MSI introduced on Thursday a new 27-inch all-in-one PC, the AG270. This setup was designed and built with gamers in mind and should be ideal for gamers who have no interest in building or modifying their own gaming PC.
The AG270 actually arrives in two flavors: one with an Intel Core i7-4860HQ (2.4 GHz, 3.6 GHz) processor and one with an Intel Core i7-4700HQ (2.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz). They also have different Nvidia-based graphics cards: the GeForce GTX 880M with 8 GB of GDDR5 VRAM (AG270 2PE), and the GeForce GTX 870M with 3 GB of GDDR5 VRAM (AG270 2PC).
According to MSI, both AIO PCs feature anti-glare matte displays and Anti-Flicker technology that stabilizes the electrical current to prevent flickering, which can cause eye fatigue after long periods in front of the screen. The AIOs also support Less Blue Light technology and utilize the company's "exclusively-developed" ScenaMax image optimization software.
The specs show that the AIOs can be configured with up to 16 GB of RAM (2 slots), and with a 2 TB 7200 RPM hard drive up to three mSATA SSDs. They also sport Killer DoubleShot Wireless N connectivity, a DVD Super Multi optical drive or a Blu-ray writer, and a 3-in-1 SD card reader. There are also two 5W Yamaha speakers.
"To provide gamers with the best audio experience, MSI have spared no resources to invest in utilizing high-quality original Yamaha 5W + 5W Speakers & Amplifier," states the PR. "The two powerful full range speakers are flanked by an independent subwoofer to form a 2-way speaker system. Be it experiencing explosions in action games or pure audio, gamers will be amazed by the audio quality of the AG270 in-built Yamaha Speakers & Amplifier."
On the back, the two AIO gaming rigs provide a microphone jack, an earphones jack, two USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI output, an Ethernet port and a D-Sub port. On the side, the PCs provide two USB 3.0 ports (one can charge a mobile device), and the SD card reader. There's also a 2MP camera on the front for taking selfies or video calling on Skype.
MSI didn't say when or where these AIOs will be launched, or for how much, so stay tuned.

very cool spec for an AIO, I wish the price is below $3k.
But what if you want to eye-finity 2 more monitors to this? Then its only so so overkill.
Even if its a mobile GPU chip, its more powerful than my current desktop built a couple years ago.
and whould like a way to customize the storage solution, option to get a 500gb ssd only with having to sell alot of crap on ebay.
In the past year they've released (branded) mousepads, (2 mechanical) keyboards, tablets, (more) gaming laptops and I've heard rumors about mice, (reintering) cases, and cooling components.
They're out of control. I feel like they're trying to become the next Corsair. Of course, instead of rising out of the DRAM market segment they're going to come from the GPU/motherboard market and brand everything they can.
You don't lose 20% performance. You lose 20% performance from the equivalent named desktop part but it costs way more. So on a price performance ratio these are quite literally twice the cost of a similarly performing desktop. Plus since it's generally laptop parts you can't really upgrade them or change them around or replace something if a part fails.
It's got all of the negatives of a laptop, but none of the positives of a desktop.
Looking at the price you are losing way more than 20%. You could spend 1k for 1440p 27" monitor (or high hertz 1080p) and 2k for the pc means a sli and a top tier cpu. Just not comparable.
In the past year they've released (branded) mousepads, (2 mechanical) keyboards, tablets, (more) gaming laptops and I've heard rumors about mice, (reintering) cases, and cooling components.
They're out of control. I feel like they're trying to become the next Corsair. Of course, instead of rising out of the DRAM market segment they're going to come from the GPU/motherboard market and brand everything they can.
Pretty Sure MSI emulates ASUS and that's pretty much inline with them.
This has a niche market, a silly one too.
You don't lose 20% performance. You lose 20% performance from the equivalent named desktop part but it costs way more. So on a price performance ratio these are quite literally twice the cost of a similarly performing desktop. Plus since it's generally laptop parts you can't really upgrade them or change them around or replace something if a part fails.
It's got all of the negatives of a laptop, but none of the positives of a desktop.
That's the same general conclusion I run into as well when looking at AIOs.