MSI GX640 Series

MSI GX640

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Average Score: 90% - very good

Foreign Reviews

90% MSI GX640 – мощный DTR-ноутбук в лёгком корпусе
Source: 3DNews.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 90%

MSI GX640: яркий игровой ноутбук с процессором Intel Core i5
Source: Zoom RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/26/2010
Rating: performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80%

MSI GX640-i5447LW7P

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Average Score: 78% - good

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81% Test MSI GX640-i5447LW7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 82% display: 70% mobility: 73% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 75% emissions: 67%

81% Test MSI GX640-i5447LW7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/07/2010
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 82% display: 70% mobility: 73% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 75% emissions: 67%

75% Обзор геймерского ноутбука MSI Megabook GX640-i5447LW7P
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 81% display: 88% mobility: 31% emissions: 51%

75% Обзор геймерского ноутбука MSI Megabook GX640-i5447LW7P
Source: Retera RU→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 75% performance: 81% display: 88% mobility: 31% emissions: 51%

MSI GX640-098US

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Average Score: 73.33% - average

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70% MSI GX640-098US Notebook Review
Source: Maximum PC Archive.org version
Neither the MSI GX640-098US’s specs nor its $1,200 price tag necessarily scream “mobile gaming rig,” but the notebook’s highlighted W, A, S, and D keys say otherwise. So when the GX480 showed up on our doorstep, we wondered if the moderately powered notebook could muster up enough moxie to satisfy mobile gamers on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/23/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

70% MSI GX640-098US
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
There are consequences when you run really fast parts in a 15-inch frame. For one, you run into heat issues if a manufacturer does a lousy job cooling the laptop. And two, battery life will suffer no matter how big the battery is. Fortunately, most gamers will keep the MSI GX640-098US plugged in and on a desk. It's a very good gaming laptop for gaming junkies who frequent LAN parties. For experienced gaming professionals, the Alienware M17x (now with Core i7 processors) is still the ultimate gaming machine.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/27/2010
Rating: Total score: 70%

MSI GX640-098US
Source: PC World Archive.org version
This portable gaming notebook is speedy and affordable, and it has great speakers--all of which pretty much make up for the loud fan and the not-so-bright screen.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/21/2010
Rating: performance: 76% features: 82%

80% MSI GX640-098US 15.4-inch Thin And Light Laptop PC
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
MSI's GX640-098US is a very strong gaming laptop for those willing to spend just over a thousand dollars. This is thanks to the high performance ATI graphics processor that is Direct X 11 compatible and a display with an above average resolution. They even include a 9-cell battery giving it above average running times. General performance is a bit slower and the keyboard could use some improvement as well.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/18/2010
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 5850:

The HD 5850 is a slower clocked HD 5870 and is reliant on fast GDDR5 memory to perform in the high-end segment. It is based on the Desktop HD 5770 chip but with a lower clock speed.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.

» 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.  

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.

Intel Core i5:

430M:

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

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.7 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

3 kg:

77.89%: 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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