By Seth Macy
Introduction
The common reaction to seeing a gaming laptop used to be “why would you have that,” whereas now people are more apt to ask, “where did you get that?” As components continue to increase in power and decrease in price, the trade offs in gaming on a laptop over a dedicated desktop rig are vanishing.
The MSI GE72 Apache Pro has a 6th-generation Intel i7-6700HQ and GeForce GTX 960M GPU, along with 16GB of RAM, giving it ample power for modern games. It can’t compete with a comparably-equipped custom desktop when it comes to price, but the premium buys you a portable machine with a quality screen and excellent keyboard.
But there’s more than just the allure of (albeit hefty) portability. The Apache Pro includes a 1TB hard drive (HDD) and a 128GB solid-state drive (SSD), along with a host of other appealing features for gamers. The laptop has a lot going for it, given its $1,299 (about £1,029, AU$1,999) price tag.
Design
As seems to be the trend in modern gaming laptops, the GE72 borrows its design cues from modern sports cars. The angular design looks aggressive, as though the laptop would be right at …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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