MSI Megabook GT725 Reviews Analysis

Core 2 Duo P9500 / 2.53 GHz - RAM 4 GB - HDD 320 GB - DVD-Writer / BD-ROM - Mobility Radeon HD 4850 - Gigabit... More product details

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MSI Megabook GT725

65 reviews

November, 2009

83 / 100

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price

5

Great gaming performance for the price
Value for money
Very powerful for the price
Great performance for its price
Excellent specifications for the money

especially for the low price (compared to others)
Amazing parts, especially for the low price (compared to others), matte screen, light, everything you'd want to customize into a Dell is already present here
Awesome price for all the bells and whistles that would make any tech savy/gamer drool
and also reasonable price
GT725 is the best gaming laptop with perfect specification, and also reasonable price

performance

5

The adjustment is quick
The adjustment is quick, however

Fast graphics
Quad-core processor
Fast hard drive
Quad-core processor, Fast hard drive, Blu-ray drive, Full HD display
you can even up the Core 2 Duo processor speed with a tap of the turbo button above the keyboard

And when you're plugged in to the mains, you can even up the Core 2 Duo processor speed with a tap of the turbo button above the keyboard, a nice touch which will keep things cool and quiet when you're only web browsing
Solid gaming-performance
Lightning fast
runs fast
runs fast, looks sweet, turbo is a huge plus
With ATI Radeon 4850 DDR3 graphics and a stellar processor you can't lose
decent processor
This thing is fast
Fast
good graphics performance
Processor
Intel P processor
the looks and smooth performance

screen

3.5

Lukewarm display brightness with below average illumination
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 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
One annoying thing is one of the fan vents is located on the upper right-hand side of the unit

Full HD display
a nice 17 display powered by a sweet ati 4850
very clear display
17", very clear display
The display is fantastic

sound

5

Some of the other good features are: Speakers have good sound (even better after after updating the drivers
Nice glossy screen and speakers that produce good sound for a laptop
nice sound for a laptop
amazing sound
Fantastic graphic, amazing sound, beautiful screen

Outstanding sound quality

keyboard

0.5

Flawed keyboard
Flawed keyboard, Dated design, Mushy mouse buttons
Key layout needs some getting used to
Keyboard flexes a little
one common con with this laptop is keyboard and battery

Full-sized keyboard
NO keyboard flex
NO keyboard flex, build quality is actually better than I expected: everything is very tight and rigid

and keyboard SUCKS
Battery Hangs off the back, and keyboard SUCKS
Keyboard keys are cramped on the right
I will second the complaints about the small arrow keys and right shift key
ONLY con i can think of is the right shift key
Keyboard is so weak
Typing is aweful
No backlit keyboard
Keyboard Layout
"/" key)are smaller then others which makes things interesting
Some keys (arrows, "/" key)are smaller then others which makes things interesting
Some people complain about keyboard flex
Some people complain about keyboard flex, I have not felt this issue
Small buttons on keyboard is only bad because of the reason: it appears MSI uses the same keyboard on their 15" models
Small buttons on keyboard is only bad because of the reason: it appears MSI uses the same keyboard on their 15" models, which explains why there is plenty of room on the sides they didn't make use of with the 17"
The keyboard will take a bit of getting used to
The main trouble I have is hitting the up arrow every time I reach for the right shift key
flex in keyboard
and shrunken shift key and odd setting for delete key above numberpad
Only nit picks...finicky mouse pad,flex in keyboard, and shrunken shift key and odd setting for delete key above numberpad

battery

0.5

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 included or offered on MSI website
Battery obstructs power adapter movement
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 included or offered on MSI website
Battery Hangs off the back
The second con is the battery life

Reasonable battery life
Very low battery draw

I get 2 to 2.5 hours of battery life (with browsing the net
I get 2 to 2.5 hours of battery life (with browsing the net, listening to music or watching a movie, and using a bluetooth mouse
No one has said this but the battery has a lip on it
I didn't want to get a laptop that had a lip on the battery
Battery life is a little on the short side
The other vent is on the rear of the unit to the right of the battery and HDMI/VGA ports
Extended battery sticks out the back

usability

5

Only a few minor things - I could use a Blu-Ray drive on this baby
Only a few minor things - I could use a Blu-Ray drive on this baby, but hey, most of the movies will soon be streamed anyway :
which explains why there is plenty of room on the sides they didn't make use of with the 17"

Quiet office use possible
and was easy to setup
easy to remove
Few bloatware, easy to remove
The Eco button makes it extremely easy to adjust the settings for any usage

connectivity

5

and using a bluetooth mouse
No optical audio out (HDMI audio is supported however

3 USB/1 ESATA/USB
Modem jack
7.1 audio output
and 1/8" stereo jack actually seems to put out clean audio
Speakers are actually worth hearing, and 1/8" stereo jack actually seems to put out clean audio

energy efficiency

3

It may have the power to belt out top of the line graphics (4 whole gigs of RAM too)
Won't power up if plugged in

It can run any game out there and more with the power under its hood
Flawless from the first power-on
Flawless from the first power-on, Highly recommended

contrast

5

Good image contrast
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, Reasonable battery life

image quality

5

Fantastic graphic

appearance

3

the system is ugly
In my opinion, the system is ugly

Look at the specs

LCD

4

but the screen lets the side down: it may be 17 inches but the 1
It may have the power to belt out top of the line graphics (4 whole gigs of RAM too), but the screen lets the side down: it may be 17 inches but the 1,680×1,050 resolution isn't sparkling - it'd be nice for a laptop with a Blu-ray drive to have a 1080p screen too
Low-res screen
Terrible screen quality
Bad backlight leakage from bottom of screen

Glossy screen has a good picture
Crystal clear LCD
Crystal clear LCD, HDMI port, nice sound for a laptop, killer graphics (HD 4850 just runs great, and as stated by others - one click OC), 5.3 Vista rating (5.0 was highest when it came out), decent processor, lightweight considering what this thing is packing, and it stays relatively cool
screen
Speakers,screen,gpu,cpu,hdd are all great

At maximum brightness screen is so dim and grainy it's difficult to read

beautiful screen
The P-7805 was only a couple of hundred mhz's slower but it was also hampered by the 1440 x 900 screen
Bright screen
Bright screen, good graphics performance, HDMI, Blu-Ray, etc
the screen is beautiful
the screen is beautiful, the blu-ray drive is wonderous, The LED buttons are a little hard to see in the dark, but when you find them, they light up beautifully (when on)
matte screen
Screen is fine (but not exceptional
Screen is fine (but not exceptional, there is some graininess to brighter colors
The hinges hold the screen firmly in place

sensor

0.5

Vista 32bit makes no sense

maps

0.5

Going on road tomorrow

color

0.5

Hideous colour scheme

control panel

5

Just across the board

lens

3

The other "con" is the Windows Vista operating system

This system is loaded

portability

5

Despite improved portability
size and weight much lighter than comparable gaming laptops
lightweight considering what this thing is packing
It handles anything i throw at it and im a heavy multitasker
not huge and heavy like the competition

Powerful but, not huge and heavy like the competition
they light up beautifully (when on)
light
Very light weight for its size

resolution

4.5

050 resolution isn't sparkling - it'd be nice for a laptop with a Blu-ray drive to have a 1080p screen too
Not full HD resolution - only 1680x1050

Powerful graphics card and quad-core CPU • Full-sized keyboard • 1680x1050 resolution • Turbo mode allows for overclocking • Plenty of ports and options
1680x1050 resolution
Powerful graphics card and quad-core CPU, Full-sized keyboard, 1680x1050 resolution, Turbo mode allows for overclocking, Plenty of ports and options
and it does a good job with these as well (but at slightly lowered detail settings and screen resolution
The only semi-current games I have FC2 and Crysis, and it does a good job with these as well (but at slightly lowered detail settings and screen resolution

slower CPU speed and 1440 x 900 resolution...took it out of the race
I am a game player so the P-7808's extra cores, slower CPU speed and 1440 x 900 resolution...took it out of the race

video

5

the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 video card
And I didn't even mention the Intel Core 2 Duo P9500 2.53GHz CPU that can be overclocked to 3.0GHz via the Turbo button, the 4 GB of RAM, the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850 video card, and the 7200rpm 320GB Western Digital Scorpio hard drive

size

0.5

Dolby 4.1 speakers a little underwhelming
Its not a big deal for me
so I don't think this is a big downside
I've grown used to them, and I was already used to the swapped function and ctrl, so I don't think this is a big downside

The LED buttons are a little hard to see in the dark

memory

1.5

32-bit Windows can't use the full 4GB RAM
So only 3-3.5 GB of the RAM is recognized
but I did pay for some RAM that I am not using (at least for now
Its not a big deal for me, but I did pay for some RAM that I am not using (at least for now
Why include 4GB of ram and then handicap it with a 32bit OS

then u got your intel 2.4 with 4g of ram to keep it going
It did have the GeForce 9800M GTS with 1gb of memory
the 4 GB of RAM

RAM set to 667 MHz as default in bios(simple alt+insert can change it to 800)

focus

0.5

The overall result is a system that looks like a jumble of parts without any real design focus

build quality

5

CHEAP construction

Good construction
and feels very durable
Powerful enought to play games at highest settings, runs cool and quiet, and feels very durable
build quality is actually better than I expected: everything is very tight and rigid
Very high quality build - no creaking or flexing at all

design

5

Dated design
The unit actually looks nicer in person than it does in pictures

Pleasing design
looks sweet
Overall configuration time out of box is less than 30 min
Well made - looks good too

glare

5

1920x1200 non-glare LCD
no glare -- it's not glossy
The display is fantastic, no glare -- it's not glossy

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