Question 1

Can this laptop be used for civil engineering design programs, or its only for gaming?

Accepted Answer

This is a tricky subject and the answer is both YES and NO. It really depends on your workflow and which applications you use.

While you get some speed you don't get as much for rendering as an equivalent Quadro. You also lose out on the higher double precision performance and ECC of the Quadro cards.

We use two of these machines for Civil 3D 2016, Adobe Premiere Pro, and ArcGIS 10.2. While the driver is not certified for CAD, hardware acceleration is enabled and working in Civil 3D.

Both engineers with these machines are very happy with the performance. No complaints yet.

Question 2

does it have extra slot to install a additional ssd?

Accepted Answer

I haven't opened it up yet as I was pleasantly surprised how fast the 7200 spinner is. Boot up in less than 40 seconds while my desktop with SSD is 27 seconds.

It's supposed to have an additional slot but I can not verify that.

Question 3

Does this laptop have multicolor keyboard or it's only one color?

Accepted Answer

Multiple. You choose the colors, how brightly they shine, if they switch with other colors, and where on the keyboard they show. You can save your lighting choices in 4 different defaults that you can switch between with a button.

Question 4

what ssd drive i should buy to upgrade this labtop?
link will be helpfull

Accepted Answer

The SSD needs to be have the M.2 form factor. I ordered the SAMSUNG 850 EVO M.2 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal SSD Single Unit Version MZ-N5E500BW (NewEgg Item#: N82E16820147399) for this laptop. You could also order the 250GB version for about half the price. There are other brands you can try as well, just search NewEgg for internal SSD's with the M.2 form factor. I have read that this laptop does not have an NVME controller. This means buying an M.2 with PCI-Express 3.0 will be overkill as you could not achieve the much faster transfer rates from those drives. Those drives are also much more expensive. Sorry, but apparently we aren't supposed to put links in our responses.

Question 5

Does this have an IPS display?

Accepted Answer

No. It has a TN display. It has an almost 1ms response but lacks the color vibrancy of an ips. Still a good screen, but not as good as a 200$ monitor.

Ps. I have had this laptop for a while now and it is a strong preformer and it has handled every game and software ive thrown at.

Question 6

i just order this laptop i was wanting to know where can i get a replacement charger and battery i want to have back up?

Accepted Answer

The battery is an internal battery. You can not take it out with out voiding the warranty. You'll have to send it to MSI in the future, if it gets damaged. As for the charger it's best to contact MSI customer service for a replacement. It is risky to try to use a different company's charger. Due to many differences they could have:

The size and shape of the connector on the laptop.If they are the same size & shape then the polarity of the tip might be reversed.Most importantly the voltage and current they supply might be different.

Question 7

Can this laptop run some of the most up to date games?

Accepted Answer

Even though the 970m isnt as powerfull as the full size 970, this laptop is more than capable of running all new games and some of them being on the highest of settings. For example i can run one of the most gpu intense games ark survival eveloved on high with 30 fps.

Note: if u r looking for a pure gaming machine get a desktop, but if u want a great laptop that can be portable and you can play games on. Than get it. But if u r playing intense games u might want a laptop cooler from your fingers getting too hot.

Hope this helps.

Question 8

does this laptop still have the ssd raid slots?

Accepted Answer

Its has ssd m.2 slots. If you look up the manual at the website there is a section about installing them. You have to tear the tamper proof sticker to open the laptop

Question 9

is dvd drive blue ray?

Accepted Answer

I have yet to test that, however, the listing in device manager notes that it probably isn't (HL-DT-ST DVDDRAM GHB0N).

Question 10

how many drive bays are on this notebook?

Accepted Answer

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