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MSI GT683R
7.1 out of 10

MSI GT683R

Product Number: 9S7-16F211-290 GT683R-242US V1 Intel® Core™ Read more

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Reviews and Problems with MSI GT683R

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Overall 2
2.0

Dissapointing

That guy, Newegg
25 November 2012
  • Summary: Would expect more from this company, I am highly dissapointed with this product. I was hoping to purchase a quality laptop that would last me for the next few years.
  • Pros: Fast, good HDD space, nice display. Decent stats.
  • Cons: Just a few hours ago, the speakers started popping loudly in a metronome pattern upon powering on the machine. Now sound doesnt work right and seems to perform much sl...
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Overall 2
2.0

They forgot to mention Intel"s Chip Problem

Nerv666999, Newegg
11 May 2012
  • Summary: I wanted to like this laptop since finally I could play games with the graphics cranked, but now I am not sure I trust MSI as a manufacturer.
  • Pros: RAM, utilities inc.
  • Cons: But all the good doesn't change the fact that MSI discontinued the GT683R and vendors dumped these on the market due top a problem with the Intel chip in the laptop. I...
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Overall 2
2.0

Speechless

N/A, Newegg
10 February 2012
  • Summary: honestly I always liked MSI, was all about them for years.
  • Pros: its sharp looking
  • Cons: Lost the 1st RMA, BSOD randomly right out of the box on day one.
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Overall 2
2.0

Terrible

N/A, Newegg
6 February 2012
  • Summary: I did not buy this msi, i got the 660gx, ended RMA'ing the computer up to 4 times. I paid for the shipping each time, didnt have a computer for months sometimes.
  • Pros: looks tight, leds, great sound everything was nice when operating.
  • Cons: Personally favored MSI as a top favorite, and honestly will avoiding ever buying another product from them again. BOS every time i tried to do anything and every time ...
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Overall 2
2.0

Awful

N/A, Newegg
26 January 2012
  • Summary: Motherboard crapped out after less than 6 months. Considering the cost, this laptop has performed very badly.
  • Pros: Great technical specifications. Amazing sound system.
  • Cons: Relatively poor performance in gaming, considering what it SHOULD be capable of. Benchmarked poorly. Terrilbe driver support for Nvidia card. Terrible trackpad and key...
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Overall 2
2.0

Poor technical support

Art, Newegg
21 January 2012
  • Summary: Find a company that cares about customer support
  • Pros: Works well at times
  • Cons: I am writing this review on the GT600 series in general. I have had a GT680R for almost a year now. It has been RMA'd twice now for the same issue. Both times it would...
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Overall 2
2.0

Fatal hardware error right out out of the box

Charles Sanders, Amazon
11 January 2012
  • Summary: Had to return it immediately. I wanted this to work so badly, looks like such a good deal, but alas you get what you pay for.
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Overall 2
2.0

READ THIS BEFORE BUYING AN MSI!!! DON'T WAIST YOUR $$

butterz23, Amazon
13 December 2011
  • Summary: Letter I wrote to MSI: Hello, I am writing to share my experience of owning your MSI laptop. I bought this laptop 10/11/09 after being talked into trying this new "great"...
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Overall 2
2.0

I Would Avoid MSI If I Had The Option Again

D. Jaak, Amazon
31 August 2011
  • Summary: I purchased the GT683R from Newegg.com in June after reading some excellent reviews on their site. Nobody at that point was reporting any problems.
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Overall 2
2.0

Unreliable, company does not back it's product.

Jason C. Lamontagne, Amazon
8 August 2011
  • Summary: First off, I have the 660R, which is the 3 month older version of this one, but it's not on Amazon. Almost the exact same thing, other than the video card being slightly...
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