MSI Megabook GT725 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 65 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the price. The sound also impresses, but many are less positive about the battery.

Price, Sound, Performance, Usability

Battery, Keyboard

Experts rate this product 83/100 and users 89/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops, the MSI Megabook GT725 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

Quad-core processor, Fast hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Full HD display

Flawed keyboard, Dated design, Mushy mouse buttons

Four speakers (and a subwoofer) churned out clear sound with a nice amount of bass bounce when we played The JBs' "Giving Up Food For Funk," but we would've liked more volume. The speakers were loud enough to fill a small room, but lacked punch when ...

If you can overlook its hideous appearance, the 17-inch GT725 is a relatively affordable and extremely capable gaming laptop. With a good screen and Blu-ray drive, it's also a sound choice for people whose priority is media-playback capability. ...

Fast graphics ; powerful quad-core CPU ; Blu-ray drive ; HDMI out

Hideous colour scheme

The MSI GT725's turbo overclocking feature is gimmicky, and the machine is -- on the whole -- hideously ugly. But it's also very fast and well-equipped. Buy it if you're not concerned with looks

msi gt725 review: MSI's GT725 is a bleeding fast laptop. There's a number of design and software concerns, however, the price alone allows most of these to be forgiven. If you need a powerful desktop replacement, consider the GT725.

Powerful graphics card and quad-core CPU • Full-sized keyboard • 1680x1050 resolution • Turbo mode allows for overclocking • Plenty of ports and options ;

Poor mouse buttons • Keyboard flexes a little • Hot air vent on right-hand side • 32-bit Windows can't use the full 4GB RAM • Battery obstructs power adapter movement • You really don't want to unplug this one from the wall • Touchpad driver still not ...

MSI's GT725 is a bleeding fast laptop. There's a number of design and software concerns, however, the price alone allows most of these to be forgiven. If you need a powerful desktop replacement, consider the GT725.

Powerful graphics card and quad-core CPU, Full-sized keyboard, 1680x1050 resolution, Turbo mode allows for overclocking, Plenty of ports and options

Poor mouse buttons, Keyboard flexes a little, Hot air vent on right-hand side, 32-bit Windows can't use the full 4GB RAM, Battery obstructs power adapter movement, You really don't want to unplug this one from the wall, Touchpad driver still not ...

MSI's GT725 is a bleedingly fast laptop. There's a number of design and software concerns, however, the price alone allows most of these to be forgiven. If you need a powerful desktop replacement, consider the GT725.

Overclock Me. MSI has recently lined up comparatively well in the mobile gaming sector. There are hardly any other manufacturers that offer such an extensive range of models, like MSI's GX- and GT-series. The GT725 thereby belongs to the best ...

Pleasing design , Good image contrast , Solid gaming-performance , CPU Turbo Mode , Quiet office use possible , Reasonable battery life, Pleasing design, Good image contrast, Solid gaming-performance, CPU Turbo Mode, Quiet office use possible, ...

Low stability of case in parts , Rather unfavourable positioning of connections for right-handed people , Key layout needs some getting used to , Lukewarm display brightness with below average illumination , Partly high case warming, Low stability of ...

The price. Thanks to the Turbo Mode and ATI graphics you get an amazing amount of power for a comparatively low price. From around 1200 Euro you can play in the premier league

This MSI laptop offers good gaming performance but makes some missteps with its muted screen and its awkward keyboard.

This MSI laptop offers good gaming performance but makes some missteps with its muted screen and its awkward keyboard. Overall, the GT725 is a competent gaming and entertainment laptop. It'll fill other roles when needed, but it seems like itself only ...

Light for a 17in and ridiculously powerful, MSI's latest quad-core laptop is upping the game for play-friendly laptops

Lightning fast. Blu-ray drive. Turbo mode. Value for money

Low-res screen. Red trim

This MSI laptop offers good gaming performance but makes some missteps with its muted screen and its klutzy keyboard.

In my informal, real-world testing, the GT 725's gaming performance impressed. Even running at full-screen (1920 by 1280 pixels) with all of the graphical trimmings, it maintained smooth frame rates in everything I tested, whether I was being mobbed ...