MSI GT70 Dominator

42 reviews

Jan, 2025

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performance (41)
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keyboard (18)
price (11)
durability (9)

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portability (23)
screen (10)
image quality (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 reviews of MSI GT70 Dominator. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the usability and price are on the whole positive. The keyboard and design are also appreciated, but some have doubts about the image quality and screen.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the MSI GT70 Dominator is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 78/100 = Good quality.

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MSI GT70 Dominator review: everything it's supposed to be, not much else

Thin and light gaming notebooks may be a new trend, but they're by and large the exception. Traditional gaming rigs look more like MSI's GT70 Dominator: large...

MSI's GT70 Dominator is everything a 17-inch gaming laptop is supposed to be, but it's nothing more than that. It's a powerhouse in every sense of the word: a monster in both performance and size. Sure, it shrugged off everything I threw at it, but so...

Jun, 2014

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Expert review by : Elias Plastiras (goodgearguide_com_au)

MSI GT70 Dragon Edition gaming notebook

MSI's gaming notebook may have a Dragon pattern on its lid and palm rest, but it's not quite an epic fire-breathing beast

Good CPU and storage performance ; RAID 0 SSD array plus 750GB hard drive ; Good keyboard and touchpad

Design is a little too tacky ; Graphics adapter not high-end ; Screen could be a little better

The look of the MSI GT70 Dragon Edition may ultimately decide whether you go for this gaming notebook or not (as well as the price, of course). Under the hood, it has a fast configuration that's very fast for the most part, but we think it could use a...

Feb, 2013

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Runs well, but with plenty of problems/inconvenience

I loved this laptop for the first few months I had it. After the initial glow was gone, its faults really started to grind my nerves pretty hard.

-Runs games pretty well (Skyrim, WoW) modded on ultra with a few tweaks -SSD was fairly easy to install -Looks nice

Here we go: -Stock HDD was not 7200 as advertised. It's a 5400. -Adding an SSD, though easy and necessary, voids the warranty, as they put the voided sticker over the cover you need to remove to access the drive port. -Bloatware. Major bloatware. So...

May, 2016

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MSI products in general

Quality hardware

I really can't say enough about MSI's poor customer service. Trying to get support from an actual person on their site is impossible. MSI is the only vendor I've ever bought from that when I had to send in a part (gtx 960 graphic card) for replacement...

Apr, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Very good gaming computer

Loads operating system in under 10 sec, Also doesn't partition the drives like Asus does. Another advantage is MSI puts Operating System on SSD compared to Asus which does not. Very minimal bloatware which cane be easily deleted.

Had issues with it wanting to shutdown, changed the fan still shutdowns intermittently.

Mar, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Jealous

I bought this laptop for my daughter, and it's performed excellently. I'm actually jealous that this laptop is better than my desktop. She uses it for everything from school projects, robotics to gaming. Extremely happy with this purchase, and will be...

none.

Jan, 2016

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Fast, reliable, and excellent bang for the price!

I would definitely recommend getting an SSD with the laptop, since the standard hard drive really bottlenecks the performance potential of this beast. Personally I'd recommend the Samsung 850 PRO 1 TB. Works fine with Windows 10. Didn't even need any...

Extremely powerful for the price ; Keyboard feels very tactile and back lights are high quality ; Disc drive for installing software and operating systems ; Tons of ports for USB, video, audio, etc ; Can easily plug in a larger monitor if you want ;...

60hz screen is not ideal, but understandable for price ; Gets dirty extremely easily, shows finger prints and dust ; The one I got didn't come with an SSD. Installed that later

Oct, 2015

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

BEST Gaming LAPTOP

$1,479 included a MSI backpack and free $80 tablet battery pack. I thought I died and went to heaven !. I owned it for the last 10 months and just finished paying off interest free deal for 12 months from NewEgg.com. What a deal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FAST Strong, and reliable. Booting fast. Flawless. Nice design. This is BMW i8 ; This computer is the fastest computer I ever had

Heavy as S

Jul, 2015

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