There is no doubt that MSI have been releasing some of the most exciting, feature-laden laptops in the last 24 months. Today we take a look at the new GS60 6QE which incorporates a Intel Core i7 6700HQ Skylake processor, 16GB of DDR4 memory, Nvidia GTX970m, M.2 SSD and 4K Ultra HD panel. MSI have managed to cram all this tasty hardware into a chassis that measures only 20mm at the thickest point.
MSI have been hitting a lot of headlines this year, and rightly so – their GT80 Titan for instance was a truly remarkable desktop replacement (review HERE) that didn't just include two Nvidia GTX980m GPU's in SLi, but it was the first laptop to incorporate a proper, fully fledged mechanical keyboard.
Even at £3,000+ MSI GT80 Titan sales were that good many retailers couldn't get stock in fast enough to meet demand – it was sold out for many months. The MSI GS60 6QE we are analysing today doesn't have quite the same price of admission – a retail price set around the £1,500 mark.
Overclockers UK will have stock available in the coming weeks over HERE. We have also heard that a later revision, priced differently, will ship with a 6GB GTX970m installed, rather than the 3GB version inside our review sample.
MSI GS60 6QE Specification:
- Product Code: GS60 6QE(Ghost Pro 4K)-036UK
- OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- CPU: Intel® Core™ i7 Skylake-6700HQ (2.6GHz – 3.5GHz)
- Display: 15.6″ UHD, (3840*2160) 4K PLS Wide View Angle
- Memory Supplied: 2 x 8GB DDR4
- Memory Speed: 2133 mHz
- Max Memory Support: 32GB (2 Slots)
- Graphics Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce GTX970M (3GB)
- Storage: 1 x 256GB M.2 SSD + 1TB 7200RPM
- Keyboard Type: SteelSeries FULL back lit keyboard with SteelSeries Engine
- Audio: – Audio Sound by Dynaudio, Support 7.1 channel SPDIF output, Exclusive Audio Boost technology, Nahimic sound, ESS SABRE HiFi audio DAC technology
- LAN: Killer Gb LAN with Killer Shield
- Wireless: Killer ac
- Bluetooth: V4.1
- Webcam: HD type (30fps@1080p)
- Security: Kensington Lock
- Battery: 6-Cell Li-Polymer
- Dimension: 390 x 266 x 20.05mm
- Weight: 2kg(w/ battery)
- Warranty : 2 YR's Collect & Return (1 YR Global)