Msi GX740

performance, portability, durability, sound, design

size, screen, image quality

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

MSI provides an awesome specification at an awesome price in an outdated chassis. If you're willing to put up with its somewhat garish looks, terrible battery life and a few other foibles, nothing for even close to the same money can touch this GX740...

Price ; Design ; Graphical performance ; Low weight and form factor ; Usability

We'd have liked Core i7 power ; Lack of Blu-ray optical drive ; Lack of full HD screen ; Truly terrible battery life ; Sticker

The MSI GX740 is a gaming notebook, and is a very powerful machine featuring the Intel Core i5 processor and a high-end ATI graphics chip.

High application and gaming performance; Top-quality surfance in brushed aluminum; Compact case; Smudge resistent; Extensive connection options; Good pointing stick

High noise level; Poorly illuminated display; Slightly limited case stability; High energy consumption; Short battery life

Once again: The keyboard. How does one just....?

This chunky desktop replacement is great for playing games but is otherwise underpowered and has poor battery life.

Outstanding value for a high-performance games machine, made possible by some sensible spec compromises

The MSI GX740 laptop offers very good build quality, fantastic gaming performance and a good sound system. However, it’s a shame that its internal Blu-ray drive isn’t backed up by a full-HD screen.

Decent GPU, good game playing laptop

Needs a higher resolution screen, odd layout of DVD eject button, unusual placement of the function key

The MSI GX740 is a decent enough gaming notebook with a very good GPU and a good CPU that work well together in gameplay. What is stopping the GX740 from qualifying as a great gaming notebook is that its resolution could be higher to achieve the full...