MSI GX740 Series

MSI GX740-i5448LW7P

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Average Score: 75% - good

Reviews

80% MSI GX740 review
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
A decent gaming laptop for under £900? The GX740 is certainly a premium machine that is likely to please any gamer that gets their mitts on it. While it's true that the laptop isn't equipped with the most powerful processor available, the i5 has obviously been used in order to keep the price down and packs enough of a punch to cope with whatever you can throw at it. Likewise, the impressive HD5870 graphics card can deal with pretty much anything, including 3D.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% MSI GX740 review
Source: Techradar Archive.org version
The MSI GX740 is one of the best priced, best looking gaming notebooks around. There's plenty of power under the hood for the avid gamer, while the Intel Core i5 processor provides plenty of performance for your average consumer.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/13/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

MSI GX740 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
The MSI GX740 laptop offers very good build quality, fantastic gaming performance and a good sound system. However, it’s a shame that its internal Blu-ray drive isn’t backed up by a full-HD screen.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/25/2010
performance: 80%

Foreign Reviews

60% MSI GX740-i5448LW7P
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 100% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%

80% MSI GX740-i5448LW7P
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/26/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 100% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%

MSI GX740-i7247LW7P

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Average Score: 88% - very good

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94% MSI GX740 17-inch Gaming Notebook
Source: Tweaktown Archive.org version
If you want gaming performance and multimedia bliss at an affordable price, the MSI GX740 will get it done.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 92% performance: 97% features: 90% workmanship: 98%

94% MSI GX740 17-inch Gaming Notebook
Source: Tweaktown Archive.org version
If you want gaming performance and multimedia bliss at an affordable price, the MSI GX740 will get it done.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 94% price: 92% performance: 97% features: 90% workmanship: 98%

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82% Test MSI GX740-i7247LW7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 95% display: 74% mobility: 56% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 77% emissions: 71%

82% Test MSI GX740-i7247LW7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 95% display: 74% mobility: 56% workmanship: 84% ergonomy: 77% emissions: 71%

MSI GX740-079US

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Average Score: 85% - good

Reviews

80% MSI GX740 Review
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
MSI provides an awesome specification at an awesome price in an outdated chassis. If you're willing to put up with its somewhat garish looks, terrible battery life and a few other foibles, nothing for even close to the same money can touch this GX740 laptop when it comes to sheer gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 100% performance: 90% features: 80% mobility: 30%

80% MSI GX740 review
Source: CNet Archive.org version

What on Earth is going on here? A gaming laptop available for under £900? My, how times change. This is the MSI GX740, a 17.3-inch behemoth that wants to be our gaming buddy.

The 17.3-inch MSI GX740 is a peculiar laptop with some curious design flaws. It may not be particularly slick, but it offers astonishing performance for the price.

Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

100% MSI GX740 review
Source: Stuff TV Archive.org version
Outstanding value for a high-performance games machine, made possible by some sensible spec compromises
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/12/2010
Rating: Total score: 100%

80% MSI GX740-079US 17-inch Desktop Replacement Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
The MSI GX740-079US is a 17-inch laptop that is designed for gamers on the go and it does this job quite well. Graphics and performance are both very strong and should handle gaming just fine. There are some quirks that may put off some buyers though including the keyboard layout and the battery pack placement. Still, for $1400, it does an excellent job of blancing gaming and more general purpose computing.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/13/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

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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.

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

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870:

High-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on a desktop HD5770. Models with GDDR5 are ideal but there may be a bottleneck due to the 128 Bit memory bus.

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

Intel Core i5:

430M:

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.  

720QM: The Core i7-720QM is the slowes Core i7 Quad Core in 2009 and clocks between 1.6 and 2.8 GHz (due to the Turbo Mode). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 720QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.00: 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.

3.2 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

3.37 kg:

82.62%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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

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