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The well-known corporation continues to delight fans of "gaming art" with its devices, which are designed for games and not only. Once again, it surprises us that these powerful gaming units have thought through everything from the excellent speaker system to the high performance. And this is, of course, correct. Something, but a real player wants to "squeeze out" everything that is possible and get the most complete set of functionality, and at the same time great productivity for everyone.
Laptop design
The manufacturers made the laptop case from high quality plastic, and it looks relatively heavy (its weight is about 3.5 kg) and massive. For obvious reasons, an MSI laptop is easiest to use not when traveling, but exclusively at home.
MSI has used its proprietary Color Film Print coating on the outside of the case, so scratches or spills will not be too much to worry about, since the laptop's surface resists this well. The lid has a nice-looking texture, which is repeated in the inner part. It also features a beautiful backlit logo.
But, the most important thing, and what immediately catches the eye, is a very original glow of the edges of the case, as well as individual parts on the laptop lid. This illumination looks unusual and amazing. In any case, if there is a user who will be very annoyed by such a "decoration", then this function can always be disabled or configured in a different way using a special provided utility.
The lid and base of this gaming laptop are connected by two, not very large hinges. Such hinges at first glance seem to be ordinary, but in fact, with their help, the display is held very tightly, fixing itself in a position convenient for the user. Even in the closed state, a latch is not provided here, since at the wrong moment, a sufficiently tight fixation will not allow the laptop to accidentally open.
Speaking about the bottom, it is also worth noting that it is very rigid and it will not be so easy to push or bend it. And the build quality of the MSI GT660 laptop is above all the highest praises.
Laptop display and sound
The display is liquid crystal, 16 inches in size with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. The laptop is designed for watching videos and playing games. All game battles will be very colorful and realistic due to the high color rendering. The level of brightness and contrast may not seem sufficient to many users. Unfortunately, during sunny weather, the glossy finish of the laptop will give off a little glare, this may interfere a little.
The sound system of MSI GT660 notebook is excellent. One of the components of the acoustics system is located on the bottom. Yes, it is a subwoofer, or in other words, a subwoofer. Stereo speakers from Dynaudio are located above the keyboard. They will allow the user to enjoy the sound of music, and in games - sounds of excellent quality. Sound effects with their volume and depth can completely replace external acoustics. This is indeed the case. Moreover, distortion at the maximum will simply not be heard.
For communication with family, friends, colleagues via Skype, a built-in camera with HD 720p format is provided. With this 2 megapixel camera, you can seamlessly capture excellent quality videos and photos.
Laptop keyboard and touchpad
The MSI GT660 personal computer keyboard is noteworthy. The island keys are easy and soft to press and work great. There are only 103 keys here. Although they are not large, they are still quite comfortable.It is comfortable to type texts, since the surface is a little rough and flat. For the player, such a keyboard is a godsend. A separate numeric keypad deserves attention, thanks to which you can very easily control characters in games. On the keyboard block, the main buttons for games are well marked (in red). They make management much easier.
Speaking of the arrow block, it is not constrained in size at all, for this reason, when pressing the buttons, the user will not feel discomfort. And many mistakes when typing text can be avoided.
In a gaming laptop, the touchpad has a pleasantly rough surface and quite normal dimensions. We also noticed the original bezel that sits around the touch pad. The frame itself is glossy, has a non-standard shape in the form of a polygon. Also here the user will feel a good sensitivity of the touch zone, there will be no problems with positioning either. The only thing the user should pay attention to is the touchpad (for him to react and instantly catch the gesture, a barely perceptible touch will not be enough).
The buttons located under the touchpad look no less interesting. They are slightly lighter and also have a special textured surface. Quite a controversial question: are the touchpad keys separate or are they still hidden under a single key? These buttons are partially separated. It is imagined that a triangle has been cut in each button. In spite of everything, the keys work very clearly and are pressed quite quietly.
The manufacturer also singled out LED indicators of the main processes in an original way. Right on the frame, they found a use for themselves and perfectly edged the touch pad of the laptop. By the operation of the indicators, you can determine the functioning of the hard drive, battery and other important components.
Processor and laptop equipment
The MSI GT660 gaming laptop is equipped with a pre-installed operating system such as Windows 7 Home Premium, which provides for the presence of various categories and functionalities, quick access to various applications, an accessible interface and stability during work.
We were just as surprised by the design of the internal components of this laptop. The processor of the notebook is very powerful, such as the Core i7-720QM with a total clock speed of 1.6 GHz and 6 MB of cache. This 4-core processor perfectly supports various technologies, including Turbo Boost 2.0 technology, which allows you to overclock the processor up to 2.8 GHz, and in the case when all four cores are not loaded, the Hyper-Threading program can simultaneously process up to eight data streams. ... In general, with such performance, the processor will be able to cope with the most resource-intensive tasks without hindrance. In addition, the processor's capabilities are also enough to play video in FullHD format, and the CPU load will not even exceed 30 percent.
The MSI GT660 laptop has an incredibly large amount of RAM, it is quite enough for video processing and for resource-intensive applications. Judges for yourself, 12 GB, which are represented by 4 strips "only" of 4 GB each. The user will be able to get this amount of RAM during the upgrade, and so it's just four gigabytes, which is also enough for productive work and system performance.
It is clear that for all avid gamers, the main component of a personal computer system will be a video card. The manufacturer did not disappoint in this - this laptop is equipped with a powerful discrete controller such as NVIDIA Geforce GTX 285M, with its own video memory of 1 GB. Such a video card can cope with anything, be it the latest and most modern games, where the user can play at ultra-high settings and with the maximum graphics resolution, as well as decode a variety of videos with high quality.In addition, a graphics core such as GTX 285M will provide the user with switching between a discrete and an integrated card, which, if necessary, will increase performance or simply keep the battery charge as long as possible. Despite the fact that the power consumption of the Geforce GTX 285M graphics core is quite high - 75 W, for the massive case size and the pre-installed cooling system in the laptop, this is not a problem at all.
To store music, movies and, of course, a lot of games, manufacturers provide a capacious 500 gigabyte hard drive. This free space will be enough to create a full-fledged multimedia library on your hard drive. The winchester is connected via SATA and operates at a speed of 5400 rpm.
Laptop ports and communications
With the interfaces in this personal computer, the situation is as follows. Completely all ports of the MSI GT660 PC occupy both the side edges and the rear panel of the laptop.
At the back there is a connector for a network card, a 19-pin HDMI port, which is designed to transmit all signals in digital form, VGA video output and the eSATA interface demanded by everyone, its information transfer rate is several times higher than the functionality of the USB 2.0 interface.
The left side of the laptop is occupied by an ExpressCard expansion slot, a 4-in-1 card reader that reads formats: MMC, SD, XD and MS, and three USB ports, including two versions 3.0 and one with the 2.0 standard. Of course, the presence of USB 3.0 simply cannot go unnoticed, since the user will be able to transfer information at a high speed.
Speaking about the right side of the case of this personal computer, here the manufacturers provide 4 audio connectors. Some are related to the operation of the microphone, others are responsible for connecting the headphones. Through these outputs it will be possible to connect external 7.1 acoustics. In addition, one of these connectors is combined with S / PDIF, which will provide the user with digital audio signal transmission. Also on the right side is another USB 2.0 interface, which is designed to connect all sorts of peripherals. The rest of the space was taken by the built-in DVD ± RW optical drive. The Super-Multi drive will be able to write data to discs with various formats, not to mention standard playback.
Also, the 802.11b / g / n module stands out among wireless communications, which allows you to work quickly on the Internet. Unfortunately, the Bluetooth adapter is available as a separately purchased option.
Laptop battery
The rechargeable battery of this personal computer simply amazed us - 9 sections with a total capacity of 7800 mAh. With such a battery, the PC will work without recharging for about three hours. This figure in read mode is quite good considering its internal components.
During an increase in the load on the system of a personal computer, which will manifest itself in activating Wi-Fi, watching a high-quality video, until it is completely discharged, the time will be approximately two hours.
Brief conclusions
The MSI GT660 gaming personal computer certainly has something that definitely needs to be addressed. So, for example, you will be surprised by Dynaudio-type acoustics, a wide variety of connectors and ports, a high-performance system. Not worse is its design, which will allow the laptop not only to stand out among similar PCs, but also to be unique, special.
Somewhat upset in this laptop is the display, which lacks brightness and contrast quite a bit, despite the excellent LED backlighting. In general, a true gamer can be proud of such a station.
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