At $2,000, the MSI GT70 isn't going to fit in everybody's budget, but it offers few compromises in exchange. Our only caveat is that it's the first Ivy Bridge gaming laptop out of the gate, and with inevitable price drops and looming competition, it may be worth waiting for the slow and steady to...
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At $2,000, the MSI GT70 isn't going to fit in everybody's budget, but it offers few compromises in exchange. Our only caveat is that it's the first Ivy Bridge gaming laptop out of the gate, and with inevitable price drops and looming competition, it may be worth waiting for the slow and steady to catch up. Then again, if you need to have the latest and greatest now, it would be a gross understatement to say you could do worse. quote
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All in all, while the styling might be considered amateurish, and some minor idiosyncrasies exist, MSI has put together an all-around winning package in the GT70. Its 5-hour-plus battery life sets it apart from other high-performance heavyweights...
Read the full review →Bottom Line Intel's new "Ivy Bridge" CPU and a super-trick SSD RAID storage system make MSI's GT70 0NC-011US laptop a hardcore gamer's bargain at $2,000
Read the full review →The MSi GT70 delivers one sturdy piece of computing hardware, packed with power, bristling with ports, and ready to gently nudge your space-hog PC into the desk-side garbage can. What it may lack in gaming power it more than makes up for in cutting-edge technology, construction, and overall design....
Read the full review →The MSI GT70’s fun lighting features and runaway performance, combined with a reasonable price for the hardware, add up to one of the best-value laptops you can buy for serious gaming.
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Not being a hardcore gamer, I went this way because I wanted a desktop replacement laptop for the next few years. Now I can say that I was not wrong to choose MSI instead of a any other mainstream brand. The GT70 delivers all the power and multimedia performance I was expecting from this kind of...
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