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ARJIBEAR

ARJIBEAR

ARJIBEAR

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Hi all!

So with so much choice out there in gaming notebooks - what features would you like to see us do?

What specs would you like to see at OCUK?

Any particular configuration?

At OCUK we usually put the notebooks with the highest spec (870M/880M) in stock....but if there is something you are all interested in then I am sure we can tailor a model if we get enough interest.

Any suggestions let us know!

Before people say, I want to add the following :

*SLI - something we are considering later on in the year or early next year

*I know gaming laptops are not for everyone, but this is really aimed at those who really like them, so if you are ONLY a desktop fan, than I don't think is post is really for you.

Also if anyone has ANY questions they would like to ask me about any MSI notebooks - please feel free to do so.

Thanks all in advance!

ARJiBEAR
The MSI NOTEBOOK UK Team :o
 
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Erm I have one request.
Can I trade my broken Gigabyte laptop for one of yours XD


In all seriousness some major changes I would love to see would be having a hot swappable hard drive/ optical drive like the gigabyte P35's. Also it would be great if the "Dragon Gaming" logo on the GS series could be colour changed. Personally the red isn't to my taste.

Other than that I wouldn't change much. The current configurations are pretty much perfect. MSI will definitely be my next choice for a gaming laptop. Gigabyte has been a big let down quality wise.

Thanks for making this thread!
 
Hi, I am on the lookout for a light and portable gaming laptop with an 870m - my current machine is an Alienware 14 and Alienware have nothing planned that interest me. There are some very good products on the market such as the Aorus X3 and the Razer Blade 14, however price is the issue here and I feel there is still a gap in the market that has not been addressed. I would like to see a cheaper version of the MSI GS60 2PE-286UK, perhaps with a standard 1080p display, half the RAM (8GB) and 1 SSD to keep the costs down. I am aware of the cheaper MSI GT60 2PC-626UK, but weight is the problem here. I think I am not alone either, I hear of other Alienware 14 owners expressing the same sentiments! And yes thanks for taking the interest to see what people's views are.
 
I just upgraded from an alienware m14x r1 to the MSI GS60 ghost pro. This has the 4710 processor, 16gb RAM, GTX 870m but still with the 1080p screen, not the 3k one! This was a special run that MSI did for OCUK! Absolutely epic as a machine! Light, fast, beautiful!

You could get the GS60 ghost with the GTX 860m, 8gb RAM and a single SSD. But once you spend the £200 extra to stick the GTX 870m in there, you may as well go the whole hog!
 
Put the cost towards components that really count.

Ram
GPU
CPU
Screen

Forget 2xSSD in raid0. I cannot find a real world benchmark that shows it is worthwhile.

I bought a GS60 (1x128GB ssd, 860m GPU and 8GB ram). I would have spent extra for a 256GB SSD, 16GB ram. But I did not want raid0 and 870m.

My main use is lightroom, photoshop and photography related software.
 
Thank You

Hi all,

Thanks for all the feedback.

It's good to hear things that people want so we can always try to improve what is important.

I will pass this back onto HQ.

If you have anymore suggestions, keep them coming.

Thanks again!

ARJiBEAR
The MSI NOTEBOOK UK Team
 
Your chassis designs are often tacky and plasticky GT series), and do not give a great impression of quality.

In addition, you use Kepler 860m instead of Maxwell... that is a reason Gigabyte et al are selling so well.

Finally, the audio in the laptops could certainly be improved... check out the Lenovo Y50 for inspiration.
 
Richdog said:
Your chassis designs are often tacky and plasticky GT series), and do not give a great impression of quality.

In addition, you use Kepler 860m instead of Maxwell... that is a reason Gigabyte et al are selling so well.

Finally, the audio in the laptops could certainly be improved... check out the Lenovo Y50 for inspiration.
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Thanks for the feedback!

The GT series actually comes with a brushed metal top cover and KB surround. The only part which is plastic are the sides and bottom to which I think most NB's are. It is something we can improve in the future for sure, maybe a FULL metal chassis - I will feed this back to our R&D.

The GT chassis only comes in 870M/880M but our 860Ms are selling very well despite being Kepler.

Most of our GE & all of our GS/GT come with Dynaudio, which is a very premium speaker audio system. They also come with gold plated inputs which help. I do not know what Lenovo are offering in terms of their audio, but I do believe that we have some of the best sound on current notebooks.

Thanks for the feedback anyway.

ARJiBEAR
 
ARJIBEAR said:
Thanks for the feedback!

The GT series actually comes with a brushed metal top cover and KB surround. The only part which is plastic are the sides and bottom to which I think most NB's are. It is something we can improve in the future for sure, maybe a FULL metal chassis - I will feed this back to our R&D.

The GT chassis only comes in 870M/880M but our 860Ms are selling very well despite being Kepler.

Most of our GE & all of our GS/GT come with Dynaudio, which is a very premium speaker audio system. They also come with gold plated inputs which help. I do not know what Lenovo are offering in terms of their audio, but I do believe that we have some of the best sound on current notebooks.

Thanks for the feedback anyway.

ARJiBEAR
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Maybe it's just the actual design then... the GT series are blocky and ugly that they give the impression of lower quality even if they're not.

However, your materials and overall build quality (if not designs and thinness) are undoubtedly better than Gigabytes. They really need to improve their quality of materials on mainstream laptops, and almost every critical revie I read/hear says the same.

However, well done for making a feedback thread, shows you are listening to present and potential customers. :)
 
Richdog said:
Maybe it's just the actual design then... the GT series are blocky and ugly that they give the impression of lower quality even if they're not.
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Agree 100% with this when I was looking and finally bought my GS70 Stealth I could have gotten more for my money if I'd gone with one of the other models but they just had the look of a childs toy rather than a serious piece of kit.
The GS70 on the other hand looks exactly how I'd expect a premium high spec laptop to look.
 
Richdog said:
Maybe it's just the actual design then... the GT series are blocky and ugly that they give the impression of lower quality even if they're not.

However, your materials and overall build quality (if not designs and thinness) are undoubtedly better than Gigabytes. They really need to improve their quality of materials on mainstream laptops, and almost every critical revie I read/hear says the same.

However, well done for making a feedback thread, shows you are listening to present and potential customers. :)
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Thank you :)

I think the GT70 being blocky is a fair comment if I am honest. I think the look of it has improved (new A side cover with logo), but I think that chassis serves a purpose (better cooling and more HD configuration (upto 3 SSD's).

Really appreciate the compliment too. Nice to get some really good points given to me so we can discuss internally.

Thanks again Richdog!

ARJiBEAR
 
Not necessarily a comment on the laptops, but the website could often do with a proof read!

I have to echo the GT series comments. Alienware are blocky, but look at what they do. smooth edges, with LED lighting. Where as the MSI GT ones do look a bit clevo generic. But yes, absolutely surpassed yourselves with the GS series. Very few companies have gone the ultra gaming book thing. and you're unique in the build quality and materials.
 
EviL Ras said:
Not necessarily a comment on the laptops, but the website could often do with a proof read!

I have to echo the GT series comments. Alienware are blocky, but look at what they do. smooth edges, with LED lighting. Where as the MSI GT ones do look a bit clevo generic. But yes, absolutely surpassed yourselves with the GS series. Very few companies have gone the ultra gaming book thing. and you're unique in the build quality and materials.
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Thanks Evil!

The GT72 aims to bring a better looking chassis to the table. Better lines, more curves etc.

Will post the video up soon :)

ARJiBEAR
 
most of us dont care about SSD raid
We do care about lots of RAM

I quite like the styling on most of the laptops, but i didnt realise the GT's had plastic on them.

Could you coat the gs series in some anti fingerprint stuff maybe? It loves them, to the point that I think it will be easier to let it all get discolored with finger prints, than to keep it clean lol.

Website needs to be better, proof read (specs get copied around the net) and maybe have the different option models that have been released in each region?

Use better thermal paste. People are reporting drops in temps of up to 8c on some gs models. Its an inexpensive thing to change, and would make components last longer, less noise etc.
 
Ch3m1c4L said:
most of us dont care about SSD raid
We do care about lots of RAM

I quite like the styling on most of the laptops, but i didnt realise the GT's had plastic on them.

Could you coat the gs series in some anti fingerprint stuff maybe? It loves them, to the point that I think it will be easier to let it all get discolored with finger prints, than to keep it clean lol.

Website needs to be better, proof read (specs get copied around the net) and maybe have the different option models that have been released in each region?

Use better thermal paste. People are reporting drops in temps of up to 8c on some gs models. Its an inexpensive thing to change, and would make components last longer, less noise etc.
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Hi

Great feedback once again.

Website has been something we have definitely reported back to HQ and told them to improve on.

I understand your frustration with the fingerprints - that is definitely being looked into as it's the first thing we said when we saw it. It's a stunning machine tho, and I am pretty sure I have OCD when it comes to fingerprints....which means I have a cleaning kit next to me at all times.

Thanks again for your feedback.

As a company all we can do is keep improving. I am confident we have fantastic products, and the amount of GAMING NOTEBOOKS we sell shows this, but as with any company, there is always things we can do better.

All feedback we receive is always discussed internally, so it's not something I am doing to to show "MSI ARE COMMITTED".

It will take time but eventually we will have the perfect machine :)

ARJiBEAR
 
oh, I dont mind the fingerprints too much, A lot of the work I do is in porter cabins on construction site (Cad technician) so everything its not like anything else is clean lol.

The material is worth the sacrifice, its just if there is some magic coating, maybe some of that water proofing spray which makes all liquid roll off stuff, would stop the oils from finger prints sticking?
 
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