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I need to mention that my review is based only on 3 weeks of ownership of this notebook. I will update my review if necessary later on.

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The goods:

Pretty much what has already been mentioned by the other reviewers on different websites (Amazon.com, newegg.com etc): fast, powerful, good for games (I only tried Command and Conquer 3 on it at max resolution though, and that game worked great – I don’t plan on gaming too much on that machine). In particular, I like the HDMI port: I can use my HDTV as a computer monitor by connecting the TV to my laptop with an HDMI cable. eSATA/USB port is cool too.

And the great price too!!!

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The bads:

Only one so far: the keyboard. While it’s cool to have the advantage of a full-fledged numeric keypad, the insertion of the numeric keypad resulted in the arrow keys, the right shift key, and 3 more keys on the right side of the laptop to be smaller than usual (look at a picture of the keyboard layout). This is a gaming laptop: smaller arrow keys may be hard to adjust to, and in my humble opinion, including a numeric keypad in this laptop defeated its gaming purpose. Also, notice that the position of the Fn key is where the left Ctrl key is usually found, and vice versa. All of the above can make the keyboard irritating to use at first, but I believe after some time, you can adjust to its weirdness. I don’t know how people with BIG fingers feel about the smaller keys though… MSI, you should have been wiser!

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Other notes:

Well, some things may be subjective. I find the sound good enough for a laptop(some people on some web sites said the sound quality was only fair). But hey, you can connect a 7.1 sound system to this baby if you want!

I also don’t mind the vents on the right side of the laptop, next to where your right hand would be. I have not been bothered by the heat blowing towards my right hand, mainly because i don’t keep my right hand next to the vent but somewhat closer to me when I use my mouse. But I have to say placing the vents on one side of the laptop instead at the back is kind of stupid.

Final word for now: bought this laptop from Amazon.com (and not thru any third party seller). Although in the description Amazon says this laptop comes with Vista 64-bit, mine came with Vista 32-bit – and as a result, my laptop utilizes only about 3 Gb out of the included 4 Gb RAM . Did Amazon make a mistake in their description of this laptop?

Overall, this is the best laptop I’ve owned and I highly recommend it if it suits your style.

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