Laptops MSI ships 17-inch GX740, complete with Core i7 and Radeon HD 5870

jmke · 13th June 2010, 22:11

Jonesing for a new gaming laptop, are you? We're sure you've already spent far too many hours browsing your options, but MSI's hoping that it can grab a moment of your time to demonstrate the merits of the GX740. This 17-inch beast measures a full 1.5-inches thick and weighs just over seven pounds, but all that heft nabs you a great deal of potency. Within, you'll find a 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 GPU (1GB DDR5), gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) running the show. The panel tops out at 1,680 x 1,050, but you will get an ExpressCard slot, a trio of USB sockets as well as VGA and HDMI outputs. If your mind has been made up, you can get this one headed your way now for the tidy sum of $1,399.99.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/12/m...radeon-hd-587/

jmke · 13th June 2010, 22:12

Jesus christ, I paid €1200 for a T5400 / GF 7300GT 17" laptop a few years ago, it never was able to play any games decently
for the same price you now have a gaming monster

leeghoofd · 14th June 2010, 12:28

i want one

Might be cool to compare the Asus variant too

13th June 2010, 22:11	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Laptops MSI ships 17-inch GX740, complete with Core i7 and Radeon HD 5870 Jonesing for a new gaming laptop, are you? We're sure you've already spent far too many hours browsing your options, but MSI's hoping that it can grab a moment of your time to demonstrate the merits of the GX740. This 17-inch beast measures a full 1.5-inches thick and weighs just over seven pounds, but all that heft nabs you a great deal of potency. Within, you'll find a 1.6GHz Core i7-720QM processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, a 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 GPU (1GB DDR5), gigabit Ethernet, WiFi and Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) running the show. The panel tops out at 1,680 x 1,050, but you will get an ExpressCard slot, a trio of USB sockets as well as VGA and HDMI outputs. If your mind has been made up, you can get this one headed your way now for the tidy sum of $1,399.99. http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/12/m...radeon-hd-587/ __________________

13th June 2010, 22:12	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Jesus christ, I paid €1200 for a T5400 / GF 7300GT 17" laptop a few years ago, it never was able to play any games decently for the same price you now have a gaming monster __________________

14th June 2010, 12:28	#3
leeghoofd [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,209	i want one Might be cool to compare the Asus variant too __________________ Last edited by leeghoofd : 14th June 2010 at 12:35.