AORUS X7 v6-PC3K4D vs. MSI GS73VR STEALTH PRO-224

[studlikeme]

Hi,

Looking for some general advise as I'm preparing to purchase a new gaming laptop for the road. Ultra thin computing is the significant need. I'm getting rid of an old Sager NP9170 which has I've had since 2012 - really has been a replacement desktop.

I'm open to other considerations outside of the Aorus X7 and the MSI GS73 but these are the two I've narrowed it down to and there's about a $600 price differential in what I'm looking at trying to justify whether it's worth going for the Aorus.

Any advise is appreciated - specs for both as I've created them are below..

01. Model Name : AORUS-X7-v6-PC3K4D ($2,669.00)
02. Display : 17.3'' QHD Wide Viewing LCD 120Hz Matte-Type Screen (2560x1440)
03. Dead Pixel Policy : None
04. Processor : 6th Generation Intel Skylake i7-6820HK Overclockable (2.7GHz - 3.6GHz)
05. Video-GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) GDDR5 (Pascal) DX12
06. Thermal Compound : Stock Thermal Compound
07. Ext. Video Adapters : None
08. Memory : 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 2400MHz Dual Channel Memory (ETA: Mid-September) (+$70)
09. mSATA SSD - Slot 1 : 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
10. mSATA SSD - Slot 2 : None
11. mSATA SSD - Slot 3 : None
12. mSATA SSD - Slot 4 : None
13. Hard Drive : 1TB 7200RPM (SATA III - 6GB/s)
14. Optical Drive Bay : None
15. HDD Caddy : None
16. Hard Drives in RAID : Raid Disabled
17. Ext. Hard Drive : None
18. Ext. USB Optical Drive : None
19. Bluetooth : None
20. Wireless : Bigfoot Dual Band W-AC N1535 - 802.11 AC/A/B/G/N WLAN Module + BT4.1 [M.2 Chip]
21. Memory Card : None
22. Camera : Built-in HD Digital Video
23. Carrying Case : None
24. Car Adapter : None
25. AC Adapter : None
26. Port Replicators & Docks : None
27. Finger Reader : None
28. Mouse : None
29. MS Windows : Microsoft Windows 10 Home - 64-Bit (Pre-installed - No Media)
30. MS Office : None
31. Warranty : 2 Year AORUS Warranty
32. Canada Shipping : None

OR

01. Model Name : MSI-GS73VR-STEALTH-PRO-224 ($1,948.00)
02. Display : 17.3'' 1920x1080 TN LED Matte-Type, 94% NTSC @120Hz 5ms, anti-glare, non-reflection
03. Dead Pixel Policy : Standard Manufacturer Dead Pixel Warranty
04. Video-GPU : nVidia GeForce Pascal GTX1060 6GB GDDR5 DX12
05. Thermal Compound : Stock OEM Thermal Compound
06. Video Adapters : None
07. Processor : 7th Gen Intel Kaby Lake Core i7-7700HQ, 2.8~3.8GHz, 14nm, 6MB 45W
08. Memory : 32GB DDR4 2133MHz/PC4 17000 Dual-Channel (16G X 2) (+$149)
09. PCIe SSD Slot 1 : 256GB PCIe NVMe Gen-3 4X Lanes 32Gb/s
10. PCIe SSD Slot 2 : None
11. Hard Drive : 2TB 5400rpm 2.5-inch 7mm 128MB SATA III 6Gb/s
12. Optical Drive Bay : None
13. HDD Caddy : None
14. Hard Drives in RAID : RAID array is disabled
15. External Hard Drive : None
16. External Optical Drive : None
17. Bluetooth : Bluetooth 4.1
18. Wireless : Killer Wireless-AC N1535 2.4Ghz/5.0Ghz Dual-Band 300/867 Mbps + Bluetooth 4.1
19. Card Reader : None
20. Camera : Built-in FHD 1920x1080 (30fps@1080p) Webcam with Microphone
21. Carrying Case : None
22. Car Adapter : None
23. AC Adapter : One 180W AC Adapter included
24. Port Replicators & Docks : US Power Cord
25. Finger Reader : None
26. Mouse : None
27. MS Windows : Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 bit Factory Pre-installed, no installation media
28. MS Office : None
29. Warranty : MSI 1 Year North America Limited Warranty / 1 Year Global Warranty
30. Canada Shipping : None

 

[velo3100]

The auros is the best for gaming.