MSI's Notebook Strategy is Mostly Focused on Gaming Laptops
MSI's Notebook Strategy is Mostly Focused on Gaming Laptops
Posted 01/13/2012 at 9:19am
| by Paul Lilly
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We've run across a fair number of gaming notebook announcements from MSI during the past year, and that's not a fluke. According to Senior Vice President of MSI, Henry Lu, there's a bigger profit margin in gaming laptops, and so that's where there the bulk of its focus goes towards regarding its notebook business. Considering some of the models we've seen, we're totally fine with that.
MSI's G Series ranges from models starting at around $1,100 all the way up to a $2,500 machine, the GT783-625US. That one's a fully loaded 17-inch notebook with an Intel Core i7 2670QM processor, Nvidia GTX 580M discrete GPU, 16GB of DDR3 memory, 128GB solid state drive + 750GB hard disk drive, Blu-ray burner, USB 3.0, HDMI, and other odds and ends.
Citing sources from notebook players, DigiTimes says MSI's notebook shipments in 2011 dropped by a whopping 60 percent compared to 2010, which undoubtedly is playing a role in MSI's decision to focus on more profitable models.
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ApathyCurve
January 13, 2012 at 9:29am
You can't use "gaming" and "notebook" in the same sentence and expect us to continue taking you seriously. Or were you perhaps referring to "social gaming" and PopTop? =oP
If it ain't got six fans, more than 500 watts of POWAH! and at least one intercooler, it's not a gaming rig; it's just a computer.
poee
January 13, 2012 at 10:18am
Which games don't play well on an i7-2670 with a GTX 580M @ 1920x1080? You think this set-up is only good for casual titles? What titles, specifically, will not play smoothly on this?
ashinms
January 13, 2012 at 10:53am
I kind of agree with AC, although for different reasons. I hate gaming laptops because of the setup. Why even include a touchpad if you know the buyer is just gonna have to default to going out and buying a mouse? Even so, I've seen TONS of "gaming" laptops out there selling with touchpads.
jpeezy77
January 17, 2012 at 3:13am
Well, if you bought a "gaming" laptop, you apparently require the mobility you can't get from a desktop. I got two "gaming" laptops mostly because I work overseas in the middle east, and I like to game wherever I go, and sometimes checking email real quick at the airport it is easier to use the mouse pad versus a real mouse. Better to have it and not need it than to not have it at all.
And really, if it can play modern games at decent settings, it is, in my opinion, a gaming laptop. This is of course relative to a "non-gaming" laptop-good luck running skyrim or BF3 on a laptop with an integrated graphics chip!
yobobjm
January 31, 2012 at 7:20pm
I actually bought one of these gaming laptops because I wanted a gaming laptop and it really isn't bad. I have the gtx 570 version so I can run crysis all maxed out at 1080p at around 25-35 FPS which is quite nice. There is really nothing wrong with gaming laptops and mine is great. I am very happy with it.
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