MSI today announced two brand new gaming notebooks, the GP60 and GP70. Both boast SteelSeries gaming keyboards, Nvidia's GeForce GT 740M discrete graphics, Intel's 4th generation Haswell CPUs, and weigh under three kilos each.
The GP60 is the lighter of the two, weighing 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs), and features a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 anti-glare display, a 4th generation Core i5 or i7 CPU, up to 16 GB of RAM, GeForce GT 740M graphics (with 2 GB DDR3), a single or hybrid HDD (24 GB + 1 TB), a BD drive, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 x USB 2.0 port, SD (XC/DC), VGA, HDMI, Gb LAN, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, dual channel speakers, a 30 fps 720p webcam, and a 6-cell Li-Ion battery.
The GP70 (pictured above) shares many of the same specs as the GP60, but is a bit larger. Packing a massive 17.3-inch 1600 x 900 anti-glare display, a 4th generation Core i5 or i7 CPU, up to 16 GB of RAM, GeForce GT 740M graphics (with 2 GB DDR3), a single or hybrid HDD (24 GB + 1 TB), BD drive, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 x USB 2.0 port, SD (XC/DC), VGA, HDMI, Gb LAN, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, dual channel speakers, a 30 fps 720p webcam, and a 6-cell Li-Ion battery.
MSI didn't offer any specifics regarding pricing and availability, but we'll keep you posted.
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