New MSI GX660 user here.

By the way, any news about when the GX680 is coming into Malaysia? Might be interested in taking a look.

Can't blame you there, Sandy Bridge CPU + Full HD screen too hard to resist... XD

Yup, the lack of keyboard LED backlight, num lock and caps lock indicators bugs me a little, especially when typing in the wrong password for a few times just because the locks are on and I don't know anything about it, although I personally don't care much about the bling effect though . 3.7kg is quite light for gaming laptop standards, but still is a pain in the arse to carry around, especially around the university campus to my classes, that hurts my back alot . It functions surprisingly well for school work though, thanks to the 9-cell batteries and the powerful Wi-Fi receivers.

By the way, the "Windows key" you mentioned, it is to prevent you from accidentally pressing the Start Menu button while gaming.

Unfortunately I bought it online though, which means I'm going to have quite a bit of trouble when it comes to warranty...

But other than the fact that I need to change the US plug head to a UK plug head, it is definitely a buy I would recommend.

As they said earlier, Courts.

Well, unfortunately, GX640 is 2 generations older than the current GT680 sandy bridge line, it only uses a core i5. But yes, it still equipped with HD5850.

GT780 looks dam sleek. They opted for a more streamlined design and more solid-feeling chassis, while retaining the key design elements of the MSI GX/GT series.

Have to ask though, why is the demo set using a lower tier GT555M card though? Thought they would outfit a card of the same tier as the previous generation in it, such as the GT560M.

It's on notebookcheck though, although I've yet to see any official benchmark results. They estimate the performance to be in between 460M and HD5870 though.

Just asking, did you install the Window 7 Service Pack 1 update? It's known to introduce some BSODs according to online sources.

Yeah, the results tend to very on one PC to another. Some didn't experience problems at all, others start getting BSODs like one of my friends did.

I'm holding off the update until I see a stable version released, hopefully this May or June.

Well, according to notebookcheck.com benchmarks so far, its performance is supposed to be on par with Mobility Radeon 5870, so I think it wouldn't be outperforming even 6950M, let alone a GTX 485M.

Steelseries is generally known for its build quality in gaming peripherals.

Steelseries backlit keyboard + Dynaudio speakers

I wonder whats the difference between this and GT780 though, they seem to be using the same specs and design as far as I know.

Haha, I'm also itching to try out the GT780, 4x Dynaudio speakers alone is reason enough.

Too bad I can't make it back, I'll be having exams at that time.

Thanks for the guide Thinking of taking mine apart in a few months to clean up the stuffs.

Also, just asking, will it void the warranty if I take it apart? Because I am thinking of switching the stock thermal paste to my CM ThermalFusion 400, since the laptop can turn quite hot if I don't turn on the "jet engine" fan.

This post has been edited by Spiritviper: May 3 2011, 10:17 PM

Nah, too bad, can't make it.

No thanks to my exam schedule.

Wikipedia: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface

Well, I know that most MSI desktop motherboards do have them. Dell and Asus laptops have them too. Not sure why MSI doesn't put them in their laptops though. Not does it seem to matter much anyways

They have promotional guys coming all the way from Taiwan? Wow.

Seems like a pretty large scale gathering from the pictures, lots of people too. Wish I could make it then

GT780 looks sick by the way. Any chance that you have more pictures of it...?

9k HKD? That's only about RM3.5k. You've really got yourself a great deal there. And i thought I already got it cheap for 1206 USD.

Just wondering though, is yours the version with the i5-450M or the i7-740QM?

Very clear sound, excellent balance between bass and clarity, my favorite IEM in the price range.

Still a great deal, considering all the freebies you got . Mine only comes with the laptop alone, not to mention I have to replace the US plug head to the local UK version.

Bought it at Singapore Jaben, costed me around SGD199.

Playing Witcher 1 again to refresh my memory on the story, planning on getting Witcher 2 soon.