Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its new GT680 gaming notebook with Intel's second-generation Core i7 quad-core processor and Nvidia's high-end DirectX 11-ready GeForce GTX 460M discrete graphics card with 1.5GB of GDDR5 memory. The machine also features four DDR3 memory slots, boosting memory capacity up to 16GB with accelerated dual SSD architecture.
The GT680 also features MSI's Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology that enables the machine to instantly throttle up its performance with a click of a button, the vendor said. The notebook also includes MSI's Cooler Boost technology.
The GT680 also features THX TruStudio Pro as well as Cinema Pro technologies to allow the notebook to present a cinema environment when playing multimedia files.
MSI GT680 is equipped with a 15.6-inch 16:9 ratio LED display with support of resolution up to 1920x1080. The machine also features a HDMI port for outputing the image onto devices with bigger display.
| MSI GT680 notebook specifications | |
| Item | Detail |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 2630QM |
| OS | Windows 7 Ultimate/Home Premium |
| Memory | DDR3 up to 16GB |
| Display | 15.6-inch LED backlight support up to 1920x1080 |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M with 1.5GB GDDR5 memory |
| Video output | One HDMI, one VGA |
| Hard disk drive | 640GB/1TB RAID 0, 120GB SSD + 500GB HDD |
| Optical disk drive | Blu-ray / DVD super multi |
| Battery | 9-cell Li-ion |
| Dimension (WxDxH, mm) | 395 x 267 x 55 |
Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, January 2011
MSI GT680 gaming notebook
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