Gaming on a laptop usually entails using a membrane keyboard. Almost everyone has grown accustomed to this, but hardcore PC gamers would almost certainly prefer a mechanical keyboard over it any given day. Well, MSI has recently made that dream a reality as the company announced the world’s first gaming notebook with Cherry MX keys, the MSI GT80 Titan.
Of course, incorporating Cherry MX keys on a laptop is not a walk in the park (if it was, then it would’ve been done a long time ago). In the case of the GT80 Titan, MSI had to do a major overhaul on their new laptop’s design which will definitely prove crucial to its success.
In order to squeeze in all the required components of its SteelSeries mechanical keyboard, MSI had to move the keyboard all the way down where the palm rest and trackpad are usually situated. The company also have to carve the part where the keyboard is placed a bit in order for the taller keys to fit and still be able to close the lid in the process.
Where’s the trackpad, you ask? Well, the GT80 Titan doesn’t have one. Instead, it’s replaced by a configurable touchscreen LCD on the right side of the keyboard (seen as a Numpad on the picture below). We’re guessing (and hoping) that it will have the similar implementation as the Switchblade UI found Razer Deathstalker Ultimated.
Little is currently known about the inner workings of the GT80 Titan. However, assuming that it will be MSI’s flagship gaming notebook, it safe to say that it will be equipped with all the bells and whistles that we usually see on high-end gaming laptops.
We’ll keep you guys posted once MSI officially reveal all the details of this revolutionary gaming laptop.
