MSI Launches GE600 laptop for gamers who need 'low-keyed luxury and nobleness'
By Tim Stevens 
posted February 22nd 2010 11:17AM
posted February 22nd 2010 11:17AM
We try not to single out auto-translated press releases that have funny phrases in them, but when your English missive promises a laptop with "low-keyed luxury and nobleness," well, it's hard to ignore. That's what's on the docket with MSI's GE600, a gaming and general entertainment machine that's been given a (rather subtle) golden hue for the luxe crowd. More importantly it features a discrete ATI Radeon HD5730 video card with 1GB of memory and DirectX 11 compatibility, Intel Core i5 processors, up to 500GB of storage, and a 720p-capable webcam. At 2.7kg (5.95lbs) it's not the lightest machine, but few DX11-compatible notes are exactly svelte these days. No word on price or availability, but we're going to go ahead and guess it'll cost less than other golden portable offerings.
Under $900 I hope. But I don't know; a 5730 can handle some pretty sweet games.
This weekend was a reminder as to why you never waste a ton of money on a laptop - they are delicate and shit-happens.
On Saturday girlfriend's cat spilled water onto her laptop when no one was around. We thought it was a gonner. I opened it up, dried it all out and let it sit in a tub of rice for a day. After a few attempts it finally booted up on Sunday night and looks to be alive. Her laptop was a $400 refurbished Dell, but a $2000 high-end laptop could have been destroyed just as easily.
@Hazdaz
The moral of the story folk:
Don't get a cat that can surf the internet while holding a glass of water!
@Hazdaz
Folks...sorry.
@Hazdaz
That couldn't be less relevant. And most decent laptops have spill protection. Also, have you heard of denatured alcohol?
@Hazdaz Moral of the story, don't leave open containers in areas were they can damage anything. I about lost a laptop to two cats playing with a cup of tea and a laptop on a tv table. Cats were rolling around and hit the table and tea hit the front part of the laptop. Tore it apart and the fluid didn't get past the outer housing. Still I don't keep anything near TV's, controllers, remote, laptops, or office desks that can be spilled by animals or children.
@Hazdaz
Get a thinkpad! Even an old one.
I spilled like a 2 liter of coke on mine a year ago, and was sure it was destroyed, but it never even flickered. The coke just went right through the machine. They had a pan under the keyboard and something like a funnel that sent it all right through the laptop without getting a droplet on the circuitry. I removed the keyboard and cleaned it (not perfectly, but it works with a little inner stick). That machine is used heavily even today, with no problems.
I am sure competitors also offer spill solutions in their design. If you are using a lappy at home, it's a good thing to have.
I've also dropped this ugly laptop on pavement without doing anything but making it a little uglier. Great laptop.
@Hazdaz & other cat owners
Get rid of yo cats! What's more important - a laptop you spent good money on, or an annoying furball-hacking, furniture-scratching, being-a-bitch feline???
@(Unverified) Other specifications on the MSI GE600 include a choice of hard drive sizes from 250GB, 320GB and 500GB, and it features HDMI out, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi.
There is also a high definition web camera that can record video in HD at 720p, plus three USB 2.0 ports. More: http://bit.ly/msi-ge600-performance
Great main computer if its around $950, but i'm sure its $1100+
Folks..sorry
This actually sounds pretty nice. All I want to know is what "HD" means on the display. Are they talking about 720P, or (hopefully at least) 1080P?
@Dafrety 720p for the webcam
Finally someone realized that not all gamers want an interstellar space station for a laptop.
That color alone would keep me from buying.
I'm still looking for a reasonably price thin and light laptop that might handle light gaming. Was thinking about waiting for the Asus UL30Jt, but it's sounding like they are going with only the Nvidia 310, which is not really an improvement over the 210. So the search continues.
I love MSI's products. IF this laptop is around the $900 dollar range it'd be a lot more viable to people. In order for it to be a valid option to me it NEEDS to be no more than $900. The Alienware M11x Starts at $800 and can crank out some pretty high-end performance. I know it's sort of a netbook, but for someone aware of it's existence it's a very attractive alternative to something like this.