MSI GX740-i5448LW7P
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Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI GX740-i5448LW7P
Source: Pocket Lint
Archive.org versionA 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%
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionThe 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%
Source: Tech Advisor
Archive.org versionThe 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
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle 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%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle 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%
Comment
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.
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.
430M:
The Core i5-430M is a middle class dual core CPU that features only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.26-2.53 GHz (Turbo Mode). Furthermore, VT-d, trusted Execution and AES features are missing in the 430M. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics with 500-733 MHz) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
