It is easier to carry than a full desktop system, but still 7.4 pounds to carry. Interesting, MSI did not opt for the backlit keyboard option. This could have been a nice feature since most LAN's are dimly lit. The purpose of this laptop is clear just by glancing at the keyboard: the WASD, the 8462 an arrow keys are colored red, which corresponds to most gs65 games default keys for movement. The keyboard is effective and has a nice feel to it.

PerformanceBuilt for gaming, MSI added the 1.6-GHz Intel Core i7 Q720 CPU and 6GB of RAM. This gives it enough power to be quite useful for some time. The GT660 also sports two 7200-rpm hard drives, for a total of 1 TB storage space. Interesting enough this is one of the first laptops I saw that has USB 3.0, although I was unable to test their speed.

Of course the biggest question still remains: how does it handle games? Containing a Nvidia GeForce GTX 285M graphics card with 1 GB of dedicated memory led to an impressive 3DMark06 score of 12,633. This translated into a very enjoyable gaming experience. I had only a few games to test, but they all played really well. Batman: Arkham Asylum played remarkably well at 1024x768 with 52 fps. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare achieved over 110 fps at the same resolution. At higher resolutions game play do suffer, but since I usually play at this resolution, I was impressed.