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    Fangbook clone or rebaged MSI

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Alkaline, Oct 23, 2016.

  1. Alkaline

    Alkaline Notebook Consultant

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    the Fangbook 4 SLI extreme on cyberpower, is this a clone of the MSI or a white lable/rebaged notebook.

    I see they are only inlcuding the 2x240 watt adapters despite having 2 1080GTX cards in the laptop
     
    Alkaline, Oct 23, 2016
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  2. Galm

    Galm "Stand By, We're Analyzing The Situation!"

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    Its a barebones MSI GT83VR.

    Though the power supply thing is odd it should have dual 330W psus.
     
    Galm, Oct 23, 2016
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    Alkaline Notebook Consultant

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    Alkaline, Oct 24, 2016
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  4. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    One thing to know though, barebone models do not offer some of the features MSI-branded models have, which includes MSI's own utilities.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Oct 24, 2016
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  5. Alkaline

    Alkaline Notebook Consultant

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    hrm I usually consider that to be bloat ware so thats actually a plus. Also not an overclocker.
     
    Alkaline, Oct 24, 2016
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    Kevin@GenTechPC Company Representative

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    One notable feature is the Nahimic, and the others are the OC stuff you don't want.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Oct 25, 2016
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    It would be worth contacting them to see if that was just an error on the page when they were setting it up. It can happen from time to time.

    Also, with rebranded barebones systems, the warranty is different from MSI's stock warranty, and depends on the seller for what they cover for warranty.
     
    Support.1@XOTIC PC, Oct 25, 2016
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  8. Kevin@GenTechPC

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    Pat is right, barebone warranty is 1-year from MSI plus extra if provided by reseller.
    MSI provides 1 to 2 year warranty plus 1st year of ADC if you register your system within the first 30-day of purchase. This sometimes can help and save a lot with unforeseen damage to your pocket if you drop your system accidentally.
     
    Kevin@GenTechPC, Oct 25, 2016
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    Their stuff is surprisingly practical; a utility for adjusting sound parameters, LCD color profiles, a system monitor tool with controls for power profile and GPU mode, etc. (unlike, say, a free anti-virus trial or an MS office trial).
     
    Prostar Computer, Oct 25, 2016
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