that the charger gets incredibly hot when used for a few hours. My old laptop didn't do that, though my old laptop didn't game, either. Not sure how bad this is, but its something to keep in mind. Also, the cooling boost option is fantastic. The laptop would probably die without it.
Edit: It's been a while since i got this laptop, but less than a month. I haven't dropped it or treated it with anything less than the utmost care, and now when i rest my hand on the bottom right corner of the laptop, it makes a clicking noise, as though something came loose. I am not sure if this is serious, ro if it will lead to more serious problems, but i am disappointed.
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I purchased the MSI GE60 about 2 and a half weeks ago and have yet to find a complaint about it. It's truly lived up to its expectations as a gaming laptop! Here are a few things about this laptop I find worthy of mention.Exterior Surfaces:
Sleek finish on the casing makes the laptop appear much more professional than other gaming laptops, which I find to be a plus. The wrist resting surface on the inside is comfortable and doesn't get hot with the laptop (which doesn't happen much!)
Monitor:
A standard 1920x1080 pixel resolution display on a 15.6" screen makes the picture clear at a very close viewing distance. Something deceptive about the larger laptops is that they can actually spread out the pixels on the larger screen when they have the same resolution display making the image appear worse when you're at the close distance you'd expect to have in a laptop. The screen is exceptionally bright (moreso than my last laptop) and I haven't experienced any glare on the screen from artificial or sun light. Viewable at a wide range of viewing angles as well.
Keyboard:
To my surprise the keyboard has a full numberpad which was an adjustment but definitely a plus for me in the long run. However, this pushed the arrow keys into the right shift key which makes it a bit small. There's also no "function" key on the right side of the keyboard, requiring two hands to adjust the volume or screen brightness. The keyboard by SteelSeries (great gaming accessory company; I ordered a mouse pad from them a few months back) feels very sharp and precise with key presses and has a satisfying weight to each key. The LED illumination is different for me, but it happens to match the LEDs in my mouse :P For some reason there's a 2nd LED setting that illuminates only the far left side of the keyboard (probably for the standard gaming keys of WASD ZXCV etc)
Touchpad:
Responsive, logical usage, perhaps a little *too* sensitive to taps as I've accidentally clicked while trying to use it. A bit of a negative is the inability (at least for me) to use the mousepad while a USB mouse is plugged in. Probably a feature, but to me seems illogical.
Cooler Booster or whatever it's called:
What a great feature!! If you just wanna keep your laptop cooled even further with regular use, push the button to turn it on and away goes the heat! It says 15% cooling increase but the heat it pumps out from the side is amazing with it on! Big plus!
Processor:
i7 processor is of course the greatest of Intel right now. 2.4 GHz isn't laughable, but when you can overclock to 3.3 GHz without any adverse effects (or even extra heat!!) it's pretty amazing especially on a laptop of this size. Remarkably fast processor that has drastically reduced load times. As an avid League of Legends player, I went from the last to load in, to the first to load in every time.
Nvidia Geforce Graphics Card:
I still haven't figured out how to manually switch between the intel graphics chip and the nvidia card, but automatic settings have worked fabulously. Any game I launch, I immediately go into settings and crank everything up to max. Everything I've ran runs at 60 FPS stable still. 2 GB of graphics memory is huge. Great to have on a laptop!! I'm curious how it would run something like BF3 but I don't own it :/
Sound Blaster Cinema:
WOW this laptop has some sound behind it. Comparable to leading sound systems for laptops this thing packs quite the punch. Max volume is WAYYYY too loud for any setting. The Sound Blaster settings make sounds in music, movies, and games (separate settings for each type) sound as they should with crystal sound quality. Huge bonus to have as well.
Killer Network Manager:
I don't know what it does still. I've actually suspected that it unfairly shares download bandwidth and hogs it to a single application (for example I couldn't watch Youtube at all because my other downloads were running at my max download speed). When I opened the application, hardly anything was displayed and there were only like two settings for me that did nothing. I think being on wireless has prevented a lot of this feature from working. Wired connections may experience something different. I haven't found any latency improvements in game (if anything my ping has gone up)
Battery Life:
Seems good to me. Have to remember to stay at 2.4 GHz on the processor because 3.3 will destroy the battery very quickly!! I'd say you could get 3-4 hours of movie watching on a single charge with medium brightness.
Windows 8:
It's certainly different. And designed for a tablet which is kinda dumb for a computer with a mouse... But I hardly use the start screen anyway. The Desktop can run everything on its own. I only used the start screen the first day to test out all the smart apps (which are a bit slow for my taste and have a terrible graphical layout) and install google chrome from Internet Explorer.
Quality for Price:
I paid $1199 when I purchased it. For this price, this laptop was an excellent buy for me. At retail price, maybe not such a great deal, but still a quality laptop that will offer all the power you could want or need for gaming. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a high end gaming laptop.
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It plays every game I throw at it. Also be advised that the fan does get loud under load as others have said.Honest reviews on MSI Computer Corp. MSI GE60 2OE-003US;9S7-16GC11-003 15.6-Inch
I bought this exact laptop a few weeks ago from Newegg and it is simply fantastic. However, I only payed $1,300 and got an extended 3-year warranty (which I don't see myself using due to the build quality)Pros: -Decent performance as a gaming/work laptop. I haven't had issues running high end software such as AutoDesk Inventor.
-Windows 8. It's quick, easy to use, and boots within seconds.
-Full-size keyboard. I dislike having keys with multiple functions (ie: pressing the Function key to use delete). The GE60 has a full keyboard that is comfortable and surprisingly open, including a numpad.
Cons: -Poor battery life. Lasts 2.5 hours if I put it in power saving mode and less than 1.5 if in Performance mode with 3D-intense software running.
I highly suggest buying this laptop along with a compatible 9-cell replacement battery.
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hello.. ;)i bought this laptop, and i love it, this is the MSi best price/performance laptop...
1. cpu is the very fast and strong, i7-4700MQ new haswell cpu, i randaring in cinema 4d and i liked this processor rendering time...
4 core and 8 thread... 3d mark vantage this processor score is 22000 on 3,4GHz... Also my PC processor: 2600K gets the same result... temperature is 35-40...
2.M/B is MSI MS-16GC.
3. RAM: A-data 1600MHz ram 8GB. Upgradable 16GB... very nice and strong ram...
4. GPU: is Nvidia MSi Geforce GTX 765, vantage score is 14000, i like this GPU, tamperature is 35 i playing new Need for speed Most Wanted 4-5hours and max temperature is 65... very awesome... i love it...
5. HDD: Western Digital Cavier 750GB 7200rpm, this is very fast and silent Hard drive... Up to 256GB Super RAID + 750GB HDD 7200rpm
6. Battery is Lion-li... not bad... (AC Adapter 120W)
7. keyboard is awesome by Steelseries, blue led lighting, its very cool to night...
8. Weight (KG) 2.4Kg (w/ Battery)
9. Optical Drive
BD Combo / DVD Super Multi
Audio
Audio Boost, 4x2WHD Speakers,
Webcam
HD type (30fps@720p)
Card Reader
SD(XC/HC)
LAN
Killer Gaming LAN
Wireless LAN
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
v4.0
D-Sub (VGA)
1
HDMI
1(v1.4)
USB 2.0 port
2
USB 3.0 port
2
i love MSI, its very strong and very awesome notebook, designe is very cool...
thanks amazon and excaliberpc...
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