***The Official MSI GT 60 w/GTX-680M Owner’s Lounge***

[Striph]

How's the 15" screen at 1920x1080? Text pretty legible? My main use is going to be coding/programming for school, so hopefully Visual Studio on a 15" screen at 1920x1080 won't be too bad!

[fallencreations]

How's the 15" screen at 1920x1080? Text pretty legible? My main use is going to be coding/programming for school, so hopefully Visual Studio on a 15" screen at 1920x1080 won't be too bad!

Text is plenty legible as default settings are "medium". I don't think you should have a problem.

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New MSI promo video:

MSI GT60/GT70 Gamer Commercial

Enjoy!

[spybenj]

Thanks, nice find!
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[R3d]

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[ncurwen]

Hello everyone, just an update if anyone is curious. I talked to XoticPC about fixing my keyboard and XoticPC has set up my RMI for me, I am impressed with XoticPC's fairly quick responses and answers to all of my questions. MSI has now contacted me and given me my RMA information and I'm going to be shipping it to a service center around 1 and half hours from my home. I need my laptop ASAP as I'm moving out in two weeks for college and have notified MSI of this and am waiting to see how they will respond. I'll let everyone know how this goes and how long it takes since from what I've read online there have been a few people with issues of key presses not registering.

Wish me luck!

Also, to Striph who asked before 1920x1080 resolution does seem a little small at first but I quite enjoy it now! It helps save screen real-estate on a small screen and the text is still legible and very clear (like small text on an iPhone retina screen)

[Deuzsama]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently looking to buy this laptop, a friend has a GT60 0NC and was impressed with the quality of the screen (best I've seen on a laptop so far) and that of the audio.

I've been trying to decide on the build, I'd like this laptop to last me at least 3 to 4 years, which is why I wanted a GTX 680 for a graphics card but now I'm also curious about some other performance settings and would like some input from the community. =)

Hard Drives
Does the GT60 have super raid and if so, what are its advantages (2 750 GB SATA-II in RAID-0) compared to an SSD as primary and 750GB SATA-II for storage?

I've been reading good things about hybrid drives, how do they perform in raid? I was thinking that perhaps 2 500/750 GB Seagate XT 7200RPM in RAID would be near as good performance as SSD primary. What about perhaps an SSD primary with 750 Seagate XT as secondary?

If possible, could someone give an optimal setup in this category?

WI-FI
Which WiFi adapter should I go with? Here is a list of the options given to me, I've read up on the specs for the Advanced-N 6235 and am leaning towards that option, what difference is there between the 6235 and the Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1202? I've tried researching the Bigfoot Networks Killer adapters but they don't really say much, at least that I could find.

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 Wireless Card + Bluetooth 4.0 (Single Band)
Intel® Advanced-N 6235 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module + Bluetooth 4.0+HS Combo Card (Dual Band)
Intel® Advanced-N 6205 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (Dual Band)
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 (3x3) (Dual Band)
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1202 + Bluetooth 4.0 (Dual Band)
Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module (Includes 3rd Antenna) (Dual Band)
Intel® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 (Multi Band)
Bigfoot Networks Killer™ Wireless-N 1103 (3x3) (Includes 3rd Antenna) (Dual Band)

I'm hoping to buy this laptop next week (my current one is failing me and driving me mad), so any input is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[Striph]

WI-FI
Which WiFi adapter should I go with? Here is a list of the options given to me, I've read up on the specs for the Advanced-N 6235 and am leaning towards that option, what difference is there between the 6235 and the Bigfoot Networks Killer Wireless-N 1202? I've tried researching the Bigfoot Networks Killer adapters but they don't really say much, at least that I could find.

Thanks!

I just spent most of the week researching this exact thing. If you want the hands down fastest wifi connection possible, go with the Bigfoot 1103, its a triple stream dual band card, only downside is no Bluetooth. The Intel Ultimate 6300 is also a triple stream card, but significantly slower in all the tests I saw.

If you want bluetooth then the Bigfoot 1202 is probably your best bet, it is only a dual stream dual band card but nobody makes a triple stream card with bluetooth yet (wtb 1203 card!)

I mostly did searches on the Intel 6300 Ultimate and found comparisons against the 1103 Bigfoot, which absolutely dominates across the board.

My plan is to pickup the GT60 with a Bigfoot 1103 and add a Bluetooth dongle if I ever need the BT connection.

Here's another post on here of a guy who tested the 1103 vs the 6300 over 5 tests on each. Its not super scientific like most of the google results I saw, but it helped make up my mind.

Bigfoot 1103 vs. Intel 6300 Speedtest.net Results

[BostonJon]

As I await for my GT60 ONE to arrive, basically base model, hopefully this week, I just wanted to ask about gaming performance for those who have this model already. Specifically, anyone playing skyrim, BF3, the secret world, use it for guild wars 2 beta, and the not demanding but poorly optimized DayZ mod?

Just looking for general performance and impressions

[Prolixious]

1. Is the GT60's stock screen (if there is only one stock screen) still LP156WF1-TLF3?
2. I've heard that the audio, though far superior to most laptops, still lacks bass. Has anyone had a problem with this?
3. Again, any issues with keys not registering or keyboard ghosting? I don't want to pay the premium for this laptop over the Sager np9150 and still end up buying a USB sound card or keyboard.
4. How's the touchpad?
5. Does GentechPC offer any discounts besides the cash discount?

Edit: I'll probably get the MSI. Pity. The complaints about the Sager np9150's sound quality are getting to me. If it looked as plain and professional as the Sager, this would be an easy choice.

How does one install an SSD in the primary bay?