This is one of the more interesting pieces of hardware to keep an eye on if you're looking at a reasonably priced gaming notebook. I've toyed around with MSI's GX60 notebook a bit, and while I won't have a full review (it's too late to be useful), I will be posting benchmarks in the near future. Well, GX60 is about to become the old news, as the MSI GX70 3BE specs are now posted at MSI's website. Here's the quick overview: MSI GX70 3BE Specifications Processor AMD A10-5750M (aka Richland) (Quad-core 2.50-3.50GHz, 4MB L2, 32nm, 35W) Chipset Bolton M3 Memory Up to DDR3L-1600, 2 SO-DIMM Slots, Up to 32GB Graphics AMD Radeon HD 8970M 2GB GDDR5 (aka Neptune) AMD Radeon HD 8650G iGPU (Enduro Enabled) 384 cores at up to 720MHz Display 17.3" Anti-Glare 16:9 1080p (1920x1080) Storage Up to...
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33 by Dustin Sklavos on 8/4/2010
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41 by Ryan Smith on 7/30/2010
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54 by Rajinder Gill on 7/15/2010
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28 by Jarred Walton on 6/13/2010
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29 by Jarred Walton on 5/24/2010
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45 by Ryan Smith on 5/19/2010