Question 1

Does this laptop have a secondary HDD slot? If so does it need a proprietary cage or anything like that?

Accepted Answer

Mine has a secondary HDD slot, I put a 240gb SSD in it. Sped it up quite a bit.

Question 2

My son plays games like battlefield 4 - it was mentioned in the reviews that the graphics card is great but the CPU AMD A10 tends to slow the system down "only on processor intensive games that handle poorly optimized systems".

Should I get this laptop or purchase a laptop with intel i7 and GTX ? Video card?

Accepted Answer

I ask myself that same question. I think if I had it to do over again I would get an i7 with the GTX 770. Mantle for AMD parts is coming and should help this laptop's performance a bit, but it's a ways off yet.

Mantle is implemented already in Battlefield 4 we're just waiting for AMD to release drivers that work with this notebook.

The thing that drove my decision to buy this laptop was price. It really is unbeatable in the cost/performance category. I think with some time it will overcome the limitation of it's somewhat slow CPU.

Question 3

Does this have an MSata slot?

Accepted Answer

This system has One mSATA slot on the right hand side of the MOBO.

Question 4

Does this have an MSata slot?

Accepted Answer

ESATA

Question 5

Is it touch screen ?

Accepted Answer

NO, it's not a touch screen.

Question 6

Chase S, are you certain this does not have a secondary HDD slot?

Looking at other vendor websites I see a secondary HDD slot option and reviews from others show a second slot. I am also seeing HDD caddy's which allow a SATA drive to be installed using the optical drive slot.

I would like to know if this laptop is capable of a 3x internal SATA drive combination.

Accepted Answer

It has 2 SATA 2.5in drive bays.

Question 7

Does this have a ssd like the origional gx60?  I didn't see it listed and was looking for that one.

Accepted Answer

Hi,

I bought one of these Last month, and it does not have a ssd.

/Peter

Brand	MSI
Series	GX Series
Model	GX60 3BE-240US
Part Number	9S7-16FK12-240

Color	Black
Operating System	Windows 8
CPU	AMD A10-5750M 2.5GHz
Screen	15.6"
Memory	8 GB DDR3
Storage	750 GB
Optical Drive	BD-ROM
Graphics Card	AMD Radeon HD 8970M
Video Memory	2GB GDDR5
Communication	Killer Gaming Network
Dimensions (W x D x H)	14.97" x 10.24" x 1.77"
Weight	7.7 lbs.

CPU Type	AMD A-Series
Processor Name	AMD A10-5750M

Screen Size	15.6"
Touchscreen	Non-Touch Screen
Wide Screen Support	Yes
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Display Features	Non Reflection

GPU/VPU	AMD Radeon HD 8970M
Video Memory	2GB
Graphic Type	Dedicated Card

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LAN	Killer Gaming Network
WLAN	AW-NB100H (802.11 b/g/n)
Bluetooth	Yes

USB	3 x USB 3.0 1 x USB 2.0
Video Port	1 x Mini DisplayPort
HDMI	1 x HDMI
Audio Ports	Headset AMP + Gold Flash jacks

Touchpad	Multi Touch
Keyboard	Steel Series Gaming Backlit 102 keys
Backlit Keyboard	Backlit
Webcam	720P HD Webcam
Card Reader	SD (XC/HC)

Storage
HDD	750GB
HDD RPM	7200 RPM

Audio
Audio	THX
Speaker	Speakers x 2 + Subwooferx1

General
Style	Standard
Type	Gaming
Usage	Consumer

Power
AC Adapter	180-watt AC Adapter
Battery	9-cell Lithium Ion

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