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    17" PowerPro I 8:17 (MSI-1722) - Shipping Now!

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Donald@Paladin44, Aug 21, 2008.

  1. Donald@Paladin44

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    Some specifications and pictures of the PowerPro I 8:17 (MSI-1722)

    17" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glossy or
    WUXGA (1920x1200) MATTE Widescreen LCD w/
    [​IMG]
    nVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT w/512MB GDDR3
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    eSATA and HDMI Ports
    Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Camera
    Built in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Standard
    DDR2/800 System Memory up to 4GB
    Synaptics TouchPad w/Lock-out Hot Key
    4 Stereo Speakers + Sub-Woofer and built in Microphone
    4 Multi-Function Audio Ports Support 7.1 Surround Sound
    Up to 320GB 7,200RPM or 500GB 5,400RPM SATA II Hard Drive
     
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    Kane1 Notebook Guru

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    paladin44

    What type of speakers? Altec?

    Some like good as the Asus M70VM?
     
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    They are not branded speakers. Only the multi-national brands buy into branding their speakers because it is only good for marketing...not performance.

    The PowerPro I 8:17 internal sound system will blow away the ASUS system. It is loud and clear. It is probably the best audio in a laptop I have ever heard.

    Of course having said that no laptop's internal speakers will be really good for an audiophile, but the sound card will drive any good quality headset or external 7.1 Surround Sound speakers beautifully. However these are plenty good enough to watch a DVD movie or to play audio that you can hear in the next room.
     
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    What is hte black line over the keyboard?
     
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    masterbw Notebook Evangelist

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    2 Speakers, access to whatever under the cover, and nothing else.
     
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