I bought my MSI GX-740 during boxing day for $950+taxes, regular price for $1799 at the time.
pretty beastly machine. can easily replace a desktop. only downside is the power consumption. on battery when you set the 'mode' of the laptop to 'turbo battery' you get about 4 hours of usage (depending what you're doing). max performance on battery you get maybe an hour tops. this machine is definitely a power whore, but i figured if i were sit down and game for a couple hours, chances are theres probably a power outlet near by :P
i7 processor
17'' screen
radeon hd 5870 card
4gb memory
500gb HDD
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