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MSI GT660 gaming notebook now available in the U.S. with USB 3.0, Core i7

By | July 28, 2010, 2:34am PDT

Summary: After being announced way back in February ahead of the CeBIT trade show, MSI’s GT660 gaming notebook is finally available in the United States.

After being announced way back in February ahead of the CeBIT trade show, MSI’s GT660 gaming notebook is finally available in the United States.

Powered by an Intel Core i7-740QM processor, the GT660 has the important makings of a portable gaming computer, including dual Dynaudio premium sound speakers and a subwoofer, MSI’s signature Cooler Boost technology, and a flashy design with red LED lighting on the fringes. But the most important spec is the graphics card, which is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M 3D Discrete GPU with 1GB of dedicated DDR3 memory.

If you have the need for speed and that Core i7 CPU isn’t enough for you, take note that there is USB 3.0 support on this model as well.

For review, here’s a list of the rest of GT660’s most notable specs:

  • 16-inch LED-backlit, TFT LCD screen
  • Windows 7 Home Premium OS
  • Up to 6GB of DDR3 memory
  • Up to 1TB of hard drive space
  • 802.11 b/g/ n Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth v2.1+EDR
  • Blu-ray optical drive
  • Built-in 720p HD webcam
  • 4-in-1 card reader (XD/SD/MMC/Memory Stick)
  • Connectivity: Two USB 3.0 ports, Two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, D-sub, eSATA, RJ-45, Microphone-in, Headphones-out

Only serious gamers will budget for this notebook, as the MSI GT660 will start at $1,849.99.

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A nice toy for the price, but serious gamers don't want a low spec Gpu. Only a Gtx285m?
A bit underpowered graphically compared to others that offer the 310m or higher spec Gpu. And now that Gtx480m has been announced, it looks even more anaemic.
I'll wait for Alienware to utilise usb3 and sata3 thankyou and hopefully they pack in an ATI 58** or 59** series card.
As an after thought, i'd like to know the screen resolution. Is it full HD 1080P?

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