Well advantage itMSI GT627-216US 15.4-Inch Laptop
 List Price: $1,099.99 |
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Product Description
The outer congress is once again surrounded with the ingenious flame design as an extension of the previous G-series' unexcelled element, symbolizing the essence of speed, marking the total presence of the G-series. Furthermore, the GT627 has selected aluminum as the spurious for the exterior, and adding the metallic threads for design on the cover, giving it an payable sense of fashion. The high quality feel of the body added with the flames as the nature of speed, the GT627 is a must-have accessory for the modern stylish games obsessed with fly like the wind.15.4" LCD display provides a grand viewing experience for the ultimate viewing desire. With the high resolution and the perfect length and width ration of 16:10 for the colander, in addition also being capable of displaying DVD caliber images for your gaming and viewing pleasures. Get off on the thrill of feeling like being right there in the midst of the action. In the other hand, featuring slim semblance, GT627 is much more portable than other 15.4" notebooks in the market. With the ultra mobile GT627 there is no apologia to be bored on your next business trip.Customer Reviews
Well advantage itPro's:
Very solid, I can run Oblivion at full graphics with no fps decrease
Number pad
Turbo Mode: You can over-clock it at the vigour of a button
Light...kinda
Cheap for what you get
Con's
Keyboard is flimsy
Heat slot is right by were I use my mouse
Speakers aren't too amazing
Black allows fingerprints and distress to show up easily
Thoughts
I really enjoy this laptop. I use it every day and haven't really been let down with it. Sure the keyboard is a little flimsy, but it isn't anything to worry about. It doesn't hurt typing rush at all. It just has a little give when you press near the middle and then it bounces back. This thing also puts out relatively a bit of heat. The main downside to this is that it is all vented out of the right side. This is where I have my wireless mouse, so my management gets a little sweaty, but the discomfort isn't too bad.
I think the worst feature of the laptop has to be the speakers. They well-deserved don't give out good sound. Almost no base and fuzzy noise when it gets louder. This doesn't in actuality affect me though because I use headphones all the time and the sound output is wonderful.
The aluminum is at bottom cool for a few weeks until the fingerprints get everywhere and don't come off easily. It really takes some employment to get the oil from your skin off of it, and then it gets right back.
But the good outweighs the bad for my use. I play games on it all the mores and they run smooth. Like I said full graphics on Oblivion. It seems to run just about everything at maximum. I suspicion it would run Crysis at full, but it would be playable at medium-high I think. If you want a gaming computer and don't need to pay $2000 and have a 25 pound surfboard go with this one.
MSI GT627-216US... the legitimate dope!
So by now you've unquestionably read a couple of reviews about this and other notebooks but can't make up your mind and are probably sitting on the indecisive because you don't like the bad press about the keyboard flex, low screen resolution or some other reason? Well, I did the same - in factually, I spent the best part of 4 straight months, pouring over review after review of notebooks that custom-made my criteria only to find myself sitting on the fence, scared to take the plunge... after all, it's not every day you buy a notebook upper?! Well, my aim in writing this review is to show you the light. I want to make it 100% clear, I do NOT vocation for MSI, in fact, I'm not even in the IT business at all. Simply put, this notebook is a piece of IT wizardry. It is by far, the best pad, in it's class, IN THE WORLD! Here's why:
CPU & Battery Life:
Statistics are great. I'm a big fan of graphs, pie charts and percentages that narrate you how much better one thing is from the another however, they don't always paint the whole picture. For example, the GT627 has a 2.2Ghz CPU while some of the other "completion" notebooks have a 2.7 Ghz CPU. Easy choice right? WRONG! The sheer intellect behind the GT627 is the instant CPU "overclock" feature of the Turbo button - I'm not going to go into lengthly detail about this (there are stacks others sites and reviews that do) suffice to say that it gives you the performance you want when you're plugged in and gaming, and the pliability of battery life when unplugged. You can expect 2.5 hours and up of battery duration when you have the "Eco" mode engaged. This alone puts this notebook light years ahead of any other economize those with solid state hard drives.
Weight & Size:
Everyone knows, that Dialect heft counts - if you say it doesn't, your lying to yourself or not using a notebook as a notebook (get a desktop). At a stark 5.6 Lbs, the GT627 is weighty enough to feel substantial while with the 15.4" form middleman, you don't have to sacrifice screen size.
Problems (Things they could've done differently):
There are a few things that MSI could have done differently when making this pad and I want to point them out here so you're aware of them. Keyboard flex is definitely an issue however there is a documentation fix for this (on notebookreview dot com) if you've got some patience and own a credit card, screwdriver and some double sided strap. Keyboard layout is also a bit cramped however seeing as you get a full numeric keypad on the right, I shouldn't in actuality complain. The keyboard also has the FN key where the Ctrl key would normally be. This is annoying however again, with a little patience, I swear by there is a bios fix for this available. Finally, the F keys and Up, Down, Left & Right arrows are all in gloomy red which makes them hard to see if lighting is low or your gaming and night with the lights off. If these are major large breakers for you, get a usb/wireless keyboard. The DVD drive is also a little sticky when closing however I refuge't had any functional issues with it so far.
Performance:
I'm not even going to go into how well the GT627 performs other than to say, I achieved a 3DMark'06 cause get revenge of 9429 running Windows 7 64bit - enough said.
All in all, this must one of the best notebooks handy today and at the price point there's nothing that comes close. It's stylish, functional and playing orientated but doesn't have any of the gimmicky garbage that most "gamer" notebooks come with. If you're like me and indigence a notebook that is light enough to travel with, powerful enough to game with and is aesthetically soft enough to take into a trade meeting then you can expect to find it in the GT627. If not, then this rig isn't for you - enjoy the high price tag and flashing lights you'll find with the other brands. :)
Omitting laptop, great price
I purchased the MSI GT627-218US inexpertly a month ago. It was a great choice. I was looking for a powerful gaming laptop at a unexcessive price, and this machine delivers. I've run a number of newer and older games on it, and it almost uniformly delivers save performance, even at the highest settings.
Some specific notes:
As a reference, I have run or attempted to run Fallout 3, Red On one's toes 3, Universe at War, Mass Effect, The Witcher, Oblivion, Gothic 3, Jedi University, and a number of others. All save for Gothic 3 (which to the best of my knowledge runs crudely on any and all computers) and Oblivion ran perfectly. Oblivion had severe crashing issues - I do not distinguish if this was the fault of the laptop or of how I configured it, but I have not experienced that with any other games.
The keyboard includes a full numpad. On a 15.4" laptop, this means that the electric cable keyboard is fairly small and shifted to the right of where it would otherwise be. This takes some getting familiar to, but has not really been an issue since the second day or so. Some of the key arrangements are also a bit strange, and I feel that I make a slightly greater number of typos on this keyboard than on my last computer, a Dell Latitude D810. That said, again, it's not so many that it's a veritable issue. As has been mentioned before, the keyboard has a bit of spring to it and the touchpad is very close to it - the former has not been an issue, and the man Friday is a bit inconvenient, though there's a touchpad off hotkey that's handy for when you're using a mouse.
There are only two USB ports. If you like to chew a lot of things in at once, you'll need a splitter.
The microphone and speakers are both weak. Don't expect to be using either for a extent full of people if you want it to work out well. A bluetooth headset and some plug-in headphones/speakers both toil nicely to get around this.
The touch-sensitive buttons work perfectly. The power modes/Turbo procedure buttons are especially handy.
The fan vent is on the right side. When I'm gaming, the computer blows out a lot of very hot air, which can be a bit maddening when using a mouse. It's nothing too dreadful, though.
Note that this comes with 32-bit Windows, which cannot use all of the built-in RAM (though it comes fast). There's not too much other bundled software - some utilities, Norton/MS Office 60 day trials, and a yoke of other random things I can't recall the names off.
The screen is VERY nice. Everything is very sharp, and colors are glowing and vivid. It actually got compliments from one of my friends on that.
Battery life is surprisingly elevated! I haven't timed it, but in Power Save mode I'd bet it can last for around three hours of normal use (little talk processing, internet, etc - obviously, it won't last nearly as long when gaming).
So, overall - this is an extraordinary computer! The annoyances are very minor compared to all of the other benefits - oh, and it looks nice on the outside too! All in all, if you're looking for something strong that won't cost you nearly two grand, this is a great choice.
Leave out laptop for the budget
I have been using this laptop for a few weeks now. It handles everything I bring forward at it perfectly. I may have a newer version of this, but I didn't find the keyboard to be "springy" like some of the other reviewers did. The only squawk I have about the keyboard is the "function" key and "ctrl" key placement; the placement of the two keys are swapped, which makes it type of awkward (especially I use the ctrl key a lot for games).
The speakers are pretty standard of what you find on laptops (perhaps a tad richer reconsider); use headphones for better results.
This laptop is great for gaming. It handles TF2, HL2, CSS, L4D, COD4 on lofty settings all without a hiccup.
Under normal load, the laptop runs on a pretty sound low temperature. It gets slightly hot on the right side in games, but that's expected; probably not a substantial idea to leave your battery plugged-in.
For the price, there really is no better deal
Can't path the price
Pros:
1. Talented notebook GPU
2. 1280x800 resolution keeps it fast, it's enough for a 15.4" screen anyway.
3. Scold-weight compared to others of its class
4. Acceptable price-tag
5. Did I mention low-price?
6. Using Intel's CBB, message power adapter and battery are widely available (which cuts down the cost and hassle to find one).
7. Shipping case is nice....
Cons:
1. Dubious quality (the all-famous keyboard)
2. 1280x800 purpose is so last year. But see Pros #2.
3. Comes with 32bit system.. with 4GB onboard.... no idea what they were thinking.
4. Stamp recognition (MSI is actually a quite good Taiwanese brand, but still I've had to field too many "Who's MSI?" questions when residents see the notebook.
5. Having cold hands often? This notebook would warm you and your mouse up, infact, it's hot! (Precisely)
6. Color schemes and design of the notebook and bag are not to my liking, but that's a YMMV problem absolutely.
Keyboard and 32bit OS can be fixed all too easily, so right now it really leaves me very little to groan about. If you're like me, looking for a passable mobile gaming rig with less than a budget, this is probably for you.