MSI Laptop GT627-218US Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.40 GHz) 4 GB Memory 320 GB HDD NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS 15.4" Windows Vista Home Premium

Pros: This laptop is great, and has everything I could want. The Video card rocks. I bought this to take to my brothers game nights, because I was tired of lugging my 54lb desktop around. This little guy plays COD4 around 120fps with all settings maxed. I have tried Crysis, HL2 E2, Fear2, and Unreal Tournament 3, and all run well on this laptop. I have also used this to run games on my 24in Acer monitor because I find it hard to see fine details in COD4 on the 15in screen. The frame rates hardly drop even while running at 1920x1200.

Cons: LCD panel seems a bit low contrast. I am probably spoiled by my big 24in acer. Seriously not a deal breaker at this price.

Overall Review: The flimsy or springy keyboard that others have mentioned seems not to be an issue on my laptop. In fact I think that this has been one of the more solid feeling laptop keyboards I have used. BUY THIS

Pros: Great laptop for the money, screen looks really good, performs better than anything else in this price range, good construction, looks better in person than the pictures. Installed 64 bit windows as soon as I got it and man this thing rips! Free carrying case isn't bad if you are comfortable wearing a metallic red backpack. Excellent package for little money. Can't seem to find the structural flaws (IE keyboard flex/weak handrest) everybody talks about in the reviews, mine is really solid! Full NUMBER PAD! I don't find the keyboard placement or touchpad placement awkward at all either unlike reviews.

Cons: None!

Overall Review: DO NOT GET THE $1099 version with the lower resolution screen. This screen is MUCH better!

Pros: -Quite the upgrade from my single core Athlon desktop. -For so long I was torn between having the convenience of a laptop and the brute power of a gaming desktop, and this rig offers the best of both. High-end DX10 games such as F.E.A.R. 2, CoD:World at War, Assassins Creed, and Bioshock are no sweat for this machine on a 1680x1050 resolution. However, I found myself scaling back graphics settings just below Ultra High on Crysis and FarCry 2. -Went out and bought Planet Earth on BluRay and hooked it up to my HDTV, I was blown away by the intense visual and audio quality. -When I'm out and about I am able to squeeze about four hours of battery life out of this box of perfection while checking emails and surfing the web. -The price point cannot be beat with the amount of features packed into the sleek and discreet form factor.

Cons: -Ships with 32 bit Vista, but in less than an hour I did away with the partitions, installed Vista Ultimate x64, and hunted down 64 bit drivers to get everything working again. - I feel somewhat unlclear as to what additional accessories and software I need for the TV tuner to work.

Overall Review: -Bios settings may be changed to alter the Turbo overclock function from a boost 15%(2.77ghz) to 20%(2.872ghz). -Running under full load with Folding@Home SMP client for the CPU, and the GPU client together at the same time causes hardware to idle around 160 Fahrenheit, but turns out a rather insane workload. - As my second purchase from Newegg, I remain completely satisfied with their speedy processing and delivery, and am glad that my own personal research and decision making paid off. As I am transitioning from a student into an IT professional, I am sure this fine piece of technology will prove itself a worthy investment, and will perform as called upon for several years down the road.

Pros: Nice looking Case, Fairly well constructed. Keyboard Flexing Minimal on this Lappy{#2} Explain in Cons! Keyboard layout excellent, soft touch controls work great, Screen resolution Impressive, Turbo Mode works, on the fly when needed. O/C,s 16% OEM 2398Mhz OC,d= 2779Mhz OK, for the Gaming /Video Performance! She took everything I gave her, at full settings with or W/O OCing without a Hiccup or degradation in performance! Quake4, Crysis Series, DF, etc. This lappy vents the heat well, as long as it gets good air flow, and this puppy gets hot! But the GPU and the CPU,s stayed steady. NO THERMAL ISSUES! MSI has always been great for their MB,s Never had a bad build using them, always great features {If your a modder}, They designed this MB to accommodate the supporting HW, and produce a nice symbionic relationship between the 2 for a High Performance Lappy that Has my respect in regards to Desktop Performance in a Mobile Environment

Cons: 1st unit arrived fast from NE, Hardware failures right outa the box, keyboard flex on that early model much more pronounced! NE RMA,d It NP. They replaced to me a new unit, NE,s the Greatest! After 2 days BIOS became unstable, I flashed with their most recent Fix[not even on website yet] which equates to great tech support, they E-mailed it to me! Also immediately download and install the latest drivers for the GPU, File comes with the PHYSX controller, The Video Card really comes to life then!! Main Gripe: Lappy system is very software sensitive, But I think its because of Vista OS, I came very close to reformatting the HDD and installing XP Pro or Linux. Also No control over Dram timing or FSB, Multiplier locked! WHY? MSI has never done this B4, earlier BIOS files[4 this Lappy] had the DRAM timing selection options, But not on the recent BIOS revisions!!??? Guess they dont want us pushing it the edge. Should have choice of OS install, instead of 1 flavor!

Overall Review: Over clocking feature only works with AC adapter connected, No OCing in Battery Mode, and you must have the System Control Manager program installed and enabled or NO OC features! Over ALL, Not a bad lappy after massaging it. Runs fast and strong! A little Over Priced! But With Intel and NVidia ingredients installed I see why! Other MSI gaming series use AMD and ATI. Lower Hardware cost. Always been a AMD man. But this Intel processor Rocks!! This lappy has made me a Gamer with skills once again, cause the resolution and clarity is outstanding, with frame rates that dont slow down. JMO though!!

Pros: The video card is super fast for a laptop of this price. Built in overclocking is a fantastic feature, as is the blu-ray drive. Huge fan of the one-touch design for the overclocking and economy styles.

Cons: Gets a little too hot for my liking, but buying a laptop cooler solves that pretty easily. 3 USB ports seems a little stingy, but with the bluetooth, it handles itself pretty nicely.

Overall Review: For a desktop replacement, this is a great way to go. I get about 2 and a half hours of battery life with the laptop cooler, and with bluetooth and the sound management, it makes a great computer for ventrilo. This is a solid buy.

Pros: - Lots of features (everything I was looking for in a laptop): -Gaming capable video card (runs last generation games without any problem) -High Speed CPU and 4gb RAM -Blueray drive (DVDRW combo) -full keyboard on a 15 inch laptop -integrated webcam and mic -HDMI port -ExpressCard Port -ESata Port - Additional MSI goodies: -Overclocking support (Turbo) (this actually works) -Different power settings (ECO) - PRICE!!!!!!!: I did a lot of research before deciding on which laptop to purchase, and this is what best fitted my needs and had the best price out there. If you're like me and want to get the most feature rich, gaming capable laptop for a good price I recommend you consider this laptop.

Cons: This is a great laptop but here are the cons that I've found so far (not deal breakers for me): -Left CTRL key and Fn Key have been switched: This is probably the biggest con that I've found so far cause it bothers me while gaming. I dont know why MSI decided to switch these 2 keys but I'ts giving me a hard time when trying to crouch in most games that use the LEFT CTRL key for that purpose. Usually LEFT CTRL should be the first key to the left on the last row, but on this laptop the first key on that row is the Fn (function) key. Then comes the CTRL key. I'm getting kinda used to it now, but it couldve been perfect. - Sensitive Touch Pad: Sometimes within a game I find myself firing my gun involuntarily because my left thumb comes close to the touchpad (I dont even feel my thumb touching it). Remember this is a 15 inch laptop so there is not a lot of space from the keyb to the touchpad. - Low volume mic: This is related to realtek's drivers. but on some apps works ok. - Get

Overall Review: Overall I'm very happy with this purchase and I would totally recommend it to anyone looking for a feature rich/latest technology/gaming capable/15 inch laptop for a good price. It packs a lot of power inside such a compact model. Couple of comments on some cons ive read: -keyb does NOT seem springy to me. -2 partitions can be easily fixed in vista. Ok now what you all want to know. how does it perform gaming wise.. I gotta say.. it gets the job done. This will run any current generation computer game without any problem.. some of them on high settings and native resolution (1680x1050) . others at mid settings. Here are some examples of the games that I run on this laptop (i dont have the actual framerates yet, but I have tuned every game to a point where the game is fluid enough for me without any lag): -FarCry2 : Native Res / Everything on High -Left 4 dead: Native Res / Everything on High -Gears of War: 1440x900 / Everything on High -Crysis: 1440x900 / Everythin

Pros: Powerful hardware - 9800 GS has taken anything I have thrown at it Screen - 1680x1050 looks wonderful, blu-ray especially. Some glare when outdoors, but nothing unmanageable. Turbo and ECO functions - While I initially was skeptical, both of these functions are wonderful. The turbo function (set to 20% in the BIOS) makes a notifiable difference in framerates and encoding speeds. The ECO functions (5 levels) are quick presets and Turbo Battery nearly doubled my battery life (almost 5 hours toting it around with Wi-Fi on). Playing DVD's averages about 2.5 hours. The one-touch buttons (play/pause ect) actually work with most applications, and the user set button is awesome. Heat - I played Crysis with the Turbo on for over 3 hours and I could still set it on my bare legs and hardly notice the heat at all. The vent on the right however does get warm (go figure). Overall this is a great buy, I have not been disappointed, nor do I think you will be either.

Cons: The brushed aluminum and one-touch button pad are mild fingerprint magnets. Easily cleanable with your shirt or some other handy cloth. The blue lit one-touch buttons with red/black color scheme seems odd for a while. The speakers are a little tinny and lack a full sound, but it comes with 7.1 audio out, so all your problems are solved.

Overall Review: After doing considerable research for laptops and settling on this, I was expecting a few issues that others had mentioned, specifically After doing considerable research for laptops and settling on this, I was expecting a few issues that others had mentioned, specifically a wobbly keyboard and clock down issues off of AC. I havent experienced either of these or any other major flaws. My keyboard was solid and feels wonderful to type on, the Fn keys and Ctrl keys are swapped, which took some getting used to, but if it really bothers you there is a BIOS revision which swaps the function of the two keys. As for clockdown, I was able to play blu-ray movies flawlessly in the "Movie" eco mode, and most games (CS:S, WoW) played fine in the "Gaming" eco mode (albeit not terribly long, but that is to be expected with any laptop) The case and construction feels solid and has actually already survived a counter height fall with flying colors. I definitely recommend this laptop to an

Pros: I'm a programmer and mainly used this laptop for work. I have been looking for a high performance laptop with affordable price. This gaming laptop is just what I need. I do play one game, Team Fortress 2. - Performance is great. For all the application I use such as Visual Studio, Photoshop and the only game I play (TF2 all settings to max) it feels as fast as my Q6600 GT8800 desktop. - The screen is pretty good, as another reviewer mentioned, don't waste your money on the 1280x800 version. A good monitor is a good investment. - A lot of connectivity, wireless, bluetooth, firewire, card reader - Speakers are loud - Love the brushed aluminum finishing - Bluray is a bonus - Full NumPad!!!

Cons: - My biggest beef about this laptop is it has Vista 32 installed. It just doesn't make sense. Fortunately I have a Vista Ultimate 64 so I installed it and downloaded all the drivers from MSI site. The overclock program is there too anad it works fine with Vista 64. - The "Fn" key and left "Ctrl" shoudl switch place. - The keyboard does flex a bit but I really don't notice any discomfort while using it. - The battery life is about 3 hours. But this is a gaming laptop there will be trade-of.

Overall Review: I believe this is very good laptop for the money. The build quality is good and sturdy. If you are willing to pay $1300 for a laptop this is a very good candidate to consider