New MSI Gaming Laptops Feature GTX 570M GPUs
MSI has launched two new gaming laptops sporting Nvidia's GeForce GTX 570M GPU.
Wednesday MSI launched two new models in its G Series of gaming laptops which feature Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 570M GPUs: the GT780DXR and the GT683DXR. According to the company, the new units are designed for "the serious gamer seeking unmatched power with an unprecedented immersive experience," packed with loads of memory, loads of storage, Intel Core i7 processors and an optional Blu-ray optical drive. That said, be prepared to pay a "serious" price.
"MSI G Series notebooks have the power to max out game settings, and do it on the go,” said Rene Haas, General Manager of Notebook Products at NVIDIA. "As the first company to offer GeForce GTX 570M GPUs, MSI is arming the G Series notebooks with killer gaming performance and advanced gaming technologies like NVIDIA PhysX and DirectX 11."
The GT780DXR is MSI's flagship gaming laptop sporting a brushed aluminum chassis, a 17.3-inch Full HD Non Reflection display (1920 x 1080) and a SteelSeries programmable backlit keyboard. Additional hardware specs include Intel's Core i7-2630QM CPU (2.0 ~ 2.9 GHz, 6 MB of cache), Nvidia's GeForce GTX 570M GPU (1.5 GB of DDR5 VRAM), 12 GB of DDR3 memory and 1 TB of HDD storage (Raid 0 or no redundancy, 500 GB x 2 @ 7200RPM), but the unit can be bumped up to 1.5 TB of storage (750 GB x2), 16 GB of DDR3 memory and a Blu-ray optical drive.
Other features include two USB 3.0 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI 1.4 output, a built-in 720p webcam, a 7-in-1 card reader
(SD/SDHC/SDXC/XD/MSPRO/MS/MM), Bluetooth, 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n wireless connectivity.
As for MSI's new GT683DXR, this laptop is similar to the GT780DXR in hardware specs, but offers a smaller 15.6-inch Full HD Glossy display, only two USB 2.0 ports (instead of three), and a 103-key Chiclet keyboard. It also sports a different chassis, with a cool red illumination emanating from the back and sides of the lid, and around the front of the base. Both models come packed with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, MSI's Turbo Drive Engine technology, MSI Cooler Boost technology, and Dynaudio speakers with support for THX Surround Sound.
"To provide gamers with a more complete portable gaming package, MSI and Newegg have teamed up to offer a free SteelSeries Kinzu gaming mouse with the purchase of any GT780DXR-099US and GT683DXR-427US notebook throughout September," the company said. "Engineered for the serious gamer, the ambidextrous Kinzu provides a scalable pointer speed of up to 3200 Counts Per Inch (CPI), is compatible with all types of gaming surfaces and has gaming grade correlation optical sensor for incomparable stability and reliability. For more information visit Newegg.com.
Naturally these two notebooks don't come cheap: the 15.6-inch GT683DXR starts at $1,699.99 whereas the beefier 17.3-inch GT780DXR starts at $1,999.99 USD (four models total). So far both notebooks are listed as "out of stock."
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Nice laptops. But I would not pay that.
I do like MSI though.
Better look sexy and have some amazing build quality if it costs that much.
MSI no thankyou
For a laptop, those specs are amazing. I wonder what it feels to carry around that much power XD
But yes, way too expensive.
Nice laptops. But I would not pay that.
I do like MSI though.
MSI is okay,but not the best
For a laptop, those specs are amazing. I wonder what it feels to carry around that much power XD
But yes, way too expensive.
Hi AMD X6850.
No way you'd get specs that good in a $2000 Macbook
MSI is okay,but not the best . If I was not so concerned with my eye health ,I'd buy one of these . Nvidia,Intel,etc what more do you want . Even though I like to make my own computers,I think this looks like the best gaming laptop on the market today.
I agree. I more like MSI for main board stuff. The Laptops are nice but kind of Meh for me.
No way you'd get specs that good in a $2000 Macbook
Hi kilo_17
Would not pay so much money on something that looks so tacky. You have to be a teenager to think these look cool. I would be embarrassed to be seen with something like this.
Starting at 2 grand and no 120+Gb SSD drive included? No dice! Get a Asus G74 Sandy with almost the same specs and as fast and with a SSD included for less than that!
It's more about the power than the look. If you want a much slower system but a refrigerator look, get an apple macbook pro for $500-1000 more.
I don't see the point in gaming on a laptop. You could build a super killer desktop rig with that kind of money.
I don't see the point in gaming on a laptop. You could build a super killer desktop rig with that kind of money.
If I had the extra money to spend after a awesome desktop, I would buy this. Some people travel a lot for work and pleasure, where they may not be near their desktop for quite sometime. As the gaming generation gets older, I could easily see a CEO or some high up management, That travels all over the world, Using something like this to get a few quick rounds of an FPS or sports game.
No way you'd get specs that good in a $2000 Macbook
No way you'd get those specs in ANY Macbook
"whereas the beefier 17.3-inch GT780DXR starts at $1,999.99 USD"
Actually, the top model costs that much. The lower specced models can be much lower. A friend of mine already owns one of these. This news is also a tad late, as these notebooks have already been available for at least 2 weeks.
Although expensive, they still beat out Razors new line of gaming laptops, both in price and in specs.
It's more about the power than the look. If you want a much slower system but a refrigerator look, get an apple macbook pro for $500-1000 more.
If it's more about the power you can configure your own laptop for less $$$ on an online pc specialist shop. This just looks tacky and stupid.
Hi AMD X6850. Hey not even close to being really expensive . It maybe that your just an AMD junkie (cheap stuff your into). Your so right about this having nice specifications though.
dude, you could build a desktop with somewhat better specs for 2/3 the cash, and thats an intel, so you like to pay 500$+ for a name and a laptop? right now i have a 300$ laptop, kinda wishing i had just gotten a desktop for the same amount cuz i dont game on the go, even if i could. i like intel but that is wayy too much for that computer, just my opinion though.
i wouldnt get a laptop with an i7 too much heat and prob wont get an hour of battery life. i5 max is the way to go for me.
Just bought one of these (Barebone http://www.xoticpc.com/force-1761- [...] igure=yes) Best deal ever.
Real cool,I'd buy one of these if I had the spare cash. I agree with the others about Apple's Macbook,it's a complete failure and you'd be mad to buy one also.
i wouldn't get a laptop with an i7 too much heat and prob wont get an hour of battery life. i5 max is the way to go for me.
You'd be surprised. I can get 2-2.5 hours of battery life out of my ASUS G73SW laptop (it has Core i7 2630QM and GeForce GTX 460M) for non-gaming productivity use. And my use does tax the CPU occasionally - I compile source code on it and that fires the CPU to above 100% (via Intel's auto-overclocking). It has an 8-cell battery.
Ah, and due to excellent heat dissipation design, it never gets hot either (even for heavy gaming use, though then the battery life is not great of course).
Yeah, you want a crazy notebook, look at a Sager/Clevo. Clevo used to be the supplier for most of the high-performance barebones laptop chassis for Alienware and VoodooPC before they were bought by Dell and HP, respectively. XoticPC has Sager notebooks, but you can get them directly from Sager as well. Put a desktop i7 990X in a notebook with dual HD 6990M's in Crossfire, and tell me that isn't just absolutely ridiculous, because Sager makes such a configuration. It's an out-and-out luggable desktop, with potential power demands so high that they offer a secondary power adapter as an option. Yes, you may need to use two at once to feed this beast under load.
That said, I don't necessarily think the Mac bashing is necessary here; it's no use arguing since everyone's mind is made up anyway and nothing that can be said here would change that. Everybody has their reasons, and if they feel their opinions are at all justified, let them spend their money how they want to. Mac and PC supporters will continue groveling at their respective pantheons no matter what you tell them, so it's a moot point to go on bashing Macs, even if this were an article about Macs to begin with (which it isn't, so seriously, give it up).
Tasty, but the design is overdone as with most gaming laptops. The Razer one still strikes a chord with me.
Meh, I don't think I would ever purchase another gaming laptop, they are pretty heavy, and are more comfortable to play on a desk anyways. also I can't warrant spending $1500+ on a difficult to upgrade chassis, would rather go with a tower and have easier upgrade-ability, and cheaper components with similar performance.
little too spendy for me...
I'd probably get a cheaper one from iBuyPower
Would not pay so much money on something that looks so tacky. You have to be a teenager to think these look cool. I would be embarrassed to be seen with something like this.
Harden up bud
@ Andrei24: If it's looks you want, don't worry about tech. Stick with the ladies.
I don't see the point in gaming on a laptop. You could build a super killer desktop rig with that kind of money.
The point is that it's portable, thus the laptop moniker. Is this really a difficult concept for you to grasp?
I think both of these are actually great deals, compared to other offerings from Lemon, Boxxtech (Sager), and the recent Razor which is much too pricey despite it's cool interface. MSI's done well finding a middle ground - smoking the Lemons outright in all ways, but keeping away from the obscene prices other gaming laptops tend to gravitate towards. Of course you get what you pay for. But compared to many other brands, MSI makes great and sturdy products, and with the GTX570M involved it's going to be tough to out-framerate these two on the go.
Really like the GTX570M. From what I can tell, it is up to 50% faster than the 560M, and only a few watts extra. Too bad this only brings it's speed up to the level of an old 460GTX desktop card. But that is good enough for almost all 1080 games out there today. Really like the Matte screen MSI keeps using. I hope Asus is paying attention to all of the sales it is creating for MSI when they get around to releasing their G75. By the way Asus, the zero key HAS to be returned to full size when you put out the G75. Even MSI knows better than to mess with the number pad.
Not sure what people here mean by posting it's "too expensive". It's only "too expensive" if you can find other products with the same specs at a lower price. Yes this *costs more* than your average every-day laptop you find at Best Buy or something, but a BMW or Lexus costs more than your average Toyota/Chevy/etc. commuter car as well.
Criticizing a gaming laptop because it's more expensive than a desktop is ridiculous as well ... of course it's gonna be more expensive, what do you expect lol ?? This isn't even an argument, it's just stating the obvious.