MSI GT72 2QE-259FR DOMINATOR PRO

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80% Test MSI GT72 Dominator Pro Dragon Edition : un PC portable qui pète le feu
Source: 01Net FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: Total score: 80%

MSI GT72 Dominator Pro – wideotest
Source: PC Lab.pl PL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/19/2015

MSI GT72 Dominator notebook, a gamer fenevad
Source: Prohardver.hu HU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Excellent build quality; excellent hardware; amazing sound; good keyboard. Negative: Mediocre display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/25/2015

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Model: The MSI GT72 2QE-259FR DOMINATOR PRO continues the trend for serious gaming series laptops with killer looks and hard-core specifications. Needless to point out that the design philosophy and build quality are excellent as set by most MSI computer products. The full black chassis has striking red highlights and comes with the iconic SteelSeries full keyboard with fully customizable LED key colors.

The laptop comes with a beautiful 17 inch Full HD display with anti-glare finish and audio quality matches the set standard with sound by Dynaudio. The Windows 8.1 laptop comes with a 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ quad-core processor clocked at 2.5 GHz, up to 32 GB DDR3L 1500 MHz RAM and the powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX980M GPU with either 8 GB or 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM. Without a doubt the MSI GT72 2QE-259FR DOMINATOR PRO will easy to today's gaming titles. Other features include a BD or DVD drive, Full HD webcam, an SD card reader and Bluetooth 4.0.

Connectivity is superb and reliable with Killer DoubleShot Pro technology powering the LAN and wireless LAN capabilities. The device also comes with an HDMI out, 6 USB 3.0 ports and users can have the pleasure of up to 1024 GB Super RAID 3 + 1 TB HHD storage space. Battery life is very good with a 9-cell Lithium Ion pack powering the system.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M:

Fast high-end graphics card based on the Maxwell GM204 chip from the GeForce GTX 900M series.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. The base clock speed of the CPUs is relatively low, but because of a huge Turbo mode, the cores can dynamically overclock to up to 3.2 GHz (920XM). Therefore, the CPU can be as fast as high clocked dual-core CPUs (using single threaded applications) but still offer the advantage of 4 cores. Because of the large TDP of 45 W / 55 W, the CPU is only intended for large laptops.  

4710HQ: Haswell-based quad-core processor clocked at 2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost support up to 3.5 GHz. Offers an integrated HD Graphics 4600 GPU and a dual channel DDR3 memory controller.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.30": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

3.8 kg:

Only a few laptops are in this weight class because the mobility is rather limited due to the high weight. 

MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

80%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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