I'd use it to blast music while farming in WoW, type papers/projects, watch videos, websurf, represent MSi and its affiliates. Pretty much a multi-media center in my lap. No need for a dvd player, premium speaker system, etc. anymore if I had this baby with me everywhere I go.
I would use this laptop to better help my friend out keeping our Gaming Community up and running.....as well as experiment with the hardware for gaming purposes.
I would use this notebook to play Mount & Blade: Warband at its highest settings, or when it is released, With Fire & Sword. Wonder if I could use a battle sizer with it too... :)~
I would love this laptop! I'd use it to not only play the latest games on the market, but also to use for school. I am trying to get a start in the tech world myself, so I am working on a hardware engineering degree. Thanks Anandtech!
I need a computer to pay bills, do taxes, check my email account, my other email account, and my other, play games, check facebook, tweet, phone people, do work stuff, and more.
It would become my everything. I would wear it to work. I would tuck it in a pillowcase and sleep on it. I would take it to the opera and let it use my opera glasses whenever it wants. I would get a waterproof case so I could bathe with it, while plugged in so we both shared the danger of any mishap. Please let it be me.
I would use it to play all the latest games I could get my hands on. I would use it to watch movie, surf the web, and to help me with my school homework. Pretty much everything I could think to due with a kick ass laptop.
Oh yes, and I would also use it to take over the world. lol :)
I've honestly never owned a laptop and would love to have a gaming one. This thing is better than my desktop. It would make my college life quite a bit easier as I have to walk about 12 blocks to get home to use my computer.
I'd use it to do college work, play games, and keep in touch with modern technology. Plus, MSi makes great products so I doubt it would ever let me down!
That is an awesome idea. If I thought it was remotely MS-DOS compatible, I might rock me some Tyrian all over the place. Maybe some Duke Nukem 2 and a dash of TIE Fighter to get me a well-rounded experience.
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Since it's almost certainly NOT what you'd call DOS-friendly, I will probably use it for internet and movies, mostly. A bit of gaming, but I'd keep my desktop as my primary game machine.
My current laptop, which I snagged off someone else when they upgraded, is a Celeron. A YONAH Celeron. And ye olde Intel graphics chipset. It wasn't a very good machine when it was bought, and while using it was not actually considered a crime under the Geneva conventions once I blew away Vista Basic and installed XP, the only truly GOOD thing about it is the Autobot logo centered in the middle of the lid.
My father is constantly complaining to me how his 8440p is so slow when dealing with large spreadsheets. Different class of notebook, but they're in the same family.
I don't know what he would do with a laptop like the GT680R.
Besides, my MBP13'09 is plenty good for what I do.
I would use this to replace my Intel Atom, and Nvidia ION destop system... talk about a step up... (that and editing photoshop files would be made MUCH easier)
Well I don't know anything super fancy or savvy I would use it for, but since I'm obviously here on Anandtech, I would spend a lot of time pointing it to this website!
As a graduate student, I'd likely use this slick piece of hardware to take over duties at my desk in my office. The university only doles out old hand me downs so I've got a pentium 4 based rig officially at my desk, but I more often than not use my netbook instead. This would be a huge step up, and I;d actually be able do some molecular modeling at my desk rather than shuttling data to my desktop at home for processing.
I would play games on the go, but then not have the laptop cook at idle. HP laptops don't like to be cool, even at low voltage. It would be an interesting new notebook, since I've never had a laptop with a dedicated GPU. Well, good luck to everyone.
I would use the laptop to game when on breaks, it would make it so that i don't need to lug my 27" monitor and mid-tower back home for spring break just so i can play computer games. My current laptop can hardly game at all
I'd use the laptop to browse AnandTech, of course! Also, I've been looking for a beefy desktop-replacement laptop and this would certainly fit the bill.
my Core 2 Quad is getting long in the tooth... some Sandy Bridge goodness would be awesome! It would be nice to get back into some PC gaming, but I'd probably use it more for everyday computing, video editing, etc.
If I won I would use this to play ...basically anything and everything in my free time. I would also use it at my place of employment (helping children with disabilities interact with modern technology) as a way to show them what's 'cutting edge' and exciting.
Id obviously play video games, but I neee a new laptop for photo editing on my side job. My current ASUS G1-S is on it's last leg, the DVD works intermittently and the NIC is losing connections randomly.
Ive been looking into a Core i7 for a few months, and the Sandy Bridge looks like it will fit the bill for the next few years.
Im in the military too, traveling extensively and the laptop goes where I go, my ASUS has been to Iraq, throughout Europe, US and Korea without incident.
Relatives would inherit my current rig, it's been a good laptop.
I have an internship coming up and I won't be able to fit my desktop into the room that I will be occupying. I am looking at a pretty boring time with my netbook. If I won this I would suddenly be catapulted into the realm of 3d gaming once again!
I would use this to play the backlog of games that I am building up on Steam and don't have enough time to play because of having to share the hdtv with the wife and kids.
But seriously, as I get nearer to the end of my (second) Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, I'd use this machine to teach myself Android app development and CUDA development, both areas that are interesting to me intellectually and as potential income sources. :)
I mean, I'd watch movies, play games, and goof off on the internet with it, too. But this would be a perfect platform for me to use to take my development as a computer programmer to the next level.
I'd use this as my main computer to play games and write software. Plus, MSI would have the satisfaction of replacing the G73JH made by their rival ASUS.
I would definitely use it as a mobile LAN rig. My desktop is far too big/heavy to lug around. I would instead dedicate more of my desktop's CPU clocks to folding@home and just use the MSI to game. I've never owned a gaming notebook before, so this would be sweeeet. :)
If I won that would essentially become my primary system. It beats the hell out of the laptop I'm typing on now, and is at least as strong as my current desktop.
That's a serious laptop. It would make a seriously powerful desktop replacement for getting work done (spatial analysis and more) and have the graphics power for some game playing when I need a break.
I would use it in addition to my desktop (obviously), but will be very useful with school/work (Industrial Design). I wouldn't need to "borrow" a school computer or go home to do work when I could pull out this monster of a laptop to work on my product designs.
When not in use, I would also use this as a folding rig to fold proteins.
I would actually use it to replace my aging Dell 17 incher whose T7200 and GeForce 7800gs are starting to show their age. Then I could give my Dell to my future stepson who needs a laptop for his new Mindstorms!
Love to win this notebook for the following reasons:
1) Be able to game and view Anandtech.com when I go to my parent's house in Tennessee. My brother's laptop that he allows me to use is only good for playing World of Warcraft, unfortunately.
2) Fulfill my dream of writing. I can't write on my desktop. I have to leave my place and go somewhere, order some food and a beer, and "disconnect" to be able to write.'
3) Actually having a laptop would allow me to fulfill #1 and #2. I have a desktop, but that's it. The rest of my money goes to feeding myself.
While I am not an avid forum poster, I am a long-time reader of Anandtech.com.
I could use a great, portable platform for FEA magnetics and electrostatic work. I'd design all kinds of even cooler speakers and audio equipment with it. And still be productive as I traipse around Asia, bouncing between factories!
I wasn't able to afford a laptop for college. This will give me something to do work on outside of labs, and still gives me an option to game with friends!
I would use this laptop as a replacement for my aging Merom-based HP 8510p. Particularly, I would use it as an jump into normal PC gaming and better hardware for transcoding of my movie files and OrCAD simulations.
I would play every game known to man just cause this laptop can for the next 10 years......also as a replacement for my outdated single core 2.0ghz HP business end from 2003
I can only describe the next few months as a buffet of gaming goodness for the PC crowd. At the same time, I'll be trying to (finally) finish the hell up with college.
Screw all you other grad students, I'd use this for gaming (while waiting on simulations to finish, of course).
Using this system I would be able to run physical heat flow simulations for determining optimal temperatures for growing various materials for use as radiation detectors.........
If I were to win it. I would use it as a replacement to my broken AMD Athlon64 3700+ computer I built 5 years ago. I'd use it as my daily computer, for web browsing, watching netflix, doing school work and I'd finally be able to play my favorite game series-- Battlefield again. I bought Battlefield Bad Company 2 with the hopes it would be at all playable... sadly it wasn't. But my girlfriend does let me occasionally play it on her macbook pro... not a complete waste. Hopefully I could even play BF3 when it comes out. That sure would be nice.
...to play a bunch of new games that have come out/are coming out and play some games that I bought but haven't played because they didn't perform well on my current all in one PC.
I would finish the program that the russian guys made me do in order to save my sister's life who is held captured somewhere in the cold russia by a very dangerous cold war survivor. They send me videos of her everyday and i need to finish the coding for them so that I can see her again. Only MSI and this overwhelming notebook have the power to accomplish that! Help me!
I would definitely use this as a replacement for my aging desktop. Sure it was pretty awesome 5-6 years ago but its definitely starting to show its age. I really need an upgrade now that Witcher 2 and Skyrim are coming out this year!
I have a baby on the way due very soon....and I greatly need the extra space!
I would use this to save my skin and space both in replacing my desktop/media/gaming/everything rig.
I would put away my desktop system system setup and use this as my machine where I can get work done in any room, and game in the late hours if by chance baby is asleep and I'm not a zombie!
I'd use it for gaming on the go, but probably not many _video_ games - I'm a tabletop roleplayer, and my current elderly laptop just barely manages web browsing, but can't really handle the character editor and multiple pdf rulebooks all open at the same time. It certainly won't handle background music and sound effects while doing anything else. Video games and reliable DVD for my rare overnight trips would also be awesome.
I would finally be able to take my gaming on the road. My current laptop drags when I open Chrome and Word simultaneously, let alone trying to load up any modern 3D games.
I would feel prepared to handle the power and might of BF3 in all it's (to be seen) glory. Else I would figure out a way to play with a 9800GTX (which wont be so bad...right?)!
I'd use this laptop for school, and would get to stop bogarting my parents macbook. This would be my first PC laptop, and second MSI based PC. I'd also use it to catch up on the games that I've been missing out on for the past several years, since the demons came and possessed my last PC, causing me to lose a small portion of my soul. Another reason I'd like to have a laptop like this is for volunteer work Ill be doing at a recovery group. It also wouldn't hurt to make some of my friends more than a little envious. I've never won any sort of contest since I was 10 years old or so, and could really use a change in fortune. Thank you.
This would help keep my sanity while waiting in airports around the world during some ungodly long (overnight) layovers! That and it would replace my HP Laptop that seems to choke on HD videos.
I would take it on my upcoming deployment to keep me entertained. It would be easier than bringing a laptop and a tv and my xbox. Just one kick ass laptop to keep me happy. It has a ton of storage for my "backed up" movie collection and a high res screen. All I need is to plug in my headphones and drift off to someplace else. For the gaming it would be nice to not feel limited by some crappy on board graphics. CIV is cool, but I need a bit more diversity in my freetime. I have never been able to justify laying out over a $1000 for a good laptop when I already have PCs around the house.
I would use this laptop to game on-the-go. A nice 1920x1080 screen and GTX 460M would handle 99% of games out there, and being a 15" wouldn't make it a burden to carry :p.
I also would be editing videos, utilizing the quad core, and to watch movies on in bed.
I would use this mobile powerhouse to fire up some of the glut of grade AAA PC titles coming out this year! Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, Deus Ex 3, Old Republic and Mass Effect 3! Great time to be a PC gamer :)
First off, I'd use it for all my web related work at home, school, and work. No longer would I have to wait several minutes to boot Photoshop or Illustrator! The upgraded CPU and Ram compared to my laptop would also save me considerable time running all my virtual machines, used for compatibility testing.
Secondly, I'd use it to stomp my co-workers every friday night! Typically we play Killing Floor or TF2. But, having such a nice machine, I'd finally go out and buy RE5 and Crysis - games I can't play decently on my aging hardware.
Thanks for the great gift to the gaming/ tech community - and all your great articles, of course! ;D
I would use this for studying and playing games my current laptop is incapable of running. The speed of this laptop would greatly improve my productivity. It would also be great to learn Windows 7.
I'd use this laptop for a number of things. I spend nearly all day on the computer coding/reading/gaming whatever and would love to be able to do those things somewhere else besides my desk. I'd also use this laptop as a lap-warmer during the winter.
I've actually never owned my own laptop so I'd love to win one as nice as this. To be honest my desktop is what I use for gaming so I would basically use this for everything but gaming, it would be great for a htpc
I have a DV9000, with a AMD Turion x2 clocked at 1.9 GHz, 2 GB of DDR2 RAM, powered by a GeForce 7160M.
My main desktop is a Dell Dimension, Pentium 4 with an ATi X550. I am in desperate need of a new computer. I would use it as my main computer, gaming, and otherwise.
i would go to coffee shops and play tactical first person shooter games with my mic and headset and call out tactics out loud and look like a fool, yelling, "cover me, i'm going for flag c....get in position and wait for my go"
Well, I just bought Dragon Age 2 a few days ago, and it should arrive tomorrow... I bet it would play wonderfully on this laptop. Civilization V would run with every option enabled and no lag, I think.
Also, I know there are plenty of games out there that are fun to play when you have a comp beast enough to run it. With this thing, I think yes.
I would program on it. I got to college at the university of texas at austin and am in bad need of a computer to work on as I am a computer science major without my own computer here :(
My server-with-fancy-video card is just too noisy and power-engorging (especially with lack of sleep mode and a 10 minute boot time) to be useful now that my home office has been moved to be next to my bedroom, so it would be nice to have something both generally-more-powerful as a gaming rig as well as quieter and less power hungry.
Anand can we atleast have the giveaway for game coupons/downloads for international audience as well? :) Maybe you can have a giveaway for Dragon Age 2/ Crysis 2/ Deus Ex3 :D
And i know i'm not eligible but i am planning to buy something like this for my brother who's gonna enter college in July.. :D So that's what i would use this for :) Gud luck everyone.. :D
I'd replace this laptop that I've been afraid to game on for years, due to the faulty nvidia chip it has in it. Now that the settlement is finally coming, the laptop is pretty much obsolete.
what would i do with this little beautiful beast if i won it? hmmmm, make a video of me cooking lobster? well, of course it was a joke.
It would be a replacement to my 5 years old Toshiba laptop, and i would play some games with it while i am in school. (gosh, i can finally stay in school a little longer and not rushing home to play game on my desktop). Plus, no more lags and waits while the system is running AutoCad, matlab, etc. But most importantly, i can visit Anandtech first thing in the morning without the 5 minutes boot time. *_-
I would use it to play Starcraft II and League of Legends while I travel. I would download 178 steam games to the huge hard drives so that I would always have something new to play if I wanted a break from my favorites.
This would be used to replace my Eee PC netbook. I love the little machine but the tiny screen is killing my eyes and I cannot play any games except for those on Facebook.
I'm a student whose laptop stopped being portable (buggy mobo), so I'd use it for a variety of purposes (note-taking, paper-writing, lecture recording, writing software, video-editing, etc).
I would LOVE to have a laptop to use at work! I work overnights at a convenience store so it can get pretty dull sometimes... Games, movies, music, the possibilities are endless!
This is a great looking laptop. How would I use it? It would probably become the only machine I worked on, since the rest of my hardware is getting outdated. I've always liked MSI notebooks, they deserve a lot more respect than they get. I'd show it off to everyone I know and demonstrate that MSI isn't just some budget, cheap laptop maker - they make good, quality hardware.
If I won, I would replace my Dell Inspiron 9300 from 2005 with it. It would definitely be useful when I start my PhD in the fall working on exergaming research.
Doesn't hurt that it would play Crysis 2 (maybe?!) either ;)
I am a true warrior. I Play teh CSS on the go, and all true warriors need the right equipment. Since true warriors pwn at all times, I need teh right equipment to be a true warrir while on the go.
My true warrior laptop from 2001 deserves a grave, Inspiron 8100 P3 laptop.
Great..... notebook, i use it for my work, wacth dvd, and play game especially for my little brothe, he will always be happy than playing on my old pc.......
I'd write an OpenCL "Bi-Winning Validator" application and run it on the laptop so that I can validate whether something is bi-winning or not. For example I could take a picture of Charlie Sheen, input it into the application and it will tell me that it is bi-winning.
I am a student, so I would most definately be using it for school, I am working on a MS in GIS and would love to use this with my Manifest software, which takes advantage of the Cuda processor on the Vid card, lol would be crazy good.
Would try and sneak in some WoW as well, hey you gotta have some fun too!
It's been years since I have had a new PC to use that is my own I've sort of just been using and borrowing since my desktop reached it's limit and got ruined in a move. I am actually desperate for a PC again but my car keeps sucking the money out of my pocket. I would play all the games I have sitting ... waiting. I used to be able to play my games on my friends PC but he sold it and now I have nothing to run them on StarCraft 2, Total War, Crysis, Metro 2033, Civ 5 oh god I want to play Civ he sold it a day before Civ came out and well yeah no Civ for me yet. I have been questioning if it's feasible to get a netbook to do it. PLEASE PICK ME. Would it help if I say I am also probably losing my job to store closing this week.
I'd play Starcraft 2 on it, use it for coding, take it to coffee shops and bask in nerd jealousy, and try a LAN party since I've never had a lightweight gaming computer I was willing to lug to one.
Would take to work to do homework on, and it would be nice to have around the house. Network storage and a desktop make something like this awesome to have in addition.
If I would win this laptop then I would start writing poem on it that rhyme in syntactically correct strict-Java language without a pause on any curly bracket... Literally! I already have a few 1000-liners that are coming out of my mouth, when I imagine that this laptop could be sitting in my warm lap.
I'd use this laptop to aid in the design and analysis of parts and systems for the Formula SAE I work on with my school's design team. A portable, powerful platform that could run analysis in less than 24-hours would be incredibly helpful.
I would use it to do my CAD processing as currently i am stuck waiting for about an hour and a half on my Dual core desktop. As an engineering student i cant really afford a new computer so it would go for my studies.
I would finally have a way to truly play Starcraft II! I don't have a decent place put, nor can I afford a desktop, so I struggle on this extremely hot, underpowered laptop. Being able to watch full screen flash videos at my work lunch break, then go home and play Starcraft II on something besides "low" would be amazing!
Hope you haven't become bored reading all the comments so far :)
I'm a fairly busy IT Admin, so I likely wouldn't put the nVidia card to much gaming use, however, I do have some tricky things this rig could be used for.
First: for demonstration purposes. I tend to showcase several technologies, and have had to do so on cheap Gateway hardware due to personal budget constraints. Letting lose a Windows 7-host VMWare Server install would be step 1 (ESXi requires server-grade components, and Xen would require a Linux host, which wouldn't be ideal). This will allow me to do plenty of work, be it a server config test, compilation environment (yes, I program too), web development (here's the Linux), or some system recovery (P2V usually). I do work for a few non-profit healthcare organizations as well as the local branch of the YWCA, so budget for this kind of rig would be out of the question just for me to tote around.
Unfortunately, I can't claim I'll be doing life-saving research, or programming a CUDA-based number cruncher, and definately not playing Crysis 2 on it, but I can guarantee the 8GB of RAM won't be enough. The RAID0 will be backed up. And, the thermal grease will definitely get burnt in. Oh, and Anand can run the benches on it first, if he hasn't already. :)
I would take it with me to law school and either neglect it completely or love it and fail out of school, leaving myself with massive debt with no degree.
I would use it for gaming, of course. With a machine that powerful, who wouldn't waste a few hours on killing zombies? :) And I'd use it a way to offload CPU-intensive work from my Mac mini. Converting HD movies on this thing would be a snap. The best part would be running Mathematica kernels on it... I can barely dream of that much power dedicated to solving my differential equations! :)
I'd take it on these long deployments we keep getting sent on and play FO:NV, DA:O, DA2. I'm a huge rpg fan and being underway with this baby would be worth it!!! It would replace my 5yr old Alienware which is on it's last legs.
If I won this notebook, I'd set it up as a multiboot system to run older 3d rendering and vector drawing programs, and use the textures in my newer programs for virtual world building. It would also be a nice system for multitasking Skype for online conferencing, MS Word for working on narrative and story line, and simultaneously being inworld. I could do it all from the beach or a coffee shop, and leave home some really cumbersome desktop systems.
I would use this laptop as a powerful desktop alternative. I could play all of my games on it. Perhaps hook it up to my 24" LCD at home. Or sit on my butt where ever I wish and play. I would use it as an audio workstation to record voice overs and guitar. Plus, being a laptop, it would be easy to get it close to the audio source. I'd also use it to play movies and TV shows on a nice HDTV.
Play Dragon Age 1 and 2 and all my other games from the comfort of my lazzyboy in my living room instead of playing in my littlel office. This notebook can do it all. Ha I have actually been looking at getting one of these. Maybe I won't have to buy one now. I can dream.
I will soon be joining the military. Having this beast of a laptop would make all of my inevitable moving around a LOT easier (not having to lug desktop hardware around). Being mobile while also having the ability to play all the latest games would be amazing.
I know I would have trouble using the machine to its full capacity. It sure would be great to have the kind of headroom that computer can provide on occasion!
A desktop replacement powerhouse like this would be used for photo editing in Photoshop and picture ordering software for finished orders... yeah sad, but I would actually do WORK on a machine like this. With the occasional gaming done when I have some downtime.
I would use the Microstar International GT680R as a desktop replacement to replace the Asus G71GX-A1 DTR that died on me last weekend. Asus should just rename that damn thing the "Mobile Chernobyl" as it was literally in the process of melting down. The plastic panels on the underside of the laptop nearest the exhaust ports have warped so much that they barely even fit anymore!
Republic of Gamers? Yeah, right... the only game that is going to be played on that thing any more is tic-tac-toe with dry-erase markers!
Anyways, I'm now stuck using a P4 2.8B desktop that can't even play 1080p video at 24fps without dropping frames.
I'd use it to replace my Inspiron 8300 that is sitting in my basement in many pieces because I am trying to replace the DC jack on my own. Also use for editing HD video and I have alot of my 3 kids I would like to edit. Send it my way. Thanks
I would use it to replace my aging Inspiron 6400, and my dead xps m1210. They served for 4 years and I'd hope this laptop would do the same. As a college student I would use it to take notes on for class and in my spare time fire up a game via Steam and play. It's got enough horsepower for me to play any game on high settings currently and medium in the future and enough storage for all my movies and videos. Basically it would just become my one-stop shop for everything I need to do with school and personal and work. :)
I'd sell my desktop and replace it with this laptop. I'd use the money to buy something fun for the kids, like a trampoline or something for outdoors. =)
i'd more than likely use it as hardware for entertainment and a means to complete school work. i'm a working professional going back to school and that piece of hardware is really more than i need. given enough time, i may pick up another mmorpg. in all honesty, i'd feel like i wasn't doing that machine justice by just typing out papers for my psych class. i suppose like the rest of the people posting, i want that beast of a machine for the glory that it is.
I'd replace my ancient Toshiba laptop with it and live the dream of being able to procrastinate from writing my own (last ditch effort) fantasy novel with Dragon Age II instead of just Minesweeper and online Go... well OK I really suck at Go anyway to be honest.
As a highly experienced medic this laptop would enable me to outperform every other medic in the war zone. With such highly advanced technology at my finger tips, my every step would be more perfectly co-ordinated, following my fellow soldiers as they plunge into battle. All except for that pesky covert-ops person,but lets be honest, know one knows what the heck he's doing. Such technology is crucial to defeating those pesky Reds once and for all, and seeing the triumph of the Red's team of fearless pyromaniacs and heavy weapons guys.
Alternatively, I'll be gaming with it, and mostly likely using it to fix systems at work remotely as part of the joys of 24x7x365 on-call duty.
Well, a little (LOT OF) Folding@Home, for one. Movies, a LOT of surfing, and, particularly, my nifty navigation program that connects with our on-board AIS (Automated Identification System) to show all the boats/ships around us. Oh, and a little X-Plane, and H.A.W.X.
Going to be out of state for some months soon. I can't simply take my desktop rig with me. Having this laptop with me would mean I can continue gaming when I can.
This system would be great for photo showing/editing, especially to give clients some instant results on a mobile shoot. Being I'm just starting the business, hopefully this would give me a little edge over the competition. And of course it would be used for gaming in between.
I am currently on this old Windows XP LGA755 Mobo running Intel Core 2 Duo (integrated Graphics Card). I was going to build a decent computer but a family emergency arose just when I received my Tax Return Money. We are a family of five so to spend $500.00+ on a computer is impossible. I remember the last game I played was The Elderscrolls: Morrowind back in 2003 and that's as far as great graphics I've ever played. I am so looking forward to The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and this computer should be more than enough to play that game. All in all, I wish you all the best and may whoever win this beauty, may cherish the love and comment at least!
Long time lurker on anand, and I'm glad you guys are doing this giveaway! If I won the laptop, I would use it to play starcraft 2 and the upcoming battlefield 3.
I would use this as a replacement to my current laptop and desktop which are both pretty sorely dated. I already use my laptop for basically everything (web surfing, watching movies/tv, word processing, and image editing), while the desktop is just a glorified jukebox.. so this would be an amazing upgrade for me! It would be great to finally be able to play some games without everything on the lowest possible settings and scraping by on minimum requirements.
I would use this laptop like I would any other computer... Use it to talk to friends... Play games on it, and read Anandtech.com and what ever else I feel like doing with it.
Replacing my four year old lappy, oh yeah. He crunches hard on 4GB Photoshop files, and has started sounding louder than the dishwasher under load. WSHZZZZZZ.
I would be able to have my gaming laptop back! My girls laptop died and now my g50vt became her school laptop. I could just let her have it (since she games anyway and could sure use it) and i could have my own again! :-D
1) replace my aging Dell 700m 2) actually PLAY StarCraft 2 instead of watching replay/commentaries online 3) use it for medical school, instead of my 700m which can't always handle the school software
I would use this for 3D modeling applications (3d Max, Bryce) as well as for my mobile audio workstation for synth sound design, recording, and live performance (could benefit from the USB 3.0). Also creating & maintaining websites. Oh yeah, and a few games!
sine my last beast died (vaio pcg-7d2l pentium M :D) i would use this for school. this machine would make running the virtual machines i use for college much easier lol
I'd love to use it for some of the PhysX effects that I'm missing out on in some games like Batman:AA. I've only got ATI graphics cards in my machines, and a gaming beast like this would help make me less jealous of my friends.
I'd use it for multimedia editing, WoW, and not being chained to my desktop all the time. I would not use it for doing homework (graduating college holds no greater joy than this). I'm pretty sure my runt of a netbook would bluescreen in fear of the shadow of this laptop.
Probably use it for gaming. I used to make/upgrade my computer, but after working full time, and growing old..I don't have the mindset for it anymore, lol. I wait for hot deals--i.e buy a dell system, and swap the video card. PC is growing old..and no more hot deals=[
Now this would be a hot deal if I got this since it would be freeeeeeee =D! of course, I guess I would have to pay taxes, so technically not free =[.
I'd take this machine to Starbucks, and flop it right down in the middle of a Mac users congregation and casually chat up people. Once I do that, I'll just casually make a loose analogy between cars and computers, comparing the Macs to Priuses and this laptop to a Ferrari. Then I'd show them.
I'd use it for obsessively checking tech and sports news, watch Netflix, and I suppose work. Hopefully it could make doing the latter quicker for more of the former.
I would use this laptop for deployment since there is usually so much down time. It would a good upgrade for my current laptop and that way i could give my current one to a friend who usually wouldn't be able to afford a gaming laptop and while away time playing pc games.
I will be attending graduate school in the fall and need something more reliable than my Dell M1330. The laptop has experienced some heat related issues and a general performance malaise as my processing needs become more demanding. Recently , the M1330 passed out the 3 year warranty period and I've got a sense it's about time to invest in some new technology. In the studio, at home, on the road... this system would be a major boon.
Two words: LAN Party. Lugging around a mid-ATX case is no fun and I always have to steal my friends second monitor because I'm not lugging around a tower and a monitor. COD, LoL, SCII, movies, anything else I would want to do this thing would be AMAZING!! Might even take over the desktop's role
I would use this laptop to work with the UDK kit while I am taking lunch at work. I would also use it for some moderate gaming, web browsing, and watching movies when not at home. I am pretty sure this machine will also unlock my latent super powers and enable me to begin my master plan. I would work on my writing from the comfort of the living room. I would listen to music and share new bands with friends I am visiting. I would stare at the laptop for hours on end dreaming of world domination. I would edit some videos of my friends into a youtube clip on this laptop. I would replace my 7+ year old laptop with this one happily. I would use the laptop to travel through the eighth dimension thus bringing an end to all carbon based life. I would use it to contribute to the folding@home project. Finally I would eventually pass it on to a friend who could use it once it becomes an obsolete piece of hardware.
I'd love to use this laptop to edit some home movies and other random videos, as well at watch HD videos. Sounds like a great desktop replacement to do just that while on the road.
Now the rules. This contest is unfortunately only available to US residents in one of the 50 states. I realize that AnandTech is an international site and I do highly value all of our readers, unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early on
you can post this once or twice but a 10th time this gets boring and anoying. There is nothing against a WW contest, just have to take care of the taxes that's all.
Another contest with a very nice prize. Kudos Anand!
As for what I'd use the system for... what wouldn't I use a Sandy Bridge notebook with a GTX 460M chip in it for? If you want a specific, well, then most likely use it for playing SC2 and BC2 on the go! I could use a new laptop in all honesty, lol.
Well I've been playing first person shooters for years and years. Duke nukem, quake 1 rocket wars, you name it, i've been a pretty religious shooter player. Money's extremely tight, been saving to go back to school. car payements an the like, i just dont have the cash to spare to buy a new rig. i love looking up whats new in the tech world, and drool at custom pc outlets where i custom make rigs that i dream of.
I've always lurked around anandtech, reading reviews of new stuff, and checking out bang for the buck graphics cards and to see whats new.
my current pc is a amd athlon x2 4400, with a 8800gt. Its been upgraded many times, but its to the point where if i spend money i need to drop a grip to get a new mobo cpu ram and graphics card, which what i want would be around 600 bucks.
i can no longer run my beloved shooters smooth enough to dominate like i used to. I'm a big CoD fan and cant play the new once since my PC sucks. Running 18-25 frames just doesn't cut it. Id love to use this laptop to get back into competitive gaming, and go to lan parties like i used to and wreck people's faces.
The plus would be i could also use it to go back to school, write papers and experiment with photo shop and 3d studio max which is something I've been very interested in, since I'm a starving artist in my spare time.
lol sorry for the rant but this laptop would make me shit my pants.
Although it might seem cliche I'd definitely use this as a mini multimedia power house for those terrible deployments to the middle of nowhere. Tents, cots, dirt, locals, and other men aren't all that entertaining.
This would certainly go a long ways in bringing up morale while maintaining portability. Not only that, when I'm tired of movies/videos/music on the MWR big screen for the camp(via HDMI hookups!) I can get away and do some gaming on my own time :D
Don't forget skype calls home if I get lucky enough to transit through an airport with wifi. Seriously, this is a god send vs. those large unwiedly17" laptops that end up broken in every convoy. They usually end up packed away some place terrible due to their size. This guy can stay strapped pretty close to my attention through out the ride.
I;m actually looking for a replacement for my 3 year old P171X-FX! I'd love to slim down to a powerful 15" laptop for the road as well, so the 680R would be the perfect machine. For use, of course gaming at max resolution and graphics to take advantage of this thing!
I am starting school at the end of the month and would be nice to have something that I can take with me to do homework and stuff when I am not at home.
This will be my first laptop. I've had a few desktop before. I put it together, took it apart and put it back together.
I'll use this laptop to view and edit pictures from my new DSLR camera. I just got a Canon T2i on a pre Black Friday sale. Too bad the T3i is now out making my camera an antique. Also would edit HD videos on since this camera does HD.
I'd do more 3D modeling and rendering with Blender. Sometimes you think more about what you want to model or render when you are out away from the desktop.
I'd do the usual browsing Facebook, check email, minor games like Ruse and League of Legends. Update my little blog with the pictures and videos that I edited or rendered on Paint Shop Pro or Blender.
Hope I win so I can do my computing outside instead of being stuck in my room.
And still the same copy&paste paragraph "US only"... As much as I like reading computer hardware reviews and rely on Anand & co. results I get more and more impression that extending giveaways to non-us lies infinitely close to zero on AT priority list.
This laptop would fit my needs perfectly since I'm about to enter college and I need a laptop badly but don't have enough money saving for it... Student loans suck... Pray to God!!! Please let me win something for once...
I would use it to replace my aging MSI GX630 laptop, which has allowed me to play WoW, BattleField:2142, NFSW & Supreme Commander for the last 2 years.
It would also be a great compliment to the Sandy Bridge based desktop I just build with an MSI P65A-GD65 & MSI GTX 560-Ti Twin Frozr. This would allow me to game from anywhere!
I'm on the road several days a week. I have been looking for a good mobile gaming rig. This one is a great fit. I would crush the enemy armies in Total War for starters. I'll likely be addicted to Crysis2. I'll be hanging with my buddy Duke. Looking forward to Alice and Shogun. I'd doubtless loose sleep playing too much!!
I would use the laptop to do some speaker/home theater testing, and use it teach my young kids mathematics, and history, on the days I teach them at home
I do a lot of traveling for my job. The ability to effectively use image processing software on a laptop for job related computing would be a big upgrade from my current laptop. It would also be nice to run games on this system when I have a bit of downtime.
I would use it as my programming laptop for school. 8GB of Ram + Sandy Bridge + RAID 0 500GBs + a beast graphics card?? Makes for the perfect all around computer.
This competition is interesting because i was actually planning on buying this exact laptop once they started shipping again ;)
I would upload the VGER operating system from the first Star Trek movie, the Terminator OS and the 'machine' from the last Matrix movie, since this is the only thing with a prayer of running any of them!
If I won this laptop I would most certainly play every game I own on it. And I would make a point to game in extremely unusual places. I would make sure to play some Left 4 Dead 2 out on my deck, I would play Battlefield Bad Company 2 out in the commons area while waiting for class to start at the community college, and I would finally be able to play that copy of Metro 2033 that I recently got, but can't run too well on my 8800GT. Oh this laptop would be so great to have. Lastly, I could take this to LAN parties instead if my heavy old desktop!
If I win this, I would use it to show everyone in town that yes you can WIN awesome stuff on the internet and that AnandTech truly is the best site online. Mainly it would prove to my wife that hours of prowling your site reading all the latest news and best reviews really does pay off , not to mention the endless hours of gaming I would get to enjoy!!!
I do geological exploration in remote locations. Currently resting up in Tucson but will be heading for Thailand in a few months. Will look over the old tin mining areas in the south of Thailand then off to the northwest near the River Kwai (like in Bridge over ...).
Need a good computer for transcribing field notes and mapping, but even more important is movies, music and some video gaming. Can that box handle UT3? Would love to find out.
i often find myself at my in-laws with nothing to do, and this would help greatly, I also would use this at home as I'm typically confined to the living room away from my desktop, watching my little one crawl around. It would help me catch up on my steam backlog, immensely.
Apply for more jobs. Just think of how many resumes I could send out with this bad boy. Seriously though, I'm EE and will work for computer parts/internet bandwidth (I have a problem i know :0). Honestly though it will be used for mobile gaming and IT administration.
...to develop engine and chassis control electronics for some of the fastest racing cars and bikes in the world (American Le Mans, WTCC, Isle of Man TT, etc - that's what I do) except that I'm British so I can't win. Rats.
If I won the GT580R, I would use it for programming, browsing the web, playing media, playing video games, studying. My family would get a lot of use out of a nice laptop. I would partition the hard drives to dual-boot with Ubuntu, to which my parents are accustomed.
I would use the MSI GT680R to play up and coming games like Battlefield 3, Portal 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Crysis 2!
I'm sure the MSI GT680R would be good for multitasking, so with it, I would figure out nuclear fussion and in my spare time I would also create world peace, after "taking care" of Justin Bieber.
I've always wanted a second machine, but I don't yet have enough spare parts for one. I would probably set it up so I can watch TV on my desktop and comfortably browse all my favorite sites at my leisure. I would also love to set up my own minecraft server and even have a backup ventrillo server as well on something other than my desktop. And don't forget entertainment on the go. I could now bring my digitally backed-up movies with me on vacation.
In answer to the question: To enter the contest simply respond to this post with a comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R:
** For WORK: I will finally have a PC that is capable of running apps like Photoshop onsite at a clients as opposed to having to bring it home to work on if I want decent performance. (if you have ever tried to work on a photoshop file that was so large it took 20 - 30 minutes to open, you know what I am talking about).
** For HOME use: This would become by my main media PC. I could used it to play any and all media files. I could actually play Blu-Ray (1080p) quality video off this machine.
** For the GYM in my building: I get bored out of my mind on an exercise bike/ treadmill/elliptical if I am not watching something. I can watch something in full 1080p glory and actually not get bored in under 5 minutes. (yes, my goal is to spend a lot of time 1 - 2 hours a day walking to slowly burn calories and possibly even lose a bit of weight. Hey, it is healthier than sitting on my couch watching the same thing and this is a much bigger/better screen than my little portable DVD player)
** And, last but not least (some would argue most important) ***GAMING***: This would become my main gaming box. The specs on this system are way better than the computers I am currently using at home. This means, no more Starcraft 2 on LOW to eek out 30 fps. I could finally see the cinematography as it was intended. 4 vs. 4 with carrier groups, zerg rushes and epic battles will no longer cause frame rates to drop to 10fps or less (current PC laptop).
I could actually play the games used for performance testing. A modern First Person Shooter. I could finally play Crysis: Warhead and Wolfenstein (on a system that does not SUCK like an ATI mobility x1250 integrated graphics on my PC laptop, which was bought for a specific project which did not require anything beyond the screen resolution of 1280 x 800 with MS Office type apps)
So in summary: This laptop would rock for work, home, the gym, and of course, GAMING!
Mobile gaming? this machine was built for it, so what else? (maybe a bit of video encoding on the side. overnight, plugged in :) might swap the drive out for blu ray though; 1080p screen and no blu ray? crazies...
I would use it to educate the kids on the power of mobile computing......and how to rock some fun games as well........plus my daughter would get my old laptop.....Cuz that is just how DAD roles....
I'm currently doing graphics and indie game stuff, and my old Dell Precision m6300 laptop is definitely showing its age! Could definitely use a graphics upgrade for the work that I do :)
(just in case you screen eligible comments by IP location, don't be fooled; I'm merely traveling right now)
I would use this to replace my aging desktop that I've been taking to LAN parties. Much lighter weight and portable. Sandy Bridge would probably help out in game performance for heavily CPU-dependent games like L4D2 that use the Source engine.
The ol' girl is a late '06 tablet. It can barely play WoW on the lowest setting (25fps, woo!) and is just barely serviceable as a media center through it's VGA port at 1024 x 768. Stutters on 720p mkvs too.
I think with the graphics the contest laptop has built in, it would probably out perform my desktop. Might be able to catch up on some PC gaming if I won.
After 10 years my Compaq laptop is way long in the tooth. "No disrespect to my Hillbilly family" I notice one thing my screen looks as good or better then all the new laptops in the store today. I hope it has a nice screen!!!
Currently deployed to Afg, and plan to come back again so I'd use it to replace my age old Sager NP 9860 (P4, nvidia 6600go) when going on 'trips'. Be much easier to do classwork on, watch movies, and play games of course! WoW, BC2, internets permitting...lil SC2 single player as backup!
I would use this beast of a laptop to edit high definition videos at the end of each day on scuba diving trips. Normally I have to wait unitl I get home to my desktop.
If I won this notebook I would use it to replace my old notebook so I can play games other than roguelikes...with fancy graphics and all that. I would probably still play roguelikes on it too since I am shameless addict.
I'd use this laptop to replace my ancient laptop that I use for office applications. It'll be nice to be able to play games on the go since I travel a lot. Heck, it'd beat my desktop too, so I guess the PC I'm posting from will become a server or something!
I would ue thi to work on Modo and replace my XP m17 which ha fallen on bad time. Battery dead, miing 3 keys, a nice new one would be great. One of the key i the "$" key, er e$$ key, er, the key between "a" and "d"
We have late night gaming events at my work and bringing a fully loaded desktop to LAN with is a pain... This laptop would be an amazing replacement!!!
If I won this laptop, I would give it to my son, Aaron as a graduation present. He will probably play games on it, and use it when he starts culinary arts school in the fall.
I bought a fancy schmancy DLSR and some lenses and video equipment to document festivals and film tutorials for the different juggling mediums. The problem is that my current laptop just died (using my old Toshiba 1.1ghz machine) so i have no way of putting together anything worth posting online. I would use this to edit my video and work on media for my site in an effort to to teach and inspire people who want to learn to juggle. Cheesy I know, but thats my passion :)
What would I use this laptop for? More gaming and blueray watching than my girlfriend would likely be able to understand. This bad boy would change my life as we know it. It would come with me and be my sole company while on business travel. I would finally come downstairs and at least be in the same room as my guests when they come over? I could finally enjoy my wireless N speeds and a webcam for video conferencing and talking with family. I guess the question comes down to what would I not use it for?
I would play all my games and movies that will finally fit in the space this notebook's hard drives allow. Especially SupCom with a dual monitor setup!
I would use it...for great justice! Alternatively, it would replace the laptop I currently use (seven years old and falling apart at the seams) for recording audio and doing audio work for my voice studio.
And maybe figure out world peace. I mean, it's a hell of a machine, surely I could do the world peace thing on my lunch break, right?
As a pilot who is gone from home most of the time, I would use it to replace my aging Dell XPS M1730 DTR. At home it would be used for flight sims like DCS: A-10C, and IL-2 Cliffs of Dover.
On the road I'd play everything else, from RPGs to shooters to old DOS games (+1 for the guy who mentioned Tie Fighter). And maybe, just maybe, this is the computer I will finally get to play Duke Nukem Forever on.
The most important thing though would be video chatting with my wife and kids.
I would use this for recording lectures and holding online class meetings for an information systems course I teach (part-time) at a local university. The full 1080p would be great so the resolution can match what I normally do on my desktop. I would also play the occasional game of Civ V and Monkey Island.
My friend and I are about to launch a web-design business, so I would use this to create/manage sites for customers, write PHP/JS, plan databases, conduct research, create/edit images, take notes during meetings with customers, display created sites to customers, and, of course, play some games when I'm trapped in a hotel room. I don't have a laptop newer than a hand-me-down, Toshiba PIII Mobile with Savage S3 graphics that needs to have the HD replaced, so this would also save us a good chunk of change in starting our business, and offer a lot better performance.
I'd replace my 3 year old laptop and 2 1/2 year old desktop with it. My desktop is a Q6600 + gtx260 and laptop some big old thing. I'd probably shave a couple dollars off my power bill by swapping out those 2 things for this badas$ thing.
I would probably install OpenSuse or Fedora Core on it, would have to see how much I would be traveling with it.
I would transfer my desktop to a server (with it's six hard drives) as it is getting old. I built it five years ago to be a high end gaming rig, and it has no problem with Crysis2 Demo.
I would take my new newer system and give it to my son for a high-school graduation present, because he has wanted it.
If I won this laptop, I would use it to do some gaming and probably a bit of work. Then maybe I'd surf the internet for a bit. I'd retire my old WIndows XP laptp.
That laptop is spec'd high enough for me to get some work done on it. I could move out of my home dungeon office into the daylit living room while I'm working. Then I'd get my workout in lugging that hefty bad boy around.
...that one day you will let non-US people enter your competitions. Here I am in the 51st state of the USA and I'm still unable to enter even though I can buy stuff from Ebay USA and get it shipped here with no problems at all. Can't be *that* difficult surely?
I'd consider this my graduation present and desktop replacement. I'm about to graduate after 6 years of college, so I'm basically broke financially. My desktop is 5 years old and I'd love to replace it.
I'd use it to replace my laptop that broke down, and when sent back to repair, they messed it up even more, and now I still dont have it back...after a year... sad story huh?
I'd become completely ambidextrous and use both the new laptop and my current desktop to enter twice as many contests in the same amount of time! Next step, more hands.
I think if I had a beast like this, I'd probably retire my Q6600 based desktop that I use for database work and gaming and do it all on the MSI machine. Better graphics, better CPU, faster (Raid-0) storage... and portability! It would simply do everything I'm currently doing but faster and better!
If I won that laptop, I would probably spend some of my workday trying to find places to hide while I play as many games as I could possibly load onto the HDD.
I would go to DISNEYALND and surf the web on space mountaint. And then when i got hom use it for Autodesk inventor, Siemens Automation and Allen Bradley Automation!
I already have one of their A5000's, and for the price, I'm thrilled with the build quality. I also could use a new laptop... For dorm LAN parties!!! I'd be much easier than lugging the tower, monitor, and all of my periphials over four flights of stairs. Also having something I coud use in the UC when the labs are full would be nice.
I have long had a dream of having only one PC. However, I can never justify the price of a gaming-capable laptop. I need a new PC now anyway, so this would be perfect.
Wow have notebooks come a long way for gaming. Would make layovers in the airport a little more managable! I wonder how long the 9-cell battery would last playing a modern game.
I would do the following with such an awesome system: 1. Host multiple VMs at same time and make a VMWare Team system among them. 2. Modify the Chromium to use the 8GB Ram instead of Harddisk and see how much battery performance will I get from it. 3. watch & Transform all my HD videos as my current lappy is struggling doing such a simple task 4. Work on Multicore programming with 8 cores and install BigSim to see how far can this be taken. 5. I guess I can browse web too .. :)
I would use it in my classroom. Maybe a little bit of overkill for a middle school classroom but my 2 year old laptop's motherboard got fried in a power surge last month so I have been using a 8 year+ old desktop to do lesson planning on. I work at a small private school in Memphis and while there is an old Mac in my classroom, I can't take it home and some of my videos do not work on it. I'm trying to save up enough to get a new laptop for work as well as my graduate school work but it is slow going.
So there you go...power points, word documents...pretty exciting stuff. Although I might have to try Starcraft 2 if I had a machine that would run it. Thanks
Use it for development and gaming. I have a side job writing tools for a company to assist their processes. I also would love a laptop to play games on so I can sit on the couch instead of at my computer.
As an Organic Chemist I would use this to model chemical structures for synthesis of new drugs to fight diseases. When I travel or go home on my free time I will decimate all in my FPS and RTS games. I will truly be a mad scientist.
During the day it would be used for disney websites for my adorable hellion of a daughter. During the night it would be the desktop replacement to replace the last custom build I did using an Anandtech guide from 3 years ago!
Just imagine if it's powers were used for good and not evil.
I'd probably use it pretty heavily at work, since that thing is WAAAAY beefier than my computer at work, and then I'd come home and play games and watch Hulu on it.
honestly, i'd use it to replace my old junky 1.3ghz machine. i've been stuck on this thing for quite some time, and i'd give my left nut to throw this piece of junk away. i've barely ever been able to experience an amazing machine like this msi seems to be. i'm trying to work hard through school, but it seems like i won't ever have that much money for something like this. i miss gaming so much. this would help "re-kindle" my love for new tech =)
I would use this to perfect my custom Android app that allows me to use my phone as a motion-control input device to play games. And then, I would use this computer to play those games!
The last gaming laptop I bought was the Emachines Athlon 64 2GHz with a Radeon 9600 64mb about 7 years ago. This laptop would be an outstanding addition (considering I sold the other one 3 years ago and haven't had a laptop since) to my arsenal.
As my old desktop replacement system outlived its usefulness about 3 months ago, I've been considering replacing it with a system of similar specifications. Justifying the cost is a different matter entirely.
I'll answer the question of what I'll use it for chronologically.
1) Given that I've never had the chance to evaluate an MSI laptop, I'll first check the performance and build quality of the laptop. (cooling, chassis construction, screen quality, performance, ect.) I specify a lot of systems for LAN parties, at work, and around the neighborhood, so I've been waiting for a chance to check an MSI laptop out.
2) The time frame puts me (presumably) about 3 weeks before a LAN party I'm hosting. It would be a great chance to put the laptop through its paces and show off my new toy. Games range from older to newer: Battlefield 2, Far Cry 2, C&C3 Tiberium Wars, Stalker SoC (with my mod), Battlefield BC2, and most likely the Crysis 2 demo to see if it is worth bringing in. It looks like this system can handle Stalker Call of Pripyat, which would bring me one system closer to transitioning it into the LAN party.
3) Having a powerful portable system would once again allow me to work on some interesting projects with a partner of mine. Sparring the details, the portability of this laptop and the ability to process complicated spice models and massively parallel DSP models would be quite useful. As a side note, I will most certainly be dual booting windows and either CentOS or Ubuntu. As such various linux projects (home server, automated backup, server/router, ect.) are also on the table down the road.
4) I find it most relaxing to work on my mods to games while watching TV. I can't do that on a desktop PC and my now retired laptop doesn't have the power to keep up with the games I'm modding.
5) Repeat 2 - 4 with updates to games and projects and an occasional home call to troubleshoot a computer/network.
On a side note, I usually post under a different account, but I can't figure out how to update the contact information to something valid.
I'd load it up with some amateur radio software - eg: winmor, ham radio deluxe, and power-sdr and perhaps some software development tools as well (eg: Netbeans).
I would use the laptop to run network simulations of routing protocol convergence while running custom snmp utilities, and using virtual machines for firewalls and end nodes. need a lot of threads, memory, disk, and screen. PERFECT!
This laptop would help me in my degree for Film and Video. It would make a pretty awesome mobile editing and capture rig. 1tb of HD, 8gb of ram, and an i7... I'm pretty sure this is more powerful than any of the desktops I currently own. The 1080 screen would be extremely useful for HD video (which I prefer to do if possible). It is really annoying to use a smaller screen and have video down-scaled, losing detail when editing so you don't actually know what your final product will look like.
I would swap out one of the 500GB and put in a 160SSD. I would then install Virtualbox and create multiple Guest Win 7 systems: 1 for base to create additional guests 1 for work 1 for personal use 1 for testing software/freebies/newer versions
On the host OS I would play games - mainly SC2 and any others RTS that come out.The host, games and work guest Os would reside on the SSD. The rest will be on the 500GB (additional guest, base guest, medias, data)...
the beauty about this - I would never have to lug around 2 systems - one for work and one for personal use - and yet still be happy about the performance and for no worries about having to sync multiple systems.
I would use it for work and play. It would be good for my voice to print software at work. It also has the power to play video games as well as the video editing I do to relax. The best part is I could take it with me and use it when I am waiting for clients who at times do not show.
My wife has been commenting that she'd occasionally like a laptop to be able to do some light PC work from the couch... this could do that and replace her lap quilt as well with the heat it likely kicks out!
It would replace my c++ development laptop (Suse 11.3 on an alienware m15x)
It would also boot Win 7 for playing games and run folding @ home (you know, for science!) sadly it would also be used for some remote support as I have a lot of friends who need tech support.
I'd use it to stay plugged in to new game releases on long trips for work. I'm in the Air Force and often get sent away from my duty station on business for weeks at a time- I miss out on great new releases and can't ever get caught up!
It would also be a great alternative when my wife steals away my desktop to write grad school papers (Family Therapy graduate program) in Massachusetts.
Thanks for putting together this giveaway Anandtech!
I would give it to my mom. She has been using a Toshiba - Satellite p25-s609 (p4m with 80gig HD and a 5200fx gpu (sucks for streaming video)). Needless to say it's on it's last legs and beeps up a storm when booting up. Truthfully I don't even know how the heck it's still functioning.
I would use this for software and web development instead of my tired Athlon II X4 desktop or my Athlon Turion laptop. Maybe I could repurpose the desktop for HTPC duties, for those few hours when I am not coding or taking care of the kids :-)
I just installed a home security system, and this would be the backup device in case someone got through my first line of defenses.
I'd always have the MSI Sandy Bridge on my person, obviously, and at 8 pounds, it will be the bane of any potential intruder. In the meantime, I will play the hell out of Civ 5 whilst working on homework. The high-res display will rock in my IT curriculum.
There is so many ways to use such a powerful laptop. Gaming of course, e.g. WOW, Mass Effect, BoiShock 2, and Starcraft 2. I just love gaming in front of my big screen while watching TV shows with my wife. Also, this would be good for work as well. As a mechanical engineer I use Excel and CAD software quite extensively. CPU Power and memory size are great for those.
I would use the MSI laptop in my newly-finished basement. Right now I don't own any laptops; I have one laptop from work. It would be nice to have something portable for the whole family to use.
That's my dream lappy! That would be my gaming to play WoW, COD, Starcraft, and over 50 other games that I own. It would replace my desktop. I would also use it for video editing, movies, internet, and chatting.
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I'd use it as my lifeline to civilization when I make the annual pilgrimage to Altoona with the wife to visit her inlaws. While I enjoy an occasinal brew, along with many other alternate ways to consume vast quantities of alcohol, when visitng the family, it's nice to know I can entertain myself with something more modern than fire and kwates.
I can see talking on vent with my guildmates spinning tales of my Pennsletuckey exploits such as operating chainsaws while innebriated and driving a 4-wheeler in a funeral prossesion. I relish the glances of amazement from my kin as I speak into a michrophone that is not part of a telephone. It must be magic.
I can see fiddling for hours attempting to get on the internet while trying to figure out which device actually has a live internet connection amongst the pile of various DSL and cable modems that adorn my inlaws abode. They seem to change ISP's every other month. And then if successful, I then have tha added challenge of putting it back in working order just like I found it.
When I return home, I would put this beast into a bag, knowing that it will be there for my next trip and that it is the only thing between sanity and drunken baffoonery.
Lost my Asus laptop last year. I would celebrate by buying all the games I haven't been able to play like L4D and Starcraft. Play them. Make my friends jealous. All of the above.
I am currently going to school for network administration, but the only two PCs I have are 6+ years old (P4's and Athlon+'s) and they are not portable. If I were to receive this laptop, I would use it for school. This would include, but not be limited to: note taking, router configuration, experimentation, etc. It would be a great tool in assisting my education.
I would break the RAID-0 and install an SSD for my OS's. Linux as my main with VirtualBox making the Windows install available and also running extra VMs (I have 1 for personal TurboTax, 1 for my business QuickBooks, another for testing things)
Linux gets used for everything work related, and then switch to un-virtualized Windows to play games :) Sad but true my favorites lately are the Lego games. Still playing Borderlands and looking forward to some worthwhile new releases.
I would use the system to play all my games on the go and probably also replace what laptop my work gives me as this is better thus providing a better overall experience. haha
I would use this for both pleasure and work. I could connect to work from home for teleworking. I could also play the latest games. Lastly, it would be great for my son to use when he visits. I hope that I am lucky enough to win.
I'd use it as a replacement for my mid-2006 Macbook pro. I'm currently editing a series of videos of folks talking about something Jesus has done in their life. Some of the videos will include how people were able to get off of drugs or overcome sexual trauma and some will be about how they were greedy and He opened their heart to give more. My current workstation really bogs down with 1080p24 video (what I'm shooting in). I'd also use it for writing. I'm an amateur author and I make my work available at no profit to myself (http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/JamesWiggins/). I'd also use it because I often teach and give presentations in my community. For instance, two weekends ago I gave a presentation on how to start a career in IT to a group of ~30 high schoolers. I also teach a weekly Bible study at a children's shelter for abandoned, abused, and neglected children. Obviously, I would also browse teh intarwebs with it.
I'd run some comparison benchmarks against my desktop machine and weep for joy at how much better it performed... Then weep for sorrow at how old my desktop is getting.
I would give it to my wife to justify the desktop equivalent I just ordered from the egg on Friday. With this she could not complain about having an inferior machine, while I could get to play my games whenever I travel. Plus I could play with/against my buddies on multiplayer when they come over.
Soon to be a junior in college, I have been lugging my custom built desktop for the past year (my first year I lived at home because I enjoy my mom's cooking). It has come to my attention that the portability of a laptop of this magnitude would be better than a desktop by a long shot; even if moving around with my desktop has given me reasonably muscular arms. The reason I bought a desktop and not a laptop was because I wanted to have the experience of picking my own parts and putting together my own system (many ladies like to come into my room and gawk at my tower). With the help of many friends and sleepless nights of debating which gpu to get, I am satisfied with the outcome and have no regrets of getting the desktop over a laptop. The main function for my desktop is homework/gaming/movies+music. Having to have spent most of my savings/earnings on miscellaneous college goods, acquiring a laptop, similar to the GT680R, is like a dream come true. As I pursue my dreams of becoming a computer engineer, I hope that I can become an important asset in society and help people no matter how big or how small. I first heard about Anandtech at the beginning of this semester from my professor and I am fascinated by all the latest information I can gain with just one site. I commend you for all your hard work you have put into the site and will be visiting often for now on. Thank you once again and have a nice day.
I would charter a Jet and use it to parachute into the front lines of the Libyan freedom fight. I would seek out the most worthy leader of the resistance.and present him/her with this most kickin' of notebooks on bended knee. My 1st mission completed I would then volunteer to lead a ragtag band of commandos on a last ditch do or die mission to to eradicate the vile Colonel from this veil of tears. After much heroic suffering I would use my BFG to empty the meager contents of his brain-pan.
I'm kinda torn between using this laptop to work toward World Peace, or perhaps ending World Hunger. That's a tough choice... I may have to play a few hundred hours of Civ V and think about it!
I built my wife a computer back in 2008 for her to run Photoshop and Program on. It's been a good machine, but now that it's upgraded to Win7 some of the drivers are causing issues now and then (specifically the old HD2900Pro). Yes, I built the machine before I discovered anandtech - I'm so much smarter now. lol. Anyway... She still does photography (mostly our kids, or friends - all amateur stuff), a little programming now and then (running her own online shop), and she's trying to learn Japanese. So... I would set her up with a docking station and her current monitors with this little wonder. She could grab it and go take photos anywhere - and use it to instantly view and verify. Then pop back home, and drop it in to be a good solid machine there too. She's a stay at home mom, so I like to spoil her, but don't always have the funds to do so. My main machine at work is a laptop running two monitors and it works great to grab it out of the dock and go to meetings or on business trips. I think she would really love that too. Sorry so long. :)
I've never had my own laptop (and I work in IT!). I've had one at my job, but never one for my house. I'm too cheap to buy one! If I won this, I would love to take it on trips with me and it would be nice to be able to have something portable at my house!
I would use this laptop to replace my old laptop which would go to my daughter so she can use photoshop on the old one. The MSI would take over the duties of editing family videos, videos for our charity and other random videos. It would also be used to encode media for my media server (under construction). It would also be used for gaming, CoD, CIV 5, BF2.
Plus the fact that it has orange lights would make it that much better of an addition to our house!
What couldn't you do with a beastly thing like this? I'd use it to replace my lowly core 2 duo desktop at home that doesn't see any action anymore due to working two jobs. TF2 an SC2 could surely put a dent in downtime on the job. :D
I'm in need of a laptop for school. I suppose having the additional benefit of blowing away the competition at a LAN party would be just a bit awesome as well.
I design in AutoCAD and its memory-pigging 3D counterparts a lot, so it's hard finding a computer that can keep up with the memory drain. This system sounds like it could eat anything I throw at it alive, and make dinner for me with the bloody left-overs. Plus, I do a lot of translating and whatnot, so that tends to eat up resources pretty quickly, too.
And let's not forget the idea of being able to play WoW or Aion cranked at full specs with no difficulty. Nothing wrong with using a machine for work AND play!
I would use it to help my fiance finish all of her wedding planning. She travels from MS (where we are) to TX (where she's from) about every other week. I'd also use it to create the wedding photo slide show which will be shown during the rehearsal dinner and reception. The HDMI port would come in extra handy for this. I'm sure there would be plenty of usage after the wedding too with editing photos / videos over the next several years.
The notebook would greatly decrease her stress as well as mine :). Thanks Anandtech!
I'd take a cue from this "new" generation, and use this super powerful laptop for what they all use it for.....Facebook!....Don't a need a bazillion core processor, 12 gigs of RAM, and a kickin gfx card to do Facebook?
comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R (please only respond once). Good luck!
After winning the system, I would donate my current laptop to my church and also promote MSI and anandtech.com for the great giveaway. The system will be used manly for power points, photo/video editing, and SC2.
Although, it is too much machine for what I will be mainly using it for, but having a Sandy Bridge processor will allow me to keep this system for a very long time. It will also contribute less to the environment due to digital rot. Digital rot, meaning that the computer has no perceived value and/or useless and is sent to dumps.
Please Anandtech.com, choose my post to be the winner
I have an ASUS 17.3" laptop that's rather big and difficult to fit into almost ANY bag out there. I'd much prefer a 15.6" laptop with a 1920x1080 display that can actually be put into a bag and brought places. For now however I'm stuck with my 17.3" decision.
I'd play SC2 and possibly some MMORPGs like Mortal Online or Darkfall Online with it.
I would also likely use it for my business I'm trying to start. I could do some website development on it to keep the business site up to date as well as manage incoming leads and orders.
I have a hobby website for gaming I could start to get back into again with a gaming laptop. www.hytekgamer.com I've put a lot of work in it but have let it fall to the side while I've been focusing on some other things.
I'm sure there are numerous other things I can use it for that would be neat to mention but it's early and I can't think of anything else.
I do a little bit of programming for a living, and have chosen to use Visual Studio out of convenience. That said, some extra horsepower from an MSI laptop would be most appreciated. :)
I would build a replica of the laptop in Minecraft, with a CPU and everything! Or at least try. It might end up being a tower with some ramparts. But with booby traps!
Battlefield 3. You want to know what my dear friend MSI GT680R will be doing for a living? I'll tell you again--Battlefield 3. I'll make it sweat. A sweet, sweet, love sweat.
I would use it so that I have enough power to use Virtual Machines for projects on campus at school. Currently all I have that is portable is a single core Atom netbook.
A beast like this, there's really no limit! Need to be entertained? Seems the only thing missing is a BR drive......but a DVD will look just as great on that screeen. Need to game the lastest, greatest game? No problem, bring it on! Shoot, you could even handle 3D CAD with ease on this monster!
Seeing as my current desktop is a few years old, this would make a stupendous replacement, that would only be limited by it's battery life. Awesome, for sure!!
I would use it as a portable DAW (digital audio workstation... for the layperson) and bonus, it can game, so in between tracks I could get my frag on while I'm not even at home! Holy cow!
P.S. Yes, I realize 'layperson' isn't a word but I've watched Dumb and Dumber at least 30 times so I can't help it.
I'd use that bad boy as my daily use computer. Both of my desktops died on me (RAM failure on one and PSU death on the other) and my laptop's keyboard is slowly dying. And trust me - sharing a laptop with my wife is a pain. Also, being in the military, I don't get paid a ton so I can't just upgrade whenever I want, or even replace parts.
BTW been reading and lurking for a while - great site Anand, keep it up!
Having this machine would allow me to stop having to share the home desktop with my wife and daughter! They can Facebook and install all the junky games they want on the old desktop! I can now hide in the closet with this awesomeness and enjoy! I will call it "My Precious!"
For my work, it would replace my current laptop and let me run my model simulations while still multitasking and letting me do my research in genetic processes.
In my spare time, it would be a great way to stream video and play some fallout: new vegas. Maybe I'd even try my hand at hooking it up to my digital piano and do some music recording.
I'd give this notebook to my wife (who is the gamer in the family) to give her something to occupy her mind while she's in South Carolina taking care of her mom who is in ill health. (Stage IV lung cancer. Really.)
Well I'm going to college this summer, and that looks like a great way to keep up on my gaming while still having being able to move a PC around campus...
Given such great screen real estate and speedy components, I would be able to do Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight development on this beauty, plus would dive into some CUDA programming (who says GPUs are only for games?). And, given the heritage of this notebook, I would even do some gaming on it - this year brings back Diablo, Serious Sam and DNF - updates for games that I was playing when I was all about gaming :)
This would be awesome. I would replace my Macbook Pro with it and go back to a Windows based machine for my work and video editing hobby needs. I really need something I can reliably edit on when I am not at home.
What would I do with it? I'd love to just enjoy a laptop for once! Dragging my tower and monitor to a friend's house for gaming, while awesome in my college days, is just getting to be a pain in the you-know-where.
I'm developing speech recognition software to help deaf and hard of hearing people, and this would not only help speed up my development efforts but also make the software more accurate due to having more CPU & GPU power to compute with.
I would hook this bad boy up to my monitor/keyboard/mouse and use it to replace my current desktop which sports a Phenom II x2 (unlocked to 4) (had to buy when my socket AM2 board died, nice upgrade for only 90$ total got a free motherboard with cpu purchase) 800Mhz DDR2 memory (4GB) and an x850xt video card!!!
As a father of 3 kids i don't get to change hardware often so i would use it as my mobile gaming station.
I travel a lot so instead of using my crappy work notebook this would help me play many of my games from steam and probably some new games i'd like to buy like Dragon Age 2, Crisis 2, Portal 2, etc.
Well when I was done making sweet sweet love to this oh so sexy looking laptop. (J/K) I would use it for gaming and when I get to go back to college here in the fall (fingers crossed) this would be my constant compaion for note taking, homework, research, ect.
I would use this laptop in place of my aging M17x R1 with a core 2 quad. Having a more mature CPU architecture will help with school tasks like running MatLab, VHDL software, and LabView.
The GPU would make for some fun times as well of course ;)
He currently plays WoW on a P4 Celeron system with a GeForce 6600, at 800 by 600 resolution. We currently dont have the money to buy even a $400 system, since the bills from the last recession are still with us.
Is not meant to be a sob story, but this is the real reason why I would like to win the laptop. :-)
I'd use the laptop to replace my aging desktop for playing games...I'd connect it to my 50" plasma TV to play the latest games and enjoy the built-in screen when the wife wants to watch some TV show I'm not interested in.
I'd use it to finally do some video editing and let my GF use it for her graphics design business... & I'd play some gnarly video games my single core pc cant hande!
This would allow me to finally get away from my old desktop featuring a awesome 17" crt and 4 year old video card to play the games my friends have been telling me about for years.
I would give it to my Nephew, he is getting more and more into games and the laptop I gave him last year was already a couple years old! He needs something with more power!
Since my one year old son likes to pound on computer keyboards I'd let him use my current laptop that I'm posting this on to help him fine tune his typing ability so he can move into an entry level position at the age of 2 and start earning his keep around here....
Meanwhile, I'd play video games and eat bonbons :)
I would use this setup for gaming on the go like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Starcraft 2. It would travel with me to friend's to game or when I go outta town.
I would use it to to do everything I currently do stationary.
It would be a great work/home alternative in the since that I don't have to make choices about the device when I'm done with work. I would have access to the latest titles with much higher settings on a work machine.
As a work machine it would also be able to drive all my processes without a sweat. So basically the best of both worlds.
I would use this machine to bring a smile to my 3 (and a half, very important not to forget the half Daddy!) daughter. She loved playing on the net on sites like Sprout or Sesame Street, but also loved drinking over the laptop and moving it, enough spills and drops and it was the long talk about how things break...... (only took about 8 "but why"'s, not to bad for her) Yeah, Daddy would get some good gaming time and video encoding runs after bedtime, but Little C gets what she wants!
I would imagine that the first month of owning this would be spent getting the sandy bridge linux drivers up and working. I hear they're in a pretty sorry state, though maybe that has changed.
After that, MINECRAFT :D And probably ps2 emulation.
It'd be nice to be able to do some modelling away from my desk for once. My current laptop can't handle even playing anything more than DVDs, let alone playing Blu Rays or doing some modelling. Not to mention how much time I would spend just looking at it.
I would install/play every game I own onto the machine, but then I would take a step back and just use it as a mobile programming laptop, it would be a nice upgrade to my laptop that is 3 years old. I would probably put some virtual machines onto the machine and do some fun stuff there. with the specs that you posted above, there is almost no limit to what can be done, and almost no limit to what I would do with it.
i would play games that don't need to be run on the lowest possible res, with all effects turned down, and still have fps issues, also looking forward to TES:V
"To enter the contest simply respond to this post with a comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R (please only respond once). Good luck!"
This may sound a little crazy, but I'd install Windows Server 2008 on that puppy & and test it to see how well it manages AD accounts. -grins-
My son is working on his programming skills, he is 13 and wants to become a game developer. This would be the perfect gift for him. Thanks! and good luck to everyone!
I'd fill it with quality porn. Mobile porn station. All of you would.. But seriously, Anand, why dont you just donate it to charity. Otherwise, chances are, someone who doesnt really need it could win it.
I'd use it mostly for gaming at some small LAN parties I do - SC2, LFD2, Borderlands, etc. I'd probably also use it sometimes in teaching and whatnot, such as demonstrating how to setup a remote editing/compiling environment.
If I won this laptop, I would definitely use it for work. While I would probably get mocked a bit for how beefy it is, it would be great to have something powerful that can run a few VM's when I'm trying to troubleshoot something in the datacenter.
Not to mention, having a nice high resolution display would make it so much nicer than my current work-issued 12" 1024x768 screen.
I have 5 kids and have family everywhere. I take a lot of home movies from my phone, point and shoot, and camcorder. These are all in different formats. A machine with specs like this would allow me to more quickly transcode the videos.
Then I would he able to edit them together, burn them to DVD, and send them to family members that we don't get to see very often.
Oh, and I'll play Starcraft 2 also. I don't have a machine that can handle it. :)
I saw this article, and I thought, much like Charlie Sheen, that I wanted to be Winning .. then I saw that Its not available outside the US! best of luck to whoever wins you know I'm jealous...
I'd use it to set us up the bomb.... Then I'd use it to read anandtech, update my social media sites, edit family pics & videos, and oh yah, play some games! CoD, Battlefield, WOW etc.
I would use this for school and stress relief. The high resolution screen would allow me to work on Excel sheets, Powerpoint slides and Word documents side by side, with the 8gb of memory and quad core never slowing down my productivity. When stress relief is needed, the GeForce card would never fail in my endless quest to be the top Fragger of my classmates.
I'd use it to replace my noble Latitude D610 in my lab cause the darn NIH is too cheap to allow me to purchase a new comp using lab money. It would also be great to have a gaming station for those late night working!
This thing has practically the same specs as a desktop build that I want to do, just scaled back a bit here and there. I would basically use this as my main desktop at home with the added bonus that I can easily pack it up and take it anywhere for gaming. :-)
I love to play games, so I can't stand being away from my desktop rig when I travel. This would be the best way to keep my Crysis 2 skills sharp when I travel for work!
I'd use it to watch 1080p videos of attractive women singing attractive songs and play Amnesia: Dark Descent while hiding in a dark truck stop bathroom. I'll personally stain the stall walls with crude unrecognizable gang symbols and a lipstick phone number of some woman who scorned me back in college for an idiot.
As a sysadmin my work provides me a laptop, which is just way to old, crappy, and underperforming to be of any real use. So far I've just been way to cheap to purchase something decent. But if it were mine, I'd also be able to utilize it in my plans for total world domination! muhahahahaha...
I'd load that 1TB of hard disk with my Steam game collection (TF2, The Witcher, Dragon Age Origins, Oblivion, Trine, Audiosurf, Farcry 2, DoW II, Hitman: Blood Money, and many more) and like most people who've entered the contest I'd have to install WoW and all the assorted expansions and patches.
I would use it to replace my Athlon x4 development desktop machine for embedded, linux and windows system programming. Can guarantee, with a graphics card like that, there will be a lot of games too in the downtime :-)
I would take it with me Afghanistan to replace the one I lost a few months back during a convoy. I can't play online games but I have lots of single player FPS, racing sims, and RPG's to kill time. I would also use it to store music and photographs from out here.
Gaming? Check. Movies? Check. Productivity? Heck, that thing has better specs than my current desktop (which reminds me, I need to upgrade that as well...)
There are far too few laptops w/ decent resolution screens to run VS.Net or Eclipse IDEs that suck up screen real-estate like no tomorrow :-P Being able to do this while running VMs decently on the same machine and transcoding movies or playing the latest game is just icing on the cake...
I would use the MSI GT680R to go online and petition the state of New York to allow a person to marry computer hardware. Because I love the specs of the MSI GT680R ;) I tell you it was love at first sight.
Naturally I would use it for work, to study and to play games too,.... ;)
First, I'll post a comment here, thanking MSI and Anandtech. Then I'll thank God by doing the right thing and contributing to the World Community Grid. Then... I'll play Crysis 2.
Winning this contest would allow me to upgrade my ancient Dell Pentium M laptop with the latest and greatest Sandybridge+460M... I will be able to play Dagon Age 2 on the move !!!
This laptop would be a VERY fun toy to use for work. Mainly because I work with a few Mac-heads who somehow are easily fooled into thinking their MBP's are the latest-tech.
Research. My PhD research involves CUDA/OpenCL and automatic division of tasks into processes across the processor and gpu. Having a single computer with both a powerful CPU and GPU would be a great help.
I made the mistake to purchase the previous generation i-series, without a add-in graphics card, so no way to upgrade the graphics. Using this system to actually be able to watch video, in addition to everything else would improve my retirement.
I'm a programming student without a laptop. I watch all my fellow students work and play on their laptops at school while I sit and eat my lunch before going home and do my work alone. I'd use the laptop to work alongside my friends and argue about data structures and proper pointer use. :)
i would be using the computer as a mobile workstation for my 2d-3d graphic design, allowing me to work at the office and while going to trade shows, and possibly while traveling on vacation and to see family... giving me much more freedom in being able to not be fettered down in the factory I am in. Seeing as I have been unable to get my ISP to fix my connection at home for over two months now, this would actually be a huge HUGE help in getting things back on track with my freelancing work.
Oh yeah, I'd also be dumping most of my steam account onto this, playing dragon age II, mass effect 2, mafia 2, possibly getting into rift, deadspace 2 and a few others just to see what the laptop can do, having been a die-hard desktop supported for a very very long time.
I would use it to play GW2 when it comes out and read articles on anandtech, maybe try it out at work as a replacement....it could even replace my current desktop, haha. Still using a E8400..
Seriously, I'm currently stuck with my Sony Vaio that isn't exactly winning any competitions. I can barely play Supreme Commander 2 so forget Just Cause 2, Crysis or even Left 4 Dead 2 on any reasonable settings. I would use it to game, have fun, and to work. I carry my laptop to work every day because I am remote and use my laptop to access email and what not.
Yes this would become my new work ( cough ) laptop. During the day, it would run mainly Office 2010, Opera ( web browser of choice ), and whatever other apps I'm using throughout my day.
However, after hours, my lovely lady laptop likes to take off her glasses and undo her hair. A Civ V game perhaps? She knows what I like.
Not only would this be a big help in my computer repair business for onsite jobs and virus removal, but I could edit my podcast and then kick back with some Civ V and WoW. Thanks Anand!
Many people do not understand what it means to be a second, or third class citizen. Some have never been bullied. Have you ever been called a 'faggot', 'lesbo' or 'tranny'? How would that feel to a loving, sensitive person who is reflecting on their innermost feelings? Does the most personal way you feel...get ridiculed by public opinion? Are the emotions deepest to your core debated in a public forum? Is your interest in another 'age appropriate' human considered fodder for gossip / condemnation / snickers?
The negative societal pressure and 'democratic' condemnation is causing a whole segment of society to partially self-destruct. Young male suicide? The majority are bi, gay or questioning men - and its not yet 'right' to die for your country! Alcoholism, drug abuse, self mutilation, eating disorders - just guess where the highest incidence of these are? The wrath of God? Child molesters are predominately hetero or 'straight'.
Some religious people feel they have justifications to attack gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and questioning peoples (LGBTQ). Yeah, that's real 'loving'. Many red-blooded American males feel it is their rightful defense of masculinity to put a 'faggot ' in their place. What definition of masculinity is that? A democracy is the majority deciding what is right for the individuals, correct? Why is the majority disgusted about what LGBTQ peoples do in OUR homes? LGBTQ find that their definition of a loving family group is 'not supported, not legally protected' by our own government! How many nanoseconds would a 'man, woman, and child' put up with their country telling them that their family unit is not acknowledged?
But it is the right of the majority to decide for others what should be done, right?
Shame on the majority for not protecting the LGBTQ community. For not welcoming the LGBTQ peoples. For letting these inequalities and injustices continue. For not loving their neighbors.
Just think for a moment what various forms of discrimination, righteous hatred, condemnation, and just ignorant prejudices.....that a transgendered black woman faces as a part of daily life. Think! Guess! Wonder? Who is protecting her rights? Who is establishing the legal system that guarantees her rights as a person? Who is safeguarding her pursuit of freedom?
We feed the hungry, help a differently-abled person negotiate a closed door, and help our neighbor fix their home. Oops, shouldn't do that - they might be bisexual. ;)
Why can't all people be loved, respected and protected for who they are?
I would use the notebook to help the majority rethink and adjust their oversights.
I'd first off setup several Virtual Machines (likely using VirtualBox, that's what I generally and currently use, although I might try VMWare first on this). I'd use these Virtual Machines for software development, including cross-platform desktop software (using Qt, for Windows, and Linux at the very least), Android development, web development (Ruby-on-Rails & Google App Engine), as well as just messing around with other exotic programming languages like Google's Go.
As for the host OS, I'd use it primarily for school work, gaming, and general web browser (although with such a beefy machine, I could probably seamlessly move all but gaming into VMs... would have to think more on that if the situation arises). My gaming, at the moment, is currently "limited" by the 260M in my current laptop (all the games I currently play run very well, but several have trouble if I try to push the settings higher up).
Thinking about it more, I might setup yet /another/ VM for remote access, and then VNC/RDP/etc into that, either via my current laptop (which I'm fairly certain is a fair bit lighter than 7.7 pounds... that's a beast!), or via a tablet (I'm looking at the Asus EEE Transformer... I'm hoping it'll be good!). There's just so many possibilities! :P
use it to replace my Dell M1530 that is slowly becoming antiquated, which I use as a decent gaming-capable laptop while I'm on travel away from my beastly desktop! I've actually had to turn down the settings quite a bit on my old laptop with the release of the Cataclysm expansion for World of Warcraft :(. Please... think of the pretty water! ;)
If I were to win this laptop I would give it to my brother-in-law, Jason. He works his butt off making a living for my sister and their children. He has given up his computer hobbies due to his constraints on time and money. His old computer is 9 years old and desperately needs an upgrade. He has been an avid gamer for as long as I have known him, and would certainly use this laptop for gaming and entertainment. He also uses photoshop and CAD programs for his work as a machinist. He developes his own 3d images and then uses them to program his machines to produce custom aircraft components among other things. I thought to myself, to what purpose would this laptop best be put, were I to win. I would have to say, allowing my brother-in-law to own this laptop would be it's best use. Pick my brother-in-law to win this laptop. He deserves a gift such as this.
I'd use it for playing starcraft 2 and company of heroes on my long uni breaks and to tear through my IT focused studies. Would be amazing as being a student without a laptop, uni gets hell boring!
This laptop would allow me to work from home more often after the delivery of our third child (coming march 14th). With my wife's surgery she will not be able to do much for the kids or around the house for about a month so anything that would allow me to be home more would be very helpful. I also imagine this laptop would be able to hold games that our 5 year old and 3 year old could play which would allow my wife and I at least 3 or 4 minutes of quiet during the day. I am sure the laptop would also be used so my wife could keep in touch / play starcraft with her sister who is also delivering her baby within a couple days of ours and will be similarly laid up. Thanks and good luck to all.
I would use this Laptop as my secondary Steam system for when I am in the bedroom and want to game. Also for viewing online and local content when I am not in the mood for gaming.
After reading about the system and its capabilities, it would be used for a variety of uses. Work, games, daughter's educational needs and general surfing the web.
As an anandtech.com reader for quite some time I've found the reviews and opinions on this site to be invaluable in a number of purchases.
Additionally, as an IT professional, this site has been one that I've referred to quite frequently for both technology information and upcoming changes in the world of computer hardware.
Because I'm a nerd like that.. I'd be able to take the CUDA programming course too! I wouldn't be dependent on the school labs to compile stuff anymore... Little netbook just can't handle doing stuff like that, but the GT680R definitely could!
This would replace my very aged laptop. Heck it would become my main rig for the foreseeable future. I might actually be able to play a game released in the last three years.
I have to say I have been looking for a good gaming laptop with a decent video card, 15 or larger inch screen, quad core proc, and capable of holding two drives in RAID. I will say that I will be replacing at least one drive with an SSD. I'd also be virtualizing on it to. VM server. Hopefully it will handle 16GB of RAM. I did eye the 2GBx4 RAM. 4 slots, finally. I'm in the non-glossy screen camp, so that's a minus. It is just missing a Blu-ray drive to be perfect. I'd rock the MSI laptop for free, for sure.
...for lots of stuff: dual-boot with Linux and use it for movies, games, software development, environmental modeling (pretend it's a portable supercomputer!)
I'd use it to finally get to play with some virtual machines. My current laptop just won't cut the mustard with its rather lackluster amount of memory, but this one (I can only imagine) would be glorious for that.
I would retire my Dell 1520, upgrade this one to an SSD, and break it in with a playthrough of X-Com until Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 arrive. :) It would also be my web browsing and work-from-home computer.
It would be lovely to have a laptop with similar horsepower to my desktop system, so I would do pretty much everything I current do at home with this system, but everywhere else.
I would use it to schedule my orphanage for the bed bug spraying it needs to stay open. If you don,t pick me, prepare for crying orphans. *disclaimer* orphans as used refers to Dragon Age 2. Bed bugs as used refers to frame rates high enough to avoid occular saccadia induced seizues.
Wow, I've been looking to replace my laptop (almost 5 yr old core duo not cutting it anymore) for a while now. I want a 15.6 or 16 since at 17 is just to bulky. Looks thing looks to fit the bill perfect. Good resolution, cpu, and video for light gameing on the road.
Main uses gaming when on the road, and working remotely.
I would replace my aging desktop, and smash said aging desktop to bits with a meat tenderizing hammer. Then I would play Battlefield 3 this fall without shame.
I'd construct a laboratory under my house where I would build mega-robots to battle the 100ft demon bunnies my sister unleashed on the planet after pushing "The Button of Unspeakable Evil"..located in said laboratory. Yes, I'd do that...
I'd finally be able to give my old, dying desktop to my parents. I'd be able to play Crysis 2 and Portal 2 via LAN at my friend's house more easily! <3
I'd replace my Sandy Bridge 13" Macbook Pro and use this for work during the day and gaming at night. 1920 x 1080 sounds awesome.1280 x 800 is not enough!
With this machine I will finally succeed, where I have failed so many times before. The raw power flowing through its turbo-enhanced and multifarious circuits will be my raiment of destruction. The malevolent arsenal of RAM will make fitting armaments of doom. The diabolically overpowered graphics will assure none can avoid or hide from my much deserved wrath. With this device in my clutches, none will be able to stand in my way as I cut a swath across the planet. All will know and fear my name.
So… join with me Anandtech. Together, we will consume the world.
And, when the day is mine… err ours, with foes fleeing in all directions like the cowardly dogs they are, I will head home, or perhaps head to a coffee shop, and use this device to catch up on my email, do some coding, touch up and upload vacation pictures, play some Starcraft 2, and check Anandtech for the latest tech news.
I would use this amazing laptop for my son and I to play the latest Need for Speed and Star Wars games as well as video encoding of home videos from our camcorder. My wife would also be using the laptop to do school work as she works towards her Bachelor's degree.
Let's see.... with this, I would play Portal 2 with my father, play L4D2 with my old friends from back at home, and maybe even do a little bit of SolidWorks modeling from time to time...
Probably use it as my windows protools rig. last laptop can't handle very many waves plugins running at the same time as software instruments and the 160gb drive is completely full. I think I would def have to do some gaming as well. The thing is a beast
This would be my first real laptop. So I would probably use it for everything and forsake my poor desktop. Being wired is for chumps! P.S. AnandTech, keep up the good work!
I am unable to spend time on the weekends playing on the desktop so something to play games on the road without having to use my non-game friendly Macbook Pro would be heaven.
Since my daughter was born, I havent been able to play games in my game room. This laptop would allow me to game in the living room so I can still be around my family and not shut away in another room. Plus it would be great to replace my decrepit M1210 ^_^
I would: Do school projects like powerpoints, excel spreadsheets and word documents Post to Facebook, read emails and keep in touch with friends I would edit my latest pics with photoshop Download and play music on my headphones Watch movies and youtube videos of a stupid cat playing a piano Play games like Black Ops and roam the Fallout 3 wastelands killing scorpions Shop for new stuff online.....
And at the end of the day I would put it under my pillow and sleep like a happy log....
I need a new computer. My computer now is a Dell E1505 from ~6 years ago with a 60GB HDD. It has a Core Duo chip in it. Not a Core 2 Duo but a very rare Core Duo. The thing that I love about my 15.4 inch laptop is that it has a high res screen 1680 x 1050. It is very hard to find screens like that now. So when i saw this has a 1080p res on a 15.6 screen my heart jumped.
I would use this for everything: Video games, videos playing, web browsing, transcoding, storage.
Well working with film and programming I'd be using it for school as well as some Diablo 3 and DNF...some WoW thrown in there with some STO...Civ5 to pass some time and make the bitch actually use its full potential on some 3d design...hopefully I get this since it would make my life a whole lot easier
I'd use this to get some work done at school (since I don't have a laptop, and medical school almost requires it; luckily our library lets us borrow them!) - then go home and play games in the one hour of free time i get per week. :p
I would use it to replace my stolen Macbook pro. I had my laptop stolen last year when I was traveling in Turkey, and I've been stuck on an old, slightly broken Compaq for the last few months as my finances recover.
It will complete me! Besides, I really need one, I'm unemployed and trying to start up my very own PC repair business and this would be a tremendous help.
i would use it during my travels with the military. I need something to use during our down times. I would load it with as many games as possible. I also would use it for my online college courses. sometimes trying to get a free computer to compose a paper can be a hassle. this would help quite a bit.
What can I not do with it???? Its got every damn thing you would wish for in a laptop. Crazy fast processor for Running my development software.. Fabulous graphic support and HD screen for my Gaming.. Unbelievable Edgy looks.. to just flaunt it.. In summary.. I would Show it off to others for the edgy looks its got!!!! I'm a gaming freak and it will support all the most demanding Games.. Mass Effect and Borderlands... And it will with ease.. provide multi-tasking and power when I use it for developing application .. using various software.. to start with.. I will use it to talk about it.. to WIN IT!!!!!!! GIVE THAT STYLISH GEEK GAMER!!!!! TO MEEEEEE!!!
1. I would use this as my bedroom machine and hook it up to my Tv to play 1080p movies to my 1080p TV. My current laptop simply cant handle1080p playback. 2. Looks like it would be a great in bed/travel gaming machine. I need a dedicated mobile machine to satisfy my irrational/obsessive desire for what is going to be Diablo 3.
I will definitely use this for photo editing (Photoshop CS5) and video editing too (Edius 6) which I will try to learn and master. This lappy would be a great machine to do all of those without any hiccups for sure. If I win this, this will be a really nice birthday present :p (April 12 - last day of submitting entries and also my birthday) Why not take a shot, right?
I'd use this laptop to replace my aging MacBook and have a mobile recording device running the latest version of FL Studio. Oh, and I'd probably use it for occasional LAN party duty, too. Starcraft II and Unreal Tournament 3 FTW! :D
I would use the GT680R to increase my productivity at work. I could use the laptop to create menus and all other graphics that I need for my media transfer business while letting my desktop render video. That multi-tasking ability would be a huge help in keeping me busy at times when I currently have to wait for other processes to finish, shaving hours off the total time a project takes and enabling me to get the finished product to the customer faster. Also, I would be lying if I didn't say I'd use it to play games my desktop can't handle. It just might save me from having to upgrade to play Skyrim come November. I would get a lot of good, meaningful use out of the laptop should I win.
And thank you to MSI for providing the laptop and Anand for this and all the other giveaways you conduct. Just an added bonus for always reading one of, if not the best tech site on the internet. Keep up the excellent work.
I'd use it to build a bacon fort, to keep out the haters. More likely I'd do photo/video editing, and occasional gaming. Even though this has the power, I still like a desk to play more serious games at.
I'd use this laptop for about a billion different things, but primarily as an anywhere-in-the-house-especially-in-bed-at-bedtime gaming/web browsing/movie watching system, to move all those functions off of my desktop and let it be fully devoted to gaming.
This laptop would replace my wife's laptop which is used to correspond with friends, watch Amazon video streams and exercise videos I ripped from DVDs. She'd also use it to pwn some noobs in SolSuite :)
I am not a big time gamer. I like to play occasional sports game like Football, soccer, cricket. My hobby is photography. if I win this laptop I would use it to edit my HD video and digital photos.
This would be a workhorse station for my wife - it would be her mobile design shop for using revit and other rendering programs so she could bring her work directly to the clients.
ANNNND it would double as my little toy. Of course.
"I just need to fix the compy's printer drivers. I'll have it back to you in a couple of days..." "You won't be playing neverending-Fallout 3 on there, will you?" "No... Of course not!... Don't be RIDICULOUS!..."
I would use it to...actually I have G51-Jx that's only a year old so I'd probably do the same thing I do with it, but hey its newer and quite a bit faster so that sounds good to me!
I play alot of Empire Total War and the like and would love to use this computer as a dedicated machinima making tool! plenty of Ram and CPU horsepower to keep me from chugging with Fraps!
I'd use this for gaming (Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3, Dungeon Siege 3, ...), TV (hulu, etc.), music player, and as a backup for my main work PC -- with a quad core, 8 GB and large HD it will run VMWare for VMs and Visual Studio 2010 for coding.
I would use it to replace my slower, two year-old, 17" notebook featuring Core2Duo technology, 4GB of RAM, and nVidia 9600M GT video subsystem.
I am a college student, training for a new field, majoring in multimedia (web design, graphic design, and photography). I've found that Adobe Photoshop and Flash development require powerful computing components such as a fast processor and LOTS of RAM, especially for digital painting on large canvases (8x12" at 300DPI) with brushes like the smudge tool. My current notebook is capable, but I can get it to slow to a crawl fairly quickly, especially when compiling Flash animations (games and splash page or other in-page promotions). Though in all honesty I haven't used Flash as much lately; focusing more on digital painting, magazine cover designs, and photography enhancements.
Evidence to my graphic design and photographic works will be given out upon request (as to not give the impression of "spamming" or self-promoting advertising by posting my two sites out here in the open).
I also do occasional programming in Visual Basic - a faster processor always helps with reducing compiling time.
I would use it to replace my smart phone as my computer and be able to play games besides Angry Birds and Zenonia as well as actually browse the web on something bigger than a 4'' screen!
My brother-in-law is an electical engineer/architect in desperate need of a laptop that can handle Revit. I'd use the laptop to become the most amazing brother-in-law in the world. I know it's not the most tech thing I could do with it.... but at least the laptop would get a better workout than me crushing noobs in left4dead.
I'd turn this into my primary machine and would now be able to game on the go. Plus, my youngest would finally get his own PC (in the guise of my old lappy)!
I type this with a mountain of discrete Fourier transforms running in the background; a little non-sequential dual core Atom lugged with a workload of thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of data points- it will finish fairly quickly and I can even edit and rerun it but certainty not with aplomb. My Drop-box is filling quickly and so is my low resolution screen— I love the portability but it undoubtedly cant do it all. Where can I find a laptop that can do my signal processing, which I know will only get more complex throughout my education, and is small enough to throw in a bag. My work is highly parallel at an instruction level maybe it is time to learn the CUDA wrappers— but on what hardware? This laptop would come with me cross country— it is a camera hub. A work hub. The HD web-cam is a connection back home. It is the do-it-all laptop if there ever was one.
I would use it to play the stock markets with the awsome think or swim desktop platform software and after playing the stock markets I would play something a little less bloody, like fallout 3 ;)
I'm currently using a tower and a laptop at my store, and yet another tower at home. This one latop could replace all three. I love MSI mobos. The only kind I sell in my computer store. Their laptops are nice, too!
This thing looks sweet! I'd replace my old POS Dell D535. That thing can barely run Windows 7. Imagine being able to game wherever I want... And my 6 yr old son can stream Ghost Adventures without it freezing up all the time! The whole fam damily would enjoy this.
I would load up several benchmarks at once, flip the laptop over and cook delicious bacon so I can enjoy crisp bacon with my benchmark results. It's a win win situation.
I would use the notebook for travel, developing using Visual Studio 2010, note taking, and web browsing. At home, I would use it to monitor livestreams, watch videos or read in bed, and hook it up to my dance mat to play Stepmania for exercise.
In the fall and winter, I would use it to stream OTA television to my living room TV using TSReader so that I could watch football.
My computers tend to do double or triple duty, and this would be no different. Thanks for your consideration!
I would use it as a primary notebook since I will eventually have to give back the tablet that I am borrowing from school for my Computer Science major.
I would use it for homework, gaming, and staying connected with friends and family while I am away from home.
I would also show it off since it is by far the nicest notebook I have ever seen.
I would use it to keep me warm both at home and on the road this winter has been extremely cold wish I had warm notebook to hold Being from Europe Im out of luck will wait for the spring, I dont give a damn :)
I would not use this laptop if I won it. I have a family member (my mother) undergoing cancer treatment and sharing an apartment with three other family members. They have one PC, and two of them are students. My mother also takes sign language classes online. The third family member is a teenager.... Needless to say, computer time is very tight, as is the budget. The laptop would be ideal to ease the congestion at home, as well as allow my mom activities and distractions during the many hours a week she spends either in treatment or just sitting in waiting rooms. Ironically, until recently my mother was a typical tech curmudgeon. Hated new cell phones, operating systems, new email clients. (I have had to remotely walk her through transitioning from Win ME to XP, and XP to Win 7) Now she finds herself very much in appreciation of tech, much to her dismay! I do not expect to get this for her, but I can certainly daydream about the reaction it would elicit from Mom.
I'd use this for gaming (minecraft, wc3, civ 5, starcraft 2), web development and programming, reading Anandtech, and of course, taking over the world. ;-)
I need a laptop for school. In particular, I need it for Power Point and Excel for my math classes. Also, I'm still playing NWN & NWN2 and plan on playing Bioware's other RPGs this summer--so the power won't go to waste.
A laptop like this would help me keep my sanity with gaming and Hulu'ing since my Radeon 4870x2 RMA replacement Vid Card is now dying (23 months for the orig card, 40 days for the RMA), along with my Insignia 37" LCD TV that has a power supply that's failing (28 months).
One thing would be that I would not post fast enough to get one of the 25 free game thingers, but that is another matter.
The other things range from the mundane, such as "surfing the web" while still being within arms length of my mobile 2yo boy, to the more esoteric, like putting together a portfolio for Voice Acting that I have been thinking about for quite some time but have not done anything with.
As for other uses, it would be a shame to get a machine as powerful as this w/o playing games (of course) or doing structural analysis (my job).
This puppy does not look like the feather-light little pfft machines designed for the serious blogger or more serious Twitt..erer, but I guess that would be the price I would have to pay to get somethnig that heavy in my lap and like it.
Fingers are crossed on this! (Like other people's aren't?).
I would use it to replace my smartphone as my mobile computer. And finally be able to play games besides Angry Birds and Zenonia as well as browse the web on a screen larger than 4''!
I am taking online courses in the Spring to learn Electronic Medical Records implementations and having a laptop would make things so much easier. The main computer in my household is constantly being used so taking courses on it will be a burden. Hopefully when I find a new part-time job, I can save enough to buy a basic laptop but winning this will help ease the burden. =-)
First of all If I won this notebook I could finally get access to the internet when I am at home since my wife hogs the home PC to Facebook, farm her crops or spend hours on hours in some cafe thing which seems totally pointless to me....
She wrecked my Xbox360 so of course there went my thousands of hours on COD MW2 and BlackOPS so I have really really really been down and out regarding getting my frag on...
So yeah if I won this notebook I would be blasting on the internet all night with PC versions of my FPS shooter addiction.
Please pick me so I can shoot some more peps!!!!!!!!
I'd use it to frivolously waste more time gaming whilst listening to my professor drone on reading the textbook chapter near verbatim we were all assigned to read before coming to class.
...to replace the archaic HP Athlon64 laptop I use now. I would take it with me wherever I go and game. Use it to crush my enemies. Take screen caps of them being driven before me. Record the lamentations of their women.
I'd use it to write my thesis, play games, watch movies, basically it would become the center of my impoverished college entertainment and productivity strategy.
I would love to use this laptop in my center for kids who can't read good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too. When I'm not selflessly devoting myself to the betterment of our future, the laptop would be primarily used for the up-and-coming hit MMO “Star Wars the Old Republic”. This pure breed laptop stallion has a very large, impressive list of hardware specs that would certainly earn me a spot in beta testing.
It will really come handy in medical since I am broke (definitely replace the 4 year old single core sony I have!)! I'll be able to do all of my work (maybe watch some movies if I EVER get any free time!) and sneak in a game or two of Crysis! Thank you AT and MSI for this opportunity!!!
I'd stop using my outdated desktop work computer which I had to bring my own video card for to play games in my downtime and more importantly, stop using our decommissioned servers which I have setup into rendering farm in our data-center and utilize the power of this laptop to do my rendering while I'm at work ;) And before you ask, yes I am a system admin :P
I would use it primarily as a test machine - creating/deleting VM's constantly. My desktop is also getting a bit older, so things I do on it (such as video/audio editing) would get moved onto it.
Not to mention some gaming - WoW and Starcraft 2 mainly at the moment.
This thing is extremely impressive. I would use it for basically all of my computing needs, including gaming, video transcoding, web publishing, the sky's the limit :)
I would use it for gaming (Crysis 2, TF2, Bulletstorm, etc.), Java/Android development, and definitely for watching Blu-ray movies and listening to music!
I would use it with my fanated porsche 911 steering wheel to rock nfs shift and shift 2 on my 52" lcd at home and to play games when I am out and about, with nothing to do (dr. office, boring relatives etc.)
I'd use this awesome notebook to play games on the go and almost as importantly to use in dental school because we're required to have a powerful notebook along with paying $50,000 plus in tuition, both which are very expensive for a poor student like me.
I'd travel with it, I'd game with it, I'd watch tv on it, I'd network on it, I'd day trade on it, I'd eat meals with it......I'd probably even fall asleep with it!!!!!!!!
I would use this machine to its fullest capacity regarding all aspects from shootings games such as Counter Strike to RPG to test its specifications on High settings to test how constant the FPS can stay above 60fps while on high settings .Unfortunately I have never owned a PC system (Laptop or Desktop) that has been able to run anything on high. I would greatly enjoy the feel to playing on High for once. I would also take advantage of it to possibly create some 3D intense graphic design engines such as Maya designing. Overall I would love to use this machine for Educational purpose since I'm a College student. This post motivated me to sign up so I hope I have a chance at winning such a spectacular machine.
I work seemingly all of the time, and am often on the road, making gaming on a desktop pretty impossible. This laptop would serve two purposes: (1) video games on the road, and (2) work on the road (definitely a distant second). Of course, I would also brag about it to my friends.
This would be the perfect system for our struggling new production company to take on the road when editing interview and documentary pieces. We'd be able to actually render while out in the field, as opposed to moving projects back to our workstations.
This bad boy would definitely fps ticking while blowing some stuff up, OOOOH YEA! I would have to use this little monster to take on the new Duke Nukem and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Sprinkle in some Counter-Strike Source, dash of Team Fortress 2 and that would lead me to having a smile on my face no matter the frag location. Well good luck to everyone and lets hope for some good gaming from the person who takes home the bacon.
My old notebook finally bit the dust...even twisting it (which normally did the trick) won't bring it back to life. With a new notebook I'd be doing what I had been doing: development, mainly OpenGL and X.
I would use it to hook up to my 50" plasma and then be able to play PC games with my friends like I used to do back in high school. Now that everyone's on their own all my friends are too cheap/poor to have nice PC's and have all gone to the dark side aka xbox360 or ps3. Now I'm pretty much the only one playing PC games and I miss being able to play with them. Those were some of the best memories I have with video games.
I have spent many a nights dreaming of a laptop this cool. I would finally be able to one up my older cousin. As the above have stated I would use it to visit Anandtech and play the most kick *** games out.
Help a brother in pain! (pain = no gaming rig at current time)
And would help me edit videos of my FPV flights using the GPU accelerated video processing. After processing the video, I would play my favorite games such as Portal 2, Half Life 2, etc.
I'd be my first gaming rig! never really had one before. only been able to play things like urban terror and bitfighter for games. this would let me into the world of crisis and modern warfare, you know, some game made in the last 5 years! :)
i'd use it to play computer games. i've never had a laptop capable of playing them. and while it wasn't playing games it's be busy using BOINC to crunch away for www.worldcommunitygrid.org
I would use this as my main computer. School work, actual work (developing software), and finally as a gaming machine. What do I play? TF2, L4D2, D2, WC3, HOMM3, and (very rarely) WOW.
Well, I would give this monster laptop to my 15 year old cousin who I feel sorry for when I see him playing his favorites like GTA Vice City, CSS and few other games on a 5 year old laptop with Intel GFX. Watching him play with ~20 fps on low-medium settings just hurts. This laptop would change everything and just maybe he would then lose his fun-virginity…
........for remote working in the US from here in the UK so you pretend I lived there to comply with the dumb competion rules the Polticians impose on us all.
I'd use it for everything that I currently do with my desktop but away from my desk; i.e. web development including graphical and video editing & encoding; entertainment in all forms, ..., & of course Gaming.
I would use this computer especially during travel, for both personal and business. As a system capable of both intesive gaming and resource demanding virtualizations, I would find the hardware suitable for any task at hand.
I would finish my movie script and then create my world using crytek 3 engine. Then I would put Anand, Tom and Guru in 80 foot mechs in a fight to the death for best tech site.
It's time to upgrade from my Core2Duo laptop! I'd use it for everything! With these specs, I would enjoy movies, surfing the internet, gaming, and development!
As an out of work CompTia certified tech who can't afford to upgrade my 8yr.old Compaq Presario,this would become my main machine.In case any one is wondering why a certified tech is out of work,there is a lot of AGE prejudice out there,i am not a youngster. Thanx
Man, that would be nice... I could take the money I've been saving towards upgrading my desktop and buy Duke Nukem Forever (yeah, I know it's apparently not very good, but c'mon - Duke Nukem Forever!) and maybe Fallout 3 GOTY and a couple others, and run them all at max settings! Be still, my beating heart...
Hi. My name is Welly Wu. I am entering this contest because I would use the MSI GT680R for gaming purposes. I have an account with Valve's Steam and I purchased Breach, Sniper Elite, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, and Sid Meier's Civilization V with all of the latest patches and extra downloadable content. I would transfer my games to the MSI GT680R and I would play these titles and future ones that I will purchase on it. If I do win, my immediate upgrades will include Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and I would transfer my Intel 2nd Generation 34nm 160.00 GB Solid State Drive to the first SATA-II hard drive bay. I own Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack and I would perform a drive clone of the default configuration along with performing a system recovery backup onto blank DVD-R media for emergencies.
MSI is a good brand for PC gamers and I would love to own one. I do hope that I win as my 34th birthday is on April 17th, 2011. I will cooperate with Anandtech fully to do promotional work if I do win.
I never won anything in my life so I hope that I will be randomly chosen to win this prize.
I work 40 hours a week and go to school full-time. I would take this laptop on school, on trips, and use it for everything from watching movies, writing papers, coding applications and playing MW2 and Black Ops away from my desktop. Heck, I'd be using it for work, too - kills my 2006 core duo macbook with GMA 950. I am in desperate need of an upgrade!
I would use it to rule the world and view all of the Charlie Sheen goings on while simultaneously running photoshop, autocad, and processing video streams.
I would love this, it would at least double the amount of lifesaving folding I could do. And sometimes it would even go to caribou coffee and gloat at the wimpy Macs...
It'd be a nice, if somewhat large, replacement for my ancient PowerBook G4. I'd use for doing quick RAW work on my photos before offloading them to my actual workstation. Looks to be a great gaming machine so I wouldn't have to lug 80 lbs of gear to LAN parties; could give me my WoW fix while stuck at airports.
Being a graduate in film studies, I get paid very little and am about to head into an industry that pays even less at the start. I'd definitely be using the great piece of tech to work on video and graphics.
If I won this laptop, I'd be doing my best to help out the esports community where I can, primarily with Starcraft 2 and the TeamLiquid community, but I've always wanted to stream gameplay from myself on several games as well as high profile players practice games etc. Also I'd get into android/iphone app development to help eSports streaming reach a broader audience. Whether or not I win this laptop, I will be taking steps towards this direction but this laptop would give me a huge jump start on my goals.
I would replace the first HDD with a large SSD, upgrade the ram and run virtual machines by day, and by night I would introduce it as my girlfriend... :-/
I'd tell my employer that I'd use it for running multiple VMs of different development environments so I would be a more effective developer, but in reality I'd just use it for reading this site and playing a crapton of games.
I would use the power of this system in my work as a grad student to analyze large biological datasets without having to rely on the weak cluster relegated to us lowly students!
This would be a great way to play my favorite games since my desktop crapped out and I will not have the ability to replace it for a few months while gathering funds.
I've been in the market for a new laptop myself. I need one to help track my medical expenses and issues (MRIs, etc.). Mine is very old and constantly crashing. I would also use this to work (I work from home as a software engineer).This would help increase my productivity significantly. And it's powerful enough to provide some entertainment when I'm away at the hospital (always sucks to have no gaming rig around when I'm away for a few weeks...). Bummer that I obviously missed on the game giveaway, but the laptop is exactly what I've been looking for. And orange is my FAVORITE color followed by yellow. What a bonus!!! Thanks for the opportunity.
I'd finally be able to go to my clan's yearly LAN that's held on the opposite coast. Bringing a laptop that's capable of gaming (and the lack thereof) has been a major showstopper :(
I have a camcorder that captures at 1080i and I would use this system to edit and recompress the personal movies of my travels at 1080i for posting on youtube or facebook, etc. I am also a medical student, I would use this system to edit pictures, possibly movies of "interesting" patients to present cases of rare conditions to fellow Doctors. The laptop screen is ideal for pathology, where you want the highest fidelity and resolution of color images that you can get.
If I ever get any free time again I will use this system to start writing my own programs again.
My last gaming laptop only lasted a couple of years and I would still be using it if the 9800m GT had not burned out somehow. This laptop would be a worthy upgrade.
The specs on this machine are unreal. I would take it down to the local hot spot on Saturday night, use Chrome on it to browse the WWF's latest report on baby pandas, and pick up the hottest woman there!
First I would use it to finish my schooling and in between classes surf the web and make sure my writing is correct. I'd then use it to cure cancer, for which I'm a survior of, then look for a way to bring world peace. After that, I'd set up a world server to play games on against opposing countries to kill them beacsue they're n00bs!
If I win, I would love to use it to replace my ancient (10 years old!) Toshiba laptop. I just havn't been able to let it go (well probably still will keep it for sentimental reasons, and historic as well since it was the first laptop on the market with a Nvidia GPU).
I'd use this to deal with multiple VMs (many of which are for audio/MIDI processing), create numerous models in Blender, and (of course) play lots of games on it. It's quite difficult to do these tasks on my existing x201 and 2009 13" MBP.
I'd use it to play my collection of games (BF:BC2 among others) which currently can't even play on my desktop (e6750, G210) and use it to play HD movies on my TV through HDMI as well as being able to take this to school with me and play/browse in-between classes while everyone else looks jealous :3
I'd use this machine to catch up on years of games that I've missed because my computer is an AthlonXP! I also do scientific computing and would love to play with a sandy bridge.
In my case, I would probably set it up so that it could be useful both in my college major (I am a Computer Science major with a Information Systems minor) and for gaming after hours. I play a healthy amount of Starcraft II and various games on Steam so it would be great for those games in particular.
... three immediate uses: gaming system, pen-testing system & sw dev system.
I have a projects that are over a million lines of code. I'd love to see how fast this system could do a full build of that project. It would probably give me a lot more gaming time.
I will use the laptop for gaming. tf2 and sc2 mostly probably some portal 2 once that is out. Also I would do some word processing and streaming video watching.
I would use this laptop for Building 3-D Building Information Modeling in Autodesk Revit Structure 2011. I would also get a huge benefit from its capabilities when using taxing Structural Analysis Software such as RAM Elements.
If I won the MSI GT680R, I would use it for school. I need a powerful laptop for my CAD work and gaming on the side. I am just another poor college student looking for a free laptop.
My current laptop is falling apart. The left display hinge is broken and held together with JB weld. My backlight has random darkspots. The LCD bears the marks of blunt trauma with discoloration from damaged diffusers from years of heavy use and transport. Luckily the LCD has not cracked. The laptop itself emits a horrible buzzing noise that I can only attribute to the inverter circuitry or power switching circuitry.
I'd use it for gaming on the go. The biggest problem these days is with the dinky resolution screens available on laptops even if they put beefy GPUs in them. This one appears to have both so "I want".
I would use it to play games I own, and haven't gotten to play for the last 2 years since my agp graphics card died, as well as a dozen new games I can't play on my old system. I would also use it for video encoding, since I want to move my collection to a hard drive.
With the birth of my son and daughter, my old office has been transformed into a nursery and playroom. My old workstation is now in a storage closet. My budget is now spent on diapers and formula. If I won this laptop I would use it on my kitchen table to replicate a virtual mancave and explore the intarweb and do work while attentively monitoring the baby monitor at night while my blushing bride sleeps.
What couldn't you use it for? But seriously, I would use it to replace my screaming fast desktop with it's AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processor, 2 megs of ddr ram, and a 6600 GT graphics card. My kids give me a hard time about how slow it is and they can't play any games on it! This would make their dad their hero (for at least a couple days).
I would use this system to play Tetris, Ultima Underworld, and SimCity 2000.... OR... Maybe to play all the NEWEST games! I would also use the heat from the fans on the GPU to keep me warm at night when it gets cold and the GF gets cold from me playing on my new Precious.
Few days ago I spilled a cup of water on my SONY VAIO laptop and it's completely DEAD silent =( I miss my friends on StarCraft 2 already and it's only just 2 days OMGGGGGGGG! I'm going insane ><''
This would make my daughters thesis prep go faster. So I would likely give it to her. If I had it, I would use it as a mobile workstation for my photography projects.
I have been seriously looking into getting a new sandy bridge laptop to replace my six year old Pentium 4 HT laptop. I currently use my laptop as my main work PC, plus personal use at all other times. I used to play all my video games on my laptop when it was new. Now I never play video games on my laptop.
So what would I use this laptop for If I won, that easy I put my old laptop to rest and start playing video games on my newly acquired laptop again.
I def. would play all the games that I cant currently play because my laptop is so slow and freezes everytime I try to play a game, or my computer doesnt support the game I try to play. Id be the happiest person ever if I won and I might even faint :) What a wonderful wedding present this would be that I might even share it with the husband :0) !!!!!
I'd used it to increase the quality of my live streamed Starcraft II broadcasts that I do with the Reddit Starcraft community. You need lots of CPU power to live encode and stream HD broadcasts, and I definitely have some room for improvement there. Sandy Bridge would allow me to deliver the highest possible quality while maintaining a solid in-game frame rate - anywhere I happen to be.
I would wine and dine this laptop at the finest restaurants. Hang on every word and generally spend as much time with her as possible. All in the hope that one day she could me mine and forever would be ours.
I would play Starcraft 2 everywhere. Between matches, I would also show every customer that comes into my computer store and convince them to get one of their own.
I'd go green by putting ducts on the exhaust fans and a recirculation fan to pipe into my heating system in my apartment and heat my house with recycled cpu and gpu heat!
I am a student at Portland State University working very hard to obtain a Community Development Degree so i can join the Peace Corps and make a diffrence in peoples lives. I have been saving up to purchase something that i could take with me and currently I am constrained to the overly used computer labs on campus. I recieve financial aid and work down town but find it very hard to balance finance and grades. Because of need for food and utilities I have had to dismiss the idea of owning a capable laptop.
This laptop is definatly more than what i would require to get my studies and papers done anywhere of my choice and would be in my opinion, simular to winning the lottery if by some stroke of luck i won it.
heres to hoping and random chance ;) thanks anandtech for all of the good reviews I found your site about 4 months ago and it has become a professional resource for me when I tell customers about new products.
I'm moving to a different state and making my first entry into the IT field, this summer. That being the case, such a cool-looking portable would definitely impress potential employers and make me seem more tech-savvy than they might otherwise think. I might just land that dream job: daytime IT support for a major midwestern university!!
Barring that, I could play MineCraft just about anywhere. :p
I'd use it to factor numbers about eight times as fast as my current laptop can- I'd use the CUDA card to find good GNFS polynomials with msieve much much faster than can be done on a CPU and then have ggnfs sieving on 8 threads instead of two.
I would use it to edit our next documentary film as my old MacBook Pro can't handle HD footage. The film is about Route 66. We already shot all the footage but now we need a powerful computer for post production.
I will put install all of my engineering software which are slow on my current computer on the MSI notebook. Then I will install some games that I have never been able to play like Crysis and starcraft 2.
I'd use it to for when I leave to go teach in Somalia so I have something reliable to Skype home on, surf AnandTech on, and to help stave away boredom on those rainy days by gaming and editing photos!
[I could also really use a new laptop that isn't so damn fickle about when my USB ports decide to work and doesn't want to explode at eleventy billion degrees when running Skype or anything else even remotely consuming in any way.]
My wife won't let me put a PC in the living room, but she wants to be able to edit and compress the very large photos (hi-res) she takes of our newborn with her Canon to be able to send to friends and family. This laptop would be a great way for her to do this.
The better question is what wouldn't I do with it? I'd do video editing and encoding, website production, gaming, streaming... who knows, maybe all at once!
I would sit down in the fresh open air outside with a drink and enjoy seeing the squirrels play, the birds sing and the trees swaying in the wind all while browsing the web and playing Starcraft 2. The good life!
I would use this machine for gaming on travel. I'm in the military, and as such I am traveling a lot living in hotel rooms for a month or two at a time.
It would be awesome to have a powerful gaming machine on the go that I could also use to do schoolwork on.
I would game on this machine for the betterment of gamer-kind throughout the United States of America. I would maintain a respectful tone and never be a poor sport when playing online with friends and foes. This rig will frag with respect and vigor in the hopes that others may follow!
If I won this laptop, I'd use it for analysing data from my physics thesis project, which could include multi-threaded curve fitting routines, plotting, general data analysis, etc. Most of the work would be done in python under ubuntu, however I dual boot and get some fragging in on the side ;-) Current research interests include laser diagnostics of turbulent flames (that's right, I get paid to shoot lasers at giant flames) and hopefully atom interferometry (link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_interferometer )
Playing World of Tanks, Bad Company 2 until Battlefield 3 comes out, doing school work and helping my mom reduce her clutter by converting all her VHS tapes to DVD!
I'd primarily use it for school. Not having a laptop as a physics major and soon to be graduate student after this semester is a little inconvenient when you need to run sims or symbolic math in Matlab/Maple/Mathematica... And also, of course for a pretty kick-ass mobile gaming rig!
I'd use it as a desktop replacement, in particular I need a powerful system for my Photoshop exploits which are documented on my site: http://www.eternalseven.com/
The way I use PS is pretty intensive, with lots of layers and large image sizes I'd need the RAM and the good graphics card on this system will help out with the opengl accelerations.
Replace my aging HP 14" notebook with zero battery life. It is bogging down with some heavy I/O Bible reference software, so I was looking to move to SSD. RAID works :-)
I'd use it for a desktop replacement device. Set it up at my desk and use it for productivity and keyboard/mouse only games (like Starcraft 2 or FPS games that don't use x360 controller)
My use: eMail, NET surfing, online banking, Online shopping, Personal Tax returns, managing personal expenses using Excel and the occaisonal TiVo video transfer and transcoding to watch on my new SNB powered LT.
I love photography, but unfortunately do not presently have a home PC to play with it on. I would probably use it to travel with my camera more, and to take many many pictures of my upcoming baby. Lastly I would finally be able to play some games which I haven't been able to do in ages. (My only system uses Intel 950 graphics.)
1) Benchmark it and do a small write-up for Anandtech. 2) I travel a lot (70-90%) - so this will finally enable me to play Civ V with my buddies while on the road. 3) When I am ready to upgrade in 2 to 3 years down the line and the laptop is still holding up, I'll give it to my sister for her work/productivity.
In the off chance that I actually win this contest, I would use the MSI GT680R to replace my decidedly ancient Dell Inspiron 7500 Laptop (think P3-600Mhz). I've kept the poor thing alive and well through the years with a HDD upgrade 6GB -> 60GB and memory upgrades 64MB -> 384MB & OS Updates (Win98SE -> WinXP). The thing chugs along and would make a decent nettop if it only didn't weight 9+ lbs, and have a battery life of 20 minutes (its only its second battery).
It would decidedly blow my also crusty main PC (P4-3.0Ghz & ATI X800) away and allow me to demo & play all the RTS's & FPS's that I have been unable to.
I've always wondered what a DTR laptop would be like, and this system seems to be just that!
thanks for the giveaway. I'd use it when I'm away from my desktop, and, given it's capabilities, definitely for some gaming. Forgot to mention this in prior comment, sorry for the doublepost.
I'd use it to brag to all my friends about how awesome MSI is!! Seriously though I've got a cheap laptop from them that has been great so far. I'd love to get my hands on a high-end product like this one. The video card in the first computer I ever built was from them too.
I would game on it! I've been out of college for over a year now and still haven't been able to afford a gaming PC. In college I used an MSI 1013, which I love and still use, but for about the past year have switched to an MSI 1223 which I was able to acquire second hand for a very affordable price. I love them both, but neither are meant for gaming, and especially with Alice: Madness Returns coming out, I would love to be able to get back into PC gaming after a painful hiatus since 2005. Since I'm a financial planner and travel quite a bit, a laptop would be ideal for it.
I would use it to make a free fully zoomable planetarium APP for tablets (iPad/Honeycomb/etc) using images from the Space Telescope Institute I obtained recently from a former Hubble employee. The images are from a contiguous survey map of the entire night sky at a resolution rarely seen outside academia. The image collection is public domain, but hardly anyone even knows about it. I'd like to make it so anyone can easily access these files in a user friendly format.
Probably use it as a 'desktop replacement' for photoshop and lab work. And Starcraft 2. Sweet sweet Starcraft 2. The reason why I ended up building a desktop recently after having lived off of nothing but a laptop since entering grad school.
I'm an Android developer and I need all the performance I can get from my mobile dev platform to run the Android emulator from eclipse with Honeycomb. Its soooooo slooooow! A machine like this would make all the difference.
I would most likely replace my desktop as this little beastie would run my games or actual apps as well. It would be nice having a completely mobile solution.
The question should be, what would I NOT use it for? With the specs on this I can do anything I want - I certainly won't miss this old desktop of mine!
I'd use it for a bit of everything; some light coding, gaming, and as a home media server. I'd probably also reconfigure the RAID-0 setup, as I recently lost a RAID-0 volume when one of the disks died, and it was a fairly frustrating experience.
I would us it to play Starcraft 2, browse internet, downloads torrents, recompile the Linux kernel, perform ASIC synthesis, listen to music, check my email and watch a movie... all at the same time.
I've been without a laptop for a few months due to an accident involving my friend and Starbucks. I would use it to do all my coursework - which includes some graphics work (Photoshop/Flash), VB coding as well as web design - instead of my 8 year old desktop that takes a century to load up Visual Studio.
I would use to replace my current dying laptop to use to do presentations for my new home business and do other things downstairs while I can't use my desktop upstairs.
I would take this laptop with me everywhere, work, school, vacation, and everywhere else under the sun (or moon). I would surf the web, watch funny youtube videos on it, and oh yea, PLAY GAMES!!! Everywhere!!
I would use it as a portable studio for my recordings (opera singer), as well as being able to game on the go while traveling around the country for performances!
My twin 8 year old daughters just started using a computer in school. If I won, I would give them my current laptop and use this one to edit video of our 9 month old son. Just got a new Panasonic HD camcorder and I could really use some more CPU horsepower to crunch the hi-def video, so please pick me!!!
Is 'bragging to my friends' a valid reason? Because I would definitely do that. Maybe to some casual acquaintances, too. Heck, to anyone. Check this out!
As a gamer and a public school teacher (crazy, I know), I would put this laptop to double-duty: as a portable gaming rig and to augment the junk computer on my desk at work.
Wow... What a machine! I've built my own PCs with MSI motherboards before, but this laptop is smoking! I'd use it for HD gaming and output the video to my 61" HDTV. It would by my dream laptop, an awesome home theater PC and might even help me finish writing my dissertation (my Toshiba laptop is over 5 years old!). Plus, my cat would be all over this beast. Imagine how warm it would keep him!
I would use the laptop to play games, both me and even simple ones with my 4 year old little girl. Yes... I know it will handle that pretty darn well :-)
I'd use this to take with me when I visit family overseas. But more importantly ... my girlfriend "borrowed" my other laptop, so it would be nice to have one of my own again!
I'd probably use it for work/science, mostly. But my wife and our stuffed animal pig would probably end up using it more than me. That pig's got the worst crush on Miss Piggy, and he's figured out how to do image searches.
This system would be sweet for a mobile gaming rig. I have always been reluctant to give up on a desktop because laptops are so far behind in speed but this thing would change my mind.
i'd use it as a desktop replacement. the gpu seems like it'd work for gaming at 1920x1080 with sacrifices on graphical quality if only it had a bluray drive :( i wonder how nice the screen is...
I'd use it for... -Business laptop -Microsoft Word, Excel, Access -Light photoshop work -CIV 5 gaming -Connect it to my 32" LG HDTV and Stream HD netflix content or DVD Movies
I would use if for school, many hours of gaming, and watching movies. Also it would replace my old desktop, and finally I will be able to play something at high settings! :D
I would use it at work when i'm supposed to be working. i'd be browsing the web, watching movies, playing games. all on a blazing fast laptop instead of this old p3 equivalent.
As a active developer/IT guy working at a small company (read: can't afford new workstations at the moment) I could definitely use this system right now...
Would replace my aging C2D E6600 build with a brand spankin new Sandybridge. In the market for an SB build anyway and would definitely be sweet to win this notebook.
I would rule the neighborhood, and be the envy of all the techy guys and gals. I would be a super hero in the eyes of friends and strangers alike! My geek cred would rise quite a few notches with this addition. Awesome!
I drive a taxi. I sit for many hours at a time in line at the airport. This extremely powerful laptop would enable me to use that time better. I could work on my website. I could keep abreast of the latest traffic delays to avoid. I could communicate with my family and friends without tying up my business phone. I could have immediate access to technical information needed to assist my fellow drivers, as I am frequently called upon to fix phones, laptops, GPSs, etc.
But when I'm not doing all that, with this kind of power, I could frak some serious ass. :-)
This MSI notebook is obviously infected with corruption from CLU due to its Tron ORANGE bad-guy colors. It will need to be a soft-blue-white color for safe operations.
What else would I do with such a beast.
I would share it with my 6yr old son who loves TRON (both the original and Legacy), even thou he too would have issues with the orange glow color. He's a good kid. :) It would allow us to play the same games or better while not at home.
He has a slow 8600GT video card and AMD X2 4200, obviously not enough computing horse power for the modern 6yr old boy. HE CAN'T PLAY CRYSIS!!
Why make him suffer the way we did on our 333mhz or even 1mhz computers when we were children. He'd sleep with it and be very cute.
Thank you for the 11 good years I've been coming to this site.
i would use it to go through all the tech websites and look at all the cool stuff i cant afford , Also i could play global agend and cod at work :) LOL
I would give it to my beautiful and intelligent daughter, Anna, so that she coulld have a great laptop for college. I'd sure it would hel her succeed ib her studies and she would be very happy and grateful to get it too.
Everything, for work applications, school applications, game applications, all on the go. Would replace the beast of a computer i have at home, so i can browse on the laptop and watch/play games on the tv.
I would use it to play all the games I missed over the years and play 1080p video, which I could never do before, due to subpar performance of my onboard graphics chip.
With a 15.6 inch screen, it's portable enough to carry around on a regular basis, but big enough to get all my work on the display. With a 460M and an i7-2630QM, it's got plenty of power. This means when I need to work, it's good, and when I need to play, it's good. That's exactly how I'd use it!
I would use use the MSI GT680R for many things. I would use it for my work related duties as a teacher such as lesson planning, created presentation, updated web page, and entering grades. I would also use it to stay current with online trends: Facebook, AnandTech, Twitter, Newegg. Plus, I would love to utilize a laptop that is truly capable of handling real games!
I'd play ANGRY BIRDS while skyping with my bro. I'd be streaming "Napoleon Dynamite" from Netflix in a window while converting all my ripped "Battlestar Galactica" episodes into ipad format in the background. Take that, Llano!
I would use the laptop to play an entire legion of upcoming PC games that I plan to play.
Elderscrolls Skyrim Star Wars The Old Republic Dragon Age 2 Mass Effect 3 I also wish to play Metro 2033
I have never had the luxury of owning a gaming laptop, and it would be great to be able to game from my bed, as I have a bad back and can not sit often.
I would use this as a daily PC as my current notebook has died and I am left using a relic desktop that I have to smack the monitor a few times to get it to turn on.
I would love to own this to be able to play games on the go. Currently having to take my desktop PC to friends home as my laptop doesn't provide good gaming performance :(
It would be for my daughter who did so well in school and worked so hard that she deserves a really awesome laptop. I'm trying to scrape money together for a decent netbook, and at this point that's what it looks like it'll be. However, a machine of this caliber, oh my. She's getting more into computer games, so this would let me play some StarCraft 2 with her. I currently only have one machine capable enough to play the game, so a portable with enough power to play that.. wow, it would knock her socks off.
One of the most important reasons I would use this laptop is for the Folding @ Home project. I think it's a wonderful project to help scientist find a cure for protein like diseases. I have been running my old pc, and my ps3 in years past with Folding @ Home. Having this powerful laptop would be a big help to further the cause for a cure to some of these protein diseases Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's among other cancers that have affected millions of people world wide including some of my own family members.
I would actually give this thing to my girlfriend. She's a gamer (a rarity and a jewel, I know), but she doesn't like carrying her heavy rig to LAN parties, and then cabling can be such a nightmare and so on and so forth. She simply doesn't want to deal with the headache sometimes. I would get a laptop replacement for her, but we're college students right now, so the $$$ is the biggest problem. So, this would be perfect for her!
I would use this machine for a test bed, a portable virtual machine environment to work through issues at the office and at home. As well as for gaming and my everyday surfer. My wife needs a new laptop BAD and this would be just the thing to allow me to pass down mine to her and give her a much needed upgrade while I get the geek's orgasm.
i would use it for Shaiya, as i play that game alot and the pvp is very taxing on a graphics card on my current alienware m11x, its barely able to play it at a decent resolution lets face it. I also like to make cinematography out of space footage and 3dsmax renders and then exported to lossless avi.. very time consuming at HD resolutions ,but if i had a spare laptop to do the rendering with, this i bet would be great, i currently am sporting 2 MSi video cards in my desktop machine (MSi ati Radeon HD 5770s in crossfirex) never had any problems with them or any MSi motherboards ive had in the past.
I would play Crysis 2 when I am traveling on the road for work. I would also play Steam Games with my 8 year old Grandson too. I haven't been able to beat him since he was 5 years old so he is really some good competition.
If I was to win the MSI notebook I could play Starcraft II anywhere in the world! Oh, and also maybe complete a contract or two for work. But mostly Starcraft!
too bad im a non-US resident. But given this beast of a machine, it will help me in my business im trying to put up with my younger bro. We are into on-site photo and video processing for events, web designing, etc.. and i will play Crysis 2 on it.
I would play Bad Company 2 and actually be able to turn up some of the settings for once! Right now I'm stuck at 1024x768 with all settings as low as possible because all I have is integrated graphics. Oh yeah, and I'm stuck with an old Dell 15" CRT. -___-
I would use it for college! Starting as a freshman in the fall semester and I have no portable pc to my name, a laptop, and a good one at that would be amazing =D
I'd also be able to use that as a desktop replacement for gaming since I'll be living away from home as well.
If I win the MSI laptop, I would do one of two things...
1.) Use it to download the "Million-song dataset" doled out just recently free of charge by The Echo Nest, and write software that would help you select music that you really want to listen to.
2.) Give it to my kid sister who is a budding, and quite talented, graphic design student at UC Merced. She takes after her older brother. Not me, the other older brother ;)
So....I would totally use it to do on the fly image conversions and data crunching while I'm in the lab (their computers are soo slow!). And with all the time I've saved, I'll visit anandtech.com even more and play RUSE and finally I'll have a mobile platform to play some games at LAN parties instead of my big 'ol desktop.
I would replace my laptop which was stolen several months ago to finally play the steam games I could only run with such power (well at least at higher settings =P)
I'd love it and cherish it.... and one day I would frame it, then when I become an old man I would tell my grandchildren tall-tales like "Yep! I founded MSI way back in my golden days" and then we'd move on to my Bob Dylan signed harmonica because "He used to be in my band" ...
A new laptop would be nice. My current one is ~9 year old 1.2 single core celeron with 2d intel integrated graphics. I'm still surprised I get a 30 min battery life from a full charge.
I would use it to finally replace my 6 year old inspiron 700m! I would use the time saved with this faster msi machine (my 700m takes 2+ min to boot) to spread goodwill and kindness to my fellow man...Or I would spend the extra 2 mins watching youtube vidoes (in hd without dropping frames!)
I would have to google a really good divorce lawyer because my wife would definitely give me the for the amount of time 'playing' with this MSI beauty.
Hello, if I won this notebook, I would use it for gaming(of course), 3D rendering, an entertainment center,and an everyday notebook. I would use games such as NFS Underground 2(Older game, I know) and Starcraft 1 & 2. As for 3D rendering, it would be a powerful program such as Blender. For an entertainment/media center, I would upload tons of pictures,videos, and rip a few CD's. Everyday usage would be checking AnandTech for the latest and greatest hardware and updates, running multiple programs at once, and most of all, just having fun with a new laptop that would fulfill many dreams!
Hah, that's easy! I would use it as my desktop replacement for a looong while. I'm still running on a desktop from 2004 (athlon 64 2800 socket 754???) so it's not that hard to replace. Just haven't been able to build a new rig.
My name is Mike and this is my entry for the MSI Giveaway: GT680R giveaway! I am an IT professional by trade, so the allure of a powerful yet portable laptop is something that is very attractive to me. While it is true that my primary profession is IT, networking isn't all this baby would be used for. I am also an avid photographer and video editer which looking at the specs I have no doubt the GT680R would be able to handle! By now you've no doubt realized that I'm a little bit of a nerd, and what nerd these days isn't into a little(read:copious ammounts) of gaming! With these specs there's no doubt that my K/D ratio would vastly improve, no more stutter or lag to worry about with this baby. Another feature of the laptop that looks very interesting to me is the redundant hard drives, this is very exciting because I've had laptops die and lost tons of files which I had neglected to backup! To wrap it up, if I was given the GT680R it would never leave my side, it would be a blazing fast weapon I would use to pay the bills(working), pwn the noobs(yeah!) all in style with the amazing GT680R.
I'd take it on deployment with me and wow all the marines with its awesome gaming power, while transcoding videos for myself and others so they can watch movies on their ipods and ipads.
I'd use it mostly to annoy the wife and neighbors by playing a lot of loud music! When not doing that, I'd be up all night trying to save either Middle Earth in LoTRO, or the universe in Eve!! Thanks!
I would show it to all my friends that work for the state of Washington and don't know about any brand other than Dell. I may even get rid of my newly built desktop i7 machine.
Its a sweet laptop. I'd have a tough time deciding if I should use it to hook up to multiple displays for work or gaming, work or gaming, yea tough choice.. ;-)
My son is graduating HS this year. HE WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE this and I would be thrilled to give it to him. He is a big fan of some of the on-line games and his computer is not much faster than a turtle. Just not enough power, ram, or graphics and sound card. In other words, a POS... LOL. He is going to college next fall and this would be a superb way to help him get started. Thanks for the opportunity.
I would sell my G73JH, then use the proceeds to upgrade this nice baby with a Vertex 3 SSD. Then I would play Civilization V and Team Fortress 2 all day long.
i would use it to finally be able to play crysis and crysis 2 at decent frame rates... as well as blow the roof off of every other game that may have the honor of gracing its optical and hard drives
More powerful than my desktop at home for sure, but I would have to take it to use at work as my ancient system, can you say P3 people???, just doesn't cut it anymore.
I need this for work....yeah, that's the ticket...work.
I'd use it to play Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, DA:O, DA2, and many other games. I'd also use it for generating the 3D animations for a fighter I'm working on. I'm already at the point where I just need animations for a basic fighter.
I would use it for multiple purposes: SCADA field support, embedded programming, online access during vacations, and Games during my free time. Would love to ditch my old laptop and desktop combo and get a spank'in new system that could do it all!
I would use it as my workhorse/gaming Windows machine (games, programming, webpages, etc) so I could be free to sell my AMD-based desktop rig and upgrade to an Intel Core-i5 to Hackintosh :D
I would use this computer as my only Windows computer. I am currently on Active Duty in the Navy which forces me to use Windows in order to access stuff like my service record and other military related sites. Most military sites require a CAC log-in which is not supported by Mac OS X or any other platform. This would be the computer I would use for these items and would become my main work laptop that I would use on Submarines to maintain my non-classified items i.e. award write-ups, evaluations and other items I could do on this laptop.
Long story short, this would be a workhorse laptop used on a Submarine around the world.
I would use it for Protein interaction computation at the molecular level and the corresponding energy involved. I would also use this as a desktop replacement or in a possible lab setting. Bio Major...
If I won this I would use it as my main work PC for my IT job. I would love to have something that can keep up with all the engineer's $$$ 3d modeling computers.
This would be an awesome gift as it would replace my aging Asus laptop and I will be able to run SC2 on it smoothly. Since I travel a lot it would be amazing to have a portable gaming powerhouse wherever I am at.
I would also play all my old games on the laptop and use it as an entertainment hub storing all my music and movies!
I'd coat myself up in bacon grease and roll around in it!
Seriously, I'd probably give it to a friend, he needs a better laptop than what he has currently, since said lappy went to Afghanistan and it's main monitor no longer works.
Well I'd use this for pretty much everything. Video editing, youtube viewing, hulu viewing. It'd get plugged into my, and other peoples, HDTV's to play movies and tv shows and video games. I'd read anandtech a lot. I would most definitely play Mafia 2, the first one is still one of my favorite games of all time. Then office stuff, word docs mostly. I'd probably play around with 3D studio if I had this kind of power; make some small games. I have a large external Energizer battery, hopefully with the help of that thing this would last 4 hours playing video off the hard drives. If it lasted 3 or more I could use it on planes and trains and busses; that'd be nice. I have a pretty nice Core 2 duo desktop, with a desktop GTX460 768MB in it. So I can already do all that stuff at home. I'm just never at my house anymore it seems; I REALLY want a nice laptop so I can get things done on the road.
Anyway, that's my comment, hopefully someone sees it amongst all these. This laptop does look really nice. If I don't win this I'm gonna try and save up for a Clevo or a Compal 15.6" 1080p GTX460 Sandy Bridge laptop assuming the anandtech reviews are mostly good. You guys just don't seem keen on Clevo and Keyboards are pretty important to me. I tend to use an external mouse most of the time, but I'm not gonna lug around an external keyboard...
Sometimes I want to show something on the computer to someone in another room or downstairs, so I'd use it for that, and for using a computer away from my desk, ... and for some newer games and maybe some other power computing.
I would play Age of Conan at work during my downtime cause this laptop would handle running it with its new graphics engine called Dreamworld... boy would it be dreamy on this laptop!!!
As a middle-aged 99-er who has returned to school, I would use the MSI notebook to help me further my studies as well as do some other things that I currently haven't the horsepower to do, like edit video and yes, maybe even play some games.
Since I don't own a laptop yet (recessions are no fun!), I'd use it for modest gaming when away from home, or for LAN time with friends. I'd also use its HDMI to output my desktop and sound to my grandmother's television so I can show her some random videos and/or downloaded television shows. She's particularly enjoys The Daily Show for some reason :)
I'd literally replace my Athlon XP desktop with this DTR notebook plus a docking station. So, I'd use it for everything I do now and I'd finally get a Steam account.
When my in-laws would visit, I would discreetly unplug my GT680R and retire from the living room chaos to a back room. There I would construct pairs of cloaked banshees to send into the mineral lines of unsuspecting opponents. Mwa. Mwa ha. MWA HAH HAH HAH HAH! Oh hi, dear! <ALT TAB> Just checking our retirement funds!
I would game. Oh how I would game. Then I would take a 2 minute break to do some work so I can keep my job. Then I would game again. Repeat ad nauseum.
I'm an architecture student and I need a powerful laptop to run 3d modeling programs like revit and loads of RAM for multitasking with CAD and Photoshop. My current laptop is several years old now and it's starting to show. Money's tight; my dad was out of work for two years and I hope to possible save up enough to study in Rome for a semester, so picking up high-end systems isn't possible for me now :(
Anyway, this laptop would be an amazing help for me, not to mention how I am an avid tech reader and (when architecture studio allows) loyal computer gamer! Thumbs up for ES5: Skyrim in November
I would use this laptop in place of my own, which would allow me to give my current laptop to my kid sister, who desperately needs something better than the one my parents gave her.
I'd use it for portable.comfortable gaming, which I've never really done since I've never had a laptop. Being able to game on the couch or outside would be sweet.
If I win the GT680R, I will give my GX630 to my daughter, since she needs one for college. Then I will be able to play way more games, and watch content on Anandtech.com, with a light show and kickin' sound.
I would use it to reenter the world of pc gaming. My last gaming notebook bit the dust after a power surge wiped out the majority of my electronics. I haven't gamed since last July, I miss it.
While I would of course play all my favorite games (TF2, LOTRO, Crysis, etc...), I would also use it for creating curriculum and teaching my classes. I'm a high school physics teacher and am currently working on a 7 year old, Intel Celeron based Gateway laptop. It badly needs to be replaced.
First and foremost, I am a budding graphic designer with several designs under my belt. I absolutely love MSI. My current laptop is a gt725-212US. As much as I absolutely love this laptop, some features are becoming limiting, such as space. Sure, I could get an external hard drive, but that certainly defeats the purpose of the overall laptop experience. This would be an ideal laptop: It has a great processor and lots of ram which is great for rendering and also working Photoshop and other Adobe software. It also has a wonderful graphics card which is amazing for not only graphics programs, movies, and the like, but also for playing the latest games, of which I am a big fan. What you would like to know, though, is what I would do with this laptop, not what I think of it. Either way, it would be a gift given. My dream is to become a premier graphic designer of MSI. MSI has been my only tool for wonderful creation and I am glad I've had a chance to use it to a better potential. My only wish is that I can go even further in my capabilities as an artist. Given these tools, I believe that I could achieve even better creations and better performance as well as giving myself a chance at a better future. Thanks for your consideration.
I would use it for my college work. after all it takes a lot of learning and a lot of computer power to finally outdo pinky and the brain by suceeding in taking over the world
If I win the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook...I will be able to replace my old, very slow desktop pc and I will be able to accomplish so much more. If I win the GT680R, I promise it will be used only for good, including helping impoverished orphans all over the world. Ask Santa, I've been a very good boy this year and I deserve a break today. Thank you. :o)
I would use it to design video games after I graduate from the University of Southern California as I travel the world on international missions trips. Seriously.
I would play all chapter of Assassin Creed again in Bliss full stage and Will go and assassin all other Brands of Laptop and form a Assassin Fraternity called BridgeSandyAssassin's ;)
If I were fortunate enough to win this beautiful technology, I would place it in the kitchen as the digital centerpiece, and use it as the shared central interface and portal to the home intranet and internet. The entire family would benefit from the product.
If I won this laptop I would give it to my gamer bro as a gift for his upcoming 25th birthday! I could only imagine the look on his face when he unwraps one of the best gaming laptops of today!
Would use this to replace my horribly outdated desktop which has a Core 2 Quad Q6600, and a radeon 4850 1GB. Need something a lot better to play Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, RIFT, and Dragon Age 2. Don't forget Duke Nukem Forever!
Never owned a gaming laptop before, would be very very cool
This laptop is exactly want I've been hoping for! I'd bring it with me when I come home on leave or take it with me for deployments. Trying to take my desktop just to keep up with the techworld, games, bills, and school wouldn't be an issue anymore with this beast.
Video editing on the go, copywriting, coding, gaming and working on technical documents. An all in one mobile office station. I long to be unchained from the desk. Help me out!
I would use the laptop for gaming, Internet surfing, and OK... I guess work. I travel for work and it would definitely be nice to have. I work in IT and love to game, so this baby has my name on it!
I would use it to cool my office. My current desktop edit computer runs hotter than fish grease. This, in turn requires more energy to cool my small office. A sweet notebook could help me edit video without breaking a sweat (literally!)
Being a avid gamer, I would love to play some serious benchmarking games like Diablo 3, GTA4 or Crysis I also stream a lot HD videos over uTube n other services so love to do it on cool display. I am a Developer, so many time I need super fast processor(like i7) to compile large applications and test run in fast as possible. This laptop cud save my hours doing all such intensive work.
btw, about my [un]eligibility - I am from India :(
I would retire my semi broken handed down HP laptop and Use this beast for 3D modelling and perhaps some folding@home. Might allow me to pick up on more recent PC games
I would use this MSI laptop as my primary computer...it's powerful enough to do anything you like..so I would definitely play games, edit movies and photos, stream movies off Netflix, Skype with my parents overseas, and surf the net effortlessly!
i guess i would use it to help in my research in bioinformatics.in the simplest terms im currently working on a program to better map the different genes of a specific type of colon cancer thats prevalent throughout Europe (im currently a resident of WI, USA (go packers!) ). unfortunely the program focuses on the mapping and folding of the genes in the DNA strain and it would be nice not to rely on overworked university servers to do my computing when i can just get my hands on a machine with an i7. Ive been pricing a few machines recently but as a broke graduate i dot have the cash to get my self a decent rig at the moment (currently working on a ductaped dell inspiron as we speak,its a reliable machine but craches do to the work demanded on the slow dual core processors.) it would be nice to not have to drive to the university just to load a sample sequence on a server just to wait around reading cited journals until its done,being allowed to work form home would be an advantage for me and if i did win the machine for this purpose, i will hopefully be able to contribute to or (fingers crossed) cure this rotten adversary cancer and save a few lives in the process. anyway thanks guys,first time commenter,llooooong time reader.good night, Paddy
I am going to keep it short and to the point... If I were to win a brand new MSI GT680R I can honeslty say that I would use it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I am an avid gamer at home and on my laptop for 12 hours a day at work.
Of course I have to give the anandtech.com shoutout in that I check the "latest" daily...
I give the computer to my daughter. She home schools her 4 children and this would provide her a tool to teach her kids and provide a communication link, where they live in Maine.
First and foremost, games. Digital death is good for the soul... much like chicken soup.
Secondly, virtualization. With the amount of disk space and ram, I could have multiple OS's running multiple tools to analyze wired and wireless networks wherever I go without risk to my host OS!
The name sounds very much like a motorcycle (Hyosung GT 250R springs to mind), and I'd be bringing it with me on my bike and using it to vlog about riding, tech, and games. I'll have to buy a bigger tank bag though! My current one can BARELY fit my Alienware M11x.
I would bring this to work on the late nights when I haven't anything to do and play any and all games I could install on it. Would be nice to have a hi-def screen to play such things on!
I would use it to blog during my European bike tour, and to edit and to edit and store any photos that I take. I have even managed to convince a few Playboy cover models to let me photograph them (really!).
I'm pursuing an astrophysics undergrad major... it requires a lot of computer programming and physics classes, as expected. I'd use this when doing work at school because the computers there are slow and often unavailable.
Then I would retreat to the darkest corner of the library... the darkness practically oozing out from around the edges of its prison... and sit entranced with this laptop's 1080p screen... preciouuus.
Then I would forget that humans need food and die in that corner. I hope people find my skeleton, what with the corner being so dark...
If I win, I will use it for school. I will use it to study my online courses, review my PDF study notes, Skype video chat (if my hair is not messy), even some PC games!
I love MSI , I bought one had to return it , it did not work properly, the store did not have any more and i had to exchange it for Toshiba, I miss my MSI !!
I am a hardcore PC gamer. I opted to go back to a desktop last year which was working out great…until this year. The first month in country things were good, but now I’m craving my gaming fix…oh sure, there a few consoles around here, but my mind is on Shogun 2: Total War and Dragon Age II (with the high-resolution texture pack). Plus, I don’t want to spend the few hours of free time ALWAYS playing co-op fps. I just want to relax, crack open a nice cold bottle of water, and get my game-on.
And yes, I’ll be here long enough to get plenty of use out of it :)…:(
I would use the notebook in a dual boot configuration, as both an esxi host for a lab environment on my desk at work and as a W7 gaming rig for some lunchtime COD: Black Ops action. Woot!
Well, being able to do virtually anything portably is certainly a feature; Mainly it'd help if I needed to do Adobe On Location work, or immediately capture and begin reviewing and editing dailies.
I would love to win the computer, but I would not keep it for myself, I would ask the MSI donate it to a deserving local charity here in St.Louis. I have a personal policy that anything I "win" goes to charity, keeps me honest in life and keeps me working hard to achieve what I want without falling into hoping for freebies out of the sky :)
I would compare the display of the MSI 1080p and the display of my Dell Studio 1558 15.6" with glossy LG 1080p. I hate the Dell glossy screen made by LG because of the excessive reflections while I love the fine pitch pixels. I hope the MSI has a better screen without the blinding reflections. Let me see.
I would run various benchmarks and gloat about it until someone comes into the room with a better laptop, which is probably 5 minutes. At which point, things go back to normal: having a browser with multiple tabs of midget porn buffering in the background.
If I won this laptop I would probably end up using it to develop apps for android and software engineering projects. I'm looking forward to TESV and BF3 :D
Use for my graduate school work, and play games on the side. My eyes are getting worse, and would love to be looking at that gorgeous screen instead of my current one.
I would use this to game and to do homework of course! I start college in August and i could use something like this ((Of course when i'm bored i would totally play something to pass my time :D))
I would use it for multimedia stuff, for school and i'm gonna beat everyone in games with this machine. Last but not least I will share my experience with everyone who were drooling to win this machine;)
I told my daughter I would never buy her a cheap consumer grade laptop ($500 range) - if I didn't buy her something I would play on, I would not buy her anything at all. This is exactly what I would buy her in a couple of months (birthday upcoming!).
I would just like to thank all the other people entering, of I was going to win this the whole time I am sorry you wasted your time better luck next time.
BTW, I hope this isn't my second entry! I clicked "Post Comment", and it didn't appear to post. I went through the comments to find mine, but I didn't see it.
I will use it for my new PC gaming needs. This will help me fight of my urge to learn and build a suitable gaming computer, which I will still learn to do without paying for parts since I (maybe) have this monster. If I win, I can finally play Starcraft 2 on Extreme settings! Heck, maybe any game in high settings! That's the dream. To play games in their utmost graphic potential without lag. Good luck to all. ^^
I would use this laptop to just keep on WINNING since I'm such a bitchin' rock start from Mars. And probably play lots of games that are too demanding for my curret computer.
I'd use it to replace my current unreliable notebook that doesn't always start when I turn it on. Primary use for its graphics capability will be CS4 for publications and presentations.
I would give it to my wife so she has a good laptop for work and so she can play whatever games she wants :). If she didn't want it then I would just have to be stuck with it playing Rift (yeah yeah revamped WoW) and Dragon Age II.
Sleek sexy BEAST with full 1080p. I would not own less. I still cannot believe there are so many laptops still out there with less than full HD screens.
If we won, this would be a family computer. My daughter would use it school research and presentations. She would use it to edit school media projects in Adobe Photoshop Express and MS Movie Maker. And of course, we would all use it for web surfing, email, Facebook, etc. We might even play some games on it and watch movies on it in the car during long trips.
I would use it for school and play when i have about 5 hours between classes. I would play Duke Nukem Forever, Elder Scrolls Skyrum, TF2 and many others.
If I got this notebook all my friends would be shocked and envious. Heck they'd probably hit me up for loans thinking I had just come into a lot of money.
I am currently a student in Game and Simulation Programming. With huge loans, I could never afford a new laptop so this would be a huge help. I would be designing my first games on this laptop! What great memories this could make!
I'm still running an overclocked Athlon XP 2800+. Life caught up to me and I haven't had the cash in a long time to replace anything! This could become a desktop replacement and bring me up to date! Jeeze I need a new computer! Does anyone even remember what it's like using a single core?!
OK, I'm not a gamer, but the tools for digital video and photo processing can be demanding too! i think a machine like this would be GREAT for running Adobe Master Suite CS5.
As great as online gaming has become, there's still no substitute for a good LAN Party. I'm not particularly thrilled about stuffing my beefy desktop in my tiny car, so this notebook would basically be put to use for all of my mobile gaming needs.
I would probably use it to replace my desktop computer, as it puts my existing gaming system to shame. :/ And, I could take it on my honeymoon to Las Vegas in May! :)
I will use this computer to serve the human good, to spread the word of hope and future good news to all. I will preach the gospel of positive thinking, positive attitude, positive actions and positive reactions to all things bad. Having this computer all that is standing in my way from accomplishing this goal. I'm currently using a chisel and stone to write this message and then taking a photo of the rock, sending it to a fax service where they email this to a text-to-OCR application and then pasted into this forum message box. So as you can see I REALLY need this laptop. Thank you.
I'd use it to spend more time in the same room as my wife, since my desktop is in the basement and my netbook can't run Starcraft 2 or Heroes of Newerth!
Replace my old acer/new heater for my room ;) , get back into gaming and video editing, general use, browsing, multimedia (could finally use my dual bay dock with the esata), and it has the bigger GBs =D
I would use the GT680R to send an email to Anandtech, asking to allow Canadians to be eligible to win any future prize giveaways. Then use the GT680R to follow Charlie Sheen's tweets/rants/raves and all the craziness!
This would be a fine machine for gaming after hours at the office while traffic settles. This would also double as a decently sized work machine with the power to handle my duties while working remotely.
I would utilize this laptop for everything!! Being in the Navy, and unable to afford a decent laptop, it would be awesome to play the current games while i'm out on deployment, instead of feeling jealous because all my friends are playing the current games, and i'm just sitting there watching.
Also, to be able to watch movies while im out on a 7 and a half month cruise in the gulf.
This tired commentary is old, and doesn't really come across as sincere any more.
"This contest is unfortunately only available to US residents in one of the 50 states. I realize that AnandTech is an international site and I do highly value all of our readers, unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early on."
I would leave NYC and go to Vietnam to show it to the tech crazy boys in my wife's family and make a series of short films dealing with SE Asia, all of which I would edit on the laptop with CS5. During this time I would play every single game I could get my hands on and make my thumbs numb. After about six months of this, once I have completed all of my short films about SE Asian culture, I would then give the laptop away to a school for abandoned teens in Saigon.
I would use this laptop all the time. When home my wife and son would use it for work and games downstairs and when I went out to friends houses, that bad boy would be coming with me. It'd be my new best friend. :-)
this would be nice and probably save me a lot of headaches (and maybe my marriage)...
Now, if i want to play any kind of games other than the lame facebook games, I have to use my old desktop that is 6+ years old (lol)... and well, that means i have to be in my office. If i stay in the office for more than a couple hours, the wife comes looking for me.... and when she finds me playing a game, i get nothing but grief until i stop playing the game and give her some attention...
So, with a laptop like this, i could sit in the living room with her while she watches her crappy reality shows that i hate so much and play the games i want to play and not have to get grief for being in the other room...
that or i am going to have to find a new wife... this one was hard enough to find, so help me out here and give me this computer... please?
I am an avid blogger & sweepstaker and with 2 boys I am constantly on the go. I would love to have this to fill in those spare moments when I am sitting around waiting on them so I can drive them somewhere else.
Animation, animation, animation... My current comp has a limited work window of 20 minutes to 3 hours before it crashes because of a hardware problem with the motherboard (not good for any involved work, but it has taught me to save... often). I was hoping to replace it within the next year with a desktop that was less powerful than this laptop. It would rock to be mobile!
If I won, I'd definitely give it to my twin sister. Her macbook (circa 2006) recently KOed and it's really taken a toll on writing the drafts for her first book. She'd absolutely love it!
As a nuclear engineering student, I would use this to run computer codes that simulate nuclear processes, such as radiation transport and interaction with matter, and nuclear reactor diffusion and monte carlo models. I'm interested in testing out the parallel schemes of these codes on this quad core, since the big bad scientists typically run the codes on supercomputers.
As a gamer, I would play AS MANY GAMES AS POSSIBLE. Civ 5, COD, whatever else I can get my hands on.
I'd use it for various reasons, including games, music and a few movies at times. I normally use a desktop, which also happens to be Sandy Bridge as well, and a laptop would enable me to finally be mobile as well.
It was very hard to find laptops with good graphic card. I ended up with alienware, but this has better graphic.
I would connect this to larger monitor to play starcraft II, black ops, etc. Sometimes I go to starbucks to play starcraft II.. just for the hack of it.
However, I use laptops for my work. I use applications like Eclipse, photoshop, Visual studio, etc. This would be a good machine that can handle all.
I would use it for total pwnage. As if there was any other reason for using a beast like that. It would be nice to not have to carry my dual monitor setup around with me from now on.
I would use this laptop for college school work, a few video games like: Crysis 2, Diablo 3, WoW Cataclysm, Starcraft 2, Fallout: New Vegas, etc., and also I would use this for Netflix, DvDs and any other need because, this laptop is very powerful, even more so than my desktop.
As a nuclear engineer, I would run computer simulations that would support research for Gen. IV nuclear reactors, helping make nuclear power more affordable, and safer for the environment. I'm really interested in how this quad core CPU would handle the parallel processing capabilities of our nuclear simulations.
As a gamer, I would play AS MANY GAMES as possible. I'm thinking Civ 5, COD, etc.
I would use it for Web production tasks - heavily dependant on Adobe Creative Suite - and, of course, gaming. Crysis2 and a handful of mmorpgs would be crunched by this mean MSI machine.
If I had that notebook, I would use it to nef on the AT forums and play Starcraft 2 until my eyeballs bled. I might also use it to update my resume and find a new job.
I would use it to get openSUSE 11.4 working on this model of MSI Notebook and quickly dump the Windows OS. That way the world has another option for a SUSE Linux Notebook for open source development.
I would use it for school, and as I work full time, I have precious few minutes for gaming, most of which don't happen at home, so having a capable mobile gaming machine would be amazing. Of course, that's still only 6 minutes of playtime that I'll get in, but with this machine it would be QUALITY play time!
Having had my life turned upside down by recently being diagnosed with an extremely painful and debilitating rare disease with no cure, I would use this to help network with others that have the same disease, as well as the doctors and foundations looking for members to participate in studies and trial runs.
Early detection is extremely important, yet extremely difficult at the same time. With this in mind, I would also use this to help efforts in familiarizing med students to the disease, so that hopefully others in the future have it detected earlier, and thus not have to face some of the same problems others have had.
Will be doing this anyway, but winning this laptop would make it easier for outreaching.
I would use it as part of a mobile recording studio for when inspiration strikes away from home. I'd also you use to play games and surf Anandtech as well. =D
Use it to get back into PC gaming since I had to give up my desktop rig to make room for my kids. Do some writing, and hopefully get back into NWN2 module building.
First thing I would do is benchmark, tweak, then benchmark some more for the absolute highest stable performance. Then run a bazillion things for the heck of it.
I would take it to the jungles of Peru on my next photo project, and edit all my photos in the field. Also, high possibility of playing Civilization V in Machu Picchu.
I would use this laptop to replace my MSI Wind netbook. It was a good little netbook, but unfortunately traveling to class with me every day put it through some serious abuse. Namely, a person passing by me in a hurry hit it and knocked it to the ground, and went on quickly about his way, doing some pretty nasty things to it. Through a doctored hinge, reattached wires, super glue, and carefully placed electrical tape, it is still kicking, but it is on it's last legs.
my brother is more of a gamer than me, this would have been perfect for him to take to training before leaving for afghanistan. instead he bought a laptop with crappy intergrated graphics, but he can still play his fallout and oblivion so he's happy.
i'd probably use it for an always on machine for file sharing and encoding a large media library. sandy bridge is lower power and has great performance per watt.
Here finally comes a laptop that can be used to run my multi-thread stata software and perform various video streaming work, or do both at the same time !? It will be so nice to show this off in a 3D demo presentation!
I've been reading Anandtech for nearly as long as it has been around. So when I came to across this giveaway opportunity I jumped on it. The grand prize? A Sandy Bridge equipped MSI GT680R Notebook.
Though wait, it is unfortunate that regardless of using the site as a vital source of information on news & reviews, I'm still unable to enter these competitions as I'm not a US resident - Anandtech have been unable to accommodate their international readership ...for along as it has been around, I think, though again hoping I'm mistaken.
I live in London, UK and I value Anandtech, I hope they do too soon as warmly welcome foreign readers to their competition rather than using the cut & paste rule in 'answering' why we can't - "...unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early on."
I've read that before & it doesn't really explain why other than 'reliably handle' which, like I mentioned, had been written before but don't understand how this is so much bother. There's tangible reasons; of course, why this may not be possible. But I would expect better from this site, after all this time, and to review this element & put it right.
What I'm trying to get at here is this... How about you clarify to me & other devoted international readers why Anandtech is failing to accommodate international entries to your competitions and I'll let you know, if I was able to enter this competition, what I would use this notebook for?
Ps. Love the site & always will, invaluable to reputable resource, just unhappy about the exclusion & I'm sure I'm not alone..
I'd do the following with the notebook Set up VMs to help with an NT to AD migration Dual boot with Linux Record TV shows Convert my DVDs to electronic format. A bit of video editing to clean up some scenes I didn't care for Create ebooks with pictures using Project Gutenburg, Google Books, and scans Play Torchlight and pick up Duke Nukem Forever (in May) and Crysis Wars to play Mechwarrior: Living Legends Fire up the old Commodore 64 emulator and play Caveman Ughlympics. So hilarious. Install Dragon Naturally Speaking and have the notebook respond like the computer on Star Trek or KITT. Benchmark and tweak
I would use my MSI GT680R to make my "Early 2009" 15" MacBook Pro feel inadequate.
I would point its iSight camera at the 1920x1080 display to give it pixel-envy.
I would put 2 copies of all the data on its 250 GB hard drive into the yawning chasm of the MSI laptop's RAID array, just because I could.
I would plug 5 USB devices directly into the MSI laptop and comment loudly about how useful it is to have so many powered ports (and USB 3.0, no less!) available to fulfill my every whim. At least one of the devices would be a fan or a light or something equally trivial and pointless.
I would put them both on the bathroom scale and... and then...
Well, at least my MBP could always call the GT680 "Fatty Fatty Too-Fat".
I have a 5 year old laptop, extremely slow for editing AVCHD videos of my kids. I would use this for video editing and mixing pictures and videos on DVD in AVCHD format. The new QuickSync tech on the i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs would be perfect for this, and transcoding to MPEG for playing on any DVD player.
They best part of my work day is my lunch break. Right now I spend it on my EVO checking out Anand and some other news. With this I could do that in style and get a little gaming in. Which would be awesome.
My wife and daughter get my old laptop to use for school and games. I get a new laptop better than what I have. I get to play games on it. My computing life would be too cool!
I'd use it to replace my old 32 bit MSI/AMD/NVIDIA based desktop system for my cgi hobby (render times would be slashed dramatically), as well as, for school (I don't own a laptop right now). Gaming, (my desk top system can't play the newest games), and movies would be a great addition.
I would most definitely give this notebook to my awesome girlfriend. She's been dying for a laptop since her's physically fell apart very... very... slowly. This thing would be perfect considering she's a moderate gamer.
I think I'd use that laptop to just honestly run any game in the known universe at max settings and then show my friends that "Consoles don't offer better graphics." by showing them how pretty Rift looks and how much prettier two worlds 2 looks on the PC vs the PS3.
I would love to be able to win this amazingly spec-d laptop to work on video editing! After Effects CS5 and Premeire Pro CS5... I currently have no systems capable of running them, or even the CS4 versions very well. On the side, a little (quite a bit) of gaming for relief from the stressful times!! Whooo! Thank you for the opportunity everyone who helped to make this contest a possibility!
Thanks for the opportunity. I'd use it to run through medical images and 3-D reconstruction to allow better visualization of certain pathology, on-the-go.
I will use it mainly for Games. Also for watching movies and TV show in Netflix and Hulu. I've been looking for a laptop with this specs but its expensive so Im trying my luck. I hope i win.
Beyond using it to warm my loins during those long cold nights playing world of warcraft, I'd use it to show my clients my websites, applications, and other work related stuff.
...I'd use it for my little (and I do mean little..) video business, with which I create video's for student athletes to get recruited to college. Thanks!
I would use it to deliver multi-media presentations about Small House Living (and building) in developing countries. And I might even play an occasional game of StarCraft 2 on it.
I would give this beast to my college student son to replace his aging desktop replacement he is always lugging around. This promises to run rings around his old one.
I would use it to makes websites. Probably use it as my first initial server. Oh, and Starcraft + TF2 + Portal 2 + Bit Trip... I think we all know BIt Trip will be he heavy hitter!
With this much power, I'd use this as a desktop replacement AND my work laptop. Traveling quite a bit for business makes it hard to keep up with my video editing hobby, but this MSI has the chops to keep me slicing and dicing videos on the go. Of course, with all the graphics power and 1080p screen, it would be a crime not to do some hardcore fragging as well, so I might not get as much editing done as I'm thinking...
I would use the laptop to read childrens books to my two children using the kindle pc. I could also help my son do his kindergarten homework, share family photos, edit family movies, do my graduate school homework, and play WOW.
I'd use it to replace the slow, beat up, run down dual core upon which this is being typed. It was run over by a full-size car but served on for years after a few minor home repairs. Now its time is up.
I would use this laptop in writing high end code for programs that I am developing. These programs are useful utilities as well as games. I would also use this laptop to help me though software engineering in college. I could use the high processing power to run many virtual machines to test my programs for cross-capatabillity. This laptop is much needed and I would appreciate it greatly!
I would use the laptop for all my school stuff. no more having to wait for someone to get up from a computer in the lab and hoping you can get the empty chair before anyone else . Id also use it to skype my unlce while hes overseas and skype my girlfriend while shes off at school. lastly id play games on it!!
I'd use it to teach everyone how some of the best technology combined can be awesome. I would love to share my knowledge with people everywhere, computers are the future of the world. It would also be great to use it as an example for school and to use it for college.
I'd replace my old notebook that cant run decent games, give that to my father so he can work with it (considering he doesnt need graphics), and use it to play HoN and work on school projects :)
Im currently using an old and falling apart laptop that is called Acer Extensa 5620z-4801 that has Pentium Dual Core T2390 and an onboard Intel X3100 that is given to me by my aunt.
i pretty much upgraded every single part component(CPU, RAM, Hard Drive) of it in hope that i can improve its performance
i don't have any money to buy the stuff that i want so i settled on getting used items that people would get rid of and sell very cheap on ebay.
i am technology enthusiast and i like reading exciting technologies and sometimes it gives me nerd chills :). i am also an avid gamer and i love playing games such as Dirt 2, Mafia II, DOTA, etc.
there's alot of exciting stuff out there like this laptop but unfortunately it is out of reach for me so i would just drool on having something like this in my wildest dreams.
Would love it for myself, but would resist temptation and give it to my oldest Granddaughter, who is armed with a net-book right now. This would be a serious computer for her...
I have a 15" laptop with a very weak graphics card. If I won this laptop I would finnaly be able to play games at an awesome rez. I would also be able to use it for my schoolwork and my blog. Thanks for the chance anandtech :0!
I am an US Air Force EOD Tech (Think Hurt Locker). I'll be deploying to Kandahar Afghanistan for my third deployment leaving on 19 Jun which happens to be my wifes birthday and fathers day, its ok though, its the first time I've been home for her birthday in 6 years of marriage. If I won this notebook I'd use it for skyping with the awesome 720p webcam (hopefully being able to see my second child being born, due 30 Oct), taking tips from Medal of Honor, and playing D3 which better be out soon... or else... because I have access to large amounts of C-4 and I know how to use it Blizzard. ;P
but seriously we do use a lot of explosives...Thanks!
My daughter is planning on starting college next year so this thing would be very nice indeed! This computer is a couple times faster than my fairly new desktop in almost all respects. Gotta love them fast computers! Have a great week....
I'd use it to replace my 8 year old Pentium 4 desktop to run Matlab and Simulink for my research, hopefully to speed up simulations that take 20 minutes that should take 1. And maybe a little Diablo 3 in a year which my computer could in no way handle.
I'd take advantage of the fact it has real stats, by playing a wide variety of games, instead of being restricted to World of Warcraft because my current computer is way outdated. Also, because it is a Lap Top, I'd take it with me on the go to Magic: the Gathering events for research, Articles, and actually holding events on the go.
I would use it to better edit audio and video for my local library. I would use it make a pilot, in conjunction with the library, for an exploratory non-profit show based around music culture and the history behind it. I would use it almost every day as I import video from our cameras and audio from the several microphones we use. I would use it to build an adjacent website so fans of the newly found show can have a place to talk and find out more, and even how to participate. I would use it rigorously until it either broke or finally had the opportunity to do what I have been volunteering and working so hard through college for: to be the host of an hour long show on the Travel Channel that informs the user where, when and how different music is born, and not simply created, all over the globe.
That is what I would use this amazing laptop for. So please, give me the chance to.
I would throw away my amd 64x2 desktop pc and replace it with this. Then I would buy a tablet, because this thing is far too beastly to use while on the crapper.
Been lurking around here since... I forget. Around the time I foolishly overclocked a SEPP Celeron 300A, which never really saw any stability. It usually takes contest-flavored bait to get me to sign up at a site. I suppose I can be bought for the price of a raffle ticket.
A decade ago I would have rubbed a gaming-capable notebook in the face of every acquaintance, loading it up with popular FPS, RTS, and Diablo II. A decade ago, I was an ass.
Now? Still an ass, with a legit copy of Media Composer 5 gathering dust, because I don't own anything capable of meeting the specs. I told myself last year I'd wait for SNB to hit the market, and then pull the trigger on something reduced-price that could make the grade to edit in HD. Problem is, I haven't seen the "reduced-price" part.
Ideally, I'd pair a notebook like this with a nice ESATA enclosure, fitted with a 1TB drive, and edit in 720p in Media Composer. That, and FL Studio, and maybe even Dawn of War II, which runs at around 2 fps on the best system I own.
I am going to college next year, and am looking for a laptop strong enough to replace my desktop in gaming (TF2, Crysis, BF:BC2, L4D, Civ V), video editing, media playback, and Skype-ing my family. This laptop is perfect for me.
While I would love to provide a well thought out presentation on how this laptop would allow me to make sick children well and directly assist in the lofty goal of world peace, I am afraid that I am just an "average Joe," and outside of folding for a cure, I don't anticipate that owning this laptop will bring great joy or comfort to others in the world so much as it will to me and my family.
I travel for my job and am away from home, and my wife and 2 year old daughter, five days a week. I spend countless hours in airports, on flights and in hotel rooms. This machine would be a primary source for communication and entertainment while I am on the road. I would take full advantage of the built in camera to Skype my wife and daughter regularly. I would push the system to the edge playing the latest games available. It is also likely that I would either stream Netflix, or find a local Redbox kiosk in order to enjoy a new movie on DVD. And when I am in front of the customer, I would pull up my extensive virtual lab environment in order to demonstrate solutions to them. If nothing else, many people would see this attractive laptop in my weekly travels and I would be a great source of advertising for both MSI and Anandtech as I demonstrate the capabilities of the system and how I acquired it.
Congratulations to whomever is lucky enough to own this laptop.
Ah! The perfect present for my son who's current impossible-to-upgrade-further 6-year-old PC is dying and needs a laptop for school...now that occasional LAN or MMPORG game with dad will surely enhance dad-teen bonding (wishful thinking old man) ! I can only keep dreaming...Dream on..dream on....!
I would use this laptop to play the two MMO's I am currently playing: RIFT and World of Warcraft. It will also become my main development machine for my android and pandora programs.
Multitasking would be so much easier and the USB 3.0 would be great for pulling digital video and pictures back and forth for editing. Love the rear ports and the 1080 15" monitor.
I would like to enter this contest, my reasons for entering are as follows. Now that I am living on my own, the cost of living is something all to real. With bills coming in so fast, its hard to save money for the better things, including the very expensive hobby of building PC's and having the latest and greatest machines out on the market. As a long time PC enthusiast, and a full time student, I enjoy working with/on systems. With the price of electricity rising, fuel costing more, and the initiative to go green, I have stopped using my desktop in favor of a laptop in order to cut the power consumption down. After all its better to use a 90W system instead of one powered by a 800W PSU. However, this laptop is equipped with inferior components and has left me with the inability to enjoy my favorite games, such as Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead2, Dawn Of War 2, and a few other titles. I have also been unable to edit/mix both video/music using this machine. Something that has been a long time hobby of mine. So you ask what would I use this for? Everything. Everything that this machine can do on a daily basis, this is a desktop replacement, and a portable power house. From school work, to gaming, and editing. I can toss it all at this, and it will come out unscathed.
I would give it to my son who turns 17 on March 30th. He will be graduating Biloxi High Scool and could certainly use this in college. Our lives have not been the same since Hurricane Katrina. He has had to make do with much less then he's used to.
A portable desktop that doesn't weigh 200 pounds??? the real question is what I WOULDN'T do with it.. Play Solitaire... Ok, I would play solitaire.... but only when im not working with media or pwning noobs... All OTG no less!
I don't currently have a laptop that would support gaming which means when I'm on the road, I take my PSP, which is clearly inadequate. This would be my portable gaming machine.
This would be an awsome win. I have been trying to save so bad for a laptop, but the current economy has me just puting food in my house for my wife and kids...
"extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future"
2022 then?
i would use this baby to create my unnecessary art
anyway Good luck everyone :) except you filthy Beaners!!
I'm currently a free lance artist and game developer, also hardcore gamer. This computer would the perfect machine for on the go work for modeling, and of course gaming of all types. I frequently travel to meet with clients and currently take a poor powered laptop, or my full desktop tower with me to show people the work I do, and the full capabilities of the software I use to create magic! A Laptop of this caliber would allow me to save a great deal of time and effort when doing this.
As for gaming, I play all the time on my PC. I admit I own an Xbox, but 90% of the time, all my games I play are on my PC. I love going to LAN parties with friends and my current setup just doesn't cut it for portability. This would be Ideal for that, and of course make every one extremely jealous. Which is the real reason for LAN parties right? Right?!? I thought so.
This would replace my present laptop which is getting very long in the tooth. I use it for holding PDF copies of gaming books for Shadow Run, Dead Lands, D&D. Along with using it for managing character sheets. I don't like wasting the paper printing new character sheets. The storage space and 1080 display would definitely satiate any media cravings I might have on the go. This laptop would also rock any CGI projects I'd take on, or make a good in the field digital photo editor. I never know where inspiration may strike, so it's nice to be able to just start creating, instead of waiting to get home to my desktop to begin working.
I would give my wife a new laptop. I could then put my favorite games on it and play them whenever she's up at the hospital and I'm keeping her company. (Would have to invest in some headphones for that.)
She'll be going off to school soon and is intimidated by and frustrated with technology and so avoids pcs and phones. Some quick training on a nice laptop will help change her mind.
I would likely give it to my parents because their desktop computer is so painfully slow that I can't ever check anything when I am there! Plus, they could bring this one along with them on their retirement trips so they could keep better in touch.
I have three comp all MSI motherboards in them, no problems. Would love this little gadget, probably would end up playing the original Doom on it with it's original soundtrack.
I'd use this laptop for work so I could have access to programs at home that I have at the office. I wouldn't have to stay late at the office to get things done.
I'd also play online games with my friends and a brother who're constantly trying to get me to upgrade my PC so I can join them. It would be my first laptop, so I'm sure I'd find lots of uses for it that I don't even know about now.
I will use this laptop to play all of the latest games like Pong, Pacman, Joust etc... I will also use it to make all the little kids in my sons first grade class cry as they have never seen such a beast laptop!
This laptop would be a fantastic upgrade to my current Sony VAIO. The MSI is better in every conceivable way. Would totally use it as a gaming machine to play Civ V, Rift, Diablo III (when it comes out) and a host of other games.
Plus my son would be using it for gaming also. Please don't let him game on a VAIO any longer than he has to!!! It could cause permanent damage...
I would use it to blow away my competition on StarCraft 2, mow down the baddies in Diablo 3 (when it finally comes out) and dominate on Duke Nukem Forever (If it finally comes out)!
It would also come in handy for watching DVDs while waiting on flights and looking at the pics on the memory card from my digital camera and above all, keeping in touch with my wife and baby boy while I'm on travel for my job!!!
The last laptop upgrade I purchased for her was a dud -- works enough that I can't do much about it but buy another PC, but it's given us headaches since we bought it.
She'd probably take this one from me if I won; but hey, she's worth it. I could probably sneak some games on it for when we travel.
I'd use it to give my OCZ SandForce SSD (bought after researching via Anand) a processor/platform with enough juice to finally give it the workout it's been waiting for. Ubuntu/Win7 boot in < 10 sec FTW.
As of January 2011 my hp laptop crashed running vista due to hps VGA over heating problems, its limping along now running ubuntu. bought dead space two and black ops but with no PC to play I'm going insane... need game time, and I would make a point to visit Anand tech several times a day.
I am a graphic design teacher in an urban high school in Kansas City. The students and I work on 7-year old macs, which frankly don't cut it for some of the assignments I would like to be doing with them.
If I had the opportunity to use this laptop, I could bring to class more involved and interesting projects for them to see and be inspired from. Additionally, for those students who have progressed their skills enough, I would let them use it to see how they can easily get a jump-start into 3D design with free tools like Google Sketchup.
I believe that the extra power this laptop would give me would be beneficial for both my students and myself, and would make shuffling files back and forth from work a lot easier.
I would use it to let my son and daughter and wife all have their own machine. It would have a bunch of headaches as the kids fight to see who gets to get on the computer next.
I would use it as my mobile work station for my small business. I need a more powerful laptop to use on the road, as my old t61 is not cutting it anymore.
I would use it for everything because it looks like it would kick some serious fraps! I've never had anything but a rusty old handmedown Pentium 4 laptop so I suspect Anandtech/MSI could rest easy that they got a lot of happybang for their buck.
This is fortuitous, since I've been looking for a notebook to replace my aging Compal HEL80. The 680R is much heavier than I want, since I need a lightweight notebook to take with me to Turkey this summer, but the GPU can handle the games that interest me (Civ V and the like), and if I did win it, who can argue with free?
I would use in place of the school computer in my programming class to write the programs as well as to take notes in that class and other classes. I would also use it to play games, listen to music, and get on the internet when not in classes. Also, I would make use of it to aid me in fixing other people's computers whenever the need should arise.
I'm currently using my wife's old Inspiron E1505 due to the untimely death of my own laptop from a feline fur induced overheating.
Thanks to this tragedy, and a general lack of disposable income, I have missed almost a years worth of gaming of any kind. I would use this laptop to climb out from under the gaming rock I've been living under recently.
With a laptop like this, I would use it for everything from general purpose, to gaming, to software development. Portable, powerful processing: Very useful!
With this notebook I would be able to work at home, which would save me a ton of time to be with family and friends as well as get some serious gaming in at night. Stuck at work so much having to use our software and more powerful computers. MSI is one of my favorite brands, would love to rep their gear. Start ups take up sooo much time!!
I don't have a particularly noble use for it, but I'm in the market right now for a replacement for my aging Dell Latitude, used for a mix of business and personal use. This looks like it'd fit the bill nicely. :-)
If we were in the first 25 posts, how will we get the coupon? Will someone email us, or do we have to wait until the actual contest is over (April 15)?
I would use it to replace my current 3 year old desktop and my 6-month old laptop. I would give y current laptop to my dad as he doesnt have one and keep the new one for myself if I ever win it :)
...I CONSTANTLY have to ask myself because my current gaming setup is my desktop. core 2 duo, ati 3870... Do I stay home and game at relativly low resolutions and details? or do I go out and hang with friends on this monster of a laptop that would blow my desktop out of the water.
Help me with my social life Anand! Save me from being a hermit, chained to my desktop! Let me experience the world!!!!!!
I would use it to replace my Ancient AMD PC! I'm still running an AMD Clawhammer 3200. 2.0 Ghz, Single Core, Socket 754, only 1gig of ram. 80 gig Seagate and WinXP. Please Help!
If I win this machine, it would become my family's primary computer for a while, and my kids could use it for schoolwork(includes video and photo editing) and gaming so that they can have some fun. We can't afford to get a new computer that is capable of doing the things they have to do.
We would also run folding at home, provided the thermal management system can keep up with it.
Never had a laptop before, always used a desktop for gaming, but now that notebooks can acutally play any game, it would be awesome to have this monster. What could be better than gaming on the go, with real graphics that is!
I am going to be building a Sandy Bridge desktop soon, and I am opting for a desktop since I don't have enough money to get a laptop that performs well enough for me to do my media editing (as well as occasional gaming) and every time I think about it, I keep kicking myself because the mobility of a laptop is not even one step down the ladder of importance, it's like 1/3 of a step down so I keep fighting with myself about how I am losing mobility and that I just cannot afford it no matter how much excess performance I sacrifice. So with the GT680, I can get the mobility and up-time for work that I need instead of the performance I need with down-time that just horrifies me every time I think about it!
I would use it with my two youngest boys to learn their ABC's 123's and play JumpStart games, I would let my school age kids to do their homework and have some fun with downloadable games and I would use my new MSI to find a job.
I would use the MSI GT680R for creative writing, video editing & transcoding, gaming, visiting AnandTech and other websites, and changing the world to make it a better place, starting with world peace and solving world hunger.
I would use it for world domination! With it's processing power, I will come up with the most devious and diabolical plan of all diabolical plans. The mighty graphics card will help me virtually create any scenario that may be in my path. I will see you all bow before me and my GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook !! muahahahahaha !!!!!!
I love watching movies on my ipt2. It's small but with headphones, no one will disturb you. So I'm going to use cuda and crunch that backlog of encodes in record times. It's back logged bc my athalon gets like 4fps. Ouch.
Honestly, I'm not really a gamer. My gaming consists of a sega genesis emulator on my computer with USB controllers. I want this computer for college. I am going to enter college for Engineering, and know I need a powerful computer to run simulations and other software.this laptop blows my current desktop out of the water on specs. It would definitely help.
I've been working a ton of extra hours lately which includes covering for the people at my office who have been "avoiding their duties". I would use the laptop to get some gaming done at ANY free opportunity I get during these ungodly overtime hours. Thanks.
My (perfect) first day with a new MSI machine: - Wake up at 7:07 a.m. After a coffee, I would finally lay to rest my dilapidated laptop from 2005. Ceremony and all. - Go to class at 9 a.m. Getting a doctorate in computer music, you of course have to have your laptop along. - More class at 11 a.m. (Obligatory, secretive social networking during class is required as the stomach informs you of its desire to demolish masticated food.) - 12:30 p.m. Lunch while surfing the web. When reading AnandTech, I would no longer gawk at the new shiny things because one would be sitting in front of me. - 3 p.m. So I took advantage of the free Wi-Fi and refills for 2 1/2 hours. Don't judge - I'm a poor college student. Yes, I need to go home and do mind-numbingly boring musicology busy work. - 6 p.m. Homemade dinner while listening to uncompressed music by bands that inspire me for: - My concert at 8 p.m. My MSI machine would work in perfect tandem with my custom built electronic instruments using open-source microcontroller hardware (e.g. Arduino). - After having a beer with some members of the audience and explaining my music to them using terms they unfortunately don't understand, I would go home and play a smorgasbord of games until I gouge my eyes out from no longer being able to mentally process the amazing graphics... *sigh*
Mobile promotions demo. To show the power of sandy bridge products in mobile market, as a viable solution for those on the go that game like sales men/women, crane operators,Spokesmen/women or other in the traveling field who want gaming power to bring with them. I would also benchmark it, pet it, take it to class, and game on it regardless of battery power.
I love MSI products. I would use this machine for music production which includes studio time and also analysis of music system using the latest tools and a RTA mic...
I used to have a monster laptop, the 20' Acer 9805. This isn't quite as big, but a lot more powerful. I don't think I'll have a problem with MW2 on this baby. Don't they say that big things come in small(er) packages?
While traveling, I would use it for RPG/RTS games, as well as writing, typical email / web surfing; at home it would back up my desktop system and I might run a Teamspeak server on it.
I'd replace my current laptop with the MSI, and give my current laptop to my nephew who is still too young to work. Right now he's stuck on a Wii that his parents got for him and I want to get him into PCs!
This laptop is much more powerful than any other computer that I own right now, so I would use it for everything - work, browsing the web, watching movies, listening to music, etc., etc.
It would make a fine desktop replacement and an excellent system to play on the go, plus I could go to LAN parties with the confidence that I have a solid gaming system in my hands. *sigh*
I would use this to kill time by gaming and Skyping with family and friends I have worldwide while waiting for my first child to be born (plenty of time, the due date isn't until Sept. 2nd).
I'd take it around to the local poor rural gradeschools, plug it into a big screen monitor, and then run some demo programs showing the kids ALL the possibilities: Music, Art, Google Earth, News and Programming from around the world etc. Basically i'd take it and let them see the computer as a window to the world, to space, as a doorway to the sum total of human knowledge and experience. I'd blow their perceived boundaries clear to the next galaxies :) No longer would just the "sky" be the limit. :)
I'd use it for when I am school (take notes, write essays, research, and do homework). Since I live off campus it'd be great to take such a beauty along with me. It'd be awesome to relax with games, music, and videos during my many breaks in between classes. No longer would I have to resort to using the library's computers, where all I can do is Facebook. It'd be my entertainment hub. I could also probably use it for work; It's a lot better than the dinosaur I use at CIS.
I would give this laptop to my daughter who has been disabled for 18 years and is currently enrolled in collage to get her BA degree but loves to play video games in her spare time and would love to have this laptop to play the new game Skyrim when it comes out.
Itd be my first official laptop! I would love it and cherish it, name it George, and cuddle with it. Play WoW, and do my work from my friends house! yay portablity
Running virtual machines to test programs, gaming - primarily playing World of Warcraft, audio/video editing, web surfing, document creation; basically everything that I do with my desktop, but much more mobile.
If I were to be the lucky winner of this laptop, I'd user the MSI GT680R as a mobile desktop replacement. With two kids in the house sometimes I need to be watching them in various rooms. Having a laptop on hand would do wonders browsing the web or viewing media of various types. Not to mention this thing is powerful enough to Play Rift around the house.
If I were fortunate, or lucky enough, to win this giveaway, it would be like a man seeing daylight for the first time in his life; emerging from the shadows, astonished to find the true substance of things. I am Computing's Caveman. Half the time spent on my Dell Inspiron 8600 is dreaming of a new computer--and this one is close to perfect. One that I can actually enjoy listening to music on (and storing music on; the 50GB Fujitsu PATA HDD in my Dell doesn't hold much, and just opening VLC or loading a song in Foobar can take a while), or actually stream FHD content (goodbye 1.6GHz Pentium M and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo). The 512MB RAM fit nicely in this machine that constantly reminds me of another age, with stickers like "Designed for Windows XP" and "Intel Inside: Centrino Mobile Technology" (you know, the one with the purple and blue wings). I don't know what I would do with 8GB! Maybe I would become the next DeVinci. It's funny when you work with a machine like this for so long, even the simplest of tasks sound like grand computing on a new machine. I suppose with a processor like the i7-2630QM, I/O options like USB 3.0 and eSATA (new to me!), a GPU capable of gaming (is it really possible?) and a massive amount of RAM, I could easily listen to music while I write a philosophy essay, even open a browser window at the same time to do some quick fact checking (maybe get sidetracked and download some pretty wallpapers, or 'touch-up' my friends facebook pictures (the 'stache is in)). I would then e-mail myself the essay, encode a few new videos, convert a few new albums throw them on my mp3 player and be out the door. I could see myself heading to the library in between classes to do some "studying"...of Dead Space 2. I use my computer for everything from writing, to doodling, to recording music, and I like to feel like an international spy while I do it, not an allegorical figure stuck in the shadows of a Greek cave. And nothing says spy like MSI.
It's real simple. I am currently using an ancient desktop computer... Athlon XP, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 3 graphics. Yep, that's old. I frequently pull out my hair waiting for this junker to run apps, so I would use the MSI laptop to save myself from going bald.
I'd use this for work most days and some occasional gaming too. I do web development and IE 8's JavaScript Debugger brings my old Athlon X2 system to it's knees. On the gaming side, I've been wanting to check out Unreal Tournament 3 for a while. That and Starcraft 2 *just barely* runs on my system, I think it'd be a little more fun on this laptop.
I would be able to play my Diablo again with constant delays because the processor in my pc is way tooooooo slow. I would enjoy streaming of movies. I would also be able to start working on my dream of creating computer games.
... because it would give me a computer that was mine to work, game, watch netflix, browse the internet, etc. Right now, I'm stuck bringing a laptop home from work...
I would let the twin boys that I am step-dad to use it for gaming and college. They currently share a gaming PC so one is always left sitting by while the other is gaming and they both enjoy attending LANs and gaming.
I would use the MSI GT680R primarily to visit Anandtech.com and get my daily dose of technology, Edit videos using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and play Crysis anywhere on the go thanks to this powerful machine.
If I were to receive this product I would use it for HD Video editing, creating documents, surfing the web,as well as Gaming, and to take some of the stress off my desktop and give me more access to editing while on the go. And as I am just getting back into the technological field this computer would greatly help me in the productivity for future jobs. I believe this would be a great assest to me as it will be put ot great use, not only for the gaming aspect but the overall capability for a system of its magnitude. It would also be a wonderful replacement for the HPDv6-2150us that my wife currently has, which i mainly use.
I would throw away my wifes p3 63.mb ram intel(r) 8281 oe graphics gateway computer and play vidio games till the weeeeeee hrs of the morning.Then my wife can take her butt online ( the gateway cant connect anymore) and apply for a dam job........
The best type of portable computing that I have is a Asus EEE 701. It's great for carrying around on the move and giving me an internet connection, but that's about it. Something like that GT680R would allow me to game while away from my apartment, or make LAN parties that much easier to bring hardware to, or even so much as give a friend or family member (sister) a worthwhile machine to game on at the yearly LAN party (fites.net). Also, gaming at a friend's house would be much easier with a capable laptop as opposed to hauling my main desktop around. That's what I'd use it for. Portability and the fact that I could take it anywhere.
after 2 years of non gaming - this laptop might bring Civilization 5, starcraft 2 and the latest CODs into the light hours - instead of watching dextar non stop...
and hopefully I will also get to play Duke Nukem Forever on this machine....
I JUST started grad school classes to get my masters degree in computer science (3d modeling and graphic design) and the laptop I used throughout my undergrad degree is on its last limbs and probably will not render properly the projects I am going to have to do for the next 2 - 3 years :( I have just paid this semesters bill and I am scraping together funds to try to buy a laptop that will carry me through grad school but i'm only up to ~300.00. I would use this laptop to carry me through grad school and create computer generated images//models and hopefully bring it with me to any internship I can get!
I would use this amazing piece of hardware as stable workstation for editing and authoring 720p videos and 12.1mp shots from the Micro Four Thirds camera I just ordered. Hopefully so I can get to the point of doing some professional work with my images and videos.
I am an amatuer photographer trying to start my professional carreer. This laptop would be just the tool I need in the field to make me successful. I already know how to take pictures, see my website at www.PhotosByPflanz.com , and I just spent all my money on a new camera. What I do not have is a laptop to load my pictures on. I have to come home and load them on my desktop. Let me win please!!!!!!! :-)
With this gaming computer, i would us the laptop machine to its full power. Play powerhouse pc games, along with minor pc games. I would use this computer to build websites, and use Adobe Photoshop Cs5 alond with other Adobe editing tools. The look of the computer is amazing. I would use the computer to watch hd movies and hook it up to my flat screen t.v.
is coming out this year, but my gear is too old. My desk is a cluttered mess; I need an excuse to organize. To the internet I would also go, possibly to learn poetry and rhyme.
I would use the laptop to run all the amazing games i can't play now because my computer is so slow. To be specific I want to play The Old Republic with a machine that won't become a paper weight next week.
It is hard to choose just one thing with a computer that is equipted to do anything from gaming to multi-media. But, since you are making me choose, I would view streaming videos and movies. I can't do that on this old clunker. shern.cynthia@yahoo.com
I would use this laptop for school, since 90% of my courses are computer courses it would be very useful! I would also max out the settings on every game, and see what kind of limits i could put to it. It would be very well used :) I'd like to see what kind of over-clocking it could handle.
Fantastic laptop to use in the classroom! High school physics teacher so high quality 1080p streaming from Discovery networks, and web applet use is key for me!
Hi I really need this monster machine. I am engineering student and I'll use it for CAD purpose. I am also hardcore gamer and will play my favrote games. ANANDTECH do not give this to any one else.
It sure would be a nice replacement for my 7 year old HP Pavilion zv5034 laptop. Yeah, I'm still lurching along on a Pentium 4 with a 60GB HDD and only 1.5GB RAM (that is shared with the video card)!
Yes, this would be a very nice replacement indeed.
Then I would figure out what else I could do with a system with those specs!
To further my research on taking over the world. Also, I'd watch reruns of "The Price Is Right." Not the new ones with whats-his-face but the ones with Bob Barker. Probably look at scantily-clad women on it as well.
I would use it to run games under Windows 7, CUDA Enabled security apps, and VMware Workstation 7 in Linux. Would likely be writing and testing a lot of security code, building hardware designs, and dabbling in AutoCAD
Soooo many games, Starcraft being the main one ;). Also, for building programs that think for themselves and will eventually take over the world establishing me as their ruler. Then velociraptors with light sabers would overthrow my empire, but that doesn't have much to do with the laptop.
I would mix killer Techno beats using the powerful CPU, play HD video synced to the music with the top of the line GPU and then hack the lights to strrobe to the beat.
I would install Crysis 2, then use it to kill ALIENS in Iraq in the night-time, when I'm not hunting down Al-Queda terrorist cells in the day time. And once a week if lag sucks, I'll skype my super smoking wifey. My last laptop blew up in an RPG fiasco.
I've been looking for a laptop to do my programming assignments and general gaming on the go on but i've been short on cash.. heres to hoping i'd get what i need.
It's a bit cold around here, so would use it to heat up my living room. Anyway even dreaming that I own this laptop makes me feel the heat :) Sometimes it is not simply cool to have MSI GT680R it is HOT!
Who needs a desktop when you have a notebook like this? Its faster than my desktop. If I won, I'd donate my desktop PC to charity and use the notebook everywhere.
What wouldn't I use this laptop for? Really, I'd use it for gaming. Lots of gaming. Looking forward to Rage and Arkham City, most notably. Hopefully for Trackmania 2 when the first environment comes out.
I'd use it for various purposes. - as my main work PC to piss off my manager (i work at GIGABYTE :p) - as a backup gaming machine for when my main PC is yet again dismembered for mod project #53257 - as a 2nd LAN rig so i can invite friends to come with me to a LAN.
I got a little too excited... Forgot to mention that I would use this for school and as a mobile gaming rig for those lonely nights in my hotel room during busines trips.
I would use this as a stay-at-work number cruncher for my spintronics research. I guarantee that all CPU and Cuda cores would be working full throttle days on end (thanks in part to Mathematica 8).
Um, yeah, with this sweet ride I would play games, and some more games...then internet, and then play more games. I might mix watching a movie once in a while, but that would interrupt my game-playing.
I would use it to play games in the living room while my GF makes me watch (or pretend to) Jersey Shore and how "hilarious" it is... and then I have to tell her how i think those girls are all hoes and I'm glad shes nothing like them. Until eventually i throw the laptop into the TV because i cant take anymore "snooky" and then end up on anandtech waiting for another laptop giveaway. :o
I would use it to play games in the living room while my GF makes me watch (or pretend to) Jersey Shore and how "hilarious" it is... and then I have to tell her how i think those girls are all hoes and I'm glad shes nothing like them. Until eventually i throw the laptop into the TV because i cant take anymore "snooky" and then end up on anandtech waiting for another laptop giveaway. :o
First, if it arrived in time, I'd take it on our Euro Cruise so I can save my thousands of DSLR pics of Monaco, Florance, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii, Amalfi, Naples, Dubrovnik, Venice, Monza, Messina, Barcelona....and then get down for some killer gaming in my easy chair when I get home.
If I were to win this laptop, I would probably use it as a gaming notebook so I didnt have to upgrade my desktop. Based on the specs alone, it would probably make circles around my old desktop with a Q6600 and a 8800GT! Sounds nice!
I love my desktop monster, but I'm planning a trip that's last for months and I don't own a laptop! Something like this would be amazing to whip out in a budget hotel room for a bit of not just surfing, but also gaming, after a day of Muay Thai training...
Every bit of digital media would have mustaches added to it. Every barren upper lip given a glorious growth. Every shade possible, best suited to the person or thing along with its own style. Already have a mustache? ENHANCED. Peripheral additions and reworkings, further magnifying the magnificent mustache.
Plenty of other uses becoming of such a crafty machine would be invoked as well, but it will be known as a Mustache Maker, and the world will be changed for the better.
Well I'm a musician and this would allow me to take a full-fledged music workstation on the go. I'm not looking for a whole lot of mobility (my current laptop is a 4-yr old DTR), what I need is power and storage space. It doesn't hurt that I also want to play games.
I'd use it as a portable development/gaming station. Visual Studio and Eclipse aren't Crysis but they can sure suck my Acer dry of resources pretty quick. Not to mention, the Acer has intel GMA 3000 graphics and can't even play Minecraft... Ah, such is the life of a student.
I would go back to my pc gaming and not sleep for days... All honesty, I wouldn't have to save dollars a month after piles of bills for me to build me another computer/purchase a desktop replacement laptop to go back to 3D editing/modeling and gaming.
I would definitely use it to do my 3D works such as: hair/fur, cloth, and fluid dynamics. With Sandy Bridge cpu, 8GB ram, 1.5 gb ram video card, it would make my renderings much faster, and I can take it anywhere with me. It would be my portable 3D dream machine. I hope I won't drool over it, hehehe.
I would mainly use it for graphic design and web design/development as well as motion/video work. I do some major photo manipulation and high-resolution print design so this would definitely be a great fit. Right now, I have to sit on my busted chair at my aging AMD-939-core-based system to do my work. I want to work on my toilet. This notebook seems like the best solution to this conundrum of mine. No more being stuck executing only unidirectional transfers for me. I'd finally be able to reach transfer rates of 4.8GB per second thanks to the three USB 3.0 I/O ports. Emphasis on the "O", considering my new desired work location.
Running Photoshop, Illustrator, a text-editor, music, FTP client, and Firefox with 25 tabs open would no longer make me feel like a droopy-eyed, armless child. I could finally feel what it would be like to have tiger blood coursing throughout my veins.
If I've got some free-time, I'd probably give some games a whirl too. Battlefield 3 is lookin' pretty hot. There would probably be enough extra power in this beast to run those protein-folding, cancer-curing, alien-finding programs. It would be a dream of mine to finally have the ability to cure the cancer of an alien while simultaneously being able to fold proteins. Yeah. I want to do that. Seriously: I want to kick cancer's disgustingly gelatinous ass.
The forged 3D supercar exterior of the MSI GT680R would also match quite nicely with my 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. Even better yet: while on conference calls using the GT680R's built-in HD webcam, my clients will find it even easier to see my face (with teary eyes) turn deep-red due to frustration with never-ending project revisions and, "I've-got-a-nephew-who-knows-computers-and-will-do-it-for-free", words of fun. Now that's clarity!
As I sit here typing away on my 6yr Dell desktop listening to the fan trying to cool down my 3gig P4, I can honestly say, everything, really, I would use it for everything. LOL
It's a good replacement for my 5yrs old rig. Will donate old rig to our church. Cant afford to buy this kind of laptop in real life. Specially here in the philippines, that most of the good stuff really cost a lot. It's just a dream come thru winning this.
I would use it as my main laptop to take to customers and analyze their networks, Remote in to faraway servers to update and control software and processes.
Setup routers, switches and other network components, write up service reports, update and mange the company finances and everything else that an IT business owner does every day
Since this notebook says its "blazing-fast" I would try and come up with a new nuclear fission model that could potentially help solve the nuclear meltdown problems of a nuclear reactor - probably by coming up with a "blazing-fast" decay process.
Well, My daughter races quads on the national circuit , and is the current national champion. This year I am going to do a lot of videoing and commentating of her, the other riders, and the events. Editing the footage, and then showing the events as weekly webinars on various sites. As most of the trips are over 8 hours long, it would be nice to have a laptop that has enough beef to do this on the trips home , instead of thrashing late at night and hiding at work to get each session finished. So if I won the laptop, I guess you could say you are saving my sanity and my job. lol. And of course the laptop and the website that gave it away would be given a shout out on every episode. :)That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)
Zoinks, I too would use it to beat your son at Starcraft. It would also help me be able to take my programming projects to a whole new area of the state when on the road!
I'd take it to lan parties and show off those funky lights and at work to break from the trend of those boring notebooks that everyone else carries around.
School, Sorta boring? Maybe, but at 31 I needed to go back to school after seven years of trying to make a career in Access programming and a year of failing to learn and enjoy iPhone programming. I am in serious need of a laptop for school and right now the budget is limited to either a used iPad or an $500 range laptop. I don't prefer the iPad option due to my PC gaming and it would be nice to carry a few of my favs (Civ5, WoW, SC2, Dragon Age 2, and some emulators). It would also be nice to have applications like NI's Multisim for classwork. In addition to school and classwork it would be excellent to have a laptop that would last me more than a year or two of regular use, something this laptop would let me do. (Oh and BTW it doesn't hurt that it has a awesome case!) It would also be nice to have a laptop that could handle some serious work when I decide to get back into pod casting. While most laptops could handle recording without much issue, I'd rather not risk stuttering, interference, or data loss to some low budget laptop. It would be nice to get back in after getting my feet wet in submitting segments for a gaming podcast last year. and thats it. I wanna use it, I wanna abuse it, I wanna play it into the ground until either it or me drops!
To finally replace my old Toshiba Satellite that hasn't been up to par for gaming in 5 years, and has a hinge that is giving out now anyway. Sure would be nice to play Starcraft 2 or Shogun 2: Total War when it comes out. Or a Civilization game newer than 3. This thing failed miserably when I tried to play Civ 4.
... it would be because I would have this awesome notebook by my side. With all its sexy, powerful features, I would be able to perform amazing work-related feats on the road Harder Better Faster Stronger than ever before followed by intense StarCraft 2 gaming sessions before putting my little nerd brain to sleep. And sleep well I would, knowing that the omnipotent MSI GT680R stands watch over my resting place!
I would use the laptop to create websites and Photo compositions on the go and in the office. This would give my productivity a big boost and free up more time for play and rest.
I'd use it to replace my Acer notebook, which recently died after many years of service and that I chose using Anandtech reviews. Mainly to help in finding a job.
I would show it of everyone and play the newest and the baddest games at full blow.........Of course visit Anandtech every single day......................
Definitely as a desktop replacement, that can also be mobile. One of the best things I love about using a laptop as a desktop replacement is built-in UPS. That way you don't lose anything when you're working on something important!
Always an MSI fan, I'd use it to replace my dying core2duo 13in Dell that I use as my primary work computer for my at home business. Ideally this would also supplement as a great small situation and traveling editing computer which would rock for my business. I travel a lot and right now I'm really handcuffed.
Speed, graphics and CPU are perfect. Currently the graphics on my laptop can hardly keep up with the 720p I record in now. Thanks!
I would use it instead of the aging Vostro that my company refuses to upgrade. I run three VMs dual-headed for my various support roles and things slow down *quickly*.
I would use such a powerful machine to contribute more to the development of VegaStrike, http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net - an open source space flight and combat simulator. My current laptop with integrated video is completely inadequate for developing OpenGL applications.
I would use it to play the newer games from 2003 on. I have not had a new computer since 2002. I currently am using a 939 AMD Athlon 64 3200 computer with a MSI 939 Nforce 3 Platinum mobo and 2 gigs of OCZ DDR memory and recently upgraded to a Radeon 3650 AGP card which crashes my computer every time I try play any new game.
I wish I could afford a new computer to play new games but having kids and a family going through crisis situations over the past 8 years does not give the opportunity to upgrade. :(
I love technology and been a die-hard fan of Anandtech for years just drooling over new stuff. Good luck everyone.
I would use it to develop PC & Android games and get OS X Snow Leopard running to develop for iOS. Second would be playing Mass Effect 2 every day to see how much of an a-hole I could make Shepard be.
So I can donate my current D630 to the women's shelter and have a nice and/or non-refurbished 2-3 generations behind laptop for the first time ever....
I'd love to prove to my boss that CAD workstations can come in laptop packages, and would love to update our 6 year old fleet of desktops. an Impressive showing with some good hardware would help.
I would run Win XP under Windows 7 and then run Windows 98 under Win Xp and then run Windows 3.11 under 98 and then run extended DOS under Win 3.11 so I could play the Original Duke Nukem!
I think I would have to use this in many different ways. One would be to try and keep the small business going as our old laptop has died. Second, it would serve as a great tool for our nephew, who we are in the process of adopting, to use while doing his research. He is 13 and smarter, with more potential than many adults I have known throughout my years. Give it some thought... It will be put to some very productive usage {and probably some gaming also... SHHhh : ) }
I would definitely use the laptop for everything I do on the computer now . I would be gaming,using Office,web browsing,communication ,and education.My desktop would become a spare part !
I have to use my work issued lappy to do work with and needless to say I don't get to install whatever I want on it.
I keep toying with the Idea of getting a laptop but I'd want one that felt snappy and able to be able to render simple Blender scenes so a cheap netbook/entry level lappy wouldn't do. Everything else that's capable is kind of expensive and it's a luxury I'm okay with not having.
I would definitely try to do some sound recording too because it's fun to play songs and listen back to how bad you sound.
It would also be really nice to transcode korean soap operas for my mom and free up my lappy. (she's korean and LOVES them but has maybe used a computer 10 times so I just make her dvds)
Oh, also I would browse the internet for pictures of penguins.
My personal laptop died after 5 years of faithful use. I would use the GT680R as its replacement. The GT680R would allow me to start playing games again since my desktop can't handle the demands of most modern games. I would very likely invest in two SSD drives and put them in RAID-0, it would be incredible. Thanks!
I would play games on the road finally! All the wonderful gaming that can be accomplished while going to cons and traveling to my parents house, it would be ever so wonderful!
I'd use it to beat my electrical engineer son around the head until he couldn't ignore my new tech toy and was st patricks day green with envy. oh yeah!
I would show my friends that after nine years, and the patience to setup some plugins (Graphical upgrades, Dx8 just doesn't cut it hahah), that Morrowind is still the best single player RPG a person can play. Every time that game recaptures my imagination. What better way to convince the world of my point, then to pack a gaming laptop that can replace my rig, on the road?
I'd like to use the gt680 mostly for work/research purposes. Currently I am studying to become a device engineer working on novel material systems and device architectures as possible alternatives to Si CMOS. It would allow me to run device and process simulations at home instead of making the trek to school. Also it'd be faster than the school computers so I could run finer meshes, multi-task with other software, and save TONS of time even at school.
In the end, it would help me to become a better device engineer! One day I might even be part of the team responsible for beyond 22 nm CMOS product!!!!!
Browsing with the Best Experience (Full HTML, Flash, etc) Booting Multiple OS's (Windows , Linux) or Running different OS's inside Developing Applications (I am a coder)
and finally....
Better Games! No other mobile device has anything close to the selection of games as good as this..
I would replace my gaming Asus laptop which is on the end of it's two year warranty and is about to be sent back for the same problem for the second time and it's lightly used.
I bought it mostly for World of Warcraft, but I also play a lot of games through Steam including, but not limited too: TF2, L4D2, MNC, and Civ V. I also use it for school work and stay at home momming, which is more laptop intensive than you might think.
So much to load onto there. TF2, Portal/Portal 2, loads of games. Music production for sure, FL Studio, vsts, samples, etc. Take my Wacom Bamboo everywhere, obviously!! Bring the pain in LAN games, HA HA! :D
A mobile workstation would be epic win for me, absolutely epic win!!
- Tracking my finances: I'm a full-time volunteer at a nonprofit so I don't make a lot, and what I do has to be managed carefully.
- Keeping in touch with family and friends: I'm hoping to travel abroad to teach english in Taiwan or Korea next year so I need a computer I can rely on and replace my desktop when I move. Plus, having an MSI computer in Taiwan would be fitting!
- Gaming: When I have time at least; can't let all that power go to waste! I am more of a strategy gamer myself, but I do enjoy some FPS's too!
- Writing: just a hobby of mine, but I have always preferred a laptop to a notepad.
- Music/podcasts: I love music and am always working on my collection.
- Blogging: I may not have the most followers, or regular updates even, but I like to share things I feel are important, or my thoughts.
So really, I'd use my laptop for a lot of little things, but when you take it all in, I'd use it to help me get by, day to day.
What will a use it for? Well, I'll tell you what I won't use it for. I will not cook a pie on it, I will not put it in the freezer, I will not sleep on it, I will not set it on fire, I will not hit a zombie in the head with it, and I will not give it away to someone else. I will do everything else on it. Thank you for your time.
I'm in the Air Force and bring my 5 yr old Dell Inspirion 9300 Laptop to work everyday, so I am big time overdue for an upgrade. I'm sort of the go-to-guy when it comes to computers, games, modifying stuff, etc thats why dudes always expect me to have my laptop with me.
I would use this MSI Beast the way I have been using my old ass Inspirion and more. Remuxing, demuxing, encypting, decrypting, encoding, decoding, programming, gaming, and more everyday.
I am currently learning JAVA and look to become an Android/IOS developer- this laptop will certainly help out with that, but I will definitely get it hot with the gaming and video rendering I want to do.
I dont know anyone with an MSI Device so I'm sure when my co-workers see how awesome this laptop is they will definitely stop telling me how awesome their Macbook Pros are.
Had MSI mobo lot of them now need this laptop to see if i can impress everyone at school too. will be great for gaming during long study night for hour or two.
I would Probably use it to do many things. As I am a student I use it browse the web and create some exciting new projects that help my studies. as it has a Nvidia GeForce GPU, it would probably help my father to do his video encoding really faster. I would use it as an extreme gaming Laptop to play some exciting new games. I have planned to become a software engineer in the future. So, I would probably use it as a companion which would really help my future studies in computer technology as its really good.
I'd use it for continuing development of high-performance transaction engines, data warehousing, and web sites on trains, planes, and automobiles. I'd absolutely install VMWare and runs VMs as necessary (Need my linux fix on the go). I'd also play the occasional Civ 5, BFBC2, and Supreme Commander (Because classics never die).
I would use this laptop for maintaining my own technology blog from remote. Would also like to try the concept of over clocking as its far too risky to do it with your own beloved desktop ;-) It beats apple though !!! just saying
If I could get this computer, I would enjoy it's spoils playing these new games that are out with my brother since I can't join him. Not only that, but to keep in touch with friends and family via the web anywhere I go thanks to it's portability. Just the basics, ha ha!
I would use it to datalog my cars and tune them. 1990 Supra with Megasquirt standalone, buying a 240sx 89-94 or a 88-92 Mustang 5.0 and putting a turbo on it, tuning them myself, but i NEED A LAPTOP *wink*
Also, to watch Futurama while in bed at night. And maybe Anandtech won't take 5 minutes to load anymore, my hamster gets tired and needs to rest.
I would use it to play my favorite games, including Portal, Portal 2 (when it comes out), Overlord: Raising Hell, Overlord II, TF2, Psychonauts, G-Mod, Minecraft, The Hobbit, TrackMania, Defense Grid: The Awakening, HL2, Flatout, Flatout 2, Flatout Ultimate Carnage (of which none of these three games work on my current desktop or laptop computer), as well as many other games. I would mainly use this game with Steam. My current laptop, an old HP piece of crap, is missing its battery, caps lock is broken, I can't find a driver for audio (which renders it practically useless for almost anything... especially gaming), and many other things that make it awful. I can't afford to buy a new laptop of quality, and my desktop computer is pretty old and slow too. This would allow me to play my games in many places, at my friend's house (to play multiplayer with them), on trips, and in other wonderful places including at home, as it should run better games. Also since Just Cause 2 can't run on XP, I will be able to play that. I like Windows 7, but can't get it because I don't have very much money. D: But this would really help my life! Thanks!
I would use a new MSI notebook to run the point of sale system for the new business my wife just opened. She would love to retire the old computer that is barely able to run the software. Of course, I would sneak in to do some gaming on that sweet machine as well.
I would use the system for gaming at home and on the go. As well as using the system as a media hub for watching shows/movies via hdmi to a large external screen or simply on the 15.6 inch lcd when out and about. Use the built in HD camera to video chat with family out of state, hopefully fairly frequently.
I would use it for the four years of college I have ahead of me, training me to one day be able to create and design many notebooks that are far better than this one! :P Perhaps the next generation of MSI notebooks will be designed on this one?
I would, no doubt, use this device's superior computational and visualization capabilities to track down and eradicate my most masterful opponent, Sherlock Holmes!
if i won it. I'd do the same thing that daniel tosh did with the apple ipad...bring it into work put on the conference table and tee off with a golf club.
First, I'd use it to make my ex jealous since he gave me the harsh-yet-obvious choice of either the dog or the PC when we split up -- and then I'd rock his face off in Black Ops. Sadly, I'd also be forced to use it for non-gaming purposes like work since I work from home.
I'd use it as my primary computer, and that means I'd use it *all the time*
...you know, I actually wanted to be the 4000th post but, I guess I have better things to do. And if I get this beautiful piece of hardware I'd really have a lot of better things to do!
I'd use it to replace my old p.o.s. that I assembled my self. I would use it for everything from work to playing games. I am running an old Pentium 4 in my laptop now. I help my family business by adjusting blue prints and auto cad runs so slow on my machine. I also have been an avid gamer sense i was a little boy and I love all the command and conquer series and anything blizzard does. I would definitely use this thing to its full potential if i were to win. I have actually been researching these laptops for a long time but have never had the money to purchase one. winning would be a dream come true.
I'm a middle/high math teacher. I need a computer that would help me convert a lot of materials into tech-capable materials. Example as creating PDFs, to creating videos of class lessons, to creating e-portfolios, perhaps even going so far as to have lessons that can be done real-time online. The hard drive size itself would be a good size to hold all these files when working with them.
Our school, like many other schools, are in budget crunch mode and thus our old computers don't cut the mustard. Yet, with new standards we have to use more and more technology.
I would even be happy to create some kind of blog (with instruction on how to do so) to prove my use of the laptop for the uses for work.
I would take it to school and do a little browsing/gaming between breaks :). Being in lecture/library from 8am-10pm every night takes a toll on a person. Would be nice to just sit and relax, game a little.
I would use the laptop for gaming and photos and various internet entertainment. I will also use it for doing homework and taking notes at school. I will also watch movies on the go and chatting with people online. Thanks for giving chances to people to win the laptop.
I'd use this to replace my sole computer, an aging Compaq laptop, and at least I'd finally be able to play most modern games decently in and out of the house.
If we had a GT680R my husband would be the happiest in the world. We have been talking about purchasing one for along time. And when we went to PAX 2011 he seen this and was just amazed. He was happy that we didn't get one yet cause he wants this one. lol
He would use it for PC gaming. Since our gaming computer broke last year we couldn't afford another. He would get back into that and also be able to do some programming for school on it. This notebook is amazing!!!!
I have been looking for the best laptop for our lifestyle. I want reasonable gaming performance, a capable processor with a 15 or 16 inch screen. I am an audiophile and listen to high definition audio files through USB to my DAC. Because of the large files I'd like a 500gb HD at least. I download music and browse the internet over Wifi so fast wireless is a must. That also means multitasking. I will be running Media Monkey, Internet Explorer, email, downloading large files and browsing my hard drive all at the same time. Portability is important because it will be used in different rooms in the house. My wife will be having video phone calls to family and we plan to use it as a DVD player on trips. This is the first laptop I have seen that will fit all of my needs.
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Greetings Anand Lal Shimpi, My name is Michael and I am a Support Technician with Falcon Northwest Computer Systems and I am interested in winning the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook for gaming and kicking butt per say of all that opposed me online, lol.
What a fantastic upgrade this would be to replace my steam powered Sony VAIO with its' maxed out 1GB ram and 17GB of usable HDD (before anything is loaded into it). Like going from a Model A Ford to a new Ford Mustang.
I play Orks Attack a lot from physicsgames and the game currently is very slow. I am hoping to improve my fps by 300% so that the pleasure of playing my favorite would triple!!! AHHH-H-H-H!!! I think core i7 with the improved architecture bundled with this high-def screen and amazing graphics card are superior to my Compaq Portable 286 that is kind of slow nowadays, I think so. nevertheless I will replace the included two HDDs with an SSD to gain some speed on disk accesses. Orks Attack uses the latest engine that relies on high disk access speeds and low latency. SSD will help with that. I hope I can win this laptop because my eyes hurt from the minuscule 9 inch monitor I have now.
doesn't imply that I'd only be doing research and nothing else. With this notebook, I'd sneak in gaming sessions when the advisor isn't around. Hey, I have to cope with the stress, somehow.
This laptop would go to college with my son who will be in need of a mobile computing solution. This machine would obviously be overkill as a word processor, but it would also quite handily lend itself to purposes of MMORPG'ing in the off hours.
Well the laptop I have at the moment is pretty terrible, i mean i cant run tf2 even on the lowest possible settings so I'm limited to do very many things. I have bought a bunch of games off steam from their awesome sales so I would download and play those the second i could.
Since I am a husband, father and full-time college student a MSI GT680R of my own would be used for many different task. First off, it would give me the flexibility to work on my IT classwork anywhere I need to without any worries about hardware performance issues. My wife would also enjoy editing family photos and videos in HD at speeds that would actually allow her to finish these projects. My 4 year old daughter would also push this system to it's limits with her "build-a-bear workshop" and "leap frog" learning games. Last, but certainly not least, I would actually decide to start gaming on the PC again since my decade-long lapse. Starcraft was my game of choice and the last PC game I played so there could be no time better than the present to relapse on Starcraft with Starcraft 2. I have been itching to play SC2 but have not done so yet because I am stubborn and could not stomach playing such a game on lackluster hardware. In conclusion, this system would be put to good use and enjoyed by the whole family and, in case you were concerned, I will be sure to not let this potential "Starcraft relapse" cause me to fail ALL my classes. Anyone know a good sponsor?
I am going back to school and need a new computer to replace my aging desktop. This laptop would be an upgrade and replacement for current, 7 year old desktop.
I'm not sure what I would use it for as I have not owned a laptop in 8 years. The only thing it can do over my desktop is stream Netflix to our TV in the living room. Perhaps once I had it I would find other uses.
I'd use as a desktop replacement machine. Connect to large monitor and replace one HD with small SSD, use the removed HD as external BU via fast USB 3.0 connection.
First off in RL (Real Life) I would use it as a mobile workstation to create VMs and test out issues with SQL Server. I am a DBA and this would be great to have. Outside of work this will be used to do some light renders for Autodesk Maya, and lastly to play a lot of Eve Online.
i would replace my 6 year old compaq laptop whose battery does not charge and I have to hit the power converter a few times to turn on (every once in a while).
If I actually won, I would use it to feed the homeless. You might be wondering how I would accomplish such a task with just a laptop? Well its not just a laptop. With a super machine like this that has so much power and swag I could write a program that would just spit out actual Mcdonalds McRibs along with a homing pigeon that could deliver the freshly processed "meal" (I put meal in quotes because who is really to say that the delicious McRib is or is not a meal?), to every homeless person who thought about being hungry. I would be the world's favorite person and when people asked me, "How did you do it?". I would have to tell them that none of it would be possible without the coolest website around; www.anandtech.com...
I'd do school work, catch up on the last several years of games that I've missed by having a subpar system, and most importantly, I'd stop being a laughing stock as the only employee of Micro Center to not own a computer.
I would run MATLab simulations and not have to wait 30mins for them to execute and actually be able to perform computational fluid dynamics and FEA on my home computer!
I would use this laptop when I travel to encode HD video from 3 HD camera sources and 1 HD Gaming source via a blackmagic intensity shuttle usb 3.0 drive. I would then stream live events in hd with my verizon 4g card. I love to stream cast on JTV live gaming tournaments and this sucker has the power and the usb 3 to use my blackmagic on the go.
I would use this laptop to help me finish grad school. Use it to run C+, Java, Matlab, Pspice, and VHDL/Verilog. Occasionally to run excel spread sheet and powerpoint presentations.
If i won this magnificent GT680R, i'd put it to great use every single day, on the IT-University im getting into this summer. I'd use it to own at the weekly LAN parties held on campus, and to program, test and whatever more will be required of me. I'd be able to convert my home computer into different servers for testing purposes at home, which would be awesome! Always wanted to be able to do that, but never had a good enough laptop which would allow it. Receiving this feisty beast would put my current quest for a great new laptop into completion in the best possible way :D
I would take this with me to class and read Anandtech instead of studying. I would take this with me to class and play Oblivion instead of studying. I would take this with me to class and mod Oblivion instead of studying. I would take this with me to classes next year and play Skyrim instead of studying.
Also, I'd love to have a laptop I can take to the monthly LAN parties my friends and I host. My case is soooooo heavy.
I'd use it to use the superior hardware inside to finally have a laptop powerful enough to kick some serious butt on Call Of Duty: Black Ops and any other FPS that anyone is brave enough to challenge this laptop with.
If I won the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook, I would use it to finally play along side friends without having to carry around my huge case (Full ATX - ~36lbs.) This laptop has awesome specs and I've seen raving reviews from everywhere. Everyone else has mobility :( ... why shouldn't I?
First of all, productivity - I would use it in my work as a grant writer for non-profit agencies. Helping those who are in need of assistance is very rewarding. I would blast off applications to all of the corporations that I have not approached in the past several months. Next I would load-up my new notebook with all of my favorite games and wind down from all of the multi-tasking that just took place in the submission of the grant proposals. Now with a big smile on my face, I would be so very happy knowing that I have done good by helping others and being rewarded by being chosen to win the MSI GT680R notebook. Thank you Anandtech for teaming up with MSI in making this an awesome contest!
Id give my parents my current MSI notebook to replace their 10 year old laptop. I'd use my G series laptop for AutoCAD at work and high performance one shot lose your hip performance at home
Save the world by demonstrating the GT 680R's awsome power to everyone, thereby getting everyone I know to be jealous and they will buy one just because I say so.
Would use it for gaming when on forced work travel. Company I work for only provides old integrated GPUs in their laptops that can not even play Minecraft respectably.
Going to collage for it. I would use it for math and science and whole a lot of stuff for the future. I do get a lot of homework like something to do with the internet for homework and I need to travel to study History like when did the dinosaurs dies. And I would take the laptop for going to the mountains and study at the stars at night.
After winning the GT680R and graciously bowing to be included amongst my fellow nominees, I fled the podium, ripped the packaging off and darted away from the green room amidst the flash bulbs and sea of paparazzi running after me. I opened the laptop and they all froze with amazement as the MSI emblem blinded them. There was an understanding we had. they dropped their cameras, a slow clap began from the back... they all joined in louder and louder until I knew they were distracted enough because soon they would realize they had to know. Know what this laptop was capable of. I couldn't allow it, not yet, not this time. So I shoulder-rolled past them into a dressing room and threw the power-block onto the ground and powered up my Flip-Cam to document for my youtube fans I know would ( and will be) anxiously awaiting my review ...check the twitter during boot..yep the word is out, I might as well put a snarky thought in there just to see if I can drive more buzz... done, and done.... AND DONE (cue DEEP BOOM) .... let the GAME BE-GIN. end scene.
I live in NYC, and my girlfriend lives in Pittsburgh. I go there by bus most weekends to visit her. If I won this laptop, it would allow me to catch up on playing all the games I don't have time for during the week while on the bus.
Looks like an excellant build. Throw my name into the hat. Anyone know how the winners name is drawn? BTW, whatever happened to those two HD5770's that were being given away ions ago? Aren't those getting to be kind of outdated already.
I would advertise it everywhere i go, tell evrybody about it. I would let everybody know how A+ the product is. I would do anything to show how this is the best and advance this product is. Also i would Probally buy another one if yall gave me this one. This is the best product
This system would be great for myself and my family. Not only would it give us a system that we could use at home for the kids and us, it would more importantly be a system we could take on the road with us when we go on our annual family vacation. We try to take the kids to a new place every year, so we load all 3 of them, our 2 dog, and Ma and Pa and head on out in the truck and trailer.
We have a couple of year old laptop, but it's showing it's age and with this... wow. We'd be the fanciest in the trailer parks!! :-)
Thanks for the contest, and good luck everyone (specially to me)!!
I've never owned a laptop. And If I win this laptop, I would actually use if for school work. I'm majoring in graphic design and having access to Adobe CS5 wherever I am would be the greatest thing ever.
with a system as performant as the GR680R, I would play those high graphics game and enjoy the comfort of video calls and video conferences with family and friends abroad, using the HD webcam provided
My Dell is getting a bit long in the tooth...I could really use a new laptop...and what a laptop this is!!! Come on MSI and Andandtech...pretty please!!!!
I'd use it to catch up on all the games I haven't been able to play since I've been deployed here in Afghanistan, due to having a low end laptop without even a dedicated graphics card.
If I had personal internet here, I'd use it to stay up to date on the latest tech news by visiting AnandTech often. But I have my work computer, so I still do that ;)
Also, though having nothing to do with the laptop, I'd greatly thank MSI and AnandTech for making it possible to win this awesome computer.
I am getting ready for the Shogun:Total War 2. I am the big fan of Creative Assembly's real time battles and I have owned Shogun: Total War, Rome:Total War. Their games are very heavy on gaming hardware and I cannot play them on my current laptop. I need this to play these games.
My main subject, however, is the research of parallel processing, currently on the desktop. I need to program the Java and the browsers, and run tests wherever I go. The best configuration would be running some OS's in VMWare and test the codes different ways. A powerful laptop like this one is certainly suitable for the purpose.
I would definitely be using it to visit Anandtech's website to help me work the kinks from my aging desktop. But seriously, my nephew is really in need of a laptop and I just can't afford to purchase what he needs. He is a very bright young man that I have no doubt would benefit from having the right tools placed within his reach. I can't say that he would get this beast, but I would definitely give him my current laptop that I use for work. It is a very capable system perfect for his needs and relativily bulletproof. I could then use this one for my work needs and maybe some recreational WoW or Crysis. He would definitely like to help with that also I am sure.
I would definately like to try out the new Star Wars MMO that's coming out next year. I think this would be awesome! (Doesn't help when you have an old dell with onboard graphics) :P
If I win the GT680R, I would use it to replace my dated desktop pc. I would use it to help whoop my brother in games like left for dead 2, Diablo 3 and pretty much any newer game that looks interesting enough to attempt. I would use the laptop to help tune my car and help plan any next modifications on future car restorations. But most of all, I would use it to make people envious of me and make them buy the same exact laptop!
What would I do with the GT680R if I were blessed enough to win it? Well to understand that is to understand a bit about my past.
I'm an Ex-Aviation Electronics Technician (In-Flight Technician). I was attached to a few different VP (P3C Orion) squadrons in my time. I worked at both the "I" and "O" level fields. These fields range from Software and Hardware management to ESD and Corrosion control.
From that point in my life my interest branched considerably. Maintaining our "On Board Computer" meant that I had to learn some computer programming skills. This included Delphi, Python, and C. I also got into VMWare, Fruity Loops, and Fraps. Now as most people know the last three mentioned are very harsh on an "outdated" Rig.
I left Military service in 2005 with many wounds (No pity party needed. Just a story being told). Including 1 to my right leg. Since my life had been centered around Computers and my System at the time was way outdated. I took every bit of the money I had that wasn't being thrown into medical bills and picked up a HP Pavilion with a T6500 in it. Sadly this was the best I could do. The system works fine for most of the things I like to learn. But sadly since it doesn't support Virtualization I can't mess with VMWare or to a smaller extent Fruity Loops.
Since my Medical Discharge from the Navy I took up Online classes with Westwood University for Game Software Development. I am also thinking about picking up and learning with Full Sail Studios. I also am currently trying to learn Japanese and Russian with Rosetta Stone.
Now since my time has opened up I've gone to picking up learning how to program for the Mobile Platforms (right now just Android). It happens that I'd greatly like to pick up learning how to use the iOS SDK but sadly you can't do that on a PC because of the restrictions Apple has placed on the usage of its programs.
If I were lucky enough to win this great prize I'd: * Continue my education in Software Development across many different Platforms. * Continue my education in the Japanese and Russian Languages. * Further my understanding of VMWare, Fruity Loops, and Fraps. * Start to learn iOS SDK for iPhone. * Continue to Raid like the nerd I am in World of Warcraft my 3 nights a week!
In conclusion I'd like to thank you for reading all of the none sense I just laid out. Its not many times a person can petition to win a great item like this. Fates aren't always great but you'll never turn over a win if you don't put up the effort. I've always tried to put my fellow many ahead of myself and I'd be happy to do it again. I'd like to be able to continue that with furthering my understanding of the few basics I have. I'd like to take the few ideas I have and use the knowledge I would be able to gain to make applications for all users to benefit from.
Follow team Evil Geniuses in SC2. The webcam would be perfect for a web cast dedicated to casting games from my favorite players: Axlav, iNcontrol, IdrA, and Machine!
I'm retired,IRS/Social Security has no knowledge of 15 years of my most productive income.....I'm using a computer with Plll processor.....I prefer my dial -up connection to the world better than what's on TV...except for three shows...I need a newer computer to play the new RPG games...I don't do Bang-Bang shootem games.
i would use it to play SC2 with my fiance (future husband) since he hogs the computer all the time to play himself. with a new MSI notebook, we can play with each other.
This MSI Sandybridge notebook would help me lose weight, become a better person, and allow me to do NLE video editing and an gaming at more than the 4 frames per second that I'm getting right now!
With such an awesome laptop, it'd replace my main desktop for gaming. I'd use it to win fat lewts while raiding in WoW, or level my cleric up to 50 in Rift, all from the comfort of the couch in my livingroom, cause who wants to be tied to a desk while dominating your foes online?
If I won this laptop I would use it as a desktop replacement as my desktop is pretty beat (actually in about 10 pieces currently). It would also let me give my current laptop to my mother.
I'm a college student working on my first semester, so I'd use it for school quite a bit. It'd save me a lot of trouble having to use the school computer lab. Of course, I'd also use it to pass my hour long breaks in between classes playing DragonAge and Fable 3, not to mention streaming a multitude of comedies and anime from Netflix. I could really use this snazzy laptop. Pick me, pick me!
I would use it for video editing and would be VERY excited to see how much faster it could export programs once I had finished editing them compared to my current laptop. I would also use it to visit anandtech along with a few other hardware review sites I visit regularly. However I'm positive I would end up playing games on it as well because having a computer like that and not gaming on it would most certainly be a waste of such a capable machine. I'd also use it for watching netflix movies along with many other every day computing task that currently I almost always end up using my desktop for because my current laptop is a lower end AMD dual core CPU, and simply can't do things at a speed I find acceptable.
i would use it to play crysis 2, BFBC 2 and develop my own games using the UDK. I'd try to get into a college with a grant or scholarship and hopefully get a job making games so i could do what i love for the rest of my life. haha :) but thats just the long version for now i would play games and make my own for me and my friends to play.
I would play SC2, and be able to have a notebook again. My MSI whitebook that i built a number of years ago died last year and i have not had the money lately to replace it. It would be nice so that when I work from home I can go the the coffee shop and program all day.
Well hardcore gaming or course. More specifically: Portal 2, Starcraft II, and Diablo III (if it ever comes out!!), and of course some UT3 thrown in for good measure:)
My last laptop jumped from a moving pickup truck and tried crossing a main road in front of my house...let's just say he didn't really make it all the way. He fried his memory, broke his video card, and the local three-legged dog ran off with him. He was the fastest dial up laptop that ever was. Legend has it that if you sit in the middle of the road on a quiet night you can still hear that 56k modem scream.
I would definitely use this laptop for surfings anandtech.com and of course gaming. To play my WoW, LoL, SC2, L4D2, Magicka, BLC, and many many more games :)
I'd use it to play all the games I downloaded for free that are sitting unplayed in my Steam account because my current laptop can't handle anything more complicated than Minesweeper.
If I were to win I'd totally use the computer for gaming as well as using the Cuda cores for information on a linux partition that I'd set up on the hard drive. For the most part my crappy laptop that I have now can't really handle anything because I bought it 3 years ago even though I purposefully bought one with a dedicated card. It's the last time I will ever buy hp. Being an engineering student, computing is an issue when trying to run software that I need to use for homework so an upgrade is definitely in the future. It's just hell to pay rent, tuition and save.
I'm active duty Navy so I travel a lot and visit places that have very little in the way of recreation.
I'm a student at the Art Institute for Game Art and Design, so I need some heafty graphics capabilities to use software like 3DS Max, Unreal Developer Kit, Photoshop pro, and Adobe Flash pro.
I'm an avid PC gamer. Playing games like Crysis 2, Starcraft 2, Unreal Tournament, and F.E.A.R. 2 needs something this powerful to do them justice.
Here is why i would want the laptop and what i'd use it for
1.GAMING!!! i would use it to play games of course!!! especially
2.i would use it to record my music and upload it to itunes :)
3.i would be able to skype with my sisters more often
4.use it to watch videos and movies
5.oooohh i would extremely use it when i go on long flights and drives
6.for school
7.I would use it for internet and work use
8.to use Anandtech.com ;)
9.i would love to have it because i have been needing a laptop very badly and this laptop is EXACTLY the laptop i have been looking for!! and it would be awesome and i would take care of it :)
10. and finally i would use this (and avery helpful use of it) would be to be able to play games! cause like i said i have been looking for a laptop for 3 years and this laptop IS EXACTLY what i need and the perfect graphics card!! :)
Let's see.... first of all, GAMING!! (on the go, how sweet would that be!) Second, would be for college and last but not least.... To evoke envy from all other "cookie-cutter" laptops... w000t! ;-)
I would be the first gamer to play games at remote locations around the world. As a sailor I would be able to continue my passion for gaming while at sea. There isnt much room for a Desktop on a 30 year old 35' Cutter rigged sailboat, not to mention the power restrictions make it impossible. So, sadly my custom build Desktop has to go when I depart this fall.
My goal is to document myself gaming while cruising the pacific. The GT680R would be a perfect companion in doing so.
I would use the laptop to help me with my research in all my studies in college next year and also to skype with my relatives who live in another country. I can't afford a laptop but I would enjoy playing LOL on this laptop in between studying and my classes.
I would use it to stay logged in to anandtech all day at work, then show my ex-wife my shinny new laptop, so she could call her lawyers and tell them that I am hiding money from her!!!!!!
I would use the MSI GT680R for creating a virtualized lab with which I can continue developing my career in IT. Virtualization is one topic I am sorely lacking in knowledge and experience, yet have nothing to truly practice on. Having something this powerful, with its Core i7-2630QM and 8GB of RAM, not to mention dual 500GB drives in RAID-0, would be the ultimate workbeast... plus I could play the most demanding games... at the same time.
I would use the faster CPU to do test runs of coding problems I am working on - more horsepower is always welcome there. Though I can't rule out a game from time to time. :)
If I were to win this notebook, I would use it to crunch down family videos into MPEG4 files, run virtulization and debuggin software for research in the latest computer security techniques, most likely my finances as well, and most important I would dedicate this laptop with it nice high resoultion to my children in teaching them how to use graphics and fine arts in the digital world with a wacom tablet.
I'd use it to get away from the Mac platform that I was sucked into by a bunch of people on Twitter. I need a beast of a computer for video editing, and portable gaming. This has everything. Battery life also seems pretty decent for something with an incredible dedicated GPU!
I would buy a bunch of video games for it like black ops, oblivion, etx. And i would also by a bunch of movies off of itunes to watch on the msi gt680r's awesome screen!!!
In short, the answer would be "everything!" Gaming, graphics editing, movies, music, web surfing, you name it!
I've been giving some serious consideration to replacing my desktop with a laptop and the MSI GT/GX laptops were just what I was looking for. Unfortunately, financial reasons will prevent me from purchasing one anytime soon. Please don't let a little thing like money come between me and this beautiful example of technology. Besides, you'd also be creating a hardcore MSI/Anand fan for life, and doesn't the world need more of those?
If i won, I would be so motivated I would get a job, stop living with mom and borrowing my friends laptop that I have to go to Burger-king to use the internet with. All while I'm still in my 40's.
I would use it as a laptop to replace the one that has been stolen by my wife and kids, lock myself in the back closet, and game while the rest of the house spirals into chaos
if i were to win this awesome gaming rig, i would push for legislation to become legally married to it, and would remain forever abstinent to sex, drugs, AND rock-n-roll..... LOL....
If i won i would give it to my daughter, who just entered highschool and had previously has an MSi that was stolen by one of our former babysitters. She works so hard and absolutely loves to play the Sims 3 with all of her upgrade packs and such! She loves school work and stays late at the school library to finish important projects until they close. She could really use one and MSi is a brand that i trust and that I know she loves.
I hear this laptop is the best laptop that MSI come up with. If i won this laptop i would like to gift to my lilttle brother to use it to visit AnandTech.com, he aslo playing video as well as World of Warcrack.
Yo! If I could somehow win this by an interesting turn of fate, might, and magic, I'd totally use it's gaming abilities to finally play the games I have that make me cry when I can't work them cause I AM SO SLOW! Let's do this baby!
I'd use the laptop for fun, for games, for my education through a masters in midwifery and for business, when I open my own home birth practice. This is the only laptop that meets all of my needs!
I would use it to replace my flux-capacitor in my Honda (no I don't have a DeLorean) so I could travel back in time and remember what it was like to have hair.
I would like to install all the latest 3D FPS games like Call of Duty Black OPS and set it to the ultra high settings and brag it to the world that the GT680R laptop runs like is not exerting any effort at all. Truly the fastest gaming laptop in the world.
I would most likely use the machine for gaming and once my daughter is old enough to operate a computer I would most likely hand it down to her and teach her how to use a computer herself for educational purposes at first. And when she's ready I'm gonna get her set up to play a lil' WoW with her good ol' daddy!
I would be able to do what ever I want with this monster, from gaming online, to video editing, homework, watching movies and do it all while traveling or at home. Where ever I go the power of this premier MSI notebook would be with me. I already have an MSI notebook and am very impressed with the quality of their machines. Having the GT680R would allow me the freedom to do anything I need to do on the go or at home.
the question is what wouldn't i do with it?? throw my old crappy computer in the garbage can and right after grab my new MSI and log onto facebook to see all the drama thats going on in everyones life and who hates who. then pop some popcorn and watch some netflix on it and finish of the night with a game of battlefield with non lagging and amazing graphic gameplay. i'll also be able to get rid of my headphones with the fantastic sounding speakers. wow so much to do in just one night with this beast of a machine the possibilities are endless.
I would first like to say, it was truly a surprise when I heard from my friend that you graduated from Enloe High School, from which I graduated as well, and now pioneer one of the biggest tech review websites to date. I was very impressed. I also remember the day you visited Enloe back in 06-07 in your Lambo. Haha. I'm currently pursuing a BS in Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill.
So, what I'd use this laptop for: I've recently became very interested in your website, probably because I'm in the process of building my first computer. I would be on AnandTech 24/7, doing research for my build, with some Battlefield3/Diablo3 on the side ;).
Looks like the perfect laptop for a college dorm. Plenty of power for 'work' with enough juice to get through a day of classes. If I don't win this, I'm probably going to end up with a Dell...
I would use it for what it was meant for gaming at 1080p, brag to my freinds tell them to get one, and watch bollywood movies!!!! Shahrukh Khan FTW!!!!
Developing my career as an artist and unlocking new potential would be the goal of this laptop. I'm working my way through school in hopes of landing a job in the industry; however, in this economy, not many of us student-industry artists are receiving jobs out of the door.
Experience and networking are two fundamental necessities for hiring. However, as a student, we are severly limited in our resources. Despite these obstacles, I will continue to improve, develop, and expand myself until I get to that ultimate goal: A job! And with this laptop, I believe, I would get that extra leg up and push toward personal success.
I would combine my work with pleasure on this great piece of technology. Multiple Virtual Machines using VirtualBox or VMware is the key. I would have my work done in Virtual Machines (testing, coding, benchmarking etc...) and my entertainment like movies and games on my windows running on bare metal. And ohh yeah, windows 8 is coming.. My GT680R would surely love it! :-)
To whom it may concern, This notebook with its Intel Core Processor would make the perfect gift for my daughter's school studies. These days, school study is so computer orientated. Utilizing the right software and hardware has become a necessity! Winning this MSI notebook would just be such a wonderful event.... Thank You for offering this amazing device! Sincerely, Rich Nesom
I would use the GT680R to take over the world!... one game at a time. Oh and I guess if I have spare time it could help with getting my Comp Sci degree.
When asked what you will do when you get this beast is simply just amazing. With the overclockable CPU the possibilities are limitless, plus it is a i7 which in itself is just amazing. With the 64-bit operating system it I could be open to a whole new world of amazing apps. I like to do video editing and this beast will fly though the applications like it were a piece of cake. To put in a metaphor it is like a human with unlimited appetite. You just keep feeding it and feeding it and it will keep on eating it. Plus the 1920 x 1080 resolution just adds another star to it. To even top this off it has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 which I could use for video games, video editing or any other high end applications. If I could just forget about all of that I could just use the beast to brag to my friends. All the stuff and the capacity to do this kind of multitasking comes from the 8GB of RAM and personally I like to work on a lot of things at once than just one thing, which is boring. This also comes with a 720p HD webcam and now exaggerating I could use that to shoot video!! Again I like this beast because it is just limitless with fast transfers from a USB 3.0 and with HDMI output.
Sorry I do not mean to keep going on but this is at least what I can do to pay my respects to his awesome beast.
I would use it for school . I am currently a student using a POS that can not compete with this mammoth of a laptop. When not in school I would use it to frag the hell out of noobs with some hardcore gaming. This is a great machine and needs to be used for what it was built for.
1. I would use it as a computer, because I am poor and have been borrowing others' old computers for years. 2. I would use it for work, to process photos and video. 3. I would use it for personal things. 4. I would use it for storage, for pictures of my daughter and all the music I have owned in the last twenty years.
First, I’d quickly add a protective keyboard skin to safeguard it against the tears of happiness I’d shed (as well as the possible drool of the many envious onlookers). Next, I would frequent my local coffee shops and other Wi-Fi hot spots so that others besides me have the opportunity to be BLOWN AWAY by what’s possible in a notebook computer today. Most importantly, if I were to win a GT680R, I would use it to go back to school and complete my education. I’ve wanted to get a degree in computer drafting and design for as long as I can remember, however it’s never been within my financial grasp. I’d probably still have to work 3 or 4 part time jobs to keep up with the tuition, but I would always be grateful for the MSI laptop that got me there. So, what would I do if I were to win a GT680R, I’d show it off, use it as a partial scholarship and then I would change my life and my family’s lives. I'm optimistic that I could turn out to be a famous computer game designer, or perhaps the inventor of 3D holograph entertainment. For me, just being a college graduate is sure to result in a career and income that will allow me to someday give away a MSI power computer to someone else and change their life too.
I would use it to do my college homework, play video games and also use it to help run my computer shop I'm trying to start. I currently have a MSI EX65 and works amazing but it has the core 2 at 2ghz and is now 2yrs old and lagging behind in technology!
Who says a gaming laptop is only good for gaming? In my experience, a "gaming" machine is great for just about anything. If I had this laptop, I would edit and reencode video, playing l4d 2 while I waited for them to finish.
I would use it to get back into gaming after a nearly 10 year absence. The "Back to the Future" game I recently purchased..let's just say my computer can't handle it. Nice to see laptops/notebooks that are able to do pretty much what the big boys can do.
I'd also use it for watching movies and listening to music, as well as picture/video editing from pics/vids I gather from the "triggered" cameras I have in the woods. Would really be nice to view them right there instead of waiting until I get home!
I would give the laptop to my little brother who's about to graduate high school in 2 months as a graduation present , he always tries and does get straight A on his report cards, he deserves something like this and he earned it. He'll have something to take if he decides to dorm at his college
Audio and video editing would be a dream on this!!! Would also get back into PC gaming........... Can also give older laptop to son as a nice hand me down!
I would use it to its maximum potential in online gaming.I have been eyeballing the earlier version of this notebook (MSI GT660) but then I found this newer one was released I originally wanted an Alienware but this notebook is a beast like no other plus the 3D benchmark it set is insane compared to any other notebook at the moment,and its the best in its price range If I don't win this sweepstakes I'm still going to buy it within a month or 2 its just so very irresistible. Thanks for this opportunity to win the MSI GT680R.
First I would start the day off by taking a picture of it with my MSI motherboard based Custom Desktop I built.
Start gaming in each of my games taking video with Fraps. Then open up PowerDVD 9 ultra64 and piece together a video Start rendering that, access internet via my HTC Vision Hotspot, and upload to internet all while being on a beach, and taking a picture, (and if I can't actually be on a beach well I would photoshop one in.) Last of all I would connect it to BOINC and let it help save the world one massively distributed project at a time.
Then I would probably Webcam with my my son to family, and leave the laptop to him in my will.
What I would not do with the laptop. I would not buy a game then pay monthly to pay a game I own. I would not install itunes I would not ever play minecraft on it. I would not use its amazing capabilities as a flashlight.
I would enjoy and thank my lucky bits and bytes for the opportunity to own it.
Well having this laptop would give me the oppurtunity to get rid of my 2005 model M170 XPS and play some kick butt games that it cant support anymore. The GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook seems like it would be an excellent replacement just based on specs alone which I always have trusted MSI for years. So it would just give me more reasons to continue to purchase MSI products for my computing needs.
I would surprise my 12 year old baby brother and give it to him as a gift. He'd use it for gaming and our mother would definitely make him use it for school and to practice his graphic design skills. He'd also use it for folding when he's not on it.
I would show off this laptop to all my friends, use for gaming, video and audio rendering and of course massive surfing and video watching. power packed into a manageable size.. sign me up!
... replace my crappy 4 year old laptop so I can limp through the rest of grad school. So, plenty of research and productivity. Which, of course, requires hours and hours of procrastination, namely by gaming in my school's cafe-like-area.
Use this to continue my research in the field of time travel, by doing so i would hope to perfect the technology required, go back in time, and shoot Hitler. So if your reading this AnandTech, just think of the great publicity you would get from helping to kill the Fuhrer.
On the other hand, i could take notes in class, and game with it. Both purposes hold merit...
I would use it to show my friends that Anandtech is the best tech website on the net by far, and to advertise the MSI laptop brand to all of my friends. This would all happen on Facebook for the world to see, of course.
I would use this to replace my 7 year old desktop and finally play a game more demanding than half-life 2!!! Oh yeah,and some boring stuff like protein folding.
Besides the obvious use as a mobile gaming computer I would make it my track side data center. On the race track my motorcycle is pulling in HD video from a Go Pro as well as acceleration, deceleration, rpm, speed, g-force, lap times, etc… for a custom data logger. It would be wonderful to process all the information on the track between sessions.
If I were to win the MSI laptop, it would not be used specifically for gaming. I do game and I would actually be able to use my steam account for the first time in years due to the increase of the tech specs over the years. I am an engineering student and need an upgrade over my last computer: a 3 year old HP with turians in it. Never again. I don’t think they make those anymore. I purposefully bought a laptop with a dedicated graphics card last time because I wanted to future-proof it somewhat but I didn’t and still don’t have the money to buy a legit, awesome laptop. College nickel and dimes you for everything. It’s hard enough to pay for rent and books, let alone the investment in a decent computer even though your computer needs to be up to par for the software you use as an engineer nowadays just to do your homework. Also I have an acute desire to use the graphics card to its max by crunching information on a linux partition that I would set up on the hard drive. 192 Cuda cores vs my 16 right now would be a really big improvement. If I won I could use my own computer for my on-campus job as I edit video for the University and make movies that will feature in the curricula of higher-level classes. I wouldn't be stuck using slow Macs utilizing inefficient Final Cut. I could actually get the projects done on time which would give me more time to study for exams. Overall, if I won the laptop, it would save me precious money as I continue my college career, help with my job and hobbies (including games and messing with linux), and would upgrade my piece of crap computer that has a bubble in the polarizing film, 12 bad sectors on the hdd and a sad excuse for a graphics card.
If i were to win the MSI laptop i would use it for a variety of things. I am currently a Computer Programming major focusing on (Game and Simulation Programming) at DeVry University and need to top of the line computer to effectively create programs/games using game making drag and drop programs and C++ programs. I currently have a dell computer that is about 7 years old. It does not have an upgraded graphics card or anything really. It takes about 4-5 minutes to start up and running any game on low graphics is really hard and lags a lot. I mainly play Starcraft 2 and im currently in the diamond bracket. I would also use the laptop to improve my mechanics and gameplay in not only Starcraft but all games i have on steam. All my friends have custom build computers and LAN all the time, but with my old computer and lack of extra money I normally just watch and occasionally play on someone's computer. Winning this laptop would really help me out financially also as i am the typical poor college student just trying to get by, and i can not afford to get a new computer especially one with the specs that i need for my studies. It wold also greatly increase not only my studies and programming, but also my dream of competing in the MLGs in Starcraft 2.
I would use it to walk into an Apple store and play Crysis, then i would take it to my school where i can raid on my 85 druid while in class and once class is over i would go to my schools food court and put an anandtech sticker on the back of my laptop while reading anandtech reviews.
I would watch and create movies that made a difference in peoples lives. I would play some of the latest games, which I haven't been able to do since my good pc brokedown. I would finally be able to communicate with my friends, and listen to music in amazing sound. I've always wanted an MSI pc, but can either never find or afford one in my area. I hope i'm able to win this amazing laptop. Atleast that's what I'm praying for. :)
I would play the upcoming Dirt 3 franchise till death! But first I send an e-mail to Anandtech and MSI with my eternal thanks!!!!!!! Let's sing and pray! :)
I would use it to blow away the local competition at the LAN parties I attend. And of course to make there jaws drop and worship the all powerful MSI and/or irelock.
I can't wait. I am salivating just at the very thought of being able to win.
My copy of Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate would be right at home in this machine, I could be a lot more productive with this than my current system, which barely chugs along.
I would use this to play Duke Nukem Forever ( Hail To The Chief Baby!!! ) And also help out friends and family remotely with Team Viewer. And also stream movies.
i would use it to game on the go (both on the road and at LAN events) and also it would see some use as a multimedia station (wife is a photographer and i do video work routinely).
I would finally make the transition from consoles to PC Gaming. I've barely had much pc game exposure due to lack of quality specs on my pc. WIth this, I would finally be able to change all that!
I would use it to play Flight Simulator and be able to get the full affects of the game. My computer is old so it doesn't allow me to see the full graphics or the full effects. This would def. be a great wedding present to my self.
I would use it to play all my air plane games that I want to play but my computer can not handle the specs. I cant wait to win this. I can actually use this when my fiance is sleeping at night and I am bored!!!!!
My current laptop is dying. It is a 1.7Ghz Centrino. It is running really hot, the plastic near the screen hinges is cracked, and the plastic vent covers are all breaking. It isn't going to last much longer. So I need a GT680R to replace it. I use it for absolutely everything.
I would use the GT680R gaming notebook to play all my favorite games. Right now I dont have a computer good enough for any games. (Including Starcraft 1!) I do have an xbox but computer gaming is so much more advance, i want to have a nice laptop also!
i would use it for designing/coding (im a webdesigner and also a graphic designer as well as a coder) and gaming mainly.But you can surely trust that i will put it too its full potential.
If I was chosen as the winner of the laptop, I would have a powerful pice of computing awesomeness to not only surf the web, keep in touch with everyone I know, and watch videos; I would also have the very best in laptop technology to date to play any PC game currently available on the market. No more slow loading times, buffering, connection issues with LAN or mmo lag. And it would all be thanks to the awesome people at MSI and AnandTech for putting on this contest. Thank you for the opportunity to dream big and powerfulf! Big things do come in small packages!
I would use it to prop up my car in the front yard with. It's missing all four wheels since I sold them for gas money. I probably should have thought that out better.
You ask, what would I do with this beast? I would load up some games and have a feast Left, right, and center kids are getting peaced My score will be rising quicker than yeast
Perhaps some Crysis, or Portal deuce This things def got the juice They'll be begging me for a truce My flow is smooth like Dr. Seuss
When I win this awesome notebook, I'm going to use it to create some even more awesome graphic designs. I'll also take it with me to all the meetings and let everyone drool with envy! Ha ha ha ha ha! <eg> ;-)
give it to my boyfriend so he can use it with 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and the games that his PC is to slow to play games on. He recently bought an MSI i5 laptop for me... I want to do the same for him (=
excellent graphics on a machine i will use to make killer artwork for branding and product labels (by day) and a bad a$$ display to enjoy Crysis 2 (by Night) - is it my turn to be lucky.
What a sweet laptop! if I won I'd use it to game, I'd carry it with me to live events, use it for playing with photo's and video's. LOL,I'd use it make my friends green with envy :)
I would use it to do some extreme school work (putting my 4 year old over heating piece of terrible to bed) then play games on the weekends just being honest. lol
I'd use the MSI GT680R to further my game programming in UE3 and Autodesk Maya, to further my education as a software engineering major and ofcourse play games (high demanding games that I wouldnt be able to otherwise) like SHOGUN 2, Starcraft 2, TF2, Company of Heroes, and just because its awesome Red alert 1 & 2 + Yuri's Revenge :). I'd manily use it so I can take my school work that requires heavy computing on the go so i'm never restricted to being at school to do HPC work for my major. So in short this laptop would be extremely helpful to me :)
I would play Mafia and every other freaking game that I could get my hands on. I do love playing tribes 2 because there is no other game like it around.
I would use it for playing the old stand-by's (WoW, BF2, TF2) and then rock Battlefield3 when it hits. Plus I would make a lot of use of that powerhouse CPU to run VMs.
Oh my goodness... I have been searching for laptops for over a month now. Every time it seems like this laptop always come out on top. It is simply the best. The only problem I have is that it will take me a while to save up for this nice piece of machinery. This contest is the answer to my dreams. IF I WON THIS LAPTOP I WOULD VISIT THIS WEBSITE EVERYDAY FOR THANKS, PLAY LOTS OF TEAM FORTRESS 2 AND BE THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. Please consider my entry. It would mean the world to me if I won.
*grins* I would use it for my classes at the Art Institute of Pittisburgh Online I am going for my degree in Graphic Design. This POWERHOUSE will have NO trouble running Adobe Creative Suite Premium and a whole lot more.....
I would install arch linux on one of the hard drives and use it for browsing, writing papers, programming, gimp, and blender. Would possibly use the other hard drive for gaming and any windows specific programs I need for school, or use it to store media and use a VM for windows specific programs I need for school that don't work well with wine. Then I would reinstall arch on my a200-1vd and use it as a CLI programming station with ncmpcpp for playing music.
I would take it to my LAN parties where everyone has the top of the line notebooks playing wow on a table and raiding and turn my graphics up to ultra show them what they are missing. I would quickly load a copy of Avatar to a thumb drive in seconds and let them borrow it overnight to transfer it to their computer. Plus when i raid with my LAN WOW buddies i will turn on my ultimate cooling and turn off the air conditioner because this will make enough cold air to keep the room cold. I want to AWE my LAN buddies!
Upon receiving this laptop, I will immediately install Crysis, call over all of my friends and have an epic LAN party. I will then browse Anandtech and speak of its glory to all men.
If I won the MSI GT680R, after dying and going to heaven then returning because I was told there was still work to be done here on Earth, I would become a supernode for the netizens, play all my old games in ultra-high resolution that used to grind my old systems to a frozen frame, beat all the latest gasp-inducing graphic-heavy games, all while broadcasting myself over the webcam in 720p HD. I would be smiling because I won an epic laptop. I'd be winning for sure.
I like to play CS 1.6 and also I'm a fan of FnaticMSI.CS team. If I had this laptop I would use it to increase my CS 1.6 gaming skills and maybe in the future I'll become a professional player.
I would use the GT680R for the purposes of architectural renderings, engineering design, and gaming away from my desktop.
As my skill in 3d rendering for architecture has increased, so has the demand for processing power. My current laptop used to serve me well, but my greater demand from it has resulted in me being tied to my desktop for working on projects. Since I will be an architecture student, I know I will need to spend time working collaboratively with groups. I know from experience, while I was an engineering student, that being tied to my desktop for projects was not beneficial for me or a group, when I could have done the work where the group met if I had the mobile processing power. It was extremely difficult for me to assist my group when I was constantly running between campus and my apartment so I could check on my renderings or analysis being performed on my desktop. Also, since I will be working full-time as well as being a full-time student, I could really benefit from the productivity I would gain by taking the GT680R with me, so I could complete my work whenever possible.
However, I am not just about working. I enjoy gaming, too. For once, I would like to be able to take my games with me; my current laptop could barely run Half-Life 2. I am tired of being too busy to sneak in a gaming session at home, just to find plenty of down-time when away. With plenty of great games released, and coming out this year, I wouldn’t want to miss out on playing them.
So, Anand, I would use the GT680R to free myself of sitting at home, tied to my desktop, when I could be using the power of the GT680R to be productive, or enjoy my games, where and whenever possible.
With that much power, what wouldn't I use it for? HL2:E2, Portal2 when it comes out. Video/photo editing. Keeping my legs warm (it's cold in Wisconsin!).
I've been without a computer for 6 months now an I need one to game on!! I have to get a laptop cause I'm getting ready to go back to school, but I want one that can run any game, and this one would be perfect!!
I work for a company that is currently designing a new small airplane diesel engine. We are a small company and I was just recently hired as an IT guy. I would would use this laptop to help create that engine. We have to do analysis that sometimes takes hours to days, so we need a fast laptop. We need something that is mobile too and would be able to run Pro Engineer software. Please help out a small company and select me for this giveaway.
Seen MSI systems for sale at my office supply store. Haven't had any experience in them, so this is a chance to give them a try. Maybe something I can recommend to our customers...
I would use it to replace a very old circa 2002 Toshiba Satellite 1400-S105 laptop. It would also give me a good opportunity to see how well my software collection will work on Windows 7 and if I would need to get upgraded versions. Eventually my desktop would also be replaced as it is also very old, Dell 8200 with a P4
It would replace a very old circa 2001 Toshiba Satellite 1400-S105 laptop. It would also serve as a test bed to for Windows 7 and also my software collection to see what will work and what would need upgrading. I also have an old Dell Dimension 8200 which at some future point would also end up being replaced.
I would love to win this sweepstakes, I have an 8 year old computer that is ready to die! I sell on the computer to make a living to pay my bills. I was told that MSI makes the best computers you can buy. Well, I do not have the money to buy one. I hope and pray that I win this sweepstakes!!!!!!
If I had the good fortune to win I would be thrilled first because as it is I'm going off to college in the fall and I'm low on funds so I would have to get a really cheap laptop, but if I got this I could go off to college with all the materials I need to just hang out in my dorm and play games all day like a growing boy is supposed to
well, my desktop right now isn't very up to speed.
long story short I would love to win this. I would finally be able to max out some games, and have some games on high quality such as BFBC2, and maybe be able keep a steady fps on gamer settings on Crysis 2.
I would use this to play DC Universe online or even WOW. Amongst many other computer games. I would also use this for music recording. Along side of my college papers and everything else. Also use it to make others jealous That I got rocking blinking lights!
The machine would be subjected to an unreasonable amount of tweaking and testing probably in conjunction with a Vertex 3 SSD drive that I'd buy with some of the money I'd have spent on a [far less well featured] laptop.
I am a full-time student, with 7 people at home, and only 2 computers. I would use this computer to chill, game, and surf the web after a 12 hr day of school and studies!
I could see the world through a childs eye's(things I've never seen before) I could google earth 3-D I could yahoo search anything and everything I could store pictures and video's of ally my friends and enemy's I could write a book or email my teens I could zoom and speed around games like a whiz I could enter more contests and giveaways hoping to win But mostly I would watch movies and more because I have no tv so can't watch the news or the scores who is now poor who married who, the hollywood gossip, who died the latest design So you see I need the notebook delivered to my door so I can be the Sandy Bridge member and feel like part of the team please please send to me
Thank you so very much for giving me a chance to be a winner Thank you for all your time, effort and hard work
If I won the GT680R, I'd finally own a really super-high-quality computer for the first time in my life and I'd use it for everything, including playing games, listening to music, watching videos, watching movies, watching television shows, editing home movies, reading news, video chatting with friends, entering sweepstakes, and every other interesting thing that I discover on the internet!
This thing would be amazing i visit my friends in different towns a lot and i'm a gamer. it would be nice to not have to pack up my desktop every time i go see my friends.
In my hands, this stellar notebook would be used to light up my DJ table at the head of the dance floor. Fading rhythms and beats in and out all the night long from some MIDI magic done through the GT680R, the party's sure to never hear a dull moment!
I'd probably put in for all of my vacation time at work. Then I would buy a case of energy drinks, as much junk food as possible, and all the games I'm missing out on with my current notebook. Naturally, once I've acquired all the necessary supplies, I would spend as many hours as physically possible on said vacation climbing the leaderboards in the aforementioned games.
That might be a little over the top and a tad out of reach, but a guy's gotta have a dream, right?
i would use it talk to friends and family back home while i sit here in Afghanistan. I would also use it for gaming since there is nothing else to do here.
Me and my GT680R would travel the world together showing off both our style and speed. I would take advantage of the handy car that emerges from it's screen upon opening it and typing in the secret code to guarantee, That I too will be winning.
As the GT680 and I travel the world, we notice that everything is moving slower or.. are we moving faster? I hope we can solve this mystery, but If not I would enjoy my time alone with this beautiful creation.
I'd start playing games again - and show this laptop off to everyone so they would know how awesome MSI laptops are :) i haven't played a real game in over 10 years lol.
I would use it to run all of the design all the design programs required by my senior level design classes, and I would also use it to play FIFA, Madden, and the battlefield series.
I would use the machine for my graphic design business, as my current machine's GPU has fried on me and I'm out of a laptop. I've been looking into MSI for a while, and they seem awesome, but money is tight for me now (car broke down, medical issues, etc etc). But of course I would use it for more than just design, definitely taking advantage of the awesome gaming aspect.
I would use the GT680R to replace my old laptop, I havent been playing a whole lot of games becsue it wont keep up. So i will have to put the new one through its paces and report back on how well it did!
I would give this laptop to my ex-girlfriend. Even though we broke up I convinced her to spend 2500 bucks on an alienware m15x a few months ago and she's had to replace it twice already. She's still paying it off and every week something else breaks on it. Can't help but feel responsible for the purchase myself.
I would play wow, star craft, listen to music, watch movies , and surf the web at speed I could only dream of, I would love to win the MSI Giveaway: GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook
I'd use this as the perfect weapon -- to crush my opponents before they knew what hit them...to leave my friends and coworkers drooling with envy... I'd refer to it as my vulgar display of power!
I visited the MSI website because I'm in the market for a new special laptop for video games, and I was shocked to see this one of a kind and amazing machine. I honestly wish (more than anything) to get my hands on this masterpiece, and if I do win this, I will leave my xbox 360 to dust and start playing Call of Duty on it and tell the world how great this laptop is and how great PC games are.
My Gateway laptop was bought in 2006. The only way I can use it now is through a Kessington dock, as the keyboard is missing keys, and the sound port is dead. I was planning on replacing it this spring but the basement flooded three times in a month (pipe burst, sump pump stuck, then it died during the spring melt), and the repairs took up our extra funds.
For portability now, I have to borrow my kid's netbook, or use my phone. I run a side business on the internet (very small) modding motorcycle intakesand this creates a lot to issues as the netbook system doesn't have all the power and such that I need for CNC file creation in SolidWorks.
I love new technoloigy, it's just out of my range right now, and the home and family have to come first. Eventually, I'll be able to replace my current laptop with something this powerful. If I was to win this laptop, I would post a video of me turning the Gateway Laptop into shrapnel after transfering everything over to the new system! I figure about a dozen or two M-80s properly secured properly on the system, fused together, would do the trick!
As a poor college student this fall, I would experience the joy of playing games made after 2006. Of course, I wouldn't give up on those from before then either -Torment just can't be beat.
And of course, I would tinker. Tear it apart, put it back together, load ArchLinux, etc..
I would use this for multiple purposes. First I will be using this to finish my degree online. Secondly I will be traveling with this since I am military so I will be doing online gaming. Finally I will be spending large amounts of time watching movies and chatting online with my family.
i am 54 years old and have severe health problems including a near fatal brain anurysim, bit by a brown recluse spider and had to get a large part of my thigh srgically removed, but the greatest blow in the last year was when my 36 year old daughter quit her job, moved from over 8 hours away to take care of me. tragically she died in my arms from an unknown blood clot just four days after moving in with me. i am restricted to bed. i am using my daughter;s laptop but it is old and crashed several times a day which is very frustrating because this is what keeps me busy and keeps me connected to the rest of the world and keeps mefrom sinking too deep in depression. thank you for giving away such a wonderful prize and my best to whoever does win.
I work the overnight shift as a concierge at a upscale condominium. I will use this laptop as a machine to help me study for my classes and play games to keep me awake as I work.
Taking this as a divine sign from the heavens that Duke Nukem Forever is coming out at last, I would Hail to the King, Baby in style in a library or coffeeshop, where all the chicks could appreciate its splendor. Hell yeah!
My current computer is good enough to surf the interwebs, and process words, but can only run games with the settings turned down to the minimum. This laptop sounds like it would allow me to finally get back into gaming on the PC!
Two years ago, I bought an Asus laptop that my wife likes so much that I rarely see it anymore. The GT680R would be replacement for my Asus that's perpetually MIA.
i can use the notebook to practise very good in cs 1.6, to be in one day how get_right, dsn, carn, or f0rest, i am a very fan of fnatic and the products msi. good bye :D
I would finally have a means to play Starcraft 2 :D My decade+ laptop can barely play anything from this millennium; it'd be nice to finally have some gaming power again. And the screen! I'd be streaming Netflix in HD all night long after a hard day's gaming.
First off i would get rid of my lame ass 1990 Brick screened computer. Secound i would use the system to play all sorts of games such as Counter Strike, Hero's of Newerth, World of Warcraft, SC2 and Maybe even a little Call of Duty. my computer even struggled to open this webpage. SadFace.
Well, first than all, i ll use my NEW MSI laptop to send an email, post con FB, and post con twitter, to all my friends telling that the MSI Laptop ROCKS!!! for everywhere u see it, and then i can use to send a msg to you guys of MSI that make this posible cause i never had a laptop in my life, but, this can be the first time, maybe, so well, thanks for this promotion, i think people know without doing promotion that MSI Laptop and Accesories rulz u know, and, im glad for that.
I live in South Africa, im a HUGE fan of Fnatic.MSI.CS. with the current economic climate we South Africans live in, earning the money to buy such a machine is hard to do. id use this laptop to forge South African gaming into a formidable Force, taking us to the next step in competitive gaming. Please give RSA this opportunity!
I WOULD USE This awesome notebook for school and play. Im a student a San Jose State university and a diehard SC1 and now SC2 fan. This notebook would replace my 10 year old desktop in both gaming and homeworking. I would play sc2, watch steams on teamliquid, watch dreamhack, watch the GSL, live on three, and probably my favorite pass time... watching Idra masterfully play Zerg and occasionally BM all of this in high definition without skipping would be a sight for sore eyes...literally. I might even try my hand at streaming if i can break the top 400 currently at top 1,100 on the NA ladder. Thats about it. Thank you MSI and anandtech for this opportunity gl to all and HF to the winner :]
I would use it to replace my cardboard box so I can actually compete in HoN and SC2 competitively. Upon this computer entering my home I would first lavish it with gifts than proceed to offer sacrifice. After sufficient tribute to the computer is done, I would go outside and meditate on meaning of the universe, which would obviously and conclusively lead to gaming and this computer. With my revitalized weltanschauung and opportunity in gaming, I would tame the beast that is this computer and strive to unlock all of its core (no pun intended). Proceeding this divine moment of reception I would sincerely thank AnandTech and MSI for this gift and would offer my services of blogging, sponsorship, whatever the hell I could do for for such kindness; I own a horse. On my horse I would hold my sand bridge notebook yelling at the top of my lungs (YES WE CAN) with all the vigor that a man may hold to his title.
I want to use this Notebook in school, i visit a German IT-school in Brunswick where i just get my Abitur (German general qualification for university entrance) and the main thing i used it for will be playing games and designing with Photoshop or Adobe after effects. I would play games like TeamFortress II, League of Legends, Call of Duty, Crysis II, Counter Strike Source, Command & Conquer, Warcraft III.....and lots of more. This Notebook is perfect to go to friends and playing to gether!!!!!! Many greetings from Germany and from the city of Jägermeister
I would do some hardcore gaming on the Plane, Buss, Baot, Bed, Toilet, Roof, Space-ship, Moon, Mars, etc! Also hardcore video editing on the Plane, Buss, Baot.... etc
I´d use it to improve my gaming skill in CS 1.6. Of course i´ll bring it with me to all places like the mall or other places where my teammates and i talk about strats, it would be very useful to have a laptop to see demos and map spots in the notebook. i would bring it with me to Argentina to a tournament(this would be very important, i´m from Uruguay, we want to make the gaming at least a little more serious and important). Also i´m software developer so it´d be great to have it.
I'd take it on a tour of Central america. I'd play a game of LoL in the most bizzare places (like onto of the main temple in Tikal Guatemala) and film it all and post the videodiary online.
I'd use it for notes for my studies. Because currently I'm without a laptop and I only have a shitty desktop. So at the moment I'm only capable of using the school's desktops available in the classrooms and send everything I've taken notes of to my Email(often I also need to take notes on paper, because the computers often doesn't work). It's pretty anti-climax and not so cool. On top of that I can finally also play games without it lagging and THAT would be pretty nifty. :)
I love gaming! I've been playing since I can remember. And I really soon wanna join some of the gaming events here in Denmark. I only got one thing preventing me from this, and that is my current laptop. The laptop is an 4-5 year old old working laptop which my dad used to work on at his work. When I play I can't go over 20 fps, and sometimes I can't even get over 10 fps if the laptop has been going for arround 2 hours and gets really warm. I wanna join a team and start some comptetive gaming, but my current laptop prevents me from that. So if I got the laptop, I would deffently use it for gaming. I would not be able the decsribe the feeling it would be to get it, but I guess it could be compared for a football fan to get Maradonas or Messis football shoes. The laptop would deffently be the biggest thing in my life.
I would use it to train my skills in Counter Strike Source, LoL, HoN, SC2 and Dota2 whenever Im on the train or away from my stationary computer so me and my team for once might be able to get further into the gaming leagues.
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weiyin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play TF2 everywhere!pennyfan87 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i;d use it to replace my dumbbellsMonkeyPaw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit Anandtech! :pgriffo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I too would use it to visit AnandTech.com and watch Netfilx streaming video as well as World of Warcrack.bigb0096 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a seat warmer for those cold football games.RamIt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to kill all the sperm I have left to avoid another child!Just kiddin :)
thanhhaimai - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would show it to my ex and tell her: "Well, now you know the reason."Dariak - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd give the laptop to my brother that lives in another state so that we can play World of Warcraft together and talk on ventrilo.He'd put it to other good uses too.
cybereql - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a flashlight at night while I scrounge around for my starcraft/broodwar cd's.Zoinks - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to defeat my son at Starcrafthop-head - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as a brew controller.beegie1 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd be using it to play Duke Nukem Forever!!Fayd - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
definitely duke nukem forever, maybe some dragon age origins.Gordan - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use to test the next version of windows.sitmonkey - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
hahaha, that's a good reason to use is. I'd do that too but I don't have a kid. Sooo... I'd win against my friendsthemossie - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Visiting Anandtech. Also, Crysis.Maybe running a few VMs, some web dev, L4D2...
basically everything :-)
shinryusen - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd use it to blast music while farming in WoW, type papers/projects, watch videos, websurf, represent MSi and its affiliates. Pretty much a multi-media center in my lap. No need for a dvd player, premium speaker system, etc. anymore if I had this baby with me everywhere I go.magicwonder - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'm injamesmech1 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd find some whirled peas.shinymetal - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it to youtube and facebook.disports - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my girlfriend who's current laptop is on its last legs!tommyk1000 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
to record music on the go, which would be awesome!PymoRyu - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
First of all it would replace my older Tosh laptop. Then I would use it to play Star Trek Online everywhere.tehimpaler - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Its sad, but I would play WoW anywhere =)fancynike - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
ill put it next to me when i sleep so it keeps me warm.mysticman - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use it to promote world peace and end world hunger :)hovergirl - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to post embarrassing comments about my kids on facebook.iroast - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
Diablo 3 on highest settings! :Dmrandyman - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
use it to play Commodore 64 and Amiga games whilst chatting on Yahoo while downloading Dragon Age II and reasing Engadget.fyou - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
sorry i forgot subject in i can render buildings that i design. and play games at the same time. :)Dragonblade_901 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to better help my friend out keeping our Gaming Community up and running.....as well as experiment with the hardware for gaming purposes.BLUEDRAGON42 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
i would use it for editing pictures and dvd's,also to mix my favorite music.mattlin - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
To play World of Warcrack.derekul - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
id use it to fow wow and starcraft and collageNini58 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to reply faster to online offers regarding winning laptops.GuardianZealot - Saturday, April 23, 2011 - link
I would use this notebook to play Mount & Blade: Warband at its highest settings, or when it is released, With Fire & Sword.Wonder if I could use a battle sizer with it too... :)~
dzhem - Friday, May 27, 2011 - link
I'd use it to become legend in Counter-Strike 1.6! I will win $ 1 000 000 in 1 year with it!robert152 - Sunday, June 19, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games! All I have is an underpowered netbook :( I can't even play League of Legends on it....cooller - Sunday, July 3, 2011 - link
owning nabs in HONtreeman - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
˙˙˙ɹǝpun-uʍop uo ƃuıoƃ sʇɐɥʍ ǝǝs oʇ oʇ ʇı ǝsn plnoʍ ıB.R.D. - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
this is what i would doJayzbent - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I could play Shogun 2 anywhere muhahaha! Come on baby!LTCDavis - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming and media editing!ParticlePhysician - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Yea, and I'd use it to research that bridge made of sand thingy.FoolishFool - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
agreed, and also to to play diablo3 if it ever comes out...santz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Never say Neversantz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Ok, you said ever, not never, but seriously Diablo 3 is taking Forever.I like to rhyme
:)
PlasmaBomb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make smart ass comments laden with innuendo, while blasting aliens who had come to steal our chicks!Truly the most noble cause in the world... hell I might just end up saving it (again).
In other words - Play Duke Nukem Forever on it!
(non US resident :()
Grump642 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play every game I own!! Well, almost.kiku1978 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play video games and surf the net!shikimt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
mobile gaming.tommypk - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would buy a game just to play.rberger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to admire myself in the glossy display.IamSushi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
what's to admire?sasukeuchiha120 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would like to see how well it works with black opsgandda - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Bring it on.futrtrubl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd sit using it to find the perfect game to use on it.... or Master of Orion II. ;']CubNorris - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yup, this would be my mobile D3 machine. Blizzard needs to kick it up a notch in the speed department.Zoomer - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Nice to use it as a luggage gaming machine.Djjug - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
On top of all that, It even has a shiny hinge!park0904 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Loving the tf2 ideapark0904 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Loving the tf2 ideapark0904 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Loving the tf2 ideacsc - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for world peace.alcortez - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in also. :)goldmorgan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take this as my business laptop, games, and photo editinganandtech pirate - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it for autocad, revit, running some trane trace building energy simulations and of course gaming! at work i have a pentium 4 3ghz...sigh.InfoTiger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.Yuplis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Me tooxAlias - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sweet! Count me in! :)alent1234 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'm a simple personi'd use it to hold my photos, music and movies and do some light gaming at work during lunch
LLPF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sure you arexsoul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
games, 3d modeling/rendering, photo editing, just about anything I do on my desktoplug - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Tf2 for me as well.bobo456 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
work, play, show off...jsguzek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sign me uparub - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Every day workcalicob - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
More MMO, some workimpulse89 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love this laptop!I'd use it to not only play the latest games on the market, but also to use for school.
I am trying to get a start in the tech world myself, so I am working on a hardware engineering degree. Thanks Anandtech!
TebTengri - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sign me up!Ciroc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Definitely in!gsruff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to launch flaming sports cars out of the screen.orangerguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would start playing "real" games on a laptop.brandonicus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it on my lap, maybe even the top of my lap.auavatar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to play flash gamesswordbuff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Want one.Mathman - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for writing proofs in complex analysis on the go.pgabr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming on the goherlof - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i will pwned every noob anywhere, everywhere and in every game lol... d:)Davabled - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That's an awesome notebook, I would love to replace my old first-gen XPS laptop that died last year.Soapboxkid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
MSI FTW!iambahz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to design levels in 3d for video games at school.ncc1701k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
SC2 on ultra/extreme baby.alfsdad - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd sit and gloat about what a nice laptop I had.FHB55 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a room heatermichalaked - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I have several ways on how I'd use it:1) To visit AnandTech, of course!
2) As a business laptop. I work from home quite a bit, and this laptop would make it much easier (my current one just isn't cutting it).
3) As a gaming laptop. Although I've never gamed on a PC before, this laptop has enough power to get me started -- finally.
4) This laptop would give me my first exposure to MSI products -- which I've never owned before, but always wanted to try.
Thanks AnandTech!
spraypaintedgold - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging hackintosh.Asteroid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could really use this.cmdrdredd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could replace my desktop with this.sujinge9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to say I'd do my schoolwork with it, but I'd probably play alot of SC2 and eventually BF3howardluo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It will be my first gaming laptop so of course I'll be using it for games...and Anandtech of course!thewiredsoul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Rift while traveling.zyiko7 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'd use it for Rift too. It'd easily replace ipod games when sitting around away from my desktop.Goby01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play many games and defintely use it for Dj gigs.claudius8888 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a computer to pay bills, do taxes, check my email account, my other email account, and my other, play games, check facebook, tweet, phone people, do work stuff, and more.Raphael01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play games all day long.Crownline - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes Please :-)legendma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my primary mobile gaming system.hehe.heathersil - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would become my everything. I would wear it to work. I would tuck it in a pillowcase and sleep on it. I would take it to the opera and let it use my opera glasses whenever it wants. I would get a waterproof case so I could bathe with it, while plugged in so we both shared the danger of any mishap. Please let it be me.DominionSeraph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to cure cancer.nah. I'd probably just sell it.
Erdheizer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for EVIL, well I'd use it to play SC2 :/testingMSI - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my daily anandtech articles would look nice ;)thymej - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My comment disappeared, so here it is againI would test x264 encoding
windsety - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Found my new hat.CKTurbo128 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be a killer laptop for gaming. :occcmd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Game (Rift) while at work!!bud.stiltz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to escape my kids and do my work in (relative) peace!shaw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for game development. Also some Battlefield 3 on the side when that comes out. ;)vrusso87 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in?Ryanman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Yeah... TF2 is about what this thing would be used for.Do I get two entries if I say I'd use it for Folding@home as well?!?
fishbits - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Remote photoshoots, camera/video download and editing!(And Starcraft 2)
mond817 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll use it as a laptop on the desk.cush - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to orphan childDragon210 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play all the latest games I could get my hands on. I would use it to watch movie, surf the web, and to help me with my school homework. Pretty much everything I could think to due with a kick ass laptop.Oh yes, and I would also use it to take over the world. lol :)
Droopy99 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to check my AOL and play Bejeweled.tscottt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to work on my master's thesis - including some custom database work.Myxx - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would us it as a direct desktop replacement for gamingcmmig - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
To play games and become completely unproductive in school.NonFriendlyUser - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this as my multimedia/gaming main, and also gloat about how it's better than my friend's notebook.WaltW - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as a home theater machine, taking advantage of the video and audio through HDMI.Trickyrive - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a fleshlight at night.MobiusStrip - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for scrapbooking. The screen's a little small for that, but I can also paste stuff to the lid.egandt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Might just manage to replace my IBM Convertible, heck even weighs a little less and sounds a little faster.For those that do not know: http://oldcomputers.net/ibm5140.html
neo723 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll never leave home without it....omega329 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to do all my web design work, and also play D3 when it comes :)designerfx - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my fiancee who desperately needs a new laptop and introduce her to gaming the best way ever :)aznxlove - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i would do my school work with this laptop. hahahablfinche - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would send it to college with my son.potatotrauler - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use for when I go to college and need a laptop to copy down lecture notes, as opposed to my clunky desktop. That and read anandtech, of course.mimart7 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I love to game anywhere, even in the bathroom:)sjjohns23 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd cuddle up to it at night like a little baby and let it sing lullaby's to me as I fell asleep.waxen - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd let it sing me lullaby's as I snuggled up next to it at bedtime.dechiridas - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would be playing Crysis 2 all over town.Mad767 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would Use The MSI Laptop to take over Darkspore!kondspi - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I could actually make more than 25 units at once in SC2.GrapefruitTech - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to conquer the world fruit market!iooian - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to warm up my living room (I already do the same in my other room with ASUS G51:).Giafu - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
play Hellgate London againSaveYourself66 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
game at friends instead of lugging around the other thing... heat the room... maybe productive work once in awhile?warder60 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it for (gaming during) college lectures.youthinasia1975 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to be the only guy playing Rift on the rooftops of Detroit.bbtaco1 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would finally have a new laptop!QuantumOps - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would replace it for my ASUS G51pay2play - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it to watch movies.Malinche - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Hi-tech paperweight.JBT - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my desktop! wow this thing is fast!millserd - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
finally i would be able to take my desktop mobile!mmrpm - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Now this IS a notebook!Demmue - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally have my own PC again, which of course means hiding it from my girlfriend. Ninja laptop for the win!Smudgeous - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to trounce my friends and colleagues in style via online gaming.henrail17 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I've honestly never owned a laptop and would love to have a gaming one. This thing is better than my desktop. It would make my college life quite a bit easier as I have to walk about 12 blocks to get home to use my computer.Victor101 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
ill tell my Core i7 workstation, "is not you is me".....................leonlee - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it to program robots!elepere - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I want to win this laptop.someguy020 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my brotherKaenos - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it to take over the world! And look up an awesome recipe for lasagna.nikkai - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use this to give my desktop hardware envy!ikky7 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I would use it to start......."duh, winning"eaglearon - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
i would use it to play some games and visite anandtech and some other websites. ). by the way do i have to live in the usa to win?cthulhu - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I would replace my desktop with it and use it for everything.Ztseeztsee - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would play it with a fox; I would play it in a box.c0ony - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to game during boring lectures!ajy0903 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play games, watch blu-ray and do more other stuffs.Jdsnut - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would use it to help me become more socially isolated..billwas1 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use this to GAME. My next newest rig is 3 1/2 yrs old!denshaSai - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
run matlab and play total war!GIPrice - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to do school work on the go and sneak in some games at school he heLemajestique - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
'Thou I'd like it myself....Gifted to my brother, this brick, would I
Our remedies, oft in ourselves, do lie.
giderac - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
i'd game all day and night d3 can't get here soon enoughGAMERofONE - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
i would play everywhere i go!blunt14468 - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
count me in ftwbostonzu - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
what wouldnt I do with this laptop. I would do everythingCamMan746 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd use it to do college work, play games, and keep in touch with modern technology. Plus, MSi makes great products so I doubt it would ever let me down!wearin_oakleys - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
Desktop replacement.... then my kid can have a computer too..... Can we say WoW Crysis and WoT all on a laptop... Thats what this single dad needs.kethnaab - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd finish my degree and game my little heart outrellingson - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to purchase more AnandTech and MSI products!oldnkranky - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd to my photo and video work on it. In other words, I'd spend the game messing around on the internet and playing games.vahellbilly - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my 10 yr old so he can play Black Ops and Warcraft as his poor ole' Dell just does not cut it...MasterGladius - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
This would make a great lap warmer.vcvrfus - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would play a lot of starcraft 2 with this!dewrat - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would play diablo on itHizaki - Saturday, April 23, 2011 - link
Fun everywhere including college :3Greisen - Thursday, May 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it for serious wow gaming :)sjankech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use the laptop to watch video's and play games like WoW/SW:ToR since i'm a fan of mmorpg's.arthur449 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would install Windows 3.1 on it and play sol.exeBecause I'm hardcore like that.
LordOfTheBoired - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That is an awesome idea.If I thought it was remotely MS-DOS compatible, I might rock me some Tyrian all over the place. Maybe some Duke Nukem 2 and a dash of TIE Fighter to get me a well-rounded experience.
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Since it's almost certainly NOT what you'd call DOS-friendly, I will probably use it for internet and movies, mostly. A bit of gaming, but I'd keep my desktop as my primary game machine.
My current laptop, which I snagged off someone else when they upgraded, is a Celeron. A YONAH Celeron. And ye olde Intel graphics chipset.
It wasn't a very good machine when it was bought, and while using it was not actually considered a crime under the Geneva conventions once I blew away Vista Basic and installed XP, the only truly GOOD thing about it is the Autobot logo centered in the middle of the lid.
RaptureHybrid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my AMD K5 rig...It is getting a bit long in the tooth.
ColoradoLeo76 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd one up you and play Zork.eflat123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Geez, I loved me some Zork....angelsarc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a replacement for my current personal laptop. It would also be nice to check out Sandy Bridge.Quickdraw401 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Exactly what I'd use it for as well.ganeshts - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Seems like a beast.. What would I use it for?1. It will be a replacement for my current DTR, a 17" 1080p Core2 based 8730w
2. A little bit of gaming on the 460M, and I can use it to play all my Blu-Ray ISOs (probably replace the DVD Super Multidrive with a Blu-Ray drive)
3. Be the envy of all my colleagues :D
And no, I don't need the Mafia Wars coupon.. since I don't game much :)
ImSpartacus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
How do you like the 8730w?My father is constantly complaining to me how his 8440p is so slow when dealing with large spreadsheets. Different class of notebook, but they're in the same family.
I don't know what he would do with a laptop like the GT680R.
Besides, my MBP13'09 is plenty good for what I do.
Ionizer86 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes, definitely a great laptop! Quad core Sandy bridge i7 and a GTX 460M in a 15.6" form factor? That is a lot of hardware in a not-too-big chassis!LeTiger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my Intel Atom, and Nvidia ION destop system... talk about a step up... (that and editing photoshop files would be made MUCH easier)CorsairMO - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well I don't know anything super fancy or savvy I would use it for, but since I'm obviously here on Anandtech, I would spend a lot of time pointing it to this website!mavrich - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
can i haz laptop?nismotigerwvu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a graduate student, I'd likely use this slick piece of hardware to take over duties at my desk in my office. The university only doles out old hand me downs so I've got a pentium 4 based rig officially at my desk, but I more often than not use my netbook instead. This would be a huge step up, and I;d actually be able do some molecular modeling at my desk rather than shuttling data to my desktop at home for processing.gungan310 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yay i get the Mafia coupon!I would use it to catch up with all the games i've missed over the years due to my sucky desktop :/ (Fingers crossed!)
Frazzle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
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I'd play COD in the middle of the ocean on my ship when we deploy later this year.AMDPhenomX4 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games on the go, but then not have the laptop cook at idle. HP laptops don't like to be cool, even at low voltage. It would be an interesting new notebook, since I've never had a laptop with a dedicated GPU. Well, good luck to everyone.superflux - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i wonder how fast my raids will be when i play runescape on this thing. :)computergeek485 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to game when on breaks, it would make it so that i don't need to lug my 27" monitor and mid-tower back home for spring break just so i can play computer games. My current laptop can hardly game at allgeorgec84 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am a grad student and I'd use this sweet laptop for gaming, simulations, HD movie streaming, and world domination.Thanks.
irishcheerioladd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is a pretty shnazzy laptop.. I would look awesome playing some black ops/minecraft or compiling some code >:)Impulse411 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be great to replace the old laptop...and do it without giving the wife a heart attack with the price tag. :)alephxero - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to browse AnandTech, of course! Also, I've been looking for a beefy desktop-replacement laptop and this would certainly fit the bill.dlock13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be amazing to replace my old p-7811 FX from Gateway. This thing is showing it's age so hardcore anymore.I would honestly be able to play any kind of game possible! :D I wantttttttttt! Oh gosh! Please oh please!
The best part would be that I can actually hook this up to my 42" LED and it would play flawlessly and perfect! TF2 in 42 inches... Oh my gosh.
DanNeely - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
FTW!jmnewton - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my Core 2 Quad is getting long in the tooth... some Sandy Bridge goodness would be awesome!It would be nice to get back into some PC gaming, but I'd probably use it more for everyday computing, video editing, etc.
ELT0R0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to type out my graduate thesis due at the end of summer. Yea not very exciting for me....maximusjh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to raid heroic Cataclysm bosses with my guild!punzada - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won I would use this to play ...basically anything and everything in my free time. I would also use it at my place of employment (helping children with disabilities interact with modern technology) as a way to show them what's 'cutting edge' and exciting.millak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
this would be a great DTR for when I go traveling, can't take around a tower with me.ddrum2000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll give it to my dad, he needs a new laptop.allantab - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use this for video and photo editingawwwyeahhhbaby - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id obviously play video games, but I neee a new laptop for photo editing on my side job. My current ASUS G1-S is on it's last leg, the DVD works intermittently and the NIC is losing connections randomly.Ive been looking into a Core i7 for a few months, and the Sandy Bridge looks like it will fit the bill for the next few years.
Im in the military too, traveling extensively and the laptop goes where I go, my ASUS has been to Iraq, throughout Europe, US and Korea without incident.
Relatives would inherit my current rig, it's been a good laptop.
yelped - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hopefully, with G-D's help, I'll be able to do good things with this Laptop.Mustang66 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it on vacation!mxzhonkey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it for general tasks and some gaming. my gaming rig has been broken for almost a year with no funds to replace itussfletcher - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have an internship coming up and I won't be able to fit my desktop into the room that I will be occupying. I am looking at a pretty boring time with my netbook. If I won this I would suddenly be catapulted into the realm of 3d gaming once again!Rylan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to game on the go. I study a lot for actuarial exams and I could take a break with this bad boy.HexiumVII - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
because this notebook sounds like it can run crysis.GeorgeH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play the games my current laptop's sad little OC'd 9600M GT struggles with.dizizsammy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be great for editing video on the road.spidey81 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would be great to tide over my gadget craving!spiked_mistborn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play the backlog of games that I am building up on Steam and don't have enough time to play because of having to share the hdtv with the wife and kids.crazypolak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Number crunching for school!aritao - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Playing!IceWilly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As most of my laptops are always plugged in and hopefully running games or HD video, this would be great!Davesify - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
SC2 on the run! I mean at the work officetspacie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Lots of compiling and the occasional video gameblkwolf359 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
LAN party system. No more lugging around my desktop to LAN parties. This beast is all I would need!Old_Fogie_Late_Bloomer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
But seriously, as I get nearer to the end of my (second) Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, I'd use this machine to teach myself Android app development and CUDA development, both areas that are interesting to me intellectually and as potential income sources. :)I mean, I'd watch movies, play games, and goof off on the internet with it, too. But this would be a perfect platform for me to use to take my development as a computer programmer to the next level.
hardwareguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this as my main computer to play games and write software. Plus, MSI would have the satisfaction of replacing the G73JH made by their rival ASUS.Vincent - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to post in the forums.Pottervilla - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the new laptop for business, and give my I3 to my brother (his is currently going on 7 years old).aznofazns - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would definitely use it as a mobile LAN rig. My desktop is far too big/heavy to lug around. I would instead dedicate more of my desktop's CPU clocks to folding@home and just use the MSI to game. I've never owned a gaming notebook before, so this would be sweeeet. :)kurahk7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take this laptop along with my CR-48 to college so I can game as well as do hwk.middlehead - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won that would essentially become my primary system. It beats the hell out of the laptop I'm typing on now, and is at least as strong as my current desktop.TheBlackOut92 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
College coursework plus gaming of course! Put Rosetta Stone on it and study even more German on the go!TrackSmart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That's a serious laptop. It would make a seriously powerful desktop replacement for getting work done (spatial analysis and more) and have the graphics power for some game playing when I need a break.QuantumSlip - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play SC2 on max settings without breaking a sweat!kwantran - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it in addition to my desktop (obviously), but will be very useful with school/work (Industrial Design). I wouldn't need to "borrow" a school computer or go home to do work when I could pull out this monster of a laptop to work on my product designs.When not in use, I would also use this as a folding rig to fold proteins.
Thanks!
tno - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
want. i would finally have something other than a netbook and based on specs could lose my desktop!geofelt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
When travelling.scottfrye - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Maybe I will get lucky. It looks like a nice laptop.jgrapes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use this to make presentations in the field.Rekonn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my current aging laptop with this one in a second. Starcraft 2 and Crysis 2 should run really well on it.ccgenerals - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would let me still game if i have to move for school.mindcloud - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would write an application that I would sell for $1 and then sell that app to 10 million people.evilaardvark - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would actually use it to replace my aging Dell 17 incher whose T7200 and GeForce 7800gs are starting to show their age. Then I could give my Dell to my future stepson who needs a laptop for his new Mindstorms!dantsai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd actually... play some games! that my macbook cannot handleVentanni - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Love to win this notebook for the following reasons:1) Be able to game and view Anandtech.com when I go to my parent's house in Tennessee. My brother's laptop that he allows me to use is only good for playing World of Warcraft, unfortunately.
2) Fulfill my dream of writing. I can't write on my desktop. I have to leave my place and go somewhere, order some food and a beer, and "disconnect" to be able to write.'
3) Actually having a laptop would allow me to fulfill #1 and #2. I have a desktop, but that's it. The rest of my money goes to feeding myself.
While I am not an avid forum poster, I am a long-time reader of Anandtech.com.
joey2264 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won, I would bring my new laptop everywhere and promote Anandtech and MSI until the cows come home!ShanghaiDan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use a great, portable platform for FEA magnetics and electrostatic work. I'd design all kinds of even cooler speakers and audio equipment with it. And still be productive as I traipse around Asia, bouncing between factories!barrusj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace an aging thinkpad T61efeman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wasn't able to afford a laptop for college. This will give me something to do work on outside of labs, and still gives me an option to game with friends!GivMe1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use as a space-heater.And also to play games.
Thx
sotti - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd write code and play games.And upgrade the ram to 8GB
:p
lonemavericks - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i am a student and no way will i be able to get such a laptop ... EVER... (no not even in the future)smookyolo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That is one beastly looking laptop.I call dibs.
vexatious - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
work :(jmacproi7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop as a replacement for my aging Merom-based HP 8510p. Particularly, I would use it as an jump into normal PC gaming and better hardware for transcoding of my movie files and OrCAD simulations.karthikp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Though I'll be using it for gaming. i'll also load windows 7 ultimate and use it for office as well. talk about playing games on a work laptop :-)letzgo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would make anything I do faster. All I have is a netbook and I am in the market for something faster.aikiwoce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to win it!cottongin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...but if for some reason I won this time, I'd use my shiny new laptop to replace my trusty but aging and very under powered EeePC!smsmith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for coding, and for running SMP and CUDA simulations.xm1nilax - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play every game known to man just cause this laptop can for the next 10 years......also as a replacement for my outdated single core 2.0ghz HP business end from 2003NYHoustonman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I can only describe the next few months as a buffet of gaming goodness for the PC crowd. At the same time, I'll be trying to (finally) finish the hell up with college.Screw all you other grad students, I'd use this for gaming (while waiting on simulations to finish, of course).
dfield - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my schoolwork. Got my laptop stolen a week ago, and I desperately need a laptop.Thandurin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for college work and to play Bad Company 2 like a boss.iamkyle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Folding@home on the road? If Patrick Stewart had this laptop, he could "foldly go where noone has gone before!|hizzyshizzylizz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Using this system I would be able to run physical heat flow simulations for determining optimal temperatures for growing various materials for use as radiation detectors.........IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE PLAYING CRYSIS 2!!!!!!
Thmstec - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I were to win it. I would use it as a replacement to my broken AMD Athlon64 3700+ computer I built 5 years ago. I'd use it as my daily computer, for web browsing, watching netflix, doing school work and I'd finally be able to play my favorite game series-- Battlefield again. I bought Battlefield Bad Company 2 with the hopes it would be at all playable... sadly it wasn't. But my girlfriend does let me occasionally play it on her macbook pro... not a complete waste. Hopefully I could even play BF3 when it comes out. That sure would be nice.lloydv - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...to play a bunch of new games that have come out/are coming out and play some games that I bought but haven't played because they didn't perform well on my current all in one PC.amccabe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for freelance multimedia work and file conversion. And everything else I do on a computer :)light401 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finish the program that the russian guys made me do in order to save my sister's life who is held captured somewhere in the cold russia by a very dangerous cold war survivor. They send me videos of her everyday and i need to finish the coding for them so that I can see her again. Only MSI and this overwhelming notebook have the power to accomplish that! Help me!wujj123456 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming laptop that can run Crysis. :P It's also a decent workstation to do some real cuda programming. :Pthirdspaced - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to edit in lightroom and play SC2. Terran rules!mukyuu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would definitely use this as a replacement for my aging desktop. Sure it was pretty awesome 5-6 years ago but its definitely starting to show its age. I really need an upgrade now that Witcher 2 and Skyrim are coming out this year!DarkShadow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have a baby on the way due very soon....and I greatly need the extra space!I would use this to save my skin and space both in replacing my desktop/media/gaming/everything rig.
I would put away my desktop system system setup and use this as my machine where I can get work done in any room, and game in the late hours if by chance baby is asleep and I'm not a zombie!
Sgt.McRuff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would read anandtech, xkcd... In steam overlay of course, on a couch, saying man I love Anand Lal Shimpi.dqniel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
oooooo shinyreemul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go, but probably not many _video_ games - I'm a tabletop roleplayer, and my current elderly laptop just barely manages web browsing, but can't really handle the character editor and multiple pdf rulebooks all open at the same time. It certainly won't handle background music and sound effects while doing anything else. Video games and reliable DVD for my rare overnight trips would also be awesome.AMDtonix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to pick up women.yuenj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
playing shogun 2 total war.retrac1324 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Seems like a great system. I only have a desktop or netbook so a full size laptop would be great for classes/watching showsBrownSound - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would probably make this my moving editing station for photoshop, vegas, and also playing video games..theactualchrisbrown - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to take my gaming on the road. My current laptop drags when I open Chrome and Word simultaneously, let alone trying to load up any modern 3D games.jglisso3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a gaming machine since mine just died playing rift.Tegeril - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play some Heroes of Newerth on the go :)aylak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will give it to my brother who is still trying to play current games using yesterday's hardware!azdonis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
let me win this stupid contest, so I can replace my crappy Dell desktop.anik.m - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for doing college work, play and enjoying media on the go.mageslayer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My current laptop is beyond slow. I want this for college!Methusela - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
as I begin my first year as a PhD student. I need a serious machine for serious studying!redpriest_ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for programming games and playing them.seattlesawdust - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a mobile software development lappie.ydc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to read Anandtech every day!akifbayram - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would feel prepared to handle the power and might of BF3 in all it's (to be seen) glory. Else I would figure out a way to play with a 9800GTX (which wont be so bad...right?)!onggiade - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Read AnandTech of course!terragb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
yes pleasegljvd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would love to win thiscode65536 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play some games, and compile some codejgarcows - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for playing Civ V and watching movies. The specs and screen size sound perfect.MikeAlt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes, please! This would make an excellent platform for software development and user interface design.VicMan3k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it on the road for my computer business and gaming on my spare time!!propound - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop for SC2 and videos...ericlo03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I can watch "movies" and play games at the same timefep_coder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Pleaseprojeczero - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would definitely use this as my desktop replacement and brag about it to everyone I know.pwloftus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Go go multi-tasking.Sumotku - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will make an excellent render machine on the go. Notice I say will : ) Hopeful thinking.mudgiestylie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop for school, and would get to stop bogarting my parents macbook. This would be my first PC laptop, and second MSI based PC. I'd also use it to catch up on the games that I've been missing out on for the past several years, since the demons came and possessed my last PC, causing me to lose a small portion of my soul. Another reason I'd like to have a laptop like this is for volunteer work Ill be doing at a recovery group. It also wouldn't hurt to make some of my friends more than a little envious. I've never won any sort of contest since I was 10 years old or so, and could really use a change in fortune. Thank you.mrtatertot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to check my e-mail at home.donutsupernova - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would surf internetNotohp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to run Adobe CS5 suite to make movies.euskalzabe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will play Portal 2 every single day, everywhere I go. Also, I'll do some university work on it :DSwaid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would help keep my sanity while waiting in airports around the world during some ungodly long (overnight) layovers! That and it would replace my HP Laptop that seems to choke on HD videos.jeterder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to rule the computing worldLoafers - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school or give it to someone in need.Redbeard80 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my HP Elitebook 8740w and use this!Tookie123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming and hd movies!abrar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
what i chance!i was looking for MSI laptops as my new one.
knoxlion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take it on my upcoming deployment to keep me entertained. It would be easier than bringing a laptop and a tv and my xbox. Just one kick ass laptop to keep me happy. It has a ton of storage for my "backed up" movie collection and a high res screen. All I need is to plug in my headphones and drift off to someplace else. For the gaming it would be nice to not feel limited by some crappy on board graphics. CIV is cool, but I need a bit more diversity in my freetime. I have never been able to justify laying out over a $1000 for a good laptop when I already have PCs around the house.wogzi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sing it praises, tell it that it smells nice, buy it a bouquet of tulips.Roses are just too faux pas in this day and age.
Zayce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would read Anandtech at BLAZING speed on the go!Conflate - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to game on-the-go. A nice 1920x1080 screen and GTX 460M would handle 99% of games out there, and being a 15" wouldn't make it a burden to carry :p.I also would be editing videos, utilizing the quad core, and to watch movies on in bed.
xyzhang - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it as my desktop replacement for1. Play and develop 3D games
2. Teach graphics and animation courses.
SolarBlue - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this mobile powerhouse to fire up some of the glut of grade AAA PC titles coming out this year! Portal 2, Dragon Age 2, Deus Ex 3, Old Republic and Mass Effect 3! Great time to be a PC gamer :)thejoelhansen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First off, I'd use it for all my web related work at home, school, and work. No longer would I have to wait several minutes to boot Photoshop or Illustrator! The upgraded CPU and Ram compared to my laptop would also save me considerable time running all my virtual machines, used for compatibility testing.Secondly, I'd use it to stomp my co-workers every friday night!
Typically we play Killing Floor or TF2. But, having such a nice machine, I'd finally go out and buy RE5 and Crysis - games I can't play decently on my aging hardware.
Thanks for the great gift to the gaming/ tech community - and all your great articles, of course! ;D
Joel
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I would use this for studying and playing games my current laptop is incapable of running. The speed of this laptop would greatly improve my productivity. It would also be great to learn Windows 7.rayjayturbo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
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I would use it for gaming on the gojodansmif - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh man I'd finally be able to go to meetings with a laptop like all the cool kids instead of a notepad & pen like a huge dweeb.THIS LAPTOP MIGHT GET ME LAID!
Elixer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would make a excellent development platform for both linux & windows.DancinJack1986 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop for a number of things. I spend nearly all day on the computer coding/reading/gaming whatever and would love to be able to do those things somewhere else besides my desk. I'd also use this laptop as a lap-warmer during the winter.paigeinfull - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've actually never owned my own laptop so I'd love to win one as nice as this. To be honest my desktop is what I use for gaming so I would basically use this for everything but gaming, it would be great for a htpcMau5killer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have a DV9000, with a AMD Turion x2 clocked at 1.9 GHz, 2 GB of DDR2 RAM, powered by a GeForce 7160M.My main desktop is a Dell Dimension, Pentium 4 with an ATi X550. I am in desperate need of a new computer. I would use it as my main computer, gaming, and otherwise.
tigersty1e - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would go to coffee shops and play tactical first person shooter games with my mic and headset and call out tactics out loud and look like a fool, yelling, "cover me, i'm going for flag c....get in position and wait for my go"shalafi4 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
drafting and 3d modeling for my engineering homework :PKenneth2011 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, I just bought Dragon Age 2 a few days ago, and it should arrive tomorrow... I bet it would play wonderfully on this laptop. Civilization V would run with every option enabled and no lag, I think.Also, I know there are plenty of games out there that are fun to play when you have a comp beast enough to run it. With this thing, I think yes.
ccruzan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
You think it will keep my feet as warm as my old core2duo?dudeofdur - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would program on it. I got to college at the university of texas at austin and am in bad need of a computer to work on as I am a computer science major without my own computer here :(joeballow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I;d use it to keep my dorm room warm in winter.multiple3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for three things:1) Visual Studio Development
2) Virtual Machine Testing
3) Minecraft!
whenamanlies - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A year ago I've tried swithich to a laptop for my gaming needs. Didn't go well. Found myself rebuilding a gaming desktop again.Prove me wrong!
landerf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop I'd sell it to fund my MSI 6990 purchase. What can I say? Just once I'd like to own the top card!fentleson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Game the shit out of it obviously.thornburg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Keep 'em coming.supaazn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I Would use it for school and video editing :)CharonPDX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My server-with-fancy-video card is just too noisy and power-engorging (especially with lack of sleep mode and a 10 minute boot time) to be useful now that my home office has been moved to be next to my bedroom, so it would be nice to have something both generally-more-powerful as a gaming rig as well as quieter and less power hungry.wut3v3rw0rks - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Steam games, HD movies, and some number crunchingnamelesshero - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Anand can we atleast have the giveaway for game coupons/downloads for international audience as well? :) Maybe you can have a giveaway for Dragon Age 2/ Crysis 2/ Deus Ex3 :DAnd i know i'm not eligible but i am planning to buy something like this for my brother who's gonna enter college in July.. :D So that's what i would use this for :) Gud luck everyone.. :D
vyduong - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What else to use this for but WOW.SmCaudata - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks to be a great desktop replacement. Gaming on the go would be my use. I guess some productivity as well.worthless - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace this laptop that I've been afraid to game on for years, due to the faulty nvidia chip it has in it. Now that the settlement is finally coming, the laptop is pretty much obsolete.Lobsterkiller - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
what would i do with this little beautiful beast if i won it? hmmmm, make a video of me cooking lobster? well, of course it was a joke.It would be a replacement to my 5 years old Toshiba laptop, and i would play some games with it while i am in school. (gosh, i can finally stay in school a little longer and not rushing home to play game on my desktop). Plus, no more lags and waits while the system is running AutoCad, matlab, etc. But most importantly, i can visit Anandtech first thing in the morning without the 5 minutes boot time. *_-
Please let me adopt it!!
axu539 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the computer to play all 15 of the games I bought but haven't yet played (various online sales).roland01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my Solidworks class ;PHomelessboy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would be great for my new job since I'm graduating in three months and I desperately need a laptop to work on the go.njsss - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to do my program, watch movie, and game!MorsSmores - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to introduce my baby girl to gaming..... and heat the house..... and weight train withjepsr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this beast to play my next round of solitare!!! jepsrBolas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Starcraft II and League of Legends while I travel. I would download 178 steam games to the huge hard drives so that I would always have something new to play if I wanted a break from my favorites.tzhu07 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a web developer, I'd use it to show clients my work on the go.bkiserx7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Some mobile COD BO, some mafia, some SC2, and some video encoding :) Bonus I'd get to dedicate my desktop to 24/7 folding :)p3p3507 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games. Where? EVERYWHERE!br123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my current laptop and be able to play COD!jadormdrache - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
New Duke Nukem!doiron - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to write papers, obviously.lavaheadache - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to initiate my fight against cyber bullying, scouring facebook posts and youtube in the everlasting search of internet persecutionExodus220 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be used to replace my Eee PC netbook. I love the little machine but the tiny screen is killing my eyes and I cannot play any games except for those on Facebook.th5418 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play starcraft2 everywhere!pie36 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current laptop so i can game with better than integrated graphicschauncythedog - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
1080p on the run video encoding for my new filmrlink - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would make for a great desktop replacement!3ffigy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play solitaire and casually browse AOL news feeds.alco23 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would fit the bill perfectly!AznAnarchy99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Going to use it to type essays WOOOAnigma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sandy Bridge, Sandy Bridge everywhere!ss911der - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use this to work hard and play harder.steeeb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my dying dell with something respectable.rpedroso - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm a student whose laptop stopped being portable (buggy mobo), so I'd use it for a variety of purposes (note-taking, paper-writing, lecture recording, writing software, video-editing, etc).Razvy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would LOVE to have a laptop to use at work! I work overnights at a convenience store so it can get pretty dull sometimes... Games, movies, music, the possibilities are endless!Bearocalypse - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play SWTOR when it comes out!ninjackn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Lots and lots of starcraft 2.... everywhere.wakatipu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do Photoshop post-processing.sun0rc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is a great looking laptop. How would I use it? It would probably become the only machine I worked on, since the rest of my hardware is getting outdated. I've always liked MSI notebooks, they deserve a lot more respect than they get. I'd show it off to everyone I know and demonstrate that MSI isn't just some budget, cheap laptop maker - they make good, quality hardware.edshin95 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging netbook!fhornmikey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to play Starcraft 2 and hook up to my HDTV in the bedroom to view my media collection.allmuscle50 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to:1. Replace my old school Pentium desktop that takes an hour to boot.
2. Play all the new games that require a best laptop like this with gtx460.
3. Use it for school and adobe.
HOPE I WIN!
vlee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as an HTPC and a powerful portable for travel.mattspeer01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hope I win...had to give up my Dell laptop for my wife's business.DanK2340 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won, I would replace my Dell Inspiron 9300 from 2005 with it. It would definitely be useful when I start my PhD in the fall working on exergaming research.Doesn't hurt that it would play Crysis 2 (maybe?!) either ;)
sincx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I never won anything before. This would be an awesome upgrade to my aging Santa Rosa laptop.jwinbolt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Needing a new laptop for my fiance for her school work. Tax returns were nonexistent this year.AiponGkooja - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would compliment my desktop + ipod touch for all stationary and mobile computing needs for school and for distracting myself during school!Angry Birds class might turn into Mafia II class! \o/
-Aip
Flaunt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
GAMING3d Graphics design and Modeling
Application design for Android
REPLACEMENT FOR CURRENT LAPTOP!
jigglywiggly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am a true warrior.I Play teh CSS on the go, and all true warriors need the right equipment. Since true warriors pwn at all times, I need teh right equipment to be a true warrir while on the go.
My true warrior laptop from 2001 deserves a grave, Inspiron 8100 P3 laptop.
appliance5000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this hulking take-no-prisoners - beast of bourbon I would kick serious butt and I wouldn't even take names - no sir, not one name.Unlike so many of the glib comments here, this one is true and heartfelt - not one name my friends - nada - zip.
mhins - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great..... notebook, i use it for my work, wacth dvd, and play game especially for my little brothe, he will always be happy than playing on my old pc.......FourthLiver - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play TF2, do my homework, and IM at the same time. My current machine chops a bit when i do that.angavar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my brother to help with his study at university this year. :)oj_n - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
+1stealer85 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need it to play Shogun Total War 2!vailr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...either: write a novel or a textbook.Looks to be a desktop replacement!
icrf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Starcraft 2, Portal 2 (eventually), and Visual Studio and SQL Server developmentjclay - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to apply the awesomesauce to my toast every morning!vile4ever - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would update my Facebook about where I bought coffee, tweet pictures of food I'm eating, and forward as many chain emails as possible.jimmy_legs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to play games in my living room finallyenneract - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As my second box for EQ2!pattycake0147 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my five year old laptop that is currently falling apart.slyck - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.Plyro109 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd like my girlfriend to have a laptop that can game so she can play games with me. :3Arkuatic - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mepaulafini - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my Vostro 1500 ( which has a fried GPU ) that I use for gaming *cough* and everyday computing use.armando812 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My old laptop broke.thehungryhippo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
if i won, I'd go to school with it. Go to the library, turn up the sound and start playing some bad company 2.deject - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would totally use this to game on the go, at LAN parties and everything.McGixxer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have a SB desktop and love it! Id love to update my laptop with this beast!teamjacob47 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to solve physics and win at everything forever.bplewis24 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Winning.squidsauce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd write an OpenCL "Bi-Winning Validator" application and run it on the laptop so that I can validate whether something is bi-winning or not. For example I could take a picture of Charlie Sheen, input it into the application and it will tell me that it is bi-winning.~ # ./bi-winning CharlieSheen.jpg
yes
~ # ./bi-winning never_gonna_let_you_go-RickAstley.mp3
fail
Elliott92649 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will conquer the world wherever I go! (maniacal laughing)Obsy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Holy crap! I would use this to browse AnandTech, play games, develop software, and mow the lawn!gokdog - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am a student, so I would most definately be using it for school, I am working on a MS in GIS and would love to use this with my Manifest software, which takes advantage of the Cuda processor on the Vid card, lol would be crazy good.Would try and sneak in some WoW as well, hey you gotta have some fun too!
Xeeros - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's been years since I have had a new PC to use that is my own I've sort of just been using and borrowing since my desktop reached it's limit and got ruined in a move. I am actually desperate for a PC again but my car keeps sucking the money out of my pocket. I would play all the games I have sitting ... waiting. I used to be able to play my games on my friends PC but he sold it and now I have nothing to run them on StarCraft 2, Total War, Crysis, Metro 2033, Civ 5 oh god I want to play Civ he sold it a day before Civ came out and well yeah no Civ for me yet. I have been questioning if it's feasible to get a netbook to do it. PLEASE PICK ME. Would it help if I say I am also probably losing my job to store closing this week.drewstylz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd think about all the SC2 I could play!and then I'd give this to my lil bro. cuz his laptop sucks =\
MLS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play Starcraft 2 on it, use it for coding, take it to coffee shops and bask in nerd jealousy, and try a LAN party since I've never had a lightweight gaming computer I was willing to lug to one.driscoll42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be fantastic for me to use while away from my desktop on road trips!Captkenrea - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help me at college.diavetinh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my 2 laptops + iPad with this machine.Good luck everyone
loeakaodas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to actually play some games when I'm at school, something my current laptop can't do.flce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Just using it for gaming and developmentDefacil - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my school laptop quite nicely. I'm an aspiring game designer currently at the Guildhall.AznSensation - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want to play Starcraft II in ultra settings with this beastDMisner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Folding@HomeI'd set the CPU to run SMP on three cores and leave one core open for the GPU considering I'd be using that nvidia card for Folding as well.
Of course this is only when I'm at home. I'd need proper cooling too, hah.
debaser453 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my mom.taskmaster76 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this as a replacement for my ASUS laptop.rraman.ca - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to sit at a Starbucks all day and game! (when not interrupted by people coming over to check it out)Antibios - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
what job?asoiaf7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for games, movies, internet and to help keep me warm.ant1pathy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would take to work to do homework on, and it would be nice to have around the house. Network storage and a desktop make something like this awesome to have in addition.GokieKS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play StarCraft 2, probably.brollo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Here goes to hoping to replace that 7 year old VAIO Z1RA!ThePoliteGuy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I would win this laptop then I would start writing poem on it that rhyme in syntactically correct strict-Java language without a pause on any curly bracket... Literally! I already have a few 1000-liners that are coming out of my mouth, when I imagine that this laptop could be sitting in my warm lap.CheesePoofs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to aid in the design and analysis of parts and systems for the Formula SAE I work on with my school's design team. A portable, powerful platform that could run analysis in less than 24-hours would be incredibly helpful.Kaboose - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my CAD processing as currently i am stuck waiting for about an hour and a half on my Dual core desktop. As an engineering student i cant really afford a new computer so it would go for my studies.toyota - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
so I can finally play some games and watch movies away from home.Gibson12345 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would buy my first PC game of 2011!littvay - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to use this thing, mainly for scientific work, running stats and a bit of photo-editing since I just got a nice DSLR :)Lazlo Panaflex - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Crysis 2! Plus I'd loan it to my wife from time to time... ;-)Wilberwind - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
MSI rocks!!! This is what I want to receive on my college graduation day!!!vrsnake - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this notebook to give me eeePC terminal envy!Evil_Spork - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally have a way to truly play Starcraft II!I don't have a decent place put, nor can I afford a desktop, so I struggle on this extremely hot, underpowered laptop.
Being able to watch full screen flash videos at my work lunch break, then go home and play Starcraft II on something besides "low" would be amazing!
ZixacunX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My old laptop is starting to lag playing new games.... time for a free upgrade? :Ddsyndri - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my son to use for school (and gaming) so he would stop using my PC :)Ammaross - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hope you haven't become bored reading all the comments so far :)I'm a fairly busy IT Admin, so I likely wouldn't put the nVidia card to much gaming use, however, I do have some tricky things this rig could be used for.
First: for demonstration purposes. I tend to showcase several technologies, and have had to do so on cheap Gateway hardware due to personal budget constraints. Letting lose a Windows 7-host VMWare Server install would be step 1 (ESXi requires server-grade components, and Xen would require a Linux host, which wouldn't be ideal). This will allow me to do plenty of work, be it a server config test, compilation environment (yes, I program too), web development (here's the Linux), or some system recovery (P2V usually). I do work for a few non-profit healthcare organizations as well as the local branch of the YWCA, so budget for this kind of rig would be out of the question just for me to tote around.
Unfortunately, I can't claim I'll be doing life-saving research, or programming a CUDA-based number cruncher, and definately not playing Crysis 2 on it, but I can guarantee the 8GB of RAM won't be enough. The RAID0 will be backed up. And, the thermal grease will definitely get burnt in. Oh, and Anand can run the benches on it first, if he hasn't already. :)
yuver1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for hw, gaming in spare timesmellyfungus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would dance if i want to. i would leave my friends behind. then i would crush people at nexus wars.mjlamott - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for a desktop replacement at my business, and it would own.ku - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take it with me to law school and either neglect it completely or love it and fail out of school, leaving myself with massive debt with no degree.darkjedi007 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
to watch so much HD porn in 3D the harddrive meltsz4r0sp4c3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming, of course. With a machine that powerful, who wouldn't waste a few hours on killing zombies? :) And I'd use it a way to offload CPU-intensive work from my Mac mini. Converting HD movies on this thing would be a snap. The best part would be running Mathematica kernels on it... I can barely dream of that much power dedicated to solving my differential equations! :)SilasMonroe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take it on these long deployments we keep getting sent on and play FO:NV, DA:O, DA2. I'm a huge rpg fan and being underway with this baby would be worth it!!! It would replace my 5yr old Alienware which is on it's last legs.Misterbear - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this notebook, I'd set it up as a multiboot system to run older 3d rendering and vector drawing programs, and use the textures in my newer programs for virtual world building. It would also be a nice system for multitasking Skype for online conferencing, MS Word for working on narrative and story line, and simultaneously being inworld. I could do it all from the beach or a coffee shop, and leave home some really cumbersome desktop systems.Tdain191 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would replace my, 4 year old Alienware m5750, a much needed upgrade.anindrew - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop as a powerful desktop alternative. I could play all of my games on it. Perhaps hook it up to my 24" LCD at home. Or sit on my butt where ever I wish and play. I would use it as an audio workstation to record voice overs and guitar. Plus, being a laptop, it would be easy to get it close to the audio source. I'd also use it to play movies and TV shows on a nice HDTV.LuiVX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks nice. I do want this laptop very much.ppod - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
should run Eclipse well0Jojo0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would bring this to Deployment and Frag my competition to shame!!!mrmike_1949 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to cruise the internet - Reallllyy FASTBob-o - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to run emacs really fast.chicosayans - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yeah, my laptop's stolen. This is one "big chunk of serious business" replacement.lazydc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to manage my stock portfolio and play starcraft 2 all day.nitrousoxide - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Not a US Resident :(KVPrince - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First and foremost I'd use the webcam to document the destruction of the horrible pavilion laptop I have now.NarfZot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Dragon Age 1 and 2 and all my other games from the comfort of my lazzyboy in my living room instead of playing in my littlel office. This notebook can do it all. Ha I have actually been looking at getting one of these. Maybe I won't have to buy one now. I can dream.LynkDead - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will soon be joining the military. Having this beast of a laptop would make all of my inevitable moving around a LOT easier (not having to lug desktop hardware around). Being mobile while also having the ability to play all the latest games would be amazing.jarodking - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...for my early 2005 model PowerBook G4. (True story, I'm posting the comment from it right now.)Assimilator87 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I got this laptop, I'd Fold on it so hard it would implode into a black hole.cj100570 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my laptop that died on me last week.Buckwild - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Too late for the Mafia coupon. Fingers crossed for the laptop!!FluffyTapeworm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
minecraftTator Tot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for my school work, my work as a reviewer, my editorial work, my actual paid work, and just about everything.Right now I'm living in a small place, so a laptop is perfect for me needs.
churchgeek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to crunch numbers during meetings and view HD videos at production meetings.ggathagan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game non-stop.nmillerrider - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for school when I start law school in the fall. Until then, movies and video gamesparadoxical - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Nice laptop! I'd use it for gaming at friends and relatives, notes for schoolwork, and general web perusar-y!gpdizzle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...open >20 tabs in my browser.fangx03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This one looks so like Asus G53 series.optarix12 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to run OrCAD, write code, and play Crysis on the go, it stomps the heck out of my 6 year old notebook!!ssddaydream - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I know I would have trouble using the machine to its full capacity. It sure would be great to have the kind of headroom that computer can provide on occasion!anactoraaron - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A desktop replacement powerhouse like this would be used for photo editing in Photoshop and picture ordering software for finished orders... yeah sad, but I would actually do WORK on a machine like this. With the occasional gaming done when I have some downtime.etamin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to:1. photoshop and multitask more efficiently
2. play Crysis among other graphically demanding games that I've accumulated but can't play on high settings
etamin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
btw, is this board B3 stepping?FS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
will use it for video games, HD video encoding and the regular pc tasks etc.karlitobrigante - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play Black Ops and maybe do some work ;)jlafount - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To play some FPS gamescrane_critter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Swell replacement for my 3 year old laptop!zoku88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The first thing I would do is wipe Windows and put Gentoo Linux on it.I would then install wine, Steam and Civ V.
I would finally be able to play Civ V in one workspace while doing other things in another workspace like browsing.
My poor current system with only 2GB of RAM is hardly up to that task.
I would also postpone my plans to get a desktop, since this would pretty much do the job.
Darkkazul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to work on my job applications and a replacement for my current old school dell laptop...eggrolls - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
wingbrayut - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my desktop and do all my Coding, Video Processing, and WP7 App Development without every leaving my bed! Very nice!SARS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the Microstar International GT680R as a desktop replacement to replace the Asus G71GX-A1 DTR that died on me last weekend. Asus should just rename that damn thing the "Mobile Chernobyl" as it was literally in the process of melting down. The plastic panels on the underside of the laptop nearest the exhaust ports have warped so much that they barely even fit anymore!Republic of Gamers? Yeah, right... the only game that is going to be played on that thing any more is tic-tac-toe with dry-erase markers!
Anyways, I'm now stuck using a P4 2.8B desktop that can't even play 1080p video at 24fps without dropping frames.
Thanks for nothing Asus.
BigB72 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my Inspiron 8300 that is sitting in my basement in many pieces because I am trying to replace the DC jack on my own. Also use for editing HD video and I have alot of my 3 kids I would like to edit. Send it my way. Thanksuzun - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would run Adobe Premiere CS5 on my notebook!johndoe74 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Crysis 2!!!berniesiao - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is needed to prep for BF3yakuza78 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would just do everything with it, time to replace my desktop i think :)sigmatau - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...throw out my desktop and use this for everything.Ok, ok, not exactly, I would give away my desktop.
SoulShadow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging Inspiron 6400, and my dead xps m1210. They served for 4 years and I'd hope this laptop would do the same. As a college student I would use it to take notes on for class and in my spare time fire up a game via Steam and play. It's got enough horsepower for me to play any game on high settings currently and medium in the future and enough storage for all my movies and videos. Basically it would just become my one-stop shop for everything I need to do with school and personal and work. :)GTK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I visit Aanadtech daily. I always appreciate your articles. Keep up the good work!santgeek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it for Gaming.o0Loco0o - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd sell my desktop and replace it with this laptop. I'd use the money to buy something fun for the kids, like a trampoline or something for outdoors. =)Samus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 10 year old IBM Thinkpad x40 so people would stop asking me if I have a pager and dial up internet when seen in public...jonathan.mnt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd more than likely use it as hardware for entertainment and a means to complete school work. i'm a working professional going back to school and that piece of hardware is really more than i need. given enough time, i may pick up another mmorpg. in all honesty, i'd feel like i wasn't doing that machine justice by just typing out papers for my psych class. i suppose like the rest of the people posting, i want that beast of a machine for the glory that it is.cyj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would be a great mobile counterpart to my stock trading workhorse i7 desktop.racerx_is_alive - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be able to start using my laptop in less than 5 minutes after powering it on.chief-stinky - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd like to try my hand at Portal 2.edochang - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Will use it for its design as a power desktop pc replacement.Tyler_Durden - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to ignore my familial obligations.Dominicthediscrete - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my ancient Toshiba laptop with it and live the dream of being able to procrastinate from writing my own (last ditch effort) fantasy novel with Dragon Age II instead of just Minesweeper and online Go... well OK I really suck at Go anyway to be honest.Twirrim - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a highly experienced medic this laptop would enable me to outperform every other medic in the war zone. With such highly advanced technology at my finger tips, my every step would be more perfectly co-ordinated, following my fellow soldiers as they plunge into battle. All except for that pesky covert-ops person,but lets be honest, know one knows what the heck he's doing. Such technology is crucial to defeating those pesky Reds once and for all, and seeing the triumph of the Red's team of fearless pyromaniacs and heavy weapons guys.Alternatively, I'll be gaming with it, and mostly likely using it to fix systems at work remotely as part of the joys of 24x7x365 on-call duty.
Si1veR - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as my primary computer and play all the newest games.CaptainIrv - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, a little (LOT OF) Folding@Home, for one. Movies, a LOT of surfing, and, particularly, my nifty navigation program that connects with our on-board AIS (Automated Identification System) to show all the boats/ships around us. Oh, and a little X-Plane, and H.A.W.X.keitaro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Going to be out of state for some months soon. I can't simply take my desktop rig with me. Having this laptop with me would mean I can continue gaming when I can.foxlinked - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play farmville 24/7.ZoSo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This system would be great for photo showing/editing, especially to give clients some instant results on a mobile shoot. Being I'm just starting the business, hopefully this would give me a little edge over the competition.And of course it would be used for gaming in between.
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hmm id use it for schoolwork in unirandomw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Actually be able to new games would be nice.enderevich - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop as media center and gaming machine for my new HDTV.manny714 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am currently on this old Windows XP LGA755 Mobo running Intel Core 2 Duo (integrated Graphics Card). I was going to build a decent computer but a family emergency arose just when I received my Tax Return Money. We are a family of five so to spend $500.00+ on a computer is impossible. I remember the last game I played was The Elderscrolls: Morrowind back in 2003 and that's as far as great graphics I've ever played. I am so looking forward to The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and this computer should be more than enough to play that game. All in all, I wish you all the best and may whoever win this beauty, may cherish the love and comment at least!metalarmored - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Long time lurker on anand, and I'm glad you guys are doing this giveaway! If I won the laptop, I would use it to play starcraft 2 and the upcoming battlefield 3.Jakub77 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play TF2/WoW/ other daily uses.eweber - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to work! (erhm... and play...)eezip - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it so that I could get work done when I'm not in my office. A nice beefy laptop like that is what I really need for my job.And I might also install Chrome OS on it. You know, just to make sure it meets the minimum system requirements! :)
Garipeto - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as a replacement to my current laptop and desktop which are both pretty sorely dated. I already use my laptop for basically everything (web surfing, watching movies/tv, word processing, and image editing), while the desktop is just a glorified jukebox.. so this would be an amazing upgrade for me! It would be great to finally be able to play some games without everything on the lowest possible settings and scraping by on minimum requirements.hallmarkt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I love my Macs but this looks like a pretty sweet laptop. CS Source has, ahem, lerp issues on Mac, so this would *definitely* help!Tigerwraith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop like I would any other computer... Use it to talk to friends... Play games on it, and read Anandtech.com and what ever else I feel like doing with it.antiocles - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
3 year old daughter got my work machine yesterday. Milk, play-doh sharpie, down the staris. . . it was brutal. :-(aeiopossum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replacing my four year old lappy, oh yeah. He crunches hard on 4GB Photoshop files, and has started sounding louder than the dishwasher under load. WSHZZZZZZ.DJDave404 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If i am chosen that is. it would be Put to good use.Thanks
MadGoat1979 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to have my gaming laptop back! My girls laptop died and now my g50vt became her school laptop. I could just let her have it (since she games anyway and could sure use it) and i could have my own again! :-Dxjyang - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to impress my friends and DESTROY MY ENEMIEStitoafric - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
cha chingje1234 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to play all the newest games.rbkool - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow! Game on! such a wonderful thingy...pingpongboss - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
give it to the gfSirKronan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Cool. Thanks, Anand and MSI! Nice looking notebook.baboo867 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop for some great gaming on the go ! :DRLBaird - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Her laptop is finely going and with this I thing I could start to make a gamer out of her!TwoCakes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
1) replace my aging Dell 700m2) actually PLAY StarCraft 2 instead of watching replay/commentaries online
3) use it for medical school, instead of my 700m which can't always handle the school software
edteneyck - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for 3D modeling applications (3d Max, Bryce) as well as for my mobile audio workstation for synth sound design, recording, and live performance (could benefit from the USB 3.0). Also creating & maintaining websites. Oh yeah, and a few games!Neoj1n - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use this beast as the heart of my DAW studio setup, as well as bringing it with me on my travels. :]kevin.beister - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for playing games and watching movies at work.bain - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it as a replacement for my 9 year old desktop and stop bugging my wife that need an upgrade!fobis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for gaming as well as research/design work.15th Warlock - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play the latest games and watch movies :)alphaod - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks like a kick ass machine.chrisprcr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games and watch videos.MGSsancho - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sine my last beast died (vaio pcg-7d2l pentium M :D) i would use this for school. this machine would make running the virtual machines i use for college much easier lolokko321 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Very nice laptopbousouneko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
love the high-res screenCrispySilicon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would brings the power of anti-boredom with me wherever I go. Also known as the internet.kenmok1114 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would like to play StarCraft 2 If i got this machine!leviathaan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love a new laptop :)perfectstranger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my programming assignments instead of this slow crappy netbook I have!t3chNlX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to enable me to mobilize my android development. No more being chained to a desk!quantumsquid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use it to crush the life out of my friend's cr-48.that, and minecraft.
QuothTheRaven - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd have a laptop powerful enough to play Starcraft 2 at LAN parties! And I'd use it daily for word processing on Google Docs :pPitabred - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to use it for some of the PhysX effects that I'm missing out on in some games like Batman:AA. I've only got ATI graphics cards in my machines, and a gaming beast like this would help make me less jealous of my friends.alphaod - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think my comment was just deleted. Hope this isn't a double entry. =\fivestars5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
games and videos, thx :Dbijeshn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
submitted!exspider64 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My laptop got stolen, so it would be nice to have a laptop I can take when I travel again. I would use it for everything .SAMSAMHA - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
awesome, hopefully I would ever be so lucky.machoboy6 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'll be using it for diablo 3!caartist - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would use to power my budding design career. I could crunch through renders in no time, leaving me free to game a bit more.HungrySpirit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use the MSI notebook for everything that a computer is made for - gaming, movies, music, school work, surf etc. (and maybe fold too).paulgj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would go to Starbucks and show off!nevergrownup - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my new development and gaming laptop.taserbro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I reckon that replacing my current piece of junk with this would be a much welcomed surprise.Rayb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think this could replace my desktop easily, nooott!!!!crun - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to replace my old one.kfisher - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming of course!oakenstaat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for multimedia editing, WoW, and not being chained to my desktop all the time. I would not use it for doing homework (graduating college holds no greater joy than this). I'm pretty sure my runt of a netbook would bluescreen in fear of the shadow of this laptop.DrEnviro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks like a great environmental modeling laptop.Royal Tee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need to find this so called sandybridge and cross it.Is there a Toll?
or Will it be demolished by a Bulldozer?
Hello, Earth?
:)
Mday - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play video games.63jax - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
only US, cry, cryNerfpaladins - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Probably use it for gaming. I used to make/upgrade my computer, but after working full time, and growing old..I don't have the mindset for it anymore, lol. I wait for hot deals--i.e buy a dell system, and swap the video card. PC is growing old..and no more hot deals=[Now this would be a hot deal if I got this since it would be freeeeeeee =D! of course, I guess I would have to pay taxes, so technically not free =[.
SSSnail - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take this machine to Starbucks, and flop it right down in the middle of a Mac users congregation and casually chat up people. Once I do that, I'll just casually make a loose analogy between cars and computers, comparing the Macs to Priuses and this laptop to a Ferrari. Then I'd show them.I do it for the lulz.
That's exactly what I'll do.
tfranzese - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for obsessively checking tech and sports news, watch Netflix, and I suppose work. Hopefully it could make doing the latter quicker for more of the former.Boogaloo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My old pentium M 1.5 GHz laptop just recently began refusing to charge, so I would replace that. ughmwmorph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for deployment since there is usually so much down time. It would a good upgrade for my current laptop and that way i could give my current one to a friend who usually wouldn't be able to afford a gaming laptop and while away time playing pc games.matthew.kowal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will be attending graduate school in the fall and need something more reliable than my Dell M1330. The laptop has experienced some heat related issues and a general performance malaise as my processing needs become more demanding. Recently , the M1330 passed out the 3 year warranty period and I've got a sense it's about time to invest in some new technology. In the studio, at home, on the road... this system would be a major boon.junkiefp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a serious cat warmer/ chilling spot.Stas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would CL it and spend money on hookers and blow.BM2KTom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming on the go, is there really any other option.NomNomzzz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Two words: LAN Party. Lugging around a mid-ATX case is no fun and I always have to steal my friends second monitor because I'm not lugging around a tower and a monitor. COD, LoL, SCII, movies, anything else I would want to do this thing would be AMAZING!! Might even take over the desktop's roleairs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
give pls?stm1185 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think id use it for a desktop replacement. If it can out muscle my 2 year old phenom tower. Which chances are it does!Rzach - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to work with the UDK kit while I am taking lunch at work. I would also use it for some moderate gaming, web browsing, and watching movies when not at home. I am pretty sure this machine will also unlock my latent super powers and enable me to begin my master plan. I would work on my writing from the comfort of the living room. I would listen to music and share new bands with friends I am visiting. I would stare at the laptop for hours on end dreaming of world domination. I would edit some videos of my friends into a youtube clip on this laptop. I would replace my 7+ year old laptop with this one happily. I would use the laptop to travel through the eighth dimension thus bringing an end to all carbon based life. I would use it to contribute to the folding@home project. Finally I would eventually pass it on to a friend who could use it once it becomes an obsolete piece of hardware.secretmanofagent - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would have a computer that I could actually play Portal 2 on. I needs me some sweet sweet cake.nowayout99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to use this laptop to edit some home movies and other random videos, as well at watch HD videos. Sounds like a great desktop replacement to do just that while on the road.Speedypenguin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would be awesome for playing RIFT.5lay3r666 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my desktop which is an AMD Athlon X2 4600+ based system which i use for gaming XD5lay3r666 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
actually I cant enter Im not in USA :(duploxxx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Now the rules. This contest is unfortunately only available to US residents in one of the 50 states. I realize that AnandTech is an international site and I do highly value all of our readers, unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early onyou can post this once or twice but a 10th time this gets boring and anoying. There is nothing against a WW contest, just have to take care of the taxes that's all.
descendency - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I never win anything, so I am probably just wasting my time, but I'll try anyways.Apocy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to find the last PI digit :)headbox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win this, I'll sell my MacBook Pro!EndlessChris - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to start LAN'ing again, this would be just the thing!jwaight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming, movies, and keeping me awake on the nights working overtime.LordSojar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Another contest with a very nice prize. Kudos Anand!As for what I'd use the system for... what wouldn't I use a Sandy Bridge notebook with a GTX 460M chip in it for? If you want a specific, well, then most likely use it for playing SC2 and BC2 on the go! I could use a new laptop in all honesty, lol.
get2dachoppa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well I've been playing first person shooters for years and years. Duke nukem, quake 1 rocket wars, you name it, i've been a pretty religious shooter player. Money's extremely tight, been saving to go back to school. car payements an the like, i just dont have the cash to spare to buy a new rig. i love looking up whats new in the tech world, and drool at custom pc outlets where i custom make rigs that i dream of.I've always lurked around anandtech, reading reviews of new stuff, and checking out bang for the buck graphics cards and to see whats new.
my current pc is a amd athlon x2 4400, with a 8800gt. Its been upgraded many times, but its to the point where if i spend money i need to drop a grip to get a new mobo cpu ram and graphics card, which what i want would be around 600 bucks.
i can no longer run my beloved shooters smooth enough to dominate like i used to. I'm a big CoD fan and cant play the new once since my PC sucks. Running 18-25 frames just doesn't cut it. Id love to use this laptop to get back into competitive gaming, and go to lan parties like i used to and wreck people's faces.
The plus would be i could also use it to go back to school, write papers and experiment with photo shop and 3d studio max which is something I've been very interested in, since I'm a starving artist in my spare time.
lol sorry for the rant but this laptop would make me shit my pants.
I800C0LLECT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Although it might seem cliche I'd definitely use this as a mini multimedia power house for those terrible deployments to the middle of nowhere. Tents, cots, dirt, locals, and other men aren't all that entertaining.This would certainly go a long ways in bringing up morale while maintaining portability. Not only that, when I'm tired of movies/videos/music on the MWR big screen for the camp(via HDMI hookups!) I can get away and do some gaming on my own time :D
Don't forget skype calls home if I get lucky enough to transit through an airport with wifi. Seriously, this is a god send vs. those large unwiedly17" laptops that end up broken in every convoy. They usually end up packed away some place terrible due to their size. This guy can stay strapped pretty close to my attention through out the ride.
If I don't win...I'll probably buy one anyways
Timewasted - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to write a nice thank you e-mail to Anand and MSI for the wonderful birthday present!ATC9001 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I;m actually looking for a replacement for my 3 year old P171X-FX! I'd love to slim down to a powerful 15" laptop for the road as well, so the 680R would be the perfect machine. For use, of course gaming at max resolution and graphics to take advantage of this thing!Rainmanpaco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am starting school at the end of the month and would be nice to have something that I can take with me to do homework and stuff when I am not at home.EyelessBlond - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally have a computer that could handle SC2 (one's a netbook, the other's... old.)wwilson6022 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A notebook like that would be fantastic as a portable, medium class LAN machine. No more lugging the 40lb desktop around! That's what I'd use it for.MrPerlishells - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will be my first laptop. I've had a few desktop before. I put it together, took it apart and put it back together.I'll use this laptop to view and edit pictures from my new DSLR camera. I just got a Canon T2i on a pre Black Friday sale. Too bad the T3i is now out making my camera an antique. Also would edit HD videos on since this camera does HD.
I'd do more 3D modeling and rendering with Blender. Sometimes you think more about what you want to model or render when you are out away from the desktop.
I'd do the usual browsing Facebook, check email, minor games like Ruse and League of Legends. Update my little blog with the pictures and videos that I edited or rendered on Paint Shop Pro or Blender.
Hope I win so I can do my computing outside instead of being stuck in my room.
EliteRetard - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a laptop for going out of country, this would sure save me some coin.Thanks for doing this MSI
HollyDOL - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
And still the same copy&paste paragraph "US only"... As much as I like reading computer hardware reviews and rely on Anand & co. results I get more and more impression that extending giveaways to non-us lies infinitely close to zero on AT priority list.ThePhantom97 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A laptop like this could really help a full time student that is broke as a joke, come on, pick me. :-)Rekoj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop it would give me the ability to play Crysis 2 fairly nice and use my old Sony Vaio laptop as a relatively shiny lunch tray.jacknhut - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would fit my needs perfectly since I'm about to enter college and I need a laptop badly but don't have enough money saving for it... Student loans suck... Pray to God!!! Please let me win something for once...Omega215D - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to replace a white macbook that just died on me. Just like the macbook, it would sit on my desk most of the time...Cacolaco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That is certainly an attractive piece of hardware. I could definitely use it, and it would let me donate my old laptop to someone who needs it.Filch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Obviously I'd use to play all kinds of games.... while at work since my aging 5 year notebook can't play anything these days.SSSnail - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be sure to use this laptop to post some comments on this section. That way it won't be deleted.dtm4trix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hell this thing would kick the crap out of dated P4 2.8 fo sure.........dtm4trix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
.....and I would use it to replace my old desktop.pathless.wanderer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Anything to get me off this terrible netbook would be a godsend.Overknight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging MSI GX630 laptop, which has allowed me to play WoW, BattleField:2142, NFSW & Supreme Commander for the last 2 years.It would also be a great compliment to the Sandy Bridge based desktop I just build with an MSI P65A-GD65 & MSI GTX 560-Ti Twin Frozr. This would allow me to game from anywhere!
mmailer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd retire my desktop development station and become a truly "mobile" developer.Forge64 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would visit a lot more LAN parties! This sucker is more portable *and* more portable than the desktop I use for that now!drmusic45 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to develop some killer games with Unity or XNA!l1o2l - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play games on the toliet!gamo1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would like to have one please.DashTrash97267 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm on the road several days a week. I have been looking for a good mobile gaming rig. This one is a great fit. I would crush the enemy armies in Total War for starters. I'll likely be addicted to Crysis2. I'll be hanging with my buddy Duke. Looking forward to Alice and Shogun. I'd doubtless loose sleep playing too much!!amd4life - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to do some speaker/home theater testing, and use it teach my young kids mathematics, and history, on the days I teach them at homeblainer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do programming homework and play SC2! Mainly programming homework though. In an ideal world >_>Springfield45 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Currently, I play Sins on an Asus EeePC 900HA.Need I state how much of an upgrade this would be?
microking4u - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I really could use this in my struggling business. Need more computing power!Please let me win!!
Cheers!
TGMGroup - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...I would take over the world. It'd be nice to have a computer that could actually play semi-recent games, unlike my 6 year old Dell 700m.rjs_boy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I do a lot of traveling for my job. The ability to effectively use image processing software on a laptop for job related computing would be a big upgrade from my current laptop. It would also be nice to run games on this system when I have a bit of downtime.FuturEyes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally have a computer I could take to work and LAN Parties! :-DH8ff0000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Putting my hat in the ring.fat879 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would get my game on anywheremetallicllama - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my ancient pentium m Dell.IronStolf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
For gamming and surffing, heck might evben drop vbox on it.metalSHOCK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could go to lan party's without dragging my desktop anymore!Tag234 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my programming laptop for school. 8GB of Ram + Sandy Bridge + RAID 0 500GBs + a beast graphics card?? Makes for the perfect all around computer.This competition is interesting because i was actually planning on buying this exact laptop once they started shipping again ;)
roguecong - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to destroy evil.bmcg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play my games.shumyikwing - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think this machine is perfect to put into my bedroom for watching HD videos.solinear - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would upload the VGER operating system from the first Star Trek movie, the Terminator OS and the 'machine' from the last Matrix movie, since this is the only thing with a prayer of running any of them!anikolayev - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd cover all the silly bits in gaff tape to look pro and use it to run Resolume Avenue and vvvv.Willzilla - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play SC2 and also crush, destroy and maim my programming homeworksantgeek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it for Gaming.Fromaniac - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop I would most certainly play every game I own on it. And I would make a point to game in extremely unusual places. I would make sure to play some Left 4 Dead 2 out on my deck, I would play Battlefield Bad Company 2 out in the commons area while waiting for class to start at the community college, and I would finally be able to play that copy of Metro 2033 that I recently got, but can't run too well on my 8800GT. Oh this laptop would be so great to have. Lastly, I could take this to LAN parties instead if my heavy old desktop!sandmark - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to upgrade my HP for work and personal usw.BB33 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games, watch movies and to my dismay work.rommack - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win this, I would use it to show everyone in town that yes you can WIN awesome stuff on the internet and that AnandTech truly is the best site online. Mainly it would prove to my wife that hours of prowling your site reading all the latest news and best reviews really does pay off , not to mention the endless hours of gaming I would get to enjoy!!!leonsk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I do geological exploration in remote locations. Currently resting up in Tucson but will be heading for Thailand in a few months. Will look over the old tin mining areas in the south of Thailand then off to the northwest near the River Kwai (like in Bridge over ...).Need a good computer for transcribing field notes and mapping, but even more important is movies, music and some video gaming. Can that box handle UT3? Would love to find out.
atticus14 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i often find myself at my in-laws with nothing to do, and this would help greatly, I also would use this at home as I'm typically confined to the living room away from my desktop, watching my little one crawl around. It would help me catch up on my steam backlog, immensely.hawtdawg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Wow and BFBC2 on it everywhere I could possibly take it with me.Magictoaster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Apply for more jobs. Just think of how many resumes I could send out with this bad boy. Seriously though, I'm EE and will work for computer parts/internet bandwidth (I have a problem i know :0). Honestly though it will be used for mobile gaming and IT administration.BWKT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...to develop engine and chassis control electronics for some of the fastest racing cars and bikes in the world (American Le Mans, WTCC, Isle of Man TT, etc - that's what I do) except that I'm British so I can't win. Rats.MeSh1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need this to play portal 2 please please pick me :)alphadog123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won the GT580R, I would use it for programming, browsing the web, playing media, playing video games, studying. My family would get a lot of use out of a nice laptop. I would partition the hard drives to dual-boot with Ubuntu, to which my parents are accustomed.damiencallan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R to play up and coming games like Battlefield 3, Portal 2, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Crysis 2!I'm sure the MSI GT680R would be good for multitasking, so with it, I would figure out nuclear fussion and in my spare time I would also create world peace, after "taking care" of Justin Bieber.
e36Jeff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would play every game ever made wherever the hell i wanted.Ultraken - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would replace the Thinkpad R60 that I currently use.monkeypunch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play starcraft2 since my current setup is much much weaker than this.Spartan8907 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've always wanted a second machine, but I don't yet have enough spare parts for one. I would probably set it up so I can watch TV on my desktop and comfortably browse all my favorite sites at my leisure. I would also love to set up my own minecraft server and even have a backup ventrillo server as well on something other than my desktop. And don't forget entertainment on the go. I could now bring my digitally backed-up movies with me on vacation.rsjunk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In answer to the question: To enter the contest simply respond to this post with a comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R:** For WORK: I will finally have a PC that is capable of running apps like Photoshop onsite at a clients as opposed to having to bring it home to work on if I want decent performance. (if you have ever tried to work on a photoshop file that was so large it took 20 - 30 minutes to open, you know what I am talking about).
** For HOME use: This would become by my main media PC. I could used it to play any and all media files. I could actually play Blu-Ray (1080p) quality video off this machine.
** For the GYM in my building: I get bored out of my mind on an exercise bike/ treadmill/elliptical if I am not watching something. I can watch something in full 1080p glory and actually not get bored in under 5 minutes. (yes, my goal is to spend a lot of time 1 - 2 hours a day walking to slowly burn calories and possibly even lose a bit of weight. Hey, it is healthier than sitting on my couch watching the same thing and this is a much bigger/better screen than my little portable DVD player)
** And, last but not least (some would argue most important) ***GAMING***: This would become my main gaming box. The specs on this system are way better than the computers I am currently using at home. This means, no more Starcraft 2 on LOW to eek out 30 fps. I could finally see the cinematography as it was intended. 4 vs. 4 with carrier groups, zerg rushes and epic battles will no longer cause frame rates to drop to 10fps or less (current PC laptop).
I could actually play the games used for performance testing. A modern First Person Shooter. I could finally play Crysis: Warhead and Wolfenstein (on a system that does not SUCK like an ATI mobility x1250 integrated graphics on my PC laptop, which was bought for a specific project which did not require anything beyond the screen resolution of 1280 x 800 with MS Office type apps)
So in summary: This laptop would rock for work, home, the gym, and of course, GAMING!
hkscfreak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Starcraft II on the go!tlmaclennan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...play Crysis on it better than my current desktop!Scabies - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mobile gaming? this machine was built for it, so what else?(maybe a bit of video encoding on the side. overnight, plugged in :)
might swap the drive out for blu ray though; 1080p screen and no blu ray? crazies...
FearoftheNight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would stop relying on my 4 year old macbook pro and game decently :)i82fast - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games in class.Shinohara - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to watch the screensaver.ishbuggy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally have a good laptop as opposed to a netbook. I could do just about whatever I wanted.pucman1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to educate the kids on the power of mobile computing......and how to rock some fun games as well........plus my daughter would get my old laptop.....Cuz that is just how DAD roles....satsarugi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to satisfy my gaming needs on the go. Sometimes, 6 hours a day at home isn't enough.colinw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm currently doing graphics and indie game stuff, and my old Dell Precision m6300 laptop is definitely showing its age! Could definitely use a graphics upgrade for the work that I do :)(just in case you screen eligible comments by IP location, don't be fooled; I'm merely traveling right now)
chillmelt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I do some web designing and marketing in my free time. This will help me do things faster on the go, for sure!Ken830 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It will be used for enjoying multimedia in bed!brendan_cowles - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To play videos for my kidsslickdoody - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I like to play video games.I would use the laptop for video games.
On the go.
Video games.
Video games.
Video games.
I like to play video games.
Cylone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this sweet rig I would totally turn it into a on the go gamin rig load it up with every game I can find and go fromThere
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Gaming, gaming, gaming..... I put my life in gamingterransystem - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for some mobile WoW at my brother's house and my best friend's house for some fun gaming sessions.bunsenbunner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my aging desktop that I've been taking to LAN parties. Much lighter weight and portable. Sandy Bridge would probably help out in game performance for heavily CPU-dependent games like L4D2 that use the Source engine.Clockw0rk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my old college laptop.The ol' girl is a late '06 tablet. It can barely play WoW on the lowest setting (25fps, woo!) and is just barely serviceable as a media center through it's VGA port at 1024 x 768. Stutters on 720p mkvs too.
I think with the graphics the contest laptop has built in, it would probably out perform my desktop. Might be able to catch up on some PC gaming if I won.
Here's to hoping.
Althernai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a desktop replacement at home (i.e. to play games on it and occasionally ssh to work).tspin46 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My offi>ce desk top is getting a bit old school. It would be great to be able to use it at work, then pack it up to work at home. ;>)TAHK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mmmmmmm.... a laptop ........ me likey :)BKworkingman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
After 10 years my Compaq laptop is way long in the tooth. "No disrespect to my Hillbilly family" I notice one thing my screen looks as good or better then all the new laptops in the store today. I hope it has a nice screen!!!hrishi2das - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great Laptop to replace my old acer that lasts 5 minutes on a battery.darkphox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Currently deployed to Afg, and plan to come back again so I'd use it to replace my age old Sager NP 9860 (P4, nvidia 6600go) when going on 'trips'. Be much easier to do classwork on, watch movies, and play games of course! WoW, BC2, internets permitting...lil SC2 single player as backup!ph00ny - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Can i get this lap warmer?Legolas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hi there! I will use it to play Crysis 2 on! Thanks!coldcase - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would make this my DTR and play a bunch of games of this beauty :)Stepmanslk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to create and burn movies. Use a Dell M6300 to do so right now.jedighost - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would work in SEO and Adwords, and play Crysis 2 in my free time!paproctor8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this beast of a laptop to edit high definition videos at the end of each day on scuba diving trips. Normally I have to wait unitl I get home to my desktop.CheBuzz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Which will hopefully win me a new lappy?bupkus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this lappy for travel, business and personal use, as well as netflix downloads.thomp237 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to watch porn. That screen is way nicer than the one I got so those chick would be like super clear :)n3zyd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give this to my daughter for schooltballred9873 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It might bring me back to PC gaming!Syran - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Not a fan of the first 25 thing, but such is life.I'd use it as a travel laptop to game on.
madgar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this notebook I would use it to replace my old notebook so I can play games other than roguelikes...with fancy graphics and all that. I would probably still play roguelikes on it too since I am shameless addict.bubba7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Some serious internet surfing. Probably also use it for some gaming and watching videos.phuzi0n - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to test and develop wireless router firmware and also play Starcraft 2 at friends' houses.deltatronica - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So I did!Munsu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my current HP and actually be able to play portalreval - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give this to my girlfriend. We're looking forward to playing Dungeon Siege 3 and eventually Diablo 3 together.kisafie1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my desktop and laptop. I would use it for gaming and program development. I would also give it a nice round trip around the world.PC911mickster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I definitely need a new lappiebwooster0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
and I would try to see if it could run Mac OS XWarNK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my 6 year old Athlon Desktop systemNukedZergy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I...would play games on it? For what else would a laptop with those specs be used?Maybe use it for presentations and such, or media playback.
Stepmanslk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to make DVD's with.tl60 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it when traveling.tukkas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use it as a portable video editorDesidero - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to replace my ancient laptop that I use for office applications. It'll be nice to be able to play games on the go since I travel a lot. Heck, it'd beat my desktop too, so I guess the PC I'm posting from will become a server or something!I wonder how Crysis 2 will run on a mobile 460...
DragonMantis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Nice.elitekills - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
mass folding on the godaguxur - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would Use it to replace my old lappy. Which has multiple failure hard disk. And to play BF3 when its out.bgold2005 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Havent reviewed the battery life yet but...what a beast!Simozene - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use such a beastly system to continue gaming while on my business trip. Dragon Age II is calling my name. :)yinan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would make a good vcenter server :)boltz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use that beast for sure! rift comes to mind.xithis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would ue thi to work on Modo and replace my XP m17 which ha fallen on bad time. Battery dead, miing 3 keys, a nice new one would be great. One of the key i the "$" key, er e$$ key, er, the key between "a" and "d"elitekills - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
mass folding on the golaytoncy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would purchase Rift from Steam and start a new addiction to MMO's.floersch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To back up my Commodore.sideshow23bob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally play Civ 5 and Shogun 2 shortly and would run part of my Online Retail Business on itgermay0653 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it as a gift to my son for use as a gaming laptop he's wanted for quite some time now!Bushmaster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI to replace my clunky old desktop.What a fine lookin' machine!!!!!
giangk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would have it make me a sandwich.sotoa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great when traveling. Use for Gaming of course, and everything else.hfy2046 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd wipe the hard drives and stick Linux on it.... just kidding! 48 hour StarCraft 2 and Civ 5 par-tay.justaviking - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for video editing... and for reading AnandTech.com of course!umrdyldo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd like to see Justin Long compare his glorious Apple computer to this work of art. He's too busy making movies though. Really crappy movies.ts279 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
We have late night gaming events at my work and bringing a fully loaded desktop to LAN with is a pain... This laptop would be an amazing replacement!!!jbh129 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Has just been posted.hobie_od - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
yescoursevector - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
play starcaft, and multimedia developmentarubino99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for movies, games, and everything else mobile! Mobile entertainment!I'd also replace my aging desktop, which is an Intel P4.
eboston - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I would give it to my son, Aaron as a graduation present. He will probably play games on it, and use it when he starts culinary arts school in the fall.Elizabeth
Jrouss - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use for many purposesJebzilla - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a desktop replacement to play mmorpg's at my relatives house because their computer can't handle anything tougher than solitare!neolefty - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm about to switch jobs and start working for a game company; not much of a gamer the last few years, so I've got some learnin' to do.Twisthem488 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I bought a fancy schmancy DLSR and some lenses and video equipment to document festivals and film tutorials for the different juggling mediums. The problem is that my current laptop just died (using my old Toshiba 1.1ghz machine) so i have no way of putting together anything worth posting online. I would use this to edit my video and work on media for my site in an effort to to teach and inspire people who want to learn to juggle. Cheesy I know, but thats my passion :)arnavvdesai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With such a beast of a laptop I would be playing games on it along with my desktop.blazerevo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be fantastic if I could game my favourite games anytime anywhere!Be it in the train or airplane!
Always wanted to have a DTR ;)
policy11 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play a lot of SC2 on itxaspen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What would I use this laptop for? More gaming and blueray watching than my girlfriend would likely be able to understand. This bad boy would change my life as we know it. It would come with me and be my sole company while on business travel. I would finally come downstairs and at least be in the same room as my guests when they come over? I could finally enjoy my wireless N speeds and a webcam for video conferencing and talking with family. I guess the question comes down to what would I not use it for?jrtroo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as the main machine my family would fight over to use.SaintMoritz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would come in handy!roxz72 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use the laptop to game, watch movies and run a decent lab environment for testing (multiple VM's).The Crying Man - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play all my games and movies that will finally fit in the space this notebook's hard drives allow. Especially SupCom with a dual monitor setup!dmac340 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would replace my desktopJoeMar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd look at anandtech all day if I won that laptop.xnoodle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my core solo laptop.asc8u - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play SC2 and watch movies on the go.jerfle77 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mainly games and what not. Also put to a good cause folding@home.Terzo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd liquidate it.philipjohns - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for WPF development.AlbusPotter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is a awesome lappie.. i juz want to play all my games on it !kishisaki - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it for games and stock market.dabe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to photoshop on the move.kajensen119 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it...for great justice! Alternatively, it would replace the laptop I currently use (seven years old and falling apart at the seams) for recording audio and doing audio work for my voice studio.And maybe figure out world peace. I mean, it's a hell of a machine, surely I could do the world peace thing on my lunch break, right?
JAlbatross - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop on long car rides, gaming with my sons, and school.Jer Stryker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a pilot who is gone from home most of the time, I would use it to replace my aging Dell XPS M1730 DTR. At home it would be used for flight sims like DCS: A-10C, and IL-2 Cliffs of Dover.On the road I'd play everything else, from RPGs to shooters to old DOS games (+1 for the guy who mentioned Tie Fighter). And maybe, just maybe, this is the computer I will finally get to play Duke Nukem Forever on.
The most important thing though would be video chatting with my wife and kids.
billdcat4 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680 to distract me from my studies.Andrys85 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Definitely as a desktop replacement...considering mine is about six years old.harrymcback - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for recording lectures and holding online class meetings for an information systems course I teach (part-time) at a local university. The full 1080p would be great so the resolution can match what I normally do on my desktop. I would also play the occasional game of Civ V and Monkey Island.araczynski - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally get to have a laptop again, since my 5 year old daughter hijacked mine to play nickjr.com and scour for lady gaga youtube videos :(vpraveenis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for all my needs- Gaming with medium settings - NFS, CoD, PoP etc
- Movie Transcoding
- Browse Anandtech :)
darthscsi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it would make a nice replacement for my desktop at work. Maybe run some heavy numeric codes on the weekends.Shehdee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My last toshiba notebook died years ago. I would start using a notebook again to develop apps, games & for gaming in general.mrjminer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My friend and I are about to launch a web-design business, so I would use this to create/manage sites for customers, write PHP/JS, plan databases, conduct research, create/edit images, take notes during meetings with customers, display created sites to customers, and, of course, play some games when I'm trapped in a hotel room. I don't have a laptop newer than a hand-me-down, Toshiba PIII Mobile with Savage S3 graphics that needs to have the HD replaced, so this would also save us a good chunk of change in starting our business, and offer a lot better performance.collegeguypat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 3 year old laptop and 2 1/2 year old desktop with it. My desktop is a Q6600 + gtx260 and laptop some big old thing. I'd probably shave a couple dollars off my power bill by swapping out those 2 things for this badas$ thing.wshawn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would probably install OpenSuse or Fedora Core on it, would have to see how much I would be traveling with it.I would transfer my desktop to a server (with it's six hard drives) as it is getting old. I built it five years ago to be a high end gaming rig, and it has no problem with Crysis2 Demo.
I would take my new newer system and give it to my son for a high-school graduation present, because he has wanted it.
kschaffner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to reign supreme at my local LAN parties.enrico - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, I really can not use out this notebook.. So powerful,it has 1080p display,powerful graphics card,intel core i7...8gigs ram.......I really do not need this,so I just gonna sell it and buy another one that will be more suitable for me...!
Thanks.
WillieB2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With these specs, anything I want to run.......someguyinmd2010 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to run virtual machines for me to practice pen testing and hardening techniques while i work on my Masters in IA!mikedice - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...facebook machine ;~)l0l0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This looks perfect to surf the web on.Oh, and maybe good enough for some video editing, and TF2.
jefeweiss - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I would use it to do some gaming and probably a bit of work. Then maybe I'd surf the internet for a bit. I'd retire my old WIndows XP laptp.mattsaccount - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win the MSI laptop, I'd use it schoolwork and gaming. It would be a much nicer laptop than the one I have currently.Shinobi_III - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would stop being a racist and let people win shit outside of the friggin states already!tfollowell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
1) Media PC while on treadmill2) Software development
Hardlin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be nice to have a laptop that could be used for gaming while I'm traveling the globe for work this summer.jt63 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Since gadgets seem to interfere with sleep, this laptop would make it so worth itmaladil - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to create 2 music play lists:1) For my wedding that is coming up in May
2) Then the next play list is for making sweet love to my new wife.
No night vision videos will follow, but this would probably be a great laptop to edit such videos that will not be released.
commonmind - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the new GT680R for development work, and for Crysis 2.Incinorator - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd taunt all of my friends, size matters!jkuo13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That laptop is spec'd high enough for me to get some work done on it. I could move out of my home dungeon office into the daylit living room while I'm working. Then I'd get my workout in lugging that hefty bad boy around.MarchTheMonth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my mobile workstation and to play sc2 when time was available.TrevorH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...that one day you will let non-US people enter your competitions. Here I am in the 51st state of the USA and I'm still unable to enter even though I can buy stuff from Ebay USA and get it shipped here with no problems at all. Can't be *that* difficult surely?hiaowy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to run a screensaverhshendon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won, I would use this beast to retire my old and ailing laptop and rock out some gaming in every room of my house!NoFunDon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The glowing orange neon stripes would match those on my car, house, and pajamas.AKFlyerFan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aged HP laptop for general use as well as quite a bit of OTR gaming.bobharp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in.Thanks
mhampton - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for small RNA sequence assembly jobs...and for playing games.Refreshment - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This baby is gonna warm me up at those lonely knights... some wine, some cheese and a good night sleep.chedrz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd consider this my graduation present and desktop replacement. I'm about to graduate after 6 years of college, so I'm basically broke financially. My desktop is 5 years old and I'd love to replace it.aguywhoknowsaguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...use it to finish my PhD in style, of course! I imagine it would certainly make writing the dis more, enjoyable (possibly less productive).ehans - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my laptop that broke down, and when sent back to repair, they messed it up even more, and now I still dont have it back...after a year...sad story huh?
joshery420 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd become completely ambidextrous and use both the new laptop and my current desktop to enter twice as many contests in the same amount of time!Next step, more hands.
Netopia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think if I had a beast like this, I'd probably retire my Q6600 based desktop that I use for database work and gaming and do it all on the MSI machine. Better graphics, better CPU, faster (Raid-0) storage... and portability! It would simply do everything I'm currently doing but faster and better!Joe
rocketbuddha - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a replacement to my current ASUS (Screen dead) laptop.GTC - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need a new one to replace my dead oneadizero - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i will use it for gaming of course, im lot of traveling so it will very use full to satisfy my gaming passion.creathir - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've needed a laptop for sometime now. I bet OSX would be a fun project to get on here...seecoolguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to stream music hello isub and video (air video).And some db work ;)
Artanas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won that laptop, I would probably spend some of my workday trying to find places to hide while I play as many games as I could possibly load onto the HDD.MartinHimself - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would go to DISNEYALND and surf the web on space mountaint. And then when i got hom use it for Autodesk inventor, Siemens Automation and Allen Bradley Automation!n0cmonkey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I think I'd use it to play starcraft2. I don't think any of my current machines would handle the game well.vanteo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... give it to my wife.TyphoidMary - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I already have one of their A5000's, and for the price, I'm thrilled with the build quality. I also could use a new laptop... For dorm LAN parties!!! I'd be much easier than lugging the tower, monitor, and all of my periphials over four flights of stairs. Also having something I coud use in the UC when the labs are full would be nice.tipoo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Take this as my own computer and replace the Athlon XP desktop my parents are running with my old onemooch91 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to do some gaming and video editing.Seizure Warning - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have long had a dream of having only one PC. However, I can never justify the price of a gaming-capable laptop. I need a new PC now anyway, so this would be perfect.PercocetPenguin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play starcraft 2 and do cad modeling for school.loriene - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
very sweet laptop. get em while hot ;)Jaivan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd sell it to buy a 6990+EK water blockbjc1981 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow have notebooks come a long way for gaming. Would make layovers in the airport a little more managable! I wonder how long the 9-cell battery would last playing a modern game.urgentfury - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming when I am on the road. My current laptop just wont cut it for gaming.chang3d - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to develop hardware-accelerated software.I can work everywhere.
Crazy_Indians - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do the following with such an awesome system:1. Host multiple VMs at same time and make a VMWare Team system among them.
2. Modify the Chromium to use the 8GB Ram instead of Harddisk and see how much battery performance will I get from it.
3. watch & Transform all my HD videos as my current lappy is struggling doing such a simple task
4. Work on Multicore programming with 8 cores and install BigSim to see how far can this be taken.
5. I guess I can browse web too .. :)
Hxx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
this laptop will so replace my aging dell studioLythandra - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to make 30 minute brownies in 20 minutes.wheat_thins - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
and keep it on my lap in form of birth control.srietscha - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
MAME, Netflix, and replacing my old Athlon 64 desktop that currently needs fixed.fitten - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to develop software but it would let me do that anywhere instead of being at a desk and cooped up inside like I do now!mrbdm99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would just be nice to have functioning mouse buttons, instead of tapping the trackpad, like I do now.PercocetPenguin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play SC2 and do my CAD schoolwork.TO_slide - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it in my classroom. Maybe a little bit of overkill for a middle school classroom but my 2 year old laptop's motherboard got fried in a power surge last month so I have been using a 8 year+ old desktop to do lesson planning on.I work at a small private school in Memphis and while there is an old Mac in my classroom, I can't take it home and some of my videos do not work on it.
I'm trying to save up enough to get a new laptop for work as well as my graduate school work but it is slow going.
So there you go...power points, word documents...pretty exciting stuff. Although I might have to try Starcraft 2 if I had a machine that would run it.
Thanks
ChaddM - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play my Steam game collection on my lunch break.LittleTX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
An old geek needs to replace his desktop and become mobile.FITCamaro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for development and gaming. I have a side job writing tools for a company to assist their processes. I also would love a laptop to play games on so I can sit on the couch instead of at my computer.richrog123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd upgrade from my old XP laptop to Win7.lohke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To give my current laptop to my wife and use this instead of blowing my taxes on a new system :)DrChemist - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As an Organic Chemist I would use this to model chemical structures for synthesis of new drugs to fight diseases. When I travel or go home on my free time I will decimate all in my FPS and RTS games. I will truly be a mad scientist.Gunbuster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use this for gaming so I no longer have to lug around my fifty pound desktop.I will also buy a SSD and swap that in for one of the 500GB drives.
johnkwright - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would lead an exciting double life:During the day it would be used for disney websites for my adorable hellion of a daughter.
During the night it would be the desktop replacement to replace the last custom build I did using an Anandtech guide from 3 years ago!
Just imagine if it's powers were used for good and not evil.
spacemonkey211 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Finally I can replace my old slow Compaq...Pentium 585 just doesn't cut it.
CU - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming as it's faster than my main rig :-(.rferrar1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would verify that it can play crysisDemontitan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Nice but wish it was lighter!wyvern287 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife because she is always complaining that her current laptop is too slow.DataPath - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd probably use it pretty heavily at work, since that thing is WAAAAY beefier than my computer at work, and then I'd come home and play games and watch Hulu on it.bbosley - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for everything, as this would replace my aging dinosaur of a system. Thanks!webmastir - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
honestly, i'd use it to replace my old junky 1.3ghz machine. i've been stuck on this thing for quite some time, and i'd give my left nut to throw this piece of junk away. i've barely ever been able to experience an amazing machine like this msi seems to be. i'm trying to work hard through school, but it seems like i won't ever have that much money for something like this. i miss gaming so much. this would help "re-kindle" my love for new tech =)stonegate1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
replace desktoptooque - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for studying programming, writing short stories, and playing Final Fantasy XIV.lilbug4apet - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give the laptop to my teenage son as a birthday gift. For one day at least, I would be the greatest parent ever! LOLmisterjohnnyt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to perfect my custom Android app that allows me to use my phone as a motion-control input device to play games. And then, I would use this computer to play those games!eeigenbrodt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the processing power to do research for my lab.... and of course gaming!Ed051042 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to organize and edit pictures of my newborn through Lightroom!chaudx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would check my AOL email while playing solitaire of course! Thanks to the power of Sandy Bridge.torqueAPE - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Here's hopingrocknwater - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to appear like I was working on my thesis while really playing all the games I've been avoiding because of course work.Erf_Berzerko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The last gaming laptop I bought was the Emachines Athlon 64 2GHz with a Radeon 9600 64mb about 7 years ago. This laptop would be an outstanding addition (considering I sold the other one 3 years ago and haven't had a laptop since) to my arsenal.rstahl74 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Very nice laptop.tammlam - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm gonna read Anandtech articles while sitting on the toilet...Oh wait...I'm already doing that.abugarcia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
GAMESnuwen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to browse the internets.sd_eds - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it to compute my taxes.Kartajan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to use the GT680R to do my Physics homework...hiko13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play it everywhere I go!JPContests - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As my old desktop replacement system outlived its usefulness about 3 months ago, I've been considering replacing it with a system of similar specifications. Justifying the cost is a different matter entirely.I'll answer the question of what I'll use it for chronologically.
1) Given that I've never had the chance to evaluate an MSI laptop, I'll first check the performance and build quality of the laptop. (cooling, chassis construction, screen quality, performance, ect.) I specify a lot of systems for LAN parties, at work, and around the neighborhood, so I've been waiting for a chance to check an MSI laptop out.
2) The time frame puts me (presumably) about 3 weeks before a LAN party I'm hosting. It would be a great chance to put the laptop through its paces and show off my new toy. Games range from older to newer: Battlefield 2, Far Cry 2, C&C3 Tiberium Wars, Stalker SoC (with my mod), Battlefield BC2, and most likely the Crysis 2 demo to see if it is worth bringing in. It looks like this system can handle Stalker Call of Pripyat, which would bring me one system closer to transitioning it into the LAN party.
3) Having a powerful portable system would once again allow me to work on some interesting projects with a partner of mine. Sparring the details, the portability of this laptop and the ability to process complicated spice models and massively parallel DSP models would be quite useful. As a side note, I will most certainly be dual booting windows and either CentOS or Ubuntu. As such various linux projects (home server, automated backup, server/router, ect.) are also on the table down the road.
4) I find it most relaxing to work on my mods to games while watching TV. I can't do that on a desktop PC and my now retired laptop doesn't have the power to keep up with the games I'm modding.
5) Repeat 2 - 4 with updates to games and projects and an occasional home call to troubleshoot a computer/network.
On a side note, I usually post under a different account, but I can't figure out how to update the contact information to something valid.
darkos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd load it up with some amateur radio software - eg: winmor, ham radio deluxe, and power-sdr and perhaps some software development tools as well (eg: Netbeans).solar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What would I use it for?The same thing I use all computers for,
"To try to take over the world.."
joetekubi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to run network simulations of routing protocol convergence while running custom snmp utilities, and using virtual machines for firewalls and end nodes.need a lot of threads, memory, disk, and screen. PERFECT!
Tofurkeymeister - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Me want one.Cityslickahh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Ill be able to replace my old pentium desktop!QFH1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd fold@home.CthulhuDragon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
once I install dosbox on this beast!-BubbaJoe- - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would help me in my degree for Film and Video. It would make a pretty awesome mobile editing and capture rig. 1tb of HD, 8gb of ram, and an i7... I'm pretty sure this is more powerful than any of the desktops I currently own. The 1080 screen would be extremely useful for HD video (which I prefer to do if possible). It is really annoying to use a smaller screen and have video down-scaled, losing detail when editing so you don't actually know what your final product will look like.Please pick me to help me with my career!
XZerg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would swap out one of the 500GB and put in a 160SSD. I would then install Virtualbox and create multiple Guest Win 7 systems:1 for base to create additional guests
1 for work
1 for personal use
1 for testing software/freebies/newer versions
On the host OS I would play games - mainly SC2 and any others RTS that come out.The host, games and work guest Os would reside on the SSD. The rest will be on the 500GB (additional guest, base guest, medias, data)...
the beauty about this - I would never have to lug around 2 systems - one for work and one for personal use - and yet still be happy about the performance and for no worries about having to sync multiple systems.
Dantte - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play games with it.Nightdragon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for work and play. It would be good for my voice to print software at work. It also has the power to play video games as well as the video editing I do to relax. The best part is I could take it with me and use it when I am waiting for clients who at times do not show.NoWayMan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife has been commenting that she'd occasionally like a laptop to be able to do some light PC work from the couch... this could do that and replace her lap quilt as well with the heat it likely kicks out!livetaswim06 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Besides the obvious reading Anandtech, I would use it to play Dragon Age 2 and all the other games in my steam account.unbellum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use a mobile dev system. Would add a new SSD and turn this into a real monster. :DmrPico - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks for this awesome promotion! :DTierlen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming, baby! I'd use it as my primary system. I'd give my current system to my wife and move hers to a HTPC.nightbird - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Multi-purpose, multi-OS box for me.It would replace my c++ development laptop (Suse 11.3 on an alienware m15x)
It would also boot Win 7 for playing games and run folding @ home (you know, for science!)
sadly it would also be used for some remote support as I have a lot of friends who need tech support.
TF2 FTW!
Mr_Bester - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for 3d rendering and photoshop...Dwarrowdane - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A much nicer platform to play BFBC2 while on mission.whodi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to make baby Steve Jobs red with anger, and my wife jealous of Sandy.TheEvilBird - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm going to wire one of the HDs to spin in reverse so the chassis will hover, and make my own Dr. Caroll from Perfect Dark.Shut up, it'll work.
badjohny - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play wow, eq2, civ5also fold@home so me winning might cure cancer!
GaryJohnson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would totally not sell it on eBay.ludivigo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd hide it in my basement.Then, when my wife and daughters beg me to use my desktop, I can begrudgingly relent and sneak off to use this (faster) notebook!
Catalysis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give this system to my brother. He needs a decent notebook for the Chemical Engineering program he was accepted to at OSU.misterdarth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use the laptop to play games and watch videogldnduck - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace aging desktop!realjetavenger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to end world hunger and poverty and establish peace in the middle east. It would also be used to browse AnandTech, of course.JeffS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Having this machine would make LAN parties so much easier... no longer would I need to lug my i7 920 ATX case plus my 24" monitor around.asgallant - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my aging (5+ year old!) Pentium M/GeForce 6600GT laptop, and be able to game on the road again.billyhurd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for software development, watching movies, web browsing, etc.soulrider4ever - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to crunch numbers for folding @ home, and of course Crysis 2!drteknikal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging and inadequate office system, which doesn't travel and doesn't play games.beltzy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to stay plugged in to new game releases on long trips for work. I'm in the Air Force and often get sent away from my duty station on business for weeks at a time- I miss out on great new releases and can't ever get caught up!It would also be a great alternative when my wife steals away my desktop to write grad school papers (Family Therapy graduate program) in Massachusetts.
Thanks for putting together this giveaway Anandtech!
jrparker99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won, this would be my new development and video editing platform. What a sweet machine MSI has put together!quake-log1k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my mom. She has been using a Toshiba - Satellite p25-s609 (p4m with 80gig HD and a 5200fx gpu (sucks for streaming video)). Needless to say it's on it's last legs and beeps up a storm when booting up. Truthfully I don't even know how the heck it's still functioning.nerd65536 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd have it replace my main gaming desktop.jaydee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my wife's 4 year old laptop. 2x hard drives? Sweet, one for SSD, one for storage...SilentSin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 8 year old personal toshiba laptop (Pentium M 1.4 woo) so that I could actually watch HD content on the go.MrCharm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games from anywhere! Oh, and to keep my lap warm during winter.goodsyntax - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for software and web development instead of my tired Athlon II X4 desktop or my Athlon Turion laptop. Maybe I could repurpose the desktop for HTPC duties, for those few hours when I am not coding or taking care of the kids :-)vtcarter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I just installed a home security system, and this would be the backup device in case someone got through my first line of defenses.I'd always have the MSI Sandy Bridge on my person, obviously, and at 8 pounds, it will be the bane of any potential intruder. In the meantime, I will play the hell out of Civ 5 whilst working on homework. The high-res display will rock in my IT curriculum.
DigitalFreak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my wife's crappy laptop.squashmeister99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
this could replace my aging Dell pentium 4 laptop !choda_boy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging Core2 desktop.mantismanning - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm ready to win SC2 tournaments while relaxing on the beach.DudleyUC - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to knock my socks off.keetha - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming at work during my lunch break. I need to introduce these guys here to some new PC games.ikachu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to load this page faster so I could win Mafia 2...Wolfhere - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games while traveling. Just the right size for it.rudder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have three school aged children sharing an old p4 for school work... they need a laptop like this! Plus I can game on it after they go to bed.brownk5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
There is so many ways to use such a powerful laptop. Gaming of course, e.g. WOW, Mass Effect, BoiShock 2, and Starcraft 2. I just love gaming in front of my big screen while watching TV shows with my wife. Also, this would be good for work as well. As a mechanical engineer I use Excel and CAD software quite extensively. CPU Power and memory size are great for those.Jmegapac - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the notebook for writing some software for my HTPC and also as a replacement for my desktop.TrumpetPA - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to replace three machines with this machine. Great idea!arthurb1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could put this to use...Nicksterr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would serve as a replacement for my dinosaur current one. I'm also interested in experiencing an MSI laptop for the first time.elsenored - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would let my two year old son use it to watch garbage truck videos on youtube.Cloakstar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Now, this is the way to replace an aging laptop! :)Opiomorph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
id use it to perhaps finally learn to stop hating laptops for being so worthlessly inferior to desktops.jonlybonly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my son - to defeat his friends.thirdshop - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to not have to leave the couch to go upstairs to use the computer.devfox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play SC2 and develop Android apps!drjlaw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as an excuse to finally sit down and edit my wedding video.badger.packer.fan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my brother's hanging by a thread Gateway laptop he's using for college.plext0r - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI laptop in my newly-finished basement. Right now I don't own any laptops; I have one laptop from work. It would be nice to have something portable for the whole family to use.Dixon Butz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That's my dream lappy!That would be my gaming to play WoW, COD, Starcraft, and over 50 other games that I own.
It would replace my desktop.
I would also use it for video editing, movies, internet, and chatting.
treecats - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want one pleasemordant13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First day.Good luck everyone.
bLast0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would immediately install and play Return to Zork. I've been waiting15 years to own a computer that lives up to its demanding specifications.sdolson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hmmmm. I'd give it to my wife, who'd use it to play Dragon Age 2 for days. :)elewand2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to save the world. I would first start by by curing rabies.britchie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would love to win thisCraig234 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Contest entryshanholo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife as a replacement for her old Toshiba XP notebook.cajone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for several things -- replace my current notebook, SQL Server database development, Visual Studio, C#/ASP.NET developemnt, SharePoint.dziban303 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To make my friends exceedingly jealous!profeteer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
For gaming, especially lan stuff. I frequent Quakecon/PAX, this would be perfect!douglaswilliams - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
"Individuals are automatically entered in this Promotion by signing up for AnandTech’s Comments at http://anandtech.com/Account/Register and posting a reply to this post."Done.
Thanks dudes.
ecsjjgg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want one of thoseToadster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thanks !CMMoonan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work and gaming!enad2k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my lifeline to civilization when I make the annual pilgrimage to Altoona with the wife to visit her inlaws. While I enjoy an occasinal brew, along with many other alternate ways to consume vast quantities of alcohol, when visitng the family, it's nice to know I can entertain myself with something more modern than fire and kwates.I can see talking on vent with my guildmates spinning tales of my Pennsletuckey exploits such as operating chainsaws while innebriated and driving a 4-wheeler in a funeral prossesion. I relish the glances of amazement from my kin as I speak into a michrophone that is not part of a telephone. It must be magic.
I can see fiddling for hours attempting to get on the internet while trying to figure out which device actually has a live internet connection amongst the pile of various DSL and cable modems that adorn my inlaws abode. They seem to change ISP's every other month. And then if successful, I then have tha added challenge of putting it back in working order just like I found it.
When I return home, I would put this beast into a bag, knowing that it will be there for my next trip and that it is the only thing between sanity and drunken baffoonery.
BrickOfReality - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to start a software consulting company.stevo14 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Lost my Asus laptop last year. I would celebrate by buying all the games I haven't been able to play like L4D and Starcraft. Play them. Make my friends jealous. All of the above.Klober - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Arrrrggg! Darn kids have taken over the desktop and I need a laptop to have a computer to call my own!I'd use this for all of my general use (you know, like surfing Anandtech and Dailytech), and for playing games on (such as Rift).
This laptop would make all the difference - I'd no longer have to randomly send the kids to their rooms just to use the computer! (j/k ;P)
Crono - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for church stuff (video and photo editing) and distributed computing.Vepsa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my new desktop so I could give my wife my current desktop.Zorlac123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am currently going to school for network administration, but the only two PCs I have are 6+ years old (P4's and Athlon+'s) and they are not portable. If I were to receive this laptop, I would use it for school. This would include, but not be limited to: note taking, router configuration, experimentation, etc. It would be a great tool in assisting my education.Demons - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play through Mass Effect 1 and 2 again while waiting for Mass Effect 3. :) And probably watch some movies too...alaricljs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would break the RAID-0 and install an SSD for my OS's. Linux as my main with VirtualBox making the Windows install available and also running extra VMs (I have 1 for personal TurboTax, 1 for my business QuickBooks, another for testing things)Linux gets used for everything work related, and then switch to un-virtualized Windows to play games :) Sad but true my favorites lately are the Lego games. Still playing Borderlands and looking forward to some worthwhile new releases.
J3S73R - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the system to play all my games on the go and probably also replace what laptop my work gives me as this is better thus providing a better overall experience. hahaishkatar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It looks like a very nice laptop! My wife can definitely use her own computer so she stops using mine :-).dstinchcomb1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for both pleasure and work. I could connect to work from home for teleworking. I could also play the latest games. Lastly, it would be great for my son to use when he visits. I hope that I am lucky enough to win.Trikat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for mobile gaming!marxom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd remove Windows and install Linux and use it as my main laptop.I know, boring, but would still be cool to have.
bleucharm28 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
OMG! I would definitely play CRYSIS!Orko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks for the opportunity.duber000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would replace my ASUS G50V that is full of cat hair.HorstDraper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Diablo III (eventually) everywhere I went.rdurty2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Rift no matter where I'm at.wigginjs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a replacement for my mid-2006 Macbook pro. I'm currently editing a series of videos of folks talking about something Jesus has done in their life. Some of the videos will include how people were able to get off of drugs or overcome sexual trauma and some will be about how they were greedy and He opened their heart to give more. My current workstation really bogs down with 1080p24 video (what I'm shooting in). I'd also use it for writing. I'm an amateur author and I make my work available at no profit to myself (http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/JamesWiggins/). I'd also use it because I often teach and give presentations in my community. For instance, two weekends ago I gave a presentation on how to start a career in IT to a group of ~30 high schoolers. I also teach a weekly Bible study at a children's shelter for abandoned, abused, and neglected children. Obviously, I would also browse teh intarwebs with it.DaveX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to go to anandtech!bleucharm28 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play CRYSIS :Dnatebigdawg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would show of the power of the PC in comparison to my wife's Macbook Pro! Got win her over completely still...r3zon8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to finally replace my aged thinkpad t60!Scalarscience - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to do my visual performances at music eventsjkostans - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
gimme the gold...digitalrefuse - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd run some comparison benchmarks against my desktop machine and weep for joy at how much better it performed... Then weep for sorrow at how old my desktop is getting.SpacedCadet - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife to justify the desktop equivalent I just ordered from the egg on Friday. With this she could not complain about having an inferior machine, while I could get to play my games whenever I travel. Plus I could play with/against my buddies on multiplayer when they come over.stevet96 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sweet laptopGenaddison - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for application development, well as graphics creation since I normally do web development.I would also use the machine for multimedia purposes such as streaming netflix and hulu.
Finally I would use it to play my favorite games such as Dawn Of War II, Bad Company, and AvP.
LostKaz19 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Soon to be a junior in college, I have been lugging my custom built desktop for the past year (my first year I lived at home because I enjoy my mom's cooking). It has come to my attention that the portability of a laptop of this magnitude would be better than a desktop by a long shot; even if moving around with my desktop has given me reasonably muscular arms. The reason I bought a desktop and not a laptop was because I wanted to have the experience of picking my own parts and putting together my own system (many ladies like to come into my room and gawk at my tower). With the help of many friends and sleepless nights of debating which gpu to get, I am satisfied with the outcome and have no regrets of getting the desktop over a laptop. The main function for my desktop is homework/gaming/movies+music. Having to have spent most of my savings/earnings on miscellaneous college goods, acquiring a laptop, similar to the GT680R, is like a dream come true. As I pursue my dreams of becoming a computer engineer, I hope that I can become an important asset in society and help people no matter how big or how small. I first heard about Anandtech at the beginning of this semester from my professor and I am fascinated by all the latest information I can gain with just one site. I commend you for all your hard work you have put into the site and will be visiting often for now on. Thank you once again and have a nice day.UberLaff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
easy, I would use to multitask at work. Multiple spreadsheets, word docs, Dreamweaver, and Flash... and also Left 4 Dead.Come on with a Core i7 and 8GB's of ram the ALT-Tab speed is probably really impressive! ;)
Domepiece - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Obviously any self-respecting CIS major needs a gaming laptop.GDaddy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to be able to work from home, the drive to and from work everyday is getting really old.NauticalGopher - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to research the best grilled cheese sandwich recipe on the internet. Then overclock and flip it over and do some cooking.NG
CaptMyng - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would charter a Jet and use it to parachute into the front lines of the Libyan freedom fight. I would seek out the most worthy leader of the resistance.and present him/her with this most kickin' of notebooks on bended knee.My 1st mission completed I would then volunteer to lead a ragtag band of commandos on a last ditch do or die mission to to eradicate the vile Colonel from this veil of tears.
After much heroic suffering I would use my BFG to empty the meager contents of his brain-pan.
osteopic - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm kinda torn between using this laptop to work toward World Peace, or perhaps ending World Hunger. That's a tough choice... I may have to play a few hundred hours of Civ V and think about it!flatfour - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Love me some coffee shop gaming!bigi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play System Shock 1 and System Shock 2nafhan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games.That seems a fairly common answer :)
Ditiris - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
For general computing.Brian23 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
please?stevetech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to run my small business.rembo666 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
One here please!rembo666 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play with my Computer Vision projects. My old PC is getting a little long in the tooth.gspence2000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd make it my primary software development computer and play Minecraft after hours!kcconlin9319 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This thing is studly enough to replace my office desktop...Shinobisan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I built my wife a computer back in 2008 for her to run Photoshop and Program on. It's been a good machine, but now that it's upgraded to Win7 some of the drivers are causing issues now and then (specifically the old HD2900Pro). Yes, I built the machine before I discovered anandtech - I'm so much smarter now. lol. Anyway... She still does photography (mostly our kids, or friends - all amateur stuff), a little programming now and then (running her own online shop), and she's trying to learn Japanese. So... I would set her up with a docking station and her current monitors with this little wonder. She could grab it and go take photos anywhere - and use it to instantly view and verify. Then pop back home, and drop it in to be a good solid machine there too. She's a stay at home mom, so I like to spoil her, but don't always have the funds to do so. My main machine at work is a laptop running two monitors and it works great to grab it out of the dock and go to meetings or on business trips. I think she would really love that too. Sorry so long. :)toddau1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've never had my own laptop (and I work in IT!). I've had one at my job, but never one for my house. I'm too cheap to buy one!If I won this, I would love to take it on trips with me and it would be nice to be able to have something portable at my house!
e30kid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Crysis: Warhead, which my current system cannot play well at all.olwenrda - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
cool contest, thanks for the goodies!tloc9880 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to replace my old laptop which would go to my daughter so she can use photoshop on the old one. The MSI would take over the duties of editing family videos, videos for our charity and other random videos. It would also be used to encode media for my media server (under construction). It would also be used for gaming, CoD, CIV 5, BF2.Plus the fact that it has orange lights would make it that much better of an addition to our house!
InvaderSith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife to help her teach her class of low-income students more effectively.neutra - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to enter more Anandtech Giveaways.BPB - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
And would love to win this system!DSperlak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What couldn't you do with a beastly thing like this? I'd use it to replace my lowly core 2 duo desktop at home that doesn't see any action anymore due to working two jobs. TF2 an SC2 could surely put a dent in downtime on the job. :Ddavegraham - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
a couple of things:a.) Fusion workstation for development and testing
b.) gaming (of course)
c.) travel support (part of the daily gig for company)
lots of exposure with this puppy...in Fortune 500 companies every week...
cheers,
Dave
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I would game from the hotels when I'm traveling!wollar71 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for everything; simply everything.LtGoonRush - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd start going to LAN parties again, since I wouldn't have to lug around a massive desktop. Efficient gaming for the win!David Van - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would replace my fine 5yr. old system that only allows 2gb of ram & would be my first ever laptop if i winfelkoth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need it for schoolbbwah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want to play WoW at the airportbrobichaud - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm a developer and I'd use it to develop some cool new game we can all enjoy!SlitheryDee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sign me up!speed12sil - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play Diablo 3 and watch Japanese Drama :Dcbgoding - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In all honesty, I'd probably seel it and upgrade to sandy bridge and get a vertex 3.Homeles - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in need of a laptop for school. I suppose having the additional benefit of blowing away the competition at a LAN party would be just a bit awesome as well.ArchAngel777 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming, of course. I travel frequently and could find a great use for it in the hotel room. :Dthirdkid4thman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a desktop replacement.cidder_didder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I design in AutoCAD and its memory-pigging 3D counterparts a lot, so it's hard finding a computer that can keep up with the memory drain. This system sounds like it could eat anything I throw at it alive, and make dinner for me with the bloody left-overs. Plus, I do a lot of translating and whatnot, so that tends to eat up resources pretty quickly, too.And let's not forget the idea of being able to play WoW or Aion cranked at full specs with no difficulty. Nothing wrong with using a machine for work AND play!
catnap - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd get rid of the ancient ThinkPad I am struggling to maintain!nchrzan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a second more portable development environment... and to play some games.webdawg77 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help my fiance finish all of her wedding planning. She travels from MS (where we are) to TX (where she's from) about every other week. I'd also use it to create the wedding photo slide show which will be shown during the rehearsal dinner and reception. The HDMI port would come in extra handy for this. I'm sure there would be plenty of usage after the wedding too with editing photos / videos over the next several years.The notebook would greatly decrease her stress as well as mine :). Thanks Anandtech!
ervinshiznit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to replace my current one!MrBlackjaw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game on this happily when the wife is using my main rig for Photoshop.lurker265 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My 8yr old laptop certainly could use a replacement...Thanks for all your hard work, guys.
GeoBoy)SU - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take a cue from this "new" generation, and use this super powerful laptop for what they all use it for.....Facebook!....Don't a need a bazillion core processor, 12 gigs of RAM, and a kickin gfx card to do Facebook?HYPhoenix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play L4D2 anywhere to spread the love for the zombie games.NanoRon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do stuff on it. Work stuff. Personal stuff. Fun stuff. Non-fun stuff.You know. Stuff.
itsawondertoo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sandy Bridge! Yay!L1FE - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
But I'd use it to compile my code exceedingly quick :)pstark54 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in.pstark54 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming, among other things.Jedi940 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for mobile gaming/LAN parties as well as at various church functions when I need to set up a power point presentation.Mr Evolution - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R (please only respond once). Good luck!After winning the system, I would donate my current laptop to my church and also promote MSI and anandtech.com for the great giveaway. The system will be used manly for power points, photo/video editing, and SC2.
Although, it is too much machine for what I will be mainly using it for, but having a Sandy Bridge processor will allow me to keep this system for a very long time. It will also contribute less to the environment due to digital rot. Digital rot, meaning that the computer has no perceived value and/or useless and is sent to dumps.
Please Anandtech.com, choose my post to be the winner
Mr Evolution
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I would use it for whatever I needed it to do for me. It would be awesome for LAN parties too!vrmuds - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would put Ubuntu on tihs system and make my friends drool!Topweasel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be getting headshots in every FPS known to man.lurgoyf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 5 year old $350 laptop, and be able to play my lovely Steam library / Rift / WoW while watching TV my wife.HocusPocus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to read AnandTech :)Burticus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need to be able to play Civ 5 while "spending time" with the wife! My current laptop is pathetic.BioHazardous - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have an ASUS 17.3" laptop that's rather big and difficult to fit into almost ANY bag out there. I'd much prefer a 15.6" laptop with a 1920x1080 display that can actually be put into a bag and brought places. For now however I'm stuck with my 17.3" decision.I'd play SC2 and possibly some MMORPGs like Mortal Online or Darkfall Online with it.
I would also likely use it for my business I'm trying to start. I could do some website development on it to keep the business site up to date as well as manage incoming leads and orders.
I have a hobby website for gaming I could start to get back into again with a gaming laptop. www.hytekgamer.com I've put a lot of work in it but have let it fall to the side while I've been focusing on some other things.
I'm sure there are numerous other things I can use it for that would be neat to mention but it's early and I can't think of anything else.
johngartrell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I do a little bit of programming for a living, and have chosen to use Visual Studio out of convenience. That said, some extra horsepower from an MSI laptop would be most appreciated. :)shiznizza - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for light gaming and getting some real work done while at work. This is a nice setup and wish they had this for some work systems.jcr916 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my broken 6811fx and finish my college work!Zuba_Inverse - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my old decaying laptop with one much better suited to what I would like to use it for - games.roedtogsvart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I'd use it as a portable gaming/HTPC station! Here's hoping.andycogbill - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would build a replica of the laptop in Minecraft, with a CPU and everything! Or at least try. It might end up being a tower with some ramparts. But with booby traps!fixxxer0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would play games while on the road for work with itclupus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for doing some video editing, gaming and getting the kids hooked on computers!ljames_21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I just want it. Give it to me. Yay!aethalin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for my WACOM on the road. I think that a few games and some coding would be nice as well. :DHmm okay, so I could think of quite a few things for this system.
kablunkie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... i'd even get it one of those primo laptop cooling pads... ::drool::rabidsloth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gettin' mah bidness done.logikk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a nightlight for those late-night snack runs.And also use it to work on my master's thesis (the extra horsepower would be good for image/video processing) and play games in between working.
jerrysh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my ailing 6 year old Thinkpad.Drewoid13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Desktop replacement: be able to play games on the go! This would be perfect for when I study abroad next semester.mrpk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Dragon Age Origins, Awakening and finally DA 2 :-)Fenestrata - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Battlefield 3. You want to know what my dear friend MSI GT680R will be doing for a living? I'll tell you again--Battlefield 3. I'll make it sweat. A sweet, sweet, love sweat.thrawn3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it so that I have enough power to use Virtual Machines for projects on campus at school. Currently all I have that is portable is a single core Atom netbook.JoJoman88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So on a notebook, where do you put the case bages/sticker at. I have an extra MSI one to put on it if I win.ajohns41 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
but what more than to replace my outdated macbook pro and have a machine to watch movies on while I travel!marvdmartian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A beast like this, there's really no limit! Need to be entertained? Seems the only thing missing is a BR drive......but a DVD will look just as great on that screeen. Need to game the lastest, greatest game? No problem, bring it on! Shoot, you could even handle 3D CAD with ease on this monster!Seeing as my current desktop is a few years old, this would make a stupendous replacement, that would only be limited by it's battery life. Awesome, for sure!!
Solema - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my LAN party PC. I hate dragging around my desktop PC to LAN parties!jdparker520 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a second desktop so that my wife and I can stop quibbling over who gets to use the Core i5rattrick1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd really love to play BF3 when it comes out on this thing.Also, this thing would be great to write software on!
clipless - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play iRacing with my G25 wheel and pedals. I'd also play some of my old fav's like Commandos and Fallout.kivnul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Her laptop is 8 years old and she glares at it and me when she uses itprime2515103 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a portable DAW (digital audio workstation... for the layperson) and bonus, it can game, so in between tracks I could get my frag on while I'm not even at home! Holy cow!P.S. Yes, I realize 'layperson' isn't a word but I've watched Dumb and Dumber at least 30 times so I can't help it.
AK_Dave - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It might sound cliched, but I would use it primarily for gaming/skyping with family when I am TDY or deployedth134 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
learning some things and BC2 & BC3 are waiting for me! :Djamesgor13579 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a replacement for my current D820 with an anemic graphics card (to put it nicely) Then I could play Supreme Commander anywhere.schizoide - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to visit Anandtech and play Portal 2 with the awesome GPU!jdcole - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use that bad boy as my daily use computer. Both of my desktops died on me (RAM failure on one and PSU death on the other) and my laptop's keyboard is slowly dying. And trust me - sharing a laptop with my wife is a pain. Also, being in the military, I don't get paid a ton so I can't just upgrade whenever I want, or even replace parts.BTW been reading and lurking for a while - great site Anand, keep it up!
zoi.demos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to play Portal 2! =)bearaids - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What would I do with it... easy! Android app development and Folding@Home!rothnic - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in dire need of a new laptop! Gaming on it while on travel for work would be amazing.ekoostik - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mobile movie maker.tbone311 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for Skype-ing with the family!xSuperCruzx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Having this machine would allow me to stop having to share the home desktop with my wife and daughter! They can Facebook and install all the junky games they want on the old desktop! I can now hide in the closet with this awesomeness and enjoy!I will call it "My Precious!"
pinesol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to watch at least half of an HD movie before requiring AC power.Areign30 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've quit WoW because my rinky dink system was terrible for playing WoW. But with this, I would return! Muuuuaaaahahahaha!Cersad - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
For my work, it would replace my current laptop and let me run my model simulations while still multitasking and letting me do my research in genetic processes.In my spare time, it would be a great way to stream video and play some fallout: new vegas. Maybe I'd even try my hand at hooking it up to my digital piano and do some music recording.
ehupp01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Win for me!benjdm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
May it be a winner!clearest - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it a gaming / development laptop!mliska1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for games: The next few CoDs, Diablo III, anything else good that comes out...robob4him - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
probably play minecraft... let's be honest people...Also, GIMP photo editing.
sithscout80 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to a friend.Romberry - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give this notebook to my wife (who is the gamer in the family) to give her something to occupy her mind while she's in South Carolina taking care of her mom who is in ill health. (Stage IV lung cancer. Really.)jschwegler - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This beast would replace my current sad Dell Latitude laptop that is horribly slow and missing keys to boot.Reven - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well I'm going to college this summer, and that looks like a great way to keep up on my gaming while still having being able to move a PC around campus...angelusfatali - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm pretty sure Minecraft on the go would be win with this. I mean, look at the intense graphics.starson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my AGP era desktop :Dyuriylsh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Given such great screen real estate and speedy components, I would be able to do Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight development on this beauty, plus would dive into some CUDA programming (who says GPUs are only for games?). And, given the heritage of this notebook, I would even do some gaming on it - this year brings back Diablo, Serious Sam and DNF - updates for games that I was playing when I was all about gaming :)Bibble - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to play PC games again after a 2.5 year hiatus with a business oriented laptop!And visit AT, of course.
mr_mike - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
gaming. i've got gaming on the brain.Andysound - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will edit Hi-Def video left & right, especially new 1080, 60p content...!coutch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my hot water boiler ...claussendb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my daughter for college, but give it to my son for games until she goes to college.ychro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my girlfriend.....if I had one :(LordDarkHell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been using a netbook as my only "PC" for the last two years. I think I have suffered enough and deserve something "slighty" more powerful :)The GT680R will take over the duty as my work and entertainment PC as soon as I slam a brick on the netbook.
Quatrefury - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be awesome. I would replace my Macbook Pro with it and go back to a Windows based machine for my work and video editing hobby needs. I really need something I can reliably edit on when I am not at home.rabidsquirrel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to write a game for my cats. The pointer would bounce all over the screen. I can haz compooterz!?Lothsahn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
<drool>Lothsahn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great, and now commenting on the article I probably just invalidated myself, because now I've entered twice :)I'd give it to my wife so she can play WoW while watching the baby. :)
i2mental - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd probably end up sitting in my car at work during lunch catching up on some gaming..Crucial - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help cure cancer and promote world peace.WeaselITB - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What would I do with it? I'd love to just enjoy a laptop for once! Dragging my tower and monitor to a friend's house for gaming, while awesome in my college days, is just getting to be a pain in the you-know-where.-Weasel
Mindlink - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's a beast of a laptop, so a regular workload won't do. What would I use it for?1. Running the android emulator at anything above the 4fps my current laptop can manage.
2. Use that 460M for a bit of CUDA goodness. None for me on the current box...
3. Umm... games? Need I say more?
iggy8700 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for my lab work (grad student). Quad core and 8 gigs ram are great for structure and bioinformatics calculationsjasonliv - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm developing speech recognition software to help deaf and hard of hearing people, and this would not only help speed up my development efforts but also make the software more accurate due to having more CPU & GPU power to compute with.ludovicf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Exactly the computer I need for my research ;)momeNt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would hook this bad boy up to my monitor/keyboard/mouse and use it to replace my current desktop which sports a Phenom II x2 (unlocked to 4) (had to buy when my socket AM2 board died, nice upgrade for only 90$ total got a free motherboard with cpu purchase) 800Mhz DDR2 memory (4GB) and an x850xt video card!!!CodeMonkey00 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I always find the best giveaways here!loboracing - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
me pleaseCodeRunner1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use to develop/test code, play games & watch movies.lipanconjuring - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mostly for class/game development. I would love to compile code with that processor.erascon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a father of 3 kids i don't get to change hardware often so i would use it as my mobile gaming station.I travel a lot so instead of using my crappy work notebook this would help me play many of my games from steam and probably some new games i'd like to buy like Dragon Age 2, Crisis 2, Portal 2, etc.
Thanks for the opportunity!
johnboy267 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming (for example SC2, which I found my current laptop struggles with ;.;) and watching movies.w0ss - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my desktop as this laptop is more powerful than my 4 year old desktop.cobraphx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to fold on the go while editing video streamed from my hidden watch camera.Stuka87 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Minecraft!!!Well, and BC2, BF3, Diablo3, SC2, etc etc etc
Elmur_fud - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well when I was done making sweet sweet love to this oh so sexy looking laptop. (J/K) I would use it for gaming and when I get to go back to college here in the fall (fingers crossed) this would be my constant compaion for note taking, homework, research, ect.scook9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop in place of my aging M17x R1 with a core 2 quad. Having a more mature CPU architecture will help with school tasks like running MatLab, VHDL software, and LabView.The GPU would make for some fun times as well of course ;)
rsgeiger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
He currently plays WoW on a P4 Celeron system with a GeForce 6600, at 800 by 600 resolution. We currently dont have the money to buy even a $400 system, since the bills from the last recession are still with us.Is not meant to be a sob story, but this is the real reason why I would like to win the laptop. :-)
Burrich - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've got along with my desktop for over a decade. I think it's time to join the quasi-mobile generation. :)nanoburn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it....PERIOD!jrtolle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to replace my aging desktop for playing games...I'd connect it to my 50" plasma TV to play the latest games and enjoy the built-in screen when the wife wants to watch some TV show I'm not interested in.CalvinHobbes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for gaming and for online classes.eshew - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally do some video editing and let my GF use it for her graphics design business... & I'd play some gnarly video games my single core pc cant hande!woody345 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would allow me to finally get away from my old desktop featuring a awesome 17" crt and 4 year old video card to play the games my friends have been telling me about for years.beersy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my Nephew, he is getting more and more into games and the laptop I gave him last year was already a couple years old! He needs something with more power!crimson117 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Problem: my gaming computer is upstairs, my wife likes being downstairs in the living room. I like gaming, but I also like being near my wife.Solution: MSI GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook :)
molinemc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for AI research. And, you know, games.Liasio - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I already have a lappy, but I'm sick of lugging my wife's desktop to the weekly LAN. I'd give her this so that bringing her computer along is easy.Tanispyre - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would us it to process the hundreds of gigabytes of synchrotron XRF data I have collected at the NSLS for my thesis.babypunkinmn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Since my one year old son likes to pound on computer keyboards I'd let him use my current laptop that I'm posting this on to help him fine tune his typing ability so he can move into an entry level position at the age of 2 and start earning his keep around here....Meanwhile, I'd play video games and eat bonbons :)
vortmax2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wouldn't mind winning this!MULuke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything I use my desktop for.Randolph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, first things first, I would probably run around my house with it raised above my head, shouting victorious slogans.After that, it would replace my current laptop, which I could then pass on to someone else.
lawrencemgann - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
And I was just thinking about how much I'd like a laptop!mimonidy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
school, work, gaming, desktop replacement :)AgentPhlipi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for recording music, playing starcraft 2, doing homework for CSE and other things. Oh the places you'll goPlayto24 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this setup for gaming on the go like World of Warcraft, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Starcraft 2. It would travel with me to friend's to game or when I go outta town.Drxious - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
id use it for music and movies while i traveljohnspierce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this rockin' system to process video using Adobe Premier Elements and photos with Lightroom and CS5. I NEED some horsepower!John
scoombs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I believe this could serve as my primary system for a wide range of uses.sdcc633 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Give my Dell to my wife and use this laptop for general purposes and video editing.Riley Craven - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to to do everything I currently do stationary.It would be a great work/home alternative in the since that I don't have to make choices about the device when I'm done with work. I would have access to the latest titles with much higher settings on a work machine.
As a work machine it would also be able to drive all my processes without a sweat. So basically the best of both worlds.
mrfou - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play minesweeper in HD!sawviper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would be great to replace the aging laptop I use for work while on the road.Ryun - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd hook it up to the TV in the bedroom and play games, stream movies, and do... 3D stuff? Like jumping a car out of the LCD.skiboysteve - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for a gaming laptop... as my desktop is 5 years old and my work laptop doesn't have a video card worth anythingtreetop2000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My home laptop is over 5 years old and this would be a great replacement.jkroha - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine to bring a smile to my 3 (and a half, very important not to forget the half Daddy!) daughter. She loved playing on the net on sites like Sprout or Sesame Street, but also loved drinking over the laptop and moving it, enough spills and drops and it was the long talk about how things break...... (only took about 8 "but why"'s, not to bad for her) Yeah, Daddy would get some good gaming time and video encoding runs after bedtime, but Little C gets what she wants!santz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is nice, but can it play crisis?I love MSI
WasabiVengeance - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would imagine that the first month of owning this would be spent getting the sandy bridge linux drivers up and working. I hear they're in a pretty sorry state, though maybe that has changed.After that, MINECRAFT :D And probably ps2 emulation.
tushir - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been needing a replacement for my current laptop for the longest time! crossing my fingers and hoping the stars align on this one.severtki - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Dev machine, plus the occasional game!foomanlinux - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to read the anandtech website on a regular basis, as well as play Starcraft 2 at all of my friends houses.tmheroes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It'd be nice to be able to do some modelling away from my desk for once. My current laptop can't handle even playing anything more than DVDs, let alone playing Blu Rays or doing some modelling. Not to mention how much time I would spend just looking at it.sunmasque1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a new laptop to replace my aging unit... something to kick out movie conversions and play games...cgront - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would install/play every game I own onto the machine, but then I would take a step back and just use it as a mobile programming laptop, it would be a nice upgrade to my laptop that is 3 years old. I would probably put some virtual machines onto the machine and do some fun stuff there. with the specs that you posted above, there is almost no limit to what can be done, and almost no limit to what I would do with it.beastyben1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd mostly do schoolwork on it. Then game like crazy in the spare time.afall - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would install VMware workstation and use it to create a ubuntu VM .ebolamonkey3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would totally bring this to B school and have the baddest laptop on campus :pGrandPixel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
starcraft 2 sounds fun :)zigzaggar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would play games that don't need to be run on the lowest possible res, with all effects turned down, and still have fps issues, also looking forward to TES:VTheCommish - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my desktop.thesandbender - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So you *need* to do CAD work hmmm? Fine... I'll go blow something up!Warder4545 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace a 7 year old 17" laptop and play Dragon Age 2 on the go.Rod4Tech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
"To enter the contest simply respond to this post with a comment explaining what you would use the system for if you won the GT680R (please only respond once). Good luck!"This may sound a little crazy, but I'd install Windows Server 2008 on that puppy & and test it to see how well it manages AD accounts. -grins-
rulo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My son is working on his programming skills, he is 13 and wants to become a game developer. This would be the perfect gift for him.Thanks! and good luck to everyone!
supamario - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd fill it with quality porn. Mobile porn station. All of you would..But seriously, Anand, why dont you just donate it to charity. Otherwise, chances are, someone who doesnt really need it could win it.
scottmchsd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I used to finally see what SC2 looks like on the Ultra setting.BettysBuoy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Generate better ca$hflowdorion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this machine as a replacement for my aging 2007 macbook, and to finally get some decent FPS on Dwarf Fortress.Out of Box Experience - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have never had a Windows 7 computerI have been into computers since DOS 3.0 on a 386 but I can't afford a new computer
If you really think that Windows 7 is better than XP, then give it to me!
I can actually use a nice new computer
A really really nice one..
Like that one!
GotThumbs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Putting my hat into the ring. Pleasel8gravely - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be the perfect device for my wife to work on.Scrote - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to run DOS and play me some Football Manager 1997. OH YES!AahzNotOz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to game while I travel for work.corduroygt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play SC2 while running a VM for work.quillaja - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd like to win.spe1491 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This thing is more powerful than my desktop, I'd probably use it for everything!NobleHelium - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to play some games when not at home.mlrabbitt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to do some 3D modeling and rendering.trnka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it mostly for gaming at some small LAN parties I do - SC2, LFD2, Borderlands, etc. I'd probably also use it sometimes in teaching and whatnot, such as demonstrating how to setup a remote editing/compiling environment.stewartsoda - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for work. It'd be the perfect Abysmal Studio box.Who am I kidding, I'd play games on this all the time!
YaBaBom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to try out some more modern games than Diablo 2...mikeyreyrey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming in bed, on the toilet, at my desk, outside on a nice day and for LAN parties!akersc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will make a nice replacement for my Asus G51J.mplee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a desktop replacement.James5mith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I would definitely use it for work. While I would probably get mocked a bit for how beefy it is, it would be great to have something powerful that can run a few VM's when I'm trying to troubleshoot something in the datacenter.Not to mention, having a nice high resolution display would make it so much nicer than my current work-issued 12" 1024x768 screen.
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diablo 3... waiting still tho.paulteini - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes, I would enjoy having this!tomr001 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Will have a box where I can run 4 VMs !iamlilysdad - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have 5 kids and have family everywhere. I take a lot of home movies from my phone, point and shoot, and camcorder. These are all in different formats. A machine with specs like this would allow me to more quickly transcode the videos.Then I would he able to edit them together, burn them to DVD, and send them to family members that we don't get to see very often.
Oh, and I'll play Starcraft 2 also. I don't have a machine that can handle it. :)
hoola - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this system in my quest to find a grassman near my home town of Salem, OH.rich_p - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I saw this article, and I thought, much like Charlie Sheen, that I wanted to be Winning .. then I saw that Its not available outside the US! best of luck to whoever wins you know I'm jealous...dicobalt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for coursework. Maybe some games, maybe, maybe definitely.rintintin81 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to transcode my large collection of videos to use on my new Motorola Atrix phone.Rocket321 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to set us up the bomb....Then I'd use it to read anandtech, update my social media sites, edit family pics & videos, and oh yah, play some games! CoD, Battlefield, WOW etc.
Thanks to Anand and MSI for the great giveaway!
tom032792 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love one to use for my engineering classes in school as well as video/audio transcoding, and of course some gaming thrown in for good measure.umbagog1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
for just about everythingfrewster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Super Smash Bros Brawl on road trips. Hibernate, new battery, continue playing!sunseteclipse97 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for school and stress relief. The high resolution screen would allow me to work on Excel sheets, Powerpoint slides and Word documents side by side, with the 8gb of memory and quad core never slowing down my productivity. When stress relief is needed, the GeForce card would never fail in my endless quest to be the top Fragger of my classmates.Lazrlazr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be awesome to help me render videos for my digital mutimedia class which i currently do on a plastic macbookzamanoodle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll take the laptop with me to Footbridge beach and get some work done with my feet in the sand.neonmonkey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming, school, media and everything else.obsydian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my tablet-pc (with dying nvidia gfx), since I no longer need that for school.trisct - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would love this for gaming.Sabb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my noble Latitude D610 in my lab cause the darn NIH is too cheap to allow me to purchase a new comp using lab money. It would also be great to have a gaming station for those late night working!Jaepheth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to read Anandtech articles.Also to play Minesweeper and edit photos with MS Paint.
And if time permits, I may run a few Monte Carlo simulations.
Kryptix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would effectively stress test this machine the way I use it...By day, coding, VMs and your general spreadsheet work.
By evening, note and test taking in law school.
By night, enough gaming performance to let me play SC2 at better than low graphics, and a media PC that can drive the big screen tv...
That and carrying it around NYC will probably let me lose a few pounds...
ht_dave - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh....a little video editing, a little gaming.....Sansnombre - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
. . . to be able to show and manipulate fully-rendered 3D models in Solidworks to prospective clients. Where can I pick it up? ;-)Ophan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to play Starcraft II at something higher that minimum settings. :)akuo99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
for entering contestschesed - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work. What else?GTI337 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play SC2 and do my Android app development from the comfort of, well, anywhere!grocepat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am in it to win it!Oniwaban - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to make awesome graphic designsneogodless - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mostly I would use it for programming, developing Silverlight/XNA applications and games.WhiteMorpheus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for LAN parties. Seriously easier than lugging the PC and a monitor. But weighs close to the same...Bennett88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would become my new DAW and space heater combo.Geostyce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Further spousal avoidance...punjabiplaya - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to take notes in class. And by take notes, I mean play games and read AT articles.sarthurn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Minesweeper! It would ROCK on that system with those specs, and could play anywhere!ShumOSU - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This thing has practically the same specs as a desktop build that I want to do, just scaled back a bit here and there. I would basically use this as my main desktop at home with the added bonus that I can easily pack it up and take it anywhere for gaming. :-)scrappy1850 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I love to play games, so I can't stand being away from my desktop rig when I travel. This would be the best way to keep my Crysis 2 skills sharp when I travel for work!Snakebitten - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in but I'm curious to see what motherboard chipset is being used in this notebook. :)chaoticbear - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd of course replace my aging desktop. (God, has it really been 6 years?)sleepyTiger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for engineering simulation, and of course it seems great for entertainment, video calling etc. too.ss284 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
tasteful pornographyrickon66 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need this to retain my sanity!skittlekiller - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it at LAN parties to make everyone jealous.trushk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
better gaming and surfing for mekidcapri101 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To take over the world...ddd0004 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my desktop with this if I winAppleBonker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to improve my odds of hooking up with Acid Burn!michal1980 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my wifes desktop. Way faster then what she has now, and we can play civCUfuzzy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming of course! Maybe some video editing, that thing gives my desktop a run for its money.Aisorik - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to watch 1080p videos of attractive women singing attractive songs and play Amnesia: Dark Descent while hiding in a dark truck stop bathroom. I'll personally stain the stall walls with crude unrecognizable gang symbols and a lipstick phone number of some woman who scorned me back in college for an idiot.mpowell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a sysadmin my work provides me a laptop, which is just way to old, crappy, and underperforming to be of any real use. So far I've just been way to cheap to purchase something decent. But if it were mine, I'd also be able to utilize it in my plans for total world domination! muhahahahaha...techninja - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks! :-)uallas5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
replace an aging and heavy alienware !!!hucklongfin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use as a desktop relpacment for games and work.kdttaz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace a 3 year old laptop.countcristo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd do homework, run simulations of SRIM/TRIM, and play games in the down time such as Dead Space.nwsummers - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Crysis 2. Need I say more?RandyN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to heat my bedroom and while working out.Swiftnc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to game on the go. LAN Parties, work travel, airports.swkerr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it when I am not at my desk.punchcore47 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replace my gaming laptop that my Ex! wife ran over. @#@*#@*#AZCompGuy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would pull a HDD and load this baby up with an SSD, then turn it into my mobile gaming platform.AndresB - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use to model and render my own architectural designs. And play sometimes (if have extra free time, someday)...kaz2020 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I travel a lot now and only have a smartphone for mobile computing. This would be so helpful and awesome!lublub - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
me wanne!erffac - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for programming.jparisoe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my Macbook Pro.ashbbyrd@gmail.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play games on it.When I was done with that I'd watch movies on it.
When I was done with that I'd sleep with my head on it.
jbob5590 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd load that 1TB of hard disk with my Steam game collection (TF2, The Witcher, Dragon Age Origins, Oblivion, Trine, Audiosurf, Farcry 2, DoW II, Hitman: Blood Money, and many more) and like most people who've entered the contest I'd have to install WoW and all the assorted expansions and patches.James000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my Athlon x4 development desktop machine for embedded, linux and windows system programming. Can guarantee, with a graphics card like that, there will be a lot of games too in the downtime :-)ehicks05 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won I would log hours upon hours of gaming, coding, and recording music!dnddanranger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to use a new laptop like this to use as a remote desktop and be able to take all my games on the go with me.n3xus9673 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take it with me Afghanistan to replace the one I lost a few months back during a convoy. I can't play online games but I have lots of single player FPS, racing sims, and RPG's to kill time. I would also use it to store music and photographs from out here.Sb87 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming? Check. Movies? Check. Productivity? Heck, that thing has better specs than my current desktop (which reminds me, I need to upgrade that as well...)DarkRogue - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Clearly I'd use it for LAN parties and gaming.MageXX9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my desktop.jonmcq - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for games, movies and porn - the big 3.erythrophilia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd triple boot fedora/windows/mac if I won.donjuancarlos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to train underprivileged inner city youths to neutralize alien threats.bleucharm28 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Crysis, SILLY!rc71281 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a coaster, dont want to leave rings on my coffee table.nemonator1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh look... a new shiny and fast thing! I would wear that as my bling.kenyee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
There are far too few laptops w/ decent resolution screens to run VS.Net or Eclipse IDEs that suck up screen real-estate like no tomorrow :-PBeing able to do this while running VMs decently on the same machine and transcoding movies or playing the latest game is just icing on the cake...
Tarvaln - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to a friend who needs a laptop for school.DustinF0000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd edit photos and do day of wedding slide shows at my wedding client events...-Thanks.
Joker04136 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would love to own this machine!trifecta88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games made after 2007NonTechi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would accompany me to the library to further my web coding skills with CS5....for starters....LuluTheMonk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Photo editing and some gaming.Octavean - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R to go online and petition the state of New York to allow a person to marry computer hardware. Because I love the specs of the MSI GT680R ;) I tell you it was love at first sight.Naturally I would use it for work, to study and to play games too,.... ;)
skrawn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging school laptopRaegar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
to eliminate using the tank/helicopter combo under my desk.calipf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
playing WoW, all around the house!RBrian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First, I'll post a comment here, thanking MSI and Anandtech. Then I'll thank God by doing the right thing and contributing to the World Community Grid. Then... I'll play Crysis 2.tantolar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could actually play games while my fiancee is using my computer!rajnel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Winning this contest would allow me to upgrade my ancient Dell Pentium M laptop with the latest and greatest Sandybridge+460M... I will be able to play Dagon Age 2 on the move !!!ericbarch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this slick machine for all my Steam games...and especially Portal 2 when it's released!d0ogie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With those specs it's not where you want to go - it's how fast you get there - amazing looking laptop and I'd simply use it for everythingTallOne - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...OMG: With a machine like this? Sweet! The mind boggles.Retire by desktop system... Frag like mad -- anywhere... Lose sleep...?
dalberth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What's better than working from home? Working from home, sitting on your porch outside : ) That's how I'd use it (along w/some gaming, of course!).ValueDriven - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Now my 10-yr old wants one! LOLJWade - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
awesome laptop. maybe i will be luckydissonanceus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for games, media encoding, browsing anandtechjyee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a testament of my incredible luck.anxiyz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming and graphic design. Oh and Facebook.benwa73 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to warm my house in winter with all the excess heat it would generate.wooties - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would be a VERY fun toy to use for work. Mainly because I work with a few Mac-heads who somehow are easily fooled into thinking their MBP's are the latest-tech.This would be my ultimate answer to them :)
Uritziel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming on the go of course.pmauddib - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this board to PWN everyone on league of legends.squishyTurtle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Research. My PhD research involves CUDA/OpenCL and automatic division of tasks into processes across the processor and gpu. Having a single computer with both a powerful CPU and GPU would be a great help.kermat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wouldn't buy an iPad. ;-)pelov - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it'd replace my desktop!WooWoo
worm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I made the mistake to purchase the previous generation i-series, without a add-in graphics card, so no way to upgrade the graphics. Using this system to actually be able to watch video, in addition to everything else would improve my retirement.sliceof2d - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for my graphic design work on the go and for everyday use.mcnels1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My kids are taking over my desktop PC for their games. I need my own.tonyn84 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well aside from playing games, I'm looking to start writing my own software and it would be great to have a dedicated machine for it.deepnarsay - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To simulate Beam Propagation Method ( Helmholtz equation).Or to design a cryogenic engine.
Whichever is harder.
endblockclip8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
New computer for BF3 w00t!sickNtired - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I NEED this!ngeowmix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
for posting even more comments in future giveaways!ukr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
SHOW ME THE NOTEBOOK!jnmfox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Portable Company of Heroes gaming machinedanfab - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the 'puter to play Rift, and surf the net... Lolincorect - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
donejzemsky - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
bwahahaha....veri745 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my crappy Athlon desktop at work :(dali71 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Duke Nukem Forever, which looks to be finally released soon, and lots of WoW.IVIauricius - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm a programming student without a laptop. I watch all my fellow students work and play on their laptops at school while I sit and eat my lunch before going home and do my work alone. I'd use the laptop to work alongside my friends and argue about data structures and proper pointer use. :)gdinero79 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it when I don't want to lug around my 17" laptop.RMSe17 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great gaming laptop for travel. I would play SC2 on the go and at LAN parties :)Mr.McBeeVee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yep...count me in on this one.vagrantsoul - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would be using the computer as a mobile workstation for my 2d-3d graphic design, allowing me to work at the office and while going to trade shows, and possibly while traveling on vacation and to see family... giving me much more freedom in being able to not be fettered down in the factory I am in. Seeing as I have been unable to get my ISP to fix my connection at home for over two months now, this would actually be a huge HUGE help in getting things back on track with my freelancing work.Oh yeah, I'd also be dumping most of my steam account onto this, playing dragon age II, mass effect 2, mafia 2, possibly getting into rift, deadspace 2 and a few others just to see what the laptop can do, having been a die-hard desktop supported for a very very long time.
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Do work anywhere :)darckhart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd show the apple fanboys that i have the latest cpu, dedicated graphics, AND usb3.ctroxell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use at schoolstuartrue - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my friend who is starting a small business.Malfeas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as a replacement for my aging desktop. And to bake cookies.martyrant - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play GW2 when it comes out and read articles on anandtech, maybe try it out at work as a replacement....it could even replace my current desktop, haha. Still using a E8400..CatatonicMan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Free stuff is good.jyounce2102 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could watch Netflix while traveling.jmarin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to play all my games from the comfort of my living room.gazukull - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am all over this contest! :DChiTownEddie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Love the site, thanks for the chance to win this :)t_case - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I might be able to make it to gold in SC2, wait..... nm I don't think it will help with thatsjwinter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.ader098 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would make it my portable gaming machine :)lsubrama - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Baldur's gate on it :-Ppoolmanjim - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
TO GAME UNTIL MY EYES BLEED!Seriously, I'm currently stuck with my Sony Vaio that isn't exactly winning any competitions. I can barely play Supreme Commander 2 so forget Just Cause 2, Crysis or even Left 4 Dead 2 on any reasonable settings. I would use it to game, have fun, and to work. I carry my laptop to work every day because I am remote and use my laptop to access email and what not.
BrandonMills - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes this would become my new work ( cough ) laptop. During the day, it would run mainly Office 2010, Opera ( web browser of choice ), and whatever other apps I'm using throughout my day.However, after hours, my lovely lady laptop likes to take off her glasses and undo her hair. A Civ V game perhaps? She knows what I like.
Skiprudder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Not only would this be a big help in my computer repair business for onsite jobs and virus removal, but I could edit my podcast and then kick back with some Civ V and WoW. Thanks Anand!phray - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as a desktop replacement, and relegate my old pc to fileserver duty.mamemimo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it on a cross country trip.hammer256 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Matlab code, simulations using CUDA, games, you name it.Houdani - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to type a "thank you" to Anand and the Gang for the nice birthday present./nudge
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I'd use it for travel & photography :)Maxxter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to save the World from Global Warming.geniekid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to check my email in 3D at 120FPS using realtime ray tracing to render the font in cool ways.davehcyj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
woot sandy bridge! now where are the z68 parts?Cuhulainn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would leave it in its box until The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is released. ;)Sirrobone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wonder if this would give an R3 any contest?GayGeek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A notebook computer is an efficiency tool, right?Many people do not understand what it means to be a second, or third class citizen. Some have never been bullied. Have you ever been called a 'faggot', 'lesbo' or 'tranny'? How would that feel to a loving, sensitive person who is reflecting on their innermost feelings? Does the most personal way you feel...get ridiculed by public opinion? Are the emotions deepest to your core debated in a public forum? Is your interest in another 'age appropriate' human considered fodder for gossip / condemnation / snickers?
The negative societal pressure and 'democratic' condemnation is causing a whole segment of society to partially self-destruct. Young male suicide? The majority are bi, gay or questioning men - and its not yet 'right' to die for your country! Alcoholism, drug abuse, self mutilation, eating disorders - just guess where the highest incidence of these are? The wrath of God? Child molesters are predominately hetero or 'straight'.
Some religious people feel they have justifications to attack gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered and questioning peoples (LGBTQ). Yeah, that's real 'loving'.
Many red-blooded American males feel it is their rightful defense of masculinity to put a 'faggot ' in their place. What definition of masculinity is that?
A democracy is the majority deciding what is right for the individuals, correct? Why is the majority disgusted about what LGBTQ peoples do in OUR homes?
LGBTQ find that their definition of a loving family group is 'not supported, not legally protected' by our own government! How many nanoseconds would a 'man, woman, and child' put up with their country telling them that their family unit is not acknowledged?
But it is the right of the majority to decide for others what should be done, right?
Shame on the majority for not protecting the LGBTQ community. For not welcoming the LGBTQ peoples. For letting these inequalities and injustices continue. For not loving their neighbors.
Just think for a moment what various forms of discrimination, righteous hatred, condemnation, and just ignorant prejudices.....that a transgendered black woman faces as a part of daily life. Think! Guess! Wonder? Who is protecting her rights? Who is establishing the legal system that guarantees her rights as a person? Who is safeguarding her pursuit of freedom?
We feed the hungry, help a differently-abled person negotiate a closed door, and help our neighbor fix their home. Oops, shouldn't do that - they might be bisexual. ;)
Why can't all people be loved, respected and protected for who they are?
I would use the notebook to help the majority rethink and adjust their oversights.
KitsuneKnight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd first off setup several Virtual Machines (likely using VirtualBox, that's what I generally and currently use, although I might try VMWare first on this). I'd use these Virtual Machines for software development, including cross-platform desktop software (using Qt, for Windows, and Linux at the very least), Android development, web development (Ruby-on-Rails & Google App Engine), as well as just messing around with other exotic programming languages like Google's Go.As for the host OS, I'd use it primarily for school work, gaming, and general web browser (although with such a beefy machine, I could probably seamlessly move all but gaming into VMs... would have to think more on that if the situation arises). My gaming, at the moment, is currently "limited" by the 260M in my current laptop (all the games I currently play run very well, but several have trouble if I try to push the settings higher up).
Thinking about it more, I might setup yet /another/ VM for remote access, and then VNC/RDP/etc into that, either via my current laptop (which I'm fairly certain is a fair bit lighter than 7.7 pounds... that's a beast!), or via a tablet (I'm looking at the Asus EEE Transformer... I'm hoping it'll be good!). There's just so many possibilities! :P
Aikouka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use it to replace my Dell M1530 that is slowly becoming antiquated, which I use as a decent gaming-capable laptop while I'm on travel away from my beastly desktop! I've actually had to turn down the settings quite a bit on my old laptop with the release of the Cataclysm expansion for World of Warcraft :(. Please... think of the pretty water! ;)siefert - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
AT rocks.rmoo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play WoW on the go..need..to..stopHalnerd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I were to win this laptop I would give it to my brother-in-law, Jason. He works his butt off making a living for my sister and their children. He has given up his computer hobbies due to his constraints on time and money. His old computer is 9 years old and desperately needs an upgrade. He has been an avid gamer for as long as I have known him, and would certainly use this laptop for gaming and entertainment. He also uses photoshop and CAD programs for his work as a machinist. He developes his own 3d images and then uses them to program his machines to produce custom aircraft components among other things. I thought to myself, to what purpose would this laptop best be put, were I to win. I would have to say, allowing my brother-in-law to own this laptop would be it's best use. Pick my brother-in-law to win this laptop. He deserves a gift such as this.epu2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play EVE online and run two virtual machines at once :DAnd i'd finally be able to properly use unity mode.
Pair it with an external monitor for some more real estate, and you've got a pretty awesome 3-D modeling setup as well.
I'd finally be able to replace my outdated laptop which can barely do any of that stuff.
Kido1986 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a mobile workstation that folded at all idle time.Sgraffite - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play Doom 2 on it I supposeKlausi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's gonna look nice on my desk. And it'll power up a crazy gnome.Quivering Blob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play NetHack :Pdocular - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for playing starcraft 2 and company of heroes on my long uni breaks and to tear through my IT focused studies. Would be amazing as being a student without a laptop, uni gets hell boring!quickbunnie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a node on my home supercomputer.Gholam99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Whoo I need a notebook please.Samko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would allow me to work from home more often after the delivery of our third child (coming march 14th). With my wife's surgery she will not be able to do much for the kids or around the house for about a month so anything that would allow me to be home more would be very helpful. I also imagine this laptop would be able to hold games that our 5 year old and 3 year old could play which would allow my wife and I at least 3 or 4 minutes of quiet during the day. I am sure the laptop would also be used so my wife could keep in touch / play starcraft with her sister who is also delivering her baby within a couple days of ours and will be similarly laid up. Thanks and good luck to all.newparad1gm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a bludgeondustinhyle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for lan parties. My desktop weighs like 65lbs and this laptop is good to go for gaming.Freyzz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for grad school!jbwhite99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I expect it will play Crysis with that kind of horsepower.Ram21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play rift on this laptop, been needing a new laptop since this game came out.lindethier - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in it for the sleep laptop :)bazlyx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... not to say I don't really want this wonderful distraction.Taracta - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this Laptop as my secondary Steam system for when I am in the bedroom and want to game. Also for viewing online and local content when I am not in the mood for gaming.jbgibbs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would go to coffeeshops, wifi hotspots and show it off. Plus tell everyone I got it free from anandtech website.Denbo1991 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to watch movies in 1080pUpinsmokes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Please include me in the drawing for this system.After reading about the system and its capabilities, it would be used for a variety of uses. Work, games, daughter's educational needs and general surfing the web.
As an anandtech.com reader for quite some time I've found the reviews and opinions on this site to be invaluable in a number of purchases.
Additionally, as an IT professional, this site has been one that I've referred to quite frequently for both technology information and upcoming changes in the world of computer hardware.
Keep up the good work!
trev311 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Because I'm a nerd like that.. I'd be able to take the CUDA programming course too! I wouldn't be dependent on the school labs to compile stuff anymore... Little netbook just can't handle doing stuff like that, but the GT680R definitely could!Sorine - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my very aged laptop. Heck it would become my main rig for the foreseeable future. I might actually be able to play a game released in the last three years.deadrock01 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Rock and Roll!martajd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my Atom based EEEPC...so that when I want to do anything it wont take a dayq_ex - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It'd crunch numbers and play movies.gonnabechef - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sounds like a powerhouse.FrankFSmith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Two options:(1) Replacement for darling daughter's Studio 17 (which has suffered numerous hardware failures)
(2) Finally retire my own ancient desktop machine
Diogenes3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this baby i could spend a lot more time at AT as well as boost my folding..HopFarm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use a new laptop!eanazag - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have to say I have been looking for a good gaming laptop with a decent video card, 15 or larger inch screen, quad core proc, and capable of holding two drives in RAID. I will say that I will be replacing at least one drive with an SSD. I'd also be virtualizing on it to. VM server. Hopefully it will handle 16GB of RAM. I did eye the 2GBx4 RAM. 4 slots, finally. I'm in the non-glossy screen camp, so that's a minus. It is just missing a Blu-ray drive to be perfect. I'd rock the MSI laptop for free, for sure.Can we get a review on it down the line?
Noteleet - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be an exeptional birthday present. In.jebo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This notebook would be ideal for a workhorse school note taking/occasional free time gaming machine. Thanks MSI and anandtech.Smugrock - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd like a free laptop.Exedore - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This should handle DNF.DarthGerbil - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Portal 2 once it is out.carbon3c - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Love it! :)quickbunnie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to play Crysis on Normal settings.oln - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I really need a new paper weight. If it happened to perform other useful functions, so much the better.Sebec - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd read AnandTech with it. :)rpmrush - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to embarass my friends' desktops!bowmangolf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could definitely use that!cjcoats - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...for lots of stuff: dual-boot with Linux and use it for movies, games, software development,environmental modeling (pretend it's a portable supercomputer!)
-- CJCOATS
ogreslayer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go. Gets abit tedious lugging around a full towerwildkarrde21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Loving the HDMI out feature on laptops these days.Idontcare - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to play games surf the web.weixian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd replace one of the drives with an SSD and this would be my photo-editing machine on-the- go. looks decent for midrange gaming too!colasumo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
mobile recording studio, perhaps? or maybe just some games :)huckfin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to play minesweeper.lolpatrol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally get to play with some virtual machines. My current laptop just won't cut the mustard with its rather lackluster amount of memory, but this one (I can only imagine) would be glorious for that.futbol4me - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
love itckevin1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would retire my Dell 1520, upgrade this one to an SSD, and break it in with a playthrough of X-Com until Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3 arrive. :) It would also be my web browsing and work-from-home computer.dapneym - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd game on the go.supadhaya - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use this for gaming multiplayer games...Sheppyb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a space heater for the occasional cold night in SoCal and also to place Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Dig Dug!rickitguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for general computer usage and of course gaming.Ensign - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Music recording and gaming.shantop@yahoo.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for website programming and graphics designing + play games offcoursethanks.
UNHchabo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I plan on playing some Portal 2!thewarm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I gave my last laptop away, so I would use this for everything!Thanks for the contest.
donebu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won the MSI GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook I'd use it for video editing.Gryplyp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Please pick me. I need an upgrade.kenhan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd install FreeBSD/PC-BSD and get rid of all evidence of Windows.Souka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for a gaming at home, "work" when traveling on business :)Davros - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be lovely to have a laptop with similar horsepower to my desktop system, so I would do pretty much everything I current do at home with this system, but everywhere else.Oneidbndt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop for work and to get back into playing online games. Been wanting a new computer that could play some games again.Xarnum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sweet laptop I am in.Sabresiberian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Submitting my entry for the drawing.Thanks!
;)
thet1ck - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would catch up on all the great games that I have been missing for the last few yearsphilv - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play WoW and as a desktop replacement for my long-in-the-tooth 5-year-old desktop.nmsumike - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Portal 2 and Diablo 3!jbuddie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for teaching Cuda/Openclmpo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be great help for world peace, ending hunger, getting people to live in harmony; oh, and to play a little TF2.destrobig - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play Duke Nukem Forever and chew bubble gum and I'm all out of gum.wynner1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to start a mobile video editing business, going to the client's home or place of business and converting video for them.jeremyaz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to schedule my orphanage for the bed bug spraying it needs to stay open. If you don,t pick me, prepare for crying orphans. *disclaimer* orphans as used refers to Dragon Age 2. Bed bugs as used refers to frame rates high enough to avoid occular saccadia induced seizues.chime - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
to replace my 386 desktopjeremyaz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
386sx 16 I hope. Windows 3.11 roxxorzjpd3p - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do some simulations and surf, too!fuzzmello - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for so much goodness it's indescribable.coryhud - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would develop software with it.aznjoka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Almost as good as my pentium 4;)toms98pc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could quickly finish the wedding video!PyroHoltz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play Metro 2033 whenever I had a free moment.Also, I'd flaunt the benchies it'd pump out.... :-p
balthan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for playing games downstairs while pretending to listen to the wife.halbot42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
id use it to extoll the virtues of anandtech,comXonicEQ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am posting all my future comments from this notebook....PawnX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow, I've been looking to replace my laptop (almost 5 yr old core duo not cutting it anymore) for a while now. I want a 15.6 or 16 since at 17 is just to bulky. Looks thing looks to fit the bill perfect. Good resolution, cpu, and video for light gameing on the road.Main uses gaming when on the road, and working remotely.
IvanChess - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use that system for LAN parties. Certainly better than lugging my desktop to and fro.wermy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my aging desktop, and smash said aging desktop to bits with a meat tenderizing hammer. Then I would play Battlefield 3 this fall without shame.awktane - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to work from bed and play games from my desk!alimbocl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my desktop with it.oscarsdg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd construct a laboratory under my house where I would build mega-robots to battle the 100ft demon bunnies my sister unleashed on the planet after pushing "The Button of Unspeakable Evil"..located in said laboratory. Yes, I'd do that...thinkwhy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.gklub - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
She's heading off to college next fall and needs a laptop.Greymoor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to let my tired old notebook get some rest :-)anwaronanandtech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
id love to play gta 4 on the gothatedeguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been looking for something that I can use away from my desktop. Something that I could game on too would be awesome!RMalinosky - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in as well...jpmills - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would definitely use it for CUDA programming. It would be nice to have a computer that powerful and that portable.jowdy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to give my old, dying desktop to my parents. I'd be able to play Crysis 2 and Portal 2 via LAN at my friend's house more easily! <3lazn_ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my main PC, both for playing games & general use.sivmac239 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to feed my hungering Civ V addiction and I have been dying for a mobile platform to do so.qhoa1385 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
asking what would I do with this sick machine?C'mon! I'd grind every juice out of it... until it can't handle anymore gaming!
flexium - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will first kill my old laptop. Then Use this laptop at my new job, playing sf2 :)Drizzt321 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to replace my old laptop, a 2003 Dell Inspiron, and use it for on the go software development and photo editing.raskren - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my Sandy Bridge 13" Macbook Pro and use this for work during the day and gaming at night. 1920 x 1080 sounds awesome.1280 x 800 is not enough!dodger2020 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I was a mayonnaise jar once.rdriskill - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to replace my old Gateway FX, which gets used for photo and video editting in the field. And the occasional game, of course.jamison - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school...and gaming.mrcactus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Muahahahaha!With this machine I will finally succeed, where I have failed so many times before. The raw power flowing through its turbo-enhanced and multifarious circuits will be my raiment of destruction. The malevolent arsenal of RAM will make fitting armaments of doom. The diabolically overpowered graphics will assure none can avoid or hide from my much deserved wrath. With this device in my clutches, none will be able to stand in my way as I cut a swath across the planet. All will know and fear my name.
So… join with me Anandtech. Together, we will consume the world.
And, when the day is mine… err ours, with foes fleeing in all directions like the cowardly dogs they are, I will head home, or perhaps head to a coffee shop, and use this device to catch up on my email, do some coding, touch up and upload vacation pictures, play some Starcraft 2, and check Anandtech for the latest tech news.
ketchup79 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this amazing laptop for my son and I to play the latest Need for Speed and Star Wars games as well as video encoding of home videos from our camcorder. My wife would also be using the laptop to do school work as she works towards her Bachelor's degree.mattd390 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would be great for gaming/school!Meaker10 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my main gaming machine replacing my current laptop.I would use it to play the latest titles and upgrade it as time goes along keeping it up to date (including the GFX card).
wruzicka1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been looking for a laptop...kvort - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would install at least three VMs and use it to make all kinds of goofy webapps.And to play counterstrike on the road, of course.
Amoro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
winner chicken dinner.Kid98 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this very nice laptop to carry to my Bible studies class.Kid
zwilhoit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Let's see.... with this, I would play Portal 2 with my father, play L4D2 with my old friends from back at home, and maybe even do a little bit of SolidWorks modeling from time to time...And I would probably give it a hug every night.
familyprinting - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it will replace a old amd laptop if i win itultrakill - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this sweet system, I would use it to play games when I visit my parents. I would also use it for work on the go.mrbean1500 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use it for schoolwork and obviously GAMES =)gundar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd own people 24/7 of course!EvaN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Anandtech rocks Msi rocks, my brother woks as a computer animator and this computer really would help his careerDalamarD - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it primarily for gaming and pr0n.Euthanasia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to feed my WoW addiction.jdubs730 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Probably use it as my windows protools rig. last laptop can't handle very many waves plugins running at the same time as software instruments and the 160gb drive is completely full. I think I would def have to do some gaming as well. The thing is a beastzoogoober - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be my first real laptop. So I would probably use it for everything and forsake my poor desktop. Being wired is for chumps! P.S. AnandTech, keep up the good work!Ninhalem - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am unable to spend time on the weekends playing on the desktop so something to play games on the road without having to use my non-game friendly Macbook Pro would be heaven.Wuzup101 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd definitely use it to visit Anandtech!sic4672 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Since my daughter was born, I havent been able to play games in my game room. This laptop would allow me to game in the living room so I can still be around my family and not shut away in another room. Plus it would be great to replace my decrepit M1210 ^_^technobozo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it as our "family" computer and teach my 11 and 12 year-old daughters to code. We need more full-on #geekgirls in our tech world.Nice machine and giveaway--thanks!
stephenv2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So it will be rendering IMAX frames, at least in my basement.BruceCLin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am going to run Maya on this beast.chris.weir - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Massive Excel workStan Zaske - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks for the contest Anandtech.Etsp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for Mobile Gaming.aguilpa1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would:Do school projects like powerpoints, excel spreadsheets and word documents
Post to Facebook, read emails and keep in touch with friends
I would edit my latest pics with photoshop
Download and play music on my headphones
Watch movies and youtube videos of a stupid cat playing a piano
Play games like Black Ops and roam the Fallout 3 wastelands killing scorpions
Shop for new stuff online.....
And at the end of the day I would put it under my pillow and sleep like a happy log....
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
techtim814 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
please include me in this!nastyemu25 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to cure cancer and maybe also challenge south korea for starcraft supremacy (if i have time).khughes314 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to watch video...dekichan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
nice! this beats my desktop.o1die2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Enter me for this prize.Foxsly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my old laptop. The fan just broke and there are several vertical lines of pixels that are stuckthestinkinggenius - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to party like it's 1999!pingunit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace a tired old laptop with it and use it for streaming video and music as well as gaming and CAD work.losergamer04 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm attending ISU for a BS in IT and this would make one epic programing, virtualizing, PLC, and gaming machine.mordywalker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a new machine.parabellum2000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old desktop!xcentricorbit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my lackluster Gateway M-6888u that I currently do 90% of my gaming on (despite having a desktop with a Core 2 Duo and a Radeon 5850).Andrew911tt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a new computer. My computer now is a Dell E1505 from ~6 years ago with a 60GB HDD. It has a Core Duo chip in it. Not a Core 2 Duo but a very rare Core Duo. The thing that I love about my 15.4 inch laptop is that it has a high res screen 1680 x 1050. It is very hard to find screens like that now. So when i saw this has a 1080p res on a 15.6 screen my heart jumped.I would use this for everything: Video games, videos playing, web browsing, transcoding, storage.
Please help me with my problem.
saint1415 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well working with film and programming I'd be using it for school as well as some Diablo 3 and DNF...some WoW thrown in there with some STO...Civ5 to pass some time and make the bitch actually use its full potential on some 3d design...hopefully I get this since it would make my life a whole lot easierlilkruse91 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R to play Oblivion anywhere!dwol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to get some work done at school (since I don't have a laptop, and medical school almost requires it; luckily our library lets us borrow them!) - then go home and play games in the one hour of free time i get per week. :pZoatebix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for a video editing project that needs some serious CPU muscle.winniDpoo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will run CS5 on this bad boyrakestj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for video creation.ebiester - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my stolen Macbook pro. I had my laptop stolen last year when I was traveling in Turkey, and I've been stuck on an old, slightly broken Compaq for the last few months as my finances recover.7Enigma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Fantastic giveaway Anandtech and MSI!I'd use this as a desktop replacement for everything but high-end gaming!
Thanks again.
coconutboy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd slay 'em all, lemme at dat notebook!Spyrano - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Civ V at higher detail, and that laptop would look more kick-ass than my current one while DJing blues music!eallan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
For gaming on the go of course.MC-Sammer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for folding, gaming, and coding.You can always compile faster.
kaborka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been happy with MSI notebooks.ian_clausen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Just in time for DA2Psychosylph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Feeding the WoW addiction...brood77 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play RIFT!kingcold9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to rock diablo 3GuitarFreak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...to game everywhere I go! ArmA 2 on the go would be awesome!godihatework - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use this to replace my aging dell inspiron 530 desktop to finish my college degree (at 33...ugh)pete1229 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It will complete me! Besides, I really need one, I'm unemployed and trying to start up my very own PC repair business and this would be a tremendous help.portgrey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it during my travels with the military. I need something to use during our down times. I would load it with as many games as possible. I also would use it for my online college courses. sometimes trying to get a free computer to compose a paper can be a hassle. this would help quite a bit.BharatHaria - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great idea and good specs for a desktop replacement for all the video encoding and photoshop workqnetjoe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my P3 laptop yea!cyiton - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want to weeeeen!jsbiggs - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it to replace my aging desktop (old C2D E4400). Currently playing Rift, but have to turn settings WAY down.Eggochiggo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Diablo 3 when it comes out, but bad company 2 until that day. I might do a little bit of work too.Abhishekanand - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What can I not do with it???? Its got every damn thing you would wish for in a laptop. Crazy fast processor for Running my development software.. Fabulous graphic support and HD screen for my Gaming.. Unbelievable Edgy looks.. to just flaunt it.. In summary.. I would Show it off to others for the edgy looks its got!!!! I'm a gaming freak and it will support all the most demanding Games.. Mass Effect and Borderlands... And it will with ease.. provide multi-tasking and power when I use it for developing application .. using various software.. to start with.. I will use it to talk about it.. to WIN IT!!!!!!! GIVE THAT STYLISH GEEK GAMER!!!!! TO MEEEEEE!!!sivmagen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, gaming, obviously. At home and other places. Also development might benefit from the HD screen and the SB beast of a processor.larson0699 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd open up a mobile studio with the beast featured on this page, which so happens to be a GT680R from MSI! ;-)discotea - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need a new laptop and this would be a welcome addition.conehead433 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks for this giveaway!seanm95 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need a new laptop for studykmorrisn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would file for a tax extension and then use it to do my taxes...exciting.ninehaven - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
1. I would use this as my bedroom machine and hook it up to my Tv to play 1080p movies to my 1080p TV. My current laptop simply cant handle1080p playback.2. Looks like it would be a great in bed/travel gaming machine. I need a dedicated mobile machine to satisfy my irrational/obsessive desire for what is going to be Diablo 3.
Thanks Anand!
Elgonn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A portable machine powerful enough to actually code on.jakesnake3037 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I start college in a few weeks, so this would be nice to have!!phoenixcomputer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will definitely use this for photo editing (Photoshop CS5) and video editing too (Edius 6) which I will try to learn and master. This lappy would be a great machine to do all of those without any hiccups for sure. If I win this, this will be a really nice birthday present :p (April 12 - last day of submitting entries and also my birthday) Why not take a shot, right?Electromikey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to replace my aging MacBook and have a mobile recording device running the latest version of FL Studio. Oh, and I'd probably use it for occasional LAN party duty, too. Starcraft II and Unreal Tournament 3 FTW! :DTifosi248F1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to increase my productivity at work. I could use the laptop to create menus and all other graphics that I need for my media transfer business while letting my desktop render video. That multi-tasking ability would be a huge help in keeping me busy at times when I currently have to wait for other processes to finish, shaving hours off the total time a project takes and enabling me to get the finished product to the customer faster. Also, I would be lying if I didn't say I'd use it to play games my desktop can't handle. It just might save me from having to upgrade to play Skyrim come November. I would get a lot of good, meaningful use out of the laptop should I win.And thank you to MSI for providing the laptop and Anand for this and all the other giveaways you conduct. Just an added bonus for always reading one of, if not the best tech site on the internet. Keep up the excellent work.
Terminator64 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for Adobe Creative Sutie 5 and touching up photos.Would also be cool to see AnandTech on that screen.
Kishkumen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My uses for the GT680R would be:Programming
Gaming
Watching Firefly
Entertaining My Daughter
General Mayhem
fischfry - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use to replace my desktop (intel Q6600, 6GB DDR2, 9800GT), which would be turned into a HTPC.second, I would play DC Universe Online!
mikef336 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my old MSI notebook, which I use for everything from hosting VMs for work to playing video games.Arpan.M.Shah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to play Solitaire :)EarthwormJim - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to enter other anandtech giveaway contests!attackcrow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Not a mac, but pretty nice.set12 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to rock wow with maxed settings by the pool!RampantGnome - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to take notes in class, and by take note I mean I would play any game I could find that isn't seriously harmed by a lack of sound.jkyle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
goodnessDenithor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would love this laptop!Dkard - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything!decaflame - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Is replace my 6 year old aging desktop with a new, powerful machine.kraeper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to build a bacon fort, to keep out the haters.More likely I'd do photo/video editing, and occasional gaming. Even though this has the power, I still like a desk to play more serious games at.
bustoff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would set it up triple boot: hackintosh, linux and win7. I'd use it for some gaming, but mainly for school. I am getting my masters in Comp Sci.I would also look into modding it with an SSD for dual boot.
Gawd that would be fun to setup!
alandjackson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to correct people of wrong opinions everywhere on the internet.semandjem - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Work, sure...I would use it for work.... ;-)ydavio - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
& play Duke Nukem Forever! on this great looking notebookereetos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it as my primary laptop when i travel. my current one has integrated graphics and doesn't play anything!Perknose - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mmmmmm, possible free hot notebook, yes!Perknose - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oops, forgot to say what I'd use this puppy for. I believe it would make me a geek chic magnet of the first order! Specs matter!cah1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to become a better gamer.woofersus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my now aging T400 in my mobile recording setup. More power, more tracks!asoccerplayer99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop for about a billion different things, but primarily as an anywhere-in-the-house-especially-in-bed-at-bedtime gaming/web browsing/movie watching system, to move all those functions off of my desktop and let it be fully devoted to gaming.craigminah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would replace my wife's laptop which is used to correspond with friends, watch Amazon video streams and exercise videos I ripped from DVDs. She'd also use it to pwn some noobs in SolSuite :)thydian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to warm my lap on these cold New England winter nights.Melowfelow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play battlefield 3!mail1945 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
writing reviews and gaming on breaks, great!prickly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for virtualization and a bit of light gaming! :D I'd also visit Anandtech with it ...Melowfelow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is a sweet system.zuht - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Farmville, of course.Conficio - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would develop mobile apps for WebOS and Android on that one.I found that device emulators run rather poorly on most laptops, so I'd hope this beast will do better.
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john3850 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
love to have onebabyhopper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
animation yo. i am a winner.ttt20 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for video editing and a leg warmerCuriousMike - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be playing some BF3 with this bad boy.shamgar03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it with 3D Slicer (http://www.slicer.org/)toschek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In other words, I'm in.tmpman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I never won on any sweepstakes price, but I still register to enter :Dorphius - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am not a big time gamer. I like to play occasional sports game like Football, soccer, cricket. My hobby is photography. if I win this laptop I would use it to edit my HD video and digital photos.Thanks.
Orphius
Isaac the k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be a workhorse station for my wife - it would be her mobile design shop for using revit and other rendering programs so she could bring her work directly to the clients.ANNNND it would double as my little toy. Of course.
"I just need to fix the compy's printer drivers. I'll have it back to you in a couple of days..."
"You won't be playing neverending-Fallout 3 on there, will you?"
"No... Of course not!... Don't be RIDICULOUS!..."
sandybridge FTW!
slashes2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Pushing LOTR (extended edition) to the TV for inspiration while ripping through Dragon Age II on max graphical awesomeness.dawheat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take over the worldrscoot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to...actually I have G51-Jx that's only a year old so I'd probably do the same thing I do with it, but hey its newer and quite a bit faster so that sounds good to me!nmilholin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games and edit audio and video on the go.wukkar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need a new computer for both work and a little mobile gaming here and there.chinadrum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This belongs on my desk.JulietPapaOscar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I play alot of Empire Total War and the like and would love to use this computer as a dedicated machinima making tool! plenty of Ram and CPU horsepower to keep me from chugging with Fraps!Willie197069 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is perfect timing since I need to replace my current laptop.DaveSimmons - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for gaming (Dragon Age 2, Mass Effect 3, Dungeon Siege 3, ...), TV (hulu, etc.), music player, and as a backup for my main work PC -- with a quad core, 8 GB and large HD it will run VMWare for VMs and Visual Studio 2010 for coding.strafejumper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i will use it to do work, like a boss ...and play games
geekinthehood - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to *finally* run a Linux distro other than Puppy. (not that I don't love it...)Thermodynamic72 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my slower, two year-old, 17" notebook featuring Core2Duo technology, 4GB of RAM, and nVidia 9600M GT video subsystem.I am a college student, training for a new field, majoring in multimedia (web design, graphic design, and photography). I've found that Adobe Photoshop and Flash development require powerful computing components such as a fast processor and LOTS of RAM, especially for digital painting on large canvases (8x12" at 300DPI) with brushes like the smudge tool. My current notebook is capable, but I can get it to slow to a crawl fairly quickly, especially when compiling Flash animations (games and splash page or other in-page promotions). Though in all honesty I haven't used Flash as much lately; focusing more on digital painting, magazine cover designs, and photography enhancements.
Evidence to my graphic design and photographic works will be given out upon request (as to not give the impression of "spamming" or self-promoting advertising by posting my two sites out here in the open).
I also do occasional programming in Visual Basic - a faster processor always helps with reducing compiling time.
Thank you for your considering,
Dave
wazoo42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd put it in my kitchen so that I'd have a computer in almost every room.dcianf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take this and fill everywhere I go with the blocky goodness of Minecraft.bvo26 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I mean.. WITH this laptop. Civ5 needs to be available to me everywhere I go!beanball9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd definitely 'game' a lot on this system!waterfink - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for SW development, specifically for mobile apps.subtraction - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my smart phone as my computer and be able to play games besides Angry Birds and Zenonia as well as actually browse the web on something bigger than a 4'' screen!bobrog - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, no games for me. I would like to install Linux and try a little GPGPU experiment in numerical simulation of turbulent fluid motion.kanhaiya - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need this monster to run major image processing simulations. Mostly matlab along with transcoding some videos for a university.NGneer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this notebook for HD video editing and potentially some 3D CAD.Thanks!
ghappyface - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
wow, that's a sweet system! I'm crossing my fingers to win :)Muggsly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would replace my laptop so my wife would get mine!shade88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Perfect for Matlab on the go.quux42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
explore once more pc gamingnutmac - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to develop mobile apps.What_You_Said - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My brother-in-law is an electical engineer/architect in desperate need of a laptop that can handle Revit. I'd use the laptop to become the most amazing brother-in-law in the world. I know it's not the most tech thing I could do with it.... but at least the laptop would get a better workout than me crushing noobs in left4dead.quizeth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to watch pron.jtped80 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would guard it with my life and use it like my life depended on it.bassoprofundo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd turn this into my primary machine and would now be able to game on the go. Plus, my youngest would finally get his own PC (in the guise of my old lappy)!Ares Ultimate - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I type this with a mountain of discrete Fourier transforms running in the background; a little non-sequential dual core Atom lugged with a workload of thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions of data points- it will finish fairly quickly and I can even edit and rerun it but certainty not with aplomb. My Drop-box is filling quickly and so is my low resolution screen— I love the portability but it undoubtedly cant do it all. Where can I find a laptop that can do my signal processing, which I know will only get more complex throughout my education, and is small enough to throw in a bag. My work is highly parallel at an instruction level maybe it is time to learn the CUDA wrappers— but on what hardware?This laptop would come with me cross country— it is a camera hub. A work hub. The HD web-cam is a connection back home. It is the do-it-all laptop if there ever was one.
andrewlanewildman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would rediscover PC gaming after consoles destroyed my soulgkline - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my desktop at home, and for various development projects.Jeff72 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Please enter me in the contest for the MSI GT680R.I would use the MSI GT680R as my primary PC for doing both work and entertainment including gaming.
The specs on this system impress me: sandy bridge CPU, fast GPU, dual hard drives, 8GB memory, 1080P, USB3, and a good battery as well.
Thanks,
Jeff
pranith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my alienware notebook and start playing!!MrDiSante - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a replacement desktop to develop programs and play Starcraft 2 with all settings maxed out.blahblah0123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
count me on this laptop good specKoulikov - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes I'd like oneMaxTS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play the stock markets with the awsome think or swim desktop platform software and after playing the stock markets I would play something a little less bloody, like fallout 3 ;)hands - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.jcdecker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm currently using a tower and a laptop at my store, and yet another tower at home. This one latop could replace all three. I love MSI mobos. The only kind I sell in my computer store. Their laptops are nice, too!errorval - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What a monster!rjamya@gmail.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sorry, no games here, but with these specs, I can load up virtualbox and test out oracle.:0
epenguin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my husband as the best present ever!! He would use it for doing MRI research and playing League of Legends.fc1205 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
for decreasing the odds.cybergaby - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want in!someyoungguy9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 6 year old Acer notebook which is on its last legs.Count me in.
Amart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will make it FOLD.MrJawbones - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This thing looks sweet! I'd replace my old POS Dell D535. That thing can barely run Windows 7. Imagine being able to game wherever I want...And my 6 yr old son can stream Ghost Adventures without it freezing up all the time! The whole fam damily would enjoy this.
MrJawbones - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh, and I'll post a video of me demolishing my Dell in an interesting way!sonuzed - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want this so I could play Crysis 2 on it............pls giveaway Crysis 2 too....:)siddharthsubramaniam - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for Gaming on the Gomourningstar625 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would load up several benchmarks at once, flip the laptop over and cook delicious bacon so I can enjoy crisp bacon with my benchmark results. It's a win win situation.KITH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That's a nice laptop....to poop on!No seriously, I would probably do normal computer related activities with it.
vmsein - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Throw my name in the hat as well.droidment - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Will make a nice pair to my free chrome netbook.Andypro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the notebook for travel, developing using Visual Studio 2010, note taking, and web browsing. At home, I would use it to monitor livestreams, watch videos or read in bed, and hook it up to my dance mat to play Stepmania for exercise.In the fall and winter, I would use it to stream OTA television to my living room TV using TSReader so that I could watch football.
My computers tend to do double or triple duty, and this would be no different. Thanks for your consideration!
tvdang7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play cod:bo and hon.Zyzyxxz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play every pornographic game possible!jherold - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sounds like a great portable DAW to me.SupaShields - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my gaming desktop computer and play all my games on the go!bebimbap - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play sc2, wow, and the rest of my shooter games at 60fps finally!canteenboy77 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Maybe Black Ops won't choke on this system.colbaltblue - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My laptop is so old & decrepit , I could really use this.deeyo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
giveaways are great!dennispbell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd LOVE to win!!!ajflick42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my current lappy is in bad shape, but a new free lappy would make me happy.LeftSide - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for on the go photo editing with adobe lightroom.cyricc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Since it is better than my desktop at home, I would try to use it as justification to my boss for moving to and working from the beach this summertsgarp83 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to keep warm.tbake - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yep, i'll take one please.slabissoniere - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Anandtech surfing, SC2, XBMC, etcjarhaf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a primary notebook since I will eventually have to give back the tablet that I am borrowing from school for my Computer Science major.I would use it for homework, gaming, and staying connected with friends and family while I am away from home.
I would also show it off since it is by far the nicest notebook I have ever seen.
XX55XX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a full-time video encoder.Mrzebra - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep me warmboth at home and on the road
this winter has been extremely cold
wish I had warm notebook to hold
Being from Europe Im out of luck
will wait for the spring, I dont give a damn :)
eflat123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would get WORK done! This will kick the behind of my amd based system.And then...I'd play a couple games ;-)
manvir88jatt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i will use it in school for studies as i dont have money to buy a laptop and my older one gave up on me :(jimmi102 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to create mobile games.VisionxOrb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it for adobe CS5 ( premiere, after effects, photoshop ) with the cuda card white list hack and edit like a mofo.digitalzombie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
^_____^ Entering to see if I can win this.jc25355 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm inDrag0nFire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my work creating cost-effectiveness models for cancer therapy. And I'd play some games. At the same time! =Dzillion_ika - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my aging desktop! I'd take it to work and play steam games on my lunchbreak!jscott27 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my old beater desktop.baqer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll do all the things that you guys have already mentioned as well as a lot more!pakp123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
YesAZhotsun2011 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would like to load up stock trading software . i need a fast, reliable computer for opening multiple realtime monitoring windows..adlai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
the Geforce GTX gets me #winning and the #tigerblood pumps through my system while I frag #noobs.evbindaz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Spring is coming and parks are needing people to take up room... now I can work remotely!hazelnutpark - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to model 3D structures of proteins.murraymartini - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play WoW in Hawaii on my vacation!dkapke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for gaming when I'm on the road. FAR better solution than the HP laptop I have now. Sweet.nickersonm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit Anandtech at lunch!snowdog61 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make my friends envious. bahahahatehOri - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd install Ubuntu, skin it to look like OS X, and trick people into believing I'm running OS X on a non-Apple laptop. Also, portable gamesEnderBean - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for gaming and work (electrical engineering) and most importantly to replace my aging dellZugare - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it for sooo much gaming.crunch888 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a portable gaming pc.Thanks
monyett - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
replace my 10 yr old PC.Jeb Schiefer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to destroy my hall mates in Age of Empire II.Throws - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally take my kids to school in TF2.-P
prees - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to feed the poor and needy.....yeah right.ajtyeh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would also play sc2 during lunch at worktannji - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would not use this laptop if I won it. I have a family member (my mother) undergoing cancer treatment and sharing an apartment with three other family members. They have one PC, and two of them are students. My mother also takes sign language classes online. The third family member is a teenager.... Needless to say, computer time is very tight, as is the budget. The laptop would be ideal to ease the congestion at home, as well as allow my mom activities and distractions during the many hours a week she spends either in treatment or just sitting in waiting rooms. Ironically, until recently my mother was a typical tech curmudgeon. Hated new cell phones, operating systems, new email clients. (I have had to remotely walk her through transitioning from Win ME to XP, and XP to Win 7) Now she finds herself very much in appreciation of tech, much to her dismay!I do not expect to get this for her, but I can certainly daydream about the reaction it would elicit from Mom.
samuraid - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for gaming (minecraft, wc3, civ 5, starcraft 2), web development and programming, reading Anandtech, and of course, taking over the world. ;-)hoohoo51 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
surf the internet, check my email ^ ^darkling lithely - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a laptop for school. In particular, I need it for Power Point and Excel for my math classes. Also, I'm still playing NWN & NWN2 and plan on playing Bioware's other RPGs this summer--so the power won't go to waste.mooseunc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A laptop like this would help me keep my sanity with gaming and Hulu'ing since my Radeon 4870x2 RMA replacement Vid Card is now dying (23 months for the orig card, 40 days for the RMA), along with my Insignia 37" LCD TV that has a power supply that's failing (28 months).Ninjahedge - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What would I do with this puppy?What wouldn't I do!
One thing would be that I would not post fast enough to get one of the 25 free game thingers, but that is another matter.
The other things range from the mundane, such as "surfing the web" while still being within arms length of my mobile 2yo boy, to the more esoteric, like putting together a portfolio for Voice Acting that I have been thinking about for quite some time but have not done anything with.
As for other uses, it would be a shame to get a machine as powerful as this w/o playing games (of course) or doing structural analysis (my job).
This puppy does not look like the feather-light little pfft machines designed for the serious blogger or more serious Twitt..erer, but I guess that would be the price I would have to pay to get somethnig that heavy in my lap and like it.
Fingers are crossed on this! (Like other people's aren't?).
subtraction - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my smartphone as my mobile computer. And finally be able to play games besides Angry Birds and Zenonia as well as browse the web on a screen larger than 4''!njkid3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to replace my 5 year old laptop and to game like i never gamed before.Maggietobias - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Games and Photo/video editing foreverVaNubius - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
+1 to surfing the net and checking emailQuantum Mechanix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am taking online courses in the Spring to learn Electronic Medical Records implementations and having a laptop would make things so much easier. The main computer in my household is constantly being used so taking courses on it will be a burden. Hopefully when I find a new part-time job, I can save enough to buy a basic laptop but winning this will help ease the burden. =-)javelin_tech@msn.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id compute everywhere!rif123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this awesome machine to figure out how to extract Charlie Sheens tiger blood and start winning.HarvardAce - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to take my huge collection of games with me wherever I goIketh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use this laptop to program and play SC2. My kids will get my old laptop.Velfie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to game where ever i felt like it :DDaeros - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
*crossesfingers*Ryard - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
One word and one number: Diablo 3. :)Sl0wp0kE - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for Diablo 3 when it comes out.My wife has been wanting a laptop to use around the house since we only have a desktop now. This will be a little overkill, but it will work.
VenomVonDutch - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First of all If I won this notebook I could finally get access to the internet when I am at home since my wife hogs the home PC to Facebook, farm her crops or spend hours on hours in some cafe thing which seems totally pointless to me....She wrecked my Xbox360 so of course there went my thousands of hours on COD MW2 and BlackOPS so I have really really really been down and out regarding getting my frag on...
So yeah if I won this notebook I would be blasting on the internet all night with PC versions of my FPS shooter addiction.
Please pick me so I can shoot some more peps!!!!!!!!
prakashpk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looking to replace my 6 year old acer. Hope I'm the lucky one.hrothgar22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging desktop and laptop.nistam328 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging lenovo t61p for software and web development! I could finally use CS5 effectively!tehbighead - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their women.krumme - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Want that ugly shitrdatoc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What else would you use a 8GB quad-core RAID-0 lappy but to surf the Web. :-)proceed_for_truth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my wife's old computer.kydan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to frivolously waste more time gaming whilst listening to my professor drone on reading the textbook chapter near verbatim we were all assigned to read before coming to class.chaulkoutline - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need it to replace my ailing dev laptop.michbekk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
id use it literraly everywhere just to show everyone how great msi owns! ;)CyberKender - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...to replace the archaic HP Athlon64 laptop I use now. I would take it with me wherever I go and game. Use it to crush my enemies. Take screen caps of them being driven before me. Record the lamentations of their women.turboman123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for Virtual Machine and Gaming.turboman123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thats goodoblikon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to write my thesis, play games, watch movies, basically it would become the center of my impoverished college entertainment and productivity strategy.robert795 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wish I can get this because I don't own a laptop and I want some sort of portable laptopashark8me - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to use this laptop in my center for kids who can't read good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too. When I'm not selflessly devoting myself to the betterment of our future, the laptop would be primarily used for the up-and-coming hit MMO “Star Wars the Old Republic”. This pure breed laptop stallion has a very large, impressive list of hardware specs that would certainly earn me a spot in beta testing.Mbonus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my kids.sammyb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.AnthonyFTMFW - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...PLAY LEFT 4 DEAD 2, COUNTER-STRIKE: SOURCE, CIVILIZATION 5, AND STARCRAFT II.and maybe make it a hackintosh =D
lth1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it as a pc based audio serverAnanke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for multimedia playback/encoding/decoding and Internet surfing.shoek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Compile! Compile! Compile! Compile! (that's quad core alright)styxknight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would let my wife use it for school when I'm not gaming on it.Akrovah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Give it to my wife. Her 4.5 year old laptop has become woefully inadequate for current games.Mazen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It will really come handy in medical since I am broke (definitely replace the 4 year old single core sony I have!)! I'll be able to do all of my work (maybe watch some movies if I EVER get any free time!) and sneak in a game or two of Crysis! Thank you AT and MSI for this opportunity!!!Voodoo128 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd stop using my outdated desktop work computer which I had to bring my own video card for to play games in my downtime and more importantly, stop using our decommissioned servers which I have setup into rendering farm in our data-center and utilize the power of this laptop to do my rendering while I'm at work ;) And before you ask, yes I am a system admin :PTigerp219 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I love giveaways.Talion83 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it primarily as a test machine - creating/deleting VM's constantly. My desktop is also getting a bit older, so things I do on it (such as video/audio editing) would get moved onto it.Not to mention some gaming - WoW and Starcraft 2 mainly at the moment.
Rictorhell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This thing is extremely impressive. I would use it for basically all of my computing needs, including gaming, video transcoding, web publishing, the sky's the limit :)ALLCAPS - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentaions of their women.VoraciousGorak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play WoW everywhere. And my dog would use it for a ball-warmer I'm sure.zalgyr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Probably use this as a replacement for my tired old desktop! Diablo II is a must.JKing76 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Very nice.Relic419 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming (Crysis 2, TF2, Bulletstorm, etc.), Java/Android development, and definitely for watching Blu-ray movies and listening to music!maroonsky - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to make snarky comments all over the tubes.tw33ter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming of course!miahshodan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it with my fanated porsche 911 steering wheel to rock nfs shift and shift 2 on my 52" lcd at home and to play games when I am out and about, with nothing to do (dr. office, boring relatives etc.)Eggrenade - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to game over spring break so I don't have to lug my tower home.Kaveh Harandi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With the Beautiful Design and Great Specs i`d use it in my meeting for presentation and of course playing games as mass effect 2 and The Witcher ....niblifa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to compile a thousand Linux kernels.tdktank59 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play D3 if it ever comes out, and Hack the Planetckyman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this awesome notebook to play games on the go and almost as importantly to use in dental school because we're required to have a powerful notebook along with paying $50,000 plus in tuition, both which are very expensive for a poor student like me.Brutuski - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to warm my lap.Vlad T. - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
7.7 lbs? I'd use it as a self-defense weapon.deskjob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play minesweeper. Until Duke Nukem Forever comes out, of course :)Strife21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want inJBird7986 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for mobile gaming...Battlefield BC2, Battlefield 3 when it comes out and more!cuppm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a mobile development workstation. Maybe blast a few baddies while I'm stuck on something...irev210 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play civilization 5, mainly.skyhawk396 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it to play Diablo 3 as well. Use it for school, games, work. ect.It is one awesome machine.
tomtom2345 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I really need a new travel gaming machinenewnerd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd travel with it, I'd game with it, I'd watch tv on it, I'd network on it, I'd day trade on it, I'd eat meals with it......I'd probably even fall asleep with it!!!!!!!!quiksilvr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Honestly? I would sell it to pay my bills. It would be much appreciated.drake0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming all over the place!machina2o2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would make sweet starcraft2 love all night long everynightBxDr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine to its fullest capacity regarding all aspects from shootings games such as Counter Strike to RPG to test its specifications on High settings to test how constant the FPS can stay above 60fps while on high settings .Unfortunately I have never owned a PC system (Laptop or Desktop) that has been able to run anything on high. I would greatly enjoy the feel to playing on High for once. I would also take advantage of it to possibly create some 3D intense graphic design engines such as Maya designing. Overall I would love to use this machine for Educational purpose since I'm a College student. This post motivated me to sign up so I hope I have a chance at winning such a spectacular machine.Spyder22446688 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I work seemingly all of the time, and am often on the road, making gaming on a desktop pretty impossible. This laptop would serve two purposes: (1) video games on the road, and (2) work on the road (definitely a distant second). Of course, I would also brag about it to my friends.madmook - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Starcraft 2!ckryan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To find a real job. Apparently, my current laptop isn't cut out for the job.Go MSI!
fatmanJ.J. - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
WOW that thing is good-looking I would show it off to everybody and play Mass effect 3.SomeAudioGuy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be the perfect system for our struggling new production company to take on the road when editing interview and documentary pieces. We'd be able to actually render while out in the field, as opposed to moving projects back to our workstations.Oh... And we'd game like hell on it too...
Thanks for a great giveaway!
harmonielane - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help the nerdy.Exalted1985 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Being back to school recently, this laptop would definitly help me with the new advanture that is ahead of me!murderknob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd habitually check AnandTech from Afghanistan!Joooosh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This bad boy would definitely fps ticking while blowing some stuff up, OOOOH YEA! I would have to use this little monster to take on the new Duke Nukem and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Sprinkle in some Counter-Strike Source, dash of Team Fortress 2 and that would lead me to having a smile on my face no matter the frag location. Well good luck to everyone and lets hope for some good gaming from the person who takes home the bacon.jbaker8935 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd run a copy of reaper for a portable recording rig & on off times I'll play natural selection 2 beta.kyp275 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...my primary laptop, and gaming machine for when i'm away from home of course :)funtasticguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging laptop and sing hallelujah!Thunderbirdaholic - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for gaming and business related activity.Cullinaire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My old notebook finally bit the dust...even twisting it (which normally did the trick) won't bring it back to life.With a new notebook I'd be doing what I had been doing: development, mainly OpenGL and X.
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I'd use it to start PC gaming againdavidowlcaller - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
re-render 200 movieswildmagi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to game.. duhgassyjoe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've always wanted to be able to game while in the bathroom. I win this and I can play some FPS while dropping a load!crzyc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks great to play Diablo 3 on!aimbie1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to entertain my self, games, videos, music, during my chemotherapy session. Only 7 more to go.Dracori - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a travel work/gaming laptop.ralith - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Game and Visit Anandtech! I could finally put all my good games on a laptop and play anywhere.monkeyman1133 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
play games of course. Currently waiting for DA2.axdirkadirka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To play games during college lectures!Tchamber - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play L4D2 and Dead Space 2!conceptxp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to do Encrypt and Decryptnama8137 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in for the contestswordsblood - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
time to win!Bunta714 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it in my translation business.Also to try playing FFXIV at playable framerates!
TheRevolution1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Crysis 2 all day!ezridah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to hook up to my 50" plasma and then be able to play PC games with my friends like I used to do back in high school. Now that everyone's on their own all my friends are too cheap/poor to have nice PC's and have all gone to the dark side aka xbox360 or ps3. Now I'm pretty much the only one playing PC games and I miss being able to play with them. Those were some of the best memories I have with video games.Sardonas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would have portable WoW. My wife would have portable Sims 3. :(philpoe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To use for a new business. Office/productivity apps and databases/servers for demos.lucky4586 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have spent many a nights dreaming of a laptop this cool. I would finally be able to one up my older cousin. As the above have stated I would use it to visit Anandtech and play the most kick *** games out.Help a brother in pain! (pain = no gaming rig at current time)
c4v3man - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
And would help me edit videos of my FPV flights using the GPU accelerated video processing. After processing the video, I would play my favorite games such as Portal 2, Half Life 2, etc.ewhite06 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Doom 2 at ~1000 fps.ttt_xu@yahoo.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's a steal if you can win!spoonie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to replace my old MSI GX600 from 2007.kingkazma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
if i could get this i finally have something powerful enough for me to do proper VFX on the road!se7envii - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in. I'd love to have a kickass laptop for my portable gaming needs and coding / web development needs (I do programming and web design).El_Capitan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to lurk at AnandTech a lot more.schwinn8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming, baby! What else would you do with such a powerful laptop!Ok, it would probably replace my old 17" HP... heck this one will likely be lighter too!
Crota - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to create youtube videos for StarCraft 2 while on vacation. www.youtube.com/Blizshouter - reallyjjhuber35 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would keep this laptop for me and give my old one to my sister who desperately needs a new one!!Cobalt512 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be my first gaming rig! never really had one before. only been able to play things like urban terror and bitfighter for games. this would let me into the world of crisis and modern warfare, you know, some game made in the last 5 years! :)tokkion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Bad Company 2 in the closet while at work of course!Jo.ph2k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
will this be my first win ever? Hope so :)idiotsavant1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to play computer games. i've never had a laptop capable of playing them. and while it wasn't playing games it's be busy using BOINC to crunch away for www.worldcommunitygrid.orgpapabear34 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would become my main travel computer. I miss having my games with on the road.pull0017 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for school work such as programming, and to write applications with. In my free time I would get in some Civilization V play time.Thanks
mbh2030 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
use as a gaming laptop.chadwick21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Chanceblrg891 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as my main computer. School work, actual work (developing software), and finally as a gaming machine. What do I play? TF2, L4D2, D2, WC3, HOMM3, and (very rarely) WOW.gbk999 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, I would give this monster laptop to my 15 year old cousin who I feel sorry for when I see him playing his favorites like GTA Vice City, CSS and few other games on a 5 year old laptop with Intel GFX. Watching him play with ~20 fps on low-medium settings just hurts. This laptop would change everything and just maybe he would then lose his fun-virginity…MikieTImT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace an old Athlon 64 3200+ gaming machine with it for Flight Simulator and various driving games to enjoy with my boy.brSRKr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would find out what having a gaming laptop is like.lorribot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
........for remote working in the US from here in the UK so you pretend I lived there to comply with the dumb competion rules the Polticians impose on us all.ChrisRhodes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I was looking at some local LAN gaming meetups just last night, which this would be great for.jasonah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming of course...djzemp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
count me in alsothdanh90 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use this beasty laptop for mobile gaming and my local Starcraft II LAN tournament, as well as watching glorious BD movies.salaCzar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything that I currently do with my desktop but away from my desk; i.e. web development including graphical and video editing & encoding; entertainment in all forms, ..., & of course Gaming.SmoothE911 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to bring some excitement into the boring board meetings I sit through every week!Me - Its time to kick a$$ and chew bubble gum
Boss - You know... thats exactly what this company needs!
Me - Um yea
Duke - Damn your ugly!
Jackattak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use this to replace my aging Dell XPS M1530. :)I. Liveclean - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I recently gave my son my new laptop for college. This hot machine would replace it so that I can get my gaming fix while on the road.jdpont400 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Learn(play) all day on it!Newmen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me inJdog94 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to play multi theft auto and the upcoming battlefield 3 :pbeyoku - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Star Craft 2 at work !!jeffkz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my son for school. (Maybe?) The one he is using now is so slow.SanLouBlues - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to make stop motion animation movies.cyrusfox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use a full power laptop to compliment my zacate Lenovo x120e. Well here's my 1 in a near million shot at it.LuckyRamen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give my old desktop to my sister, then use this laptop to play games!Judguh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to enter in more LAN parties like CAD Digital OverloadPortendingEnnui - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this computer especially during travel, for both personal and business. As a system capable of both intesive gaming and resource demanding virtualizations, I would find the hardware suitable for any task at hand.rahvin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a gaming Laptop for when I'm on the road. My last one just broke.spuser - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
the memory and disk space is really tops, but its out of my price range....win win winhellcinder - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finish my movie script and then create my world using crytek 3 engine. Then I would put Anand, Tom and Guru in 80 foot mechs in a fight to the death for best tech site.IndyBart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes please, I'm in!madrebel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
replace my slowly dying laptop that i can't afford to replace so i can continue working.stupid slow economy.ix4224 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play my many games on Steam everywhere :Ddf96817 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
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Will use to replace home PC.gluc0se - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would conquer the world with it!!!preydough - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm not opposed to a chance to win this!Panlion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replace my wife's computer that my 3 and 4 year old broke when they thought the computer was thirsty :-(glindner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's time to upgrade from my Core2Duo laptop! I'd use it for everything! With these specs, I would enjoy movies, surfing the internet, gaming, and development!lebarle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sign me up. I will definitely use this fast new laptop if I win. Thank You in advance.trevelan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
would have to buy some new games for itLamprongulos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As an out of work CompTia certified tech who can't afford to upgrade my 8yr.old Compaq Presario,this would become my main machine.In case any one is wondering why a certified tech is out of work,there is a lot of AGE prejudice out there,i am not a youngster. ThanxGeorgeHead - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it whenever I need a portable bigger than my netbookerikpurne - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Man, that would be nice... I could take the money I've been saving towards upgrading my desktop and buy Duke Nukem Forever (yeah, I know it's apparently not very good, but c'mon - Duke Nukem Forever!) and maybe Fallout 3 GOTY and a couple others, and run them all at max settings! Be still, my beating heart...legoman666 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play StepMania.pityme - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to use CAD software on the road.karate1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play, Play, Plaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!other1324 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have a friend whose computer is on its last leg. I would give it to her so she can explore the wonders of the interwebs! (it's a series of tubes)bsp2020 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So I can study CUDA programming!wellywu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hi. My name is Welly Wu. I am entering this contest because I would use the MSI GT680R for gaming purposes. I have an account with Valve's Steam and I purchased Breach, Sniper Elite, Sniper: Ghost Warrior, and Sid Meier's Civilization V with all of the latest patches and extra downloadable content. I would transfer my games to the MSI GT680R and I would play these titles and future ones that I will purchase on it. If I do win, my immediate upgrades will include Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and I would transfer my Intel 2nd Generation 34nm 160.00 GB Solid State Drive to the first SATA-II hard drive bay. I own Acronis True Image Home 2011 Plus Pack and I would perform a drive clone of the default configuration along with performing a system recovery backup onto blank DVD-R media for emergencies.MSI is a good brand for PC gamers and I would love to own one. I do hope that I win as my 34th birthday is on April 17th, 2011. I will cooperate with Anandtech fully to do promotional work if I do win.
I never won anything in my life so I hope that I will be randomly chosen to win this prize.
claes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I work 40 hours a week and go to school full-time. I would take this laptop on school, on trips, and use it for everything from watching movies, writing papers, coding applications and playing MW2 and Black Ops away from my desktop. Heck, I'd be using it for work, too - kills my 2006 core duo macbook with GMA 950. I am in desperate need of an upgrade!darom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In for one. Thx!Willardjuice - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it mostly for CUDA development, but I would also use it to take notes and play games at a friend's house. :)Rodramble - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wish I could say that I'd give it to my wife, but Think I'd keep it...lolAarnando - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my wife so she can game with me even when she's traveling for work.IGemini - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll go for one. :)enginenerd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to rule the world and view all of the Charlie Sheen goings on while simultaneously running photoshop, autocad, and processing video streams.Woo Hoo!
DWolvin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love this, it would at least double the amount of lifesaving folding I could do. And sometimes it would even go to caribou coffee and gloat at the wimpy Macs...Vladimorious - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play Assassins creed at EVERY spot I could sit down at =o, and deadspace 2, and maybe some GTA4. Well, I'd probably play every game I own on it xDmadsp33d64@gmail.com - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
LAPPY MADNESS!hmoobphajej - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Read the subject line XD.pyrthas - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a desktop away from home, for both work and games.NTruong - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I only have a desktop so I would use this as a mobile gaming laptop.LodeRunner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It'd be a nice, if somewhat large, replacement for my ancient PowerBook G4. I'd use for doing quick RAW work on my photos before offloading them to my actual workstation. Looks to be a great gaming machine so I wouldn't have to lug 80 lbs of gear to LAN parties; could give me my WoW fix while stuck at airports.wwff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my recently deceased laptop!Gnimble - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to process HD video; and my main computer for the next decade or so.Cheers,
Gnimble
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This would be a great development system :-)Super Nade - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this beast to crunch through coupled nonlinear PDE's with a step size of 0.0001. Currently I'm limited to 0.01. :(rallstarz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Will use for work w/ grad school - hopefully to help model chemical compounds w/ GPU calculations.ooiman92 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
lol I think this might actually be faster than my desktop. I need an upgrade :PGraviton - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to run DOS :-Dshadowhisper070 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play all my games wherever I wanted!menion95 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my new business laptop, and give my current one to charity.Robert
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i'd use it to do homework and typing, but also get in the occasional "study break"-games!lostcny - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
aww yeahFoggg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it from graphics applications and civ 5.And to promote MSI & Anand as the greatest things since sliced bread.
s2kpacifist - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
my desktop can't even hold a candle to this laptopdeurbroucq - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would totally replace my underpowered HP Mini 2133 which packs a struggling VIA processor. I love my netbook but it lacks oh so much.Slugster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to replace my aging desktop!HAL2001 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm sorry DaveI can't do that
So - when do I get the computer I just won?
Clark Ritz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be a second gaming grade computer in our home. My wife and I could play online games together instead of taking turns. :-)Spacecomber - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
See subject.missmcgaughey - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play computer games with my daughter and not have the computer lock up :-)james3015 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow this is awesome it is better than my desktop. I would use it to play hardcore Minecraft :)pyorick - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Being a graduate in film studies, I get paid very little and am about to head into an industry that pays even less at the start. I'd definitely be using the great piece of tech to work on video and graphics.Zlasher - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I'd be doing my best to help out the esports community where I can, primarily with Starcraft 2 and the TeamLiquid community, but I've always wanted to stream gameplay from myself on several games as well as high profile players practice games etc. Also I'd get into android/iphone app development to help eSports streaming reach a broader audience. Whether or not I win this laptop, I will be taking steps towards this direction but this laptop would give me a huge jump start on my goals.VitoGenovese - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace the first HDD with a large SSD, upgrade the ram and run virtual machines by day, and by night I would introduce it as my girlfriend... :-/davidtb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would live to win, What a great HONOR!!!Thanks for the chance.
davidtb
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I'd tell my employer that I'd use it for running multiple VMs of different development environments so I would be a more effective developer, but in reality I'd just use it for reading this site and playing a crapton of games.lasthemy0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be cheap and finish my conversion back to Windows.wgordon43 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the power of this system in my work as a grad student to analyze large biological datasets without having to rely on the weak cluster relegated to us lowly students!tallyman662 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be a great way to play my favorite games since my desktop crapped out and I will not have the ability to replace it for a few months while gathering funds.SirGCal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been in the market for a new laptop myself. I need one to help track my medical expenses and issues (MRIs, etc.). Mine is very old and constantly crashing. I would also use this to work (I work from home as a software engineer).This would help increase my productivity significantly. And it's powerful enough to provide some entertainment when I'm away at the hospital (always sucks to have no gaming rig around when I'm away for a few weeks...). Bummer that I obviously missed on the game giveaway, but the laptop is exactly what I've been looking for. And orange is my FAVORITE color followed by yellow. What a bonus!!! Thanks for the opportunity.Parak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to go to my clan's yearly LAN that's held on the opposite coast. Bringing a laptop that's capable of gaming (and the lack thereof) has been a major showstopper :(DrBernardo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have a camcorder that captures at 1080i and I would use this system to edit and recompress the personal movies of my travels at 1080i for posting on youtube or facebook, etc. I am also a medical student, I would use this system to edit pictures, possibly movies of "interesting" patients to present cases of rare conditions to fellow Doctors. The laptop screen is ideal for pathology, where you want the highest fidelity and resolution of color images that you can get.If I ever get any free time again I will use this system to start writing my own programs again.
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My last gaming laptop only lasted a couple of years and I would still be using it if the 9800m GT had not burned out somehow. This laptop would be a worthy upgrade.bakaboi94 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
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My son would love my old laptop.jetsers - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to make better games!robo7425 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace an aging netbook. Finally I'd be able to game and edit video while traveling.josephpalozzi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
by displaying cut sheets to customers on this sweet laptopacripps - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
as a notebook.....for the wifeLB-ID - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The specs on this machine are unreal. I would take it down to the local hot spot on Saturday night, use Chrome on it to browse the WWF's latest report on baby pandas, and pick up the hottest woman there!msull1van - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine to play the new Alice game . . . and to run Visual Studio.VonWolf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
First I would use it to finish my schooling and in between classes surf the web and make sure my writing is correct. I'd then use it to cure cancer, for which I'm a survior of, then look for a way to bring world peace. After that, I'd set up a world server to play games on against opposing countries to kill them beacsue they're n00bs!Jvboom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
playing Portal 2 when it comes out!Fallen Kell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win, I would love to use it to replace my ancient (10 years old!) Toshiba laptop. I just havn't been able to let it go (well probably still will keep it for sentimental reasons, and historic as well since it was the first laptop on the market with a Nvidia GPU).apr3096 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to deal with multiple VMs (many of which are for audio/MIDI processing), create numerous models in Blender, and (of course) play lots of games on it. It's quite difficult to do these tasks on my existing x201 and 2009 13" MBP.laephis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife has been struggling with a 5 year old notebook PC...I'd love to give this to her as a surprise present.my_body_is_ready - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my ancient netbook. And of course to play Battlefield 3. Thanks MSI and Anandtech!kurtsl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to get away from my desktop sometimes.stevenb337 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
And I wouldn't forget to hookup the doll this time!Onyx2291 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play my collection of games (BF:BC2 among others) which currently can't even play on my desktop (e6750, G210) and use it to play HD movies on my TV through HDMI as well as being able to take this to school with me and play/browse in-between classes while everyone else looks jealous :3techs1111 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in!andrewattheu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming on the go.... Darkspore anywhere.....easy to take for lan partieseLiu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this machine to catch up on years of games that I've missed because my computer is an AthlonXP! I also do scientific computing and would love to play with a sandy bridge.LGrill - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it for gaming. Start to dabble with video editing.ellcee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mostly I'd use it for Starcraft 2 and cooking bacon with the GPU.LOUiECOG - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd render video and play games and watch Hulu on it.imsagar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Run linux and win xp in vm ware. Do video editing, play crysys, farcry, assasin creed, run the web server and do my programming.And last but not the least run windows 3.1 in vm ware and see if it loads in milliseconds :D
RVadict - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would love to have it to play Doomjjcrandall - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for anything and everything. that's an impressive system.dk0383 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In my case, I would probably set it up so that it could be useful both in my college major (I am a Computer Science major with a Information Systems minor) and for gaming after hours. I play a healthy amount of Starcraft II and various games on Steam so it would be great for those games in particular.solgae1784 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This is gonna be my mobile VMware ESX server. Yeah, call me crazy.Belegost - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to run CUDA code on the go, especially with new Matlab modules to use CUDA libraries!monkey_atx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play all my Valve Steam games on the go and with friends at their houses, especially TF2!MSI Sappin' mah competition!!!
kimmer2k - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
woot woot!vol7ron - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thank youguerco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games at my local coffee shop for thirty minutes, after that I'll have to recharge the battery.unclechicken - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use for professional use only :) (sarcasm)Kasper4christ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this laptop - I'd probably do a fair amount of gaming - as well as playing music/showing slide shows on a projector. Mostly gaming though.Kyle Wright - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mobile gaming mostly.Looks nice.
mhp101 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this, i'll finally break away from my desktop system.R2Namru9 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this, I'd have the power to coquer the world :) LOLSeriously, my wife could watch TV on our Media Center and I wouldn't have to kick her off to play BFBC2 and soon BF3.
conejo99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to watch videos and surf the web.ultimitloozer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... three immediate uses: gaming system, pen-testing system & sw dev system.I have a projects that are over a million lines of code. I'd love to see how fast this system could do a full build of that project. It would probably give me a lot more gaming time.
Lt.PorkyPine - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use the laptop for gaming. tf2 and sc2 mostly probably some portal 2 once that is out. Also I would do some word processing and streaming video watching.Bigmike627 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for Building 3-D Building Information Modeling in Autodesk Revit Structure 2011. I would also get a huge benefit from its capabilities when using taxing Structural Analysis Software such as RAM Elements.blak0137 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... and possibly replace my desktop...Trey22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd say goodbye to my current laptop and 2 aging desktops!Fhistleb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this as a computer for deployments and when I go home.jordinm1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my dinosaur Dell Centrino!!Full Ctrl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play some Dirt 2 and other games as well as use it as a mobile workstation!rultin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want it to play solitaire and minesweeper!kabelmk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would run matlab everywhere, play games, code python and c++, run gridlabd ...stuff350 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I computer tech for crate computers, I would use it when I make house callsstrikeback03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife and I are professional photographers, and this would be a very nice upgrade in our ability to run Photoshop/Lightroom while on the go.scottscottscott - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for work (molecular biology) and games!tthrone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my gt725 that was stolen and play DA:2Purplefrog73 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to keep myself occupied when forced to go to my in-laws.jross123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
work, play, disc golflandmarktiger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games everywhereSea Shadow - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won the MSI GT680R, I would use it for school. I need a powerful laptop for my CAD work and gaming on the side. I am just another poor college student looking for a free laptop.My current laptop is falling apart. The left display hinge is broken and held together with JB weld. My backlight has random darkspots. The LCD bears the marks of blunt trauma with discoloration from damaged diffusers from years of heavy use and transport. Luckily the LCD has not cracked. The laptop itself emits a horrible buzzing noise that I can only attribute to the inverter circuitry or power switching circuitry.
xtec - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Game baby game! oh and some work.Muchoman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it to me!!!T Russell - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my youngest son, so I wouldn't have to hear about the problems with the computerS I've built for him(software, always softeware}LNCPapa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go. The biggest problem these days is with the dinky resolution screens available on laptops even if they put beefy GPUs in them. This one appears to have both so "I want".eggyazian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be using it for pretty much everything but mostly gaming.ghost55 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for school and games.aspleme - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games I own, and haven't gotten to play for the last 2 years since my agp graphics card died, as well as a dozen new games I can't play on my old system. I would also use it for video encoding, since I want to move my collection to a hard drive.Axiomatic13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to build expansion bridges in my back yard.brekk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hot system!RCSI - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This notebook would be used [by me ;)] to play games that require power on the go along with other media tasks.santiagoanders - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Just kidding. Gaming on work trips.AEIEHM - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Not really I just want to play games all the time.Moogh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would make my friends jealous then game until my fingers fall off and my eyes turn to glass.lex loci - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With the birth of my son and daughter, my old office has been transformed into a nursery and playroom. My old workstation is now in a storage closet. My budget is now spent on diapers and formula. If I won this laptop I would use it on my kitchen table to replicate a virtual mancave and explore the intarweb and do work while attentively monitoring the baby monitor at night while my blushing bride sleeps.Please pick me!
rcarroll05 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What couldn't you use it for? But seriously, I would use it to replace my screaming fast desktop with it's AMD Athlon XP 2600+ processor, 2 megs of ddr ram, and a 6600 GT graphics card. My kids give me a hard time about how slow it is and they can't play any games on it! This would make their dad their hero (for at least a couple days).pravusnex - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Warcraft IITwo words....
phenomenal
NXTwoThou - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Awesome puter!Nayr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this for gaming on the go.alexatlanta - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this system to play Tetris, Ultima Underworld, and SimCity 2000.... OR... Maybe to play all the NEWEST games! I would also use the heat from the fans on the GPU to keep me warm at night when it gets cold and the GF gets cold from me playing on my new Precious.steffmn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Great device!pepitojones - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd definitely rock some minesweeper, and possibly some slightly more modern games like Dragon Age 2, DNF, and the new Deus Ex..mastarubio - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play tft2 all day long!!!stack314 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to save the children.jsr1168 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
since it weighs more than my A6000 it would become my stay-at-home laptop.JuicyFruitSweeT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Few days ago I spilled a cup of water on my SONY VAIO laptop and it's completely DEAD silent =(I miss my friends on StarCraft 2 already and it's only just 2 days OMGGGGGGGG!
I'm going insane ><''
thatsmetj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This laptop would make my computer cry like a fox. Then, I would save NY by playing Crysis 2. I love it.bugtu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would make my daughters thesis prep go faster. So I would likely give it to her. If I had it, I would use it as a mobile workstation for my photography projects.kenbob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd load it up with Linux and piss off my brotherThe_Laughing_Man - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I have been seriously looking into getting a new sandy bridge laptop to replace my six year old Pentium 4 HT laptop. I currently use my laptop as my main work PC, plus personal use at all other times. I used to play all my video games on my laptop when it was new. Now I never play video games on my laptop.So what would I use this laptop for If I won, that easy I put my old laptop to rest and start playing video games on my newly acquired laptop again.
FireChicken - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it to play quake live anywheredakU7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
F@H Everywhere!Hodr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop as a general gaming / desktop replacement for my aging (re: ancient) dell e1705.Satire129 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for some light gaming (Steam games) and school work.wahunt88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use as my main computer and give my desktop to my sister who sorely needs a new one.altarity - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my homework.(homework being code for voraciously browsing while putting of a term paper)
Inf3rn0_44 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R for the research lab I am creating. To further develop my families patent on hydrogen technologies.napalmburn99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it the replace the dell i burned up in afghanistan.danact - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would only use it to check my email.jankyscoes - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id like to replace my current laptop with one that can handle a few games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, and Civ 5ddawg609 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play the latest PC game titles!frnzkfk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd read gaming blogs about Half-Life 3 rumors. [Not like it'll be released before their computer is too old to play it.]Technomage - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What a killer machine! I'd use it to teach my sons programming and game development.SpaceRanger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My work machine could use a nice replacement like this.. :)universeis42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it....to play Crysis
bryant054 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will be a good substitute for upgrading my desktopDragonLotus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a lap warmer as I frag scrubs.psp104 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to have this laptop =)treet246 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop not only for gaming but for my design needs as well as a graphic design student.MikeNCtrlPHX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
... as well as visit AnandTech every day (which I already do).Mike
Kudro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R's HD screen, flashing LED lights, and awesome sound system to host a rave party.I'd also stop lugging my desktop over to my friend's house since I'd have a sweet new mobile gaming platform.
vinandtech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
save me from OSX "gaming" - my MBP's not doing it for me anymoreMitth'raw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would help to finally achieve world peace....Cure Cancer....
Fight Hunger....
Ok really
I would game like crazy and browse the web like no one.
scenesfromamemory - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to write my thesis on.ointaylor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for my main computergeofcol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am starting a business and need a robust lap for the undertaking.krabe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd carry it around and do consulting work with it even faster than I can do now (if it will fit in my bag...).Black1969ta - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old Qosmio X305 laptophc4444 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take it to starbucks and smash it down upon those puny macbook pro's and dent their precious aluminum unibodies.m0mml3of2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I def. would play all the games that I cant currently play because my laptop is so slow and freezes everytime I try to play a game, or my computer doesnt support the game I try to play. Id be the happiest person ever if I won and I might even faint :) What a wonderful wedding present this would be that I might even share it with the husband :0) !!!!!Ryancrazy1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for school, but mostly at home, or on the go, to play some sweet games of Bc2, Moh and what ever else comes out by that time.kegwen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd used it to increase the quality of my live streamed Starcraft II broadcasts that I do with the Reddit Starcraft community. You need lots of CPU power to live encode and stream HD broadcasts, and I definitely have some room for improvement there. Sandy Bridge would allow me to deliver the highest possible quality while maintaining a solid in-game frame rate - anywhere I happen to be.distortnx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give my much slower desktop (still on AGP - remember that?) the poor ;)raced295 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would wine and dine this laptop at the finest restaurants. Hang on every word and generally spend as much time with her as possible. All in the hope that one day she could me mine and forever would be ours.atmartens - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop do run my bioinformatics simulations when on the go.chipco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it to play games and for travel.Brambler - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd shelve my aging Dell 1720, used for work and play!Klynn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
a comment to enter to win!wzrds3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm heading to grad school next semester, and I need a way to get my game on during TA office hours.superxero044 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
SC 2 wheneverardnetih - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use GT680R to - Surf the web, Watch movies on a projector, Edit documents, Play games, Transcode video etc.t13190 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games everywhere instead of stuck at my desktop.jlazzaro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
count me inYrusoad - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Amnesia: The Dark Descent in the old abandon warehouse down the road!trainreks - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I can definitely use this for CAD drawings on the go... and the occasional FPS.airreak13 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife is trying to get her Photography Business going and this laptop would be great for all her photo editing needs.ZZR - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That will enable some high quality solitaire!!!DingeR.SSC - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Starcraft 2 everywhere. Between matches, I would also show every customer that comes into my computer store and convince them to get one of their own.Qubix1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Chew bubble gum and kick online ass on this bad ass laptop... and I'm all out of bubble gum.PandaSK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play the games I never could. What better reason is there? Oh, and I'll be really grateful to anandtech and MSI...space_pope - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks in advance :)Anchen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to kill both the boredom and difficulty exercising I have while traveling for work. I can use it as weight and then play games heh.Mithoran - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the beast to replace my wife's aging gaming machine.Scornedmind - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my busted desktop...datwater - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd go green by putting ducts on the exhaust fans and a recirculation fan to pipe into my heating system in my apartment and heat my house with recycled cpu and gpu heat!b33nt12ia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Way cool. I would use this to run VMWare, testing the latest virturlization technology. And when I get bored, I can play DC Universe.jhawkjrod - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play awesome games everywhere!z3r0skill - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games, listen to music, and watch movies. Then I'd throw my desktop in the dump!owbert - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it'll give me +2 to my geek rep, making me the envy of the neighborhood.viper1152005 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am a student at Portland State University working very hard to obtain a Community Development Degree so i can join the Peace Corps and make a diffrence in peoples lives. I have been saving up to purchase something that i could take with me and currently I am constrained to the overly used computer labs on campus. I recieve financial aid and work down town but find it very hard to balance finance and grades. Because of need for food and utilities I have had to dismiss the idea of owning a capable laptop.This laptop is definatly more than what i would require to get my studies and papers done anywhere of my choice and would be in my opinion, simular to winning the lottery if by some stroke of luck i won it.
heres to hoping and random chance ;) thanks anandtech for all of the good reviews I found your site about 4 months ago and it has become a professional resource for me when I tell customers about new products.
AND WOOT to MSI.
humanure - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming and anything else I use my desktop for, XNA and android programming, photos, music.rtoepfer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
girlfriends laptop just died, would be a great gift for her!morphologia - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm moving to a different state and making my first entry into the IT field, this summer. That being the case, such a cool-looking portable would definitely impress potential employers and make me seem more tech-savvy than they might otherwise think. I might just land that dream job: daytime IT support for a major midwestern university!!Barring that, I could play MineCraft just about anywhere. :p
jensend - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to factor numbers about eight times as fast as my current laptop can- I'd use the CUDA card to find good GNFS polynomials with msieve much much faster than can be done on a CPU and then have ggnfs sieving on 8 threads instead of two.CelticWhisper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finish calculating the question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. Sodding Vogons...angielane - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to hold my photos, music and movies...HoloZapz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win, this would be my mobile gaming laptop. I'll take it with me everywhere I'm allowed!r3d33m3d - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanks for the chance.cralor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for college!Snobok - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for games and MATLAB.filmesterman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to edit our next documentary film as my old MacBook Pro can't handle HD footage. The film is about Route 66. We already shot all the footage but now we need a powerful computer for post production.Ikram - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been lurking for many months here and this post made me want to sign up.Anyway, I'd use this laptop as my main workstation. My desktop is powerful but I'd enjoy the ability to take a powerful computer wherever I want.
spoongti - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally play a game that's newer than Half Life 2 because that's the last time I played a real game.ShifterX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for games, surfing the net, more games, and writing jokes.Figaro56 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would try to figure out how I could exploit a laptop. I've never had one of my very own only purchased them for others.Trubyd44 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would benchmark the fire out of it while puting the fire out on my lap!?! :Djpochedl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I was going to purchase a new machine for Diablo3, if it ever comes out... This would work perfectly!henryhu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will put install all of my engineering software which are slow on my current computer on the MSI notebook. Then I will install some games that I have never been able to play like Crysis and starcraft 2.ratts - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm starting grad school next year and I need a laptop!quicks0rt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my main rig.mfranke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to one of my very good friends who is job hunting and can not afford to replace his broken computer.Having to go to the library or to a friends house to job hunt really sucks and I know it's bothering him.
alexl55 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for photo editing on-the-go. My 1st-gen Core Duo Black Macbook is starting to show it's age.FatherDagon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a bookend, to keep my Kindle from falling over.Rill22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to for when I leave to go teach in Somalia so I have something reliable to Skype home on, surf AnandTech on, and to help stave away boredom on those rainy days by gaming and editing photos![I could also really use a new laptop that isn't so damn fickle about when my USB ports decide to work and doesn't want to explode at eleventy billion degrees when running Skype or anything else even remotely consuming in any way.]
wheresmybacon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd pick up my posting on the AT forums, of course!unsat_USN - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take it on my upcoming deployment and use it to kill pirates! ARRRRRRR!! oh, and some COD....movies, stay in touch with family.DesertYeti - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife won't let me put a PC in the living room, but she wants to be able to edit and compress the very large photos (hi-res) she takes of our newborn with her Canon to be able to send to friends and family. This laptop would be a great way for her to do this.Davandragons - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my 5 year old laptop that died and to use as a desktop replacement when I relocate in a few months for a new job.kprice15 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work and play.badbummy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would give it to my wife as a gift, she overcame cancer last year and we havent been able to afford her a laptop.Elky - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play lots of L4D2 everywhere!PseudoKnight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The better question is what wouldn't I do with it? I'd do video editing and encoding, website production, gaming, streaming... who knows, maybe all at once!hendusoone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for all my portable PC gaming needs - especially LAN parties, so I don't have to haul a massive desktop everywhere!bljpoad - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be interested to see how my computational chemistry calcs run on a beast like this!farleytron - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would retire my poor old Turion X2 laptop and finally get to play some games!mike_t - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Engineering work, movies, and gaming, of course!freekygeek - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to the kids to play Lego Island so I could reclaim my desktop!peterlobl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help publish our newspaper (print and web), Amerika Woche!kevinchoucsb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll definitely use this one for sure....play word of tanks!Ph00 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be able to develop many CakePHP applications at once :)ALLisONE - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would sit down in the fresh open air outside with a drink and enjoy seeing the squirrels play, the birds sing and the trees swaying in the wind all while browsing the web and playing Starcraft 2. The good life!Akdave47 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to Play games an most of the time do my school work such ass essays and projects that I have to do every week thanksDeckard Lain - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd hook it up to the TV in the living room so I can play stepmania somewhere other than my room.atannerr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give my current Gaming laptop to the kid I am mentoring and probably use this one for myself. He likes mine.lunarx3dfx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine for gaming on travel. I'm in the military, and as such I am traveling a lot living in hotel rooms for a month or two at a time.It would be awesome to have a powerful gaming machine on the go that I could also use to do schoolwork on.
TrustingRat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play newer PC games. All my PCs are 5 years or older.dumbfire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game on this machine for the betterment of gamer-kind throughout the United States of America. I would maintain a respectful tone and never be a poor sport when playing online with friends and foes. This rig will frag with respect and vigor in the hopes that others may follow!the_vorpal_blade - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop, I'd use it for analysing data from my physics thesis project, which could include multi-threaded curve fitting routines, plotting, general data analysis, etc. Most of the work would be done in python under ubuntu, however I dual boot and get some fragging in on the side ;-)Current research interests include laser diagnostics of turbulent flames (that's right, I get paid to shoot lasers at giant flames) and hopefully atom interferometry (link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_interferometer )
thedjbear - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
that Charlie Sheen? One could watch his ustream on this laptop!mevensen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Dragon age 2 on the go.RageX2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Playing World of Tanks, Bad Company 2 until Battlefield 3 comes out, doing school work and helping my mom reduce her clutter by converting all her VHS tapes to DVD!Corland - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would hope to get this in time to help my 8 year old daughter work on her Spanish spelling. Or help her crush zergs.GprophetB - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to go to LAN parties and game rather than lug my huge desktop! (And obviously tell everyone at the parties about Anandtech)Chemsol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything I used my Dell XPS for...before the video card died and I realized I was unable to collect on the litigation awards.ShoNuff519 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop for gaming and a portable school computer to finish out my last year of college with some real power.DarkKnight_Y2K - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to visit AnandTech.com from the beach instead of my living room from my desktop pc. :-)soulcarver - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could definitely use this as a mobile music production rig and a mobile gaming system.ProDigit - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With this, my letter of subscription!RNOblivion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd primarily use it for school. Not having a laptop as a physics major and soon to be graduate student after this semester is a little inconvenient when you need to run sims or symbolic math in Matlab/Maple/Mathematica... And also, of course for a pretty kick-ass mobile gaming rig!harrkev - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would throw Reaper on mine and a bunch of VSTi's.jtheater - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Over 2k comments. I would use this notebook for my new job in the Air Force. Thanks for the opportunity.Sparke - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would nice to replace my aging Gateway P-6860fx. I definitely need some more horsepower soon, and this would fit the bill nicely!niva - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a desktop replacement, in particular I need a powerful system for my Photoshop exploits which are documented on my site: http://www.eternalseven.com/The way I use PS is pretty intensive, with lots of layers and large image sizes I'd need the RAM and the good graphics card on this system will help out with the opengl accelerations.
Thanks in advance! :)
shooty - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
gaming, run vmware, and a general desktop replacementRamarC - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
and i'd donate my current core2 laptop to a charity.crippledgiant - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would be very happy (as much as a crippledgiant is able) to win this laptop!dennishodge - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replace my aging HP 14" notebook with zero battery life. It is bogging down with some heavy I/O Bible reference software, so I was looking to move to SSD. RAID works :-)munin99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
That notebook would be fantastic for Photoshop and video work. And BFBC2, of course.jaredtrobinson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
2k comments lol...Anyway, I'll add to the heap:
I'd use it for a desktop replacement device. Set it up at my desk and use it for productivity and keyboard/mouse only games (like Starcraft 2 or FPS games that don't use x360 controller)
datarush - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It'd be my 1st laptop!ClaytonT - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to play pc games in my newborn son's room.thrust2night - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Giggidy GiggidyGiggidy Goo
Awright!
distraction21 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
if I won first I would benchmark this baby and play many high demanding games with itlgoldson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Patiently waiting...Rix2357 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sign me up for this :-)Shaotai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would try and finish studying for my next Cisco exam.But probably just end up watching HD movies, anime and play games!
troutstreaming - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
(semi) mobile video and photo processing stationfutileohm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Starcraft 2...Spartacus00 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play WoW, among other games, in the same room as my wife so she could actually see me in the evenings.Rinadien - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Work laptop is dieing, this would be a nice replacement to work on... for 15 min a day, then play the other 20 hours...anandchuck - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My use: eMail, NET surfing, online banking, Online shopping, Personal Tax returns, managing personal expenses using Excel and the occaisonal TiVo video transfer and transcoding to watch on my new SNB powered LT.k1114da1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do.....every possible computerly activity on it.... and then some moremeownayze - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Battlefield 3 and Lan Partys.tserio2k11 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my 5 year old Dell with it and marvel at the ability to use modern programs again... :)thechucklesstart - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would perform my cs and math grad work as well as relax on this laptop.pmvw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do orbital mechanics visualizations.jtkalcich - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I love photography, but unfortunately do not presently have a home PC to play with it on. I would probably use it to travel with my camera more, and to take many many pictures of my upcoming baby. Lastly I would finally be able to play some games which I haven't been able to do in ages. (My only system uses Intel 950 graphics.)Thanks for the shot at entering.
John Tkalcich
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I would use it for software development.jimernst - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would sleep with it. Never know what you might need from the internet late at night.Veneroso - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to take my gaming to my couch. I have my PC connected to my TV but this upsets others when they want to watch TV. The nerve!!!aznchum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be able to play games on the go and brag about my e-penis.TK422 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow, I'd use to do some video editingneelpar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play games all day long!Nimiz99 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
1) Benchmark it and do a small write-up for Anandtech.2) I travel a lot (70-90%) - so this will finally enable me to play Civ V with my buddies while on the road.
3) When I am ready to upgrade in 2 to 3 years down the line and the laptop is still holding up, I'll give it to my sister for her work/productivity.
Thanks MSI for doing the give-away via Anandtech!
keshavc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do some image editing and video editing.darklight0tr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm in.rnjeezy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thx for the giveawaymmp121 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
In the off chance that I actually win this contest, I would use the MSI GT680R to replace my decidedly ancient Dell Inspiron 7500 Laptop (think P3-600Mhz). I've kept the poor thing alive and well through the years with a HDD upgrade 6GB -> 60GB and memory upgrades 64MB -> 384MB & OS Updates (Win98SE -> WinXP). The thing chugs along and would make a decent nettop if it only didn't weight 9+ lbs, and have a battery life of 20 minutes (its only its second battery).It would decidedly blow my also crusty main PC (P4-3.0Ghz & ATI X800) away and allow me to demo & play all the RTS's & FPS's that I have been unable to.
I've always wondered what a DTR laptop would be like, and this system seems to be just that!
Good luck to all!
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Thanks and I am in.rnjeezy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thanks for the giveaway. I'd use it when I'm away from my desktop, and, given it's capabilities, definitely for some gaming. Forgot to mention this in prior comment, sorry for the doublepost.ioio - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Very unglamorous, but I would use it for work. I have a home-based business, and currently use my personal computer for work.zotlaker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school when I go to grad school next year. And plenty of gaming, of course.Kevin Day - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Love the looks of this thing and has the specs to be a great LAN party rig!Army1156 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to brag to all my friends about how awesome MSI is!!Seriously though I've got a cheap laptop from them that has been great so far. I'd love to get my hands on a high-end product like this one. The video card in the first computer I ever built was from them too.
Archos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game on it! I've been out of college for over a year now and still haven't been able to afford a gaming PC. In college I used an MSI 1013, which I love and still use, but for about the past year have switched to an MSI 1223 which I was able to acquire second hand for a very affordable price. I love them both, but neither are meant for gaming, and especially with Alice: Madness Returns coming out, I would love to be able to get back into PC gaming after a painful hiatus since 2005. Since I'm a financial planner and travel quite a bit, a laptop would be ideal for it.pm240sx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need a new rig to play starcraft 2.dingaling - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
GL to everyone.wollyka - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I use it to read reviews on the net :pah and for gaming :)
mj0730 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to smash macbooksZiljan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to make a free fully zoomable planetarium APP for tablets (iPad/Honeycomb/etc) using images from the Space Telescope Institute I obtained recently from a former Hubble employee. The images are from a contiguous survey map of the entire night sky at a resolution rarely seen outside academia. The image collection is public domain, but hardly anyone even knows about it. I'd like to make it so anyone can easily access these files in a user friendly format.legaceez - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it to play games of course . . .Taejin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Diablo 3! And guild wars 2!mschu_52 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play video games, surf, itunes, and use it as a pc :DBSMonitor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play World of Warcraft everywhere I go!tator - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be my portable gaming system and internet connectiontomegun - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this system to visit this site and replace my desktop. I would also use it for gaming and school (3rd Masters).PPalmgren - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It sure would be nice to sit down and game a bit when on the road for work.noobyshooter - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for image processing and some gaming. Oh, and most importantly, I will use it to view Anandtech.com!!!kumquatsrus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
pc gaming on the go of coursemjh215 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be giving this to my son to use for school (light cad work) and some gaming.Thanks for the opportunity!
max40watt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Probably use it as a 'desktop replacement' for photoshop and lab work. And Starcraft 2. Sweet sweet Starcraft 2. The reason why I ended up building a desktop recently after having lived off of nothing but a laptop since entering grad school.KC7SWH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Mafia wars on facebook.webby64 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to solve the worlds problems!bhspencer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm an Android developer and I need all the performance I can get from my mobile dev platform to run the Android emulator from eclipse with Honeycomb. Its soooooo slooooow! A machine like this would make all the difference.kurz316 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
LOL, this laptop would replace my whole 6 year old desktop system and probably run game 2x faster ;_;nonameo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, let's see -1. school stuffs
2. game
3. nef
4. ???? I'll let you figure that one out :D -_- actually this one should probably be #1, but....
Nnyan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would gift it to my kid brother for him to use on his deployments to Afghanistan.MajinCilos - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this notebook to kickstart the Cylon revolution, thus creating a world that no longer requires notebooks.Omega1015 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything computer related. I'd be upgrading from another laptop anyway.cfrea - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm In!hairbear31 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
games, games, games and visiting anadtech.commac2j - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help me cure cancer - 100%. OK well maybe 90% curing cancer and 10% playing Rift.Solarum - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would most likely replace my desktop as this little beastie would run my games or actual apps as well. It would be nice having a completely mobile solution.Brennor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my current workstation with this beefy monster! :)Jvader87-00 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
The question should be, what would I NOT use it for?With the specs on this I can do anything I want - I certainly won't miss this old desktop of mine!
affinity7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
and then play more games...Soldier1969 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would blog on how great Anandtech is for my daily tech fix to everyone ! Even make them my homepage, If I won. No kidding!Derailure - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it in replacement of my fried dell, and as a cat bed.Some1ne - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for a bit of everything; some light coding, gaming, and as a home media server. I'd probably also reconfigure the RAID-0 setup, as I recently lost a RAID-0 volume when one of the disks died, and it was a fairly frustrating experience.fengpc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will run multiple virtualbox sessions :)Bloody Hand - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it to write codexp3nd4bl3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally be able to play games on the road!adamantinepiggy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd watch porn! Well at least once to check the screen quality....James86 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to win that laptopXilehNori - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep you to date on everything Charlie Sheen :)thedopefien - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Count me in.Badnewcastle17 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Obviously I'd use to stay up to speed on tech thanks to Anand!But also to:
play games
day trade stocks (so I can quit my day job eventually) and speculate on oil
keep in touch with family
post pics of the kid
and of course,
I'd tell everyone they should read ANANDTECH.COM so they can have a chance to win something cool too.
iahawkeye - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks awesome!Huya - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Rift.ysonera - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would us it to play Starcraft 2, browse internet, downloads torrents, recompile the Linux kernel, perform ASIC synthesis, listen to music, check my email and watch a movie... all at the same time.lanestew - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
WinLico - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to read Anandtech without my wife complaining that I'm in the other room all night.confire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I've been without a laptop for a few months due to an accident involving my friend and Starbucks. I would use it to do all my coursework - which includes some graphics work (Photoshop/Flash), VB coding as well as web design - instead of my 8 year old desktop that takes a century to load up Visual Studio.pfroo40 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a portable space heater. (And watch lots of movies and play games, of course).2gracing - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Read Anandtech, of course.eyekoal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If i won this the 680r i would rock out and play some WoW and Rift everywhere i go!And i would save some serious cash!
rjb4200 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to replace my terrible netbookazstraph - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use to replace my current dying laptop to use to do presentations for my new home business and do other things downstairs while I can't use my desktop upstairs.gcarr316 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would replace my dinosaur T60Mythyk1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would love to be able to use a nice system that could handle both work and play in style.baddox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wouldn't have to haul a huge desktop to LAN parties.ZEROrhythm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would pwn with a MSI GT680Rsportzlvr2006 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play GW2 everyday!TimBemo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to warm my house on cold nights ;)MistaMadizm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a dedicated htpc/gaming/school notebook. I'd definitely study History on it...The history of pc gaming!saintdev - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Video encoding and gaming, woohoo!mellowbob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to heat my bedroom during cold winters.fellhamster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to pwn n00bs at LAN parties. You guys rock!kevbev126 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would install and play Vindictus at maximum settings!solidst8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Eve online!RyanVM - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally replace my aging desktop system that's in need of retirement.Arosh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming everyday.pastydave - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take this laptop with me everywhere, work, school, vacation, and everywhere else under the sun (or moon). I would surf the web, watch funny youtube videos on it, and oh yea, PLAY GAMES!!! Everywhere!!EuricTam - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a portable studio for my recordings (opera singer), as well as being able to game on the go while traveling around the country for performances!Torran - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my aging notebook with a fantastic reason to skip out on an iPad!Saxie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for everything to be quite blunt. Gaming, HTPC, working on the go, it would be a desktop replacement without a doubt.speedyme - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
to run server 2008 r2 and hyper-vda_groundhog - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would watch any video with Marge Simpsonsdsdv10 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My twin 8 year old daughters just started using a computer in school. If I won, I would give them my current laptop and use this one to edit video of our 9 month old son. Just got a new Panasonic HD camcorder and I could really use some more CPU horsepower to crunch the hi-def video, so please pick me!!!TexasAg03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI laptop to get some work done at home since I can't get one from work. That would give me more time with my kids.Also, I could play some bitchin' games on it.
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starcraft 2, adobe photoshop, adobe after effectsAndunestel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Is 'bragging to my friends' a valid reason? Because I would definitely do that. Maybe to some casual acquaintances, too. Heck, to anyone. Check this out!otokoyama - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I do research with biomedical implants, for the most part I would use it for that (collecting/analyzing data, modeling, making slides, etc).szrkng - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
gonna game all dayeaisaak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Always wanted a gamer notebooksp1ral - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my work laptop, so I can sneak in some gaming while working on serverseverett.wells3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a gamer and a public school teacher (crazy, I know), I would put this laptop to double-duty: as a portable gaming rig and to augment the junk computer on my desk at work.latenightdog - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for final development and testing of my upcoming game release: Paid-to-Play, the Game of Jobs and Contracts in Illinois.george1924 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use all 4 cores to compile stuff really fast!thisisnotatest - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It's mine; all mine! :)Mr Therapy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Wow... What a machine! I've built my own PCs with MSI motherboards before, but this laptop is smoking! I'd use it for HD gaming and output the video to my 61" HDTV. It would by my dream laptop, an awesome home theater PC and might even help me finish writing my dissertation (my Toshiba laptop is over 5 years old!). Plus, my cat would be all over this beast. Imagine how warm it would keep him!cerich - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to play games, both me and even simple ones with my 4 year old little girl. Yes... I know it will handle that pretty darn well :-)rqle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
mobile work gamingAdamPflug - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games on it, and see if it was faster than my desktop machine at home (with a GTX 260/i7 860). Probably would also put an SSD in it.Windinger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What a deal this thing would be! :)zhang468 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will play tf2 and ignore my family and friends.bboore - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to take with me when I visit family overseas. But more importantly ... my girlfriend "borrowed" my other laptop, so it would be nice to have one of my own again!Immunoboy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Useful alarm clock ...Kurisu2019 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To game when the housemate is hogging up the desktop with her facebook updates.stottle - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Contest!Jumangi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would probably be good for helping to heat my Apartment...oh and play some games too.bravetoaster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd probably use it for work/science, mostly. But my wife and our stuffed animal pig would probably end up using it more than me. That pig's got the worst crush on Miss Piggy, and he's figured out how to do image searches.scottlanning - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could get rid of all my desktop machines, and have one computer for everything!booger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This system would be sweet for a mobile gaming rig. I have always been reluctant to give up on a desktop because laptops are so far behind in speed but this thing would change my mind.Jo The great - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Why not exclude us from the draft and US wars as well?GummiRaccoon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for school and Duke nukem foreverbananarama - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally play my massive Steam backlog on it!tjf81 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play WoW while visiting my in-laws :P. Wouldn't be a bad time then.snide23 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace the 5 year PC I can't afford to replace right now.fralexandr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd use it as a desktop replacement.the gpu seems like it'd work for gaming at 1920x1080 with sacrifices on graphical quality
if only it had a bluray drive :(
i wonder how nice the screen is...
HolyMoses - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would also use the glossy screen to look at the fat grin on my face.Brainonska511 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to game on the go - especially since I'm away from my desktop a lot.bhyma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Starcraft 2 and Crysis 2!!!BopTop - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to play Diablo 3 on trips to visit the parents.slick121 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would really like this.compman25 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Thanksgaleener - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my Dell thats about 6 years old now.demonbug - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Finally I will be able to play Strike Commander in all its glory.arganax - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally be able to game from the couch!wrangler - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Nice...MSI is on a roll!
Nathelion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to crack walnuts with my man-mind.Nettronic - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would dump my Athlon based desktop for this. Decent gamer, good office machine.faroguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use to do my school programming projects, write papers, do research... Who am I kidding? I would use it to play games everywhere all the time.deadmau - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for (1) Starcraft 2, (2) Poker, (3) MoviesRedmoon_012 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for...-Business laptop
-Microsoft Word, Excel, Access
-Light photoshop work
-CIV 5 gaming
-Connect it to my 32" LG HDTV and Stream HD netflix content or DVD Movies
Scorpia_123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use if for school, many hours of gaming, and watching movies. Also it would replace my old desktop, and finally I will be able to play something at high settings! :Dgr00vem0nster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use its warm exhaust to dry fruit as I play Rift.blazeoptimus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play WOW, SC2, and Elder Scrolls V to my heart's content, and with the settings all the way up :)Tarrant64 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sweet laptop. Dragon Age 2 and Blizzard games for me.SnappedManX6 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Maybe try to play Crysis.tkrist - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Start my own youtube cooking show with it.kreedaz - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Starcraft II where ever and whenever I wanted!bhima - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finish designing and laying out my first children's picture book while playing WoW while waiting for Guild Wars 2 and Diablo 3!PStone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to use this to teach my computer engineering classes. Talk about a perfect example device :Drdawise - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Honestly, I'd use this baby to replace my aged P4 desktop....here's hoping! (Maybe I could do some respectable gaming then)Conroe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replace my desk top.lukewayne - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it at work when i'm supposed to be working. i'd be browsing the web, watching movies, playing games. all on a blazing fast laptop instead of this old p3 equivalent.tomo218 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Work, School, and a little (LOT) of Rift. It will replace my dead MacBook Pro due to an attempted and failed Optibay upgrade!!!BuzMack - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd donate my current system to my wife, then use this new system to game co-op with her.I'd also use the system for doing development work when I'm away from my officeas well as doing the usual email/browsing bit.
wkelleyg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a active developer/IT guy working at a small company (read: can't afford new workstations at the moment) I could definitely use this system right now...gamefreakgcb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would replace my aging C2D E6600 build with a brand spankin new Sandybridge. In the market for an SB build anyway and would definitely be sweet to win this notebook.Pavelkov - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for video and sound editing!!! Really could use a machine that powerful to edit my movies and music. These are my hobbies.phr0m - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To show why laptops are still the only true desktop replacements when it comes to high performance computing while being mobile at the same time.bleucharm28 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
play CRYSIS silly peopleSp12 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Also, would be cool for checking shots at photoshoots, both on the internal monitor and external.ncage - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Do some serious web site development.ronnychen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to surf the internet :)kevtar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would rule the neighborhood, and be the envy of all the techy guys and gals. I would be a super hero in the eyes of friends and strangers alike! My geek cred would rise quite a few notches with this addition. Awesome!csecu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I drive a taxi. I sit for many hours at a time in line at the airport. This extremely powerful laptop would enable me to use that time better. I could work on my website. I could keep abreast of the latest traffic delays to avoid. I could communicate with my family and friends without tying up my business phone. I could have immediate access to technical information needed to assist my fellow drivers, as I am frequently called upon to fix phones, laptops, GPSs, etc.But when I'm not doing all that, with this kind of power, I could frak some serious ass. :-)
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I'd use it as a flashlightarcanesoldier - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would totally use it for schoolwork, though of course I would play games on it, as a game design major.TheWhrl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Throw my POS desktop in the trash!SpeedyVV - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for Crysis 2, and work.Phan4tom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Dragon Age 2 on it, and Starcraft 2. :)Belard - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This MSI notebook is obviously infected with corruption from CLU due to its Tron ORANGE bad-guy colors. It will need to be a soft-blue-white color for safe operations.What else would I do with such a beast.
I would share it with my 6yr old son who loves TRON (both the original and Legacy), even thou he too would have issues with the orange glow color. He's a good kid. :) It would allow us to play the same games or better while not at home.
He has a slow 8600GT video card and AMD X2 4200, obviously not enough computing horse power for the modern 6yr old boy. HE CAN'T PLAY CRYSIS!!
Why make him suffer the way we did on our 333mhz or even 1mhz computers when we were children. He'd sleep with it and be very cute.
Thank you for the 11 good years I've been coming to this site.
Zekiel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to go back in time and post a comment on AnandTech that was the winning entry.BreezeDM2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Weight for panini pressSylvyrRavyn - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to surf the webzMr. Jimmy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything I can't do with my little 1.33 Ghz Atom netbook, which is quite a lot really.todlerix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to stay entertained while riding the train and at cafes.Stepmanslk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'D USE IT TO burn movies.Curt4Computers - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to put my music on so I can rehearse my parts.tmeekhof - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to finish my thesis.malley - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to stream Netflix and lotsa games. :)ArizonaGlen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim while relaxing in the park.Kibbles - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would obviously game on it. I've seen lots of SC2 casters casting tournies on these.jtroutma - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally have a gaming laptop!!! Been waiting years for one. GO MSI!.SgtTech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would of course play my games but also load Cisco Unified Communications Manager in a VM and study for my big exammichaelklachko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my home desktop PC (Core 2 Duo) with this beast. I'd also replace one of its HD with SSD (probably Vertex 3).michaelklachko - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd replace my home desktop PC (Core 2 Duo) with this beast. I'd also replace one of its HD with SSD (probably Vertex 3).furfoot - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it do help make the world a better place.bodaciousben - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd probably end up playing TF2 and LoL with my little brother a whole lot more :DJambe - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to catch up on the backlog of unplayed games I bought in the last Steam Holiday Extravaganza Sale Thingy.dumpsterj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to go through all the tech websites and look at all the cool stuff i cant afford , Also i could play global agend and cod at work :) LOLUnlikelyKiller - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
lots of themhkai1015 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play all of the new games that I haven't been able to play on my old laptop. =Dniko7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would fry an egg on it :)wordy777 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help kids stay off drugs and alcohol!Mucky Muckerson - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play D3 if it EVER comes out!stryderxx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm a big Bioware fan so I'd use this laptop yo play Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3. =)smeghead4269 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go.jpeyton - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for on-site editing/processing of footage captured for my video production class.akahuddy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to replace my aging desktop for digital photography post processing workflow.boomerang - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for business purposes.Milkybuet - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play, play and play games, games and games!:D
funks - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My son and I will use the system to pwn noobs in the upcoming Crysis 2 game..Target_doh - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play, Two Worlds 2, and every other game I could.jeffapohl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My wife would finally stop bugging me about getting her a new laptop!bosjt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Please pick me!!miahallen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game on the go!stringshifter6 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to access the interwebs.tblewy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give it to my beautiful and intelligent daughter, Anna, so that she coulld have a great laptop for college. I'd sure it would hel her succeed ib her studies and she would be very happy and grateful to get it too.Lifted - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get my game on while stuck in hotel rooms as I travel way too much for work.mrodrig2 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to play games while traveling rather than constantly lagging out with my work laptop!ambipro - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would look forward to playing diablo 3, but until then, sc2.Slug - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for viewing teleradiology images and light gaming.ms4130 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play at work....*Just Cause* I could do it discreetly. I'd also have a blast playing Bad Company 2 online with the wife.shadowiix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Everything, for work applications, school applications, game applications, all on the go. Would replace the beast of a computer i have at home, so i can browse on the laptop and watch/play games on the tv.oodle12 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use if for all the usual things work, games, movies, working out. The thing is a beast.spdfreak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would retire my desktop...hectorsm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for photo editing, gaming, and log in to work while I am traveling.brandx5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll keep my office warm with it.A55h4t - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for everything! This would be the first laptop I had that I could play real games on.davefinlay - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh yes, I would enjoy winning.thymej - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would test x264 encodes on this laptop.jbondsr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play all the games I missed over the years and play 1080p video, which I could never do before, due to subpar performance of my onboard graphics chip.smokey83 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Two words to describe what I'd do with this...Crysis 2.Crypticone - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Need a newer computer to play new games.Linux426 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I wouldn't have to fight with my kids over our iPad.carlotech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i will be playing crysis 2 on it...Azela - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My kids and I would use it for school and entertainment.HowardGilbert48 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Develop software.NMR Guy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
With a 15.6 inch screen, it's portable enough to carry around on a regular basis, but big enough to get all my work on the display. With a 460M and an i7-2630QM, it's got plenty of power. This means when I need to work, it's good, and when I need to play, it's good. That's exactly how I'd use it!trokhim - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it to work in photoshop quicklyquagga - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Well, I'd end up playing videos and video games at 11.Just being honest! :)
cmaMath - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use use the MSI GT680R for many things. I would use it for my work related duties as a teacher such as lesson planning, created presentation, updated web page, and entering grades. I would also use it to stay current with online trends: Facebook, AnandTech, Twitter, Newegg. Plus, I would love to utilize a laptop that is truly capable of handling real games!Jonahkirk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play ANGRY BIRDS while skyping with my bro. I'd be streaming "Napoleon Dynamite" from Netflix in a window while converting all my ripped "Battlestar Galactica" episodes into ipad format in the background. Take that, Llano!harleyguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play battlefield bad company moreSilthDraeth - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to play an entire legion of upcoming PC games that I plan to play.Elderscrolls Skyrim
Star Wars The Old Republic
Dragon Age 2
Mass Effect 3
I also wish to play Metro 2033
I have never had the luxury of owning a gaming laptop, and it would be great to be able to game from my bed, as I have a bad back and can not sit often.
Bad Bimr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this as a daily PC as my current notebook has died and I am left using a relic desktop that I have to smack the monitor a few times to get it to turn on.AmdInside - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would love to own this to be able to play games on the go. Currently having to take my desktop PC to friends home as my laptop doesn't provide good gaming performance :(hansmuff - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be for my daughter who did so well in school and worked so hard that she deserves a really awesome laptop. I'm trying to scrape money together for a decent netbook, and at this point that's what it looks like it'll be.However, a machine of this caliber, oh my. She's getting more into computer games, so this would let me play some StarCraft 2 with her. I currently only have one machine capable enough to play the game, so a portable with enough power to play that.. wow, it would knock her socks off.
basbrian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a glorified game console for those games that the 360 and PS3 just don't quite do justice to.Notperk - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Either for when I'm away from my desktop, or I would sell it to upgrade my desktop.xxlilaznbo1pc5xx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play classic and old PC games that I haven't gotten a chance to finish and play since I do not have a desktop. -_______-SteelCity1981 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
One of the most important reasons I would use this laptop is for the Folding @ Home project. I think it's a wonderful project to help scientist find a cure for protein like diseases. I have been running my old pc, and my ps3 in years past with Folding @ Home. Having this powerful laptop would be a big help to further the cause for a cure to some of these protein diseases Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's among other cancers that have affected millions of people world wide including some of my own family members.Amar7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Use it to multi-task in my web and database development studies. The dog I have been using just doesn't hunt.Einy0 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My laptop just crapped out. This would be so nice to replace it. I'd be playing Dragon Age II on it right now if it was mine.marccrazy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My current laptop (core 2 Due w/4GB mem) bogs down pretty good with a few VMs running. This Sandy Bridge w/8GB sounds like a perfect replacement.Nathanb - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be playing EVE Online from my hotel rooms while on the road!yiqin - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would do a little of everything: gaming from the original half life to Skyrim when it comes out, some video/picture editing, and spec sheet draftingONEiWILLl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it compete against Watson.jrl657 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Buff slaves would live in this fine little boxjusomguy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
consume massive amounts of digital content play misc gamesolorinpc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for mobile gaming and site design/photo editing/etc. Work perfect for all of that!tercathian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would become the backbone of a mobile music-making rigbigboy1123 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will finally be able to work on assignments with my classmates and stop giving excuses for my 6 year old desktop.sirsoffrito - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would actually give this thing to my girlfriend. She's a gamer (a rarity and a jewel, I know), but she doesn't like carrying her heavy rig to LAN parties, and then cabling can be such a nightmare and so on and so forth. She simply doesn't want to deal with the headache sometimes. I would get a laptop replacement for her, but we're college students right now, so the $$$ is the biggest problem. So, this would be perfect for her!symp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to rule the world!JimKiler - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this notebook to read every since Anandtech article since inceptionTackleDummy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
including folding at home and gaming, neither of which my current laptop is useful for.one random winner - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my current desktop with it for gaming (at least temporarily) as well as act as a portable HTPC :DWordplay - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to help with my Cisco Academy classes and gaming.nombrecinq - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Battlefield 3Paperlantern - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine for a test bed, a portable virtual machine environment to work through issues at the office and at home. As well as for gaming and my everyday surfer. My wife needs a new laptop BAD and this would be just the thing to allow me to pass down mine to her and give her a much needed upgrade while I get the geek's orgasm.tekphnx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games on business trips!tellus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It would be my only graduation present.Plus I would have the coolest laptop when I start law school.
swalker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
...for open source development/building use with that i7 aboard.kd0frg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it for Shaiya, as i play that game alot and the pvp is very taxing on a graphics card on my current alienware m11x, its barely able to play it at a decent resolution lets face it. I also like to make cinematography out of space footage and 3dsmax renders and then exported to lossless avi.. very time consuming at HD resolutions ,but if i had a spare laptop to do the rendering with, this i bet would be great, i currently am sporting 2 MSi video cards in my desktop machine (MSi ati Radeon HD 5770s in crossfirex) never had any problems with them or any MSi motherboards ive had in the past.stevty2889 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I somehow managed to win, I could give my dual core laptop to my parents, they still have Pentium 2..britjh22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to....PLAY CRYSIS.
ssalbo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd stop using my 17" Macbook Pro (well, for gaming, anyway)!LouieIV - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming while away from home. BF3 for sure.Mozee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace the desktop and play WoW and Rifts, as well as my regular visits to Anandtech!HOSH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Looks like a good competitor to the ASUS G53.enragedbaldrick - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to prototype radiotherapy simulations in geant4 (http://www.geant4.org/geant4/)Rugar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Ooooooh... I so need a gaming laptop so I can play Rift on the couch!ClemsonStudent - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I am a Computer Engineering student and been wanting a laptop with higher resolution screen. So I would mainly use it for schoolbut once in a while I would use it for gaming as well..
kickstnd - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Crysis 2 when I am traveling on the road for work. I would also play Steam Games with my 8 year old Grandson too. I haven't been able to beat him since he was 5 years old so he is really some good competition.kalki - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
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work and Shogun II: Total war :)danjw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sound great I would love it!Av8or1ab - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would finally get rid of my beast E1705 and play some decent games!Sully862 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my desktop computer, download iTunes and read Anandtech!ahmedz_1991 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
simply i would use it for every thing gaming, browsing, watching, working............randomletters543 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would probably use it to save a puppy or something like that.Zokudu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play WoW in class.bdub951 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Civ 5 on my laptop...finally!mamaswok - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I was to win the MSI notebook I could play Starcraft II anywhere in the world! Oh, and also maybe complete a contract or two for work. But mostly Starcraft!Catch-22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
too bad im a non-US resident. But given this beast of a machine, it will help me in my business im trying to put up with my younger bro. We are into on-site photo and video processing for events, web designing, etc.. and i will play Crysis 2 on it.DLimmer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my Gateway FX P-6831 that I purchased 3 years ago because of the article Jared wrote:http://www.anandtech.com/show/2490
(Upgraded to 2.4 Ghz, 4GB Ram, 320GB 7200 RPM HD, Blu-ray)
DLimmer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
BTW, I'd use it for everything: DVD ripping/playback, internet, photo/video editing, gaming.DCWhitacre - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sadly, I would set it up to dual-boot Windows/Linux and use it to work way from my desk... oh and everything else.kathymp - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it for everything. netflix, WoW, you name it. what a great machine to take on the road!Kalakaka2011 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for everything.powerover9000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will further the Dharma and Dzogchen.Takedown1911 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would take it on the road with me and use it to Skype with my wife a daughter. I miss them when im working on the road.Docdor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Rift and Dragon age 2 while away from home.Creechur - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Bad Company 2 and actually be able to turn up some of the settings for once! Right now I'm stuck at 1024x768 with all settings as low as possible because all I have is integrated graphics. Oh yeah, and I'm stuck with an old Dell 15" CRT. -___-flexcore - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming and studies. Probably more gaming!InvincibleBears - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for college! Starting as a freshman in the fall semester and I have no portable pc to my name, a laptop, and a good one at that would be amazing =DI'd also be able to use that as a desktop replacement for gaming since I'll be living away from home as well.
rudewire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win the MSI laptop, I would do one of two things...1.) Use it to download the "Million-song dataset" doled out just recently free of charge by The Echo Nest, and write software that would help you select music that you really want to listen to.
2.) Give it to my kid sister who is a budding, and quite talented, graphic design student at UC Merced. She takes after her older brother. Not me, the other older brother ;)
hasta pronto,
icGo-iGo
Blur - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Crysis.pwnsweet - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to take over the world in my own special wayDoughman1810 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
To play fallout in bed! YAYRaptor227 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Aside from all the other daily things I do. I'd rain hell on some FPS titles.gleno1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for all power hungry games and apps and it will replace my aged Msi desktop I built 7 years ago.☺nuker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would us it to lure geek girls into my lair.... *pam pam paaaam*Tofuman88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
So....I would totally use it to do on the fly image conversions and data crunching while I'm in the lab (their computers are soo slow!). And with all the time I've saved, I'll visit anandtech.com even more and play RUSE and finally I'll have a mobile platform to play some games at LAN parties instead of my big 'ol desktop.Cheers.
aneudy_2000 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want it.EclipseEntity - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play games all day and get dropped from medical school.bae0wolf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my laptop which was stolen several months ago to finally play the steam games I could only run with such power (well at least at higher settings =P)Dr0id - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd probably do some gaming and maybe some mobile coding.shayword - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love it and cherish it.... and one day I would frame it, then when I become an old man I would tell my grandchildren tall-tales like "Yep! I founded MSI way back in my golden days" and then we'd move on to my Bob Dylan signed harmonica because "He used to be in my band" ...rik999 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Watch a lot of movies on NetflixYangorang - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
enter me!iluv2fly - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Awesome Give away :-)Morphuess - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A new laptop would be nice. My current one is ~9 year old 1.2 single core celeron with 2d intel integrated graphics. I'm still surprised I get a 30 min battery life from a full charge.stonemetal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to start writing android apps. Also it would be my first laptop which would be really cool.deputc26 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Actually I would gift this system to my little brother, I've been meaning to buy him a similar system.maxfisher05 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally replace my 6 year old inspiron 700m! I would use the time saved with this faster msi machine (my 700m takes 2+ min to boot) to spread goodwill and kindness to my fellow man...Or I would spend the extra 2 mins watching youtube vidoes (in hd without dropping frames!)Hank3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
winwinJaimeX - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would have to google a really good divorce lawyer because my wife would definitely give me the for the amount of time 'playing' with this MSI beauty.tester42 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I can do my quantum physics homework on the laptopdmarkham421 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to develop indie video games, and to play Starcraft 2.s1175290 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this for work AND gaming on the go!!NhojGnol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my Dell 1420, with a 'Real" Laptop.kaifrie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
AoC on the beach.etrigan420 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Ininininitstaind94 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hello, if I won this notebook, I would use it for gaming(of course), 3D rendering, an entertainment center,and an everyday notebook. I would use games such as NFS Underground 2(Older game, I know) and Starcraft 1 & 2. As for 3D rendering, it would be a powerful program such as Blender. For an entertainment/media center, I would upload tons of pictures,videos, and rip a few CD's. Everyday usage would be checking AnandTech for the latest and greatest hardware and updates, running multiple programs at once, and most of all, just having fun with a new laptop that would fulfill many dreams!Plus, it has two of my favorite colors!! ;)
CDew - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Of course I would have to use turbo mode to approach reasonable response times in iTunes.kglokl - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play black ops, take it with me when I am on the road.wiz3487 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play MMOs and read anandtech.comcoburn_c - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
it would have a very prominent place in my passenger seat helping me do my jobhr824 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to type stuff and see the stuff I typed on the screen=PIonicus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hah, that's easy! I would use it as my desktop replacement for a looong while. I'm still running on a desktop from 2004 (athlon 64 2800 socket 754???) so it's not that hard to replace. Just haven't been able to build a new rig.pwcee - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it as my main laptop and donate my old one to someone less fortunate.Dormantmg - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it to solve the mystery of the multi-verse.oneoho - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hi Anandtech & MSI,My name is Mike and this is my entry for the MSI Giveaway: GT680R giveaway! I am an IT professional by trade, so the allure of a powerful yet portable laptop is something that is very attractive to me. While it is true that my primary profession is IT, networking isn't all this baby would be used for. I am also an avid photographer and video editer which looking at the specs I have no doubt the GT680R would be able to handle! By now you've no doubt realized that I'm a little bit of a nerd, and what nerd these days isn't into a little(read:copious ammounts) of gaming! With these specs there's no doubt that my K/D ratio would vastly improve, no more stutter or lag to worry about with this baby. Another feature of the laptop that looks very interesting to me is the redundant hard drives, this is very exciting because I've had laptops die and lost tons of files which I had neglected to backup! To wrap it up, if I was given the GT680R it would never leave my side, it would be a blazing fast weapon I would use to pay the bills(working), pwn the noobs(yeah!) all in style with the amazing GT680R.
Thanks,
Mike
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I'd use for school and gaming mostly, and couch surfing~Copenhagen69 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
TF2 would be amazing to play everywhere. It would also be nice to have a desktop replacement on the go with me.Sakumo - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games, obviously. ^^ And maybe finally getting my arms in shape with such a heavy laptop. :)MrManNo1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Hi, Anandtech. Long time reader, first time poster.If I won the GT680R, I would use it for both games (specifically Skyrim, when it comes out), and for 3D modelling.
wldfire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I had a system such as this one, I could finally stop complaining about the fact that my girlfriend has evicted me from the computer room. Game on!Drasca - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take it on deployment with me and wow all the marines with its awesome gaming power, while transcoding videos for myself and others so they can watch movies on their ipods and ipads.Meeklar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to render lesbian make-out scenes in the sky!tx_shamrock - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
good luck all!paramex - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I want the laptop, please give it to me!!! Thank you.Kildar - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it mostly to annoy the wife and neighbors by playing a lot of loud music! When not doing that, I'd be up all night trying to save either Middle Earth in LoTRO, or the universe in Eve!! Thanks!troyster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
*raises hand*NittanyLAncer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to teach the whippersnappers at work people over 25 can play some FPSlifebringer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Crysis 2 baby!!!jaysonr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Pick me! Pick me!pcoates - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would show it to all my friends that work for the state of Washington and don't know about any brand other than Dell. I may even get rid of my newly built desktop i7 machine.gtbuck31 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I travel a lot for work, would be nice to have a laptop that could handle crysis 2 and mass effect 3.wjking - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Its a sweet laptop. I'd have a tough time deciding if I should use it to hook up to multiple displays for work or gaming, work or gaming, yea tough choice.. ;-)thebobgoat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my stay at home computer and get a small light computer to travel with. Love the powerouloedmonds - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to speed across the internetmourngrym1969 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Why the same thing I use everything for... to take over the world of course!mstrmind - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to create my own 3D animated moviegbronzer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gotta agree, Diablo 3 is an excellent use for such a machine. Oh, and some hardcore coding.TrickyD - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd game on the couch, next to the wife while she hogs the TV every night. That way she can't complain I'm not spending enough quality time with her!7earitup - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play World of Warcraft on it! (if my girlfriend was not using it for the same purpose)muffle10 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i'd go mobile and not have to carry around 20 pounds.bangvu1987 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use this to play starcraft 2 and diablo 3reckert - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Commenting for the laptopTrailblazer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I win the Laptop I will save the world through the clever utiltization of open source software. Please help me save the world! :)vikassv - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Monkey Island 3.CW50KK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My son is graduating HS this year. HE WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE this and I would be thrilled to give it to him. He is a big fan of some of the on-line games and his computer is not much faster than a turtle. Just not enough power, ram, or graphics and sound card. In other words, a POS... LOL. He is going to college next fall and this would be a superb way to help him get started. Thanks for the opportunity.sony818 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to write my essays and do my projects that i get at least two times a week. i would play a lot of high end games on my free time.catch33 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to show off to everyone i knew. Telling them how much THEY can NOT live without owning one. Id also use it for intense gaming!ahnai - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would put it on my deskaahzmandius - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
D&D at-table lookup and character sheet, also playing games at others' houses :)KorinFox - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play SC2 and run some awesome finite element analysis!diezel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
thats a cute laptopRoddyMike - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this to speed up my time on minesweeperCapnBob - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my son to replace his burnt out laptop which i handed down to him, Seriously it would be nice to give him some new techdmv915 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it to surf the internet.ValkerieFire - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would sell my G73JH, then use the proceeds to upgrade this nice baby with a Vertex 3 SSD. Then I would play Civilization V and Team Fortress 2 all day long.Wolfdagger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a travel computer for those annoying business trips that I always seem to be stuck on.ExploitedPixels - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to design levels (level designer/modder) on the go.Panther8644 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it to finally be able to play crysis and crysis 2 at decent frame rates... as well as blow the roof off of every other game that may have the honor of gracing its optical and hard drivesRypTwins - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Oh the joy I could have with a new laptopdavecason - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would give this beautiful laptop to my beautiful wife on her birthday. Happiness starts with a happy wife.Bloodavenger - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play SC2 religiously, and maybe do a little school work on it, and to visit anandtech :)carlsonjw - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
More powerful than my desktop at home for sure, but I would have to take it to use at work as my ancient system, can you say P3 people???, just doesn't cut it anymore.I need this for work....yeah, that's the ticket...work.
JuanKerr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will make Facebook scream. ;)Yitoshi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would definately use it for Skyrim and Crysis 2!Jmikol - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to become more proficient with KVM virtualizationionis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, DA:O, DA2, and many other games. I'd also use it for generating the 3D animations for a fighter I'm working on. I'm already at the point where I just need animations for a basic fighter.Shatan - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to have my own laptop again, after giving mine to my parents, and then buying one for my sister. Make it much easier to do my homework.emtownsend - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be full time rig for work AND play. It would replace my current Dell laptop that belongs to my work.nermie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine as a portable development box for building new web apps...and games.Dueso5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to push it to its limits playing Crisys 2 - It looks like it can take a beating!phillipefelut - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would feed it all the netbooks floating in and out of my apartmentAmou - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I take this baby and frame it....on a shrine... =) cause its to nice to put finger marks on it.Hounddog54 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I travel alot for work...finally a laptop to stream netflix and play some Fallout: Las Vegas!OctaneZ - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I could use this.Bullhonkie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a very expensive paperweight!DarrellH - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for multiple purposes: SCADA field support, embedded programming, online access during vacations, and Games during my free time. Would love to ditch my old laptop and desktop combo and get a spank'in new system that could do it all!Abix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd love to win a laptop.rallyhard - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for gaming, as well as for travel.Shikatsu - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Rawr in for one.OfficialSwen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
It'll replace my iMacPatrickFromSC - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to work from the living room, instead of isolated in the office.CrazySaint - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to visit AT, work and play games!Prabhakara - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it for my Electronic medical record and also watch Hulu movies and visiting Anand tech.olafmetal - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
But still a real nice systemNAeschylus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to invert large matrices. Also Civ 5.hayden0103 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as my workhorse/gaming Windows machine (games, programming, webpages, etc) so I could be free to sell my AMD-based desktop rig and upgrade to an Intel Core-i5 to Hackintosh :DHell I'd use it as a toilet seat if I could win.
randco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Actually buy some games since I'd have a platform worthy of playing them on... FINALLY.STS1 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this computer as my only Windows computer. I am currently on Active Duty in the Navy which forces me to use Windows in order to access stuff like my service record and other military related sites. Most military sites require a CAC log-in which is not supported by Mac OS X or any other platform. This would be the computer I would use for these items and would become my main work laptop that I would use on Submarines to maintain my non-classified items i.e. award write-ups, evaluations and other items I could do on this laptop.Long story short, this would be a workhorse laptop used on a Submarine around the world.
i23mix - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go and get some work done.IlllI - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would tattoo I <3 MSI on my butt if i won this!(puts my current desktop to shame)
CNemo7539 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This will be great present for my son birthday. Next monthmax92rule - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to annoy my wife by spending way too much time playing on it.RCH Flight - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for Protein interaction computation at the molecular level and the corresponding energy involved. I would also use this as a desktop replacement or in a possible lab setting. Bio Major...UnbiosedOpinion - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to teach my 80-year-old mom to play Solitaire.ksothulator - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for high-faluting math.briar7 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd finally be able to play WoW with more than 15 fps in raids!detpyrcne - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Awesome laptop!Anand03 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming and as a portable counterpart to the desktop I use for school.cobberbearr - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd play starcraft 2 over my lunch break!sjsajj - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
i would use it for crysis, fluid sims and Folding@hometrimspababy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'll use it to continue my work while on my commute home via subway.Shuri - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to pass the time when there is nothing better to do at work.dynoman - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it for everything work & play. I'd finally retire my P4 desktop.shermanx - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would put a Linux and VMWare on it. With this RAM and CPU speed I think it'll handle that well.DallasWits - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would show it off to customers in my freelance IT work.andy o - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old laptop for my digital photography business. Need more power.grogthegreat - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won this I would use it as my main work PC for my IT job. I would love to have something that can keep up with all the engineer's $$$ 3d modeling computers.Archetypical - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play "just one more turn" on Civ Vsirmab - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sounds like a nice system!cathead - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to try to win even more cool stuff :)mutley - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play games while away from home.laranco - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play "The Old Republic!"sonik35143 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to play some games, skype and watch movies.pahsaah - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
This would be an awesome gift as it would replace my aging Asus laptop and I will be able to run SC2 on it smoothly. Since I travel a lot it would be amazing to have a portable gaming powerhouse wherever I am at.I would also play all my old games on the laptop and use it as an entertainment hub storing all my music and movies!
hemmy - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Cool OK yes thanks bye.BulkZerker - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd coat myself up in bacon grease and roll around in it!Seriously, I'd probably give it to a friend, he needs a better laptop than what he has currently, since said lappy went to Afghanistan and it's main monitor no longer works.
will567 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would replace my desktop both for regular computer usage and gaming with it. This blows my desktop out of the water.zSpider1984 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play Crysis 2 at school! At least till Old Republic comes out.Pan Skrzetuski - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for COD4 and hopefully Battlefield 3!madlouie3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to take over the worldwschrom - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally get Quake III up to a playable framerate.spriditis - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd be making cool tunes on the go for the music loving world.JackNSally - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for some mobile gaming action and letting my daughter use it for her college work.Hrel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Holy lotta comments Anand!Well I'd use this for pretty much everything. Video editing, youtube viewing, hulu viewing. It'd get plugged into my, and other peoples, HDTV's to play movies and tv shows and video games. I'd read anandtech a lot. I would most definitely play Mafia 2, the first one is still one of my favorite games of all time. Then office stuff, word docs mostly. I'd probably play around with 3D studio if I had this kind of power; make some small games. I have a large external Energizer battery, hopefully with the help of that thing this would last 4 hours playing video off the hard drives. If it lasted 3 or more I could use it on planes and trains and busses; that'd be nice. I have a pretty nice Core 2 duo desktop, with a desktop GTX460 768MB in it. So I can already do all that stuff at home. I'm just never at my house anymore it seems; I REALLY want a nice laptop so I can get things done on the road.
Anyway, that's my comment, hopefully someone sees it amongst all these. This laptop does look really nice. If I don't win this I'm gonna try and save up for a Clevo or a Compal 15.6" 1080p GTX460 Sandy Bridge laptop assuming the anandtech reviews are mostly good. You guys just don't seem keen on Clevo and Keyboards are pretty important to me. I tend to use an external mouse most of the time, but I'm not gonna lug around an external keyboard...
nrsteel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Prize Id use it for all my needsThomFrost - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
sign me upken88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Gaming and web surfing.jmtxusa999 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play COD4 everywhere.ted8978 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to explore all of the new tech.jgmatthews - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to bring my notebook technology into the 21st century.jsteidel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Sometimes I want to show something on the computer to someone in another room or downstairs, so I'd use it for that, and for using a computer away from my desk, ... and for some newer games and maybe some other power computing.Harkoa - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play games from the classics to the latest and greatest.HayesK - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
run F@Hbutch84 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Bad Company 2 on the couch while my wife watched TV! It's called quality time....mpowers8 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Folding while at home/SC2/WoW on the road of course.Rohaus - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would play Age of Conan at work during my downtime cause this laptop would handle running it with its new graphics engine called Dreamworld... boy would it be dreamy on this laptop!!!Supermuncher - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to promote healthier diets. A Sandy diet.ilikepies - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Yes, another poor college student looking for a bad ass laptop that could boots his work speed. Hope my dream come true !!!!lowellc - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I need it, I want it, I gotta have it!....I'd go mobile with my video-animation gigs!...oh yeah..and play some serious Windows SolitaireColdCelestial - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for work.BigPhi84 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would compose more music on the fly.diggernash - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd take it on a boat.wasamicron - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Spider Solitair, of course.RayW69 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would use it to play the games I can't play on my MAcbookMasterofevil22 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to take over the world :)skuzzie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Id use it for my college programming classes.Oh, and to game of course ; )
mmcnally - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Retire my Latitude D630.....scroll_lock88 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Play games and surf the net on the gonubie - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Now this is a giveaway, wow.These are some specs, I wish my desktop had these specs.
yornike - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Would definitly love it=D my current laptop is a mess battery life is good for 30 minute haha
Worthymatt - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
What else is there to say?wurizen - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
that i can take with me on the road or starbucks.hlper - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to analyze confocal microscopy images and finish my thesis.reded - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Program development environment computer for me. R
dudanian - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it play Dragon age and Skyrim! As well as MATLAB and all that school stuff I need to do too.sfdiesel - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
As a middle-aged 99-er who has returned to school, I would use the MSI notebook to help me further my studies as well as do some other things that I currently haven't the horsepower to do, like edit video and yes, maybe even play some games.kaintfm - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Since I don't own a laptop yet (recessions are no fun!), I'd use it for modest gaming when away from home, or for LAN time with friends. I'd also use its HDMI to output my desktop and sound to my grandmother's television so I can show her some random videos and/or downloaded television shows. She's particularly enjoys The Daily Show for some reason :)joel.neely - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd get serious about multi-core parallel programming with languages such as Scala and Erlang!heero884 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Mobile Starcraft 2 FTW!gtarplayer - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Replace my current for work/play...microe14 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I had this laptop, I would install Ubuntu 10.10 on it immediately and start hacking on MeeGo. Yes, I am that much of a freetard.CodyRomak - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
A desktop replacement and workstation for college/university. It'd be a gift from the gods should I win this, bringing an entire rig is way too much.StanTech - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd literally replace my Athlon XP desktop with this DTR notebook plus a docking station. So, I'd use it for everything I do now and I'd finally get a Steam account.reticulating_splines - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
New laptop? Sure wouldn't mind that...Sarelon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play DragonAge2 and Crysis2. And some Deus Ex Human Revolution as well.GuySmily - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My laptop barely runs Office '07, and we use Office 2010 at school. I'd use the laptop for studying, and probably a bit of gaming on the sidemethodactor - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd make it a hackintosh.tachyon60 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it as a desktop replacement for graduate school, coding, and being able to play games again.mastory - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
When my in-laws would visit, I would discreetly unplug my GT680R and retire from the living room chaos to a back room. There I would construct pairs of cloaked banshees to send into the mineral lines of unsuspecting opponents. Mwa. Mwa ha. MWA HAH HAH HAH HAH! Oh hi, dear! <ALT TAB> Just checking our retirement funds!ARoyalF - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use to game and to practice on my r/c flight sim. Particularly when visiting my in-laws!Chungster - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
If I won then I'd use the laptop as mobile computer. It'd probably see the most use for school.klasi - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
My HP laptop is too slow. This would be an awesome upgrade!cclements - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
Good looking laptop. If intel's worked out their chipset issues, this will be interesting.geek4life!! - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I will use it as my portable gaming rig!!!!!!!!!!!!BattleField 3
tatsuyame - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a Steam machine! All those games I bought during Steam sales would finally be playable!Yosh5 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would game. Oh how I would game. Then I would take a 2 minute break to do some work so I can keep my job. Then I would game again. Repeat ad nauseum.e144539 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to get a girl that only wanted me for my computer.SniperWulf - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I travel quite a bit. This would actually allow me to game on the go!nightalon - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I would make this into an incredible Hackintosh. It has the ideal specifications.flacoman3 - Tuesday, March 8, 2011 - link
I'm an architecture student and I need a powerful laptop to run 3d modeling programs like revit and loads of RAM for multitasking with CAD and Photoshop. My current laptop is several years old now and it's starting to show. Money's tight; my dad was out of work for two years and I hope to possible save up enough to study in Rome for a semester, so picking up high-end systems isn't possible for me now :(Anyway, this laptop would be an amazing help for me, not to mention how I am an avid tech reader and (when architecture studio allows) loyal computer gamer! Thumbs up for ES5: Skyrim in November
Take care
mellowguy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop in place of my own, which would allow me to give my current laptop to my kid sister, who desperately needs something better than the one my parents gave her.MadMan007 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for portable.comfortable gaming, which I've never really done since I've never had a laptop. Being able to game on the couch or outside would be sweet.Psyt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would replace my old Dothan laptop.Kejan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
if i won this i would use it to Rift at work ;)Trine - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
there's a backlog of games that can find a beautiful home on this baby.Yar56 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I win the GT680R, I will give my GX630 to my daughter, since she needs one for college. Then I will be able to play way more games, and watch content on Anandtech.com, with a light show and kickin' sound.Unsanekain - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my desktop thats still running an Athlon xp!daj013 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging desktop.David
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I'd use it for gaming. Right now Dragon Age II, and of course World of Warcraft.silaslang - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to reenter the world of pc gaming. My last gaming notebook bit the dust after a power surge wiped out the majority of my electronics. I haven't gamed since last July, I miss it.Athex - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Play SC2 everywhere!Lexington02 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would want to use it for gaming and as a supplement for my smaller laptop.shadowboricua - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for editing 1080p HD video and photos of my newborn.sgrinavi - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the system to do 3dStudio & REVIT work at home so I could get away from the office rather than sit at this desk 80 hours a week.....glucoseboy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it at the office and tear through MS project! :-;jah1subs - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Anandtech:I would use it for converting my family photos and videos to digital.
GotYourBack - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Great for gaming.sean-msi - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
wow! dis is awesome .... itz got d best configuration .... love 2 have a laptop like dat... MSI rocks.. \m/..jjb516 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
While I would of course play all my favorite games (TF2, LOTRO, Crysis, etc...), I would also use it for creating curriculum and teaching my classes. I'm a high school physics teacher and am currently working on a 7 year old, Intel Celeron based Gateway laptop. It badly needs to be replaced.PS Still desperately waiting for Duke Nukem 2!
Sergio_Kalster - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my engineering classes that requires using heavy programs or give it to my friends who is currently seeking a laptop.gradysm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
First and foremost, I am a budding graphic designer with several designs under my belt. I absolutely love MSI. My current laptop is a gt725-212US. As much as I absolutely love this laptop, some features are becoming limiting, such as space. Sure, I could get an external hard drive, but that certainly defeats the purpose of the overall laptop experience. This would be an ideal laptop: It has a great processor and lots of ram which is great for rendering and also working Photoshop and other Adobe software. It also has a wonderful graphics card which is amazing for not only graphics programs, movies, and the like, but also for playing the latest games, of which I am a big fan. What you would like to know, though, is what I would do with this laptop, not what I think of it. Either way, it would be a gift given. My dream is to become a premier graphic designer of MSI. MSI has been my only tool for wonderful creation and I am glad I've had a chance to use it to a better potential. My only wish is that I can go even further in my capabilities as an artist. Given these tools, I believe that I could achieve even better creations and better performance as well as giving myself a chance at a better future. Thanks for your consideration.JWMilton - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to edit high deffinition video from my HD camcorder.Fritzr - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would make a wonderful replacement for my current laptop :)Jnutt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Shiney!bradyapba - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
to watch videoes!kly1222 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play diablo 3 on this, whenever it comes out...Roisen - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to my friend, who's GPU fried in his current laptop and now he has to run in safe mode.dragonb5 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Diablo 3.Marwan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use for hi speed simulations.linster - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games, games, and more games.Drakmarl - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for my college work. after all it takes a lot of learning and a lot of computer power to finally outdo pinky and the brain by suceeding in taking over the worldGregoryBlair - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I win the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook...I will be able to replace my old, very slow desktop pc and I will be able to accomplish so much more. If I win the GT680R, I promise it will be used only for good, including helping impoverished orphans all over the world. Ask Santa, I've been a very good boy this year and I deserve a break today. Thank you. :o)rizalp - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Too Bad this Giveaway only available To U.S. Residents..zQ - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Maybe I can heat my room with this thing...next winter ;)chaosrain - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would easily relegate my current lapburner to second class status.Jared.Greiner - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to design video games after I graduate from the University of Southern California as I travel the world on international missions trips. Seriously.Arcot - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play all chapter of Assassin Creed again in Bliss full stage and Will go and assassin all other Brands of Laptop and form a Assassin Fraternity called BridgeSandyAssassin's ;)DrBobsDad - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work, editing images and videos. And I'd like work a lot more because of it.I'd brag about it endlessly, taking every opportunity to show it off.
damnthedaystar - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for EVIL hahahahaha......brahmastra - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
if i win this, i will donate the equivalent retail price to charity. Fantastic specs that will hopefully separate Crysis / Dragon Age.leftcoastr - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I were fortunate enough to win this beautiful technology, I would place it in the kitchen as the digital centerpiece, and use it as the shared central interface and portal to the home intranet and internet. The entire family would benefit from the product.Argberny - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to help cure cancer!theofreeman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Work, music, and buying more hardware. In that order, hopefully.pk2010 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
play games! What else?radiohedwig - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Love the look of this gaming machineGiblit - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop I would give it to my gamer bro as a gift for his upcoming 25th birthday! I could only imagine the look on his face when he unwraps one of the best gaming laptops of today!BerserkBen - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Homework and gaming while in class :)decooter - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would use this to replace my horribly outdated desktop which has a Core 2 Quad Q6600, and a radeon 4850 1GB. Need something a lot better to play Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, RIFT, and Dragon Age 2. Don't forget Duke Nukem Forever!Never owned a gaming laptop before, would be very very cool
Hob - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
More Stuff and stuff.flayrflak@gmail.com - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
To Troll The Interwebz.thinkoutside - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
BTW: Thanks for all the excellent articles. Keep up the good work!brouham - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it while away time near the seashore.SyndromeOCZ - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to pick up chicks..When they asked what that sexy notebook I was carrying around I would tell them....
Its an MSI.. 'Nuff said.
eddyg17 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as a platform on which to place my pc's keyboard at my house because my desk is broken...I would probably use it to play Dragon Age II and wow. and maybe some homework. >.>
tallik - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
That baby's a beauty, for sure.wotanisi - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for my entertainment system!Grvmm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This laptop is exactly want I've been hoping for!I'd bring it with me when I come home on leave or take it with me for deployments.
Trying to take my desktop just to keep up with the techworld, games, bills, and school
wouldn't be an issue anymore with this beast.
Saffleur - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It would be several uses for me;Video editing on the go, copywriting, coding, gaming and working on technical documents. An all in one mobile office station. I long to be unchained from the desk. Help me out!
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I'd twiddle my thumbs waiting in anticipation for Battlefield 3. Then I'd play that. And some minesweeper.psychoticdream - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would use it to learn programming or 3d animation on itseriously, RENDERING ON THE GO!
also starcraft 2
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I would use the laptop for gaming, Internet surfing, and OK... I guess work. I travel for work and it would definitely be nice to have. I work in IT and love to game, so this baby has my name on it!voodeux - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to cool my office. My current desktop edit computer runs hotter than fish grease. This, in turn requires more energy to cool my small office. A sweet notebook could help me edit video without breaking a sweat (literally!)jona102190 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
tf2!GeekyBug - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Being a avid gamer, I would love to play some serious benchmarking games like Diablo 3, GTA4 or CrysisI also stream a lot HD videos over uTube n other services so love to do it on cool display.
I am a Developer, so many time I need super fast processor(like i7) to compile large applications and test run in fast as possible. This laptop cud save my hours doing all such intensive work.
btw, about my [un]eligibility - I am from India :(
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I would retire my semi broken handed down HP laptop and Use this beast for 3D modelling and perhaps some folding@home. Might allow me to pick up on more recent PC gamesroc1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd finally replace my GX600 after 3 years of service and continue to play Starcraft 1. Well, and Duke Nukem Forever and DIRT3 once they come out :Prugster - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this MSI laptop as my primary computer...it's powerful enough to do anything you like..so I would definitely play games, edit movies and photos, stream movies off Netflix, Skype with my parents overseas, and surf the net effortlessly!HammBamm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Risen 2!!!Mikeyness - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Going back to school after 10 years to change industries, this would help me out a ton!Acornhappiness - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i guess i would use it to help in my research in bioinformatics.in the simplest terms im currently working on a program to better map the different genes of a specific type of colon cancer thats prevalent throughout Europe (im currently a resident of WI, USA (go packers!) ). unfortunely the program focuses on the mapping and folding of the genes in the DNA strain and it would be nice not to rely on overworked university servers to do my computing when i can just get my hands on a machine with an i7. Ive been pricing a few machines recently but as a broke graduate i dot have the cash to get my self a decent rig at the moment (currently working on a ductaped dell inspiron as we speak,its a reliable machine but craches do to the work demanded on the slow dual core processors.) it would be nice to not have to drive to the university just to load a sample sequence on a server just to wait around reading cited journals until its done,being allowed to work form home would be an advantage for me and if i did win the machine for this purpose, i will hopefully be able to contribute to or (fingers crossed) cure this rotten adversary cancer and save a few lives in the process. anyway thanks guys,first time commenter,llooooong time reader.good night, Paddywilliaml232 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as my main computer for college and play starcraft 2 on it.x MrJiggyFly x - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am going to keep it short and to the point... If I were to win a brand new MSI GT680R I can honeslty say that I would use it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I am an avid gamer at home and on my laptop for 12 hours a day at work.Of course I have to give the anandtech.com shoutout in that I check the "latest" daily...
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I'd use it as my main work system since my current desktop takes ages to open up outlook. Also, doubles as a personal heater.Sentry2 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get my Battlefield fix of course...RustySharpie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play SC2 that my friend got for me that has been sitting on my desk since release due to lack of a fast computer.cush - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play portal 2makots - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to be able to finally run the original Crysis over 60fps in Ultra HDVobung - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I give the computer to my daughter. She home schools her 4 children and this would provide her a tool to teach her kids and provide a communication link, where they live in Maine.Thanks
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I would use it for 3D MAX models.raanan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
First and foremost, games. Digital death is good for the soul... much like chicken soup.Secondly, virtualization. With the amount of disk space and ram, I could have multiple OS's running multiple tools to analyze wired and wireless networks wherever I go without risk to my host OS!
Good times for IT geeks.
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digits crossedAdamantine - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for work.combodeal - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I never win, but I still have a chance.av911 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use this as a video converter, i.e., BR to MKV. Should take about half the time compared to my Q6600.matt3D - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I could use this laptop for school. :)userdanny - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play diablo 3 :)phryguy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit AnandtechKazry - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as a mobile game systemrwbsongs - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my 8 year old Dell tower, that has served me well, but is soooo slow!CZroe - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
The name sounds very much like a motorcycle (Hyosung GT 250R springs to mind), and I'd be bringing it with me on my bike and using it to vlog about riding, tech, and games. I'll have to buy a bigger tank bag though! My current one can BARELY fit my Alienware M11x.Skinnysloth - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
mmmmmm, playing diablo 3 at work on this sweet machine.godlyatheist - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Well, this laptop would replace my aging MSi GX620 to. Now I can finally enjoy 1080pWkstar - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I really want to be the winnerpete2s - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my 7 year old Dell 700m so I could finally play games on my laptop.MorbiousStone - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it To play games I love MSI I can't lie! lolzSorry if theirs a double post the sites not letting me enter *smiles*
poopoowl - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use it for workquincer - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Gaming, more gaming, and everything else that you do with a computer!jedimike64 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as great travel laptopRussm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help me take notes in Med. school. Also will check this site every couple days for new articles.Baron Fel - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Id replace my Envy 15 and use it as my main system when Im away from my dorm and my desktop.netvope - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll blend it. No, just kidding..symbolic89 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
For great justice! I can finally finish making that laptop tower I've been wanting to make over the years.puttersonsale - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
seems to be a beast of a notebookrrplay - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as my main powerhouse laptop ..oooops ! wait a second !I do not have a powerhouse laptop !
vrchin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This laptop looks cool, would like to win it if possible!Drakula - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I can use it for some mobile gamingYeahright84 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would bring this to work on the late nights when I haven't anything to do and play any and all games I could install on it. Would be nice to have a hi-def screen to play such things on!timmciglobal - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd kick some serious butt in some new mmo's!playdead1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to deprive my self of even more sleepAronman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to work on 3D modeling and video editing projects for school, oh and did i mention play Starcraft 2?.Ivanhoe77 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my son. He's a junior at UGA in an architecture program, and the laptop he's using can't handle Autocad and Photoshop very well.IeraseU - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to blog during my European bike tour, and to edit and to edit and store any photos that I take. I have even managed to convince a few Playboy cover models to let me photograph them (really!).cbr1k - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging desktop and for graphic & web design, gaming, browsing, etc. all the usual stuffgabraham - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play old MS-DOS games!flgramps - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a replacement for my desktop computer.NozZombie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'm pursuing an astrophysics undergrad major... it requires a lot of computer programming and physics classes, as expected. I'd use this when doing work at school because the computers there are slow and often unavailable.Then I would retreat to the darkest corner of the library... the darkness practically oozing out from around the edges of its prison... and sit entranced with this laptop's 1080p screen... preciouuus.
Then I would forget that humans need food and die in that corner. I hope people find my skeleton, what with the corner being so dark...
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If I win, I will use it for school. I will use it to study my online courses, review my PDF study notes, Skype video chat (if my hair is not messy), even some PC games!Powervano - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it at work and home entertainment.H969 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I could use it for Games, photos,anything!!Fursdon - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would serve as my main PC.I'd use it for movies, games, daily web surfing, and minor programming for work.
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I want in!peckiro - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
enter mesolomon30000 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this for school and Dragon Age 2~!ljtatej - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I want it, never had a laptop before.Lunyone - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd play lots and lots of games on it!!QuickDraw89 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my slow, broken desktop!treedee71 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I love MSI , I bought one had to return it , it did not work properly, the store did not have any more and i had to exchange it for Toshiba, I miss my MSI !!Saintnadir - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would make sure to eat all my vegetables and never curse againExAFGuy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current laptop and play games on it.OEF-Curt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am a hardcore PC gamer. I opted to go back to a desktop last year which was working out great…until this year. The first month in country things were good, but now I’m craving my gaming fix…oh sure, there a few consoles around here, but my mind is on Shogun 2: Total War and Dragon Age II (with the high-resolution texture pack). Plus, I don’t want to spend the few hours of free time ALWAYS playing co-op fps. I just want to relax, crack open a nice cold bottle of water, and get my game-on.And yes, I’ll be here long enough to get plenty of use out of it :)…:(
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I would use it for games. And maybe some work, but mostly games.mike656 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my ancient PowerBook 1.25 GHz from 2003.Crexus - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play games!Telamonster - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to play mafia 2 on the screen and projector ill buy with the money I saved up for a new computer.grshore - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Will be great for video editing!Ashragnorok - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would use it while at school and play dragon age 2, crysis 2, etc, etc.Manch - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use it for LAN parties, road trips, and TDY's.strid3r - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would be my official Left4Dead2-mobile!pval - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would be sweet!TechnoButt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the notebook in a dual boot configuration, as both an esxi host for a lab environment on my desk at work and as a W7 gaming rig for some lunchtime COD: Black Ops action. Woot!Kromis - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play my backlog of PC games...in college!Revr3nd - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep my tent warm in the cold Afghani winter! :Pt3hmyth - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Well, being able to do virtually anything portably is certainly a feature; Mainly it'd help if I needed to do Adobe On Location work, or immediately capture and begin reviewing and editing dailies.So, work, mainly.
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I would love to win the computer, but I would not keep it for myself, I would ask the MSI donate it to a deserving local charity here in St.Louis. I have a personal policy that anything I "win" goes to charity, keeps me honest in life and keeps me working hard to achieve what I want without falling into hoping for freebies out of the sky :)budbugsy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I don't have a laptop.superunknown98 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It would replace my original acer aspire one netbook!Irse - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Replace my desktopnaterg - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
With 1.5 GB of DDR5 VRAM? I'd probably replace my desktop with it :).nyonya - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Portable gaming anyone? Too bad there's no blu-ray drive for stunning movies on the go, but that can be remedied :)steller2k - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would login and post comments more often!maniac5999 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play WoW everywherecatalana - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
What couldn't I use this for? OK, it would mostly be used for gaming.billapepper - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
YAY MELikeLinus - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Count me in!griffin72 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
As a Graphic Designer I would use it daily to try and make some sweet designs.allisolm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Replace my husband's outdated notebook (with mine and take this one for myself!).archcommus - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a powerful desktop alternative in some other part of my house. Thanks Anand!Zorbnet - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to melt all the snow currently around my house!*kjm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Replace my wifes old and dying laptop. Home budget, surfing, gaming.visibilityunlimited5 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would compare the display of the MSI 1080p and the display of my Dell Studio 1558 15.6" with glossy LG 1080p. I hate the Dell glossy screen made by LG because of the excessive reflections while I love the fine pitch pixels. I hope the MSI has a better screen without the blinding reflections. Let me see.TimelordTurist - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Wow, what I wouldn't do with an MSI GT680R Notebook - wouldn't you like to know!cantankerousRat - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would run various benchmarks and gloat about it until someone comes into the room with a better laptop, which is probably 5 minutes. At which point, things go back to normal: having a browser with multiple tabs of midget porn buffering in the background.awan2011 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Wanna win this laptop.legionaire45 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop I would probably end up using it to develop apps for android and software engineering projects. I'm looking forward to TESV and BF3 :Dlombard78 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play Mafia 2 on it (and many many many other titles!)GSG-9 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I won this it would be awesome, I would game on Campus as well as at home.varman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Looks like an amazing machine. Would be great for Diablo 3BlackPear1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this for music production and media playback.EnzoM3 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use for my graduate school work, and play games on the side. My eyes are getting worse, and would love to be looking at that gorgeous screen instead of my current one.KyrynTurner - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to game and to do homework of course! I start college in August and i could use something like this ((Of course when i'm bored i would totally play something to pass my time :D))Zwiele - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for multimedia stuff, for school and i'm gonna beat everyone in games with this machine. Last but not least I will share my experience with everyone who were drooling to win this machine;)ishmoo21 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would finally play all those games i bought on Steam that I cant play on my crappy old desktopPhaelynar - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would love to have a laptop again. 3 cheers for giveaways.rothchilds - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
son is gonna be a freshmen in school, this would go a long wayLeveticus - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for AutoCAD and playing Bad Company 2.amcclin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to take to client sites for IT and to game on the go. Plus the drawing is on my birthday so I have to win right?mrfred101 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as a vm testbench. it would also be used for live and studio recording and maybe some light gaming...lacking firewire and no express card slot really makes it a dud for multitrack recording
nyxe_23 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would be awesome for doing graphics/animation homework on the go. Also, Civ IV.nyxe_23 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would be awesome for doing graphics/animation homework on the go. Also, Civ IV.imonly12andwhatisthis - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to sign up for other giveaways for other cool shit... and cure cancer.Apdomke - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the road, streaming media to my TV, and as a secondary home computer when the desktop is being used by other family members.Kelston - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Usin it for work? Possibly!howzat - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I'm going to win a free Notebook, better make it really good - can't wait for my GT680R!kbendo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
and use it for Battlefield 3!chimaira - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
That's more powerful than my crappy desktop!Boosta - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old desktop and also edit some of my kids' videos.Wolfpup - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Games, movies/TV...and work, but...Zap - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would potentially use this for LAN parties instead of lugging my (already small) mini ITX gaming rig around.straightXserge - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i'd use it to get rid of my desktop pchenniaj - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
play every single game I could get my hands on for starters.burntoffering - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Alas yet more US centric competitions :(css67 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Certainly need to replace my old Vaio. Getting this laptop would also mean that I would be more like Charlie Sheen: Winning!vang7656 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I told my daughter I would never buy her a cheap consumer grade laptop ($500 range) - if I didn't buy her something I would play on, I would not buy her anything at all. This is exactly what I would buy her in a couple of months (birthday upcoming!).jcsburg - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Thanks, Anand!mellowhead24 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
sounds pretty awesome, i would use the laptop to help start up my businesschessdeviant - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would just like to thank all the other people entering, of I was going to win this the whole time I am sorry you wasted your time better luck next time.dochood - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Java / Android programming.BTW, I hope this isn't my second entry! I clicked "Post Comment", and it didn't appear to post. I went through the comments to find mine, but I didn't see it.
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I would use this laptop to replace my 5 year old inspiron 6000 for school and work use.Markfw900 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to do F@H !RourickIX - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
To be honest, the laptop would be re-gifted to my brother who is in need of a computer for school.CatMaster84 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I will use it for my new PC gaming needs. This will help me fight of my urge to learn and build a suitable gaming computer, which I will still learn to do without paying for parts since I (maybe) have this monster. If I win, I can finally play Starcraft 2 on Extreme settings! Heck, maybe any game in high settings! That's the dream. To play games in their utmost graphic potential without lag. Good luck to all. ^^inumaster1990 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my school work and on the job =) (low income family this thing would be killer!!!!)grazapin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to just keep on WINNING since I'm such a bitchin' rock start from Mars. And probably play lots of games that are too demanding for my curret computer.Aporia - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my current unreliable notebook that doesn't always start when I turn it on. Primary use for its graphics capability will be CS4 for publications and presentations.Pyrien - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I want to play Crysis on it!Mr_Stabby - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I really need a laptop for mobile work. School work and having fun while away from home.Psych_Will - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife so she has a good laptop for work and so she can play whatever games she wants :). If she didn't want it then I would just have to be stuck with it playing Rift (yeah yeah revamped WoW) and Dragon Age II.theinvisibleduck - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would take it to Africa where I teach for a non-profit and use it for video editing etc.DeadAsleep - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to building sized projections in downtown Manhattankenjar - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
totally use this a a desktop replacementBadsaa - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Sleek sexy BEAST with full 1080p. I would not own less. I still cannot believe there are so many laptops still out there with less than full HD screens.whiznat - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If we won, this would be a family computer. My daughter would use it school research and presentations. She would use it to edit school media projects in Adobe Photoshop Express and MS Movie Maker. And of course, we would all use it for web surfing, email, Facebook, etc. We might even play some games on it and watch movies on it in the car during long trips.dougarcher - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Play some nice games while sitting in this here conference hotel :)paul878 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
give it to me.cschurr - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would finally have a laptop to game on!truelentz - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to beat Watson and also end world hunger.chr6 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming and watching movies on Netflix, and being the envy of everyone at work.Zark82 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Sweet, this would let me play when I travel for work!korgothofbarbaria - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for school and play when i have about 5 hours between classes. I would play Duke Nukem Forever, Elder Scrolls Skyrum, TF2 and many others.66shred - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would give it to shred lightabrickel - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would be the only person at [insert coffee shop name] not using a Mac.dennis.winkley - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
gaming & programmingSahrin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Right here.SilverMirage - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use to email, word process, and get myself into photoshop a little since I recently got a free license from my school :-)bwestley33 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
to do all the things i cant do with a tabletfilibusterman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
here goes nothingbkiedinger - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to melt face while on work travel. Oh and also to do productive work things.Nevets13267 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything PC..andresito - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this computer for entertainment and PC games.TenaCJed - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging laptop for doing photography work on location.jansenmd - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my main machine at home and turn my desktop into a backup server.It's annoying have to be at the desktop when I need to use a computer rather than being with my family using a laptop.
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I'm an aspiring photographer - I'd use this beast while travelling the world and taking photographs of the people I meet and places I explore.timpaulrick - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit Anandtech!bingding - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Do be do be bingding.All hail the Anandtech!
thewabbit - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Watch pornography at Starbucks in HD!As well as gaming and running multiple VMs with Linux.
ilnot1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
use it to edit video on the go.babcock - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am ready to be a receiver.MmmmmBeef - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop as a desktop replacement.isorashi - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Make me a winner!digitalreflex - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give my kids my netbook and use this one for my online classes... and gaming of course!Thump553 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I got this notebook all my friends would be shocked and envious. Heck they'd probably hit me up for loans thinking I had just come into a lot of money.whiteteeth - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
woo mini space heater that can run gamesjunk2011 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll use it to play games!ellen611 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it do my Taxes!!jjhoward28 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am currently a student in Game and Simulation Programming. With huge loans, I could never afford a new laptop so this would be a huge help. I would be designing my first games on this laptop! What great memories this could make!omniphil - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for gaming of course....AMDXPOC - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'm still running an overclocked Athlon XP 2800+. Life caught up to me and I haven't had the cash in a long time to replace anything! This could become a desktop replacement and bring me up to date! Jeeze I need a new computer! Does anyone even remember what it's like using a single core?!AeroJoe - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
OK, I'm not a gamer, but the tools for digital video and photo processing can be demanding too! i think a machine like this would be GREAT for running Adobe Master Suite CS5.mastermel - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play SC2 and Battle Field 3 (when it comes out), as well as development work in VS 2010.moonbeamracer - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it on the road purgatory for directions ....................t0ast - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
As great as online gaming has become, there's still no substitute for a good LAN Party. I'm not particularly thrilled about stuffing my beefy desktop in my tiny car, so this notebook would basically be put to use for all of my mobile gaming needs.stefoost - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Wow, this would make for a great portable Backtrack machine!tappertrainman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would probably use it to replace my desktop computer, as it puts my existing gaming system to shame. :/ And, I could take it on my honeymoon to Las Vegas in May! :)p05esto - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I will use this computer to serve the human good, to spread the word of hope and future good news to all. I will preach the gospel of positive thinking, positive attitude, positive actions and positive reactions to all things bad. Having this computer all that is standing in my way from accomplishing this goal. I'm currently using a chisel and stone to write this message and then taking a photo of the rock, sending it to a fax service where they email this to a text-to-OCR application and then pasted into this forum message box. So as you can see I REALLY need this laptop. Thank you.sosotired - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would sit at starbucks stuntingintokkabire - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it a mobile video and photo workstation.PreacherEddie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would be for my son to take to college next year.theqat - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to spend more time in the same room as my wife, since my desktop is in the basement and my netbook can't run Starcraft 2 or Heroes of Newerth!Firtermish - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would max out starcraft 2 and be lan party king of the hill.rddash - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my asus... the gpu is horrid, BSOD all the timearnott - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Thanks for the notebook. :)joesmokie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Luck don't fail me now!oreocookielee - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll bring it to Japan with me =)Nightowl805 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Maybe mine will somehow stop having problems...one can dream:)kenthaman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this for video editing, plus who couldn't use a new notebook! :)sligett - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to experiment with virtual machines. It's got enough cpu, ram, and disk to do so,raptorious - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the system to play Starcraft 2, and program for Linux/Android.rlindeman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this for all of my mobile gaming needs!librarianX - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If won, it would be donated to my community library for use in their computer/job training program. They need new stuff!!Pwnographic - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
And maybe some work if I must.nemesisdefender - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would live on it. Literally. Build a little hut by the space bar. Plant a few trees. I don't know if it could handle a pool, though.sonofgodfrey - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for developing high performance disk security software.Archnemesis - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school and games.totz808 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this as a replacement for my bedroom HTPC, since that one isn't currently capable of gaming.StuckMojo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd run a kick-ass portable PostgreSQL dev instance!chinedooo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would play crysis 2 on it for sure.Azuroth - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd like to say I'd use it for some noble purpose, but I won't, I'd use it for gaming on the couch.rick.eaton1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming...WINNINGjfby - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Being able to replace my 2 year old gaming laptop with a newer design would let me take some of my games on the go that are now desktop based.whatsinit4me - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would use it for the betterment of mankind and also to play cod black ops. i also deserve it more.TivoOwner - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Fallout New VegasFizzwick - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Well as my current laptop is ancient and slower than ever, this would be a great upgrade I can use for all my mobile computing needs.Dark Legion - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Replace my old acer/new heater for my room ;) , get back into gaming and video editing, general use, browsing, multimedia (could finally use my dual bay dock with the esata), and it has the bigger GBs =Ddebonaire0518 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use the GT680R strictly for gaming and not bog it down with anything else.sparky131 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd be playing Crysis 2... on the beach... with a margarita... awesome...tekb0t - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to send an email to Anandtech, asking to allow Canadians to be eligible to win any future prize giveaways. Then use the GT680R to follow Charlie Sheen's tweets/rants/raves and all the craziness!aradeath - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would be a fine machine for gaming after hours at the office while traffic settles. This would also double as a decently sized work machine with the power to handle my duties while working remotely.Thanks
the_neubie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a space heater for my lap.jramj - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Well what else? To Play the latest and greatest games of course :)Mr. NeverEndingUpgrades - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Play Force Unleashed II while converting DVD data to H.264 AND watching a live feed in another window and telly on a USB stick in yet another one.And doing my work.
puppybreath - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Solitaire. Definitely. =]Un4given01 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would utilize this laptop for everything!! Being in the Navy, and unable to afford a decent laptop, it would be awesome to play the current games while i'm out on deployment, instead of feeling jealous because all my friends are playing the current games, and i'm just sitting there watching.Also, to be able to watch movies while im out on a 7 and a half month cruise in the gulf.
KatbeSeroc - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to update my old system. Then use it to cure cancer and play video games.xygot - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would finally have a decent laptop instead of this old T43 which is a company provided.stratosrally - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
And while I was waiting for callbacks, I'd be a gaming fool!qualihead - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Live, work and playclarkn0va - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This tired commentary is old, and doesn't really come across as sincere any more."This contest is unfortunately only available to US residents in one of the 50 states. I realize that AnandTech is an international site and I do highly value all of our readers, unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early on."
data6328 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use it to surf the internet and for video chatting.shawroo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It's a monster. I do monster things, super-computing? DNA sequencing...:DMatt_Stevens - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would leave NYC and go to Vietnam to show it to the tech crazy boys in my wife's family and make a series of short films dealing with SE Asia, all of which I would edit on the laptop with CS5. During this time I would play every single game I could get my hands on and make my thumbs numb. After about six months of this, once I have completed all of my short films about SE Asian culture, I would then give the laptop away to a school for abandoned teens in Saigon.jcp171 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop all the time. When home my wife and son would use it for work and games downstairs and when I went out to friends houses, that bad boy would be coming with me. It'd be my new best friend. :-)Apotheosis_Fenix - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Sweet systemevetstech - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would code myself a spouse then cheat on her with the laptop..../forever aloneEndurancevm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This is one nice laptop.captninsano - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
this would be nice and probably save me a lot of headaches (and maybe my marriage)...Now, if i want to play any kind of games other than the lame facebook games, I have to use my old desktop that is 6+ years old (lol)... and well, that means i have to be in my office. If i stay in the office for more than a couple hours, the wife comes looking for me.... and when she finds me playing a game, i get nothing but grief until i stop playing the game and give her some attention...
So, with a laptop like this, i could sit in the living room with her while she watches her crappy reality shows that i hate so much and play the games i want to play and not have to get grief for being in the other room...
that or i am going to have to find a new wife... this one was hard enough to find, so help me out here and give me this computer... please?
aliasr2 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am an avid blogger & sweepstaker and with 2 boys I am constantly on the go. I would love to have this to fill in those spare moments when I am sitting around waiting on them so I can drive them somewhere else.TKidd - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd do everything with it!Voidman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for all those laptopy type uses, since I don't have one currently.Grouchy.Otaku - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This sounds like a great system to play Star Trek Online away from my DesktopJammrock - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to rule the world!! MUUUAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!mrstom - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I will give it to my husband, which will solidify my standing as most awesome wife, ever. Thanks for the opportunity!xerxies - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for college, and some serious gaming during my free time.mason.s - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It'll be playing games in between writing papers and taking notes at school while working toward my BA in Behavioral Science. In short; I need this!vabch22 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
what wouldn't i do with it? vms, games, movies, photoshop..... oh and take over the world. :)dwade123 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Contest over... MSI picked this dude right here!!!McMannus00 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for LANs instead of dragging around my 42-pound tower.MichaelCG - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to make games with Unity for iOS/Android/Mac/Win.butterflyrouge@yahoo.com - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
...everything. I don't have my own computer, and sharing with my husband is getting old!BOLt - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to watch movies and play games at work! I'm on weekend nights right now at a data center and oh, how the nights drag on...jfelano - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for mobile gaming of course!Quicksilver696 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would rock that bad boy doing some Folding@HomeAlphaVortex - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It would be perfect for my wife's photography company that she is starting up. A powerhouse like that would last quite a while!zagood - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to entertain my son on long trips to nowhere.dudleysm - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Got to have onefusiontorque - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Animation, animation, animation... My current comp has a limited work window of 20 minutes to 3 hours before it crashes because of a hardware problem with the motherboard (not good for any involved work, but it has taught me to save... often). I was hoping to replace it within the next year with a desktop that was less powerful than this laptop. It would rock to be mobile!anandnech - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for work, to satisfy my portable gaming needs , and to show up all the alienware fan boys here at my work. :)Jasker - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I won I'd use it to play games where my girlfriend can't poison me with Jersey Shore!cowpig - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my desktop.hokiebird77 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Love my ASUS but it's time to upgrade, and a SB laptop would be fantastic.Good luck everyone!
jeyost - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
ruling the world of Skyrimrandom betrayal - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this to retire my old dell desktop.wyldtek - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to keep #winning. And develop Android apps. And play Diablo 3 if it ever comes out.Lencialavette - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I won, I'd definitely give it to my twin sister. Her macbook (circa 2006) recently KOed and it's really taken a toll on writing the drafts for her first book. She'd absolutely love it!blastingcap - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Possibly HL Episode 3 if it ever comes out hahaha.smahalin2011 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I will use this to replace my old PCNaviblue - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to check Anandtech and Dailytech from anywhere in the world!! And some BlackOps :)mexicilliano - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
As a nuclear engineering student, I would use this to run computer codes that simulate nuclear processes, such as radiation transport and interaction with matter, and nuclear reactor diffusion and monte carlo models. I'm interested in testing out the parallel schemes of these codes on this quad core, since the big bad scientists typically run the codes on supercomputers.As a gamer, I would play AS MANY GAMES AS POSSIBLE. Civ 5, COD, whatever else I can get my hands on.
Ardan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for various reasons, including games, music and a few movies at times. I normally use a desktop, which also happens to be Sandy Bridge as well, and a laptop would enable me to finally be mobile as well.Herbman - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for travel and businesssweetjuju - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to design some anime appsmicromn - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Just curious does it do 3D ?msw1382 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'm crossing my fingers for this one. That is one fancy lil laptop.oldseddie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would replace my daughters Toshiba laptop which is about to die.klaviste - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It was very hard to find laptops with good graphic card. I ended up with alienware, but this has better graphic.I would connect this to larger monitor to play starcraft II, black ops, etc.
Sometimes I go to starbucks to play starcraft II.. just for the hack of it.
However, I use laptops for my work. I use applications like Eclipse, photoshop, Visual studio, etc. This would be a good machine that can handle all.
Euchrestalin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for total pwnage. As if there was any other reason for using a beast like that. It would be nice to not have to carry my dual monitor setup around with me from now on.ncl - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Please replace my aging P4 ( with Hyperthreading......oh yeah)!!!jjack - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would use it to play starcraft II on max settings!skyhouse71 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to play my games anywhere since my wife uses the our only laptop for photo editing.yasasvy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games, mostly FPS and also use it for my research.steryma - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'm a photographer - I would use it to create slideshow on the wedding day and play it directly. Very cool!cubeless - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
for one...Stvwndr219 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
finally be able to walk away from my laptop charger!LoneWolf15 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would actually have a laptop capable of playing Fallout: New Vegas.And I would use it for such. Thanks, MSI, for the giveaway --you guys rock.
vitkok - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
The same way I use my current P4 laptop but without the lag...godl!ke - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
just want it.Landonw1989 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for college school work, a few video games like: Crysis 2, Diablo 3, WoW Cataclysm, Starcraft 2, Fallout: New Vegas, etc., and also I would use this for Netflix, DvDs and any other need because, this laptop is very powerful, even more so than my desktop.mexicilliano - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
As a nuclear engineer, I would run computer simulations that would support research for Gen. IV nuclear reactors, helping make nuclear power more affordable, and safer for the environment. I'm really interested in how this quad core CPU would handle the parallel processing capabilities of our nuclear simulations.As a gamer, I would play AS MANY GAMES as possible. I'm thinking Civ 5, COD, etc.
bobafett4ever - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Never owned a laptop! :)upandcoming - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for Web production tasks - heavily dependant on Adobe Creative Suite - and, of course, gaming. Crysis2 and a handful of mmorpgs would be crunched by this mean MSI machine.u812 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for workhalomast3r09 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would definitely use this beast as a portable rendering workstation.brianh902 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I can play SC2 with my son... Let me get away from Pentium 4.....tk149 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If I had that notebook, I would use it to nef on the AT forums and play Starcraft 2 until my eyeballs bled. I might also use it to update my resume and find a new job.austin133788 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Yeah, I would probably use it to play Diablo 3 as well, If I won it.dkvamme - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this both at work and for gaming. Heck it is a better computer than the one I currently use, so this would become my main pc.CaptainWTF - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school, and for going over to peoples houses to troubleshoot issues.drd64 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to get openSUSE 11.4 working on this model of MSI Notebook and quickly dump the Windows OS. That way the world has another option for a SUSE Linux Notebook for open source development.madeux - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for school, and as I work full time, I have precious few minutes for gaming, most of which don't happen at home, so having a capable mobile gaming machine would be amazing. Of course, that's still only 6 minutes of playtime that I'll get in, but with this machine it would be QUALITY play time!videogames101 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for college, everything form gaming to taking notes. I don't want to haul my desktop around to play crysis!brazzle - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Sweet laptop. Clean up so many virtual worlds, so little time. :-)Rike - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would be a very useful computer! :)thecuse64 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would replace my desktop! and visit AnandTech!mwmccormick - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it everywhere I can't take my desktop!Triock - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd work, play, watch and listen.What wouldn't I do with it!
MikeyC - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for BF3 when it (hopefully) comes out later this year!archimedesFlex - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to play all of the games that I have bought during Steam sales. Also, I would use it to work on the go.savoirfaire - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Farmville 24/7. Word.davmat787 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Having had my life turned upside down by recently being diagnosed with an extremely painful and debilitating rare disease with no cure, I would use this to help network with others that have the same disease, as well as the doctors and foundations looking for members to participate in studies and trial runs.Early detection is extremely important, yet extremely difficult at the same time. With this in mind, I would also use this to help efforts in familiarizing med students to the disease, so that hopefully others in the future have it detected earlier, and thus not have to face some of the same problems others have had.
Will be doing this anyway, but winning this laptop would make it easier for outreaching.
goldenmaple - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd mainly use it as a business tool, to support my work in the field. I'm self-employed.goldenmaple7 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd mainly use it as a business tool to maintain client accounts. I'd also use it for gaming.wruzicka1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I've been looking for a laptop...Madeuce - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my dated and overpriced 1730m.blski - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for BF3goldenmaple7 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd mainly use it as a business tool to maintain client accounts. I'd also use it for gaming.polinco - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd replace my ipad, and my current laptop, this thing is awesome!I would put all of my music on it, and lots of movies, and games, I still play CounterStrike Source, this thing could handle it no problem!!
YAY!
ftao93 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use to game, take digital video on vacation (awesome cruises full of geeks...) and play some music all over the house.yetti - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as part of a mobile recording studio for when inspiration strikes away from home. I'd also you use to play games and surf Anandtech as well. =DVenomater2001 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Definetly would replace my netbook and able to play crysis 2dude4life - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to my son. Hopefully this would win him back from the evil consoles.awdougherty - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Use it to get back into PC gaming since I had to give up my desktop rig to make room for my kids. Do some writing, and hopefully get back into NWN2 module building.mastercd - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Will use to help start out my cloud integration business.noldar - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help to replace my 8 year old e-machine ... /crytixxx88 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
First thing I would do is benchmark, tweak, then benchmark some more for the absolute highest stable performance. Then run a bazillion things for the heck of it.That laptop is a beast!
vanka - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for coding, internet, video (watching and encoding) and of course for gaming -- basically as a desktop replacement.ShortyZ - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give this to my son who is away at school.Lono - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would take it to the jungles of Peru on my next photo project, and edit all my photos in the field. Also, high possibility of playing Civilization V in Machu Picchu.latenitec11 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Need a current generation machine. Last notebook is an Intel Dothan 2.0 ghzcyberman9999 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Its better than my current main computer, so I'd use that for new main comp (ie play video games as much as possible)Xeir - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
So let me get this straight, I can go outside, get a tan AND still get some work done? Sign me up!Much easier then moving the rig outside, hehe.
Quicktime - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would love to win this ..Good luck everyone..
GLouisB - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
In the market for a laptop. This looks like the one.Dravic - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to do all the things my aging HP AMD 3200+ based laptop cant.smackowww - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would use it to pretend im doing work, but really video gamesservererror - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to replace my MSI Wind netbook. It was a good little netbook, but unfortunately traveling to class with me every day put it through some serious abuse. Namely, a person passing by me in a hurry hit it and knocked it to the ground, and went on quickly about his way, doing some pretty nasty things to it. Through a doctored hinge, reattached wires, super glue, and carefully placed electrical tape, it is still kicking, but it is on it's last legs.TheSayne - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Great laptop for everything collegemoon02 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I use it to feed my ego, playing crysis in the the school lounge.nite0wl - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
my brother is more of a gamer than me, this would have been perfect for him to take to training before leaving for afghanistan. instead he bought a laptop with crappy intergrated graphics, but he can still play his fallout and oblivion so he's happy.i'd probably use it for an always on machine for file sharing and encoding a large media library. sandy bridge is lower power and has great performance per watt.
Von Matrices - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
To replace my XBOX 360 as my primary gaming device..?curse0111 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to hack the Gibson.DrewMey - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I can't imagine how awesome it would be to finally be able to play a game I like on my laptop. This sounds like it might be better than my desktop!magomago - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
gaming on the go + hi def youtubewhy else would anyone want this type of laptop?
c0mmiie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
replace my old laptopkosmikpanda - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to start an unhealthy gaming habitglide06 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Here finally comes a laptop that can be used to run my multi-thread stata software and perform various video streaming work, or do both at the same time !? It will be so nice to show this off in a 3D demo presentation!fnx - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Battlefield 3! That is all!yenkoz - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for some casual gaming and watching movies etc on the tv.Rogie - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
In for new laptop goodness!bobbydell - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I've been reading Anandtech for nearly as long as it has been around. So when I came to across this giveaway opportunity I jumped on it. The grand prize? A Sandy Bridge equipped MSI GT680R Notebook.Though wait, it is unfortunate that regardless of using the site as a vital source of information on news & reviews, I'm still unable to enter these competitions as I'm not a US resident - Anandtech have been unable to accommodate their international readership ...for along as it has been around, I think, though again hoping I'm mistaken.
I live in London, UK and I value Anandtech, I hope they do too soon as warmly welcome foreign readers to their competition rather than using the cut & paste rule in 'answering' why we can't - "...unfortunately extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future, we just have little experience doing such things and don't want to get burned early on."
I've read that before & it doesn't really explain why other than 'reliably handle' which, like I mentioned, had been written before but don't understand how this is so much bother. There's tangible reasons; of course, why this may not be possible. But I would expect better from this site, after all this time, and to review this element & put it right.
What I'm trying to get at here is this... How about you clarify to me & other devoted international readers why Anandtech is failing to accommodate international entries to your competitions and I'll let you know, if I was able to enter this competition, what I would use this notebook for?
Ps. Love the site & always will, invaluable to reputable resource, just unhappy about the exclusion & I'm sure I'm not alone..
celestialgrave - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd play solitaire on it!!! and Freecell!richough3 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd do the following with the notebookSet up VMs to help with an NT to AD migration
Dual boot with Linux
Record TV shows
Convert my DVDs to electronic format.
A bit of video editing to clean up some scenes I didn't care for
Create ebooks with pictures using Project Gutenburg, Google Books, and scans
Play Torchlight and pick up Duke Nukem Forever (in May) and Crysis Wars to play Mechwarrior: Living Legends
Fire up the old Commodore 64 emulator and play Caveman Ughlympics. So hilarious.
Install Dragon Naturally Speaking and have the notebook respond like the computer on Star Trek or KITT.
Benchmark and tweak
MysteriousAndy - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use my MSI GT680R to make my "Early 2009" 15" MacBook Pro feel inadequate.I would point its iSight camera at the 1920x1080 display to give it pixel-envy.
I would put 2 copies of all the data on its 250 GB hard drive into the yawning chasm of the MSI laptop's RAID array, just because I could.
I would plug 5 USB devices directly into the MSI laptop and comment loudly about how useful it is to have so many powered ports (and USB 3.0, no less!) available to fulfill my every whim. At least one of the devices would be a fan or a light or something equally trivial and pointless.
I would put them both on the bathroom scale and... and then...
Well, at least my MBP could always call the GT680 "Fatty Fatty Too-Fat".
orclordrh - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
More than enough horsepower to deal with all the shots I just got over the weekend in the UK.BuffordTannen - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I have a 5 year old laptop, extremely slow for editing AVCHD videos of my kids. I would use this for video editing and mixing pictures and videos on DVD in AVCHD format. The new QuickSync tech on the i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs would be perfect for this, and transcoding to MPEG for playing on any DVD player.If only I won this...
jamarshall65 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play L4D2 while on travel and for homework!_M_ - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aged Latitude D800.brianmac86@gmail.com - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to melt the planettekeffect - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
They best part of my work day is my lunch break. Right now I spend it on my EVO checking out Anand and some other news. With this I could do that in style and get a little gaming in. Which would be awesome.winnebago - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
My wife and daughter get my old laptop to use for school and games. I get a new laptop better than what I have. I get to play games on it. My computing life would be too cool!ourdee - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would only use it's power for good, not evil.MarkWmDwyer - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my old 32 bit MSI/AMD/NVIDIA based desktop system for my cgi hobby (render times would be slashed dramatically), as well as, for school (I don't own a laptop right now). Gaming, (my desk top system can't play the newest games), and movies would be a great addition.redechelon - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would most definitely give this notebook to my awesome girlfriend. She's been dying for a laptop since her's physically fell apart very... very... slowly. This thing would be perfect considering she's a moderate gamer.Aureate - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd play Fallout NV and Starcraft...oh yeah!i7 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would love the MSI laptop. I would visit anandtech and game like crazy.acetone - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this MSI laptop to stomp all over my brother in L4D2 and TF2.XiroMisho - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I think I'd use that laptop to just honestly run any game in the known universe at max settings and then show my friends that "Consoles don't offer better graphics." by showing them how pretty Rift looks and how much prettier two worlds 2 looks on the PC vs the PS3.Aside from that - there would be much drooling.
DefusedHero - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would love to be able to win this amazingly spec-d laptop to work on video editing! After Effects CS5 and Premeire Pro CS5... I currently have no systems capable of running them, or even the CS4 versions very well. On the side, a little (quite a bit) of gaming for relief from the stressful times!! Whooo! Thank you for the opportunity everyone who helped to make this contest a possibility!FUXX - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to fight the Zerg!Salamando - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it for playing games while watching TV with my spouse.Icabus - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to lure my Girlfriend out of hiding so she could hang out with the rest of the gang.BubbaJoe TBoneMalone - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Thank you AnandTech for these giveaways and, of course, the reviews!citizenvern - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
And if that didn't short it out, I'd put it to work on some motion graphics & 3D.DaveLessnau - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd give the laptop away to my daughter-in-law. She could use it to write her book.Mystickal - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I just wanna watch pr0n!Davdoc - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Thanks for the opportunity. I'd use it to run through medical images and 3-D reconstruction to allow better visualization of certain pathology, on-the-go.eipRic - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I will use it mainly for Games. Also for watching movies and TV show in Netflix and Hulu. I've been looking for a laptop with this specs but its expensive so Im trying my luck. I hope i win.bswan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Beyond using it to warm my loins during those long cold nights playing world of warcraft, I'd use it to show my clients my websites, applications, and other work related stuff.lomac - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make pictures and animations. Make games and play them. My 6 year old laptop has served me well but is feeling its age.scatterometry - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
...I'd use it for my little (and I do mean little..) video business, with which I create video's for student athletes to get recruited to college. Thanks!CenTexKev - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to deliver multi-media presentations about Small House Living (and building) in developing countries. And I might even play an occasional game of StarCraft 2 on it.dex1965 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
A nice computer to replace my abacus.Funder1 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use to create some killer video content.LKO - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would definitely replace my aging desktop! And be a controller for my telescope.... And development on the home programming projects....w00ters - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
If i won... I'd use this laptop to pwn n00bs at lan partiesrkanodia - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd probably burn my legs, and enjoy every minute of it.ied - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd retire my four year old desktop & start developing code in style!fatpenguin - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my 8+ year old desktop (although it's still chugging away!)Klarerwind - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Retire my old laptop that I got first year of college (and that keeps freezing randomly) and have a coding/gaming party. Pangya anyone?seanleeforever - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
has yet to experience MSI laptop. hopefully they get good screens.emiliomaximo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i'd use it as a digital frame. oh can it play crysis?tjpark1111 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging HP as a desktop replacement for college.thbigo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to help my sonwith his music recordingGpaiva - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd give to my friend whose moving to thailand for job so we could still play games online (assuming he finds access somewhere)paintdelite - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give this beast to my college student son to replace his aging desktop replacement he is always lugging around. This promises to run rings around his old one.sogo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to makes websites. Probably use it as my first initial server. Oh, and Starcraft + TF2 + Portal 2 + Bit Trip... I think we all know BIt Trip will be he heavy hitter!kittylou - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to learn how to play all those great games!drw97 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Work work work work work, and games...gft - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would become my main machine for everything including games.slickr - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This really sucks.p3sty - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would finally have a lappy that I dont have to share with everyone in da house.JoshBen - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Play WoW....what else do you do with a gaming laptoplungjian - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
With this much power, I'd use this as a desktop replacement AND my work laptop. Traveling quite a bit for business makes it hard to keep up with my video editing hobby, but this MSI has the chops to keep me slicing and dicing videos on the go. Of course, with all the graphics power and 1080p screen, it would be a crime not to do some hardcore fragging as well, so I might not get as much editing done as I'm thinking...Egduj13 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to read childrens books to my two children using the kindle pc. I could also help my son do his kindergarten homework, share family photos, edit family movies, do my graduate school homework, and play WOW.Skandranon - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd replace my aging, four-year-old, out-of-date-when-purchased HP dv6305.And then I'd find out what blasting caps do to the HP.
stoneoscone - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace the slow, beat up, run down dual core upon which this is being typed. It was run over by a full-size car but served on for years after a few minor home repairs. Now its time is up.htatc - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Stay up way too late at night, playing waaaay to many games.Skit456 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop in writing high end code for programs that I am developing. These programs are useful utilities as well as games. I would also use this laptop to help me though software engineering in college. I could use the high processing power to run many virtual machines to test my programs for cross-capatabillity. This laptop is much needed and I would appreciate it greatly!Soccerman06 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Sure love to have this, would make my bday special.radializer - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd probably hook it up to my synthesizers and try to make some crazy music for personal consumption ...Then I'd answer the age-old question "can it play Crysis" (2 now)
timgangloff - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
for photo and video editingdarlene - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to surf the web.monkey219 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for all my school stuff. no more having to wait for someone to get up from a computer in the lab and hoping you can get the empty chair before anyone else . Id also use it to skype my unlce while hes overseas and skype my girlfriend while shes off at school. lastly id play games on it!!jjjcheetah - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
use it to do computing outside of the home :Pzipsterb - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to teach everyone how some of the best technology combined can be awesome. I would love to share my knowledge with people everywhere, computers are the future of the world. It would also be great to use it as an example for school and to use it for college.terahertz - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Read more great articles from AnandBrazuca87 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd replace my old notebook that cant run decent games, give that to my father so he can work with it (considering he doesnt need graphics), and use it to play HoN and work on school projects :)raclimja - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Im currently using an old and falling apart laptop that is called Acer Extensa 5620z-4801 that has Pentium Dual Core T2390 and an onboard Intel X3100 that is given to me by my aunt.i pretty much upgraded every single part component(CPU, RAM, Hard Drive) of it in hope that i can improve its performance
i don't have any money to buy the stuff that i want so i settled on getting used items that people would get rid of and sell very cheap on ebay.
i am technology enthusiast and i like reading exciting technologies and sometimes it gives me nerd chills :). i am also an avid gamer and i love playing games such as Dirt 2, Mafia II, DOTA, etc.
there's alot of exciting stuff out there like this laptop but unfortunately it is out of reach for me so i would just drool on having something like this in my wildest dreams.
Hollif50 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Would love it for myself, but would resist temptation and give it to my oldest Granddaughter, who is armed with a net-book right now. This would be a serious computer for her...goWarEagle - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gamingrvikul - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
WIth this, I could play games in 2 different rooms.rgraze - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it at work in between fightin fires and savin lives.ShadowStarXS - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I have a 15" laptop with a very weak graphics card. If I won this laptop I would finnaly be able to play games at an awesome rez. I would also be able to use it for my schoolwork and my blog. Thanks for the chance anandtech :0!J2T - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Friggin fast web browsing of course .ItalianoParkour - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to to help anonymous :Pzander55 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I've been going to college for three years now without a laptop.I would use it to get good grades.
Hopefully.
kawatwo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would also use it to educate people that didn't know MSI makes notebooks.Mr. Mean - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to my son who doesn't own a gaming computer so he could beat me in every game we own......and cry the entire time......burntcookie90 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Steam and programming!SnopZog - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I am an US Air Force EOD Tech (Think Hurt Locker). I'll be deploying to Kandahar Afghanistan for my third deployment leaving on 19 Jun which happens to be my wifes birthday and fathers day, its ok though, its the first time I've been home for her birthday in 6 years of marriage. If I won this notebook I'd use it for skyping with the awesome 720p webcam (hopefully being able to see my second child being born, due 30 Oct), taking tips from Medal of Honor, and playing D3 which better be out soon... or else... because I have access to large amounts of C-4 and I know how to use it Blizzard. ;Pbut seriously we do use a lot of explosives...Thanks!
E.O. Mother F***ing D
Maccydo - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
My daughter is planning on starting college next year so this thing would be very nice indeed! This computer is a couple times faster than my fairly new desktop in almost all respects. Gotta love them fast computers!Have a great week....
papajohn - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
i would game everywhere i go (BFBC2, Crysis 2, Battlefiled 3...)(sorry not sure if my first post got thru... just want to make sure)
ndeckard - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Exactly what I need for gaming on the go :)jabway - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it as a space heater...oh and as a gaming beast.JerodKing - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my 8 year old Pentium 4 desktop to run Matlab and Simulink for my research, hopefully to speed up simulations that take 20 minutes that should take 1. And maybe a little Diablo 3 in a year which my computer could in no way handle.shuaige - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This would replace my currently dying laptop that is over 3 years old and serves as my alternate desktop replacement.j03h4gLund - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
With these specs, what wouldn't I do?wch0303 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would give it to a daughter in school.notathome - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging IBM Thinkpad R51.Yojamac - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would replace my tired 5810Z and have some fun.TheUsual - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to learn web progamming in Visual studio, and probably some gaming :)Marello - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'd take advantage of the fact it has real stats, by playing a wide variety of games, instead of being restricted to World of Warcraft because my current computer is way outdated. Also, because it is a Lap Top, I'd take it with me on the go to Magic: the Gathering events for research, Articles, and actually holding events on the go.Hung - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
It's hard to believe that a 15" laptop makes obsolete the rig I built in 2008, but I, for one, welcome our Moore's law-adhering overlords.caretrain - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
And possibly peruse the world wide web.Yep.
bbroccoli - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
This thing is faster than my current desktop! I'd use it for everything!Revonaut - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play battlefield bad company 2 and also definitely battlefield 3 at the end of the year!red5908 - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
Could use it for everything!SilentCooler - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I need a new laptop, hope I win. I need to save lives.MTHasan - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I'll become the internet.uck_m_puck3y - Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep up with my kids who all have laptops, and see how it handles my TF2.hiwhatsup88 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'm poor and unemployed, I'd love a laptop, especially with Sandy Bridge :DRebelRising - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Like a woman?Nour - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
AnandTech and MSI,How would I use this amazing laptop?
I would use it to better edit audio and video for my local library. I would use it make a pilot, in conjunction with the library, for an exploratory non-profit show based around music culture and the history behind it. I would use it almost every day as I import video from our cameras and audio from the several microphones we use. I would use it to build an adjacent website so fans of the newly found show can have a place to talk and find out more, and even how to participate. I would use it rigorously until it either broke or finally had the opportunity to do what I have been volunteering and working so hard through college for: to be the host of an hour long show on the Travel Channel that informs the user where, when and how different music is born, and not simply created, all over the globe.
That is what I would use this amazing laptop for. So please, give me the chance to.
Sincerely,
Nour
Dingas - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would throw away my amd 64x2 desktop pc and replace it with this. Then I would buy a tablet, because this thing is far too beastly to use while on the crapper.Qmzn - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Been lurking around here since... I forget. Around the time I foolishly overclocked a SEPP Celeron 300A, which never really saw any stability. It usually takes contest-flavored bait to get me to sign up at a site. I suppose I can be bought for the price of a raffle ticket.A decade ago I would have rubbed a gaming-capable notebook in the face of every acquaintance, loading it up with popular FPS, RTS, and Diablo II. A decade ago, I was an ass.
Now? Still an ass, with a legit copy of Media Composer 5 gathering dust, because I don't own anything capable of meeting the specs. I told myself last year I'd wait for SNB to hit the market, and then pull the trigger on something reduced-price that could make the grade to edit in HD. Problem is, I haven't seen the "reduced-price" part.
Ideally, I'd pair a notebook like this with a nice ESATA enclosure, fitted with a 1TB drive, and edit in 720p in Media Composer. That, and FL Studio, and maybe even Dawn of War II, which runs at around 2 fps on the best system I own.
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i'd use this laptop in my DJ rig :DJonnyBMackin - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I am going to college next year, and am looking for a laptop strong enough to replace my desktop in gaming (TF2, Crysis, BF:BC2, L4D, Civ V), video editing, media playback, and Skype-ing my family. This laptop is perfect for me.SniperREX - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
It would be more powerful than my current desktop. I'd use it to play games connected to my 60" plasma :DBeepBeepDan - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my aging HP Celeron desktop. No self respecting techie should be cursed with such a dinosaur!!font9a - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd run folding@home until it discovered the cure for cancervalarin - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
For when the xbox is just too big to carry!grimm2000 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as my method of making presentations for my business. I would make all my customers envious of this wonderful laptiop.millercommamatt - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to expand the frontiers of human knowledge.aznxlove - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'll do everything with this laptop. hahaBKnight - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
While I would love to provide a well thought out presentation on how this laptop would allow me to make sick children well and directly assist in the lofty goal of world peace, I am afraid that I am just an "average Joe," and outside of folding for a cure, I don't anticipate that owning this laptop will bring great joy or comfort to others in the world so much as it will to me and my family.I travel for my job and am away from home, and my wife and 2 year old daughter, five days a week. I spend countless hours in airports, on flights and in hotel rooms. This machine would be a primary source for communication and entertainment while I am on the road. I would take full advantage of the built in camera to Skype my wife and daughter regularly. I would push the system to the edge playing the latest games available. It is also likely that I would either stream Netflix, or find a local Redbox kiosk in order to enjoy a new movie on DVD. And when I am in front of the customer, I would pull up my extensive virtual lab environment in order to demonstrate solutions to them. If nothing else, many people would see this attractive laptop in my weekly travels and I would be a great source of advertising for both MSI and Anandtech as I demonstrate the capabilities of the system and how I acquired it.
Congratulations to whomever is lucky enough to own this laptop.
malteser - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Ah! The perfect present for my son who's current impossible-to-upgrade-further 6-year-old PC is dying and needs a laptop for school...now that occasional LAN or MMPORG game with dad will surely enhance dad-teen bonding (wishful thinking old man) ! I can only keep dreaming...Dream on..dream on....!luvpame - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would confuse myself with it almost daily.silliam - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Play games on the go!miketao - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd probably spend hours playing Shogun 2patboyslim - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If I win the MSI GT680R, I'm going to play games on this excellent gaming laptop and give up my desktop.PresidentThomasJefferson - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i would play DungeonsDRagons Online everywhere!invinciblegod - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play the two MMO's I am currently playing: RIFT and World of Warcraft. It will also become my main development machine for my android and pandora programs.Gmoney79 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to waste more time than I actually have!Clawrift - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Well Sandy, makes me think of sand . So I would take it with me to the beach.Nyxla - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to laugh at everyone lugging around a PC at the next LAN.fk49 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Use it for desktop replacement in:gaming
video editing
reading tech websites :)
toynbert - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If it gets shipped same day I will use it to do my taxes.arepune - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
nice specs but don't seem to have reviews anywhere, do you?gentlearc - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Multitasking would be so much easier and the USB 3.0 would be great for pulling digital video and pictures back and forth for editing. Love the rear ports and the 1080 15" monitor.sdgserv - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
My son is in the Army and this would be nice for him to use in IraqHardstylerDK - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If i win, i would it for gaming, and surfing the internet.valdez6667 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I may retire my desktop for this one....Nexdeus - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would like to enter this contest, my reasons for entering are as follows.Now that I am living on my own, the cost of living is something all to real. With bills coming in so fast, its hard to save money for the better things, including the very expensive hobby of building PC's and having the latest and greatest machines out on the market. As a long time PC enthusiast, and a full time student, I enjoy working with/on systems.
With the price of electricity rising, fuel costing more, and the initiative to go green, I have stopped using my desktop in favor of a laptop in order to cut the power consumption down. After all its better to use a 90W system instead of one powered by a 800W PSU.
However, this laptop is equipped with inferior components and has left me with the inability to enjoy my favorite games, such as Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead2, Dawn Of War 2, and a few other titles. I have also been unable to edit/mix both video/music using this machine. Something that has been a long time hobby of mine.
So you ask what would I use this for?
Everything. Everything that this machine can do on a daily basis, this is a desktop replacement, and a portable power house. From school work, to gaming, and editing. I can toss it all at this, and it will come out unscathed.
dhighley - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to surf the internet and watch movies.ma2ree - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give it to my son who turns 17 on March 30th. He will be graduating Biloxi High Scool and could certainly use this in college. Our lives have not been the same since Hurricane Katrina. He has had to make do with much less then he's used to.dajungki - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd do my homework on it like a good boy.pyro451 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If I won, I would give it to my son so he could finally play Modern Warfare 2 in co-op mode with me.traymona - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to stay on top of my emails and watch Netflix.Kakureru - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
A portable desktop that doesn't weigh 200 pounds???the real question is what I WOULDN'T do with it..
Play Solitaire... Ok, I would play solitaire.... but only when
im not working with media or pwning noobs...
All OTG no less!
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Thank you for the contest. Looks like a great machine.shadowrogue - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to entertain myself when my wife watches Lifetime!xtyling - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
what a dream machineimkermit - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
well I'd play some games, might even do some actual work, and maybe just maybe read some anandtechcsyfu1988 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for just about everything including taking over the world....HangFire - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
PleaseAssBall - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it keep the family entertained on road trips.Monseigneur - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would play left 4 dead at night and during the day my wife would watch movies.kwiksi1ver - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play any game I wanted since it's such a powerhouse. I would love to be able to game on the road!alershka - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I don't currently have a laptop that would support gaming which means when I'm on the road, I take my PSP, which is clearly inadequate. This would be my portable gaming machine.Zakin - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Well at least the NGP is looking promising, definately would be better to be on the road with something like this.kurtr - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for work and Leature like playing games I can't play now.myerscl - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Since I don't have a laptop now, I would use it to show up the laptop my wife bought.flyer23 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would be an awsome win. I have been trying to save so bad for a laptop, but the current economy has me just puting food in my house for my wife and kids...papapapapapapapababy - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
"extending the contest rules outside of the US is a bit more than we're able to reliably handle today. That's not to say that we won't at some point in the future"2022 then?
i would use this baby to create my unnecessary art
anyway Good luck everyone :) except you filthy Beaners!!
stepper997 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this as a graduation gift for my son. He definately could use his own laptop for school.kamransethi - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play DEAD SPACE 2, Star Craft 2 and the next Mass Effect. I'd also use it for schoolAzarak - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play League of Legends and Left 4 Dead.kenstockwell - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Count me in on this please.WJames - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work and play!mattlindfors - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd replace my hunk of junk and let the kids use that one!HangUpZ - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This warp machine would power my whole friggin' digital life!!Rotiart - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to help me remotely demonstrate Video Editing Solutionslittlegrynder - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Well, I would be a better looking guy that attacts chicks with a laptop on my back than with a PC.BillStrehl - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This looks like a perfect laptop to use with Adobe's CUDA enabled CS5 Production Premium video editing suite. I could finally edit on the road!CritterB - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
To play BFBC2 and BF3 while working on the road.TLio - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Would be playing Aion when away from home on business travel.SirSpectre - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'm currently a free lance artist and game developer, also hardcore gamer. This computer would the perfect machine for on the go work for modeling, and of course gaming of all types. I frequently travel to meet with clients and currently take a poor powered laptop, or my full desktop tower with me to show people the work I do, and the full capabilities of the software I use to create magic! A Laptop of this caliber would allow me to save a great deal of time and effort when doing this.As for gaming, I play all the time on my PC. I admit I own an Xbox, but 90% of the time, all my games I play are on my PC. I love going to LAN parties with friends and my current setup just doesn't cut it for portability. This would be Ideal for that, and of course make every one extremely jealous. Which is the real reason for LAN parties right? Right?!? I thought so.
Savi - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give the laptop to my sister she could use a new oneDivZer0 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would replace my present laptop which is getting very long in the tooth. I use it for holding PDF copies of gaming books for Shadow Run, Dead Lands, D&D. Along with using it for managing character sheets. I don't like wasting the paper printing new character sheets. The storage space and 1080 display would definitely satiate any media cravings I might have on the go. This laptop would also rock any CGI projects I'd take on, or make a good in the field digital photo editor. I never know where inspiration may strike, so it's nice to be able to just start creating, instead of waiting to get home to my desktop to begin working.GregANDTCH - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give my wife a new laptop.I could then put my favorite games on it and play them
whenever she's up at the hospital and I'm keeping her company.
(Would have to invest in some headphones for that.)
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Id get to start playing games again... Theres so many I havent had the chance/pc to play them with.yoghurts - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
She'll be going off to school soon and is intimidated by and frustrated with technology and so avoids pcs and phones. Some quick training on a nice laptop will help change her mind.quitenice80 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give to my son for his 11th birthday to play Black Ops.Nobear725 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
No seriously, I'd play the latest games on it, and let my girlfriend have her outdated but fine-for-her laptop back. She'd thank me so much!!DarkTower87 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
It would be an awesome upgrade from my Pentium M laptop lol.istitch - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
The laptop looks AWESOME... I want one!artvscommerce - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would really love one of these. I would use it mostly for mobile gaming and to record live bands with my e-mu interface.LisaT821 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would likely give it to my parents because their desktop computer is so painfully slow that I can't ever check anything when I am there! Plus, they could bring this one along with them on their retirement trips so they could keep better in touch.capitolray - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I let my unemployed partner use it to look for work faster than on the old desktop that is currently in use.waxen - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd take this laptop on a world tour because it definitely would make me have one speed baby. GO!LedHed - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Come on baby, daddy needs a new laptop for Solidworks.nameeman - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I have three comp all MSI motherboards in them, no problems. Would love this little gadget, probably would end up playing the original Doom on it with it's original soundtrack.Darkstar_dd - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give it to my son to use, if it survives that i'd be shocked......Aladrius - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play some serious Dwarf Fortressmauler1973 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would dual boot Snow Leopard and Windows 7 so I could have the ultimate portable gaming workhorse and productivity machine. Sweet specs!pasmith0 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Such an awesome laptop deserves to be fully utilized so I would use it to surf the web and check my email. Oh and update my Facebook page.OldMold - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would prove to my friends and family once and for all what a "real" laptop looks like.shiuchewan - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would put it under my blanket and use it as a heaterSocratic - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use if for Work and Play.thrash576 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this fantastic laptop to game and surf from everywhere in the world I travel to as I'm RETIRED! No job, no boss, no BS!bdm - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop for work so I could have access to programs at home that I have at the office. I wouldn't have to stay late at the office to get things done.I'd also play online games with my friends and a brother who're constantly trying to get me to upgrade my PC so I can join them. It would be my first laptop, so I'm sure I'd find lots of uses for it that I don't even know about now.
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First and foremost, I would game on this system and also do some hd video editing.5_liters_of_fail - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to do some 3D modeling.And some gaming.
And to take over the world.
In that order.
cafepc - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to edit HD home video of kids and play racing games.daniel002 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Would be using it primarily for gaming. Also hooking up to the TV for Hulu, Netflix, etc.Disbe - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I will use this laptop to play all of the latest games like Pong, Pacman, Joust etc... I will also use it to make all the little kids in my sons first grade class cry as they have never seen such a beast laptop!Xanderprime - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd play all kinds of games to see if I can bring the system to it's knees.Xbones - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as to replace my desktop:)brucefon - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I heard about Sandy Bridge but never saw it until I came to AnandTech.sparky1120 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Need one to run faster than my internet connection which is pretty slow (Comcast)M3Octane - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This laptop would be a fantastic upgrade to my current Sony VAIO. The MSI is better in every conceivable way. Would totally use it as a gaming machine to play Civ V, Rift, Diablo III (when it comes out) and a host of other games.Plus my son would be using it for gaming also. Please don't let him game on a VAIO any longer than he has to!!! It could cause permanent damage...
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I would use it for school and solidworks. I would also fold on it when the computer is idle.Suta_00 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to work, game, and keep the house warm in the winter!ruritz - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I could play PC games anytime anywhere and surf the web with ease.crainphoto - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it in the field.What a sweet mobile PS workstation it would be.
TechMaster52 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
So count me in!Suuave - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to blow away my competition on StarCraft 2, mow down the baddies in Diablo 3 (when it finally comes out) and dominate on Duke Nukem Forever (If it finally comes out)!It would also come in handy for watching DVDs while waiting on flights and looking at the pics on the memory card from my digital camera and above all, keeping in touch with my wife and baby boy while I'm on travel for my job!!!
Suuave
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The last laptop upgrade I purchased for her was a dud -- works enough that I can't do much about it but buy another PC, but it's given us headaches since we bought it.She'd probably take this one from me if I won; but hey, she's worth it. I could probably sneak some games on it for when we travel.
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something doesn't seem fair here.. my previous comment was removed. what gives?RJYorks - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything - even to drive to work.mgw - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
... replace my 7 year old laptop and finally play Unreal Tournament 3 on vacation...Aigoo - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i'd use as paperweight :3Xerloq - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would make for the Most Awesome grad school experience.sailindawg - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to manage my youth soccer teams and to play Football Manager & ARMA II.alexrh - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
What would I use it for? As a portable photo lab for my outdoor photography hobby.cidlim - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging Dell notebook. Thanks anand!stryder76 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to create WP7 and Android apps.in7en7 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Starcraft 2 at work and at school. Priorities, right?schumney - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Did I win yet?caleb_reed - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use if to host VM's of coursezoolander12 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to do homeworktirez - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would be nice to win. I could use it for homework.jnamon83 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would honestly use this to play WOW outside of my room and therefore actually have some real social interaction once in a while.boozler - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Role the dice.Marovincian - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for software development, including CUDA research, and my Audiobook building program.funpreacher - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Lots of stuff. Gaming (BF2BC), powerpoint presentations, photoshop, watching videos, etc.Ns1 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would pwn my opponents in SC2ralstonater - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for school, work, and gaming. So pretty much my entire life outside of my family.aarner - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to give my OCZ SandForce SSD (bought after researching via Anand) a processor/platform with enough juice to finally give it the workout it's been waiting for. Ubuntu/Win7 boot in < 10 sec FTW.ericb49 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to update my facebook status and tweet random crap on twitter.Master_Sigma - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work and (game)play.bite_the_bullet - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games everywhere! And do work as well :(Vyger - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
For world peacexoham - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd get a lighter app and blow away all those silly iPhones at concerts.Lanax - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for playing games in lab, and doing research anywhere I want.joedunne - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This is for hope.silrais - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Would love a new laptop...blanchjd - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to......... SURF THE INTERNET!!!!benderbendingrodriguez - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i would play so much video gamesTheUglyEuropean - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this system for work.Thassodar - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
It'd be a shame if I won this laptop and it out performed my desktop! My desktop doesn't have USB 3.0 either!epobirs - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'm not sure. I might just leave it uncharged and watch it carefully, waiting for it to do something.Adkins59 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
As of January 2011 my hp laptop crashed running vista due to hps VGA over heating problems,its limping along now running ubuntu. bought dead space two and black ops but with no PC to play I'm going insane... need game time, and I would make a point to visit Anand tech several times a day.
Noman Oscar - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I will finally have a laptop that isn't 4 generations behind.jedijake - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would give the system to my son for his 17th birthday. He could use it for school and the numerous games that he plays.Googer - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I've been a long time reader of AT since the late 90smrlight - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I am a graphic design teacher in an urban high school in Kansas City. The students and I work on 7-year old macs, which frankly don't cut it for some of the assignments I would like to be doing with them.If I had the opportunity to use this laptop, I could bring to class more involved and interesting projects for them to see and be inspired from. Additionally, for those students who have progressed their skills enough, I would let them use it to see how they can easily get a jump-start into 3D design with free tools like Google Sketchup.
I believe that the extra power this laptop would give me would be beneficial for both my students and myself, and would make shuffling files back and forth from work a lot easier.
Thanks for the opportunity MSI
dragonboy - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I will use the laptop for live music performance and music recording/production.samay - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
replace my 7 yr old desktopBAMAVOO - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to let my son and daughter and wife all have their own machine. It would have a bunch of headaches as the kids fight to see who gets to get on the computer next.Jon_Gamble - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as my mobile work station for my small business. I need a more powerful laptop to use on the road, as my old t61 is not cutting it anymore.Kerick - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I need to replace a relic.phreaqe - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Crysis.....DaveKrish - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to develop and test media interoperability (upnp, dlna, etc).meshugge - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to give to my son, who could then download all he wants while posting online about his loser dad!anotherdude - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything because it looks like it would kick some serious fraps! I've never had anything but a rusty old handmedown Pentium 4 laptop so I suspect Anandtech/MSI could rest easy that they got a lot of happybang for their buck.Kaihekoa - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for job searching and entertainment. I'm currently homeless.davidg256 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use my awesome computational superpowers to rule benevolently over my minions, with their puny netbooks.GusSmed - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This is fortuitous, since I've been looking for a notebook to replace my aging Compal HEL80. The 680R is much heavier than I want, since I need a lightweight notebook to take with me to Turkey this summer, but the GPU can handle the games that interest me (Civ V and the like), and if I did win it, who can argue with free?patze003 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to host a LAN for a psychology experiment.octopus41092 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Gaming, gaming, and more gaming!dmurphy1874 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to game at the coffee shopkidwave - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would love to win this puppy. I'd use it in my home recording studio. Thanks for the opportunity anandtech!hax0rkeith - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
when i when the machine i'll use it to compute the mysteries of the universedaveg0929 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to do my kitchen design work at clients' homes.relphie - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
mobile gaming!munirock - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i will use this to play DOTA and for also as my game testing.sam2k10 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
for gaming and as main development machine.jeffmeyers99 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
this would replace the one my kids brokethanks
Jeff
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I'd install and configure the Oracle EPM 11.1.2 on it.Frankillz - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i will use it to play bad company 2 on the go =) even if i dont win i love msi motherboards i have one in my pc is a msi p55 cd53 =)thralloforcus - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to play games while at work and at home, to pass the timemlcloud - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a pizza-warmer.Or use it amongst my dormmates as "the" gaming/media machine.
Techfiend - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help being about world peace.Oh, and to play Civ 5 anywhere.
Darkwarrior1988 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use in place of the school computer in my programming class to write the programs as well as to take notes in that class and other classes. I would also use it to play games, listen to music, and get on the internet when not in classes. Also, I would make use of it to aid me in fixing other people's computers whenever the need should arise.williamha - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this mainly for mobile gaming, and of course, to become awesomer than anyone else i knowdkulinski - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play TF2 against my son when I am on business travel, and I'd still losedratifk - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would be a great computer to have handy when I'm on call as a Radiologist to look at MRI's and CT'swarnerww83 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'm currently using my wife's old Inspiron E1505 due to the untimely death of my own laptop from a feline fur induced overheating.Thanks to this tragedy, and a general lack of disposable income, I have missed almost a years worth of gaming of any kind. I would use this laptop to climb out from under the gaming rock I've been living under recently.
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I'd sell my m17x R2 and take my wife on a vacation!error_logic - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
With a laptop like this, I would use it for everything from general purpose, to gaming, to software development. Portable, powerful processing: Very useful!jchu14 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i would replace my desktop with it!Cuda1447 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to stream 1080p video to my tv1kinggrimm - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
With this notebook I would be able to work at home, which would save me a ton of time to be with family and friends as well as get some serious gaming in at night. Stuck at work so much having to use our software and more powerful computers. MSI is one of my favorite brands, would love to rep their gear. Start ups take up sooo much time!!nitro322 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I don't have a particularly noble use for it, but I'm in the market right now for a replacement for my aging Dell Latitude, used for a mix of business and personal use. This looks like it'd fit the bill nicely. :-)Baldy18 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd sell it to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad T510.sasukeuchiha120 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
i want oneletseatpaste - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for modeling building components in Autodesk Inventor and Revitholmberg - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for software development.tommypk - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I could use a new laptop.georgec84 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If we were in the first 25 posts, how will we get the coupon? Will someone email us, or do we have to wait until the actual contest is over (April 15)?ssohall - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to calculate the distance between the Earth and the farthest starcws99tamu - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would replace the dell laptop at work. This would run Revit so much smoother.keeblerdrow - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use a free MSI GT680R to stem the spread of the deadly Motaba virus.Barooq - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as my go anywhere desktop replacement, and to play some serious video games like Call of Duty and Crysis on.Mahdimael - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would bring it to LAN parties and let everyone use it (and shame some of my friends' antiquated PCs!)Robarino - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Give me one.masonflint - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
use it to replace my desktop/tv/tivo/pillow/duraflex...xSkyDrAx - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as the most awesome paper weight ever!And then when I would need it it would be more powerful than my desktop!
csspyder - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If I won the GT680R, I would play TF2, COD4, and Black Ops. I would then visit anandtech.com. After that, I would use it to do everything else.opihi - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would play dx11 games on the sly while at work. :-xanalogmonster - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to make my old computer jealous.mucker365 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
...on my old laptop. This new one would be all mine.She could put stickers on it, though.
areader - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
workWylieEC1 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would stare at Anandtech for hours and hours until I ran out of jolt cola and kit kats.....sao123 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I could use to as a main computer, so I could have a laptop in the kitchen for cooking.online recipes FTW!!!
skitzel - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use my MSI notebook to skype my college girl and play some online shooters!slash22000 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to play PC games against my brother!jen7867 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my iMac from 2003.fruitl00ps - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current 3 year old desktop and my 6-month old laptop. I would give y current laptop to my dad as he doesnt have one and keep the new one for myself if I ever win it :)ec6412 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to Skype!widget101 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to mostly smile inwardly when I'm being lectured on the benefits of purchasing a Macbook.LordConrad - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
to pwn my friends.unrlmth - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
hey why not?fic2 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for playing MineSweeper!totovo - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
mobile gaming perhaps?chicagotechjunkie - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
...I CONSTANTLY have to ask myself because my current gaming setup is my desktop. core 2 duo, ati 3870... Do I stay home and game at relativly low resolutions and details? or do I go out and hang with friends on this monster of a laptop that would blow my desktop out of the water.Help me with my social life Anand! Save me from being a hermit, chained to my desktop! Let me experience the world!!!!!!
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I would use it to replace my Latitude 510 laptop...Fartmaster - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to be able to continue and play World of War craft with my 2 sons...... as wells as use Anandtech's website. It is a very nice laptopadriantrances - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Gaming on the go. Starcraft 2, Warcraft 3, Black Ops.superart2 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for CAD and possibly mod it into a tablettom4336 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my wife to use for her work.evrt63 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
this would be my on the road comp looks like it could do everything i needwaytoocrazy - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to continue going to school for game design and business administration and build some wicked games that even my kids would love to play!rajames429 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this MSI notebook to complement my electrical engineering studies.lurkmoar - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
soooo muchhh wannnttt!svocke - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
should run Civ 5, SC2, Portal 2, and (fingers crossed!) Plants vs. Zombies 2.jerry.stassines@comcast.net - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for world peace, and helping the little children to learn to stream stargate sg1 on netflix!beachbum68 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my Ancient AMD PC!I'm still running an AMD Clawhammer 3200.
2.0 Ghz, Single Core, Socket 754, only 1gig of ram.
80 gig Seagate and WinXP.
Please Help!
Jawadali - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would finally catch up on all the games released in the past few years which I haven't had a chance to play during college.Thanks to Anandtech and MSI for another awesome giveaway!
hkphooey - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would usher in the decade of Duke Nukem Forever with this machine.Scot.
jorken - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
What wouldn't I use this beast for?cblethrow - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
If I win this machine, it would become my family's primary computer for a while, and my kids could use it for schoolwork(includes video and photo editing) and gaming so that they can have some fun. We can't afford to get a new computer that is capable of doing the things they have to do.We would also run folding at home, provided the thermal management system can keep up with it.
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You gotta know I'd use it to play WoW: Cataclysm.mattwoods11 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Sign me up!mflood - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use the machine to replace a desktop for my DJing business. Much more portable.gotFrosty - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would play games while on the toilet!!!Sirian - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would play Crysis 2, while also playing WoW, Starcraft 2 and folding with it...RedPhilly62 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to play Crysis 2.Remington_Steele - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd pWn the world and then free Libya!the.emp - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything I could and to give me a reason to give my laptop to my brother!brian2p98 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
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Never had a laptop before, always used a desktop for gaming, but now that notebooks can acutally play any game, it would be awesome to have this monster. What could be better than gaming on the go, with real graphics that is!rkosloski - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Looks like an awesome unit!MWink - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as a paperweight.nedjinski - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
This would make an amazing platform for the games I have wanted to play but never had a fast enough computer for - I want this!kuda - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
looking sweet with the lights while gaming and finally, for me, a laptop that could cruise doing IllustratorTrustedOak - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use this as my daily computer and turn my (now sluggish) desktop into a home server or NAS.Grish1809 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
Would play the hell outta SC2!.Xuri87 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Rift, all the time. Probably to an unhealthy degree.Kraelic - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
It would replace my Gateway P6831FX, Gaming, surfing, Media, and shopping.Lipservice - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
TF2 on a laptop! Awesome! If I am lucky enough to win I would do that that and everything else with this sweet lil' lappy.bf_zwei - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
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I'd use this to replace my laptop. Its been long overdue for an update.malefactor - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd play games on it.d4a2n0k - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd masturbate furiously to porn.EQTitan - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'm not sure I've never won anything. I'd probably die from excitement, where do I send the ashes?Freakie - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I am going to be building a Sandy Bridge desktop soon, and I am opting for a desktop since I don't have enough money to get a laptop that performs well enough for me to do my media editing (as well as occasional gaming) and every time I think about it, I keep kicking myself because the mobility of a laptop is not even one step down the ladder of importance, it's like 1/3 of a step down so I keep fighting with myself about how I am losing mobility and that I just cannot afford it no matter how much excess performance I sacrifice. So with the GT680, I can get the mobility and up-time for work that I need instead of the performance I need with down-time that just horrifies me every time I think about it!andweng - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd look at pictures of my dog that passed away on Monday 3-7-11. :(an0n42 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to level out that pesky table leg. That or rotting my brain with video games and movies.AEIOUsometimesY - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
My 4-year-old informed me at Christmas that since he can't get enough time on my desktops, he needs a laptop of his own to play on.dknippe2 - Thursday, March 10, 2011 - link
I'd stare at the pretty running lights.RyuGTX - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would run Folding@Home on it.AMD Fan - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for video editing movies of my 9 month old son and probably playing some Civilization 5 while he naps.jimmul71 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Replace an aging desktop PC and be able to do work on energy and climate changeLadyDarkPhoenix - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it with my two youngest boys to learn their ABC's 123's and play JumpStart games, I would let my school age kids to do their homework and have some fun with downloadable games and I would use my new MSI to find a job.DanS - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
to get the wife off my back about getting her a laptop so she can play wow with me=)Pari4h - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would give it to my sister so I can play games with her while she does mission trips around the world.jdsmith98235 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to pay homage to Charlie Sheenstrategic_thinker - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Will use for self defense due to the heft.JGabriel - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R for creative writing, video editing & transcoding, gaming, visiting AnandTech and other websites, and changing the world to make it a better place, starting with world peace and solving world hunger.seojuhwan - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this product to pursue my higher education. :)darthronin - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'll use it for surfing and games.jerrycxj - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would play Crysis 2 everywhere!the_cracker - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I will enjoy all the PC games that I have never played in my MSI CR410xjpww - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Send my daughter and grandkids e-mails. Also take it on trips.Valor - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for world domination! With it's processing power, I will come up with the most devious and diabolical plan of all diabolical plans. The mighty graphics card will help me virtually create any scenario that may be in my path. I will see you all bow before me and my GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook !! muahahahahaha !!!!!!egumon - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally retire my 8-year old vaio (pentium M)! Then I'll finally join the skype community.C101 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Looks pretty cool.tonygamer - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to game at uni, i mean study hehehe :Dsolidenx - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I love watching movies on my ipt2. It's small but with headphones, no one will disturb you. So I'm going to use cuda and crunch that backlog of encodes in record times. It's back logged bc my athalon gets like 4fps. Ouch.dezmo - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
id use it to enter the digital world of Tron to have disc battles, ride lightcycles and to take down the evil MCP... end of lineBoko - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use this to finally replace my old laptop and have fun on World of Warcraft and other games without hiccups. :)zbugler - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Honestly, I'm not really a gamer. My gaming consists of a sega genesis emulator on my computer with USB controllers. I want this computer for college. I am going to enter college for Engineering, and know I need a powerful computer to run simulations and other software.this laptop blows my current desktop out of the water on specs. It would definitely help.kronarq - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it as my mobile game development rig.chronox12 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I've been working a ton of extra hours lately which includes covering for the people at my office who have been "avoiding their duties". I would use the laptop to get some gaming done at ANY free opportunity I get during these ungodly overtime hours. Thanks.jdcrmc - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
My (perfect) first day with a new MSI machine:- Wake up at 7:07 a.m. After a coffee, I would finally lay to rest my dilapidated laptop from 2005. Ceremony and all.
- Go to class at 9 a.m. Getting a doctorate in computer music, you of course have to have your laptop along.
- More class at 11 a.m. (Obligatory, secretive social networking during class is required as the stomach informs you of its desire to demolish masticated food.)
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch while surfing the web. When reading AnandTech, I would no longer gawk at the new shiny things because one would be sitting in front of me.
- 3 p.m. So I took advantage of the free Wi-Fi and refills for 2 1/2 hours. Don't judge - I'm a poor college student. Yes, I need to go home and do mind-numbingly boring musicology busy work.
- 6 p.m. Homemade dinner while listening to uncompressed music by bands that inspire me for:
- My concert at 8 p.m. My MSI machine would work in perfect tandem with my custom built electronic instruments using open-source microcontroller hardware (e.g. Arduino).
- After having a beer with some members of the audience and explaining my music to them using terms they unfortunately don't understand, I would go home and play a smorgasbord of games until I gouge my eyes out from no longer being able to mentally process the amazing graphics...
*sigh*
eckre - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this to write the great american novel.... after I play this next game.powruser - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Use it for? What else? Gaming!Dak_ - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Replace the Macbook I'm using as my primary and custom mount the Macbook into the kitchen cabinetdeath125 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
my laptop for school is slowly dying (by me kicking it), so a new one like this would help with acad and matlab. Need to learn proE eventually.cazares - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Virtual Machines galore! And of course some heavy-duty gaming =)... SCII, TF2, CoDBO.And why not some Folding@Home.
GanningB - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd get rid of my old desktop and use it for both web development and a gaming rig.Snowned - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Mobile promotions demo. To show the power of sandy bridge products in mobile market, as a viable solution for those on the go that game like sales men/women, crane operators,Spokesmen/women or other in the traveling field who want gaming power to bring with them. I would also benchmark it, pet it, take it to class, and game on it regardless of battery power.HankB - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Explore Win7, develop Android S/W, surf the web!ngoni - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Play Rift and finish leveling my cleric to 50.Eascen - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play BF3. HECK YEAH!Mechulus - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to download memes and upload hundreds of LOLcat pics.Jason kiDD - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I love MSI products. I would use this machine for music production which includes studio time and also analysis of music system using the latest tools and a RTA mic...daebuckman - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my kids for school and games.SlyNine1 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Cannot believe I almost missed this.sharsa - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I used to have a monster laptop, the 20' Acer 9805. This isn't quite as big, but a lot more powerful. I don't think I'll have a problem with MW2 on this baby. Don't they say that big things come in small(er) packages?Onus - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
While traveling, I would use it for RPG/RTS games, as well as writing, typical email / web surfing; at home it would back up my desktop system and I might run a Teamspeak server on it.me mine - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would finally be l33t h@x0r & surf pr0nICXRa - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would run Folding @ Home on it!Whitetiger19 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
a portable gaming systemar38070 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
playing everything.ar38070 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
playing everything.Revering - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R for AutoCAD programming and gaming when I travel. In fact, I would replace my office desktop with it.ViRoTeK - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
To browse Anandtech, of course!phantom505 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
to pass med school..... or play games and fail. One of the twomkenyon - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my official LAN rig. Would be perfect to haul around for a weekend of gaming!TheQuestian - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Yes. Crysis 2.Craized - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd replace my current laptop with the MSI, and give my current laptop to my nephew who is still too young to work. Right now he's stuck on a Wii that his parents got for him and I want to get him into PCs!coldness - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games at higher than lowest quality on a laptop.Hermetic - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Hello!
This laptop is much more powerful than any other computer that I own right now, so I would use it for everything - work, browsing the web, watching movies, listening to music, etc., etc.
saravit - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use that computer as a desktop replacement.- Gaming
- Software development & experimentation
- Family accounting
etc.
vikas11187 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Use Jacket with Matlab for parallel processing. Also - lots of games!!!!wumpus42 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Here's mud in your eye.Monkadelicd - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Why is there always something better out there?Scribe - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
For my non-existent laptop :)JeremyHallin - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
No whammies!! Stop!!!xion.nova - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
SC2 on high graphics?! :Dcrobb100 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this to develop web pages, and post links to Anandtech!tddavos - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to make my 3D models, when I want to do digital life painting, For my illustration projects, and game modding.sitmonkey - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I've been needing a computerGremlin256 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I did use it for work and schoollhurt - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Finally I could bring Starcraft 2 along on my work trips and have something to do at night!Galcian - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
It would make a fine desktop replacement and an excellent system to play on the go, plus I could go to LAN parties with the confidence that I have a solid gaming system in my hands. *sigh*davo2011 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for playing COD Black Opsbrainsbro - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this to kill time by gaming and Skyping with family and friends I have worldwide while waiting for my first child to be born (plenty of time, the due date isn't until Sept. 2nd).forkpower - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R Sandy Bridge to play Minecraft.Ominousfate - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Lan Parties.liteblughost - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to start Skynet!oraclelaw - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd take it around to the local poor rural gradeschools, plug it into a big screen monitor, and then run some demo programs showing the kids ALL the possibilities: Music, Art, Google Earth, News and Programming from around the world etc. Basically i'd take it and let them see the computer as a window to the world, to space, as a doorway to the sum total of human knowledge and experience. I'd blow their perceived boundaries clear to the next galaxies :) No longer would just the "sky" be the limit. :)cad908 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to promote world peace.ankillanessie - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it for when I am school (take notes, write essays, research, and do homework). Since I live off campus it'd be great to take such a beauty along with me. It'd be awesome to relax with games, music, and videos during my many breaks in between classes. No longer would I have to resort to using the library's computers, where all I can do is Facebook. It'd be my entertainment hub. I could also probably use it for work; It's a lot better than the dinosaur I use at CIS.vbaker9 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would give this laptop to my daughter who has been disabled for 18 years and is currently enrolled in collage to get her BA degree but loves to play video games in her spare time and would love to have this laptop to play the new game Skyrim when it comes out.Good luck to all.
MikSo - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Play warcrack and edit tivo files so that my daughter can watch Penguins whenever she wants to on XBMC box.stapleman527 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would rule the world, and have a great space heater while doing it.Blademoor - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Try to take over the [virtual] World!!ShankmastaFresh - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Itd be my first official laptop! I would love it and cherish it, name it George, and cuddle with it. Play WoW, and do my work from my friends house! yay portablitydlinderholm - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I certainly wouldn't use it as a bat.SweetRides - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
This laptop would make a good software development machine.twurped - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Gaming what else?lindsaypace@juno.com - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to game and as a desktop replacement.stussy2112 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to play Starcraft 2, impress my friends and family, and figure out how to add a "dislike" button to facebookMmmmJoel - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it as an attractive paper weight.barbeque - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
nmSupDX58SO - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Is more battery life than I currently have. And THEN i could edit those home moviesmainebears - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Sandy Bridge comes to the Laptop - Sweetsdotk - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
play wow all day =)jrcaptain - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I really need this upgrade. Was actually contemplating buying when I could afford it. Maybe by the end of the year.jwsw - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Wow ... I'd use it for absolutely everything.jimbo4822 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
this would be good for SWTOR and ME3C.Bergmeier - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to run physics simulations testing some of the newer entropic theories of gravityPapaZen - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
This would be my first Laptop PC and I would use it to get my friends off my back about purchasing a laptop.mangust - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
This would be a great upgrade for my aging laptop.arcanemagus - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for anything and everything from testing OS's to gaming.Xion385 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Dragon Age 2SharathG - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
It would become my primary laptop. I would give my four year old laptop to my parents and use it for all the things I need to for school.Thanks!!!
Sharath
echtogammut - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for doing my work anywhere but the office.toolman129 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
WoW.....somewhere else.mrcaffeinex - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Running virtual machines to test programs, gaming - primarily playing World of Warcraft, audio/video editing, web surfing, document creation; basically everything that I do with my desktop, but much more mobile.ROCKETR - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I know that I would be gaming on this as much as I can. To have the ability to game on the go would be awesome for a college student like myself.anandtechzilla - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
i'd cradle it on the couch with matching snuggies.akugami - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
If I were to be the lucky winner of this laptop, I'd user the MSI GT680R as a mobile desktop replacement. With two kids in the house sometimes I need to be watching them in various rooms. Having a laptop on hand would do wonders browsing the web or viewing media of various types. Not to mention this thing is powerful enough to Play Rift around the house.BryanP - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
My computer recently died, so this would be used for everything. E-mail, budget, games, DVR, you name ittophy84 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
If I were fortunate, or lucky enough, to win this giveaway, it would be like a man seeing daylight for the first time in his life; emerging from the shadows, astonished to find the true substance of things. I am Computing's Caveman. Half the time spent on my Dell Inspiron 8600 is dreaming of a new computer--and this one is close to perfect. One that I can actually enjoy listening to music on (and storing music on; the 50GB Fujitsu PATA HDD in my Dell doesn't hold much, and just opening VLC or loading a song in Foobar can take a while), or actually stream FHD content (goodbye 1.6GHz Pentium M and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro Turbo). The 512MB RAM fit nicely in this machine that constantly reminds me of another age, with stickers like "Designed for Windows XP" and "Intel Inside: Centrino Mobile Technology" (you know, the one with the purple and blue wings). I don't know what I would do with 8GB! Maybe I would become the next DeVinci. It's funny when you work with a machine like this for so long, even the simplest of tasks sound like grand computing on a new machine. I suppose with a processor like the i7-2630QM, I/O options like USB 3.0 and eSATA (new to me!), a GPU capable of gaming (is it really possible?) and a massive amount of RAM, I could easily listen to music while I write a philosophy essay, even open a browser window at the same time to do some quick fact checking (maybe get sidetracked and download some pretty wallpapers, or 'touch-up' my friends facebook pictures (the 'stache is in)). I would then e-mail myself the essay, encode a few new videos, convert a few new albums throw them on my mp3 player and be out the door. I could see myself heading to the library in between classes to do some "studying"...of Dead Space 2. I use my computer for everything from writing, to doodling, to recording music, and I like to feel like an international spy while I do it, not an allegorical figure stuck in the shadows of a Greek cave. And nothing says spy like MSI.86ed - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
what he said... and uh, watch porn.jmswelch77 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to get back into PC gaming. :) Been playing on the console lately.hawkeye_wx - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
It's real simple. I am currently using an ancient desktop computer... Athlon XP, 1 GB RAM, GeForce 3 graphics. Yep, that's old. I frequently pull out my hair waiting for this junker to run apps, so I would use the MSI laptop to save myself from going bald.gobaers - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to complement my MSI motherboardOverByter - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Wouldn't that be sweetsweetsauce - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to power my ambitions to RULE THE WORLD!!! And to play Dragons Age 2.sully213 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to lighten my load of gear I have to haul to help host the best LAN Parties on the East Coast for FITES.net!And let's be honest....lots and lots of pr0n ;)
nfriedly - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use this for work most days and some occasional gaming too. I do web development and IE 8's JavaScript Debugger brings my old Athlon X2 system to it's knees. On the gaming side, I've been wanting to check out Unreal Tournament 3 for a while. That and Starcraft 2 *just barely* runs on my system, I think it'd be a little more fun on this laptop.duffman55 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
If I win, I will use this laptop to conquer the universe (the good kind of conquering). I suppose I'll also cure some diseases while I'm at it.SUOrangeman - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
... streaming multiple college basketball games while I'm at work. Too bad the winner won't be announced until well after the tournaments are done.Well, there's always football. Oh, wait ...
gingirlee - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would be able to play my Diablo again with constant delays because the processor in my pc is way tooooooo slow. I would enjoy streaming of movies. I would also be able to start working on my dream of creating computer games.FITESMRTIBBS - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop as a mobile replacement for my 50 lb computer. And that is just the case. LANPARTY FTW!brosenau - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
... because it would give me a computer that was mine to work, game, watch netflix, browse the internet, etc. Right now, I'm stuck bringing a laptop home from work...name_game - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I never win anything so here goes nothing :-)dave_denver - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finish my homework.drkicker - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a portable htpc.markov1975 - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use this for grad school.pakpak - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for solidworksDradien - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
Well, of course I'd use it for a Mobile (Digital)death machine, of course.Rathe - Friday, March 11, 2011 - link
I would let the twin boys that I am step-dad to use it for gaming and college. They currently share a gaming PC so one is always left sitting by while the other is gaming and they both enjoy attending LANs and gaming.Johndoe001 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
This thing has two HDDs, one could be a SSD as soon as I can sell my kidney. . . or kid.decepticon420 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to feed starving children from Africa and cure cancer.LittlBilly - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Starcraft 2after a long day of military drill. I know it would get much love during my upcoming four month training this June.limestallc - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would probably play TF2 and BFBC2 everywhere i went.Javier1080p - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R primarily to visit Anandtech.com and get my daily dose of technology, Edit videos using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and play Crysis anywhere on the go thanks to this powerful machine.Thank You.
Marvises - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would probably use it for creating gaming mods or just play crysis 2 or badcompany 2youthinasia1975 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Play Rift EVERYWHERE!chosenbydesign7 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
If I were to receive this product I would use it for HD Video editing, creating documents, surfing the web,as well as Gaming, and to take some of the stress off my desktop and give me more access to editing while on the go. And as I am just getting back into the technological field this computer would greatly help me in the productivity for future jobs. I believe this would be a great assest to me as it will be put ot great use, not only for the gaming aspect but the overall capability for a system of its magnitude. It would also be a wonderful replacement for the HPDv6-2150us that my wife currently has, which i mainly use.trench - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd do some of my work at coffeeshops + hit on hotties who are impressed with my new laptop.Then I'd play Rage. When it comes out.
Denodil - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would throw away my wifes p3 63.mb ram intel(r) 8281 oe graphics gateway computer and play vidio games till the weeeeeee hrs of the morning.Then my wife can take her butt online ( the gateway cant connect anymore) and apply for a dam job........Sxcerino - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it so I could finally play Starcraft 2 on Ultra settings! yay!nunya - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
use it to get more work done away from work ... and play gamesTony2824 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
If this is really true, then I'm game for a bad butt laptop.villager112 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Rift and Warhammer.JPJ81CU - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to changemy facebook staus to 'I love Anandtech.com!!' everyday...plus everything else the portable beast is capable of doing!!
vincegun - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
The best type of portable computing that I have is a Asus EEE 701. It's great for carrying around on the move and giving me an internet connection, but that's about it. Something like that GT680R would allow me to game while away from my apartment, or make LAN parties that much easier to bring hardware to, or even so much as give a friend or family member (sister) a worthwhile machine to game on at the yearly LAN party (fites.net). Also, gaming at a friend's house would be much easier with a capable laptop as opposed to hauling my main desktop around. That's what I'd use it for. Portability and the fact that I could take it anywhere.travelsize - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Software development, some gaming.... But mostly keeping my girlfriend quiet with terrible (and I mean terrible) shows streaming from Netflix.anglinb - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it for college to get my AA then for Pharm Schoolcastilian - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to design an electric motorcycleHooptymobile - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it for live streaming pc games and console games on justin.tv or NGame.tv!timorously - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
i would finally have a decent work laptop, down with thin clientshavok21 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
For school and very occasional gaming.BgRva - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd spend countless hours playing MMO'szakaluka - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Probably to wreak mass havoc and destruction on Eve Online! Exploding spaceships forever!!!jprusik - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
If I won, I would use the notebook to develop for the PC gaming community.avp2306 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
RIFT & web dev worktacosRcool - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to heat up my burritos as I play some computer melting Crysis 2!LargeFormat - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I could really use a new work laptop. Playing games on it wouldn't hurt either.dacfx1 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
It would sit next to my m11x and I would spend the days looking at both while drooling.shaisk - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
after 2 years of non gaming - this laptop might bring Civilization 5, starcraft 2 and the latest CODs into the light hours - instead of watching dextar non stop...and hopefully I will also get to play Duke Nukem Forever on this machine....
TheAdAgency - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to remotely control my cat via a series of electric shocks.spectre3541 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it for all of the games I wish I could play but can't on my current machine..... sadface.Trexx1 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it as a complete desktop replacement for everything I do so I could save space in our house and make my wife VERY happy! :-)val3ntino - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it for all of my gaming needs and give my xbox360 to my 4yr old daughter since all of the best games are on pc these days...rchris - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd quickly replace my 6-year old Dell laptop!QSwordFish - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would love to use this for work, and also SWTOR when it eventually gets released.Abishai - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd start by doing some gaming, then I'd move on to some more gaming, I'd follow that up by gaming, then I'd check my email.Abishai - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd start by doing some gaming, then I'd move on to some more gaming, I'd follow that up by gaming, then I'd check my email.roundfile - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Warming pan! Banish frigid sheets.Michaelgmr - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to find Alienscalicob - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I think it is very good, and I want one.pappyharley - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my 7 year old desk top. I'm tired of having to do CPR every other day. No way it's 8 yrs old. Crap!Noghri2112 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Hope I win.kazenorin - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my crappy 6-year-old desktop, so I could play Civ5 and other games with it!noobish - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
BENCHMARK and TEST DRIVE to its limit! and mostly school work lol.TheShoctor - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would be able to travel to more LAN parties with more ease.juju23 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would love to use this for pc gaming, web browsing, and playing HD videos.xmoox - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Thats an awesome fragging machineDeltaweb - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I JUST started grad school classes to get my masters degree in computer science (3d modeling and graphic design) and the laptop I used throughout my undergrad degree is on its last limbs and probably will not render properly the projects I am going to have to do for the next 2 - 3 years :( I have just paid this semesters bill and I am scraping together funds to try to buy a laptop that will carry me through grad school but i'm only up to ~300.00. I would use this laptop to carry me through grad school and create computer generated images//models and hopefully bring it with me to any internship I can get!Thanks!
skytophall - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
i would give it away to by daughter.technophilic - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Finally a laptop with enough power to run several virtual machines to simulate and demonstrate n-tier applications.trexpesto - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
finding a significant other on Match.comcsx-2011 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use this amazing piece of hardware as stable workstation for editing and authoring 720p videos and 12.1mp shots from the Micro Four Thirds camera I just ordered. Hopefully so I can get to the point of doing some professional work with my images and videos.And then I could play some games too!
Luke200046 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Would be perfect for school!PhotosByPflanz - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I am an amatuer photographer trying to start my professional carreer. This laptop would be just the tool I need in the field to make me successful. I already know how to take pictures, see my website at www.PhotosByPflanz.com , and I just spent all my money on a new camera. What I do not have is a laptop to load my pictures on. I have to come home and load them on my desktop. Let me win please!!!!!!! :-)silat13 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Thanks for the chance to win..jordanramsey - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
With this gaming computer, i would us the laptop machine to its full power. Play powerhouse pc games, along with minor pc games. I would use this computer to build websites, and use Adobe Photoshop Cs5 alond with other Adobe editing tools. The look of the computer is amazing. I would use the computer to watch hd movies and hook it up to my flat screen t.v.plupien79 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd be replacing my desktop with it and gaming it up on the go.Baezerk - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it to fry eggs for breakfast everyday! oh and finally be able to smoothly render some wicked confocal microscopy images.F22wannabe - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
is coming out this year,but my gear is too old.
My desk is a cluttered mess;
I need an excuse to organize.
To the internet I would also go,
possibly to learn poetry and rhyme.
patrickmcv - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would have a home computer again since my last laptop died!stuartg - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would get my game in gear for Portal 2, and Diablo 3 (when it's released).PCVillain - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
A bit shiny and a little faster than current P4amtsales - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would replace my ancient desktopcameralogic - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Use it for editing awesome videosbbtaco1 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would finally have a laptop!Traveler - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'll be glad to use this laptop.Rigs83 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to run all the amazing games i can't play now because my computer is so slow. To be specific I want to play The Old Republic with a machine that won't become a paper weight next week.JamesKPolk - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd take this to my friends place to group up in Rift. Maybe do work if I have to.aleckz - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use to enhance my library, which smells of mahogany... I'm Ron Burgandy?xoxolo - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to create a new galaxy!May use it as a booster for my son!
Thanks anyway!
martinw89 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
If I won the laptop, I'd ask Will It Blend? But then I'd use it for SolidWorks.jjonny - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
just need a wireless mouse and I would be set! It would be a step up (or several) from my desktop!Mears - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I'd use it to turn my girlfriend on to gaming ;)sgorovyy - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Ready for a breakthrough!!!jasonfox - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would replace my dying old Toshiba laptop.ToneLoce - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would get my game on!abaldino1980 - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to tear a hole in space time.Ambion - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
I would use it to be bi-winning1neutronbeam - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
My son would use it for homework and my wife would use it for email and reading news.planar3d - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Hmmm. Do I give it to my needy brother or do I keep it for MSIself?benzite - Saturday, March 12, 2011 - link
Would love to replace my Dell with this awesome machine.DaDabaDon - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
i would replace my old laptop, that is no longer mobile because i have to be near a power plug.badbaddog - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to run Folding@Home.marieno - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Yes indeed.nixdad - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my salt and pepper shakers.keithbrady - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would replace my 5 year old 17" Toshiba i use for raw footage capture and editing.samuelfi13 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
It would be great to have a computer I can take with me wherever I go.hamthegreat - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace the crappy computer in my classroom when I start teachingelpmas - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
this is a good look :]
Mmcxii - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use this gadget to read about and buy more gadgets.atong01 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would flaunt its awesomeness in front of my 8 year old desktop computer while slowly making out with it.... sexy! :=)JeansandTs - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
It is hard to choose just one thing with a computer that is equipted to do anything from gaming to multi-media. But, since you are making me choose, I would view streaming videos and movies. I can't do that on this old clunker. shern.cynthia@yahoo.comthat_dudez - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
It would be a travesty if you didn't game.raceoil - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current laptop.erikistired - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
replace my busted up macbook pro!rhugg3 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I just got laid off. I would use it to apply for jobs!jjmIII - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it in front of others to show my bad-ass-ness!grasspuddle - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I could ignore my work laptop and use the MSI when I'm stuck at the hotel or airport!paragordius - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
This is such an awesome computer! I would love to own this machine and game till there is no tomorrow!!!jryder - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
As the review said, looks like a good desktop replacement. I would use it as my portable gaming / development rig.briands - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
but I'd be playing a lot of Borderlands, Torchlight, and Fallout 3.tsmcclaran - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it to take on deployments to play games when I'm not being shot attehkillerbee - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Since there is no room for my trusty old desktop gaming rig in my new apartment, I would use this great laptop for gaming instead ^_^benninaba - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd bring it to a desert island and use it to write the great 22nd century American novelSpdrMnFn - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would carry it around just to show other people.MaxwellEdisonPower - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'll use it for Ardour and Rosegarden.joshuaboston - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would donate my old P-6880 to a good charity.mixerpilot - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old desktop computer.wmkconn - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to replacy my HP Entertainment laptop. Looking to push Sandy Bridge to it's limits.jbrdlala - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for school, since 90% of my courses are computer courses it would be very useful! I would also max out the settings on every game, and see what kind of limits i could put to it. It would be very well used :) I'd like to see what kind of over-clocking it could handle.ktnmoo - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Since my current PC can't run it, if I win this laptop I'd use it to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution when it comes out!marketsons1985 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Fantastic laptop to use in the classroom! High school physics teacher so high quality 1080p streaming from Discovery networks, and web applet use is key for me!robywire - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
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I would design the next blockbuster PC game!infoilrator - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
The perfect do anything portable computer. To read study, play, plan, learn, I likekadum - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to game and write my news and reviews for my website criticalgamers.NetGod3Com - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Busted cherry!!Hruodgar - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I need a GOOD laptop, and this would fit the bill!Ashrunner - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I have been looking at laptops for my digital photography work. This one would do just fine and give me the power for extensive post processing.PaducahPhil - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I should use it to look for giveaway contests that I might/should/would winls1dreams - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Would mostly use it for web development, but with all that power I'd definitely try out some games like SC2goldsaturn - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play l4d at my friend's house without moving my desktop!HyperKabuto - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play RIFT and Star Wars: The Old Republic when it comes out! Oh, and pesky school work.asim99 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Hi I really need this monster machine. I am engineering student and I'll use it for CAD purpose. I am also hardcore gamer and will play my favrote games. ANANDTECH do not give this to any one else.TimeHunter - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
It sure would be a nice replacement for my 7 year old HP Pavilion zv5034 laptop. Yeah, I'm still lurching along on a Pentium 4 with a 60GB HDD and only 1.5GB RAM (that is shared with the video card)!Yes, this would be a very nice replacement indeed.
Then I would figure out what else I could do with a system with those specs!
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To further my research on taking over the world. Also, I'd watch reruns of "The Price Is Right." Not the new ones with whats-his-face but the ones with Bob Barker. Probably look at scantily-clad women on it as well.ssurban - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
please, please, pleasejrdonnaruma - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would use it to run games under Windows 7, CUDA Enabled security apps, and VMware Workstation 7 in Linux. Would likely be writing and testing a lot of security code, building hardware designs, and dabbling in AutoCADskyride99 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
This applicatation will be used for checking children in an out. It would also be used to send notifications to parents.Phynaz - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
Never had a gaming laptop. This could be cool.fujcru - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd use it everyday for work. And it has the appropriate internals so that I could use it for play as well!unhuman - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
wonder if it does nowingoldsby - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
For a combination of entertainment, and school. :)oasis789 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I'd take it to class and take notes! or facebook :)tr1994 - Sunday, March 13, 2011 - link
I would turn my desk top into a home media server.chuckson - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging Gateway laptop.DroidIT - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it as my primary workhorse replacing a tired old Thinkpad T60.the mann - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
looks like an awesome machine i want oneTonyH - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I could use this laptop to continue my well known iron fisted moderation over the forum while I'm away from my main system.I hope no one gets hurt when they fall out of their chair laughing after reading that statement. ;)
KHED - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Let's face it, just like most others here, I will really just use this thing to look at porn.smartfreak17 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I am wondering if its as good as an xbox or ps3stevetheutilityguy - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Replace my aging desktop unit!Proumbro - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Soooo many games, Starcraft being the main one ;). Also, for building programs that think for themselves and will eventually take over the world establishing me as their ruler. Then velociraptors with light sabers would overthrow my empire, but that doesn't have much to do with the laptop.UnderPantKnome - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use for my small business and gaming.darph - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help the world by Folding @ home... and playing Rift. ;-)jrapalo - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would mix killer Techno beats using the powerful CPU, play HD video synced to the music with the top of the line GPU and then hack the lights to strrobe to the beat.mdlam04 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would install Crysis 2, then use it to kill ALIENS in Iraq in the night-time, when I'm not hunting down Al-Queda terrorist cells in the day time. And once a week if lag sucks, I'll skype my super smoking wifey. My last laptop blew up in an RPG fiasco.android2541 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I've been looking for a laptop to do my programming assignments and general gaming on the go on but i've been short on cash.. heres to hoping i'd get what i need.Dyjo - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd catch up on games starting with Fallout 3.BaronBlitz - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to crush my enemies or at least try too.truk007 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it for fun things like light gaming, and browsing the net.iooian - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
It's a bit cold around here, so would use it to heat up my living room. Anyway even dreaming that I own this laptop makes me feel the heat :) Sometimes it is not simply cool to have MSI GT680R it is HOT!milguy - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use this MSI laptop for mobile AutoCAD drawing editing; fast enough and with enough memory to open a drawing in this lifetime.jelopez68 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to create several VMs to create my own mafia in Mafia 2wattana2504 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play FREECELL :)statistician - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use the GT680R for file editing.Bavor - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Who needs a desktop when you have a notebook like this? Its faster than my desktop. If I won, I'd donate my desktop PC to charity and use the notebook everywhere.darkness2darkness - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R as my main comp to play LOTRO and demo all the cool new games I saw at PAXEast!Zenwind111 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to Play Lord of the Rings Online!!!cstark - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use the GT680R to play League of Legends instead of hauling around my 50 pound desktop to play at my buddy's house.totallyfailed - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
All work and all play!AndySoc1al - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I've been looking at laptops for my son, but this would maybe not find its way out of my hands if I won. :-)ninesunz - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Huah!Rhybius - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to help me manage a home based business of setting up home theater systemsViviTheMage - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
please let me win, this would be slick!!ViviTheMage - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
forgot to mention, i'd use it for gaming... everywhere I could :).jaduba - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Yes it woulddandano - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
What wouldn't I use this laptop for? Really, I'd use it for gaming. Lots of gaming. Looking forward to Rage and Arkham City, most notably. Hopefully for Trackmania 2 when the first environment comes out.Xtrafresh - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it for various purposes.- as my main work PC to piss off my manager (i work at GIGABYTE :p)
- as a backup gaming machine for when my main PC is yet again dismembered for mod project #53257
- as a 2nd LAN rig so i can invite friends to come with me to a LAN.
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*crossing my fingers* I LOVE ANANDTECH & MSI!once123 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I got a little too excited... Forgot to mention that I would use this for school and as a mobile gaming rig for those lonely nights in my hotel room during busines trips.Vinny N - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to finally catch up on 4 years of PC gaming that I missed out on while I spent all my cash on my now ex-gf :Dalfredska - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use this as a stay-at-work number cruncher for my spintronics research. I guarantee that all CPU and Cuda cores would be working full throttle days on end (thanks in part to Mathematica 8).DGinCA - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Gaming, duh.Amino_Acid - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Um, yeah, with this sweet ride I would play games, and some more games...then internet, and then play more games. I might mix watching a movie once in a while, but that would interrupt my game-playing.ximage - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
as my daily pc since its a lot better then my desktop right now lolac0257 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games in the living room while my GF makes me watch (or pretend to) Jersey Shore and how "hilarious" it is... and then I have to tell her how i think those girls are all hoes and I'm glad shes nothing like them. Until eventually i throw the laptop into the TV because i cant take anymore "snooky" and then end up on anandtech waiting for another laptop giveaway. :oac0257 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games in the living room while my GF makes me watch (or pretend to) Jersey Shore and how "hilarious" it is... and then I have to tell her how i think those girls are all hoes and I'm glad shes nothing like them. Until eventually i throw the laptop into the TV because i cant take anymore "snooky" and then end up on anandtech waiting for another laptop giveaway. :oGuitarDaddy - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to pwn my son at starcraft32ssko - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything.WaywardSoldier - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to let Bulletstorm sing me to sleep every night.calibanz - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it as a self defense weaponfolklore11 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Anything my heart desires (as longs as it can be done on an awsome Laptop like this!).majesticpm - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Civilization V and to stream videos from my NAS.ChewOnThisQ - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Photoshoping, rendering Maya projects, composing videos more smoothly and studying. :)Rachmaninov - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd definitely let my friends use it for LAN games. Oh yeah, and as a heated bed for my cat to nap on.Choir - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use the notebookas my day to day computer while on the road,
as my backup day to day computer, my backup gaming computer, and to stream movies while at home.
Choir
JETninja - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
First, if it arrived in time, I'd take it on our Euro Cruise so I can save my thousands of DSLR pics of Monaco, Florance, Pisa, Rome, Pompeii, Amalfi, Naples, Dubrovnik, Venice, Monza, Messina, Barcelona....and then get down for some killer gaming in my easy chair when I get home.Thanks MSI and Anandtech!
mylittlepony - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd take it to the coffee shop, put on some shades, and watch all the ladies swoon when I hit the power switch.soundtechdave - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current laptop, which is dying a slow and horrible death.darkraven - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to lose even more sleep....Clueless - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it for school and MMO to relieve stress form school.Huckleberry43 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games and surf the web.One_Beerhunter - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use this to play Duke Nukem Forever....smcelhoe - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would replace my poorly performing HP.EternalX - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
If I were to win this laptop, I would probably use it as a gaming notebook so I didnt have to upgrade my desktop. Based on the specs alone, it would probably make circles around my old desktop with a Q6600 and a 8800GT! Sounds nice!soulrez - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
i want this!porpus - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Visit anandtech to find out how well it performscscott_it - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I could really use this laptop, lost mine in a fire called "divorce".Been thinking about getting an Asus or MSI laptop, but this one would be nice.
Mumrik - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I love my desktop monster, but I'm planning a trip that's last for months and I don't own a laptop! Something like this would be amazing to whip out in a budget hotel room for a bit of not just surfing, but also gaming, after a day of Muay Thai training...scrubed - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it for #winning.dank69 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I will use it to watch porn!mtgeekman - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging Gateway NX860, that has one foot in the grave.DaSheik - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it for time travel.Kronos76 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to play DAII, WoW, and hopefully SWTOR while I'm deployed to Iraq for 3 months.Cepak - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work, take it when I travel, streaming netflix from anywhere, and of course game.jak3676 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Yeah, I'd like to say I'd use it solve world hunger, but that probably needs a faster GPU ;)Comaghee - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to help with my noise project.Larry Endomorph - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get my rock 'n' roll on.swchen - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
GPGPU programmingjeepdinger - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it for my schoolwork, breaks from school (gaming), relaxing (watching movies), and checking Anandtech.com. Cheers.earthbounddx - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Mustaches.Every bit of digital media would have mustaches added to it. Every barren upper lip given a glorious growth. Every shade possible, best suited to the person or thing along with its own style. Already have a mustache? ENHANCED. Peripheral additions and reworkings, further magnifying the magnificent mustache.
Plenty of other uses becoming of such a crafty machine would be invoked as well, but it will be known as a Mustache Maker, and the world will be changed for the better.
Rookierookie - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Well I'm a musician and this would allow me to take a full-fledged music workstation on the go. I'm not looking for a whole lot of mobility (my current laptop is a 4-yr old DTR), what I need is power and storage space. It doesn't hurt that I also want to play games.sitkan - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my homework at home instead of at the computer lab!pbosack - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
....play with myself. I'd play some Guild Wars 2 with others.edmondDantes - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
i'd use it to write code for my EV-neutral slot machinesIllyan - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a portable development/gaming station. Visual Studio and Eclipse aren't Crysis but they can sure suck my Acer dry of resources pretty quick. Not to mention, the Acer has intel GMA 3000 graphics and can't even play Minecraft... Ah, such is the life of a student.mbaroud - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
really...i really really do....I could really use this to run my STAAD Pro Structural analysis program and PDMS structural design software!!!
Kyoichi - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would go back to my pc gaming and not sleep for days... All honesty, I wouldn't have to save dollars a month after piles of bills for me to build me another computer/purchase a desktop replacement laptop to go back to 3D editing/modeling and gaming.madlouie3 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I will take over the worldhfrench397 - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to Skype my granddaughter.Good4Me - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Winning!!!!Denorek - Monday, March 14, 2011 - link
Would love to have this for WoW on travel....bjtp55 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it for all those times I'm traveling and I wish I could bring my desktop with me. Sometimes, you just have to game on the go.anandgalactus - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would definitely use it to do my 3D works such as: hair/fur, cloth, and fluid dynamics. With Sandy Bridge cpu, 8GB ram, 1.5 gb ram video card, it would make my renderings much faster, and I can take it anywhere with me. It would be my portable 3D dream machine. I hope I won't drool over it, hehehe.viper7904 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to check email and watch youtube vids!dentureman - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to buy another MSI GT680R so I can tell people I have TWO...atmor - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would ues it at work.veii drii kwaa - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would play The Old Republic.ToxicShokk - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would mainly use it for graphic design and web design/development as well as motion/video work. I do some major photo manipulation and high-resolution print design so this would definitely be a great fit. Right now, I have to sit on my busted chair at my aging AMD-939-core-based system to do my work. I want to work on my toilet. This notebook seems like the best solution to this conundrum of mine. No more being stuck executing only unidirectional transfers for me. I'd finally be able to reach transfer rates of 4.8GB per second thanks to the three USB 3.0 I/O ports. Emphasis on the "O", considering my new desired work location.Running Photoshop, Illustrator, a text-editor, music, FTP client, and Firefox with 25 tabs open would no longer make me feel like a droopy-eyed, armless child. I could finally feel what it would be like to have tiger blood coursing throughout my veins.
If I've got some free-time, I'd probably give some games a whirl too. Battlefield 3 is lookin' pretty hot. There would probably be enough extra power in this beast to run those protein-folding, cancer-curing, alien-finding programs. It would be a dream of mine to finally have the ability to cure the cancer of an alien while simultaneously being able to fold proteins. Yeah. I want to do that. Seriously: I want to kick cancer's disgustingly gelatinous ass.
The forged 3D supercar exterior of the MSI GT680R would also match quite nicely with my 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. Even better yet: while on conference calls using the GT680R's built-in HD webcam, my clients will find it even easier to see my face (with teary eyes) turn deep-red due to frustration with never-ending project revisions and, "I've-got-a-nephew-who-knows-computers-and-will-do-it-for-free", words of fun. Now that's clarity!
Derrill - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
As I sit here typing away on my 6yr Dell desktop listening to the fan trying to cool down my 3gig P4, I can honestly say, everything, really, I would use it for everything. LOLs33ingr3d - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
It's a good replacement for my 5yrs old rig. Will donate old rig to our church. Cant afford to buy this kind of laptop in real life. Specially here in the philippines, that most of the good stuff really cost a lot. It's just a dream come thru winning this.0akenfold - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'll finally make the switch to PC gaming.johncatl - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it as my main laptop to take to customers and analyze their networks, Remote in to faraway servers to update and control software and processes.Setup routers, switches and other network components, write up service reports, update and mange the company finances and everything else that an IT business owner does every day
Goragnak - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
For the next time i deploy! =D to kill virtual terrorists while i clear our jets for takeoff so they can kill the real ones!LaughingTarget - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Sweet, sweet gaming.dawp - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I sure could use that notebook. it sure get dead around here on weekends.Marlin1975 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Put that to good use.Count me in.
Crimdrac - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I will use the laptop to save my marriage by letting me do all of my gaming and web surfing in whatever room of the house my wife is in!Please help me out!
chuckly - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Crysis on the go of course!! :DDJBoyle - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get back into gaming since I've graduated now!inntheory - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Given 80% of my day is on my laptop the question is what wouldn't I do with it! ;)Glenn - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
replace my desktop. I have never cared for notebooks but with the 1080 screen and hotrod spec's I could be swayed with this one!pugsly0014 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to upgrade my aging XPS...Brace92084 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use this baaad boy would rfeplace my old and sluggish lappy,to power through some Lotro, and check in on anandtech
bothreela - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Yes please MSI/Anandtech!Ballsofsteel - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I need it to GAME On the Go..Desperately need an upgrade from an old Celery M notebook!
void00000 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I could use this to replace my aging laptop..!!!DoctorAculaM.D. - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would play Dragon's Lair and King's Quest until my finger tips bled!!santuitman - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Hmm, really the question should be what wouldn't you use it for as this could replace every pc I am currently using at both home and work!Ozzu - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to surf pr0n.zguy52 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to DJ House,Ectcro and Dubstep as well as creating sic beats in Ableton live to keep everyone jammin!kraki - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Sounds like a perfect Telnet/SSH client machine! :D Like totally.klore - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd finally cut the umbilical cord to my desktop!giveucolorcc - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my aging desktop PC.wallywhacker - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it for light gaming and netflix streaming.rsjet - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to finally be able to play PC games as my current laptop has integrated graphics and an ULV processor... no gaming on this thing haha.Thanks anandtech!
navaneethg - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Since this notebook says its "blazing-fast" I would try and come up with a new nuclear fission model that could potentially help solve the nuclear meltdown problems of a nuclear reactor - probably by coming up with a "blazing-fast" decay process.ipabrewer - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'll take advantage of the fact that is a laptop, and will go on the net or watch a movie wherever and whenever I need it.PatrickBateman - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to let charlie sheen know that I'm winningretrogrouch - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it edit photos of my beautiful daughter!(and I would finally be able to tell my fiance that yes the desktop is now HER computer)joripoo - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to process Zeros and Ones.techienate - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
gaming, photo editing, and a million other things...unxman - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my current desktopfreythman - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to take over third world countries, play Starcraft, and check email.Disseverment - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Could use a new mobile pc for grad schoolyocubed - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to spawn a generation of android based cyborgs to wreak havoc on the worldcanonw - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
and for gaming too.OrionAntares - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
That would replace my desktop...scooterlibby - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
To cool my Tiger's blood and Adonis DNA. Winning!danzigrules - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my kid for college.cakin - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Let my wife and son use my old machine, I'll take the new one!wirm - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd take the notebook to school and use it for anatomy/physiology lab simulations.aaronl - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it for awesome portable LAN gaming and high performance development work for my CS degree program.krnmastersgt - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play some MMOs from the comfort of my bedyosemite earl - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to kick alien and zombie buttHocusFocus - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
MSI surely makes a lot of electronic components and their experience shows in this finely crafted item.HF
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I would replace my desktop with thisDrCuBu - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get my wife to play Starcraft IIdirttrack86 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
Well, My daughter races quads on the national circuit , and is the current national champion. This year I am going to do a lot of videoing and commentating of her, the other riders, and the events. Editing the footage, and then showing the events as weekly webinars on various sites. As most of the trips are over 8 hours long, it would be nice to have a laptop that has enough beef to do this on the trips home , instead of thrashing late at night and hiding at work to get each session finished. So if I won the laptop, I guess you could say you are saving my sanity and my job. lol. And of course the laptop and the website that gave it away would be given a shout out on every episode. :)That's my story and I'm sticking to it. :)Mark
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I would use it as an excuse to throw away my old laptopDeathstalker90 - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would play a whole bunch of Battlefield 3 when that sucker launches.dwirsz - Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - link
I would use it for work and play!toolmoo - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Gaming, derp.hooflung - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Zoinks, I too would use it to beat your son at Starcraft. It would also help me be able to take my programming projects to a whole new area of the state when on the road!MustangSVT - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to save the honor of ZERG in starcraft 2 in bed while my gf is sleeping !piscesdog - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd build a sandybridge across the Pacific Ocean.shl0791 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it to edit my home videos.music recording/editing!
my current laptop is showing its age
oopooopaacaac - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
For the past 3 years, my girlfriend has been against us purchasing a high-end performance laptop, knowing that I would use it for gaming purposes.Can't wait to see the expression on her face when I bring this baby back home. Surely, she wouldn't refuse the GT680R knowing that it's a giveaway.
Diablo III, here I come!
5150Joker - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd take it to lan parties and show off those funky lights and at work to break from the trend of those boring notebooks that everyone else carries around.thatguy87 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
As an architecture student I would use this laptop for 3d visualization/rendering along with gaming on the side.krizhek - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
School, Sorta boring? Maybe, but at 31 I needed to go back to school after seven years of trying to make a career in Access programming and a year of failing to learn and enjoy iPhone programming.I am in serious need of a laptop for school and right now the budget is limited to either a used iPad or an $500 range laptop. I don't prefer the iPad option due to my PC gaming and it would be nice to carry a few of my favs (Civ5, WoW, SC2, Dragon Age 2, and some emulators). It would also be nice to have applications like NI's Multisim for classwork.
In addition to school and classwork it would be excellent to have a laptop that would last me more than a year or two of regular use, something this laptop would let me do. (Oh and BTW it doesn't hurt that it has a awesome case!)
It would also be nice to have a laptop that could handle some serious work when I decide to get back into pod casting. While most laptops could handle recording without much issue, I'd rather not risk stuttering, interference, or data loss to some low budget laptop. It would be nice to get back in after getting my feet wet in submitting segments for a gaming podcast last year.
and thats it. I wanna use it, I wanna abuse it, I wanna play it into the ground until either it or me drops!
morrisbj2003 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
To finally replace my old Toshiba Satellite that hasn't been up to par for gaming in 5 years, and has a hinge that is giving out now anyway. Sure would be nice to play Starcraft 2 or Shogun 2: Total War when it comes out. Or a Civilization game newer than 3. This thing failed miserably when I tried to play Civ 4.kaname - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
...to win itYoshoMasaki - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
... it would be because I would have this awesome notebook by my side. With all its sexy, powerful features, I would be able to perform amazing work-related feats on the road Harder Better Faster Stronger than ever before followed by intense StarCraft 2 gaming sessions before putting my little nerd brain to sleep. And sleep well I would, knowing that the omnipotent MSI GT680R stands watch over my resting place!frodo172000 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to create websites and Photo compositions on the go and in the office.This would give my productivity a big boost and free up more time for play and rest.
Gerry
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I'd use it to replace my Acer notebook, which recently died after many years of service and that I chose using Anandtech reviews. Mainly to help in finding a job.Colloid - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use my glorious new machine to watch and absorb the wisdom of my guru, Charlie Sheen.New Machine + Charlie Sheen = BI-WINNING!
hwong - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use this as my desktop replacement. Play games, surf, watch videos and movies...trex1212 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would box up the very disappointing hp quad core I just ordered and send it back...Romple - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to go to LANs to play SC2 with friends and tournaments. I'm afraid my Antec1200 system is just a bit too large to carry around. :-(gomi - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
This Laptop would be the near ideal mobile CUDA processor for all my DSP needs!notsogosu - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would give it to my brother to play sc2, since I bought my SNB pc he never uses his C2D pc anymoreskar23 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
the uses would be endless... gaming engineering projects, architectural work... the machine looks like it could power a factory... wow...Nzeman - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my dying desktop i'm posting this from :(sailtoad - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use the GT680R to replace my old MS1029 which is hammered but still keeps on ticking.udaykiran0 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would show it of everyone and play the newest and the baddest games at full blow.........Of course visit Anandtech every single day......................scottiea - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Get rid of my POS 2004 laptop yes?Sounds like a plan.
Shireguard - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to conquer all in the virtual world, but mostly to do school work lolfugitoid - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Definitely as a desktop replacement, that can also be mobile. One of the best things I love about using a laptop as a desktop replacement is built-in UPS. That way you don't lose anything when you're working on something important!IndyJoe - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to continue my programming efforts away from my deskMadScientist - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my desktop that's still running DOS 3.0.slyder0244 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it to game and look for work online while I take care of my mother.RSDNathan - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
Always an MSI fan, I'd use it to replace my dying core2duo 13in Dell that I use as my primary work computer for my at home business. Ideally this would also supplement as a great small situation and traveling editing computer which would rock for my business. I travel a lot and right now I'm really handcuffed.Speed, graphics and CPU are perfect. Currently the graphics on my laptop can hardly keep up with the 720p I record in now. Thanks!
lizardkingeros - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it instead of the aging Vostro that my company refuses to upgrade. I run three VMs dual-headed for my various support roles and things slow down *quickly*.jnn4v - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I really hope I win.stamasda - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use such a powerful machine to contribute more to the development of VegaStrike, http://vegastrike.sourceforge.net - an open source space flight and combat simulator. My current laptop with integrated video is completely inadequate for developing OpenGL applications.TheFamilyMan - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
*fingers crossed* as my P6860fx is getting a little long in the tooth :PHeretik - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would do it all! Gamine, remote access to my home network, Office apps....yep, I'd be able to do everything I do on my desktop and probably more!effex54 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
i would give this to my nephew who loves to game for his birthday, he would be really happy he currently plays wow, sc2.Ggamon - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to play the newer games from 2003 on. I have not had a new computer since 2002. I currently am using a 939 AMD Athlon 64 3200 computer with a MSI 939 Nforce 3 Platinum mobo and 2 gigs of OCZ DDR memory and recently upgraded to a Radeon 3650 AGP card which crashes my computer every time I try play any new game.I wish I could afford a new computer to play new games but having kids and a family going through crisis situations over the past 8 years does not give the opportunity to upgrade. :(
I love technology and been a die-hard fan of Anandtech for years just drooling over new stuff. Good luck everyone.
yeshuawatso - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to develop PC & Android games and get OS X Snow Leopard running to develop for iOS. Second would be playing Mass Effect 2 every day to see how much of an a-hole I could make Shepard be.slayn - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use this to try some of the new MMORPGs or Portal 2 when it comes out.marmasatt - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would replace my wife with it!
rrtxmaskman - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd replace my desktop, use it for netflix streaming, and playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Oblivion V when they come out.pcsavvy - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to watch anime on Vizamine.com and news casts online. Get into some serious gaming.....nagatzhul - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything I had to do when I travel and go to school. What more would I need?Adonrod - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep me warm at night after my wife leaves for not paying any attention to her.djbryant - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
WoW, of course. then give my old netbook to the kid.jchang54 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd go to Anandtech.com!glenn1 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
So I can donate my current D630 to the women's shelter and have a nice and/or non-refurbished 2-3 generations behind laptop for the first time ever....loganex - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
And this would make sure I get ALL As!!!rayjay1359 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gamingTrollStomper - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd love to prove to my boss that CAD workstations can come in laptop packages, and would love to update our 6 year old fleet of desktops. an Impressive showing with some good hardware would help.JACKHAMMER - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it surf da web in Chicago from my couch.cmay119 - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my desktop replacement. I'm quite a bit more mobile now, so it'd be nice to game on the go.hpcgeek - Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - link
I would use it to run some AVX code (nice 256 bit registers) and produce pretty graphics.gtovini - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Just to read AnantechSpikey217 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my desktop.13Gigatons - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Good Luck to everyone....the odds are great at actually winning.alfreid - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would run Win XP under Windows 7 and then run Windows 98 under Win Xp and then run Windows 3.11 under 98 and then run extended DOS under Win 3.11 so I could play the Original Duke Nukem!Akyri - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a desktop replacement.Rumpelstiltstein - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
to lurk in AnandTech's forums.prbutler00 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would be able to game in the living room, and go to the coffeeshop with my wife and not feel left out.as she is on her laptop.Debra - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
To develop a gaming website.Jerryph40 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I think I would have to use this in many different ways. One would be to try and keep the small business going as our old laptop has died. Second, it would serve as a great tool for our nephew, who we are in the process of adopting, to use while doing his research. He is 13 and smarter, with more potential than many adults I have known throughout my years. Give it some thought... It will be put to some very productive usage {and probably some gaming also... SHHhh : ) }WarhammerTX - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Id use it to actually be able to stay in contact with kids while traveling and actually be able to play a decent online gameScatteredRoot - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
i would happily replace my aging HP laptopStarRover - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would definitely use the laptop for everything I do on the computer now . I would be gaming,using Office,web browsing,communication ,and education.My desktop would become a spare part !thejasonpan - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything (web, photo editing, gaming, etc) since my current desktop is starting to show its age.kip777 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
it would complete a laptop for everyone in the house and they would leave mine alone (like that’s going to happen)McGooble - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it for graphics work and video editing and general awesomeness.VMguy - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
This laptop would be used during consulting gigs launching demo VMs and for gaming in the few hours that I'm not working while out of town.Fanatical Meat - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
word maybe I'll win.moby63 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
and the winner is................... :)Egonor - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would break it in half and make my own Verizon commercial!drakoniac - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
enteredThunderking2106 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for writing school papers, watching netflix with the family and occasional gaming from time to time.hax0620 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
i would used it to program and chat with my gfkwirbx - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I have to use my work issued lappy to do work with and needless to say I don't get to install whatever I want on it.I keep toying with the Idea of getting a laptop but I'd want one that felt snappy and able to be able to render simple Blender scenes so a cheap netbook/entry level lappy wouldn't do. Everything else that's capable is kind of expensive and it's a luxury I'm okay with not having.
I would definitely try to do some sound recording too because it's fun to play songs and listen back to how bad you sound.
It would also be really nice to transcode korean soap operas for my mom and free up my lappy. (she's korean and LOVES them but has maybe used a computer 10 times so I just make her dvds)
Oh, also I would browse the internet for pictures of penguins.
souyiro2003 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use it for my workplace and also play games like crysis 2 everywhere.ElAntonius - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would have it replace my main gaming desktop, which is a bit long in the tooth now.So yeah, gaming. Lots of it. Crysis 2!
why06 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use it to take over the world! >:FIlChengis - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
My personal laptop died after 5 years of faithful use. I would use the GT680R as its replacement. The GT680R would allow me to start playing games again since my desktop can't handle the demands of most modern games. I would very likely invest in two SSD drives and put them in RAID-0, it would be incredible. Thanks!lunchboxed - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would play games on the road finally! All the wonderful gaming that can be accomplished while going to cons and traveling to my parents house, it would be ever so wonderful!trw390 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it to beat my electrical engineer son around the head until he couldn't ignore my new tech toy and was st patricks day green with envy. oh yeah!dillon_99 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
to play games on.Liekos - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Use it to play games while on traveling form my work.ahenkel - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
To replace my old slow outdated one.psoleko - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
To replace my desktop.Phris - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Hardcore CAD and a spaceheater for the cold northern winter.Handegard - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Hackintosh!compunut - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use it to run many VMs for IT work!Methusa - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would show my friends that after nine years, and the patience to setup some plugins (Graphical upgrades, Dx8 just doesn't cut it hahah), that Morrowind is still the best single player RPG a person can play. Every time that game recaptures my imagination.What better way to convince the world of my point, then to pack a gaming laptop that can replace my rig, on the road?
atoratog - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd like to use the gt680 mostly for work/research purposes. Currently I am studying to become a device engineer working on novel material systems and device architectures as possible alternatives to Si CMOS. It would allow me to run device and process simulations at home instead of making the trek to school. Also it'd be faster than the school computers so I could run finer meshes, multi-task with other software, and save TONS of time even at school.In the end, it would help me to become a better device engineer! One day I might even be part of the team responsible for beyond 22 nm CMOS product!!!!!
ewmoore - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
The laptop would enable,Browsing with the Best Experience (Full HTML, Flash, etc)
Booting Multiple OS's (Windows , Linux) or Running different OS's inside
Developing Applications (I am a coder)
and finally....
Better Games! No other mobile device has anything close to the selection of games as good as this..
Bartman50 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Have an MSI laptop already and like their products...jkbrennan77 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it to do my taxes :)buda81 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work.Sausage8046 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would replace my gaming Asus laptop which is on the end of it's two year warranty and is about to be sent back for the same problem for the second time and it's lightly used.I bought it mostly for World of Warcraft, but I also play a lot of games through Steam including, but not limited too: TF2, L4D2, MNC, and Civ V. I also use it for school work and stay at home momming, which is more laptop intensive than you might think.
Splixter - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
Seeing as how this makes my PC seem....lol.... I'd use this for everything. All I do is play PC games and watch movies anyway. :)EpicPie - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for gaming. :DDyne2057 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
So much to load onto there. TF2, Portal/Portal 2, loads of games. Music production for sure, FL Studio, vsts, samples, etc. Take my Wacom Bamboo everywhere, obviously!! Bring the pain in LAN games, HA HA! :DA mobile workstation would be epic win for me, absolutely epic win!!
defektedtoy - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I think I would quite literally crap my pants if I won this thing."Congratulations! You'v-FAAAAAARRRRRTTT""
I would be sad and happy at the same time.
FinalFAB - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would be able bring it where ever I go to surf the interwebs play some WOW and and do some damage in TF2.fancynike - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
ill put it next to me when i sleep so it keeps me warm.pickmeplz - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
replace my 9yr old Armada....Airemacar - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd use my new MSI laptop for many things:- Tracking my finances: I'm a full-time volunteer at a nonprofit so I don't make a lot, and what I do has to be managed carefully.
- Keeping in touch with family and friends: I'm hoping to travel abroad to teach english in Taiwan or Korea next year so I need a computer I can rely on and replace my desktop when I move. Plus, having an MSI computer in Taiwan would be fitting!
- Gaming: When I have time at least; can't let all that power go to waste! I am more of a strategy gamer myself, but I do enjoy some FPS's too!
- Writing: just a hobby of mine, but I have always preferred a laptop to a notepad.
- Music/podcasts: I love music and am always working on my collection.
- Blogging: I may not have the most followers, or regular updates even, but I like to share things I feel are important, or my thoughts.
So really, I'd use my laptop for a lot of little things, but when you take it all in, I'd use it to help me get by, day to day.
chaz714 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
A GAMERS dream come true. Thanks anandtech for the opportunity to win.maddiemoo - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would lock myself in the closet so I wouldn't hear, "Mom, can I use the computer?"tweed524 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I would play Mafia 2, even if I wasn't one of the first 25. AWESOME!!!1337Ninja - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
What will a use it for? Well, I'll tell you what I won't use it for. I will not cook a pie on it, I will not put it in the freezer, I will not sleep on it, I will not set it on fire, I will not hit a zombie in the head with it, and I will not give it away to someone else. I will do everything else on it. Thank you for your time.jerick70 - Thursday, March 17, 2011 - link
I'd give the laptop to my kids to do their school work.FastrThanYou - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd love one of thesebeertha - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'm in the Air Force and bring my 5 yr old Dell Inspirion 9300 Laptop to work everyday, so I am big time overdue for an upgrade.I'm sort of the go-to-guy when it comes to computers, games, modifying stuff, etc thats why dudes always expect me to have my laptop with me.
I would use this MSI Beast the way I have been using my old ass Inspirion and more. Remuxing, demuxing, encypting, decrypting, encoding, decoding, programming, gaming, and more everyday.
I am currently learning JAVA and look to become an Android/IOS developer- this laptop will certainly help out with that, but I will definitely get it hot with the gaming and video rendering I want to do.
I dont know anyone with an MSI Device so I'm sure when my co-workers see how awesome this laptop is they will definitely stop telling me how awesome their Macbook Pros are.
trbecker1 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to hone my skills on Starcraft ll. Being in Iraq for a year, I can't play online, but I will be ready when I get back.samherai - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Well.... this is a owning tool. you go from peon to king. what more can you ask for.incendiary0 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop to do game development from inspiring locales.strabo100 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
So this is pretty much a desktop replacement...blkdragon87 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play all the mmorpg and fps games I could fit into my schedule!Visitorq - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it for all the best games, email and schoolwork.randyhart420 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
this would be perfect for my online school and playing great games and netflixscbjmshpv - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Had MSI mobo lot of them now need this laptop to see if i can impress everyone at school too.will be great for gaming during long study night for hour or two.
th3pwn3r - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it to learn Japanese using Rosetta Stone, play Heroes Of Newerth and possibly tune my Honda CRX :)Maxkrieg - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Crysis 2. Done.sagar.bh96 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would Probably use it to do many things. As I am a student I use it browse the web and create some exciting new projects that help my studies. as it has a Nvidia GeForce GPU, it would probably help my father to do his video encoding really faster. I would use it as an extreme gaming Laptop to play some exciting new games. I have planned to become a software engineer in the future. So, I would probably use it as a companion which would really help my future studies in computer technology as its really good.tepes - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
can't wait to get my hands on it :)Orodreth - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it for mobile gaming and content creation. Always wanted a mobile desktop alternative!matlet - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I serve as the tech guy for a non-profit that promotes adoption of children. I would use the MSI laptop for presentations with financial donors.makoeyes88 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Portable gaming goodness...and some workLarrondo - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd stay up all night searching for ex-girlfriends, carefully wiping the dried tears from the lovely screen.Downrock - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it for school work, browse the internet and play games of course.Robear - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it for continuing development of high-performance transaction engines, data warehousing, and web sites on trains, planes, and automobiles. I'd absolutely install VMWare and runs VMs as necessary (Need my linux fix on the go). I'd also play the occasional Civ 5, BFBC2, and Supreme Commander (Because classics never die).Shamwow19 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for maintaining my own technology blog from remote. Would also like to try the concept of over clocking as its far too risky to do it with your own beloved desktop ;-) It beats apple though !!! just sayingloumsc - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would wear out my joints playing Mass Effect 2Mjolnir22 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play all my games at full frames! LoL and SC2 are hard to play at 20 fps. :(MysticTofu - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'll tell you what I won't do. I won't get any sleep fighting dragons with this thing.purplehippo - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Never win anything but I always try :)own.ink - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
If I could get this computer, I would enjoy it's spoils playing these new games that are out with my brother since I can't join him. Not only that, but to keep in touch with friends and family via the web anywhere I go thanks to it's portability. Just the basics, ha ha!jeglwar - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it to end world hunger.brs1976 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
turn my old laptop into a linux server and use this for all my Photoshop & video editing workCinara - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it to play RIFT during my downtime at work and while I am on business trips.STATiC167 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'd use it for Gaming on the Go (MMORPGs and the like) as well as for streaming videos from various sites as Hulu and YouTube.mad0314 - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it to datalog my cars and tune them. 1990 Supra with Megasquirt standalone, buying a 240sx 89-94 or a 88-92 Mustang 5.0 and putting a turbo on it, tuning them myself, but i NEED A LAPTOP *wink*Also, to watch Futurama while in bed at night. And maybe Anandtech won't take 5 minutes to load anymore, my hamster gets tired and needs to rest.
Egotiator - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
to raise electricity bills everywhere!mimonidy - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Current laptop died, this would be a replacement/desktop replacement!jolycu - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything I currently do on my desktop, but from the comfort of my recliner, or in my bed, or in my car, or at the park . . .keavon - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use it to play my favorite games, including Portal, Portal 2 (when it comes out), Overlord: Raising Hell, Overlord II, TF2, Psychonauts, G-Mod, Minecraft, The Hobbit, TrackMania, Defense Grid: The Awakening, HL2, Flatout, Flatout 2, Flatout Ultimate Carnage (of which none of these three games work on my current desktop or laptop computer), as well as many other games. I would mainly use this game with Steam.My current laptop, an old HP piece of crap, is missing its battery, caps lock is broken, I can't find a driver for audio (which renders it practically useless for almost anything... especially gaming), and many other things that make it awful.
I can't afford to buy a new laptop of quality, and my desktop computer is pretty old and slow too.
This would allow me to play my games in many places, at my friend's house (to play multiplayer with them), on trips, and in other wonderful places including at home, as it should run better games. Also since Just Cause 2 can't run on XP, I will be able to play that.
I like Windows 7, but can't get it because I don't have very much money. D:
But this would really help my life!
Thanks!
keavon - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would also use it for Unity to design my video games.unrulycow - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I'm on the road alot, could finally have a decent gaming system while I'm gone.nyng - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
I would use this gaming notebook to play video games at any place anytime I want.kunhan - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
need to replace my 5 year old x60Paladin3 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use a new MSI notebook to run the point of sale system for the new business my wife just opened. She would love to retire the old computer that is barely able to run the software. Of course, I would sneak in to do some gaming on that sweet machine as well.jmontyb - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it for the ladies.Toxxel - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use the system for gaming at home and on the go. As well as using the system as a media hub for watching shows/movies via hdmi to a large external screen or simply on the 15.6 inch lcd when out and about. Use the built in HD camera to video chat with family out of state, hopefully fairly frequently.pogomonkeys - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
i would take it EVERYWHERE just so everyone can see how awesome it is.gizm092 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would game on the train to work.savage - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use it for school and gamesderekkg - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use it for the four years of college I have ahead of me, training me to one day be able to create and design many notebooks that are far better than this one! :P Perhaps the next generation of MSI notebooks will be designed on this one?SgtReene - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd likely use it to support my latest addiction, League of Legends. It'd likely also replace my quickly aging desktop. :/Prof.Moriarty - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would, no doubt, use this device's superior computational and visualization capabilities to track down and eradicate my most masterful opponent, Sherlock Holmes!-M-
c_green38 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use this enjoy gaming on the go.... or at least as long as the battery lasts. TF2, StarCraft 2, etc.blert - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Play video games at work...tviceman - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Since I travel every third day, I'd be able to game anywhere with it! Thanks for the contest!lukeilter - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
if i won it. I'd do the same thing that daniel tosh did with the apple ipad...bring it into work put on the conference table and tee off with a golf club.Ser3nity - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
First, I'd use it to make my ex jealous since he gave me the harsh-yet-obvious choice of either the dog or the PC when we split up -- and then I'd rock his face off in Black Ops. Sadly, I'd also be forced to use it for non-gaming purposes like work since I work from home.Corvinus - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it as my primary computer, and that means I'd use it *all the time*...you know, I actually wanted to be the 4000th post but, I guess I have better things to do. And if I get this beautiful piece of hardware I'd really have a lot of better things to do!
totoher - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it for replacing my 6 year old inspiron!Richteralan - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'll make it sing, baby.colonials06 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Discover some cool games that won't run on my old system.LinusP - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R mostly for photo editing, but I'd also have to test out its gaming capabilities... :-)gdubb03 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my old p.o.s. that I assembled my self. I would use it for everything from work to playing games. I am running an old Pentium 4 in my laptop now. I help my family business by adjusting blue prints and auto cad runs so slow on my machine. I also have been an avid gamer sense i was a little boy and I love all the command and conquer series and anything blizzard does. I would definitely use this thing to its full potential if i were to win. I have actually been researching these laptops for a long time but have never had the money to purchase one. winning would be a dream come true.hoffenbecker - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I want!sunnyoc - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use to run 4 VMs to Test my Flex 4 Apps.buzzsaw13 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Since the laptop has USB 3.0 ports, I would use it with the BlackMagic Shuttle to record and stream things from my ps3.Aljebra - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'm a middle/high math teacher. I need a computer that would help me convert a lot of materials into tech-capable materials. Example as creating PDFs, to creating videos of class lessons, to creating e-portfolios, perhaps even going so far as to have lessons that can be done real-time online. The hard drive size itself would be a good size to hold all these files when working with them.Our school, like many other schools, are in budget crunch mode and thus our old computers don't cut the mustard. Yet, with new standards we have to use more and more technology.
I would even be happy to create some kind of blog (with instruction on how to do so) to prove my use of the laptop for the uses for work.
yhr707 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I'd use it for work and for games.SaViOr- - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would take it to school and do a little browsing/gaming between breaks :). Being in lecture/library from 8am-10pm every night takes a toll on a person. Would be nice to just sit and relax, game a little.Fiji5555 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Surfing the web at my place of employment and everywhere else I goosnelson - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
New rig for LAN parties, and a Folding@Home workhorse.bmurray - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
For my daughter in med school,I have no funds.anandme - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to use a computer now that my kids took over mine.Stillq - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
Give to my son for his freshman year at college.WF
chessdeviant - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use it to post and rub it in everyone else's faces how I had won:)tivo20 - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for gaming and photos and various internet entertainment. I will also use it for doing homework and taking notes at school. I will also watch movies on the go and chatting with people online. Thanks for giving chances to people to win the laptop.Ariaeko - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my dying desktop and play lots of Warcrack.jordanramsey - Saturday, March 19, 2011 - link
I would use this gaming powerhouse to play all kinds of games and use the internat.jordanramsey - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Did not mean to enter twice, just disregaurd the comment :)Dirty Tech - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I won a soyo dragon gaming rig like 8 yrs ago but they never gave me my prize. Now im looking to fiil a void.dilligaf586 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I would give it to my wife. She needs a new laptop for work.DonMiguel85 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'd use this to replace my sole computer, an aging Compaq laptop, and at least I'd finally be able to play most modern games decently in and out of the house.Primal622 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
If we had a GT680R my husband would be the happiest in the world. We have been talking about purchasing one for along time. And when we went to PAX 2011 he seen this and was just amazed. He was happy that we didn't get one yet cause he wants this one. lolHe would use it for PC gaming. Since our gaming computer broke last year we couldn't afford another. He would get back into that and also be able to do some programming for school on it. This notebook is amazing!!!!
ezgozit - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Would be Main PC AND MAY Start Gaming??WoodButcher - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Me. When my girl is in he room she takes over my PC so this would be mine...siranthony - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I have been looking for the best laptop for our lifestyle. I want reasonable gaming performance, a capable processor with a 15 or 16 inch screen. I am an audiophile and listen to high definition audio files through USB to my DAC. Because of the large files I'd like a 500gb HD at least. I download music and browse the internet over Wifi so fast wireless is a must. That also means multitasking. I will be running Media Monkey, Internet Explorer, email, downloading large files and browsing my hard drive all at the same time. Portability is important because it will be used in different rooms in the house. My wife will be having video phone calls to family and we plan to use it as a DVD player on trips. This is the first laptop I have seen that will fit all of my needs.Thanks to Anandtech for having such a comprehensive selection of Laptop reviews!
y3kjoe - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'll be playing Crysis 2 when it comes out very soon.MichaelW - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Greetings Anand Lal Shimpi,My name is Michael and I am a Support Technician with Falcon Northwest Computer Systems and I am interested in winning the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook for gaming and kicking butt per say of all that opposed me online, lol.
Kind regards,
Michael W.
Support Technician
mojomud - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Their quality is second to nonebobbyp - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'd use it and pwn noobs in the middle of the street... - no liekoopmjm - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop for traveling and entertainment while on the road!!Thanks!!!
ebonics - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
What a fantastic upgrade this would be to replace my steam powered Sony VAIOwith its' maxed out 1GB ram and 17GB of usable HDD (before anything is loaded into it).
Like going from a Model A Ford to a new Ford Mustang.
drond - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I play Orks Attack a lot from physicsgames and the game currently is very slow. I am hoping to improve my fps by 300% so that the pleasure of playing my favorite would triple!!! AHHH-H-H-H!!! I think core i7 with the improved architecture bundled with this high-def screen and amazing graphics card are superior to my Compaq Portable 286 that is kind of slow nowadays, I think so. nevertheless I will replace the included two HDDs with an SSD to gain some speed on disk accesses. Orks Attack uses the latest engine that relies on high disk access speeds and low latency. SSD will help with that. I hope I can win this laptop because my eyes hurt from the minuscule 9 inch monitor I have now.firstimer - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
bring the notebook to college to do work and play games on. Mostly play games though.rpanic - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Giame more, and give my current laptop to my wife to bring harmony to my home.Mismagius - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Use it to finally make it to Master League in SCII c:deepthunk - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
doesn't imply that I'd only be doing research and nothing else. With this notebook, I'd sneak in gaming sessions when the advisor isn't around. Hey, I have to cope with the stress, somehow.Trogador - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I would use it to play my favorite games in high definition, anywhere I wanted to!whippeteer - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'd join the 21st century in computing power. Power enough to do anything while travelling.tnaant - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Thanks to my out of warranty dead sager, I need another laptop for video editing, and daily use. Please help me!awall - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop for e-mails and checking craigslist.justinj6 - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
i would use it as a backup computer and play games.QlippothVI - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
I will game faster and more feverishly than ever before. And study my Java, I promise...- Qlippoth
Svnla - Sunday, March 20, 2011 - link
Come on MSI laptop, jump on here.MissingPiece - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
This laptop would go to college with my son who will be in need of a mobile computing solution. This machine would obviously be overkill as a word processor, but it would also quite handily lend itself to purposes of MMORPG'ing in the off hours.kevinep3 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Well the laptop I have at the moment is pretty terrible, i mean i cant run tf2 even on the lowest possible settings so I'm limited to do very many things. I have bought a bunch of games off steam from their awesome sales so I would download and play those the second i could.Tumi007 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my net book :)ericgartin - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to control the world. MUHAHAHAHAStretching - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would run Civil 3D better than I can do with my old laptop, that is for sure.ebrg98xj - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Since I am a husband, father and full-time college student a MSI GT680R of my own would be used for many different task. First off, it would give me the flexibility to work on my IT classwork anywhere I need to without any worries about hardware performance issues. My wife would also enjoy editing family photos and videos in HD at speeds that would actually allow her to finish these projects. My 4 year old daughter would also push this system to it's limits with her "build-a-bear workshop" and "leap frog" learning games. Last, but certainly not least, I would actually decide to start gaming on the PC again since my decade-long lapse. Starcraft was my game of choice and the last PC game I played so there could be no time better than the present to relapse on Starcraft with Starcraft 2. I have been itching to play SC2 but have not done so yet because I am stubborn and could not stomach playing such a game on lackluster hardware. In conclusion, this system would be put to good use and enjoyed by the whole family and, in case you were concerned, I will be sure to not let this potential "Starcraft relapse" cause me to fail ALL my classes. Anyone know a good sponsor?Bite - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I think I'd use this slick machine with Dragon to dictate about the Dall sheep up on the rocky face of the mountain in my backyardquackman71 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
wow, would be great to win this awesome laptop!burr4392 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Grow my business and have a laptop that can actually handle routing complex circuit boards!sartho - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use it for a bunch of things. Gaming, streaming movies on Netflix, and having something to do when I'm stuck at a friend's house.darunium - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use it so that my wife and I can game at the same time, one on the desktop one on this guy.jscousins - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I am going back to school and need a new computer to replace my aging desktop. This laptop would be an upgrade and replacement for current, 7 year old desktop.txlonghorn - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I can finally play games on the go.Baenwort - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'm not sure what I would use it for as I have not owned a laptop in 8 years. The only thing it can do over my desktop is stream Netflix to our TV in the living room. Perhaps once I had it I would find other uses.AntiFreze - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Minecraft!datafan2 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use as a desktop replacement machine. Connect to large monitor and replace one HD with small SSD, use the removed HD as external BU via fast USB 3.0 connection.ocsrdo - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
We would use this at home and on the road visiting family.koan - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it for video editing, travel, and games.vinluk - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to keep up to date on www.anandtech.com on the road.seraphneo96 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would definitely use it to play Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Team Fortress 2. Also multitask with it.Alundil - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
to win this laptop. I've never had a laptop of my own that was capable of gaming (solitaire doesn't count in this regard).This one looks very very nice (and the specs too).
Tigr9700 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging HP notebook with Windows XP, a new gaming machine to take everywhere.Xplaced - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play some awesome games, make movies, and produce music!oliverville27 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
First off in RL (Real Life) I would use it as a mobile workstation to create VMs and test out issues with SQL Server. I am a DBA and this would be great to have. Outside of work this will be used to do some light renders for Autodesk Maya, and lastly to play a lot of Eve Online.Roweswood - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my etch a sketch that ive been using for mobile computingVanyamir - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Definitely.jpl976 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would replace my HP Pavilion DV6, play games and demo my companies software on it.gusc3669 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
i would replace my 6 year old compaq laptop whose battery does not charge and I have to hit the power converter a few times to turn on (every once in a while).henryf - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
would use it as a laptop for work and of course play.droidzforlife - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
If I actually won, I would use it to feed the homeless. You might be wondering how I would accomplish such a task with just a laptop? Well its not just a laptop. With a super machine like this that has so much power and swag I could write a program that would just spit out actual Mcdonalds McRibs along with a homing pigeon that could deliver the freshly processed "meal" (I put meal in quotes because who is really to say that the delicious McRib is or is not a meal?), to every homeless person who thought about being hungry. I would be the world's favorite person and when people asked me, "How did you do it?". I would have to tell them that none of it would be possible without the coolest website around; www.anandtech.com...Thank you for reading and good luck !
Mrbland - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
If I won this MSI laptop, I would finally be able to have my OWN computer again to do all the fun stuff I used to before we had kids.Hendz - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
A little Rift......a little SWTOR
Maybe an attempt at world peace?
Basilisk - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Oh! Wait, I'll have to drop Sis's, this one's too nice.jazzisjazz - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I do so truly want to winfrom Anandtech / MSI so lets begin.
I think I'd use it to get the news
and save some wear on my everyday shoes.
I might then try with a little luck
to edit cute photos of nieces and such.
Without a doubt I would give a try
to impressing the hotties as they strolled by.
Sooner or later my brain would give in
to Pandora's music cool jazz to begin.
For sure I'd spend some good time as a tech
remotely logged in to pc's that were wrecked.
And after all was said and was done.
I'd co-rank Anandtech and MSI both number one.
spennce - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Use it for everything I do!t3chgeek - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
nice laptop, no need for a desktop anymoreKro12 - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
would use it to play all the awesome mmos that are out therepoog - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
impress my friendsswifty - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I am always looking to upgrade hardware... This sounds like a most appropriate notebook to do so.Thanks for the great reviews.
kibbyster - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I would use it to talk to my friends.Stainl3ss - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
To play starcraft 2 for days and enjoy a new notebook :)16jonhenry - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Id use it for next year at college and gaming of course(cant wait for crysis2) :)Tadhg - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
I'd do school work, catch up on the last several years of games that I've missed by having a subpar system, and most importantly, I'd stop being a laughing stock as the only employee of Micro Center to not own a computer.starkjp - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would run MATLab simulations and not have to wait 30mins for them to execute and actually be able to perform computational fluid dynamics and FEA on my home computer!compulov - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I'd replace my aging Macbook with a screen that's entirely too low-res for my tastes.Vajra - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Same as always: to take over the world! Bwhahahadscheive - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would use it to handle my 3D graphics rendering for games im creating for Blender to help me start a career in 3D Game programming!Creig - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Gaming, surfing, CAD, movies... This could do it all!p05ta1 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I could frag in Duke when it ships at work. What a way to offend workers at break.vincee - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would hug it forever...DrComp - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would use it for video editingLurkingInNC - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I'd replace an ancient system I built around 8 years ago.gtd2000 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I'd use it, to show proudly, that it is possible to actually win something in a prize draw :)LanManning - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Here's hoping.Michael - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
And pirate my way to infamy in the game.Michael
Hammerfall - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would upset my wife, ignore my children, and not feed the dogs for weeks..............Rudy Toody - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would install Mathematica and use it to create the Theory of Everything.gxander - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
The rest of the family already have theirs.FightingFinn - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would make sweet (platonic) love to it! Please oh please let it be me, this laptop is sick!syncho - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would utilize the device's vast array of technology to win... at everything.keotok_ii - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I would use it to start a revolutionmr-toad - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I'd use the GT680R to play my favorite pc game of all time: Lord of the Rings Online!Chapbass - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Could definitely use this to feed the addiction!unknownfreak642 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my twin brother who had an old laptop that needs updating.joewrx - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop when I travel to encode HD video from 3 HD camera sources and 1 HD Gaming source via a blackmagic intensity shuttle usb 3.0 drive. I would then stream live events in hd with my verizon 4g card. I love to stream cast on JTV live gaming tournaments and this sucker has the power and the usb 3 to use my blackmagic on the go.Wish me Luck!
jh19811215 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I would use this laptop to help me finish grad school. Use it to run C+, Java, Matlab, Pspice, and VHDL/Verilog. Occasionally to run excel spread sheet and powerpoint presentations.sigmanova - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
starcraft 2, diablo 3, crysis 1 and 2 and counter strike source! :)chris6647 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
If i won this magnificent GT680R, i'd put it to great use every single day, on the IT-University im getting into this summer. I'd use it to own at the weekly LAN parties held on campus, and to program, test and whatever more will be required of me. I'd be able to convert my home computer into different servers for testing purposes at home, which would be awesome! Always wanted to be able to do that, but never had a good enough laptop which would allow it. Receiving this feisty beast would put my current quest for a great new laptop into completion in the best possible way :Djordancl - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I'd use it to VAGCOM my car and play through DA:O, DA:A, and DA2!!Ol'Pal Gary - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
The feature make this my dream laptop..sadly will never enjoy it as i'm on fixed income now...
Grat Laptop MSI, "Well Done" "Bravo"
Would make my writing & design much more enjoyable & productive....
Quintox - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
Nice laptop, hope I win!TheCuSith - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
Let's see...I would take this with me to class and read Anandtech instead of studying.
I would take this with me to class and play Oblivion instead of studying.
I would take this with me to class and mod Oblivion instead of studying.
I would take this with me to classes next year and play Skyrim instead of studying.
Also, I'd love to have a laptop I can take to the monthly LAN parties my friends and I host. My case is soooooo heavy.
:D
Bashid0 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
feed my starcraft 2 addiction and browse the web as well as control the fuel maps and such on the em on my car!renegade_archer - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I'd use it to use the superior hardware inside to finally have a laptop powerful enough to kick some serious butt on Call Of Duty: Black Ops and any other FPS that anyone is brave enough to challenge this laptop with.dbednarczyk30 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I would crank out my homework and my workwork! LOLTheRocket3411 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
If I won the GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook, I would use it to finally play along side friends without having to carry around my huge case (Full ATX - ~36lbs.) This laptop has awesome specs and I've seen raving reviews from everywhere. Everyone else has mobility :( ... why shouldn't I?bsbc1987 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Would finally get into pc gamingrendochai - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school.busnut - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
First of all, productivity - I would use it in my work as a grant writer for non-profit agencies. Helping those who are in need of assistance is very rewarding. I would blast off applications to all of the corporations that I have not approached in the past several months. Next I would load-up my new notebook with all of my favorite games and wind down from all of the multi-tasking that just took place in the submission of the grant proposals. Now with a big smile on my face, I would be so very happy knowing that I have done good by helping others and being rewarded by being chosen to win the MSI GT680R notebook. Thank you Anandtech for teaming up with MSI in making this an awesome contest!bappy29 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd be able to max-out video to play CIV 5, watch Netflix, and skype everyone I know.rdudzi01 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would play a bunch of different type of PC games while also using it for work and school purposes.manbearpigs187 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Id give my parents my current MSI notebook to replace their 10 year old laptop. I'd use my G series laptop for AutoCAD at work and high performance one shot lose your hip performance at homeRichard.Brucker - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Save the world by demonstrating the GT 680R's awsome power to everyone, thereby getting everyone I know to be jealous and they will buy one just because I say so.rstove02 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Would use it for gaming when on forced work travel. Company I work for only provides old integrated GPUs in their laptops that can not even play Minecraft respectably.Mxp12 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would quit my job and replay every game i have ever owned with max settings!!!Dukegum - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Going to collage for it. I would use it for math and science and whole a lot of stuff for the future. I do get a lot of homework like something to do with the internet for homework and I need to travel to study History like when did the dinosaurs dies. And I would take the laptop for going to the mountains and study at the stars at night.spock99 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd get more done in less time, what could be better?
zebano - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Programming & Gaming, but it would be a laptop so I can sit in front of the TV and be less productive.Hyperlite - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
This would be my go-to machine for some epic Battlefield 3 carnage!And maybe diablo 3....someday....
vtx1300 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would use it to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their womengrunderone - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
After winning the GT680R and graciously bowing to be included amongst my fellow nominees, I fled the podium, ripped the packaging off and darted away from the green room amidst the flash bulbs and sea of paparazzi running after me. I opened the laptop and they all froze with amazement as the MSI emblem blinded them. There was an understanding we had. they dropped their cameras, a slow clap began from the back... they all joined in louder and louder until I knew they were distracted enough because soon they would realize they had to know. Know what this laptop was capable of. I couldn't allow it, not yet, not this time. So I shoulder-rolled past them into a dressing room and threw the power-block onto the ground and powered up my Flip-Cam to document for my youtube fans I know would ( and will be) anxiously awaiting my review ...check the twitter during boot..yep the word is out, I might as well put a snarky thought in there just to see if I can drive more buzz... done, and done.... AND DONE (cue DEEP BOOM) .... let the GAME BE-GIN. end scene.pjannace - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would use it to cook bacon in the morninghuanger - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would use it for photoshop and sc2!Magee_MC - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
who knows, this could be it.LazyBlah - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would melt faces, both figuratively and literally with it.intheory - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd use it to win like a boss with poetry and magic in my fingertips. duh.vshah - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I live in NYC, and my girlfriend lives in Pittsburgh. I go there by bus most weekends to visit her. If I won this laptop, it would allow me to catch up on playing all the games I don't have time for during the week while on the bus.Thanks MSI!
Atomic Roooster - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Looks like an excellant build. Throw my name into the hat. Anyone know how the winners name is drawn? BTW, whatever happened to those two HD5770's that were being given away ions ago? Aren't those getting to be kind of outdated already.sitswithmouse - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
Desktop replacement!hotboy12945 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would advertise it everywhere i go, tell evrybody about it. I would let everybody know how A+ the product is. I would do anything to show how this is the best and advance this product is. Also i would Probally buy another one if yall gave me this one. This is the best productBigCheeze - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
What WOULDN'T I do? LOL!This system would be great for myself and my family. Not only would it give us a system that we could use at home for the kids and us, it would more importantly be a system we could take on the road with us when we go on our annual family vacation. We try to take the kids to a new place every year, so we load all 3 of them, our 2 dog, and Ma and Pa and head on out in the truck and trailer.
We have a couple of year old laptop, but it's showing it's age and with this... wow. We'd be the fanciest in the trailer parks!! :-)
Thanks for the contest, and good luck everyone (specially to me)!!
Tateman1 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd give my son my asus laptop, and use this one so we can game together :)gruvsf - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
but I guess if I did win this I wouldn't complain too much, unless I am trying to play games on it.ShawnD - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would cuddle it at night like a teddy bear......Then frag everyone on BC2!!oskrtg - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I would take it to PAX in the fall and thank the guys there personally!Crockett - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
This is the missing piece for my plans of world domination.Crockett - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
This is the missing piece for my plans of world domination.Bmk5 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I'd use it for programming and of course gaming with a beastly rig like that to replace my dying desktop. :-)burningice08 - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
I was planning on building a desktop for gaming. But if I won this, then I'd say screw the desktop! Oh, and it'd replace my laptop too :-)Adrian56 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
Winning the GT680… I would run the streets of NY naked then go home and have a COD marathon!!!! (If I don’t get arrested first)judd sandage - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would use this to play me some STOEureka17 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I've never owned a laptop. And If I win this laptop, I would actually use if for school work. I'm majoring in graphic design and having access to Adobe CS5 wherever I am would be the greatest thing ever.garrettvm - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
Nice site; nice game; nice promoasad1000 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I WOULD PLAY 24/7 EVERYWHERE :DDDyapsy84 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
with a system as performant as the GR680R, I would play those high graphics game and enjoy the comfort of video calls and video conferences with family and friends abroad, using the HD webcam providedLiamster - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it to ward off my other kids from constantly stealing/fighting over the (currently) only laptop in the house.Also, to start the oldest on some programming track... After I am done with StarCraft for the day.
tranceline - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would use this so called "laptop" to learn all about this new thing called the "inter-net"...if its around for much longer...bioluminance - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would finally be able to play everything in my Steam library the way it was meant to be played.HorstDraper - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd play Diablo 3 everywhere I go. When it comes out in 4 years that is (not giving up hope!)gamegeek - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
To be able to play almost any game I want wherever I wanted? Who wouldn't want this awsome rig?Psnacky - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd slaughter zombies on my lunch break.Kayden - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would use it defeat my asus laptop carrying friends!tkinney - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would take it to Afghanistan with me. And probably double the total computing power of the country. ;)robjw - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
general web surfing and light gamingT.C. - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it for GIS/CAD.codymann - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would probably rant on to my friends telling them how i won this amazing gaming rig at anandtech.comChaplainDave - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
My Dell is getting a bit long in the tooth...I could really use a new laptop...and what a laptop this is!!! Come on MSI and Andandtech...pretty please!!!!Geek007 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
Test and compare the cpu and gpu performance and of course play games on it .TECHF1END - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
id use it to get rid of my crappy hp laptop and play every sweet game for days on end!!!Snypr18 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would help turn back the tide of boring and rehashed pc games these days by using it for independent game design and research.Help me help you!
-Snypr18
alyarb - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
i'd use it to play old games and read the news.JoshG06 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it to catch up on all the games I haven't been able to play since I've been deployed here in Afghanistan, due to having a low end laptop without even a dedicated graphics card.If I had personal internet here, I'd use it to stay up to date on the latest tech news by visiting AnandTech often. But I have my work computer, so I still do that ;)
Also, though having nothing to do with the laptop, I'd greatly thank MSI and AnandTech for making it possible to win this awesome computer.
FelixDeKat - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
Its got all the right specs and I would love to own it. My old laptop would be donated to charity. Thanks!akaku118 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school of course...and maybe SC2 on the sidekojenku - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I am getting ready for the Shogun:Total War 2. I am the big fan of Creative Assembly's real time battles and I have owned Shogun: Total War, Rome:Total War. Their games are very heavy on gaming hardware and I cannot play them on my current laptop. I need this to play these games.My main subject, however, is the research of parallel processing, currently on the desktop. I need to program the Java and the browsers, and run tests wherever I go. The best configuration would be running some OS's in VMWare and test the codes different ways. A powerful laptop like this one is certainly suitable for the purpose.
Give me one, PLEASEEEEEE!
sycopupy - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make my friends jealous.Jerryph40 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would definitely be using it to visit Anandtech's website to help me work the kinks from my aging desktop. But seriously, my nephew is really in need of a laptop and I just can't afford to purchase what he needs. He is a very bright young man that I have no doubt would benefit from having the right tools placed within his reach. I can't say that he would get this beast, but I would definitely give him my current laptop that I use for work. It is a very capable system perfect for his needs and relativily bulletproof. I could then use this one for my work needs and maybe some recreational WoW or Crysis. He would definitely like to help with that also I am sure.lesherm - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
use it to game and donate my old laptop to my library!kickehy - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I would definately like to try out the new Star Wars MMO that's coming out next year. I think this would be awesome! (Doesn't help when you have an old dell with onboard graphics) :Plat227 - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use the notebook for traveling........stealth-x - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
I'd use it to render and commentate my black ops wager match videos at whenever and wherever I had the chance.I'm TheWagerer on the tube.
mdizzle92 - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would get rid of my old Windows xp rig and finally be able to play online games and watch a full movie on netflix. :(Aetherius - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would probably use this awesome machine for accessing internet all around the house and gaming on the go, of course :PPress_Corpse - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
If I win the GT680R, I would use it to replace my dated desktop pc. I would use it to help whoop my brother in games like left for dead 2, Diablo 3 and pretty much any newer game that looks interesting enough to attempt. I would use the laptop to help tune my car and help plan any next modifications on future car restorations. But most of all, I would use it to make people envious of me and make them buy the same exact laptop!DavidKDean - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
What would I do with the GT680R if I were blessed enough to win it? Well to understand that is to understand a bit about my past.I'm an Ex-Aviation Electronics Technician (In-Flight Technician). I was attached to a few different VP (P3C Orion) squadrons in my time. I worked at both the "I" and "O" level fields. These fields range from Software and Hardware management to ESD and Corrosion control.
From that point in my life my interest branched considerably. Maintaining our "On Board Computer" meant that I had to learn some computer programming skills. This included Delphi, Python, and C. I also got into VMWare, Fruity Loops, and Fraps. Now as most people know the last three mentioned are very harsh on an "outdated" Rig.
I left Military service in 2005 with many wounds (No pity party needed. Just a story being told). Including 1 to my right leg. Since my life had been centered around Computers and my System at the time was way outdated. I took every bit of the money I had that wasn't being thrown into medical bills and picked up a HP Pavilion with a T6500 in it. Sadly this was the best I could do. The system works fine for most of the things I like to learn. But sadly since it doesn't support Virtualization I can't mess with VMWare or to a smaller extent Fruity Loops.
Since my Medical Discharge from the Navy I took up Online classes with Westwood University for Game Software Development. I am also thinking about picking up and learning with Full Sail Studios. I also am currently trying to learn Japanese and Russian with Rosetta Stone.
Now since my time has opened up I've gone to picking up learning how to program for the Mobile Platforms (right now just Android). It happens that I'd greatly like to pick up learning how to use the iOS SDK but sadly you can't do that on a PC because of the restrictions Apple has placed on the usage of its programs.
If I were lucky enough to win this great prize I'd:
* Continue my education in Software Development across many different Platforms.
* Continue my education in the Japanese and Russian Languages.
* Further my understanding of VMWare, Fruity Loops, and Fraps.
* Start to learn iOS SDK for iPhone.
* Continue to Raid like the nerd I am in World of Warcraft my 3 nights a week!
In conclusion I'd like to thank you for reading all of the none sense I just laid out. Its not many times a person can petition to win a great item like this. Fates aren't always great but you'll never turn over a win if you don't put up the effort. I've always tried to put my fellow many ahead of myself and I'd be happy to do it again. I'd like to be able to continue that with furthering my understanding of the few basics I have. I'd like to take the few ideas I have and use the knowledge I would be able to gain to make applications for all users to benefit from.
Tanks, AT2 Dean
KevinCU - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to replay some classic PC games while on the road. Diablo2, Starcraft, Warcraft II, Duke Nukem and Doom come to mind. :)cookieking - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
i would use it non stop until my brain was mush for everything, unlike my current laptop which i use as a paperweightBCool - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming at friends and family, and a little work (very little).blacktopcowboy - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would replace my desktopMauganRa - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
Follow team Evil Geniuses in SC2. The webcam would be perfect for a web cast dedicated to casting games from my favorite players: Axlav, iNcontrol, IdrA, and Machine!Thank you MSI for supporting eSports!
ali9776 - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would love this!tarison - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would do all the things I do now but I would have more fun doing it.Sparqking - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would Let Noobs know they were Noobs!! and watch them burn! Good Gaming All!!Spg - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would use it to play gameskourun - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
i want to get my hand on it..piperdad - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I'm retired,IRS/Social Security has no knowledge of 15 years of my most productive income.....I'm using a computer with Plll processor.....I prefer my dial -up connection to the world better than what's on TV...except for three shows...I need a newer computer to play the new RPG games...I don't do Bang-Bang shootem games.-Apocalypse- - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
With a few AAA MMO's coming up soon, a new laptop would be amazing.Dagtrocity - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I've always wanted to be able to detach myself from my desk and still be able to play games. This laptop would be perfect for just that.Sarg1969 - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
I would use this cool laptop to play the current FPS games and keep in touch with my family back east.mutantmagnet - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
4205 comments and counting. Maybe I should go back to horse races.If I won this contest I would stop shopping around for a laptop.
mymonnai - Saturday, March 26, 2011 - link
i would use it to play SC2 with my fiance (future husband) since he hogs the computer all the time to play himself. with a new MSI notebook, we can play with each other.illus1ons - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use this for hard gaming! This is what is made for!CuriousGeorge - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
This MSI Sandybridge notebook would help me lose weight, become a better person, and allow me to do NLE video editing and an gaming at more than the 4 frames per second that I'm getting right now!Daku01 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
i would like to compete in this sweepstake if you don't mind :Dm1a - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would love to have this and use it for CODcourters - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use this as my website development machine, and also for games of course. This would be pretty much all the computer I would need!fuglett - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
With such an awesome laptop, it'd replace my main desktop for gaming. I'd use it to win fat lewts while raiding in WoW, or level my cleric up to 50 in Rift, all from the comfort of the couch in my livingroom, cause who wants to be tied to a desk while dominating your foes online?petulant - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the go.DHaughton - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I'd sell in on eBay :) No, just kidding, who couldn't use another computer?sterlon - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
If I won this laptop I would use it as a desktop replacement as my desktop is pretty beat (actually in about 10 pieces currently). It would also let me give my current laptop to my mother.DHaughton - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Count me in!badger22 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
id use it to finally play my computer games on the go!Tamuril - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I'm a college student working on my first semester, so I'd use it for school quite a bit. It'd save me a lot of trouble having to use the school computer lab. Of course, I'd also use it to pass my hour long breaks in between classes playing DragonAge and Fable 3, not to mention streaming a multitude of comedies and anime from Netflix. I could really use this snazzy laptop. Pick me, pick me!RackoWacko - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Play online against an opponent in Ukraineewq3500 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Nice. i think if i win, i will keep playing crysis 2 till i get blind .ComputerNovice22 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use it for video editing and would be VERY excited to see how much faster it could export programs once I had finished editing them compared to my current laptop.I would also use it to visit anandtech along with a few other hardware review sites I visit regularly. However I'm positive I would end up playing games on it as well because having a computer like that and not gaming on it would most certainly be a waste of such a capable machine. I'd also use it for watching netflix movies along with many other every day computing task that currently I almost always end up using my desktop for because my current laptop is a lower end AMD dual core CPU, and simply can't do things at a speed I find acceptable.
So I'd really like to win this contest.
Nexen - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use it to play all the new games on maxed graphics mode.Jtorrespr1 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I will be playing BF2 and BF3(when it comes out with this)thanks for the contest.
GAMERofONE - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
i would use it to play crysis 2, BFBC 2 and develop my own games using the UDK. I'd try to get into a college with a grant or scholarship and hopefully get a job making games so i could do what i love for the rest of my life. haha :) but thats just the long version for now i would play games and make my own for me and my friends to play.joecomstock - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would play SC2, and be able to have a notebook again. My MSI whitebook that i built a number of years ago died last year and i have not had the money lately to replace it. It would be nice so that when I work from home I can go the the coffee shop and program all day.rorin593 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
replace my tiny ASUS netbook.LazerGlazer - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use the power of the computer to participate in the scan the Universe project.jastar - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my old Dell.rickwn3 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
I would destroy civilizations, fight back alien invasions, race on dirt tracks, and fight in a medevil joust....faster than I did today.smlein - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Forget playing the games, and work with my partners to create the game-changing FPS we've been planning!elf2012 - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Well hardcore gaming or course. More specifically: Portal 2, Starcraft II, and Diablo III (if it ever comes out!!), and of course some UT3 thrown in for good measure:)Dormantmg - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I would be that much closer to deciding to become a professional gamer. ;)mdizzle92 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
My last laptop jumped from a moving pickup truck and tried crossing a main road in front of my house...let's just say he didn't really make it all the way. He fried his memory, broke his video card, and the local three-legged dog ran off with him. He was the fastest dial up laptop that ever was. Legend has it that if you sit in the middle of the road on a quiet night you can still hear that 56k modem scream.daytrader7 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
If I won the GT680R, I would game out as much as possible on the couch.Jonniebeme - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I would definitely use this laptop for surfings anandtech.com and of course gaming.To play my WoW, LoL, SC2, L4D2, Magicka, BLC, and many many more games :)
coachingjoy - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'd go fishing.Sigma4506 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I am and automotive techician and would use it to research technical problemsDanadcorps - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school and games.ZakuFOB - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'd program the lights to have a laptop rave.toadliy - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play all the games I downloaded for free that are sitting unplayed in my Steam account because my current laptop can't handle anything more complicated than Minesweeper.PigPopTart - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'm going to rock BF3 while droppin' a deuce!mngap214@gmail.com - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
If I were to win I'd totally use the computer for gaming as well as using the Cuda cores for information on a linux partition that I'd set up on the hard drive. For the most part my crappy laptop that I have now can't really handle anything because I bought it 3 years ago even though I purposefully bought one with a dedicated card. It's the last time I will ever buy hp. Being an engineering student, computing is an issue when trying to run software that I need to use for homework so an upgrade is definitely in the future. It's just hell to pay rent, tuition and save.pbat51 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
we all know it would be for gaming and pron.maybe not in that order
Tr0nHunt3r - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I'm active duty Navy so I travel a lot and visit places that have very little in the way of recreation.I'm a student at the Art Institute for Game Art and Design, so I need some heafty graphics capabilities to use software like 3DS Max, Unreal Developer Kit, Photoshop pro, and Adobe Flash pro.
I'm an avid PC gamer. Playing games like Crysis 2, Starcraft 2, Unreal Tournament, and F.E.A.R. 2 needs something this powerful to do them justice.
Please... Hook me up.
sandank58 - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I would give it to my daughter whose Toshiba is so outdated.E.Miles - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
Here is why i would want the laptop and what i'd use it for1.GAMING!!! i would use it to play games of course!!! especially
2.i would use it to record my music and upload it to itunes :)
3.i would be able to skype with my sisters more often
4.use it to watch videos and movies
5.oooohh i would extremely use it when i go on long flights and drives
6.for school
7.I would use it for internet and work use
8.to use Anandtech.com ;)
9.i would love to have it because i have been needing a laptop very badly and this laptop is EXACTLY the laptop i have been looking for!! and it would be awesome and i would take care of it :)
10. and finally i would use this (and avery helpful use of it) would be to be able to play games! cause like i said i have been looking for a laptop for 3 years and this laptop IS EXACTLY what i need and the perfect graphics card!! :)
Thanks for the consideration!!
Evan
fyou - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
i can render buildings that i design. and play games at the same time. :)cod2easy - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
Let's see.... first of all, GAMING!! (on the go, how sweet would that be!) Second, would be for college and last but not least.... To evoke envy from all other "cookie-cutter" laptops... w000t! ;-)Boomvang - Monday, March 28, 2011 - link
I would be the first gamer to play games at remote locations around the world. As a sailor I would be able to continue my passion for gaming while at sea. There isnt much room for a Desktop on a 30 year old 35' Cutter rigged sailboat, not to mention the power restrictions make it impossible. So, sadly my custom build Desktop has to go when I depart this fall.My goal is to document myself gaming while cruising the pacific. The GT680R would be a perfect companion in doing so.
Fari winds and good luck to everyone~
Matthew
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Tashing Baba 35
dimonstar - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
well msi doesn't have the best reputation as far as quality goes for laptops but i wouldn't mind giving it a try.specs looks very goodSoundmanred - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
Because if I won this, my luck has officially changed!collegebound - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to help me with my research in all my studies in college next year and also to skype with my relatives who live in another country. I can't afford a laptop but I would enjoy playing LOL on this laptop in between studying and my classes.LOL = League of Legends
LOL > WOW
thanks! :)
rontrp - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would play everything all the time!markgleisner - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use this product to replace my aging desk top and become a true road warriorchueh - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming with which it was built for.Esiuda - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use it to stay logged in to anandtech all day at work, then show my ex-wife my shinny new laptop, so she could call her lawyers and tell them that I am hiding money from her!!!!!!Johnrock916 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop to play World of Warcraft with my family.jfortner - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I'd use it for gaming on the train to and from work, like the good old days before I had kids!kevindeals - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
will be a nice upgrade over my old toshiba a65 that no longer plays even mindcraft.audesapere - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use the MSI GT680R for creating a virtualized lab with which I can continue developing my career in IT. Virtualization is one topic I am sorely lacking in knowledge and experience, yet have nothing to truly practice on. Having something this powerful, with its Core i7-2630QM and 8GB of RAM, not to mention dual 500GB drives in RAID-0, would be the ultimate workbeast... plus I could play the most demanding games... at the same time.<drool>
malkavsnyx - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I could play all my games on this laptop and I would donate my old one to an organization that would help needy kids get laptops.Syclone - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I'd use it on work trips to get a bit of gaming in. Stuff that's frowned on with the corporate laptop.secretanchitman - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
i would love to have one! :)ch33zw1z - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
entering giveaway...manly - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use it to read AnandTech articles.Ghan_04 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would use the faster CPU to do test runs of coding problems I am working on - more horsepower is always welcome there. Though I can't rule out a game from time to time. :)Arket - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
Lots of gaming! Rift, SW:TOR when it comes out, guild wars 2 someday... and lets not forget Portal/ Portal 2.jchezem - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
If I were to win this notebook, I would use it to crunch down family videos into MPEG4 files, run virtulization and debuggin software for research in the latest computer security techniques, most likely my finances as well, and most important I would dedicate this laptop with it nice high resoultion to my children in teaching them how to use graphics and fine arts in the digital world with a wacom tablet.tvcplu - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
It would be put to good useactran69 - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I would love to win this laptop. I plan to run alot of VMs on this machine.lukmeg - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
If I win this I will use it for school.OcFerris - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
With these specs it would be easier to tell you what I wouldn't use it for!besweeet - Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get away from the Mac platform that I was sucked into by a bunch of people on Twitter. I need a beast of a computer for video editing, and portable gaming. This has everything. Battery life also seems pretty decent for something with an incredible dedicated GPU!cazcat - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would buy a bunch of video games for it like black ops, oblivion, etx. And i would also by a bunch of movies off of itunes to watch on the msi gt680r's awesome screen!!!anaconda99 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Pong!xixax - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
In short, the answer would be "everything!"Gaming, graphics editing, movies, music, web surfing, you name it!
I've been giving some serious consideration to replacing my desktop with a laptop and the MSI GT/GX laptops were just what I was looking for. Unfortunately, financial reasons will prevent me from purchasing one anytime soon. Please don't let a little thing like money come between me and this beautiful example of technology. Besides, you'd also be creating a hardcore MSI/Anand fan for life, and doesn't the world need more of those?
fastcuda - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it to find a mate in a internet cafe, and pwn at some games of course!photoray - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
If i won, I would be so motivated I would get a job, stop living with mom and borrowing my friends laptop that I have to go to Burger-king to use the internet with. All while I'm still in my 40's.grohl - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it as a laptop to replace the one that has been stolen by my wife and kids, lock myself in the back closet, and game while the rest of the house spirals into chaosinsul1n - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
Haven't had a gaming capable PC in a long time, I would catch up on all of the games I have missed.jellyrole - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it to game at the library.steve4th - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would investigate all that was possible in gamingthanks
steve
heero0012 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
Game during my breaks during medical rotations, and successfully completing the med program while maintaining the gamer within me:)!Langleyeuem - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit Anandtech and Play Game :DTstorm82 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
This would be my first laptop and my first Intel computer since my PIII 800 way back when. Wonderful giveaway Anandtech and MSI.BeastGTS - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would play all shorts of fps games on the go.timdawg420 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
if i were to win this awesome gaming rig, i would push for legislation to become legally married to it, and would remain forever abstinent to sex, drugs, AND rock-n-roll..... LOL....Nick5324 - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it as a paper weight.Packtramp - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it for games and movies while on travel!! Thanks for the contest!Fenixgoon - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I'd roflstomp people in SC2 while on the run, of course!prettybad - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Crysis 3Alandovos - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 - link
World of Warcraft :) What else :)InfiniteJudgment - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd use it for a house computerRY62 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd use it to save the world! ... from zombies, aliens, giant spiders, etckaykayplease - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
If i won i would give it to my daughter, who just entered highschool and had previously has an MSi that was stolen by one of our former babysitters. She works so hard and absolutely loves to play the Sims 3 with all of her upgrade packs and such! She loves school work and stays late at the school library to finish important projects until they close. She could really use one and MSi is a brand that i trust and that I know she loves.thank you!!! :D
dboone628 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd use this beast to process *huge* matrices in MatLab for work! My VAIO just isn't cutting it anymore.Andy637luv - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I hear this laptop is the best laptop that MSI come up with. If i won this laptop i would like to gift to my lilttle brother to use it to visit AnandTech.com, he aslo playing video as well as World of Warcrack.bws2007 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
i would use it to play newest graphical games and spend more money on gamesBluePhantomS - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
Yo! If I could somehow win this by an interesting turn of fate, might, and magic, I'd totally use it's gaming abilities to finally play the games I have that make me cry when I can't work them cause I AM SO SLOW! Let's do this baby!Chuck1Vt - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
MSI 680R is a worthy prizeBLUEDRAGON42 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
i think i would put it to the test edtiting pictures and DVD'S,that would tell me if it was really well built.Sisyphean - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop for fun, for games, for my education through a masters in midwifery and for business, when I open my own home birth practice. This is the only laptop that meets all of my needs!unhuman - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my kid so maybe they'd finally let me use the netbook.alaskaherb - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my flux-capacitor in my Honda (no I don't have a DeLorean) so I could travel back in time and remember what it was like to have hair.Braunimus - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
Many late night gaming sessions and loads of code compiling.synapse95 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I would like to install all the latest 3D FPS games like Call of Duty Black OPS and set it to the ultra high settings and brag it to the world that the GT680R laptop runs like is not exerting any effort at all. Truly the fastest gaming laptop in the world.Koz - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
Thanks!DoeBoy - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
What a great product. I got an older Asus G50VT and this would be excellent to replace it with and oooooo so much more powerful.Powie - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I might start playing PC games again, lots of surfing, and entering contest like this one :)cpenner2 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
Use this for my work where I need as much power and screen real estate as possible.JuddRogers - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
dual boot Linux so I can have a development environment when I travel.DeTard - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'll use it while wasting away gaming until I remember that horrible feeling is hunger and I'm starving!drnarron116 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I would most likely use the machine for gaming and once my daughter is old enough to operate a computer I would most likely hand it down to her and teach her how to use a computer herself for educational purposes at first. And when she's ready I'm gonna get her set up to play a lil' WoW with her good ol' daddy!nlavacheng - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my dadgardenhobbit - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
If I won the GT680R, I'd use it to search for a cure for cancer.Nah.. I'd really just play games with it until 1 o'clock in the morning!
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I would be able to do what ever I want with this monster, from gaming online, to video editing, homework, watching movies and do it all while traveling or at home. Where ever I go the power of this premier MSI notebook would be with me. I already have an MSI notebook and am very impressed with the quality of their machines. Having the GT680R would allow me the freedom to do anything I need to do on the go or at home.bigmoneydew17 - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
I WOULD NEVER SLEEP AND STAY ON IT ALL DAY AND NIGHTtan the man - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
the question is what wouldn't i do with it?? throw my old crappy computer in the garbage can and right after grab my new MSI and log onto facebook to see all the drama thats going on in everyones life and who hates who. then pop some popcorn and watch some netflix on it and finish of the night with a game of battlefield with non lagging and amazing graphic gameplay. i'll also be able to get rid of my headphones with the fantastic sounding speakers. wow so much to do in just one night with this beast of a machine the possibilities are endless.trevorp - Thursday, March 31, 2011 - link
getting back into computer gaming.42monkeys - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would write awesome software.guanton - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Hey Anand,I would first like to say, it was truly a surprise when I heard from my friend that you graduated from Enloe High School, from which I graduated as well, and now pioneer one of the biggest tech review websites to date. I was very impressed. I also remember the day you visited Enloe back in 06-07 in your Lambo. Haha. I'm currently pursuing a BS in Computer Science at UNC-Chapel Hill.
So, what I'd use this laptop for: I've recently became very interested in your website, probably because I'm in the process of building my first computer. I would be on AnandTech 24/7, doing research for my build, with some Battlefield3/Diablo3 on the side ;).
Thanks,
Alan
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I would use it for hard-core gaming!!!! With i7-2630QM @ 2.0GHz and GTX 460M, its going to out perform every single games out there!!! ^-^cl04k3d - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would visit anandtech more often thats for sure.RevolutionMono - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Like pretty much everyone else, I'd use it for gaming. I'd love to be able to get my brother into PC gaming as well.Another thing I would use it for is school, it would be a good tool and a great help when it comes to my writing as well.
wizwor - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Looks like the perfect laptop for a college dorm. Plenty of power for 'work' with enough juice to get through a day of classes. If I don't win this, I'm probably going to end up with a Dell...agent4054 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Oooh. A mobile workstation/render node!puckmasterc - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Use it for games and sharing with my kids for school work.pakya1980 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I'd play games all night and sleep through the day.PureDesi - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would use it for what it was meant for gaming at 1080p, brag to my freinds tell them to get one, and watch bollywood movies!!!! Shahrukh Khan FTW!!!!Rcg86 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
Developing my career as an artist and unlocking new potential would be the goal of this laptop. I'm working my way through school in hopes of landing a job in the industry; however, in this economy, not many of us student-industry artists are receiving jobs out of the door.Experience and networking are two fundamental necessities for hiring. However, as a student, we are severly limited in our resources. Despite these obstacles, I will continue to improve, develop, and expand myself until I get to that ultimate goal: A job! And with this laptop, I believe, I would get that extra leg up and push toward personal success.
My art blog: http://mcarlotto.blogspot.com/
Thank you for time,
Matt
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I would like to have this computerWally256 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games as my wife watched TVDriveshaft423 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my aging MSI gaming notebook. I would love to be able to play some current games :DPuppettMaster001 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
That resolution bump for me would be a huge upgrade for school/coding/gaming!anatomy01 - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
i'd use it for a few years lol gaming/programing/codingvineethrp - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would combine my work with pleasure on this great piece of technology. Multiple Virtual Machines using VirtualBox or VMware is the key. I would have my work done in Virtual Machines (testing, coding, benchmarking etc...) and my entertainment like movies and games on my windows running on bare metal. And ohh yeah, windows 8 is coming.. My GT680R would surely love it! :-)kfumicello - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would run firefox 4 on it and search the webbluerover - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
To whom it may concern,This notebook with its Intel Core Processor would make the perfect gift for my daughter's school studies. These days, school study is so computer orientated. Utilizing the right software and hardware has become a necessity! Winning this MSI notebook would just be such a wonderful event.... Thank You for offering this amazing device!
Sincerely,
Rich Nesom
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I would search the webSavantx - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to take over the world!... one game at a time. Oh and I guess if I have spare time it could help with getting my Comp Sci degree.kirvijo - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
When asked what you will do when you get this beast is simply just amazing. With the overclockable CPU the possibilities are limitless, plus it is a i7 which in itself is just amazing. With the 64-bit operating system it I could be open to a whole new world of amazing apps. I like to do video editing and this beast will fly though the applications like it were a piece of cake. To put in a metaphor it is like a human with unlimited appetite. You just keep feeding it and feeding it and it will keep on eating it. Plus the 1920 x 1080 resolution just adds another star to it. To even top this off it has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 which I could use for video games, video editing or any other high end applications. If I could just forget about all of that I could just use the beast to brag to my friends. All the stuff and the capacity to do this kind of multitasking comes from the 8GB of RAM and personally I like to work on a lot of things at once than just one thing, which is boring. This also comes with a 720p HD webcam and now exaggerating I could use that to shoot video!! Again I like this beast because it is just limitless with fast transfers from a USB 3.0 and with HDMI output.Sorry I do not mean to keep going on but this is at least what I can do to pay my respects to his awesome beast.
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Would get back to computer gaming whered id like to be! Also have a brand new device to read your website and desire EVEN MORE!Hosker - Friday, April 1, 2011 - link
I would use it as a great upgrade from my current laptop and use it for school.Rapidfire48 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would use it for school . I am currently a student using a POS that can not compete with this mammoth of a laptop. When not in school I would use it to frag the hell out of noobs with some hardcore gaming. This is a great machine and needs to be used for what it was built for.altso888 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
i7s are hot. I'd use it to warm up the bed on cold nights while I play WOW.sahra - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
1. I would use it as a computer, because I am poor and have been borrowing others' old computers for years.2. I would use it for work, to process photos and video.
3. I would use it for personal things.
4. I would use it for storage, for pictures of my daughter and all the music I have owned in the last twenty years.
neon8228 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
First, I’d quickly add a protective keyboard skin to safeguard it against the tears of happiness I’d shed (as well as the possible drool of the many envious onlookers).Next, I would frequent my local coffee shops and other Wi-Fi hot spots so that others besides me have the opportunity to be BLOWN AWAY by what’s possible in a notebook computer today.
Most importantly, if I were to win a GT680R, I would use it to go back to school and complete my education.
I’ve wanted to get a degree in computer drafting and design for as long as I can remember, however it’s never been within my financial grasp. I’d probably still have to work 3 or 4 part time jobs to keep up with the tuition, but I would always be grateful for the MSI laptop that got me there.
So, what would I do if I were to win a GT680R, I’d show it off, use it as a partial scholarship and then I would change my life and my family’s lives.
I'm optimistic that I could turn out to be a famous computer game designer, or perhaps the inventor of 3D holograph entertainment. For me, just being a college graduate is sure to result in a career and income that will allow me to someday give away a MSI power computer to someone else and change their life too.
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I would use it to do my college homework, play video games and also use it to help run my computer shop I'm trying to start. I currently have a MSI EX65 and works amazing but it has the core 2 at 2ghz and is now 2yrs old and lagging behind in technology!mekolame - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
This would Rock! How do they pack all that into such a little package? :)mekolame - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I'd play WOW everywhere I go!Jim_Bobson4002 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
Who says a gaming laptop is only good for gaming? In my experience, a "gaming" machine is great for just about anything. If I had this laptop, I would edit and reencode video, playing l4d 2 while I waited for them to finish.dirtrider - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my dell xps 17 that I wish had that 460m!Magwheelz - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would use it to get back into gaming after a nearly 10 year absence. The "Back to the Future" game I recently purchased..let's just say my computer can't handle it. Nice to see laptops/notebooks that are able to do pretty much what the big boys can do.I'd also use it for watching movies and listening to music, as well as picture/video editing from pics/vids I gather from the "triggered" cameras I have in the woods. Would really be nice to view them right there instead of waiting until I get home!
XrazyAzn - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would give the laptop to my little brother who's about to graduate high school in 2 months as a graduation present , he always tries and does get straight A on his report cards, he deserves something like this and he earned it. He'll have something to take if he decides to dorm at his collegeExbockxs - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
Catch up on games I missed and school/work.soulvibez - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
Audio and video editing would be a dream on this!!! Would also get back into PC gaming........... Can also give older laptop to son as a nice hand me down!cobra5000 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I could actually leave the house and still save the universe!ShorinScythe - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
What wouldn't I use it for? My only working system right now is an Inspiron 1150 (2.4GHz Celeron from 2004).LILROB - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would use the new MSI GT680R to dominate my friends in online games, and help with my college work.jcpiont23 - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I'd use it to game on road trips... when i'm not doing the driving of course... well most likely.Otterpop - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
Kitten trapHYPhoenix - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would connect this to multiple monitors and start playing different movies in different monitors.KrissyKorpse - Saturday, April 2, 2011 - link
I would use it to its maximum potential in online gaming.I have been eyeballing the earlier version of this notebook (MSI GT660) but then I found this newer one was released I originally wanted an Alienware but this notebook is a beast like no other plus the 3D benchmark it set is insane compared to any other notebook at the moment,and its the best in its price range If I don't win this sweepstakes I'm still going to buy it within a month or 2 its just so very irresistible. Thanks for this opportunity to win the MSI GT680R.Thanks,
Kris.
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mobile gaming station for me!tiberius21 - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I just need a good laptop.InGraphite - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I'd use it to cure cancer.... somehow.Gib.
D4RK_4NG3L - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
First I would start the day off by taking a picture of it with my MSI motherboard based Custom Desktop I built.Start gaming in each of my games taking video with Fraps.
Then open up PowerDVD 9 ultra64 and piece together a video
Start rendering that, access internet via my HTC Vision Hotspot, and upload to internet all while being on a beach, and taking a picture, (and if I can't actually be on a beach well I would photoshop one in.) Last of all I would connect it to BOINC and let it help save the world one massively distributed project at a time.
Then I would probably Webcam with my my son to family, and leave the laptop to him in my will.
What I would not do with the laptop.
I would not buy a game then pay monthly to pay a game I own.
I would not install itunes
I would not ever play minecraft on it.
I would not use its amazing capabilities as a flashlight.
I would enjoy and thank my lucky bits and bytes for the opportunity to own it.
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crazy amount of hardware!Qstik - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I never win anything; but we're about to get sleet and snow here and I'm bored / stuck indoors.I just upgraded by sister-in-law's MSI U110 netbook to 2GB RAM -- nice little machine...
PerplexedMind - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I'd catch up on about 2 years of gaming! Then start working through the year of HD home movies I need to edit and catalog :-)rpilgrim - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
What ever my wandering fingers and brain cells could do!ostroskyr - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
i would give to my gf to replace her dead gatewayjzodda - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
to surf the net and game from my couchdarkside47 - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I love the site, I just never felt the need to have an account until now! :-Pwarmwaffles - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I would use it to run multiple virtual machines to develop games and web sitesrossm - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
id use it to do some serious 24/7 gaming !!!gunabet - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I am a graphics artist designer so this will work well with what I love to do.Plus on my spare time with the GT680R for gaming.Trevorj08 - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I would use it to do my work on the go instead of having to go to the librarymoojuice - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I'd use it to impress the ladies. All the ladies.asm0deus - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
ME WANT!walls72 - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
Well having this laptop would give me the oppurtunity to get rid of my 2005 model M170 XPS and play some kick butt games that it cant support anymore. The GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebook seems like it would be an excellent replacement just based on specs alone which I always have trusted MSI for years. So it would just give me more reasons to continue to purchase MSI products for my computing needs.Kiriel - Sunday, April 3, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play every game ever. EVER. In my basement... away from everyone >.>gorcorps - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd give it to my little bro whose netbook just broke.dpauley55 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd use it for the convenience....Thetech - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would surprise my 12 year old baby brother and give it to him as a gift.He'd use it for gaming and our mother would definitely make him use it for school and to practice his graphic design skills. He'd also use it for folding when he's not on it.
Zephyranthes - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to watch HD videos, play Mafia II, and check anandtech.com for more contests and news.bostonzu - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would show off this laptop to all my friends, use for gaming, video and audio rendering and of course massive surfing and video watching. power packed into a manageable size.. sign me up!dedroia - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
... replace my crappy 4 year old laptop so I can limp through the rest of grad school. So, plenty of research and productivity. Which, of course, requires hours and hours of procrastination, namely by gaming in my school's cafe-like-area.boondocks - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
Give it to my wife so she'll stay off my pc.flavindapple - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
Use this to continue my research in the field of time travel, by doing so i would hope to perfect the technology required, go back in time, and shoot Hitler. So if your reading this AnandTech, just think of the great publicity you would get from helping to kill the Fuhrer.On the other hand, i could take notes in class, and game with it.
Both purposes hold merit...
clayman67432 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
Wow this is a sweet rig I would love to win this as my main puter I think just diedrafu - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd use it for school work and playing some Counter strike and League of legends on maybe Starcraft ;D.MDSybles - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use it to show my friends that Anandtech is the best tech website on the net by far, and to advertise the MSI laptop brand to all of my friends. This would all happen on Facebook for the world to see, of course.Jibberougi - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I'd use it for cancer research.blackjag - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use this to replace my 7 year old desktop and finally play a game more demanding than half-life 2!!! Oh yeah,and some boring stuff like protein folding.travolin - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
Besides the obvious use as a mobile gaming computer I would make it my track side data center. On the race track my motorcycle is pulling in HD video from a Go Pro as well as acceleration, deceleration, rpm, speed, g-force, lap times, etc… for a custom data logger. It would be wonderful to process all the information on the track between sessions.mngap214 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
If I were to win the MSI laptop, it would not be used specifically for gaming. I do game and I would actually be able to use my steam account for the first time in years due to the increase of the tech specs over the years. I am an engineering student and need an upgrade over my last computer: a 3 year old HP with turians in it. Never again. I don’t think they make those anymore. I purposefully bought a laptop with a dedicated graphics card last time because I wanted to future-proof it somewhat but I didn’t and still don’t have the money to buy a legit, awesome laptop. College nickel and dimes you for everything. It’s hard enough to pay for rent and books, let alone the investment in a decent computer even though your computer needs to be up to par for the software you use as an engineer nowadays just to do your homework.Also I have an acute desire to use the graphics card to its max by crunching information on a linux partition that I would set up on the hard drive. 192 Cuda cores vs my 16 right now would be a really big improvement. If I won I could use my own computer for my on-campus job as I edit video for the University and make movies that will feature in the curricula of higher-level classes. I wouldn't be stuck using slow Macs utilizing inefficient Final Cut. I could actually get the projects done on time which would give me more time to study for exams.
Overall, if I won the laptop, it would save me precious money as I continue my college career, help with my job and hobbies (including games and messing with linux), and would upgrade my piece of crap computer that has a bubble in the polarizing film, 12 bad sectors on the hdd and a sad excuse for a graphics card.
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I fell like the song by Janis Joplin except that my friends all have notebooks not porches; I must make amends!o1die2 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I will use the msi prize for light gaming.z.mccarthy11 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
If i were to win the MSI laptop i would use it for a variety of things. I am currently a Computer Programming major focusing on (Game and Simulation Programming) at DeVry University and need to top of the line computer to effectively create programs/games using game making drag and drop programs and C++ programs. I currently have a dell computer that is about 7 years old. It does not have an upgraded graphics card or anything really. It takes about 4-5 minutes to start up and running any game on low graphics is really hard and lags a lot. I mainly play Starcraft 2 and im currently in the diamond bracket. I would also use the laptop to improve my mechanics and gameplay in not only Starcraft but all games i have on steam. All my friends have custom build computers and LAN all the time, but with my old computer and lack of extra money I normally just watch and occasionally play on someone's computer. Winning this laptop would really help me out financially also as i am the typical poor college student just trying to get by, and i can not afford to get a new computer especially one with the specs that i need for my studies. It wold also greatly increase not only my studies and programming, but also my dream of competing in the MLGs in Starcraft 2.sullirock - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use it to show people at work that MSI does make awesome products. Doubters....gdc2000 - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Warcraft 2 with my daughter.Darkfusion - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use it to walk into an Apple store and play Crysis, then i would take it to my school where i can raid on my 85 druid while in class and once class is over i would go to my schools food court and put an anandtech sticker on the back of my laptop while reading anandtech reviews.LegendaryGamer - Monday, April 4, 2011 - link
I would use my GT680R as a portable gaming powerhouse! It would be like having a portable arcade machine. Sweet! :)flimsyboy - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd take it to work and actually have a computer that can load my employer's webpage.Sineater - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Id use it for everything!! Man, i could really use this thing. Anyway, good luck all. \m/CamMan746 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd play Crysis 1&2 :)MSi has great products so this laptop would be amazing to own!
bettlebrox - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'll dual boot this with Debian Linux (or Ubuntu) and use it for programming (Java, Ruby, Python, Flex) and gaming! :)h4sty - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use to bring ANANDTECH to the top!drmega0226 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would watch and create movies that made a difference in peoples lives. I would play some of the latest games, which I haven't been able to do since my good pc brokedown. I would finally be able to communicate with my friends, and listen to music in amazing sound. I've always wanted an MSI pc, but can either never find or afford one in my area. I hope i'm able to win this amazing laptop. Atleast that's what I'm praying for. :)reedsnvt - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Gaming...would be much better than what I'm using.gill77 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I feel lucky!kh4130 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Would play SC2, l4d2, and many other computer games on it. Make people jealous at LAN parties.kaborka - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
... use it for software developmentConro3 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would play the upcoming Dirt 3 franchise till death!But first I send an e-mail to Anandtech and MSI with my eternal thanks!!!!!!!
Let's sing and pray! :)
jinuq - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it for CUDA development.irelock - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to blow away the local competition at the LAN parties I attend. And of course to make there jaws drop and worship the all powerful MSI and/or irelock.I can't wait. I am salivating just at the very thought of being able to win.
TheWhiteRose000 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'll just be honest with everyone.Honesty is the best policy after all.
-Does Want.-
XD
mario_ramalho - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
My copy of Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate would be right at home in this machine, I could be a lot more productive with this than my current system, which barely chugs along.UEAKCrash - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would game more than any man has ever gamed before.ointaylor - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make great MS Paint drawings, thank youBarbarossa_5 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to show my friend how superior PC gaming is to Xbox.cowboystuff - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
That would be one awesome Laptop to DJ from and also work on my photographs with.expertglassman - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use this to play Duke Nukem Forever ( Hail To The Chief Baby!!! ) And also help out friends and family remotely with Team Viewer. And also stream movies.SLSH2112 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd use it or everything and ditch the dinosaur I'm forced to use now.godfrey11 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would take this laptop to college and use it for work and games. Portal 2, Fallout New Vegas and Call of Duty Black Ops would run great!tallpaul02 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
i would use it to game on the go (both on the road and at LAN events) and also it would see some use as a multimedia station (wife is a photographer and i do video work routinely).andrewattheu - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Would play all my fave games while on vacation in Hawaii!!!!!ChronoHawk - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would finally make the transition from consoles to PC Gaming. I've barely had much pc game exposure due to lack of quality specs on my pc. WIth this, I would finally be able to change all that!tiffhood1 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Flight Simulator and be able to get the full affects of the game. My computer is old so it doesn't allow me to see the full graphics or the full effects. This would def. be a great wedding present to my self.havenasp - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd use it to pwn newbs in wowtiffhood1 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to play all my air plane games that I want to play but my computer can not handle the specs. I cant wait to win this. I can actually use this when my fiance is sleeping at night and I am bored!!!!!xspyderz - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd use it to retire my laptop that I use for college.irecycle - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
My current laptop is dying. It is a 1.7Ghz Centrino. It is running really hot, the plastic near the screen hinges is cracked, and the plastic vent covers are all breaking. It isn't going to last much longer. So I need a GT680R to replace it. I use it for absolutely everything.Shadow61 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I'd use it as a conversation piece at coffee shops. Oh and play the latest games as well.blitznck - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Well aside from work, I'd do some serious gaming as well as video watching, and maybe let the wife use it from time to time :)iLoveGiveaways - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
i'd use this to play all games!buchner - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R gaming notebook to play all my favorite games. Right now I dont have a computer good enough for any games. (Including Starcraft 1!) I do have an xbox but computer gaming is so much more advance, i want to have a nice laptop also!bearshare209 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything and of course for gaming.kva1992 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
i would use it for designing/coding (im a webdesigner and also a graphic designer as well as a coder) and gaming mainly.But you can surely trust that i will put it too its full potential.srg1972 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
Replacing my aged HP/Compaq nc8430Msp33d - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games on, instead of paying for XBOX Live!!!lokiraziel83 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
If I was chosen as the winner of the laptop, I would have a powerful pice of computing awesomeness to not only surf the web, keep in touch with everyone I know, and watch videos; I would also have the very best in laptop technology to date to play any PC game currently available on the market. No more slow loading times, buffering, connection issues with LAN or mmo lag. And it would all be thanks to the awesome people at MSI and AnandTech for putting on this contest. Thank you for the opportunity to dream big and powerfulf! Big things do come in small packages!Gualichu - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would game on the go and let my brother use it. :)Svnla - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
:-)jasonwuzthere - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to prop up my car in the front yard with. It's missing all four wheels since I sold them for gas money. I probably should have thought that out better.ethanol31 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use it to knock the socks off my opponents in COD7.JD_Denver - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
I would use this to watch video, and to work on websites.bmur - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
You ask, what would I do with this beast?I would load up some games and have a feast
Left, right, and center kids are getting peaced
My score will be rising quicker than yeast
Perhaps some Crysis, or Portal deuce
This things def got the juice
They'll be begging me for a truce
My flow is smooth like Dr. Seuss
M0rph3us702 - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
OMG Crysis on the go!jandrmoore - Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - link
When I win this awesome notebook, I'm going to use it to create some even more awesome graphic designs. I'll also take it with me to all the meetings and let everyone drool with envy! Ha ha ha ha ha! <eg> ;-)treeman - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
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MSI rules for the design and specs! I love MSI.....deathfridge - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to play pacman :]PMilMascaras - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
It would be my first PC for a person who wanted to get out of the Mac universe and join the real world !Spookii - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would play BFBC3!!!!!!Antikythera - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Simply put, I'd use it for SC2 and various other games while I'm at home and out and about.SpeederA - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Lots of work, hehSpeederA - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Lots of work, hehlia76 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
give it to my boyfriend so he can use it with 3D Studio Max, Photoshop and the games that his PC is to slow to play games on.He recently bought an MSI i5 laptop for me... I want to do the same for him (=
Willowrose12 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
i would definitely use it play wow on the go the most aside from that it would just be awesome to go in the internet and watch movies on the go.Hardy1 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I'd use it for working, studying, surfing, gaming and dreaming (WSSGD) the future....! :-)Skarn - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I'd use the notebook for gaming and to garner geek envy.prn77 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Play !!!!!!!nutnub - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would show up all my friends and their computers because that MSI laptop would outbeast most desktops too!DanTMWTMP - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to nef some more on anandtech.. anytime, anywhere. Finally, I can open hundreds of tabs of forum threads all at once.deodonovan - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to woo my boyfriend from his dependence on all things Apple.gmantb91 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Id use to watch all the videos my computer cant handle.keshavc - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
DX11 gaming.PrinceMyshkin - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use the notebook to visit Anandtech, Netflix and Crysis 2. Please pick me :)phroZt_bytE - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
excellent graphics on a machine i will use to make killer artwork for branding and product labels (by day) and a bad a$$ display to enjoy Crysis 2 (by Night) - is it my turn to be lucky.Geekbabe - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
What a sweet laptop! if I won I'd use it to game, I'd carry it with me to live events, use it for playing with photo's and video's. LOL,I'd use it make my friends green with envy :)thank you for this great contest!
rellingson - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to purchase and sell more AnandTech and MSI products!and of course, gaming!
Killerwolf07 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it to do some extreme school work (putting my 4 year old over heating piece of terrible to bed) then play games on the weekends just being honest. lolalfa147x - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I'll give this a shot. Good luck everyone!BladeX-77 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I'd use the MSI GT680R to further my game programming in UE3 and Autodesk Maya, to further my education as a software engineering major and ofcourse play games (high demanding games that I wouldnt be able to otherwise) like SHOGUN 2, Starcraft 2, TF2, Company of Heroes, and just because its awesome Red alert 1 & 2 + Yuri's Revenge :). I'd manily use it so I can take my school work that requires heavy computing on the go so i'm never restricted to being at school to do HPC work for my major. So in short this laptop would be extremely helpful to me :)Thanks,
BladeX-77
thejoelnava - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would play Mafia and every other freaking game that I could get my hands on.I do love playing tribes 2 because there is no other game like it around.
Drakken14 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it for playing the old stand-by's (WoW, BF2, TF2) and then rock Battlefield3 when it hits. Plus I would make a lot of use of that powerhouse CPU to run VMs.danish danish - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Oh my goodness... I have been searching for laptops for over a month now. Every time it seems like this laptop always come out on top. It is simply the best. The only problem I have is that it will take me a while to save up for this nice piece of machinery. This contest is the answer to my dreams. IF I WON THIS LAPTOP I WOULD VISIT THIS WEBSITE EVERYDAY FOR THANKS, PLAY LOTS OF TEAM FORTRESS 2 AND BE THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH. Please consider my entry. It would mean the world to me if I won.Sincerely,
Alec Bruce
Thankyou!!!! :D
PhallynnStorm - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
*grins*I would use it for my classes at the Art Institute of Pittisburgh Online
I am going for my degree in Graphic Design.
This POWERHOUSE will have NO trouble running
Adobe Creative Suite Premium and a whole lot more.....
jwcamery - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would use it develop the computer program I always wanted and to watch KITP podcasts.jsr0211 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
The arguing will end... we won't have to share the A6000 anymore.cryogenic666 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Conveniently my current laptop just died out of warranty. Boy could I ever use a laptop this nice!tarnowskynb - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would install arch linux on one of the hard drives and use it for browsing, writing papers, programming, gimp, and blender. Would possibly use the other hard drive for gaming and any windows specific programs I need for school, or use it to store media and use a VM for windows specific programs I need for school that don't work well with wine.Then I would reinstall arch on my a200-1vd and use it as a CLI programming station with ncmpcpp for playing music.
ang1dust - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would take it to my LAN parties where everyone has the top of the line notebooks playing wow on a table and raiding and turn my graphics up to ultra show them what they are missing. I would quickly load a copy of Avatar to a thumb drive in seconds and let them borrow it overnight to transfer it to their computer. Plus when i raid with my LAN WOW buddies i will turn on my ultimate cooling and turn off the air conditioner because this will make enough cold air to keep the room cold. I want to AWE my LAN buddies!jakezori - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
Upon receiving this laptop, I will immediately install Crysis, call over all of my friends and have an epic LAN party. I will then browse Anandtech and speak of its glory to all men.Doober44 - Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - link
I would give it to my poor asian friendsweinhart2006 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop both as my primary gaming rig as well as my college homework.asood92 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would use the laptop for all of its intended purposes, AND potentially as a cupholder/footrest.kajeki - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
If I won the MSI GT680R, after dying and going to heaven then returning because I was told there was still work to be done here on Earth, I would become a supernode for the netizens, play all my old games in ultra-high resolution that used to grind my old systems to a frozen frame, beat all the latest gasp-inducing graphic-heavy games, all while broadcasting myself over the webcam in 720p HD. I would be smiling because I won an epic laptop. I'd be winning for sure.toX!c - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I like to play CS 1.6 and also I'm a fan of FnaticMSI.CS team. If I had this laptop I would use it to increase my CS 1.6 gaming skills and maybe in the future I'll become a professional player.jovicicD - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
counter strike 1.6 pro gaming.stevilone - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I'd be completely ready for Battlefield 3 !jgdyer90 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would use it for photoshopplion - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
perfect for battlefield 3 when it comes outnotebook_user - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I need this notebook badly.thanks :)
celd935 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
Anand,I would use the GT680R for the purposes of architectural renderings, engineering design, and gaming away from my desktop.
As my skill in 3d rendering for architecture has increased, so has the demand for processing power. My current laptop used to serve me well, but my greater demand from it has resulted in me being tied to my desktop for working on projects. Since I will be an architecture student, I know I will need to spend time working collaboratively with groups. I know from experience, while I was an engineering student, that being tied to my desktop for projects was not beneficial for me or a group, when I could have done the work where the group met if I had the mobile processing power. It was extremely difficult for me to assist my group when I was constantly running between campus and my apartment so I could check on my renderings or analysis being performed on my desktop. Also, since I will be working full-time as well as being a full-time student, I could really benefit from the productivity I would gain by taking the GT680R with me, so I could complete my work whenever possible.
However, I am not just about working. I enjoy gaming, too. For once, I would like to be able to take my games with me; my current laptop could barely run Half-Life 2. I am tired of being too busy to sneak in a gaming session at home, just to find plenty of down-time when away. With plenty of great games released, and coming out this year, I wouldn’t want to miss out on playing them.
So, Anand, I would use the GT680R to free myself of sitting at home, tied to my desktop, when I could be using the power of the GT680R to be productive, or enjoy my games, where and whenever possible.
conorvansmack - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
With that much power, what wouldn't I use it for? HL2:E2, Portal2 when it comes out. Video/photo editing. Keeping my legs warm (it's cold in Wisconsin!).draktopher - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I'd have it up and running 24/7 following Anandtech for any new article obv. :)Sethiglenn - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I've been without a computer for 6 months now an I need one to game on!! I have to get a laptop cause I'm getting ready to go back to school, but I want one that can run any game, and this one would be perfect!!Dadotron - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I work for a company that is currently designing a new small airplane diesel engine. We are a small company and I was just recently hired as an IT guy. I would would use this laptop to help create that engine. We have to do analysis that sometimes takes hours to days, so we need a fast laptop. We need something that is mobile too and would be able to run Pro Engineer software. Please help out a small company and select me for this giveaway.dieselguy - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make my 486 jealousmoefugger - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
Simple,I would enjoy it.
lokitech - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
Seen MSI systems for sale at my office supply store. Haven't had any experience in them, so this is a chance to give them a try. Maybe something I can recommend to our customers...bruceb - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace a very old circa 2002 Toshiba Satellite 1400-S105 laptop.It would also give me a good opportunity to see how well my software collection
will work on Windows 7 and if I would need to get upgraded versions. Eventually
my desktop would also be replaced as it is also very old, Dell 8200 with a P4
Ev1lz3r0 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
As my computers were stolen, I'd stop staring at my stack of games that I want to play and actually play them.bruceb - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
It would replace a very old circa 2001 Toshiba Satellite 1400-S105 laptop.It would also serve as a test bed to for Windows 7 and also my software
collection to see what will work and what would need upgrading. I also
have an old Dell Dimension 8200 which at some future point would also
end up being replaced.
Heathergirl2 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would love to win this sweepstakes, I have an 8 year old computer that is ready to die! I sell on the computer to make a living to pay my bills. I was told that MSI makes the best computers you can buy. Well, I do not have the money to buy one. I hope and pray that I win this sweepstakes!!!!!!Rmnikula - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
If I had the good fortune to win I would be thrilled first because as it is I'm going off to college in the fall and I'm low on funds so I would have to get a really cheap laptop, but if I got this I could go off to college with all the materials I need to just hang out in my dorm and play games all day like a growing boy is supposed toGamesrock22 - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
I would really love to get this laptop because:well, my desktop right now isn't very up to speed.
long story short I would love to win this. I would finally be able to max out some games, and have some games on high quality such as BFBC2, and maybe be able keep a steady fps on gamer settings on Crysis 2.
I REALLY hope I win this. Thanks.
Skiddex - Thursday, April 7, 2011 - link
i'd totally use it for world dominationtdcarlo88 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to do everything, and brag to my friends about how much better my laptop is than theirs.Greggyson - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play DC Universe online or even WOW. Amongst many other computer games. I would also use this for music recording. Along side of my college papers and everything else. Also use it to make others jealous That I got rocking blinking lights!horizonchaser - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
The machine would be subjected to an unreasonable amount of tweaking and testing probably in conjunction with a Vertex 3 SSD drive that I'd buy with some of the money I'd have spent on a [far less well featured] laptop.After which... comes the bragging.
bdevore6 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I am a full-time student, with 7 people at home, and only 2 computers. I would use this computer to chill, game, and surf the web after a 12 hr day of school and studies!Thank you,
Brenda de Vore
Hooptymobile - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use it to view justin.tv chat while I broadcast gaming on my main desktop (in fullscreen mode) ! ^_^cutebutpsycho - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use this to play AoC everywhere!totallyfailed - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
Surelyhotsacoman - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I'd use this laptop to help start my business, with a little bit of gaming on the side :)BobDJ - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would just use it! 24/7 :Djohn21108 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
Gaming, of course!No more MBP for me.
cwethin - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
That would be great!BlackFlagg - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use it for everything. My PC is getting old and I need a new one for school, work and gaming!Sp12 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
Use it as a mobile PC -- gaming, editing, movies, check the weather. It's so versatile I think it could realistically replace at least one desktop.camper223 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I could see the world through a childs eye's(things I've never seen before)I could google earth 3-D
I could yahoo search anything and everything
I could store pictures and video's of ally my friends and enemy's
I could write a book or email my teens
I could zoom and speed around games like a whiz
I could enter more contests and giveaways hoping to win
But mostly I would watch movies and more because I have no tv so can't watch the news or the scores who is now poor who married who, the hollywood gossip, who died the latest design
So you see I need the notebook delivered to my door so I can be the Sandy Bridge member and feel like part of the team
please please send to me
Thank you so very much for giving me a chance to be a winner
Thank you for all your time, effort and hard work
RustyRat - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
hummmm ............ a fly catcher ...pagewinner - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would use this machine to game my way to awesomenessBobDJ - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
I would just use it 24/7!Thanks for the chance AT! :)
GBlair1 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
If I won the GT680R, I'd finally own a really super-high-quality computer for the first time in my life and I'd use it for everything, including playing games, listening to music, watching videos, watching movies, watching television shows, editing home movies, reading news, video chatting with friends, entering sweepstakes, and every other interesting thing that I discover on the internet!cowboy116 - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
i would use it for going back to school and starcraft 2MajinWade - Friday, April 8, 2011 - link
This would replace my current laptop that is held up with string, wood, and nails.Rinaun - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
THIS WOULD GO PERFECT WITH MY STEERING WHEEL TABLE. MUST HAVE.Captivity06 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
This thing would be amazing i visit my friends in different towns a lot and i'm a gamer. it would be nice to not have to pack up my desktop every time i go see my friends.vpdam - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
With a second GT680, my wife can enjoy gaming too!Daroka - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games when I'm traveling, or at work!Thorkle - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play fps while I'm on computer jobshansolo76 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would not have to lug my heavy Qosmio around so much!amilberger95 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
i would use it to play lots O' games, that may incluse spilling some tigers bloodSiberianDude - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I will use it as a desktop replacement, which will reduce my electric bill and save the Earth from warming up.RustySeatbelt - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
In my hands, this stellar notebook would be used to light up my DJ table at the head of the dance floor. Fading rhythms and beats in and out all the night long from some MIDI magic done through the GT680R, the party's sure to never hear a dull moment!alexyz - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to lock at anandtech sitealexyz - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to coment anantech sitealexyz - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
II'd use it to coment anandtech sitetattoovampire - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to pass the time during all of my doctor visits.lordwolf2004 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to play World of Warcraft and Starcraft.kaznai - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd probably put in for all of my vacation time at work. Then I would buy a case of energy drinks, as much junk food as possible, and all the games I'm missing out on with my current notebook. Naturally, once I've acquired all the necessary supplies, I would spend as many hours as physically possible on said vacation climbing the leaderboards in the aforementioned games.That might be a little over the top and a tad out of reach, but a guy's gotta have a dream, right?
mac717 - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
i would use it talk to friends and family back home while i sit here in Afghanistan. I would also use it for gaming since there is nothing else to do here.bulldogsrruf - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
College is right around the corner. Talk about putting the right foot forward.Buushio - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
Me and my GT680R would travel the world together showing off both our style and speed. I would take advantage of the handy car that emerges from it's screen upon opening it and typing in the secret code to guarantee, That I too will be winning.As the GT680 and I travel the world, we notice that everything is moving slower or.. are we moving faster? I hope we can solve this mystery, but If not I would enjoy my time alone with this beautiful creation.
Intercyber - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use this computer to play the best games out there, surf the web and for photoshop and design work. It looks great!Emulex - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd start playing games again - and show this laptop off to everyone so they would know how awesome MSI laptops are :) i haven't played a real game in over 10 years lol.TechWatcher - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to do everything I do now and more.Mastamind - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use the laptop play MMOs on the go.asustello - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
id play all my pc gamesred faction
metro 2033
mass effect
watch hulu
learn android and program on android
kenneyh - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would love to have this laptop to replace my aging desktop and play games where ever I am. Especially at my in-laws house.I might even use it to work from home, but that seems like such a waste so probably not.
utmonster - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use it to run all of the design all the design programs required by my senior level design classes, and I would also use it to play FIFA, Madden, and the battlefield series.freakadeke - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I'd use it to make my friends jealous. The ones that spent thousands on Alienware!logand - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - link
I would use the machine for my graphic design business, as my current machine's GPU has fried on me and I'm out of a laptop. I've been looking into MSI for a while, and they seem awesome, but money is tight for me now (car broke down, medical issues, etc etc). But of course I would use it for more than just design, definitely taking advantage of the awesome gaming aspect.Big Temp - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to replace my old laptop, I havent been playing a whole lot of games becsue it wont keep up. So i will have to put the new one through its paces and report back on how well it did!l4wlz3r - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
GIVE ME!!!!PLZ
bradleyray80 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it for triple boxing EVEwhistler9288 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would give this laptop to my ex-girlfriend. Even though we broke up I convinced her to spend 2500 bucks on an alienware m15x a few months ago and she's had to replace it twice already. She's still paying it off and every week something else breaks on it. Can't help but feel responsible for the purchase myself.yssrn - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I'd use it to solve dense mesh finite element problems!agent156 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to game constantly.Jackwolf - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would play wow, star craft, listen to music, watch movies , and surf the web at speed I could only dream of, I would love to win the MSI Giveaway: GT680R Sandy Bridge Notebookgatehillvt - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would use it like a computer and take it everywhere!waitingpeace - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would let my customers and friends know how powerful a laptop can get.A 4 core Sandy Bridge means 8 threads because of HyperThreading.
The added graphics card includes over a billion transistors.
I would think that a quad-core laptop, of this caliber, would knock the socks off any
laptop doubter. This is an elegant, portable MACHINE.
So much for that iPad!
aaronjbc1234 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would start college in the fall with a free laptop and might be able to afford some food! (probably not though)phixable - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
Using this laptop would def. raise the bar on my gaming experience.msi4tw - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I'd use this as the perfect weapon -- to crush my opponents before they knew what hit them...to leave my friends and coworkers drooling with envy... I'd refer to it as my vulgar display of power!Rvsmith38 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
For my college homework and gaming on the net when not doing homework for college.Bartimaeus - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
If I were to win his laptop, I would use it to play to pay tribute to the anandtech and msi gods, and kill noobs in Crysis 2 in their name.The Big D - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would use it as my new main pc, it blows away my desktopgrim360 - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
I would use the GT680R to lan with my friends and not have to carry around my brick of a computer.citrustryn - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
To play games and do homework with a faster than light speeds.ChicknWafflZ - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would gain 500 lbs and lose touch with friends and family, all while playing Battlefield 3.augman2384 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use it for daily computing and web content creation.chillinmango - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I visited the MSI website because I'm in the market for a new special laptop for video games, and I was shocked to see this one of a kind and amazing machine. I honestly wish (more than anything) to get my hands on this masterpiece, and if I do win this, I will leave my xbox 360 to dust and start playing Call of Duty on it and tell the world how great this laptop is and how great PC games are.Good luck to me *fingers crossed* :-)
Cheers!
dhidhie - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I will use it to learn on my campus, because I am a student majoring in information engineering, and I do not have a notebook.Benjiz - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I'd break up with my girlfriend, since I got feelings for another "girl"Jason1892 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
this would replace my current laptop and make me really happy lol(:Arie - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would be able to travel and still browse the web and play! (Smartphone-less!)kajkaj1 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
i would be gaming 24/7 and bring it to pax next year cause those alienwares were too laggy lolMSI FTW
mattyrug - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
Slightly better than my Dell Latitude D800 P4@1Ghz!SirSPyKER - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
My Gateway laptop was bought in 2006. The only way I can use it now is through a Kessington dock, as the keyboard is missing keys, and the sound port is dead. I was planning on replacing it this spring but the basement flooded three times in a month (pipe burst, sump pump stuck, then it died during the spring melt), and the repairs took up our extra funds.For portability now, I have to borrow my kid's netbook, or use my phone. I run a side business on the internet (very small) modding motorcycle intakesand this creates a lot to issues as the netbook system doesn't have all the power and such that I need for CNC file creation in SolidWorks.
I love new technoloigy, it's just out of my range right now, and the home and family have to come first. Eventually, I'll be able to replace my current laptop with something this powerful. If I was to win this laptop, I would post a video of me turning the Gateway Laptop into shrapnel after transfering everything over to the new system! I figure about a dozen or two M-80s properly secured properly on the system, fused together, would do the trick!
iRdMoose - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to replace my Asus G73JW-XA1!Shagula - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it for the most stylish and efficient work laptop EVER, as well as some major TF2 pwnage wherever I was!!!JayT11111 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would give it to my sister for a present because she's been through soo much this year :DLucklessCebu - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
As a poor college student this fall, I would experience the joy of playing games made after 2006. Of course, I wouldn't give up on those from before then either -Torment just can't be beat.And of course, I would tinker. Tear it apart, put it back together, load ArchLinux, etc..
Ah, it would be grand.
jakjak1 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
if i won id show off and make everyone who doesnt have 1 feel like a insignificant loser ;)dagwood947 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
If I won this I would never use my desktop again. :)EODtech - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use this for multiple purposes. First I will be using this to finish my degree online. Secondly I will be traveling with this since I am military so I will be doing online gaming. Finally I will be spending large amounts of time watching movies and chatting online with my family.babscorbitt - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
i am 54 years old and have severe health problems including a near fatal brain anurysim, bit by a brown recluse spider and had to get a large part of my thigh srgically removed, but the greatest blow in the last year was when my 36 year old daughter quit her job, moved from over 8 hours away to take care of me. tragically she died in my arms from an unknown blood clot just four days after moving in with me. i am restricted to bed. i am using my daughter;s laptop but it is old and crashed several times a day which is very frustrating because this is what keeps me busy and keeps me connected to the rest of the world and keeps mefrom sinking too deep in depression. thank you for giving away such a wonderful prize and my best to whoever does win.obaycourt - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
i would finally be able to join my daughter in WOWberungox - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
LOL, I would play.... all the games with it!jbgroup1usa - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I work the overnight shift as a concierge at a upscale condominium. I will use this laptop as a machine to help me study for my classes and play games to keep me awake as I work.maile44 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I'd use it to get a break from Grad School. :PMandabear05 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to play Sims 3.Kailasa - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use it to play games and stream videos as well as to find a cure for MS(my mom has it) while also using it to cure other diseases.compfreak4 - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
I would use the Laptop to surf the web, program and make 3d models.DrPresidente - Monday, April 11, 2011 - link
Taking this as a divine sign from the heavens that Duke Nukem Forever is coming out at last, I would Hail to the King, Baby in style in a library or coffeeshop, where all the chicks could appreciate its splendor. Hell yeah!brentkhack - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - link
I would watch my bank account laugh at me.MiataPaul - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - link
This would make a nice Photoshop machine!eradicator06 - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - link
My current computer is good enough to surf the interwebs, and process words, but can only run games with the settings turned down to the minimum. This laptop sounds like it would allow me to finally get back into gaming on the PC!Steve Katz - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - link
Two years ago, I bought an Asus laptop that my wife likes so much that I rarely see it anymore. The GT680R would be replacement for my Asus that's perpetually MIA.nanox12 - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - link
i can use the notebook to practise very good in cs 1.6, to be in one day how get_right, dsn, carn, or f0rest, i am a very fan of fnatic and the products msi. good bye :Dmixerpilot - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - link
I could take it to work and show my friends the best things going, MSI and AnandTech!!Daemeon - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - link
I would finally have a means to play Starcraft 2 :D My decade+ laptop can barely play anything from this millennium; it'd be nice to finally have some gaming power again. And the screen! I'd be streaming Netflix in HD all night long after a hard day's gaming.gamefreakgcb - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - link
Oh man, I just received an email from Anand, I was picked the grand prize winner. THIS ROCKS.war59312 - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
Congrats, you lucky SOB! ;)CalvinHobbes - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
The rules say they're picking the winner today, unless they changed that you're lying.CalvinHobbes - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
Never mind, I can't read very well in the morning. Congrats.avinash1234 - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
i will use it to play starcraft and defeat Tlolittle onehah123 - Sunday, April 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it to play Counter strike better , because i have a really bad computer and i cannot afford a new one .andyzou - Thursday, April 21, 2011 - link
that is simply if i buy a gaming laptop not play game that i won't buy itamirreza - Friday, April 22, 2011 - link
id use it in playing every games that created !BlaKeSen - Monday, April 25, 2011 - link
I'd rock the next SC2 tournament on LAN!KrzyMoke - Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - link
I would show how the power of the laptop would DOMINATE the desktops online in Black Ops!!!apatel9 - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - link
"I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man" -Office Spacetheback9 - Thursday, April 28, 2011 - link
To apply for a jobWiLd_LiF3 - Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - link
First off i would get rid of my lame ass 1990 Brick screened computer. Secound i would use the system to play all sorts of games such as Counter Strike, Hero's of Newerth, World of Warcraft, SC2 and Maybe even a little Call of Duty. my computer even struggled to open this webpage. SadFace.dAhs - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - link
I'd use it to beat one of the best teams in CoD4.cecxla1 - Saturday, May 21, 2011 - link
I have very bad computer. I'm from Georgia And i know that in georgia noone has Msi notebook, i'd use it to play CS and Get the best Clan in georgia!NeoForever - Friday, June 3, 2011 - link
I would use this system to play games, of course. Battlefield 3!Can I haz this sistem?
apeex - Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - link
I will play Heros Of Newerth and Counter Strike all day long! And play everywhere!And pee in a bottle if I need to!
linkoufleouf - Saturday, June 11, 2011 - link
I'd mainly use it for gaming and for video/3d editing since the platform is very powerful !hueving - Monday, June 13, 2011 - link
Well, first than all, i ll use my NEW MSI laptop to send an email, post con FB, and post con twitter, to all my friends telling that the MSI Laptop ROCKS!!! for everywhere u see it, and then i can use to send a msg to you guys of MSI that make this posible cause i never had a laptop in my life, but, this can be the first time, maybe, so well, thanks for this promotion, i think people know without doing promotion that MSI Laptop and Accesories rulz u know, and, im glad for that.TsunamiSouthAfrica - Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - link
I live in South Africa, im a HUGE fan of Fnatic.MSI.CS. with the current economic climate we South Africans live in, earning the money to buy such a machine is hard to do. id use this laptop to forge South African gaming into a formidable Force, taking us to the next step in competitive gaming. Please give RSA this opportunity!Regards
Mike "Tsunami SouthAfrica" Graham
denbeste - Saturday, June 18, 2011 - link
PLay starcraft 2 and enjoy having my own laptop, sitting in the couch, while my girlfriend has to go upstairs.how joyfull
Daemonicus - Monday, June 20, 2011 - link
Id play HoN on it day and night :DMystline - Wednesday, June 22, 2011 - link
I WOULD USE This awesome notebook for school and play. Im a student a San Jose State university and a diehard SC1 and now SC2 fan. This notebook would replace my 10 year old desktop in both gaming and homeworking. I would play sc2, watch steams on teamliquid, watch dreamhack, watch the GSL, live on three, and probably my favorite pass time... watching Idra masterfully play Zerg and occasionally BM all of this in high definition without skipping would be a sight for sore eyes...literally. I might even try my hand at streaming if i can break the top 400 currently at top 1,100 on the NA ladder. Thats about it. Thank you MSI and anandtech for this opportunity gl to all and HF to the winner :]tompass - Thursday, June 23, 2011 - link
I would use it to replace my cardboard box so I can actually compete in HoN and SC2 competitively. Upon this computer entering my home I would first lavish it with gifts than proceed to offer sacrifice. After sufficient tribute to the computer is done, I would go outside and meditate on meaning of the universe, which would obviously and conclusively lead to gaming and this computer. With my revitalized weltanschauung and opportunity in gaming, I would tame the beast that is this computer and strive to unlock all of its core (no pun intended). Proceeding this divine moment of reception I would sincerely thank AnandTech and MSI for this gift and would offer my services of blogging, sponsorship, whatever the hell I could do for for such kindness; I own a horse. On my horse I would hold my sand bridge notebook yelling at the top of my lungs (YES WE CAN) with all the vigor that a man may hold to his title.viorus - Friday, June 24, 2011 - link
I use laptop to play LOL, Guild War and Diablo 3 will occur whenand to learn C++, PhotoShop ,and JavaScript
viorus - Friday, June 24, 2011 - link
with this laptop be sure i`m ready for BREAKTHROUGHFinkaFistika - Saturday, June 25, 2011 - link
I want to use this Notebook in school, i visit a German IT-school in Brunswick where i just get my Abitur (German general qualification for university entrance) and the main thing i used it for will be playing games and designing with Photoshop or Adobe after effects. I would play games like TeamFortress II, League of Legends, Call of Duty, Crysis II, Counter Strike Source, Command & Conquer, Warcraft III.....and lots of more. This Notebook is perfect to go to friends and playing to gether!!!!!!Many greetings from Germany and from the city of Jägermeister
Carlsberg90 - Tuesday, June 28, 2011 - link
I would do some hardcore gaming on the Plane, Buss, Baot, Bed, Toilet, Roof, Space-ship, Moon, Mars, etc!Also hardcore video editing on the Plane, Buss, Baot.... etc
xtreme.uru - Saturday, July 9, 2011 - link
I´d use it to improve my gaming skill in CS 1.6. Of course i´ll bring it with me to all places like the mall or other places where my teammates and i talk about strats, it would be very useful to have a laptop to see demos and map spots in the notebook. i would bring it with me to Argentina to a tournament(this would be very important, i´m from Uruguay, we want to make the gaming at least a little more serious and important). Also i´m software developer so it´d be great to have it.TeeSCee - Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - link
I'd take it on a tour of Central america. I'd play a game of LoL in the most bizzare places (like onto of the main temple in Tikal Guatemala) and film it all and post the videodiary online.jaskob - Saturday, July 30, 2011 - link
I would give it to someone in Afrika, and explain his all about MSi !jaskob - Saturday, July 30, 2011 - link
I'd use it to become a PRO GAMER !L0x_ - Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - link
I'd use it for notes for my studies. Because currently I'm without a laptop and I only have a shitty desktop. So at the moment I'm only capable of using the school's desktops available in the classrooms and send everything I've taken notes of to my Email(often I also need to take notes on paper, because the computers often doesn't work). It's pretty anti-climax and not so cool. On top of that I can finally also play games without it lagging and THAT would be pretty nifty. :)Kronos974 - Friday, August 5, 2011 - link
I would like to play everywhere with this one. System led is so nice.Phake - Friday, August 5, 2011 - link
I love gaming! I've been playing since I can remember. And I really soon wanna join some of the gaming events here in Denmark. I only got one thing preventing me from this, and that is my current laptop. The laptop is an 4-5 year old old working laptop which my dad used to work on at his work. When I play I can't go over 20 fps, and sometimes I can't even get over 10 fps if the laptop has been going for arround 2 hours and gets really warm. I wanna join a team and start some comptetive gaming, but my current laptop prevents me from that.So if I got the laptop, I would deffently use it for gaming. I would not be able the decsribe the feeling it would be to get it, but I guess it could be compared for a football fan to get Maradonas or Messis football shoes. The laptop would deffently be the biggest thing in my life.
t0r34d0r - Monday, August 15, 2011 - link
I´ll use notebook mainly for Architecture university that im getting on and ofcourse for playing League of Legends , COD and other cool games :-)Regards , Jakub
knold - Friday, August 19, 2011 - link
i would play sc2 and hon everytime i logged on the computer and i could use a new laptop aswell for my education :)Sabnitron - Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - link
If I were to win this laptop, I would use it to replace my desktop PC and I would give my desktop PC to my roommate.LyK - Monday, August 29, 2011 - link
I'd use it to visit anandtech.com and play counter-strike like a beast!N9nefright - Thursday, September 8, 2011 - link
would replace my old comp, and play lots of heroes of newerthPM_Gekko - Saturday, September 10, 2011 - link
I would use it to train my skills in Counter Strike Source, LoL, HoN, SC2 and Dota2 whenever Im on the train or away from my stationary computer so me and my team for once might be able to get further into the gaming leagues.finko89 - Monday, September 12, 2011 - link
SUperrrrrrrrrrrjay808 - Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - link
I would replace my 6 year old laptop. I would use it for gaming (Steam, League of Legends, Perfect World) and when needed, for college work.Fish R0cket - Thursday, April 5, 2012 - link
The GT680R would replace my old "fastest-laptop-on-the-market," and I'd use it for everything--business, pleasure, and of course, pwnage.dhoshaw - Tuesday, July 2, 2013 - link
This would be a fantastic programming platform.