Last October 29, 2014, MSI - The leading gaming notebook manufacturer has announced updates to its existing lineup of notebook models equipped with NVIDIA graphics. With the launch of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900M series, MSI has seen fit to upgrade its high-end lineup of notebooks, including the GT and GS series. Where previously equipped with GTX 870M or 880M solutions, these solutions will now make way for the GeForce GTX 970M and 980M, respectively.As before, the MSI GT and GS lineup sports 15.6” to 17” models and the 4th Generation Core i7 CPUs from Intel. Other familiar MSI exclusive features developed for gamers are the SteelSeries gaming keyboards with multi-color backlighting, Killer DoubleShot Pro, sound by Dynaudio and Audio Boost.
The most wanted exclusive features at 2014 MSI gaming laptops:
- The latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 900M series GPU - The NVIDIA Geforce GTX 900M Series brings extreme, next-generation graphics performance to serious gaming notebooks. As the first graphics solution to reach a score over 10,000 in 3DMark 11, the GeForce GTX 980M delivers extremely fast and fluid gameplay at the highest settings and resolutions in a lightweight and portable design.
- Exclusive Super RAID 3 technology - Provides higher thermal headroom for heavy-load computing and cools down notebook CPU/GPU with lower noise.
- Exclusive SteelSeries keyboard and SteelSeries Engine - SteelSeries keyboard with an exclusive keyboard position and golden triangle layout to offer faster and longer-lasting keyboard action. Use every key to your SteelSeries Engine to streamline and personalize your play style.
- Exclusive Dynaudio sound - "Authentic fidelity" - reproduces music as close as possible to a 'live' experience.
- Exclusive Xsplit Gamecaster bundle - Lets you easily record your gaming moment and broadcast your live gameplay sessions to Twitch, YouTube, UStream and more.
- World’s 1st gaming notebook utilizing Killer Doubleshot Pro technology - With the help of Killer Double Shot Pro, latency is lowered by 3.5 times on average compared to other 802.11ac devices. It also comes with with the Smart Teaming Feature, which optimizes the usage of wired and wireless connections simultaneously.
The new GT series – Dominate the battlefield
Featuring NVIDIA’s latest GeForce GTX900M series graphics, the updated GT72 provides a superior gaming experience as the top-end MSI gaming platform. It’s outright performance is extreme - with the GTX 900M series, the GT72 performs over 30% higher than the previous generation’s GTX 800M series. Aimed at the hardcore gamer, the GT72 is a step up from its own predecessor, the GT70, and continues to win over hardcore gamers with each passing month.
Model name
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GT72 Dominator
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Operating System
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Windows 8.1
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LED Backlight Display
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17.3" , WLED FHD (1920x1080), Anti-glare
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Processor
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Intel® 4th Gen Core™ i7
processor
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Memory Type
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4x DIMMs DDR3L-1600,
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Graphics
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX980M/ 970M
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Storage Capacity
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Optional M.2 SSD*4 (Super Raid 3) + 2.5”
HDD
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Keyboard
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Full-color backlight, Keyboard by
SteelSeries
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Optical Disk Drive
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Yes
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USB 3.0
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6
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Card Reader
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SD(XC/HC) /MMC
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Video output:
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HDMI 1.4 + mini DP*2
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Mic-in/Headphone out
Line in/Line out |
1/1
1/1 |
LAN/WiFi
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Killer Double Shot Pro (Gb LAN+ 802.11ac)
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth v4.0
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Webcam
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30 fps FHD
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Battery
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Built-in 83Wh Li-ion battery
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Power Adapter
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230W
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Dimension (WxDxH)
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428 x 294 x 48mm
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Weight
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3.78 Kg
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New GS series – Ghost-like Stealth
"Slim and Sexy" - MSI engineers had a great challenge in creating the slim GS series. By using fine materials, it was able to create a truly portable gaming machine with extreme performance. The GS Stealth and Ghost models come with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processors, the all-new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M and a profile of only 19.9mm, and a weight of just 1.9kg.
Model name
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GS70 Stealth
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Operating System
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Windows 8.1
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LED Backlight Display
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17.3" Full HD (1920x1080), Anti-glare
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Processor
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Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
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Memory Type
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DDR3-1600 up to 16GB
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Graphics
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GeForce GTX 970M - GDDR5 3GB
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Storage Capacity
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Optional Super RAID 2 + 2.5” HDD
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Keyboard
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Full-color backlight, Keyboard by
SteelSeries
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Optical Disk Drive
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N/A
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USB 3.0
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4
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Card Reader
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SD(XC/HC)
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Video output:
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HDMI 1.4 + mini DP 1.2*2
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Mic-in/Headphone out
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1/1
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LAN/WiFi
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Killer Double Shot Pro (Gb LAN+ 802.11ac)
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth v4.0
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Webcam
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30 fps FHD
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Battery
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Built in Li-Polymer 60Wh
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Power Adapter
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150W slim type
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Dimension (WxDxH)
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418 x 287 x 218mm
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Weight
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2.6 Kg
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Model name
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GS60 Ghost
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Operating System
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Windows 8.1
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LED Backlight Display
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15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), Anti-glare
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Processor
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Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
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Memory Type
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DDR3-1600 up to 16GB
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Graphics
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GeForce GTX 970M - GDDR5 3GB
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Storage Capacity
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Optional Super RAID + 2.5” HDD
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Keyboard
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Full-color backlight, Keyboard by
SteelSeries
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Optical Disk Drive
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N/A
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USB 3.0
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3
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Card Reader
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SD(XC/HC)
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Video output:
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HDMI 1.4 + mini DP 1.2
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Mic-in/Headphone out
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1/1
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LAN/WiFi
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Killer Double Shot Pro (Gb LAN+ 802.11ac)
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Bluetooth
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Bluetooth v4.0
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Webcam
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30 fps FHD
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Battery
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Built in Li-Polymer 52Wh
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Power Adapter
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150W slim type
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Dimension (WxDxH)
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390 x 266 x 19.9mm
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Weight
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1.9 Kg
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