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MSI Gaming Laptops With Up to 12th Gen Intel Core H-Series Processors, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Make A Debut in India.

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In India, MSI‘s new gaming laptops are now available for purchase. Up to 12th Gen Intel H-series processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPUs are included in these laptops. The laptops, some of which were unveiled at CES 2022 last month, have Meta-ready logos (referring to the metaverse). For improved efficiency, performance, and battery life, they include fourth-generation Max-Q design technology, CPU Optimizer, Rapid Core Scaling, and Battery Boost 2.0 features. The new gaming laptops, according to MSI, have a 45 percent increase in CPU performance over previous models.

The new MSI laptops are part of the Stealth GS (Stealth GS77 12UHS, Stealth GS77 12UGS, and Stealth GS66 12UGS) series, Raider GE (Raider GE76 and Raider GE66 12UHS), Vector GP (Vector GP76 and Vector GP66 12UGS), Pulse GL (Pulse GL76 and Pulse GL66), Crosshair 15 ( (Katana GF76 and Katana GF66).

MSI Stealth GS series: Specifications

Depending on the model, the MSI Stealth GS77 and MSI Stealth GS66 come preloaded with Windows 11 Home or Windows 11 Pro. Windows 11 Home is included in the MSI Raider GE76, MSI Raider GE66, Vector GP76, Vector GP66, Crosshair 15, Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six Extraction Edition, Pulse GL76, Pulse GL66, Katana GF76, and Katana GF66 series models.
The MSI Stealth laptops come with up to a 12th-generation Intel Core i9-12900H processor, 64GB of GDDR5 RAM, and 16GB DDR6 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics. SteelSeries RGB gaming keyboard, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth v5.2, and Wi-Fi 6E are included.
The 17.3-inch displays on the MSI Stealth GS77 laptops have up to ultra-HD resolutions. Full-HD models have a refresh rate of 360Hz, quad-HD models have a refresh rate of 240Hz, and ultra-HD models have a refresh rate of 120Hz. Dynaudio designed two speakers and four woofers for them. A Thunderbolt 4 port, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports round out the connectivity options.
The MSI Stealth GS66 also has the same 15.3-inch ultra-HD, quad-HD, and full-HD display options. Duo Wave speakers are included with these laptops. A thunderbolt 4 port, a USB Type-C charging port, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports, and an HDMI port are among the connectivity options. The Stealth GS77 laptop is 2.8 kilograms, while the Stealth GS66 is 2.1 kilograms.

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MSI Raider GE series: Specifications

The MSI Raider GE76 series, like the MSI Stealth series, has 17-inch displays, while the MSI Raider GE66 series has 15.6-inch displays. They are equipped with up to a 12th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. Dynaudio’s Duo Wave speakers are used in them. MSI Raider GE76 series laptops are 2.9kg, while MSI Raider GE66 series laptops are 2.38kg. A Thunderbolt 4 port, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports are all available on both.

MSI Vector GP series: Specifications

The MSI Vector GP76 and MSI Vector GP66 series are equipped with Intel’s 12th Generation Core i7 processor. The MSI Vector GP76 laptop features a 17.3-inch quad-HD IPS display with a 240Hz refresh rate, while the MSI Vector GP66 laptop offers 15.6-inch quad-HD and full-HD displays. They come with an 8GB GDDR6 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU and a SteelSeries RGB gaming keyboard. Both have Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancement and two speakers. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, HDMI, Bluetooth v5.2, and Wi-Fi 6E are among the connectivity options. The Vector GP76 laptops weigh 2.9 kilograms, while the Vector GP66 laptops weigh 2.38 kilograms.

MSI Pulse GL series: Specifications

MSI’s new Pulse GL76 laptops have a 17.3-inch full-HD IPS display with a 360Hz refresh rate, while the Pulse GL66 laptops have a 15.6-inch full-HD (2,560×1,440 pixels) IPS display with a 165Hz refresh rate. Both laptops feature Intel Core i7 processors with up to 64GB of RAM and a 6GB DDR6 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPU. They come with two stereo speakers and a gaming keyboard with RGB backlighting. USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C ports, USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, USB 2.0 Type-A ports, HDMI, Bluetooth v5.2, and Wi-Fi 6 are among the connectivity options. The MSI Pulse GL76 weighs 2.6 kilograms, while the Pulse GL66 weighs 2.25 kilograms.

MSI Crosshair 15 series: Specifications

MSI’s Crosshair 15 and Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six Extraction Edition laptops have Spectrum Backlight keyboards and Intel Core i7 processors up to 12th Gen. A 15.6-inch quad-HD (2,560×1,440 pixels) IPS display with a 165Hz refresh rate comes standard on the Crosshair 15. An Nvidia GeForce 8GB DDR6 3060 GPU is included, as well as two stereo speakers with Nahimic 3 Audio Enhancer. It has similar connectivity options as the other models and weighs 2.25kg.
The MSI Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six Extraction Edition, on the other hand, features a 15.6-inch quad-HD display with a 165Hz refresh rate. It has an Intel Core i7 processor from the 12th generation, as well as up to 64GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB of DDR6 memory. It has the same connectivity options as the Crosshair 15 and weighs the same.

MSI Katana GF series: Specifications

The 17.3-inch full-HD IPS displays on the MSI Katana GF76 machines have a 144Hz refresh rate, while the 15.6-inch full-HD IPS displays on the MSI Katana GF66 laptops have a 144Hz or 240Hz refresh rate. They have 12th-generation Intel Core i7-12700H processors and up to 64GB of RAM. The laptops have the same audio and connectivity capabilities as the Pulse series laptops. MSI Katana GF76 laptops are 2.26kg, while Katana GF66 laptops are 2.25kg.

Price and Availability

ModelPrice in India
Stealth GS77 12UHSRs. 4,81,990
Stealth GS77 12UGSRs. 3,35,990
Stealth GS66 12UGSRs. 3,30,990
Stealth GS66 12UGSRs. 3,13,990
Raider GE76 12UHSRs. 4,81,990
Raider GE76 12UGSRs. 2,85,990
Raider GE66 12UHSRs. 4,47,990
Raider GE66 12UHSRs. 4,14,990
Raider GE66 12UGSRs. 2,79,990
Vector GP76 12UHRs. 2,46,990
Vector GP76 12UGSRs. 2,23,990
Vector GP66 12UHRs. 2,40,990
Vector GP66 12UGSRs. 2,12,990
Pulse GL76 12UEKRs. 1,62,990
Pulse GL66 12UEKRs. 1,56,990
Crosshair 15 B12UEZRs. 1,56,990
Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six Extraction Edition B12UGZRs. 1,90,990
Katana GF76 12UERs. 1,51,990
Katana GF76 12UDRs. 1,28,990
Katana GF66 12UERs. 1,45,990
Katana GF66 12UDRs. 1,23,990
Katana GF66 12UCRs. 1,11,990
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MSI is All Set to Introduce its Business Summit, Prestige, and Modern Laptops in India

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MSI the Taiwanese multinational tech giant is all set to target the Indian laptop market with its newly announced high-end laptops. Reportedly the company has upgraded its business laptop series, i.e., the Summit, Prestige, and Modern laptop series. MSI will be introducing these high-tech laptops to its Indian customers very by the end of January 2021. The three category laptops have got a total of nine laptops, i.e., Summit E15 and Summit B15 (Summit series), Prestige 14, Prestige 15 and Prestige 14 EVO (Prestige series), and Modern 15 and Modern 14 (the Modern series, a total of four variants).

According to a statement from the company, all the laptops will be equipped with the latest 11th generation Intel Core processors. MSI is a company known for its gaming laptops, but with this new launch, it has come up with non-gaming business laptops.

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All the new MSI laptops are thin and lightweight. Both the Summit laptops, E15, and B15 boast a thin bezel 15.6-inch 4K display and have got support for 100% Adobe RGB color gamut. The laptops are around 16.9 millimeters thick and weigh about 1.79 kilograms.

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These new business laptops from MSI support enterprise-grade security and include a 4GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti graphic card. Along with the SSD storage, the memory is extendable up to 64GB. The Summit laptops come with two DDR4 slots. These high-end laptops have got high-end technologies like a TPM 2.0 module, a fingerprint reader, and an IR scanner camera. 

MSI Prestige

For the Prestige laptops, the display is different for all. The MSI Prestige 15 has got up to a 15.6-inch display, whereas the MSI Prestige 14 and 14 EVO laptops feature up to 14-inch display. The MSI Prestige 15 and 14 laptops have the 4K UHD display, while the 14 EVO has a full HD display. The Prestige 15 is around 16.9 millimeters thick and weighs 1.65 kilograms. On the other hand, both Prestige 14 and 14 EVO are 15.9 millimeters in thickness and weighs almost 1.29 kilograms.

Equipped with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q GPU graphics, the Prestige laptops include two DDR4 slots along with the two SSD storage slots. The RAM size for the Prestige laptops i.e., 15, 14, and 14 EVO are up to 64GB, up to 32GB of RAM, and up to 16GB of RAM, respectively. All three laptops support M.2 SSD storage. Instant wake, quicker login, and faster Wi-Fi connection are the main highlights of these laptops.

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Lastly, the Modern laptops feature full HD displays, the Modern 15 having a 15.6-inch and the Modern 14 having a 14-inch display. These laptops are integrated with Nvidia GeForce MX450 GPU and come with up to 32GB DDR4 of RAM. Modern 15 has got two SSD slots, whereas the Modern 14 consists of a single NVMe SSD slot.

Price Range

Since the laptops are high-end business laptops, the price range for these laptops goes really high. The company has announced the price for its laptop for the Indian market. The price of MSI Summit E15 A11SCST starts at Rs. 1,79,990, whereas the MSI Summit B15 A11M will be available for a price range of Rs. 1,23,990. The MSI Prestige 15 A11SCX costs around Rs. 1,34,990, MSI Prestige 14 A11SCX at Rs. 1,28,990, and MSI Prestige 14 Evo will be available for Rs. 95,990. Lastly, the price of Modern 15 A11SB is set to be Rs. 95,990, MSI Modern 15 A11M will cost Rs. 70,990, and MSI Modern 14 B11SB costs Rs. 89,990. The MSI Modern 14 B11M starts at Rs. 55,990, making it the cheapest laptop among them all.

The company has partnered with Flipkart for the marketing and sale of the laptop in India, and the Summit E15 and Prestige 15 laptop models are the ones that will arrive in the Indian market first. These laptops will be available in India from January 24. The company hasn’t mentioned any dates for the launch of the rest of its laptops in India. But according to the reports, all of them will be available by the first quarter of the year. 

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Ready, Player One: How MSI Defined the Gaming Industry

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Taiwanese technology giant Micro-Star International has a pan Asia influence and is a IT multinational headquartered in Taipei City. The company deals in the development and production of computer hardware, and related products such as desktops, motherboards, servers and graphics cards. The company is listed on the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. Founded in 1986 by five entrepreneurs, the company has since grown to command considerable market share both within and outside Taiwan.

Humble Beginnings

The founding members of the company are Joseph Hsu, Jeans Huang, Frank Lin, Kenny Yu and Henry Lu. MSI’s five founders worked for Sony before quitting and founding MSI. Sony’s downsizing in 1985 brought the group together, and they pooled in their engineering experience to create MSI in August of 1986. The company opened its first plant in Jung-He city in 1997 and three years later opened another one in Jung-He city. In a bid to raise money for expansion, MSI went public in 1998 on the Taiwanese Stock Exchange. The company found subsidiaries MSI Computer in 2000, and MSI Electronics a year later. They followed this up by opening their logistics center in Netherlands.

Early Days and Products

The company built a name for itself by developing state-of-the-art motherboards and graphic cards. FUNTORO, which is a subsidiary to MSI took shape in 2008 as a wing of the company focusing on vehicle infotainment system. That wing now manufactures multimedia peripherals, vehicle infotainment systems and even Autonomous Mobility Robots. During their early years, MSI mainly focused on the design of motherboards and auxiliary cards. That same year, they hit the market with the world’s first over-clockable 286 motherboard.

Three years later, they introduced their 486 motherboard; following it up four years later with a 586 and then a Dual Pentium motherboard. In 1997, MSI launched their Pentium II-based motherboard and MMX, their first graphics card. They upgraded to a Bluetooth and WLAN motherboard in 2002. In 2002, they came out with a set-top box, in 2003, a Pen Tablet and a year later launched a Notebook. They followed this up with an Ultra Slim Notebook and All-in-One PC in 2009.

Aggressive Expansion

The founding five began operations in New Taipei before expanding to Mainland China. The first step of the expansion came in 2000, in the form of setting up a factory in Shenzhen. The company then established a Research and Development facility in Kunshan the next year. Since then, MSI has expanded and now provides services in North America, Central and South America, Europe and Australia.

The company also famously hosts the international gaming event called MSI Masters Gaming Arena or MSI Beat IT. The event began way back in 2010, culminating with Evil Geniuses winning the trophy. The company is headquartered in Zhonghe District, while most of the manufacturing takes place in factories spread all over Taiwan. As a part of their aggressive expansion, the company also owns offices in Europe, Australia and South Africa. They now boast of having a presence in more than 120 countries, across both the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa.

Entering the Gaming Industry

However, the biggest change came in 2008, when they entered the PC gaming market by launching and sponsoring Fnatic. Their gaming series featured desktops, graphic cards and gaming peripherals which quickly captured the market. They partnered with Tobii in 2015 to design and develop eye-tracking gaming laptops. A year later, they collaborated with HTC to create Virtual Reality experiences. They got into the field of Content Creation in 2018 by launching creator-centric laptops.

Achievements and Further Growth of MSI

MSI ended 2008 within the top 20 of the best Taiwanese Global Brands and followed it up three years later by coming in at number one. By 2013, MSI had been awarded the honour of Taiwan Excellence for fifteen straight years. They were also ranked four on a global list of the best laptops in the world in 2015. Thanks to all these achievements their global market share increased rapidly, and by 2016, they had become the largest gaming laptop supplier.