MSI GX60 Review - Tom's Hardware

I'm an avid reader of Tom's Hardware for my daily tech news and reviews. They happen to review one of MSI's gaming laptops, the GX60. Here's an excerpt of the review:
Review Excerpt:
MSI's GX60-series notebook is in our lab today. Armed with Radeon HD 7970M graphics, a 15.6" display, and triple-screen output, this is truly a desktop replacement. But can its AMD A10-4600M APU keep pace with gaming platforms armed with Intel CPUs?
MSI's goal in designing and building the GX60 was very straightforward: deliver the highest-end gaming performance for the least amount of money. Obviously, the challenge there is that high-end systems are made with high-end parts, and therefore come with high-end price tags. By swapping out an Intel processor and Nvidia GPU for less expensive parts from AMD, MSI was able to create a more affordable mobile platform. Read more from source

Thanks najiro for sharing~ it is a complete review.
yeah, looks very nice. especially AMD is working together with several big game titles this year.
Quote from the review:
•“This thing boots and loads games incredibly fast”
•“The palm rest stays cool when gaming”
•“The sound quality is amazing; the speakers sound like wearing headphones”
•“This machine is so responsive, tabbing in and out of games is almost instantaneous”
•“The webcam is really good”
•“Man, this thing is quiet”
•“Wow, plays everything with graphics up all the way”.

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