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    Why is this MSI so cheap?

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by tooniz, May 20, 2008.

  1. tooniz

    tooniz Notebook Guru

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    tooniz, May 20, 2008
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    That is not cheap and remember that the Gateway has a 8800 while this one has only a 8600.
     
    Ayle, May 20, 2008
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  3. benx009

    benx009 Notebook Evangelist

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    Whoa, something on the specifications page for that laptop seems fishy.... 3.5 hours on a 6 cell battery?? I can barely get 1.5 hrs on my GX-600's 6-cell!
     
    benx009, May 27, 2008
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  4. Spoonie

    Spoonie Notebook Geek

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    Because they make crappy notebooks. My GX600 is on it's 2nd RMA.
     
    Spoonie, Jun 2, 2008
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  5. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    It is like any other mauafactures, some people will get defective ones, most others will not have any problems. I have had my GX600 for a few months now and have ZERO problems with it and am very happy with it. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Jun 2, 2008
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    bwack Newbie

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    You've also got to consider the ratio of 'some' to 'most' - for MSI, I suspect the ratio to be quite low. I agree with Spoonie - MSI are crap!
     
    bwack, Jun 27, 2008
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  7. shoelace_510

    shoelace_510 8700M GT inside... ^-^;

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    Yeah, I HIGHLY doubt that you will get 3.5 hrs. out of a six cell... out of a nine cell maybe, but not six. Just my $0.02...
     
    shoelace_510, Jun 28, 2008
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    azerty Notebook Guru

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    As a repair engineer of MSI Europe i have to say that the GX700 is crap, it has the same chassis as an L735/745, the only thing it changes its his specs. Better graphic card..etc! But the laptop itself sucks. Give the GX600 a try.

    @JDELUNA 90% of the GX600's we get on RMA is a problem with Not showing display. A simple clearing cmos will do the trick. So you know if you ever get no display, just open the back case, and remove the battery for a moments! And presto :p
     
    azerty, Jul 1, 2008
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  9. Redline

    Redline Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    Its likely so cheap because they want to clear out stock of Santa Rosa notebooks in anticipation od Montevina's release in two weeks. Even so, its only about $200 less than a similarly specced Asus M70S...

    And for the record, I got my GX600 around the same time as Spoonie (been 6 or 7 months now) and haven't yet had a problem with it.
     
    Redline, Jul 1, 2008
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