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MSI GT70R 17-inch Gaming Notebook Review

Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

2012-05-22 21:46:54.0


T Break have reviewed the MSI GT70R gaming laptop,which features a 17.3inch 1920x1080 display, quad-core/eight-thread 2.3-3.3Ghz processor, 16GB of RAM, 2x 64GB SSD, 7200RPM 500GB HDD, Blu-ray drive, and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 1.5GB GPU.

Let's see what they had to say:

"It’s clear that the new hardware in the GT70 is a significant improvement over last year’s GT780R models. While the graphics card may remain a generation old, the higher clock speeds most certainly help improve performance. Combine this with the new Ivy Bridge processor and SSDs in RAID, and you have a supremely capable gaming laptop. Heck, even Windows boots in 11 seconds flat!

The Killer E2200 LAN card and Dynaudio speakers are just extra features that enhance the value of this machine. "


Weight issues aside, the GT70R is one feature packed desktop replacement (DTR) gaming notebook. Though the price of it will put it outside the budget of many.

Click here to read the full review.

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