Now if you think that the Dominator Pro is a little over the top both in specs and in price, worry not because MSI Philippines also launched lower-tiered gaming laptops that are cheaper but can still provide much needed fire power for your gaming needs.
We’ll kick things off with the cheaper of the two, the GS60 2QE or more commonly known around the circuit as the Ghost Pro. It has a smaller screen than the GS70 and the GT72 which measures 15.6-inch, but has a WQHD+ resolution, resulting in to a more pixel-packed display.
The MSI Ghost Pro runs on a quad-core Intel Core i7-41270+HM86 processor which is paired with 16GB RAM and 1TB hard drive. To ensure that it can handle graphics-intensive games, the GS60 2QE is equipped with a GeForce GTX 970M with 3GB of DDR5 VRAM.
MSI GS60 2QE (Ghost Pro) specs:
15.6-inch WQHD+ IPS display, 2880×1620
Intel Core i7-4710HQ, 2.5GHz to 3.4 GHz w/ turbo Boost CPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU, 3GB DDR5
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM
1TB HDD, 7200RPM
SteelSeries Programmable Full Color Backlit Keyboard
Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Audio
Dynaudio Premium Speakers w/ Subwoofer
1080p Full HD webcam
Killer DoubleShot Pro 11ac
Killer DoubleShot Pro Gigabit LAN
Bluetooth 4.0
SD (XC/HC) card reader
USB 3.0 x 4
HDMI 1.4 x 1, mDP x 2 video port
6-cell battery pack
390 x 266 x 19.9mm
1.9kg
Windows 8.1
The MSI GS60 2QE aka Ghost Pro with the specification listed above can be had for Php109,995 and will come with an MSI GS Series Backpack.
Lastly, we have the MSI Stealth Pro with the model number of GS70 2QE. This gaming notebook has a lot in common with the Ghost Pro in terms of specs, albeit with a bigger screen real estate with Full-HD resolution.
Apart from that though, the only advantage that the GS70 2Q3 have over its smaller sibling is the addition of two M.2 SSDs that are configured in RAID 0 (MSI Super Raid) on top of the 1TB HDD.
The MSI GS70 2Q3 is currently being retailed for Php119,995 and it also comes with bundled MSI GS Series Backpack.
MSI GS70 2QE (Stealth Pro) specs:
17.3-inch Full-HD anti-glare display, 2880×1620
Intel Core i7-4710HQ, 2.5GHz to 3.4 GHz w/ turbo Boost CPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M GPU, 3GB DDR5
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM
256GB Super Raid M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD 7200RPM
SteelSeries Programmable Full Color Backlit Keyboard
Sound Blaster Cinema 2 Audio
Dynaudio Premium Speakers w/ Subwoofer
1080p Full HD webcam
Killer DoubleShot Pro 11ac
Killer DoubleShot Pro Gigabit LAN
Bluetooth 4.0
SD (XC/HC) card reader
USB 3.0 x 4
HDMI 1.4 x 1, mDP x 2 video port
6-cell battery pack
418.5x287x21.8mm
2.66kg
Windows 8.1
What caught my attention weren’t the laptops, as I’ve seen news of them when they were released. ANYONE HERE KNOWS WHERE TO BUY THAT CONTROLLER? It’s the SteelSeries Free. OMG.
My 1st Laptop was the MSI – FX420. One drawback is that I need a Game Booster to run certain games although I have a Intel Dual Core Processor, 4GB memory, & 32 bit Windows 7 O.S. An I series processor & 64 bit O.S. along with a 16GB Ram (64GB – 128GB is hard to find)is highly recommended for games though. Maybe I will go for a P20,000 – P40,000 gaming laptop with a Windows 10 O.S. one day!
“lower-tiered gaming laptops”
“cheaper but can still provide much needed fire power for your gaming needs.”
hmm eto na siguro next laptop ko ah
“can be had for Php109,995”
ok, nevermind. XD
If the GS70 has Full-HD resolution, shouldn’t it be 1920×1080?
i think it’s a typo. 2880×1620 is wqhd+