MSI GT663R-i7488BLW7P
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Average of 7 scores (from 9 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI GT663R-i7488BLW7P
Premium gamer. If you are looking for a gaming notebook with as much power under the hood as possible, you'll be just right with MSI's GT663R. Find out in this review, if a Core i7-740QM and a GeForce GTX 460M is too much for the 15 inch size.
Source: Tech2.in.com
Archive.org versionThe MSI GT663R is a great gaming laptop and tears through almost anything that you throw at it. Priced at Rs. 1,49,999, it does provide the performance it promises and is a great buy for those who want a gaming machine on the go. The only downsides are the bad touchpad and the noisy fan at full load. Another thing that worried me was the weight - at 3.5Kgs, lugging the notebook around will be quite tiring. But that is just a small price to pay for that kinda horsepower it delivers.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World India
Archive.org versionA powerful 16-inch gaming laptop, the MSI GT663R comes at a high premium. It features one of the best sound we've heard on a laptop, courtesy Dynaudio speakers and a host of other features.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/12/2011
Rating: Total score: 76%
Source: Techtree.com
Archive.org versionThe MSI GT663R is a great and powerful machine packing in some of the best technologies that would no doubt easily quench anyone's thirst for power. But apart from that, it does fall short in many basic features, which should have been present or at least done right, which sadly it lacks.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 12/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%
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Source: HardwareLuxx
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/27/2011
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/12/2011
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 90% display: 68% mobility: 68% workmanship: 82% ergonomy: 81% emissions: 71%
Source: PC Games Hardware - 12/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 95%
Source: SFT - 12/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 97%
Source: Zoom
RU→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/30/2010
Source: Hi-Tech Mail
RU→EN Archive.org versionperformance good, price quite high
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/09/2011
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M:
High-end DirectX 11 graphics card based on the GF106 chip using GDDR5 graphics memory (up to 1.5 GB).
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.
740QM:
The Core i7-740QM is a high-end quad-core CPU for laptops (in 2010) with a relative small base clock rate and a high Turbo Boost max frequency of 2.93 GHz (for one core). Therefore, it combines the advantages of a slow clocked quad core CPU with a fast single core one. Compared to the faster Core i7 mobile CPUs, the 740QM only features 6MB L3 Cache.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.3.426 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.
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.
81.43%: 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.
