MSI GT725 now with Intel Centrino & ATI Radeon Mobility 4850

hahah i got the same call too but wont be able to get there now. maybe later haha good luck bro!

 

First one to post a full review gets rep!!

 

congrats faisal,

i think its smart they went with the P9500 because it will create less heat definitely one of the problems that plague gaming notebooks.

 

Hurry up and get back already and let us know all about it.....

I hope he had enough money to take a taxi back.

 

I got the UK version from Micro Anvika (GT725 087UK). It has a P9500 processor, HOWEVER it has a 1680x1050 display resolution, which is quite disappointing. Unluckily, I don't know anything about benchmarks so you'll have to wait for a more experienced person to write a review.

Edit: I e-mailed a complaint to Micro Anvika. Hopefully they'll update their site.

 

hi there Krebante

 

u sure mate? specs always say 1920! i will be real pissed if its the 1680 one!

 

sorry not used to the quick reply thing.. I also got this laptop at microanvika today - i was surprised to see the screen res was only 1650ish, not the specified 1900x1200.. i will take this issue up with them 2moro... anyway for now, I am about to test the "first laptop to beat the 10k 3dmark 06 score" claim too.... it will be the first thing run after recovery dvd burning and windows update, so will be a fiar clean test

 

grAt news!

all but the rez issue...

 

question: how did you find out that it was 1680? spec sheet or some program to determine resolution or some other method?

 

Yes, I'm sure, unless it's a driver issue or something which would be very strange, since the graphic card is new. If anyone has any suggestions I'll try and post the results.

 

the box says WSXGA + (Glare type) .. which i have decoded to mean 1680x1050, no non-glare layer - which is now another omission, and the driver will not up res - i had initially thought it was them being helpful to the lesser sighted, by lowering the res to make the icons bigger - but then it quickly became apparent I had been short sold the specs....

 

awwwww man! that puts a damper on everything! screen reso is a priority with me! i feel like swearing my lungs out!

 

On the bright side, you get full refund if this resolution thing changes your mind, no? I mean, isn't it false advertising then?

 

how much was the UK version? does it come with a blue-ray drive?

 

Yes, but what's the other option for a similar price? This machine was like a dream considering specs and price, I don't think a similar deal will come out anytime soon...

£1125. Yes, it has a blu-ray drive.

 

it was £1125, and yes it comes with a BD drive, write ability unknown, and given other omissions rightfully suspect anyway

 

i think a £120 discount, given this is the rough cost of a dell 17" upgrade to 1920 from a lower spec display, is fair?

 

here goes the 3dmark test...

 

any word on tha test?

 

just finished (i did bad things with the touch sensitive keys whilst i was stroking it whilst it did the test - causing a restart of 3dmark06), but now finished - 9469. i will now restart and do one without a few reloads and re-post shortly

 

thats a great score already though

 

That's pretty good: And this is with the P9500. How about Vantage? (you can only run it once with the trial version). Apparently, the 4000 series is supposed to do pretty well in that compared to its competition.

Here's the link to it:

http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/3dmarkvantage/download/

 

i can do vantage and other test you may suggest, with links, in due course, but not tonight. I will however do another test with the stock turbo mode enabled (i forgot about that bit!) I also beleive there is potential to set the overclock higher in bios... another good step up one hopes

 

looking forward to your next posts

 

plain reboot = 9481

 

9867... getting better. now into the bios

 

nothing in the bios...

 

you updated your graphics drivers? that might give a little to big boost in the final score, definityly think the laptop can hit 10k

 

i cannot see any way to change how much the turbo turbos... i am going to bed soon, as i am probably going to have to go to work 2moro... i am testing the BR abilities on laptop screen and 1080p projector...

 

awesome as long as it outputs to 1080 (although i do not have a tv that can lol) i think this laptop is a winner..

 

it works well on the projector as second screen to watch movies from. dolby digital worked over hdmi without having to do any setup, which was nice

 

awesome, no slowdown at all?

 

no, not even when loading up ie 7 in the other window to surf
or when trying to drag ie window onto other screen (it was overlaid, so window not visible). never stuttered on BD playback

 

great, you know you should post all of the info in the 725 owners topic for other people to know..

 

where is this thread?

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=349540&page=11

11 pages now and climbing

 

I can't believe the rez is not what they said. That is the reason for buying the upgraded version, is for the 1080p option.

 

o...personally I also like the blue-ray drive and the extra .1GHZ.

 

Bah, Amazons page for the GT725 is totally useless.

It says P8600 and P9500 on the same page.
It says 2.4Ghz and 2.53Ghz on the same page.
MSI web page says 1920x1200 and Amazon says 1680x1050.

When this thing arrives it's going to be like Christmas opening the box, wondering what could be inside!

 

LOL

There are 2 different US versions. Amazon has both. Read back through the thread.

 

Ya that is nice to. it is just annoying when you don't get what they said you would or if it was changed last minute after pre orders.

 

So Far;

087UK=1680x1050

074US=1680x1050

075US=1920x1200

If you get something different than u ordered, send it back for a full refund.(period)

 

hey Jeb, did ur laptop come with at 1680 screen or a 1920 one?

 

If you check out Amazon you will notice that they now reference the screen as being 1680x1050 (720p) on the 075US model as well. No mention of 1920x1200.

I am one of those who would be happier with that screen res instead of trying to power imo a waste of pixels on a 17" screen for what I am doing (gaming, general computer use) that a 19x12 res represents. Don't fall victim to the numbers game where larger is not better. If your doing CAD etc., you should be using a larger external monitor anyway and the lower res is still more than adequate for mobil computing when you need it but still offer higher performance in gaming (thats the real reason we are here anyway)

 

you make a pretty valid point. i dont feel so bad abt the 1680 anymore

 

That's generic MSI marketing material on the Amazon product page. MSI US site lists the specs, go and look, and they are as stated above.

OTOH most of the time these pre-release(and after) specs in the US usually have a fine print line item stating something along the lines of subject to change w/o prior notice.

[EDIT]
Getting the links for the MSI US site, but it's always slow as frozen molasses... and it's even slower than normal today... methinks that MSI would do well to spend a little $$$ on some server/bw upgrading...

Anyways, the specs and link to MSI direct store are on this site...
http://www.msimobile.com/
...still not loading for me, and should timeout any second now...

[EDIT2]
Well its running again:
GT725-074US 1680x1050
GT725-075US 1920x1200
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[/EDIT]

 

I just called MSI US sales department and they said that the expected release date for MSI GT725 in US would be March.

 

hey xed888 i got the 1680 screen... to tell u the truth i was pretty upset when i came to know about the processors u guys recieved as opposed to mine... but now i am making peace as it still runs all the games smoothly...

 

ok thanks for the reply!