Tell me why msi

Why should I even be looking at an MSI? I'm in the market for a 17" laptop do I'd be looking at the gt70 series one. How's customer service? How well is the product built? How well does it perform? How does it feel? What are benefits of msi over another company? I have an Alienware m14x right now and it's either another Alienware or msi. Right now I want the Alienware, but I want to hear why msi is so great. And I don't want any bashing of company's. I love my Alienware. And bashing on it won't help me make my decision.

 

LOL, Geez....... You want the Alienware, go buy the Alienware. You seem commited to a brand, and now you are marching into another camp asking, 'WHY MSI, What makes them so great'? This all seems a bit baiting, and such as this can be a breeding ground for troll fodder. Don't tell me you are another incapable of doing your own due diligence. My question for you is why create such a thread HERE? There is plenty of reading material already available for you. READ and make a decision!

Here is a more appropriate place for your thread.....

What Notebook Should I Buy?

 

Well I figured this would be a good place to ask since most own one here. It does sound. Trolly so I'm sorry for that. I just wanna know how it stands side by side to Alienware I guess.

 

Initially I was going to ignore this discussion..... it seems somewhat moot, but I'll bite.

A careful comparison between your models of choice will accomplish most of this..... spec by spec, and feature by feature. Overall, I believe you will find MSI offers more bang-for-the-buck, and plenty of build quality, company, and warranty info is readily available. Both companies are providing good quality high-end notebooks, but AW will be more pricy, yet offers more upgrade and GPU options. How much do you want to spend? If you config an AW identically with the MSI model of choice, I believe you'll find the AW cost more.

You know what they say about opinions, and you will find good and bad in both camps. Likewise the same can be said of the pros & cons between models.... and your pros & cons may not be the same opinion shared by others.

Regardless of the opinions here..... ultimately in the end, it will all boil down to YOUR budget, needs, and preferences. Your Choice! Pick One!

 

Well. I did notice the keyboard of the msi has the shield so you can't pick out the keys. Which is a plus in my eyes. Is it somewhat heavy? And does it cool very well? One more question, and sorry if I sound, snoody or something I sincerely mean all these questions I really want to know if I should buy an msi or AW again. But is msi based out of America?

 

Please allow me to refer you here.......

***The Official MSI GT 70 w/GTX-680M Owner’s Lounge***

Here you will find the answers to most of your questions. In a final note, at 8.6 lbs, I don't believe this is heavy for a 17.3" notebook. Lightweight, and amazing cool & quiet given it's awesome hardware. Interestingly enough, I was faced with the same choices, and my SIG reveals the final decision.

 

I would say the main reason for going for the MSI over the Alienware would be the matte screen vs glass overlayed glossy screen. I would also point out that you have choices when it comes to screens beyond just a matte screen in the MSI models like higher color gamut be it glossy or matte.

Since you own a M14x already you are well aware of the glare the screen can produce and it either bothers or does not making the first point of which one rather moot.

Alienware has 1 year at home warranty standard where as MSI has a mail in 2 year warranty for the higher end models which can be both good and bad depending how badly you need your notebook in case something were to happen to it.

I have owned plenty of different notebooks over the years myself including numerous Alienwares of all flavors and sizes but this time around i have my heart set on the MSI for value and also the non reflective screen since i tired of the glossy/reflective screens.

The MSI is abit bulkier then the M17x if your comparing Apples to Apples.

MSI GTX680m offers 4gbs of DDR5 Vram as where the Alienware offers only 2gigs . 99% of the time this probably would never matter during gaming but its another difference.

That is really all i can think of at the moment since they all offer multi colored backlit keyboards,great sound systems,Optimus for battery life etc etc.

 

DANG, I knew a troll would pop-up!

LOL! JUST KIDDING!

Whats up QUAD?

 

Lol hey now be nice ....



Same old same how are you doing ?. Hows the new beast ?. I still am eye balling the barebone from our friend Ken Lee just trying to gather some funds to make it happen.

Figured i would offer some insight since i have a little experience under my belt with multiple varieties of laptops .

I think he posed a legit question but some people need a little nudging before they can make the leap .

 

Great information! Thanks for posting this!

 

Hey Quad,

It's always nice seeing you popping in and your insights.

The beast is GREAT, but a little miffed with the locked 680M..... read HERE. Other than that, lov'in it, especially the RAID0 mSATA! Waiting to see something good from MSI on the 680M.

Yeah, he has legit questions, but reading the OP had me going there.... I was like, "Oh no, here we go", ya know? LOL!

Hope to see ya soon contributing with that barebones unit. We can always use your expertise.

 

I did read about the lack of overclocking and hopefully MSI addresses it in a timely manner. Since you and ken have contacted them already something is probably cooking on there end. I was miffed as well how they locked it all down and you get negative performance trying overclock but it would not be in their best interest to not address this that is why I think it will get handled soon.

The 680 is a monster overclocker from what I saw so you certainly have something to look forward too

Enjoy that rig and I hope to contribute eventually as its abit of a ghost town around here but I guess everyone is just enjoying there new rigs and don't have much to fuss about

 

Ghost town? MSI does appear the underdog..... much lower traffic than other brands.

 

I am watching lol.

The ghost town reference was not a jab at MSI just an observation based on what I have seen.

You are the Judge Dredd of the MSI forum

 

Huh? Judge Dredd? LOL!

I just PM'ed ya!

 

I went with the MSI GT70 because the fan isn't intake-based, the screen isn't glossy, and the keyboard isn't ugly. You'll love the Dynaudio speakers and brushed aluminum. The things you won't love is the keyboard, s-bar, and subwoofer. It'll take some time to get adapted to the weird design of the keyboard. You need to hit the keys in the CENTER if you want them to register. The keyboard isn't "defected" like the average MSI GT owner says, it's just poorly designed. The s-bar can be hidden, but not by clicking an X on the software itself. I wish MSI would put a damn X on the software to close it, instead of having to close it from the windows tray. This is just a better way to close that thing. The subwoofer sounds like a mouse beating on an appropriately sized drum. In order words, it's not powerful enough.

 

I sold my m17x r4 and bought a barebone MSI 17625-025. The only thing I dislike about my MSI is all of the screws that need to be removed to access the MB. I think it's something like 8 or 9 compared to AW's 2.

Other than that I'm happy with the transition.

 

The keyboard works fine here. The keys are a little smaller than my Asus keyboard but I'm getting used to them. Very glad that MSI moved the Windows key. I only have trouble with accidentally hitting the CapsLock when hitting the A key. Caplock is a bit big. Otherwise they work no matter where I hit them and have a good tactile spring to them.

As for the subwoofer. To my ears its not that bad. I use the included THX software which includes a subwoofer boost.

I chose this machine over the high end Asus offerings and have no regrets.

 

I own both Alienware as well as MSI.
I find each has its own good and bad.
Other than the looks, brand and price tag, they are both awesome machines.
But if you are a little cautious about budget, go for the MSI.

 

Tom- ay-to, Tom- ah-to.

If the thing doesn't provide the intended usability, then it's a defective design. Does MSI (or more correctly Steelseries) seriously think it's okay to tell a few million users to completely change their typing style?

 

Good lord, I can't believe how many people actually believe the keyboard is made SteelSeries. It's just an ordinary chiclet keyboard. I have SteelSeries Backlit Keyboard in my sig because it's better than just putting "Ricer keyboard".

 

Overall yea Alienware pretty damn good but i'd go for MSI as their size is a bit smaller comparing to the alienware models .