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    MSI GT660 NOW IN STOCK at NCIX.com

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by kwantz, Jul 23, 2010.

  1. kwantz

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    NCIX.com - Buy MSI GT660R-004US Intel Core I7-740QM 6GB 2X 500GB Br 16IN NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M USB3 W7HP Notebook - 9S7-16F111-004 In Canada.

    pretty sure its free shipping to the USA. plus with the US money being better than canadian, you guys will be getting a good deal....


    $1880 CND thats like $1812.00 usd

    kinda pricey I think, i thought it would hae been around the price of the g73... and i thought it came with a 5870? whats goin on here,,, and 720p screen why not 1080? will i be able to still use this on my 50 inch LED? at full 1080p?
     
    kwantz, Jul 23, 2010
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    NCIX is a Canadian company. They ship from Canada, to Canada. The prices are in Canadian dollars. NCIXUS.com doesn't have that SKU. Also, free shipping offers are pretty rare up here and this laptop cannot be shipped for free with a promotional offer. To get "free" shipping, you have to purchase additional coverage from NCIX, which is $112.

    The resolution of the notebook's screen has nothing to do with the output resolution of the HDMI port. Of course it'll work with your TV.

    But yeah, it's a pretty bad value compared to the competition. The GX640 still rules the multiverse!
     
    Dakins, Jul 23, 2010
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    GX660 has the 5870, but that model you posted is pricey.
     
    IKAS V, Jul 23, 2010
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    Great, now everything MSI comes out with will be compared against their value offerings, mostly the GX640 and the GX740. At this point in time and until they discontinue the GXx40s, MSI's new notebooks will be competing against their old ones.

    They'd have to price their new gaming machines similarly or lower, and that just isn't feasible with USB 3, 2 hard drives, 6GB RAM, a Core i7 CPU and a Radeon HD 5870. MSI have established themselves as a company that makes value gaming notebooks. I hope they come out with something more in line with their previous offerings. If they start making $2000 notebooks I don't think it's gonna work well for them, considering that that market segment is already saturated with much bigger names.
     
    Dakins, Jul 23, 2010
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    The GX 660 is about $200 more than a GX640, thing is you get a much better cooling setup, much nicer speakers and USB 3.0.
    All in all a pretty good deal if you ask me.
     
    IKAS V, Jul 23, 2010
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    yeah i think it looks great,, thanks for the information about that cooling system!! and the HDMI out resolution!... thats awesome when is the GT660 comeing out? with the 5870? soon? also im guessing the 760 is the 17 inch version. what is going to come with this badboy? does anyone have any info on its release or what GPU it will have???? does it look just like the 660? because i like the way that machine looks alot!
     
    kwantz, Jul 23, 2010
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    Sorry to whoever has one of these or wants one..

    But they are so tacky! awful looking things with the lights etc. looks like one of those learning laptops for children.
     
    laffles, Jul 23, 2010
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    You mean like a Mac? Naw, these don't look like children's toys.
     
    Dakins, Jul 23, 2010
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    They have the MSI GX660 i5 Gaming laptop ATI RADEON HD5870. On ebay for preorder for 1399.99
     
    Testosterone580, Jul 23, 2010
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    To each his own, most people are not interested or buying this laptop for the light show, and they can be disabled if you want.
    I'll admit most people will get bored with it after the novelty wears out, all in all you have respect it for what it is.
    USB 3.0, 5870 and potentially the best built in speakers in the laptop world all in a relatively small packages the best performance hardware available.
     
    IKAS V, Jul 24, 2010
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    does anyone know of the Gx660 release??? and wer they not supposed to be putting a GX 460 or 480 in one of these machines?? whats the spec of the GT or GX 760? will they have a 17 gameing lappy??
     
    kwantz, Jul 24, 2010
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    Gx660 releases August 12th and it will have a 5870 ATI. I don't think a 17" version is being released since I haven't seen one anywhere. August 12th feels like it's so far away. I don't think I'll be able to wait until then.
     
    Voodooi, Jul 24, 2010
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    kwantz Notebook Evangelist

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    2 weeks away isnt bad,,,, where will be the cheapest place to get it? whats the msrp

    and what places are taking pre-orders
     
    kwantz, Jul 24, 2010
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    Just Goggle is, there's a few vendors who have it on preorder :) 1369$-ish is the going price.
     
    Voodooi, Jul 24, 2010
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    Dakins, Jul 25, 2010
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