MSI GP60 LEOPARD-009 15.6 inch Laptop Review

MSI Computer Corp. GP60 LEOPARD-009
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Black MSI GP60 Leopard-009 is an impressive but fairly low priced gaming laptop that is also suitable for business, multimedia and daily things. Both the 4th generation i7 processor and the NVIDIA GT840M graphics card are great for playing the latest games like Minecraft easily at higher settings. You'll experience beautiful vibrant visuals, long battery life and the best overall performance whatever you do, not just multimedia and gaming.

MSI GP60 LEOPARD-009 comes with a quad core Intel i7-4700HQ (6MB L2 cache) at 3.2GHz to 3.4GHz speeds with Intel Turbo Boost for extra performance in demanding tasks and less energy usage with others, 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM, 750 GB Serial ATA hard drive at 7200 rpm spindle speed and Windows 8.1 multi language operating system. The i7-4700HQ is a top of the range processor that is ideal for complex multimedia and advanced games. The size of memory is quite a bit but can be upgraded to a maximum of 16 GB by adding another 8GB to the second empty RAM slot. 750GB Serial ATA hard drive at 7200 rpm is ample storage and offers faster read/write times than the usual 5400 rpm speed.

15.6 inch FHD matte LCD display is anti-reflection so you may even work outdoors easily, has cinematic aspect ratio (16:9 widescreen) and supports 1920 x 1080 maximum pixel resolution so you'll experience a super clear screen with lush and beautiful image quality. The graphics card is the advanced NVIDIA Geforce GT840M with 2000MB GDDR3 video memory for the best of gaming and multimedia as well as other graphcs intensive tasks. It comes with a high definition webcam with built-in microphone that supports 720p image for great quality video chats. You'll get to hear great sound when you're listening to music, seeing movies or playing games through its 4 stereo speakers. Dragon Gaming Center will help you with quick launching, monitoring and managing your games easily, while matrix multi-monitor display allows you to hook up to two monitors.

Matte screen finish black MSI GP60 LEOPARD-009 weighs just 5.3 pounds with measurements of 15.07 x 9.82 x 1.27 inches, so it has a relatively low weight and slim design for a powerful gaming laptop. The SteelSeries keyboard is a gaming keyboard and helps you type accurately overall, although not backlit it comes with a 10-key numeric keypad for easier and faster entry of data.

For great connectivity you'll get Intel's 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n dual-band 2x2 Wi-Fi with faster speeds and wider coverage (2.4/5.0GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 with up to 433 Mbps for wireless connection to Bluetooth enabled devices, Miracast for displaying video between different devices wirelessly and smoothly, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, DVD SuperMulti Optical Drive, 1 x Audio-out port, 3-in-1 Media Card Reader, HDMI port, VGA port, Gigabit Ethernet, 1 x Microphone and Headphone Out jack, Kensington Security Lock.

Conclusion: MSI GP60 LEOPARD-009 is a gaming laptop with higher specs and impressive features with lightweight and thin chassis and a fairly low price for all that it has to offer: Intel quad core i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive at 7200rpm speed, Full HD display with vibrant images on matte display, NVIDIA GE Force GT840M graphics card, 4 stereo speakers, SteelSeries keyboard and a good variety of connectivity ports for the best performance levels for gaming, multimedia editing and the usual day-to-day stuff. And these high specs are not just on paper either, the system feels sturdy and reliable, works fast and smoothly in most tasks. It is well worth having a look..

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