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    What is the best thing about your MSI notebook?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by TheGoat Eater, Mar 19, 2015.

  1. TheGoat Eater

    TheGoat Eater Notebook Consultant

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    I love my 3K IPS panel in this notebook so much I am leaning towards upgrading the GPU just so I can keep it :)
     
    TheGoat Eater, Mar 19, 2015
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    superguy25 Notebook Evangelist

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    That I could upgrade a 2 year old laptop with a graphics card that's 3 generations newer.
     
    superguy25, Mar 19, 2015
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    From my old 16F3 it was hard to choose between the speakers or the keyboard, both were excellent.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Mar 21, 2015
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    superguy25 Notebook Evangelist

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    What I liked about the upgradability is that I was quite happy with my laptop. Haswell didn't seem to offer that much over an Ivy Bridge, and everything else was fine (added SSD, upgraded WiFi, added RAM). The ability to put a 970m in it and upgraded to a 3920XM extended the life of this laptop by quite a bit. Half the cost of a new GS60 and I have a laptop that feels as good as new and plays the games I want. All while not voiding MSI's warranty on everything else.

    What's there not to like about MSI? I think they make some of the best laptops on the planet.
     
    superguy25, Mar 23, 2015
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  5. Keith

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    Assuming I can get a few things worked out, I am going to do the exact same thing. :)
     
    Keith, Mar 23, 2015
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    TheGoat Eater Notebook Consultant

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    I think one thing that really stood out on my first GT60 was the speakers as I would play without headphones often since they sounded so nicely and were actually decently loud. That was one thing I had never experienced in notebooks prior to the GT60 - good audio
     
    TheGoat Eater, Mar 30, 2015
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    I just ordered my second MSI laptop. The first was a GT60 One with the gtx680m. I would definitely say the longevity is what will always keep me coming back. The sound is amazing and the keyboard is great with the steel series. I can't wait to get my GT72 dragon edition 695 next week.
     
    safetymedic, Mar 30, 2015
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    I recently purchased a GT72 dominator (non pro) and I love everything about it. Best laptop I've ever purchased. I thought using a 17.3" laptop was off putting, but I have no qualms about it after using it. Also, the keyboards are super legit. :D
     
    Fourskim, Mar 30, 2015
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    Three years on my GT780 is still going strong having been lugged around the world on so many different oil rigs, platforms, boats, onshore facilities and hotels etc and has been upgraded several times = superb build quality.
     
    GrimMachine, Apr 2, 2015
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    That's awesome that your GT780 was able to travel with you all over the world.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 3, 2015
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    GrimMachine Notebook Enthusiast

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    Alot of the guys offshore can't believe I carry the weight around everywhere, but I got used to it quickly and now wouldn't consider travelling without a 17" gaming laptop with me at all times, I never expected it to last as long as it has either, the best part about it is actually how good condition it's in, hardly any scratches on it at all.
     
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    I'm going to plug a titan x into it ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 3, 2015
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    It has to do with good habit and attention to details.
    One can tell from the conditions of toys you own to determine their owner's character. :)
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 4, 2015
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    That it has decent battery life, even though it's a gaming notebook.
     
    DataShell, Apr 5, 2015
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    Hidef1080 Notebook Enthusiast

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    GS70 Pro: Coming from a Dell 6500, I like thin size and lite weight. Easiest to carry 17 I've ever owned.
     
    Hidef1080, Apr 5, 2015
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    :) Thanks
     
    GrimMachine, Apr 6, 2015
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    floydstime Notebook Consultant

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    Ditto... I just put a GTX 980 and the next MXM card to come out will be going in when the price comes down!!!
     
    floydstime, Apr 8, 2015
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    I have a *cough* GTX880M for sale here ... http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...-8gb-laptop-graphics-card-msi-branded.774052/

    Shut Up! How?!?
     
    floydstime, Apr 8, 2015
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    By plugging it into the dock, i'm going to have a GS30 titan edition ;)
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 8, 2015
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    aaaahhhh ic, I heard the docking systems are a little buggy, is that true? And benchmarks will posted I assume??
     
    floydstime, Apr 8, 2015
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    They will be, the MSI solution is a bit more "native" so does not have the issues.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 8, 2015
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    I was looking into the Dell version because I have 2 R9 290x's in my PC that well, I don't really need two of so I was considering the docking system, but there were sooo many complaints about the dell version that I scrapped the idea. If i had known there was an MSI version, I would have most likely gone that route. One issue was the small screen. I like gaming on a 17 inch. Well either way, I am dying to see the results of a titan x docked, so please post when you get them.
     
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    Have mine for almost 2 years now. I've only upgraded (exchanged caddy) the HDD and never had a blue screen on it. I use it daily at work and play many games on it (during night) :)
     
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    When a product is well-taken care of and maintained they will usually last a very long time.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 8, 2015
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    Dang! I am only pushing 11,568 with my R9 290x CF... Wow. That's impressive. There is no longer a performance gap between laptops and Desktops... Though portability is still an issue.
     
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    ryzeki Super Moderator Super Moderator

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    Damm, that score with a single GTX titan X is amazing. I need to OC to overcome such score!
     
    ryzeki, Apr 13, 2015
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    That's pretty amazing. :)
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 14, 2015
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    Nice nice what kind of overclock??

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
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    My score with 17r2 and titanx is 14100

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
     
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    You can see my base clocks in the link boost was about 1380/2025.
     
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    Maybe the speakers, probably the keyboard.

    But literally everything is an improvement from my GT70, so it's hard to choose.
     
    Kevin, Apr 17, 2015
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    Considering that the keyboard and speakers on the gt70 are good that shows how good the gt72 is.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 18, 2015
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  35. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    GT72 has a lot of improvement over GT70, but if you want more GT80 is the way to go.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Apr 21, 2015
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