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MSI Ships 17'' GX740 with Radeon 5870, Core i7

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MSI is now shipping the 17-inch GX740 packing Intel's Core i7 CPU and Radeon HD 5870 graphics.

E3 is just getting started in Los Angeles and taking advantage of all the extra attention gaming will receive over the next week, MSI has announced that its GX740 gaming notebook and desktop replacement is now shipping to customers in the United States. Aimed at power users, the GX740 boasts a 17-inch (1680x1050) display, Core i7, ATI Radeon HD 5870 (1GB of DDR5), DirectX 11 support, 4GB of DDR3, a 500GB hard drive (7200 rpm), and MSI's MSI’s Turbo Boost technology that boosts and relaxes performance when needed.

Weighing 7lbs and measuring in at 1.5-inches thick, the GX740 packs 7.1 audio out, a built-in subwoofer, HDMI, Bluetooth, a 9 cell battery and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Pricing starts at $1,399.99 the desktop replacement is shipping now from Amazon and New Egg.

 

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    lauxenburg , June 14, 2010 9:55 PM
    sliemWhat, no SSD? Only 500GB Why not 2TB?


    Find me a 2TB 2.5in drive and then I'll give you an answer.
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    MrHectorEric , June 14, 2010 10:28 PM
    An Asus G73Jh-A1, has the same GPU and probably the same i7 version CPU, but has 8 GB DDR3, 1 TB storage, BlueRay drive, and 1920x1080 resolution, for $300 more. To me, while more expensive, the Asus is the better value.
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    xurwin , June 14, 2010 9:37 PM
    POWERHUNGRY? low life battery? oh but its strong laptop. for the price
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    Trueno07 , June 14, 2010 9:39 PM
    Not to shabby since it's a desktop replacement. If it was advertised as anything else... hah, good luck with that.

    I love my MSI laptop... If i wasn't building computer this summer I would consider this :p 
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    sliem , June 14, 2010 9:41 PM
    What, no SSD? Only 500GB Why not 2TB?
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    njkid3 , June 14, 2010 9:43 PM
    not bad for approx 1400 bucks
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    daniel123244 , June 14, 2010 9:49 PM
    or you could buy a g73 with 6gigs of ram
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    lauxenburg , June 14, 2010 9:55 PM
    sliemWhat, no SSD? Only 500GB Why not 2TB?


    Find me a 2TB 2.5in drive and then I'll give you an answer.
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    shadow187 , June 14, 2010 10:06 PM
    I was going to point out the massive GTX470 typo.

    Then I realized it's GX740.

    -facepalm-
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    jrharbort , June 14, 2010 10:09 PM
    Throw in a new Phenom II mobile black instead of an i7 to drop the price by about $200 or so, and I'll probably consider. =)
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    apache_lives , June 14, 2010 10:16 PM
    MSI, yeah no thanks
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    MrHectorEric , June 14, 2010 10:28 PM
    An Asus G73Jh-A1, has the same GPU and probably the same i7 version CPU, but has 8 GB DDR3, 1 TB storage, BlueRay drive, and 1920x1080 resolution, for $300 more. To me, while more expensive, the Asus is the better value.
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    Gin Fushicho , June 14, 2010 10:32 PM
    Sounds like heat issues to me.
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    polarbear2k , June 14, 2010 10:35 PM
    17" screen and no 1080p. Sucks.
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    WarraWarra , June 14, 2010 11:03 PM
    Looks nice, just did not like the "NVidia GX" label so will not buy one.
    Thought this was a new GX740 Nvidia video card article.

    Own the Asus G73JH-X1 for several months now and very happy @$1500.
    Replaced the samsung hd crap with 2x 128gb SSD in raid0 and love it.
    Had issues upgrading from Win7 to XP64 SP2 drivers and all but works fine now.
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    stephen0983 , June 14, 2010 11:47 PM
    looks like a winner. not sure why you'd want 1080p on such a small screen, guys. also that 5870m is the equivalent of a 5750 1gb or 5770 1gb, which is good for this resolution, probably not as good at 1080p.

    as for blu-ray, powerdvd software is awful, i regret getting a blu-ray drive for my desktop.

    the only comment i agree with here is why not a bit cheaper on the CPU? i too would like to save 50$ or 100$ on an i5. but then again the cpu is such a big selling point it doesn't surprise me to see an i7 here.

    i'm def getting one of these for LAN parties. not sure when, probably before diablo 3 comes out.
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    scione , June 14, 2010 11:51 PM
    daniel123244or you could buy a g73 with 6gigs of ram

    8 GB DDR3 on newegg
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    babachoo , June 15, 2010 12:52 AM
    Too late and too expensive. Best Buy has offered the Asus G73 with i7/5870, with 2GB more RAM, for $1199 for 3 months now.
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    kanazak , June 15, 2010 2:13 AM
    If this a mobility radeon or a full fledged desktop radeon? I expect its a mobility radeon (ah la the Asus G73) but am disheartened that Toms often fails to distinguish between the two.
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    kuharski , June 15, 2010 2:31 AM
    I sure see alot of complaints. Who cares if you don't want it or don't like the prices, start your own laptop company.
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    liquidsnake718 , June 15, 2010 4:05 AM
    not bad for the price actually, but the 5870 isnt really a 5870 but still a great desktop replacement, but id never replace my desktop with a laptop... just me
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    babachoo , June 15, 2010 4:10 AM
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    I sure see alot of complaints. Who cares if you don't want it or don't like the prices, start your own laptop company.


    Because manufacturers often read the feedback given here to further develop and market their products. You have no idea how valuable honest and candid feedback is to them. And if everyone posted the same thing and just said "meh, looks decent", or said nothing at all, those manufacturers would lose their pulse on the market. I wouldn't expect you to understand this, much less know that companies base their products and prices based partly on what they read here, but take my word for it, they do.
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