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    MSI Launches GT627 Performance Notebook.

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by Micaiah, Oct 29, 2008.

  1. jimmyb

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    thanks, Tenspeed33
     
    jimmyb, Nov 6, 2008
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  2. Tenspeed33

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    Tenspeed33, Nov 19, 2008
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    so out of curiosity.. when can we expect to have the GT627 released in either the US or preferably the Australian market?
     
    scooby321999, Nov 19, 2008
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    Knowing MSI, I'd probably expect this mid/late December to early/mid January. Just speculation though!
     
    Tenspeed33, Nov 20, 2008
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  5. el_touristo_duo

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    DD3 uses lower voltage and so I've heard it uses slightly less battery.
     
    el_touristo_duo, Nov 26, 2008
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    Wowo what !?
    lets gather money get a 9800m gs card from best buy and put into ms 1651 :p
     
    holyking, Nov 26, 2008
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  7. zfactor

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    it is a mxm slot... i know someone who is trying the 9800 in his as soon as they recieve it. ill let you know how it goes. but he says it looks just like the 620 inside minus the card
     
    zfactor, Nov 26, 2008
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  8. holyking

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    sure ty zfactor
     
    holyking, Nov 26, 2008
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    i hope this is priced close to the asus g50vt-x2 so i can get it if not it's asus all the way. asus g50vt vs MSI gt627
     
    jonhapimp, Nov 27, 2008
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  10. 1timedeal

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    I don't really know german, but in the .de notebook test website, it list GT627 as having 77 minutes battery life...

    [edit] Oops my bad, the site test is for the GT735..

    Guess I'll be hunting down other MSI models with switchable graphics option.
     
    1timedeal, Nov 27, 2008
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  11. zfactor

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    wow 77minutes? that sucks..
     
    zfactor, Nov 28, 2008
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  12. el_touristo_duo

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    anybody know if gt627 has 2 harddrive bays?

    also...

    do you mean switch between integrated and discreet? ATI or Nvidia?
    I would like that too (I think everyone would) but it unclear how agressively
    makers are rolling this out. Maybe in a few months it will be more widespread I dunno. might be worth waiting for.
     
    el_touristo_duo, Nov 28, 2008
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  13. 1timedeal

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    Yeah. That's why I'm holding out so long to get my laptop. It's either the MSI GT735 with sucky battery life, or the Lenovo T500 with not enough graphics power for my need...

    Hopefully the review done under notebookcheck.de is under intensive applications and not the integreated (I really doubt it, because that would be a slap in the face for any manufacturers), so hopefully my guess at German sucks, and the 77 minuten means something else....
     
    1timedeal, Nov 28, 2008
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    any new info on this laptop yet
     
    jonhapimp, Dec 6, 2008
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    77minutes are probably in gaming mode with the turbo on, which will be a good amount of time. I don't know german as well. I used to, but no real practice and it's extremely non-userfriendlyness helped a lot fogetting it :rolleyes: :D
     
    niki_b, Dec 7, 2008
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    Hmm I hope it's released soon, if I save up a bit more I might be able to get it!
     
    Kruai, Jan 14, 2009
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    agreed 77 minutes = Hard gaming
     
    Red_Dragon, Jan 15, 2009
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    He updated the original post to say that it was for the GT735, or so it looks to me. OTOH one review said that the G50VT only got 45m in max power usage mode, and only about 1.75h with power saving mode (2 hdds in model reviewed, the -A1 IIRC), so I'm wondering about battery life. (Review also intimated that the G50VT was very SLOW to recharge the battery.)

    Also, the G50 IIRC only had the 6cell battery, and from what I can see on Amazon the higher 627 states 9cell battery, but I've no idea how much that will effectively increase battery runtime.

    2 hdds: Looks like the same chassis as the 1651/GX620, so I doubt that they could squeeze in another hdd frame and connector, unless it turns out to be a brand new chassis. (That's why the G50VT is also a little larger than the 1651/GX620, or part of it anyways.)
     
    cutterjohn, Jan 15, 2009
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    I wish I knew when this is coming out, I want to get a laptop soon and I don't know how long I'll have to wait for this one. Maybe I should just go with the Asus g50vt instead...
     
    Kruai, Jan 15, 2009
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    If you don't mind the size and looks of the g50vt. Those two reasons alone are why I'm waiting for the GT627. Not that Asus is a bad company. :)
     
    cephasara, Jan 16, 2009
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  21. cutterjohn

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    That's why I want to see the G50VT that BestBuy sells BEFORE even truly considering the newegg variant, but I'm not going to have a chance to go there any time soon. (-15F this morning, and -30F wind chill, so it's slightly cold ATM.)

    And this is also why I'm still considering the GT627, but have potential concerns about thermal design and battery life -> why I'm also thinking about another GX620/1651...
     
    cutterjohn, Jan 16, 2009
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    Well either way, I couldn't see myself gaming on any laptop with a high-end card without a notebook cooler anyway. As for battery life, I couldn't imagine it being worse than the G50VTs with those extra LEDs, additional hard drive bay, and mini LCD screen. Besides if battery life is still poor go for a 9-cell. :p
     
    cephasara, Jan 16, 2009
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  23. jonhapimp

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    they really don't get hot unless you abuse your laptop(like blocking the vent..)
     
    jonhapimp, Jan 16, 2009
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    Hmm I didn't know that. :) Sorry to jump to my assumptions. Alright a little off-topic here, but would gaming on a laptop without a notebook cooler reduce the lifespan of the laptop at all?

    Another question, are some people concerned about this laptop because of the Geforce 9800 GS's high thermal distribution? Or perhaps it's just one of those lets-wait-and-see-how-it-works things.
     
    cephasara, Jan 16, 2009
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    Anyone know max screen res for this? can't be WUXGA can it? I'd think its like WSXGA+ or something...

    MSI's new line got me hooked, their website is mess though...
     
    Quicklite, Jan 16, 2009
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  26. cutterjohn

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    The Amazon models come in two varieties, the el cheapo is 1280x800 WXGA and the more expensive model is 1680x1050 WSXGA+.

    Yep, IMO if a company does a decent design on a nb you shouldn't really need a cooler. Anyways my thermal concerns were just general more light usage application while in a warmer environment, i.e. no game playing, no long compiles, etc. Although is may be used while sitting on my lap, but if it's the same as the 620/1651 case that shouldn't be a problem as unlike the G50VT the case didn't have many vents on the bottom of the unit IIRC.

    I used to run it sitting on an old hardcover atlas (VERY large & old -- still had Germany(and Berlin) divided into east & west, hong kong as part of england, yugoslavia, and the soviet union etc... :) )

    Actually the G50 VT models that I was looking at are single drive versions, so there's only 1 hdd. Overall I guess that I'd be MUCH more concerned about it's overall size than anything else, as almost every post/review I see of it mentions it being HUGE for a 15" nb...
     
    cutterjohn, Jan 17, 2009
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