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    MSI GT80 : 18", sli, mechanical keyboard.

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by edryr, Oct 28, 2014.

  1. edryr

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    Oh dear god, of this badboy is cheaper than 3500 ish dollars Im all over it. Interesting with MX Brown on a laptop too :)
     
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    I know it's a desktop replacement, but why no trackpad?

    EDIT: oh wait there is... it's the numpad. It doubles as trackpad. :p
     
    OfficerVajardian, Oct 28, 2014
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    Oh my!
    Have no idea why they went with that keyboard setup, but it just looks off.
    Now all we need is price, weight and size.
    It seems like it could be very expensive and if it's starts under $3000( I sound crazy for saying this ) I might be looking at this.
    Please let it have a desktop CPU or at least if mobile not soldered on.
     
    IKAS V, Oct 28, 2014
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  5. Keith

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    WTH? Isn't the keyboard being all the way at the bottom going to be awkward to use?
     
    Keith, Oct 28, 2014
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    triturbo Long live 16:10 and MXM-B

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    Hello DELL M2010's smaller brother :)
     
    triturbo, Oct 28, 2014
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    If that is a screen on the right that can be customized , it sounds great hopefully it does have a desktop CPU and a 4K screen :)
     
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    Google translated from: MSI avtäcker GT80 Titan – bärbar speldator med Cherry MX och GTX 980M SLI - Bärbara datorer - SweClockers.com



    I do not like the look of this machine, it's quite ugly due to the fact they are trying to do too much with it. I don't think the cherry mx switches in a laptop is very practical and it's showing. No palm rest when using the keyboard? Keyboard too close to the body when actually using it "laptop" style?

    Yeah... Not appealing to me.
     
    Plur, Oct 28, 2014
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    Woah! That thing is huge! But I like what I see..... Very interesting!
     
    ryzeki, Oct 28, 2014
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    Im with you, it is very interesting. I actually welcome back the no palm rest configuration like early laptops in favor of a hopefully very decent keyboard and not this junk most laptops have had for the last 12-14 years.
     
    KCETech1, Oct 28, 2014
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    hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :)
     
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    give it 64GB ram ( 4 x 16 modules ) the LG Dreamcolor 2 equivalent screen ( 10 bit aRGB gamut ) and K5100m's that I can use to allocate to separate rendering applications and then I will take 2.
     
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  13. -=$tR|k3r=-

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    aw come on, is that really all you have to say!

    LOL!

    :D :D :D
     
    -=$tR|k3r=-, Oct 28, 2014
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    Not on a cooling stand, since it's mechanical they are assuming you will not be using an external.

    Intel is hardware capped at 8GB dimms.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Oct 28, 2014
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  15. Support.3@XOTIC PC

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    It did strike me as an odd design for the keyboard when I first saw the pics. But then realized that how most dekstop keyboards are anyway. We're just used to seeing the palm rest for notebooks.

    [​IMG]
     

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    GT80 Titan is the official name.

    And the official event page is up: GT80 TITAN

    A couple pics here (I do know one has been posted before)

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    Usually purchased slimmer laptops in the past, but this one looks cool, has a sort of Bladerunner retro sci-fi aesthetic going for it.
     
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    Shame about the big garish dragon graphic (though not unexpected). Would be a great spot for a system monitor LCD. Customize to show CPU load, ram commit, temps, FPS, battery life, etc.
     
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    Welp, I think I'm in, depending on the specs of the screen and other items (non-soldered CPU & GPU, etc). With the seeming impending death of the AW 18, and clevo going the soldered gpu route, if this is under 3k i might get it instead of finally building a desktop.
     
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    980m sli and a 1200p/1440p screen would really make it stand out. Putting a 1080p screen would seem such a waste of real estate on it.
     
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    I just hope there isn't a big red coat of arms logo on the lid. IMO the "MSI" logo on the bezel here is much nicer than the red "Gaming Series" logo on the lid of the GS60/GS70 for example. Came close to buying the GS70 last year, but in the end decided against it as the logo is a bit too flashy for me to comfortably use the laptop in business meetings with clients.
     
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