MSI Launches Affordable AMD A10 Trinity Gaming Laptop
This new gaming laptop is priced under $1,200 USD.
On Monday MSI introduced the GX60, a gaming laptop powered by AMD's quad-core "Trinity" A10 APU and Radeon HD 7970M graphics. The company says it's the ideal choice for gamers looking for a high-performance yet affordable mobile solution.
“MSI spared no bells and whistles in creating the GX60, packing it with cutting-edge components including the latest AMD processor,” said Andy Tung, vice president of sales for MSI US. “MSI is committed to the gaming community and we believe that exceptional performance leads to unparalleled gaming experience.”
According to the spec list, this new laptop sports a 15.6-inch Full HD anti-reflection display, 8 GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1600 MHz, a 7200RPM 750 GB HDD, a Blue-ray reader, a 7-in-1 card reader, and a Steel Series chicklet keyboard (102 keys). The A10 APU clocks between 2.3 GHz and 3.2 GHz, and the GPU uses 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM.
The specs also show that the laptop features Killer E2200 Game Networking, 802.11n wireless connectivity, and a host of ports including three USB 3.0, one USB 2.0, HDMI 1.4, and several audio jacks. There are also four THX 2W speakers, a subwoofer, and a 720p HD webcam to show everyone your victory finger after winning the online deathmatch.
"The GX60, part of MSI’s award-winning G Series of gaming notebooks, delivers exceptional gaming experience through a combination of high-performance components and proprietary technology," the company said. "MSI’s exclusive TDE (GPU Overclocking) Cooler Boost Technology delivers one-touch performance boost while AMD’s Eyefinity, a stereoscopic 3D technology, allows users to run multiple independent display outputs simultaneously."
MSI's new Windows 8-based GX60 gaming laptop will be available this week at participating retailers starting at $1,299.99 USD. For more information, head here.

MSI's new Windows 8-based GX60 gaming laptop will be available this week at participating retailers starting at $1,299.99 USD.
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...Well then.
MSI's new Windows 8-based GX60 gaming laptop will be available this week at participating retailers starting at $1,299.99 USD.
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...Well then.
Let my good friend Peanut say something about this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7coHS27fYU&feature=player_detailpage#t=42s
because that's the only thing AMD is manufacturing for mobile?
and even Intel's Ivys are all technically APUs as well ?
MSI's new Windows 8-based GX60 gaming laptop will be available this week at participating retailers starting at $1,299.99 USD.
Toms hardware Get your F*CKIN act together!!!!
Bah! Im adequately pleased with the apu-based (A8-3870K) desktop I built. Dirt 3, 1080p, medium settings, 2x aa... and I think this laptop can deliver much better than that. What more could you ask for in a $1200 laptop that has a msrp of $1299.99 that'll likely go on sale for $999.99 shortly.
With the specs of a 600 USD Windows based laptop and much OS support as Windows 98 has today ?
spending 1k$ for something that's worth 500$ isn't smart.
Affordable???.....
That is NOT affordable! Affordable is like $3-400.00, wth Tom's? Are you guys not based in the US? Do you guys not understand how poor most of the country is right now? I'm very happy with my Dell e6410 "metal" cased laptop that I got for $275, or something around there and it plays everything at an exceptable frame rate.
Wow... just... WOW!
but then again 45% of apple consumers isn't either...
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/iPad-4-Consumers-Apple-Mini,18802.html