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    MSI GT70 Dragon Limited Edition 17.3in Gaming Notebook

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by rue_east, Nov 27, 2012.

  1. rue_east

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    rue_east, Nov 27, 2012
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    A friend has the previous generation and is very satisfied with it, but he got it custom ordered and made sure to stick a 7970m in it. By comparison, 675mx is about 20-40% weaker. See if you can't custom order it from one of the popular system builders.
     
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    Also, let's not forget the GT70 0NE-609US. This is a limited 'Dragon Edition'. and is equipped with the more powerful NVidia GTX-680M. Other GT70 0NE model information can be found HERE.

    :)
     
    -=$tR|k3r=-, Nov 27, 2012
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    Its a re skinned model so any comments about the gt70 apply to it too. You just need to cobsider if the extra cost is worth it for the design and extra accessories.
     
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    Here in Seoul the GT70 Dragon Edition has the GTX680M but is sold without an OS.

    It also has a DVD multi and not a BD burner

    The Super Raid is 2 x 64GB SanDisk U100 mSATA SSDs instead of 2 x128GB Memoright MS-701

    There a 750GB 7200 HDD

    It has 4 x 4GB of DDR3-1333 instead of DDR3-1600

    Price including VAT is equal to $2,888US
     
    WhatsThePoint, Nov 27, 2012
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    Both the 675MX and the 680M are kepler, where the 680M is more powerful.
     
    xMAR99, Nov 29, 2012
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    Thank you, sadly the Dragon model in my country has only a 675MX.
     
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    "Sadly"? 680M is very good, but don't feel bad about settling for the 675MX still.

    GeForce GTX 675M | Performance | GeForce
     
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    Yes but the USA version has a 680M is $500 cheaper too. So I'm kinda of ticked off we get the less powerfull spec' version. :(
     
    rue_east, Dec 3, 2012
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    Have you called or emailed other dealers in Oz about MSI models with a GTX680M or is the Dragon Edition the only model you're interested in?

    This site in Oz has both GT60 and GT70 with the GTX680M.
    MSI GT70 laptop notebook - GT70 0ND-622AU - GT70 0ND-621AU - GT70 0ND-497AU - GT70 0NE-498AU - 17.3 inch GTX 675MX or GTX 680M
    MSI GT60 laptop notebook - GT60 0NC-054AU - GT60 0NC-053AU - Gaming laptop with GTX 670M 3GB graphics
     
    WhatsThePoint, Dec 3, 2012
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    I like the dragon model based on specs alone. Here there is not much buisness for custom build laptops so it's stock models only if you want a decent spec on for under $3K.

    Has anyone got the current GT70 Dragon and can review it?
     
    rue_east, Dec 4, 2012
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    The GT70 0NE-498AU from affordable laptops doesn't have the pretty Dragon paint job but it does have everything else including the GTX680M,Super Raid 2 x 128Gb,BD burner,windows 8,16GB DDR3-1600,750GB 7200 HDD,i7 3630QM and 2 year warranty.

    Includes bonus backpack and mouse.

    It's listed as in stock for A$3,199.00
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    WhatsThePoint, Dec 4, 2012
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