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MSI GE620 review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £750
inc VAT

Great performance in both 2D and 3D makes the GE620 a real bargain if power is your priority

Specifications

15.6 in 1,366×768 display, 2.4kg, 2GHz Intel Core i7-2630QM, 4.00GB RAM, 500GB disk, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

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Most high-end MSI laptops aimed at gamers are big, bulky and often covered in LEDs and bright colours, but the GE620 breaks the tradition. Despite having a powerful CPU and Nvidia graphics card, the design is far more refined.

Underneath the brushed, metal-effect lid, the only indications of the GE620’s gaming roots are the red W, A, S and D keys, which should be familiar to fans of first-person shooters. The raised, Chiclet-style keys all have relatively short travel, but didn’t have a huge amount of tactile feedback. There’s a dedicated numeric keypad, which makes data entry easier, and several multimedia shortcut keys.

MSI GE620 keyboard

We felt the touchpad was slightly too small but it was smooth and very responsive. Our main concern was the single see-saw button, which had a noticeable dead spot in its centre. Even so, we only noticed it occasionally failing to register clicks, so it’s something you’d quickly get used to.

MSI GE620 right ports

There’s no Blu-ray player, but the DVD re-writer is useful for watching standard definition films as well as burning home movies and backups. On top of this there are three USB ports, two of which are USB3, a multi-format memory card reader and integrated Bluetooth.

MSI GE620 left ports

With a second generation Intel Core i7-2630QM processor and 4GB of RAM, performance is fantastic. The processor runs at 2GHz as standard, but can use Turbo Boost to speed up to 2.9GHz when some extra grunt is needed. As it’s a quad-core processor, even multi-threaded programs shouldn’t be a problem. Our multimedia benchmarks loved the extra cores, as the impressive overall score of 78 shows.

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Basic Specifications

Rating *****
Processor Intel Core i7-2630QM
Processor clock speed 2GHz
Memory 4.00GB
Memory slots 2
Memory slots free 0
Maximum memory 8GB
Size 383x250x38mm
Weight 2.4kg
Sound Realtek HD Audio
Pointing device touchpad

Display

Viewable size 15.6 in
Native resolution 1,366×768
Graphics Processor Nvidia GeForce GT 540M
Graphics/video ports VGA, HDMI
Graphics Memory 1,024MB

Storage

Total storage capacity 500GB
Optical drive type DVD+/-RW +/-DL

Ports and Expansion

USB ports 3
Bluetooth yes
Wired network ports 1x 10/100/1000
Wireless networking support 802.11b/g/n
PC Card slots none
Supported memory cards SD, MMC, Memory Stick Pro, xD
Other ports minijack audio output, minijack microphone input, 2x USB3

Miscellaneous

Carrying case No
Operating system Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Operating system restore option restore partition
Software included Microsoft Office 2010 Starter
Optional extras none

Buying Information

Warranty two year collect and return
Price £750
Details http://uk.msi.com
Supplier http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk

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