Update July 28 : the MSI GT680R-017FR is now displayed in $1228 in Materiel.net. In addition, the web-merchant currently offers MAFIA II and Far Cry 2 games for the purchase of this portable.
MSI GT680R-017 is a portable high-performance multi-purpose inch 15.6 who may also entice players that fans of multimedia that budget follow. It appears less than 1450 euro platform Huron River with a processor Core i7 Sandy Bridge, a Full HD slab, a reader Blu – Ray, USB 3.0, two fast hard drives and graphics Nvidia Geforce GTX 460 M.
Surprise in what concerns the appearance of this model and found a brilliant hull, a mat and multiple programmable LED Interior.
MSI GT680R-017 – performance (April 2011)
15.6 “WUXGA Full HD LED BackLight (1920 x 1080, brilliant) Intel Core i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz) 6 GB (3 x 2 GB) DDR3 1333 MHz (16 GB), 4 slots1 To (2 x 500 GB RAID 0) at 7200 RPM / minNvidia Geforce GTX 460 M 1.5 GB GDDR5 dediesCombo drive Blu-Ray/engraver DVD2.1 Dynaudio Premium Sound THX TruStudo PRODH (1280 x 800) 1.3 megapixels with microWi-Fi b/g/n + Ethernet Gigabit7 1, SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MS/MS Pro / xDLecteur fingerprint digitales2 USB 2.0 + 2 USB 3.0 + 1 e – 7 Home Premium 64 bitsClavier chiclet SATAWindows with numeric keypad; Mouse and carry case provided
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Integrated technologies are present Cinema Pro by pressure on a button enhances the quality of images and sound. Same method for Turbo Drive Engine that boosts the performance while Eco Engine offers 5 operational preset including Turbo Battery modes to enjoy increased autonomy. CoolerBoost, it informs the user of the variations in temperature in real time and automatically adjusts the speed of rotation of the fan to provide the best possible cooling.
MSI GT680R-017 provides a configuration that can satisfy those looking for a multimedia-oriented versatile model which provides solid overall performance.
Belonging to the range of laptop gamers of the MSI, this model is designed in priority players with its Geforce GTX 460 M dedicated graphics card that is simply one of the mobile GPU the most powerful of the moment, what indulge in his favorite games even the most recent and greedy resources 3D, and this without too have to sacrifice the levels of detail, despite the high screen resolution.
The screen is indeed with a Full HD slab which provides a beautiful space for display and a 16/9th format, ideal characteristics to take advantage of HD video and Blu – Ray, media in high definition that can be read by the optical unit. Dynaudio 2.1 audio part is responsible for its part to issue quality sound than the average for a better immersion.
The connector is not in rest with Wi – Fi n, Bluetooth, VGA, e-SATA and 4 USB 2 USB 3.0 for speeds up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 with USB devices 3.0 not to mention video output HDMI 1.4 capable of transmitting 3D unlike HDMI 1.3 flows.
For their part, the two hard drives offer a beautiful total 1000 GB space, what keep many files directly on the PC. In addition, they are faster than the average since they operate at 7200 RPM and are configured in RAID 0, what make them even more reactive.
The heart of this portable consists of a beautiful amount of RAM 6 GB as well as a processor Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge, duo shoulder while the Geforce GTX 460 M and delivers solid performance in all situations or almost. These components are also particularly suitable for retouching photo and video editing work that require a good amount of RAM and take advantage of the 4 cores of the processor to ensure treatments faster than with a Dual Core CPU.
Finally if its dimensions and weight are clearly not the best of portable compact nomads, its battery offers yet beautiful autonomy for this type of machine to hold 4 hours in common use of type surf on the Internet via Wi – Fi.
Currently, it is possible to buy the MSI GT680R-017 for less than 1450 EUR where GrosBill and here Materiel.net. It is positioned in the middle of his class.