MSI Announces Industry's First Gaming Laptop with 3K Display

MSI Computer Corp just announced the industry's first 3K gaming notebook. Available in time for the holidays, the GT60 2OD-261US features a display with an impressive 2880 x 1620 resolution for a visual experience that's better than full HD.

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I... I honestly cannot see this working out well.

You don't play on a 3K monitor with a single GTX 660Ti do you? Because that's what the 780M is equal to at stock. Sure it's a GTX 680 that's underclocked. Sure it's got some serious potential waiting to be unlocked. But even a GTX 680 will struggle to push that resolution.

This would be much better suited to a dual 770M or dual 780M setup. Seems kinda wasted if you asked me. :/

 

Yes, I don't see many people gaming in 3K resolution on this notebook, but I do see an increasing need for notebooks with resolutions that are greater than FHD ... specifically for those who edit 2K - 4K video footage.

On that same note, as more greater-than-FHD content starts popping up we're going to demand screens that can deliver that superior resolution.

I just think it's easier for MSI to market notebooks with 3K screens to gamers and the mobile workstation crowd first. These are the folks who will consume content at greater-than-FHD resolution first.

 

Also, games will scale pretty well at lower resolutions on 3k display, and you take advantage of Win 8.1's greater acceptance of resolution independence the rest of the time.