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    Questions about gx600 and gx700

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by sector7g, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. sector7g

    sector7g Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, for the price it looks like you really cannot beat this laptop.

    but there are a few questions about em I got.

    Is the only difference between the gx600 and gx700 screen size?

    Ive looked around and on the sites that Ive visited (in Canada) it looks 2 me that that 17" are cheaper than the 15.4" (odd) was wondering why this would be.

    There is also mention about a tv antenna port, but no one mentions a tv tuner installed in these rigs. Are they part of a standard config? if not is it user upgradeable part?

    Does the graphics card use the mxm type card for upgrade-ability in the future?

    In the review I seen, it has that lame ass sticker that prevents you from opening it up, is this still there? will MSI honor warranty if it is removed? Asus eee recently said it would still honor warranty if the sticker was removed.

    On most of the Canadian web sites there are ALOT of part numbers, but really no mention of different specs. whats even worse is if i go to MSI web site and search for the part numbers I get no products. IE: GX700-036CA : GX700-038CA : GX700-014CA

    Do all orders come with the backpack/mouse/headset?

    Besides the fancy tattoos and such, is there anything else missing between the performance and the extreme editions?

    In regards to the 2 gig limit, is this now 4gig with a bios upgrade for all gx600/gx700models?


    Does MSI offer a 3 year warranty on this standard ?


    Since Ive been looking around for awhile and really not decided on something i wanna make sure I get what I pay for, thanks for your replies!
     
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    sector7g Notebook Enthusiast

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    from what I found out.

    gx700

    17" screen
    no turbo
    4.1 sound
    no esata
    mxm graphics

    gx600

    15.4" screen
    turbo
    2.0 sound
    esata
    onboard graphics

    need the extreme to get the tattoo and the headset otherwise the performance is the same

    1 year mfc warranty +1 year if you register in 30 days via the web


    Haven't found out about my other stuff yet though


    donno what they couldn't just make the gx700 and 600 the same with just the screen size the difference, persoanally if I had a gx600 i would like a mxm modual and 4.1 sound, and if I had a gx700 i would like the turbo function and a esata port (shrug)