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MSI GS30 Shadow Laptop and GamingDock Outted

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/05/2014 03:40 PM | source: | 10 comment(s)
MSI GS30 Shadow Laptop and GamingDock Outted

MSI releases a new 13.3 inch gaming notebook - the GS30 Shadow, it packs the latest Intel 4th Gen Core i7 and Iris Pro graphics. The ultra thin GS30 Shadow is no wonder the lightest gaming notebook in the field and it's only weighing 1.3 kg in 19.8 mm height. The graphics powered by Intel Iris Pro. With support to DX11.1, OpenCL 1.2, OpenGL 4.0 and enhanced 4k x 2k, the GS30 Shadow sets the new benchmark for gaming notebooks.

Unleash the graphics power by Intel Iris Pro
Eric Kuo, vice president of global sales & marketing, MSI Notebook, pointed out that the latest GS30 Shadow is designed for mobile gamers who don't want to compromise between portability and performance. With its incredible thin and insanely powerful, MSI wants to create new style of this performance machine not only for gamers, but for some stylish and cutting edge fashion users.

Docking and transforming, shift into the Elysium!

There is a specific GamingDock designed for GS30 Shadow and the overall graphics performance will be shifted to a higher level while GS30 Shadow is docking on it. By the inserted desktop discrete graphics card inside the GamingDock, more graphics calculation will be enhanced and more visual detailed will be revealed. Users can choose any desktop graphics card, which is stronger and more powerful, then easily insert into it to unleash the most stunning visual effect and deliver the most exciting gaming experience to gamers by full bandwidth of PCI-e x16. The GamingDock is no wonder the most powerful upgraded cannon for slim gaming laptops to play on those most performance demanding titles in highest resolution and settings. The target launch time would be January 2015.

Model namer GS30 Shadow
Operating System Windows 8.1
LED Backlight Display 13.3" , support up to 2560x1440 , Wild view angle, Anti-glare
Processor Intel® 4th Gen Core™ i7
Memory Type DDR3L, up to 1600MHz, Max 16GB
Graphics Intel Iris Pro
Hard Disk Capacity M.2 SSDx2 with Super Raid
Keyboard Backlight Keyboard
Optical Disk Drive N/A
USB 3.0/2.0 2/0
Card Reader SD(XC/HC) /MMC
Video output HDMI 1.4b
Mic-in/Headphone out am 1/1
LAN/WiFi Giga LAN/ Intel 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth v4.0
Webcam HD type (30fps@720p)
Battery Built in 4-Cell Li-Ion
Power Adapter 65W
Dimension (WxDxH) 320 x 227.3 x 19.8mm
Weight 1.3 Kg (w/ Battery)


More information on MSI Dragon Army website
MSI continues to work in cooperation with well-known gaming teams around the world, including FNATIC from Europe and teams from Asia. MSI actively participates in a variety of gaming activities to increase name exposure, to improve on product functions, and to enhance user experience. What's more, for its new platform, this year, MSI set up the Dragoon Army website and forum for MSI gaming laptop users and competition gamers around the world. For more on competition gaming products and gaming info, please go to dragonarmy.msi.com.



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Vxheous
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#4907274 Posted on: 09/06/2014 05:34 AM
Not sure how this would be labelled a "gaming" laptop with an Intel Iris pro. Also, who would buy this over an Aorus X3 13in that has a GTX 870m in it instead of an Iris pro?

http://www.aorus.com/x3.aspx

vazup
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#4907646 Posted on: 09/06/2014 09:05 PM
Dude, you didnt get the point it comes with a box in which you can put any gpu that you want! You can carry this to work, school and when you come home you just connect your pc to that box(with the gpu of your choice) and probably a monitor and and you have probably a laptop more capable than any existing laptop. But the idea of an externel is anything but new people are doing that for years now but its still kinda cool that they give you a pretty box for the gpu.

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#4908335 Posted on: 09/08/2014 05:24 AM
I'm just curious how this "Gaming Dock" actually works. I assume that the dock houses a PCIe x16 slot and that it then allows the GPU to only output signal to an external monitor and not to the laptop screen, but I don't really know.

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#4908362 Posted on: 09/08/2014 09:01 AM
That big ass box sucks though IMHO.
Id rather put a gpu in a min itx setup with the cable running out to a express card adapter depending on the age of the laptop.
But Im different and like to build and mod things.

Fender178
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#4908688 Posted on: 09/08/2014 06:44 PM
Also the Intel Iris pro graphics chip is not that bad of a chip. I saw someone online gaming on one of them Gigabyte Brix units on 1 4k monitor and it looked great. They were playing BF4. Sure they would have to lower the graphics a tad. So this could be a decent gaming laptop with or without the gaming dock.

I like the idea of being allowed to use a dedicated desktop graphics card. You don't have worry about the Laptop generating more heat because of the CPU and the dedicated mobile graphics card. To me this would be the equivalent of traveling with a laptop and docking station as far as portability goes.

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