MSI Intros Industry's First 3K Gaming Notebook
MSI Computer Corp. has released what it deems as the industry's first 3K gaming notebook, the GT60 2OD-261US. Just in time for the holidays if you have a spare $2,199.99, this laptop sports a 15.6 inch anti-reflective screen with a 2880 x 1620 resolution, backed by a Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M GPU with 4 GB of GDDR5 VRAM.
"Gamers demand the most out of their systems and are constantly trying to attain a more complete experience, starting from system performance to multimedia effects. The GT60 with 3K graphics immerses the portable gamer into a realm never before experienced," stated Andy Tung, vice president of sales for MSI Pan America Region.
According to the specs, the gaming notebook is powered by an Intel Core i7-4700MQ with a base clock of 2.4 GHz and a turbo clock of 3.4 GHz. The notebook also has 16 GB of DDR3L-1600 memory, a 128 GB SDD and a 1 TB 7200 RPM hard drive. There's also an SD card reader for even more storage.
Rounding out this gaming notebook is Killer E2200 Game Networking for LAN and Bluetooth, Killer N1202 a/b/g/n for wireless networking, a Blu-ray disc reader, three USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI 1.4 output, and a 720p webcam. There's also a SteelSeries full-color programmable backlit keyboard and Dynaudio premium speakers with a subwoofer.
This Windows 8-based laptop measures just 1.77 inches thin and weighs 7.7 pounds.
The company also released an Adobe Creative Suite 6, AutoDesk and SolidWorks optimized workstation with basically the same specs costing a meatier $2,799.99 USD, the GT60 2OKWS-278US. This workstation replaces the GeForce GPU with a Nvidia Quadro K3100M GPU, and replaces the Blue-ray reader with a Blu-ray burner. This Windows 7 Pro-based laptop also provides three USB 3.0 ports like the gaming version, but only one USB 2.0 port. All other specs remain the same.
"The 3K graphics in our latest workstation gives professionals an edge by increasing efficiency and productivity," added Andy Tung. For more information about the 3K gaming laptop, workstation or the entire line of G series notebooks, head here.

@chuckydb - Yet people might actually want to use it for more than gaming.
@chuckydb - Yet people might actually want to use it for more than gaming.
It's more that their is an entire 2.5" HDD cavity. So regardless of weight and size of having a real hard drives size and weight, it will even when empty still make the whole chassis larger. An mSATA isn't to much bigger then your two thumbs side by side. I guess what I'm trying to say is I think Ultrabooks should be standard at this point. And this is marketed at gaming, but I think the only people who would harness the potential of this gear's hardware are professionals.
I hate that mentality... I'd be ecstatic to have a 3K screen - things like Blender and AfterEffects would become so much more pleasant to work with. Who cares if you have to turn the resolution back to 1080p if you claim to not be able to see the difference in the first place? Getting rid of better technology because it hurts your framerate just isn't a logical argument. Maybe this will trickle over into 24-in class desktop monitors... that would be even better.
Portable PC sounds like it has more power than some kind of powerbook.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1877/pg1/msi-gt60-20d-3k-screen-gaming-laptop-review-introduction.html
here -you can find videos of gameplay:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/msi/737539-msi-gt60-3k-edition-2880-x-1620-gameplay-video.html
While there's a nearly identical machine with a QFX K3100m, the GTX780m is MANY times more powerful, even for CAD programs.
now 3K on laptop?