MSI Megabook GT627 Reviews Analysis

Core 2 Duo P8600 / 2.4 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 320 GB - DVD-Writer / BD-ROM - GF 9800M GS - Gigabit Ethernet - WLAN... More product details

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MSI Megabook GT627

79 reviews

November, 2009

79 / 100

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price

5

the only problem i have with it is the keyboard it just feels cheap but i really do not care because the performance for that price is unbeatable
Seriously not a deal breaker at this price

Perfect for cash-strapped gamers
Good price
they are outstanding for this price-range
You can read the specs yourself, they are outstanding for this price-range
great price worth every cent

HDMI output its great, real good sound quality, great price worth every cent
Great computer for the price
The VALUE
PRICE of this laptop is well WORTH IT
The VALUE, PRICE of this laptop is well WORTH IT
I am very happy with my purchase
the specs are very nice for the price
the specs are very nice for the price, plus the turbo option makes the cpu that much better

performance

5

While this is annoying you get used to it quick
1st unit arrived fast from NE

Good processor
Unique Turbo mode for gaming performance
The Machine is very fast
The fast cpu
The fast cpu, small screen coupled with a 9800 graphics card makes this a pretty fast gaming machine

This laptop have a great performance
This is generally considered very playable for people but if that's not fast enough for you
and put the rest to medium and you'll get a huge jump in performance with very little drop in visual quality
Keep your shader and post-processing and motion blur on high, and put the rest to medium and you'll get a huge jump in performance with very little drop in visual quality
Fast Processor
fast graphics
Fast Processor, fast graphics, 4GB of RAM, does not get insanely hot while gaming (still a cooler would be useful if being used as a full time gaming machine
Built in webcam and fast wifi
so it is super fast
Fast
Fast,light,design
This thing is blazing fast
This thing is blazing fast, easily handles anything I have managed to throw at it
Incredibly fast
Fast hard drive
Performance: for the price the performance and options can't be beat
The HDD is wicked fast
hdparm measures the speed @ 79MBps
The HDD is wicked fast, hdparm measures the speed @ 79MBps
Very fast
did i mention fast
Very fast, great for gaming, good price, has a full number pad, looks good, did i mention fast
turbo button that overclocks the processor to 2.88 Ghz
dual core processor
lots of disk space on a fast drive
fast ethernet
Good graphics card, lots of memory, descent sound card, dual core processor, lots of disk space on a fast drive, fast ethernet, wireless, bluetooth, bluray, 9 cell battery
great speed
at full settings with or W/O OCing without a Hiccup or degradation in performance
She took everything I gave her, at full settings with or W/O OCing without a Hiccup or degradation in performance
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
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
and a few other games and all run smooth and fast
So far I've played WoW, left 4 dead, half life 2, mass effect, bio shock, and a few other games and all run smooth and fast

battery

3

Poor battery life
I don't see a point in complaining about battery life
Battery life not great
Battery supplied doesn't fit flush with the back of the laptop
So I can't fit it into my laptop bag without removing the battery

eco and turbo features which can be helpful when going off the battery
Battery life seems to be around 2 hours on the eco mode just running word
Decent battery life for such powerful specs
Good battery life
large battery

I laid the charging brick next to me in the bed and after a few hours of gaming it was hot enough to almost burn the wife when she unknowling hit it in her sleep

batery lasts for 4 hours when you use the turbo battery option
light weight for it's size, large battery, great power saving features, turbo button that overclocks the processor to 2.88 Ghz, plays games great, batery lasts for 4 hours when you use the turbo battery option, great bang for your buck, and the blu ray player works great when the laptop is plugged in
back pack
9 cell battery
I have played games on this for hours with turbo on and never had any heat problems

keyboard

0.5

Flimsy keyboard
Keyboard feels cramped and cheap
and the left function key is where my normal keyboard feels comfortable for the control key (little getting use to for those FPS's)
The right shift is a little small, and the left function key is where my normal keyboard feels comfortable for the control key (little getting use to for those FPS's)
Keyboard seems flimsy

The keyboard and palm rest is a little springy
The keyboard and palm rest is a little springy, but that part about it is not annoying
Has a 10 key on it
Has a 10 key on it, on the fly touch board above the keyboard which activates wireless, eco and turbo features which can be helpful when going off the battery
Numeric keypad

the whole keyboard bends down a bit like it doesn't have a solid backing and is only supported on the sides
If you press the keys in the middle, g,h, the whole keyboard bends down a bit like it doesn't have a solid backing and is only supported on the sides
Keyboard is a little springy but i dont mind
Keyboard is springy
The key layout on the keyboard is a little weird
The key layout on the keyboard is a little weird, I got used to it quickly, however
the keyboard is a bit springy
But that said, the keyboard is a bit springy, and flimsy
The function key is where the left-ctrl key should be
Somewhat cramped keyboard due to the numeric keypad
Some keyboard flex
Keyboard sounds loud when typing on it due to this flex
the keyboard is a little strange
the keyboard is a little strange, and needs some getting used too
The first thing you'll notice with this laptop is the keyboard
I can't say it really affects typing at all though
I can't say it really affects typing at all though, more of an aesthetic issue
Keyboard layout is strange
Keyboard "flexes" despite where you type
The keys on the keyboard are smaller than on my old laptop
but I don't noticed that much of a difference while typing
The keys on the keyboard are smaller than on my old laptop, but I don't noticed that much of a difference while typing
I do keep hitting the function key instead of the control key
The whole right side of the keyboard (centered at the enter key
The keyboard takes getting used to
Extra "\" key next to space bar
Keyboard flexes if press a little too hard
Keyboard
keyboard a little weird
keyboard a little weird, sometimes feels like it's not attached all the way
Con is majority just the keyboard it feels like flip flops...but hey...not that much of hassle for me
The weak point seems to be the keyboard from what I can read online
The weak point seems to be the keyboard from what I can read online, some can live with it, some are annoyed by it
keyboard is a bit weird to get used to
The case and keyboard flexes significantly and the keyboard is extremely awkward to use due to its small size
The supplied cover for the keyboard has to be used to stop the screen scratching
The supplied cover for the keyboard has to be used to stop the screen scratching, thats a clear design flaw
keyboard flex on that early model much more pronounced
1st unit arrived fast from NE, Hardware failures right outa the box, keyboard flex on that early model much more pronounced
Only thing I can think of is the flex in the keyboard
but i really don't notice it anymore even as I' am typing this review
Only thing I can think of is the flex in the keyboard, but i really don't notice it anymore even as I' am typing this review, and there is a easy fix for it on the internet
the function key
flex keyboard
the function key [Fn
is switched with the ctrl key

Full numeric keypad
Nice feeling keyboard despite chronic flexing
Keyboard Flexing Minimal on this Lappy{#2
Keyboard layout excellent
The first thing i noticed was the flex of the keyboard (i find the smaller keys make no difference at all

connectivity

5

but with the bluetooth
3 USB ports seems a little stingy, but with the bluetooth, it handles itself pretty nicely

What they don't tell you is that: the wifi is INTEL 5100 (there is even an external ant
Bluetooth built in (rare for laptops - why
bluetooth

usability

2

That the wasd keys have a highlight on them seems to entail I should use them for fps games
I remember reading around on an easy fix to make it not so weird anymore
However, I remember reading around on an easy fix to make it not so weird anymore
just restore disks that you have to burn yourself upon first use (come on MSI
No backup vista, just restore disks that you have to burn yourself upon first use (come on MSI, seriously

I use the notebook to help with notes and some mobile gaming
its almost too easy to use
but I have not had the need to use it yet
The turbo button is nice, but I have not had the need to use it yet
the flex doesn't make it harder to use

bounces up and down whenever I hit enter or use the arrow keys
needing to use the sponge protector everytime you close the laptop lid
and there is a easy fix for it on the internet
But i'm sure I'll get use to those

energy efficiency

0.5

eats power with the 100 w adaptor
Huge power brick
i'm all for power saving
but you still need that power for general use
i'm all for power saving, but you still need that power for general use

great power saving features
Power
Power, gaming ability, usefullness

The power button makes the laptop look cheap
The power brick does get extremely hot too

screen

1

Average display illumination
Average case workmanship , Some inconvenient connection positioning , Average display illumination , Poor battery life, Average case workmanship, Some inconvenient connection positioning, Average display illumination, Poor battery life
Though I imagine one could plug in an external monitor for higher res gaming
They replaced to me a new unit
They replaced to me a new unit, NE,s the Greatest

nice video card, and beautiful screen, blu-ray drive, built-in overclock, touch sensor stuff, back pack
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
can play most games on the highest res supported by the monitor

sound

5

The hard disk fast but noisy

Optical drive isn't too noisy
Optical drive isn't too noisy, and doesn't feel like garbage when you close it
real good sound quality
The laptop even changes over to hdmi sound settings automatically

sensor

5

Lightning fast running vista with all the eye candy turned on

tuner

5

TV tuner
Plenty of specialty ports, including HDMI, TV tuner, and eSATA

LCD

1.5

1280x is a pretty high res for a 15 inch screen
I'd expect a higher res screen
but still, with all the other specs on this beast, I'd expect a higher res screen
Screen has more narrow viewing angel from other laptops I have used (still not bad though
Screen is a bit small for full time gaming

the screen is bright and has a decent off-axis'
Very clear screen
Very clear screen, decent size (more portable then a 17"
Good colors on screen
and beautiful screen

considerable bleeding on the bottom of the screen
considerable bleeding on the bottom of the screen, but its only noticeable with dark images

flash

0.5

but its not that hard to update from a flash drive
Also I wish MSI provided a utility to update the BIOS from within windows, but its not that hard to update from a flash drive

video

5

I did see a video on YouTube about fixing this
The Video Card really comes to life then
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

Great Video card with 1gig Vram
Strong video card
Powerful video card
nice video card
video and sound out is great

I thought at first it would only do video but when i heard the sound come through
I thought at first it would only do video but when i heard the sound come through, I was amazed
The video card is super fast for a laptop of this price
The Video card rocks
for the Gaming /Video Performance
O/C,s 16% OEM 2398Mhz OC,d= 2779Mhz OK, for the Gaming /Video Performance
Great video card
Great video card, great build quality, 7200 rpm hard drive

portability

5

Reasonable weight
decent size (more portable then a 17"
light
light weight for it's size

resolution

5

Low resolution screen
1280x is a kind of low native/max resolution and limits the usefulness of the monster video card

Display with a high resolution
Attractive design , Reasonable weight , Keyboard with its own number pad , Display with a high resolution , Good performance in gaming and applications , Integrated overclocking , Reasonable noise and heat emissions, Attractive design, Reasonable weight, Keyboard with its own number pad, Display with a high resolution, Good performance in gaming and applications, Integrated overclocking, Reasonable noise and heat emissions
I tested at native resolution (1280x800 on this machine
I have no problems playing Left 4 Dead on the default resolution setting
Big screen with high resolution

great resolution and an awesome price
Fast, great resolution and an awesome price
Screen resolution Impressive
Keyboard layout excellent, soft touch controls work great, Screen resolution Impressive, Turbo Mode works, on the fly when needed
the smaller resolution doesn't bother me at all either

memory

5

Vista 32 is installed not allowing you to take full advantage of 4GB RAM
and it has vista 32 bit which can't use all 4GB of memory
and 1GB of graphics memory
it comes pre-installed with Norton, and it has vista 32 bit which can't use all 4GB of memory, and 1GB of graphics memory

4GB of memory
more ram than a 32 bit OS can even handle
4GB of RAM
It is the lowest priced computer I have found with a 9800M GS card with 1 GB of memory
It is the lowest priced computer I have found with a 9800M GS card with 1 GB of memory, so it is super fast

The design and look of the computer a nice too
great monitor just awasome computer
lots of memory
If you are one half computer smart you can deal with the partition and if you study the idea of partions and sata drives you will understand why it is loaded this way
4gb of ram (3.5 for us 32-bit users

size

0.5

The right shift is a little small
Tranformer for plug in is kind of big but i guess it probabably has to be keep it running on Turbo
which make it a little tricky to open without jarring the whole chassis
The lid stays closed via hidden magnets, which make it a little tricky to open without jarring the whole chassis
I'll just say I'm a little worried

This little guy plays COD4 around 120fps with all settings maxed

hoping for a bios revision to remedy this problem so I can take advantage of the big drive to dual-boot
The only thing is that it does have two little magnets in the top of the monitor
The only thing is that it does have two little magnets in the top of the monitor, it prevents the laptop to be opening around, but those magnets can damaged HDD's i already los a 500gb WD
a little bit flimsey
Gets a little too hot for my liking
Gets a little too hot for my liking, but buying a laptop cooler solves that pretty easily
3 USB ports seems a little stingy
I am probably spoiled by my big 24in acer
little heavier than most laptops(to be expected
The magnet on the laptop which closes it might mess a little with the harddrive but no problems at all right now

menu

5

and hunted down 64 bit drivers to get everything working again
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

Computer runs fast from the boot up to shut down
you can drop a few things down to medium to get it more around 35-40 fps (which is very playable
This is generally considered very playable for people but if that's not fast enough for you, you can drop a few things down to medium to get it more around 35-40 fps (which is very playable
The frame rates hardly drop even while running at 1920x1200

build quality

5

Sturdy light aluminum body
Quality construction
Sturdy construction
Build Quality is excellent
s Never had a bad build using them

great build quality

design

5

thats a clear design flaw

Attractive design
Looks much better then photos
Red isn't as gaudy as it looks in the pictures
design
looks good

This thing is all I was looking for and a bit more
Lots of features (everything I was looking for in a laptop)
Nice looking Case
Nice looking Case, Fairly well constructed
Excellent looking laptop
Excellent looking laptop, free bag is pretty good too :D

glare

5

not much glare
Good colors on screen, not much glare

contrast

0.5

LCD panel seems a bit low contrast

remote control

0.5

Also No control over Dram timing or FSB
Also No control over Dram timing or FSB, Multiplier locked
i still constantly press it thinking it is the control key
i have no idea why MSI would ever put it there, i still constantly press it thinking it is the control key

appearance

3

look forward to some sweaty hands
If youre using a mouse, look forward to some sweaty hands

Will definetly look to MSI if i ever buy another laptop

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