Gaming notebook GS70 MSI: reviews, a review, features

Today's notebook market is so crowded that many potential buyers are completely at a loss, trying to choose a mobile device that meets their requirements. All manufacturers, installing powerful components, assure others in the game potential of the device, but when testing another novelty it turns out that with the game performance, it has obvious problems. In this article, the reader will get acquainted with this monster in the world of gaming devices - the GS70 MSI laptop. It is initially positioned by the manufacturer in the market as the world's most productive mobile device for gamers. Reviews, review, specifications and testing will allow the buyer to understand what a gaming laptop really is.

The Dragon's Lair

Stylish design of cardboard packaging with the company logo of MSI company on a black background causes respect for the manufacturer at the first acquaintance. The slogan on the box display "Best players - the best choice" immediately attracts the attention of the potential buyer. Inside the package, the user will find a MSI GS70 laptop, a powerful 120W power pack, an instruction manual, a warranty card and driver CDs.

As the owners note in their reviews, upset by such a poor configuration of an expensive mobile device, many at the first inspection of the box do not notice a pleasant surprise from the manufacturer. This is a black fabric cover with a red emblem of the manufacturer. At a detailed inspection, it is found that the inside of the product is made of suede, and around the perimeter of the cover is a zipper. It's a pity that the transfer handle is not provided, but the tissue case still protects the notebook from scratches and scratches during transportation.

Appearance and build quality

Expensive 17-inch devices have always differed not only in overall dimensions, but also in substantial weight. Therefore, serious brands for the production of hulls try to use composite materials. The gaming notebook MSI GS70 black is made with the use of aluminum-magnesium alloy. Users will be delighted to learn that the device cover is not glossy, but has a fine ribbing - no fingerprints, and the convenience of carrying in one hand is provided. It is a pity that the bottom of the laptop is plastic, as practice shows, the metal would better cope with the heat sink.

Powerful screen hinges perfectly hold the angle, but for a 17-inch stiffener is still not enough. The quality of the body is high. There are no gaps, frictions, squeaks and other "surprises" that are rich in laptops from the cheap segment. Strict style of the case is violated by the manufacturer's game emblem (a shield with a dragon's image), clearly hinting at the gaming capabilities of the device.

Meet on the screen

Naturally, the first acquaintance with the device after its inclusion starts from the screen. Large, beautiful, bright - this and must have a gaming laptop MSI GS70. Feedback from users about the quality of the screen was immediately divided into two categories: positive and negative.

It's good that the manufacturer's 17-inch screen provided a matrix with a resolution of FullHD (1920 × 1080). The matte finish of the screen allows the wearer to avoid glare in the sun and it is quite good to see the picture in bright light. Aspect ratio, as it should be a gaming device, is 16: 9. On this merit ends.

The laptop has a TN + Film matrix. Yes, the response time is 2 msec, but with color rendition and viewing angles obvious problems. Do not forget about the ideal black color - its fans of dynamic games just will not see. MSI's rather strange solution is to use the technologies of the last century instead of the modern IPS-matrix.

Interfaces and connectors

Some owners in their feedback are negative about the manufacturer of MSI regarding the missing drive in the device, but many do not need it, because all software, including games, has been installed for a long time with portable drives. But Blu-ray-device for watching movies of high quality would be useful in the GS70 MSI notebook.

On the left panel of the notebook, the manufacturer has posted a Gigabit RJ-45 port, one HDMI connector, two mini-display ports, two USB 3.0 interfaces and a real stereo system in the form of three audio interfaces (headphones, line-out and microphone). But, as the professionals note, you can connect 5.1 or 7.1 systems to this interface.

The right panel is a bit poorer: two USB 3/0 ports, a full card reader, a power connector and a Kensington lock. Fans will spend their game battles in a reclining position very much, that the back and front panels do not have additional connectors and grilles.

Communication capabilities

As you would expect, the MSI GS70 gaming notebook is equipped with the most productive Wi-Fi module in the world from Qualcomm Killer 1525. The fact is that he can independently reduce the size of packets when the wireless signal degrades, and accordingly, will not allow the player to quit the game when Reducing the quality of communication. The radius of the signal in the laptop is decent - the two main walls between the laptop and the router allow you to see the indicator on the display of the device with two strips.

The Bluetooth 4.0 wireless module works flawlessly. It provides the user with all the possible functions specified in the specification. First of all, the owner will be interested in simultaneous work with several devices: communication with a telephone working in modem mode, transfer of a stereo signal to wireless headphones. No losses and noises, everything is done very qualitatively.

Stereo system

The quality built-in sound in the laptop is nonsense, that's what all mobile device owners say in their reviews. Notebook MSI GS70 was no exception. Let the manufacturer and tried to provide a comfortable sound by installing Dynaudio speakers, but small pshchalki, limited to low frequencies, will never reproduce a decent sound. However, the manufacturer did not back down from its goals and provided the device with a proprietary utility for setting audio in Sound Blaster Cinema 2. As experts say, these are extra steps, unnecessary resources and overpayment when purchasing for unworthy functionality.

But when you connect active speakers to external audio connectors, the situation changes radically. Full frequency range, no locking at high volume, no foreign noise and interference from the cooling system of the device.

Input device

As they say about the MSI GS70 laptop, the keyboard in the device is decent: beautiful, unique and very convenient. First, it is full-sized, there are all buttons, including the digital block. The keys separate from each other a small gap, and the top of the buttons has a small chamfer. Such a solution does not allow one finger to press a few buttons, and when the key is pressed, the key goes down exactly, without any inclinations. The progress of the buttons is average, has a low return.

The keyboard has a built-in LED-backlight. In addition to controlling the color indication, the user can set the lighting sector - thousands of options, including their own backlighting schemes. It is very convenient to adjust the backlight in dynamic games for yourself, setting the glow of only the right keys. Control is carried out using the proprietary utility of the manufacturer, which is supplied on the CD-ROM with the device.

Touchpad and complexity with it

The large size of the touch panel clearly attracts the attention of the buyer. The rough surface will not allow your fingers to slip and perform a false movement. The cursor moves around the screen in one touch. It should be noted that the touchpad in MSI GS70 is black, elegant and made by the famous Taiwanese manufacturer ElanTech, which specializes in similar devices for business-class laptops. However, judging by the feedback of the owners, this is clearly not enough for a modern device.

In the gaming laptop, the touchpad does not support multitouch. For a device costing 2000 y. E. This is simply unacceptable. Fortunately, many players prefer to use the manipulator, but in working with the operating system or viewing the video I would like a full-fledged management.

Ergonomics and convenience of work

As the MSI GS70 review shows, there is obviously something missing on the device's working panel. Too much emptiness. As the owners say in their reviews, the manufacturer was greedy with a fingerprint scanner. After all, most users who can afford a gaming laptop, belong to the business class, and accordingly this niche, the laptop must have a fashionable in its surroundings scanner.

The function keys the manufacturer placed on the keyboard, under the buttons F1-F12. This decision is negatively assessed by all users. On the panel, to the left and right of the touchpad, you could place control schemes for highlighting the keyboard or something else useful. Somehow everything is tasteless and clumsy done.

Laptop Performance

The MSI GS70 gaming notebook is available on the market in several modifications. The manufacturer tried to do so that their cost is not much different in the market from each other. Main characteristics:

• The heart of the device is a dual-core Intel Core i5 processor or higher-performance Core i7 with four cores;
• The amount of RAM varies from 8 to 16 GB;
• Installed discrete graphics card GeForce GTX 765M with two gigabytes on board (in new versions there is a GTX 870M); It can be turned off to conserve battery power; In such cases, an integrated Intel HD4500 adapter will work;
• In the laptop can be installed HDD capacity of 750 GB or SSD drive for 256 GB; There are devices that are equipped with just two drives (750 GB HDD and 120 GB SSD);
• Devices can have a licensed operating system Windows 10 or be delivered in its pure form.

Experts in the field of IT technologies recommend choosing devices with the most powerful processor, as the remaining components are upgraded on their own.

Silent dragon is nonsense

In its commercial, the manufacturer promises its customers that all the intense battles in front of the MSI GS70 laptop screen will be in total silence, which will be troubled by the dual cooling system. Probably, MSI's technology companies are playing the wrong games. As noted by professionals who conducted review and testing of the cooling system, the processor and video adapter do not overheat, the air in the system is perfectly circulating, and the metal case has a heat sink feature. But the noise of fans to many owners who do not have a headset at hand, will cause inconvenience.

Cold air, according to the manufacturer's idea, is taken from above (through the grill of the air intake located near the power button) and, running through the copper radiators of the cooling system, is output outside through the right and left panels of the laptop. With the fans clearly nafantazirovali in the factory - they are small and high-speed, the noise from them simply can not be avoided.

Autonomy of work

Built-in battery capacity of 5400 mAh in MSI GS70 notebook, the characteristics of which are the most productive on the mobile market, looks somehow unpromising. As the owners of the device note in their reviews, the built-in battery plays the role of an uninterruptible power supply when the electricity is disconnected or when the dislocation is changed and allows you to transfer the laptop to another room without leaving the game.

On the strength of a new battery with a disconnected discrete video adapter and all wireless interfaces can hold on for one charge for about two hours. But in the process of playing the battery is too quickly discharged, very often on the 50-55th minute of the device. Less than an hour is quite normal for a powerful gaming laptop.

Cleaning and Upgrade

The MSI GS70 notebook has interesting reviews of the owners, who decided to clean the dust-clogged fans on their own. The protective cover of the mobile device is held from below by 19 screws. The user can easily find 18, but one will be difficult to find. Experienced to find out that the warranty sticker is glued to one screw. And then the choice: to lose a two-year warranty or not to clean the laptop. As experts say, the vacuum cleaner does a good job with fan blowing, which must necessarily be turned on blowing.

But with the modernization of memory, if the user still decided to remove the protective cover, will have to sweat fairly. Before the eyes of the user will be everything: cooling system, drives, wireless modules and a lot of chips. But there will not be any memory modules - they need to be looked for like a lost ark. The manufacturer placed them on the back of the motherboard. The user will have to disconnect a dozen loops, unscrew and lift the board. This is the only way to upgrade RAM.

Testing in games

Having tested the MSI GS70 notebook black, many experts noted the excellent technical qualities of the novelty, which allow the device to cope with all popular games. The same legend of the game world - BioShock Infinite - in the Ultra settings is unlikely to launch on 99% of all laptops, and here - excellent graphics, without any delays with 38 frames per second. Any popular and resource-intensive game will start and will work without surprises in the maximum quality on this mobile device.

A powerful processor and video game adapter are clearly different from devices that are installed in personal computers. The laptop has power limitations when the processor's crystal is put into power saving mode, and the video adapter operates at low frequencies, not to mention the 128-bit data bus. All comparisons should be performed among similar devices, in this case in the testing of laptops the leading position in the games of the GS70 MSI.

Finally

The review, characteristics and feedback of the owners of the remarkable GS70 MSI gaming laptop lead to the idea that the manufacturer has achieved its goals - it made the most productive device in the world and, having given its distinctive features to competitors, attracted the attention of potential buyers. What is only the LED backlight of the keyboard, which is controlled by the owner. Do not forget about the high-performance components, stylish design and use of aluminum-magnesium alloy in the creation of the body of the device.

There are also remarks. The most unpleasant factor for all owners is the low-grade LCD matrix installed in the laptop. The loss of warranty when removing the protective cover is the second negative in this device. Low battery life, low-quality built-in sound, fan noise and lack of fingerprint scanner for many are small things, but do not forget that the laptop costs 2000 u. E. It must correspond to its price.