Was looking for a decent laptop for my son for uni & came across this one. Not an expert but seems like its good value for the specs. Similar one on Amazon is £740. Specifications:
dont waste your money,you cannot play new games with nVidia GeForce 940MX ,get desktop pc on this price with better graphic card,
Destard to bozkurt1881
18 Sep 17#13
Can you advise how one would go about using the desktop PC while on a train or sitting in the garden?
ollie87 to Destard
18 Sep 17#14
Can you advise how you'd play PC games in the garden on a laptop with such a crap screen?
Destard to ollie87
18 Sep 17#16
Who me? No idea, I wouldn't touch this laptop with a barge pole.
MikeLondon to Destard
18 Sep 17#15
12v battery with an inverter obviously
bozkurt1881 to Destard
19 Sep 17#28
why will you use your that laptop on a train and how,?it is a laptop and it will drain battery, get tablet pc instead if you will use on train or garden, i have alien ware m18 with 780m sli ,and i have never use in train or garden or airplane...,even my pc is nearly 5 years old so much better specications and has better graphic card than 940 mx,i can play new games with gtx 780 sli 4K medium setting as well,my advice is put £1000 more get for £1500 average laptop that you can play game high setting on 1080p, but not 4K
Destard to bozkurt1881
19 Sep 17#29
That is a somewhat cool story, brother.
zaax
19 Sep 17#27
Looks like Ubuntu will sit on this quite well. Which means none of my personal data will be send to the USA
Actually the graphics card is probably ok at HD resolution and if it's for uni work then a separate 21-24" FHD monitor wouldn't be a bad idea. I suppose it's a 'gaming laptop' in the traditional sense of having a discrete GPU, decent CPU (2 generations old but at least it's a quad core and performance hasn't changed much since 2012 Sandy Bridge)and flashy lights and design but it's at the lower end of the gaming spectrum for sure.
Just.Wondering
18 Sep 17#24
I have had a similar specced laptop before, tried the latest resident evil, it was pretty terrible frame rate even on the lowest settings, witcher 3 was pretty awful too....
Just watch some 940mx gaming benchmarks on YouTube..
Hazuki192
18 Sep 17#23
I'm using this laptop at the moment. Have had it for a year and use it for browsing, typing and some gaming too. The games I have installed and run (without issue) include Tomb Raider (2013), Saints Row 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Portal 2, Binary Domain, Civilization V.... Basically, any 2010-2013 games (late 360/PS3) will be fine but wouldn't throw something more modern at it.
Mikiex
18 Sep 17#22
If you want a gaming laptop you want the latest Nvidia 10 series , 1080p screen ... I'm sure you could find something cheap enough - I shall look.
Seems the cheapest 1050 based laptop is probably the updated version of this MSI for about £699, So £150 more for a better screen and a way faster GPU.
The difference would be huge though as the Nivdia 1050 GPU is in a completly different class.
jacjacatac
18 Sep 17#17
Critics without alternatives to offer inbound in 3, 2 -oh they're already here I see. In droves.
Ev0lution to jacjacatac
18 Sep 17#18
If you want to waste your money on an old laptop that's shockingly underspecced and overpowered be my guest. At least other posters are trying to tell people what a white elephant this machine is.
jacjacatac to Ev0lution
18 Sep 17#21
I don't see a single alternative proffered by any of them. Do you? Happens in most computer threads.
Felis
18 Sep 17#19
Features different to specifications?
Features:
Windows 10 Home / Windows 10 Pro
Latest 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor
GeForce® 940MX graphics with higher performance
15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), 94%NTSC wide-view panel
NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 X4 up to 2200MB/s speed(Optional)
Yup, judging by other retailers specs of this particular model number - this will be FHD
burn2groundenquiries
18 Sep 17#12
This is just horrible.
Just.Wondering
18 Sep 17#11
940mx is fairly lame for gaming even at 1366 x768, hard to get 30 FPS on modern games
kamikazilucas
18 Sep 17#10
940mx hahahaha
TheDodger
18 Sep 17#8
tbh its pretty specs for the money. as other people said it shouldnt be called a gaming laptop. doesnt have a 1080p display and has a poor graphics card from the previous generation of nvidias. I'd rather buy used. I sold my 2016 alienware for a bit more money with a 980, 16gb of ram and an i7. theres some non "gaming" which will out perform this for a similar price i'm sure
tonydi1965
18 Sep 17#3
Thanks for the post Astec123.
The description of the processor under features says" Latest 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor" so its all a bit confusing as to what it has.
fishmaster to tonydi1965
18 Sep 17#7
The GL62-6QD is the model with i7-6700HQ, GTX950M and 1080P panel.
fiqqer
18 Sep 17#6
In no way can this be described as a gaming laptop. It has less than the minimum in every department.
1. It is a budget laptop with at a mid range price.
2. Well overpriced for what you get. Stay clear of this.
3. If you want a laptop to do work there are better for cheaper and you will not be working well with a dreadful screen resolution.
4. If you want a laptop where you can play occasional games then look elsewhere also you will be very restricted on what you can play.
korny2
18 Sep 17#5
Do fine for light gaming and uni work. Heat given as it's the cheapest price I've seen for this laptop.
coventgamer
18 Sep 17#4
Normal laptop with a below average gpu
Destard
18 Sep 17#2
nVidia GeForce 940MX, 2GB DDR3
Oh dear :disappointed:
Astec123
18 Sep 17#1
15.6" HD, Anti-Glare (1366*768)
Not FHD screen, pretty horrid to do assignments or the like on as you can't use windows snap effectively.
Skylake i5-6300HQ
2 generations old now (not the biggest issue in the world but says a lot about this having been hanging around for a while)
DDR IV 8GB, up to 2133mhz
Not a great deal of RAM but acceptable for most people. No indication if it's 2x4 or 1x8 configuration which I'd consider important if you plan to upgrade later.
I believe this machine has the GDDR3 model from what I can find online so it's only very slightly faster than what's already built in on the processor. With that in mind for this sort of money I'd be looking towards getting a 7th gen machine which isn't going to be much different in respect of the performance but all to the benefit of the battery life.
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Not an expert but seems like its good value for the specs. Similar one on Amazon is £740.
Specifications:
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Just watch some 940mx gaming benchmarks on YouTube..
Seems the cheapest 1050 based laptop is probably the updated version of this MSI for about £699, So £150 more for a better screen and a way faster GPU.
The difference would be huge though as the Nivdia 1050 GPU is in a completly different class.
Do you?
Happens in most computer threads.
Features:
- Windows 10 Home / Windows 10 Pro
- Latest 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor
- GeForce® 940MX graphics with higher performance
- 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080), 94%NTSC wide-view panel
- NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen3 X4 up to 2200MB/s speed(Optional)
- USB 3.0 Type-C reversible plug
- Nahimic Sound Technology delivering 360 immersive audio experience
- Audio Boost enhancing the gaming headset sound detail and sound stage
- Keyboard by Steelseries with better tactile feedback
- Exclusive SHIFT technology boosts performance under controlled noise & temperature
- Exclusive Cooler Boost Technology
- Matrix Display supporting 4K output up to 2 external monitors
Specifications:The description of the processor under features says" Latest 6th Gen. Intel® Core™ i7 processor" so its all a bit confusing as to what it has.
1. It is a budget laptop with at a mid range price.
2. Well overpriced for what you get. Stay clear of this.
3. If you want a laptop to do work there are better for cheaper and you will not be working well with a dreadful screen resolution.
4. If you want a laptop where you can play occasional games then look elsewhere also you will be very restricted on what you can play.
Oh dear :disappointed:
Not FHD screen, pretty horrid to do assignments or the like on as you can't use windows snap effectively.
2 generations old now (not the biggest issue in the world but says a lot about this having been hanging around for a while)
Not a great deal of RAM but acceptable for most people. No indication if it's 2x4 or 1x8 configuration which I'd consider important if you plan to upgrade later.
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I believe this machine has the GDDR3 model from what I can find online so it's only very slightly faster than what's already built in on the processor. With that in mind for this sort of money I'd be looking towards getting a 7th gen machine which isn't going to be much different in respect of the performance but all to the benefit of the battery life.