Repost this unbox article from Taiwan on MSI GS70

Let’s start this blog post with a selfie.


Since being in the Starcraft Corporate Charity Tournament, I have become pickier about laptops. My gaming hardware needs have increased and so have my expectations for looks and feel when shopping for a laptop. The first time I noticed the MSI GS70 was at a COMPUTEX booth and when I saw it, I said “Wow! Is this really a gaming computer? It’s so thin and stylish!” The sharp, clean, perfectly designed body immediately caught my eye, not to mention the specs and performance, so I bought a GS70 as soon as they hit the shelves. I recently went with my friend Rona to MOT Kitchen in Taipei’s East District for afternoon tea. After we got done taking selfies, we decided to write a GS70 box opening blog. Thanks to Rona for helping me with the pictures!

I need to be able to use my computer for work, editing pictures, and of course playing Starcraft. I also love just sitting alone in cafés surfing the web and the MSI GS70 is the perfect tool for all of that. My MacBook Pro is now sitting all by itself and lonely in the corner of my study. )

Seeing it sitting on MOT Kitchen’s ultramodern bar really highlights the MSI GS70’s great looks, so we couldn’t help taking a photo while waiting for our food.



The place wasn’t full, so we took the opportunity to snap a few pictures highlighting some of the GS70’s features.

I think what first made me fall in love with the GS70 was its chic chassis with brushed aluminum finish. (Rona, don’t take pictures from below like that! It makes my face look so big!)



I prefer a big screen because I have an astigmatism, but I was surprised at how the GS70 isn’t unwieldy at all even with its 17” screen, perfect for someone who’s always on-the-go like me.



I borrowed a coworker’s digital calipers to measure the GS70 and the body measured in at just 21.75mm.



Weighing in at only 2.65 kg, it’s light enough to be held in just one hand.



Like other MSI gaming notebooks, the GS70 has a SteelSeries gaming keyboard. I think one of the coolest features is the full-color LED backlighting, because you can set whatever color and light patterns you want.





Sorry, I’m not very good at taking pictures. I kept trying, but I couldn’t get a good shot of the LED backlighting. 

The GS70 boasts MSI’s Audio Boost technology for flawless audio output– Hardware that brings you the sound quality and purity of a headphone amp is a must-have feature for high-end laptops nowadays. Whether I’m listening to music, playing computer games, or watching movies, the sound is stable and distortion-free.



The sitting area on the second floor of MOT Kitchen has a lot of design books and magazines, so you can listen to music and read at your leisure or even play Starcraft!

The GS70 also comes with a built-in 2.1-channel speaker system. Pairing this with Sound Blaster Cinema surround sound software, you get outstanding sound when playing music or games.

The two speakers are located just below the MSI logo on either side.



There’s a subwoofer on the bottom of the computer (the red box in the picture below).



MSI loaded the high-end GS70 with four USB 3.0 ports (two on each side), delivering super-high I/O speeds nearly ten times that of USB 2.0 and eliminating the need for an external USB hub.

Even more amazing, the laptop also has an HDMI port and two Mini DisplayPorts, so you to make use of MSI’s Matrix Display feature that allows simultaneously output to three monitors. Cool!





I set it up here to output to three-screen.

I don’t have that many monitors, so I went to the gaming room at work to take a quick picture of the three-monitor setup. Hehe



The gaming room has atmospheric lighting. Sorry if the photo is a little dark.

The MSI GS70 comes bundled with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. With Matrix Display, I can check my email, look at Facebook, and even read a strategy guide while I’m playing. It’s easy to set up and of course it looks great.

(add another photo taken with flash on)



I maxed out all the settings and the computer hit 40.9 FPS on Splinter Cell: Blacklist.



The MSI GS70 is equipped with a 4th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX765M graphics card, and 2GB of GDDR5 RAM. So what’s the performance like with games? Well, let me tell you.

I’ve been practicing every week lately for the Starcraft II Corporate Charity Tournament, so I really noticed the GS70’s smooth gameplay and high-performance graphics and sound. I’ve also taken it on the commute to and from work and it’s not overly bulky or heavy (it’s 0.5 kg lighter than the MacBook Pro).

The MSI-exclusive Super RAID technology utilizes two SSD mSATA RAID0 units, which can provide blistering data access speeds of 900 to 1000MB/s and super-fast boot-up and shut-down. (I can’t help it. I’m impatient, so everything has to be as efficient as possible.)





(Sorry, I put the protective film back on to take a few extra pictures, so there are a few bubbles.)

Let’s take a look at the GS70’s accessories, because obviously people take these into consideration when buying.

Upon opening the outer box, you find a laptop backpack and a box containing the laptop and its accessories.



Let’s take a look at the box first.



Here’s a shot of the open box.



Below are the accessories:



Here they are after taking them out of the package. The most important are the MSI gaming mouse, the instruction manual, and the power adapter.



I love the thin power adapter because it’s so light and only 25.53 mm thick. (My coworker’s calipers make another appearance.)



Let’s take a look at the backpack.



This simple, cleanly-designed unisex backpack features a shock-absorbing laptop sleeve.

With a 17-inch screen, my eyes don’t ache anymore after using the computer for long periods. It’s great for use at work. Because it’s so slim and portable, it’s ideal for giving presentations to clients.

Last but not least, here’s one more shot of me and Rona. Thanks Rona, and thanks to everybody for taking the time to read this post!

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This post has been edited by MSI-NB: Oct 2 2013, 03:49 PM