MSI Unveils New Line of Thin and Light Pro Gaming Laptops

PC gamers will attest that the best way to game is with a high-powered PC.  Unfortunately, most rigs aren’t easy to travel with.  Obviously, laptops are the exception.  However, the problem with most high-powered gaming laptops is that they’re way too bulky and heavy.  Enter MSI with their solution to your mobile PC gaming woes.

Today, MSI has introduced two brand new GP62X and GP72X Leopard Pro Series Gaming Laptops designed to be lighter and thinner than your average gaming laptop.  Check out the specs with the full PR below!

City of Industry, Calif. – April 18, 2017 – MSI, a world leader in gaming hardware, continues to innovate its critically-acclaimed gaming laptops with the announcement of the new GP62X GP72X Leopard series. MSI continues to redefine gaming performance in a portable gaming laptop with a 120Hz 5ms screen, a NVMe M.2 solid state drive that breaks the current bandwidth limitation, and updated SteelSeries RGB keyboard with Silver Lining print.

Screen tearing and jitters are a thing of the past with the all new full HD 120Hz panel with 5ms response time. The ultra-fast refresh rate lets you react instantly to your game, giving you a true MSI gaming experience. The GP62X and GP72X Leopard series gaming laptops use a NVMe solid state drive so gamers can experience full performance potential of the latest SSD technology with extreme read speeds up to 2,200MB/s. The line includes an Intel 7th Generation KabyLake processor, one stick of 16GB DDR4 RAM (upgradeable to 32GB) and up to a GeForce GTX1060 graphics card.

MSI upgraded the GP62X and GP72X Leopard line with the brightest RGB keyboard by SteelSeries including SteelSeries Engine 3 support. Using SteelSeries Engine 3, gamers can easily personalize their playing style by customizing each key and changing the keyboard’s backlight color. It also includes SteelSeries’ GameSense, which changes the color of the keyboard according to in-game action. The first titles to support GameSense are Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Minecraft. With better response, tactile feedback and support for multi-key inputs, the keyboard is primed to help gamers take full command over gaming missions.

The GP X series also comes with MSI’s new Cooler Boost 4. With two fans, six separate heat pipes dedicated to the CPU and GPU, and a more than 20 percent increase in airflow, the Cooler Boost 4 is the most advanced heat pipe design in a gaming notebook.

Specs and Features:  

 

GP62MVR X Leopard Pro

GP72VR X Leopard Pro

CPU

7th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Display

15.6″ FHD, Wide-view
15.6″ FHD, IPS-Level

17.3″ FHD
17.3″ FHD, 120Hz, 5ms, Wide-View

Graphics

GeForce® GTX1060 with 3GB GDDR5

Chipset

HM175

Memory

DDR4, 2 Slots, Max 32GB

Storage

1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4
1x 2.5″ SATA HDD

Optical Drive

NA

DVD Super Multi

Webcam

HD type (30fps@720p)

Keyboard

Steel Series Multi Color RGB Backlight Keyboard

Communication

Killer Gb LAN (E2400)
802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2 (Intel 3168)

Audio

4x 2W Speaker with NahimicVR

Audio Jack

1x Mic-in,
1x Headphone-out (SPDIF)

I/O

1x  Type-C USB3.1 Gen2,
2x Type-A USB3.0,  1x Type-A USB2.0
1x RJ45
1x SD (XC/HC)Card Reader
1x HDMI(4K @ 30Hz), 1x Mini-DisplayPort

Battery

6-Cell , 41 Whr

AC Adapter

180W

Dimension

Weight

15.07 x 10.23 x .86~1.14 in., 4.8 lbs.

16.45 x 10.6 x 1.16 in., 5.95 lbs.

 

Specs and Features:

 

GP62 X Leopard
GP62M X Leopard

GP72 X Leopard

CPU

7th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor

Display

15.6″ FHD, Wide-view
15.6″ FHD, IPS-Level

17.3″ FHD
17.3″ FHD, 120Hz, 5ms, Wide-View

Graphics

GeForce® GTX1050Ti with  2/4GB GDDR5 (7REX)
GeForce® GTX1050 with  2/4GB GDDR5 (7RDX)

Chipset

HM175

Memory

DDR4, 2 Slots, Max 32GB

Storage

1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4
1x 2.5″ SATA HDD

Optical Drive

GP62: DVD Super Multi
GP62M: NA

DVD Super Multi

Webcam

HD type (30fps@720p)

Keyboard

Steel Series Multi Color RGB Backlight Keyboard

Communication

Killer Gb LAN (E2400)
802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2 (Intel 3168)

Audio

4x 2W Speaker with Nahimic2

Audio Jack

1x Mic-in,
1x Headphone-out (SPDIF)

I/O

1x  Type-C USB3.0
2x Type-A USB3.0,  1x Type-A USB2.0
1x RJ45
1x SD (XC/HC)Card Reader
1x HDMI(4K @ 30Hz), 1x Mini-DisplayPort

Battery

6-Cell , 41 Whr

AC Adapter

150W

Dimension

Weight

15.07 x 10.23 x .86~1.14 in., 4.8 lbs.

16.45 x 10.6 x 1.16 in., 5.95 lbs.

 

Both MSI GP62X and GP72X are available now and run between $1,099 to $1,599.  You purchase one at Best Buy, Fry’s, Amazon, and Newegg.

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