MSI - Laptop

straddlester

straddlester

straddlester

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Hi all.

looking to buy a new laptop, going for a fairly top spec that's capable of doing pretty much anything, but at a reasonable price. Came accross this for about 1k. anyone had any experience of them, any advice or review would be helpful.

MSI - GS70 Stealth


Processor Intel® Core™ i7-4700HQ Quad Core (2.4 GHz, Intel Haswell Architecture, Features Intel Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz)
Screen 17.3" (MSI, 1920x1080 FULL HD Resolution, Anti-Glare, LED Backlit)
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
RAM 8GB (DDR3)
Hard Drive 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
Optical Drive Not Included (Designed To Be Thin & Light) - External Optical Drive Available Seperately for £29.99
Graphics Dedicated (NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 RAM)
Wireless LAN Wireless (802.11a/b/g/n Wireless)
Network Card 10/100/1000 Bigfoot Killer E2200 Gigabit Ethernet
Integrated Webcam Integrated HD Webcam with Microphone
Card Reader 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC,MMC)
USB Ports 4x USB 3.0
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0
Speakers Integrated Sound System
Kensington Lock Kensington lock slot
Charge Time 2.5 Hours
HDMI Port 1 x HDMI Port
DisplayPort 1x Mini DisplayPort
Backlit Keyboard SteelSeries Backlit Keyboard (Multi Color Backlighting)
Warranty MSI 2 Year Collect & Return Warranty (View More Information)
Battery Life 3-4 Hours (up to 4 hours with power management)
Weight 2-3 Kg (This Model 2.65kg)
Product Type Notebook
Keyboard Type Laptop Keyboard

Thanks in advance.
 
I can let you know how it is on Saturday I'm getting that exact model from the same place.
 
I didn't but £50 for an extra year collect and return direct with MSI seems pretty decent, also if you go for it and they send you a message stating there's an issue with your order don't worry they probably just need to prove you own the card as it's a large first time transaction.
They just asked me to email them a picture of my card showing my name and last 4 digits.
 
I picked one of these up last time they were on special offer at ocuk.

It is a great laptop, and very good value for the money compared to other similar laptops.
Positives for me are:
Great screen and it is matt.
765m has good performance, i can play bf4 at 1080p medium/high settings with good fps.
Fans are not that noisy unlike many gaming laptops.
It takes air in from the top and bottom so i can actually use it on my lap without fear of blocking the vents
It is so light for a 17"
Comes with a nice sleeve.

Things not so great:
Power adapter placement is a bit odd
Base gets quite hot
Build quality is average
Keyboard backlighting is weak

Any questions just ask
 
Hey, I used this laptop from a friends, and it was spot on. Would recommend, I am in 2 minds on which one to get now ! GT70 or GS70! ....
 
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