Software
Many gamers spend the first few hours with
PC by removing unwanted software - the free trial version of the image editor
and media player from the company nobody's ever heard of, the application of
unwanted music and so on. It's a little messy. While MSI has a habit of
uploading multiple machines with redundancy programs, the situation looks
better with every model we see. For example, the original GT70 packing a
floating software application for multimedia management, but Dragon version
keeps them well to a minimum. In addition to the free trial version of Norton
Internet Security pretty standard, almost everything on the machine will be
here for good reason. System control management application of MSI offers
one-stop shop for all the basic settings of the machine, and Keyboard LED
Manager allows users to customize the color of the keyboard backlight laptop,
as the name implies attention. Also have 1 network management third, and these
audio Sound Blaster tools - the package honoring the laptop hardware rather
than weigh it down.
Software
applications
However, with the favorite media player may
have a reason to leave the default of the Dragon - Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 spins
Blu-ray player is quite good, but we have to update it before it will do so
without suspended . It also has multiple ads for the new movie, so it's a bit
painful eye during use. It's effective, but we prefer something with more
titles. The only notable additional for new GT70 software series is BlueStacks,
which allows users to run Android apps in Windows 8. Of course, the program is
very convenient, but its inclusion is almost embarrassing: BlueStacks version
is designed specifically to take advantage of Windows 8 touch devices, and GT70
Dragon Edition is not one of this. For example, the Android version of Angry
Birds Space game extremely difficult because the roll does not work well with
your laptop's touchpad. In most cases, surely you would be better with a
Windows 8 app equivalent of your favorite Android app, but if it is not optional,
BlueStacks is here.
Configuration options and the Competition
Configuration
options
If you own review, GT70 Dragon Edition has
no other configuration, providing only one complete, $2,800 computer with
2.4GHz Intel Core i7-4700MQ CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M graphics, 32GB of RAM,
three 128GB SSD in RAID 0 and a 1TB hard drive. However, if you view it as a
top option in the full line GT70 of MSI, suddenly you have the choice. MSI
offers 10 different configurations of the standards GT70 gaming machine, providing
different versions on the same frame for $1,499 to $2,800. These models are
quite similar, only distinguished by small differences by clock speed (they all
use the same Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU) and differences in RAM, storage drives,
optical drives and GPU. If you can wait a while, MSI told us most computers
will be upgraded, including more memory, 3 SSD RAID 0 configuration of the
Dragon, update GPU (GTX 780M and 770m), and of course, the latest Intel
chipset.
If you insisted to have the latest and
greatest hardware in your mobile machine, but do not like the MSI kit, you will
need to sit tight. Like the original GT70, Dragon is the first serious gaming
machine released with Intel's latest silicon - just do not have many other
options to choose. If Dragon is not for you, we recommend waiting until the
opponent is actually released. If you just buy something this time, consider
the version 2012 of the Razer Blade, it will not pass the test of the GT70, but
at least it will provide a framework slimmer, more attractive.
Wrap-up
The
bottom line GT70 is still one of the favorite gaming laptop on the market
today, and now it's much better with Haswell
MSI GT70 Dragon Edition took almost
everything we threw at it, devoured it and demanded more. It emerged as a
credible example of the refresh hardware is done properly, retaining everything
that made the original model while put in great improvements enough to help
interested buyers. Primarily, the error of it consists of several issues that
MSI has not handled from the previous version: less elite screen viewing angles
and fan noise. If the trackpad is not limited to the failure to play games, we
hardly find anything that its predecessor is better than Dragon. It's a
worthy upgrade for those gamers could spend $2.800, packing enough power to
help owners to play new games in at least few years. The bottom line GT70 is
still one of the favorite gaming laptop on the market today, and now it's much
better with Haswell.
Pros
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Strong and fast
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Excellent gaming performance
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Great battery life in its class
Cons
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Loud fan
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Limited view-angle
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Trackpad glitch makes it is impossible to use in
most game
Info
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Price: $2,800
Key point
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Despite of some errors, GT70 Dragon Edition is the
gaming PC elite, improved than the original GT70 without sacrificing the best
features.
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Specifications
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Type: Gaming
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Screen size: 17.3 inches
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Screen resolution: 1,920x1,080
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Bundled OS: Windows
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CPU family: Core i7
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Dimensions:0.86x16.85x11.34
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Weight: 6.39 lb
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