MSI Refreshes G-Series Gaming Laptops with Windows 8
MSI has refreshed its G-Series gaming laptops with the new Windows 8 operating system. The company strives to bring the best gaming experience to consumers with its timely hardware and software upgrades.
MSI has refreshed its G-Series gaming laptops with the new Windows 8 operating system. The company strives to bring the best gaming experience to consumers with its timely hardware and software upgrades.
The MSI GT70 (Image Source: MSI)
Since reviewing the MSI GT70 in May this year, we have seen this gaming laptop upgraded to feature the top-end NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M GPU two months later in July. Now, MSI has refreshed its entire G-Series range of gaming laptops to the new Windows 8 operating system. This series comprises a mix of 17.3- and 15.6-inch laptops that include the high-end GT range as well as the GE range of machines for more budget-conscious gamers. There is also a lone GX60 laptop thrown into the mix and it is powered by a Trinity A10 mobile CPU and features the AMD HD Radeon 7970M mobile GPU. For more information, do visit the official MSI site here.
Model | GT70 | GT60 | GE70 | GE60 | GX60 |
Operating System | Windows 8 | Windows 8 | Windows 8 | Windows 8 | Windows 8 |
Processor | Core i7-3630QM (2.4 - 3.4 GHz) | Core i7-3630QM (2.4 - 3.4 GHz) | Core i7-3630QM (2.4 - 3.4 GHz) | Core i7-3630QM (2.4 - 3.4 GHz) | AMD A10 (2.3 - 3.2GHz) |
Chipset | HM77 | HM77 | HM76 | HM76 | A70M FCH |
Display | 17.3-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080, 16:9) | 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080, 16:9) | 17.3-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080, 16:9) | 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080, 16:9) | 15.6-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080, 16:9) |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB / GTX 675MX 4GB / GTX 675M2GB / GTX 670MX 3GB GDDR5 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680M 4GB / GTX 675M 2GB GDDR5 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 2GB / GT 650M 2GB GDDR5 | AMD HD Radeon 7970M 2GB GDDR5 |
Storage | 128GB SSD RAID +750GB HDD/ 128GBSSD +1TBHDD / 64GBSSD RAID +750GB HDD / 750GB HDD | 750GBHDD | 750GBHDD | 750GB / 1TB HDD | 750GBHDD |
Memory | 16GB / 12GB DDR3 (1600MHz) | 12GB DDR3 (1600MHz) | 8GB DDR3 | 8GB DDR3 | 8GB DDR3 |
Battery | 9-cell | 9-cell | 6-cell | 6-cell | 9-cell |
Weight (KG) | 6.70 | 6.00 | 4.70 | 4.20 | 3.50 |
MSRP | from US$1,600 | from US$1,600 | US$1,300 | from US$1,100 | US$1,300 |
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