I’ll be honest, I don’t believe in a mobile gaming laptop setup most of the time, but when you have the thought of carrying your oversized rig for a LAN party, the appeal of a gaming laptop quickly grows on you. The MSI GS60 Ghost pro caters with this sentiment in mind and how. The laptop weighs under 2kg and is one of the lightest in the 15.6 class. Competitively priced, it also is loaded with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 800M series GPU that seems like a tempting offer to the average gamer on the go.
The GS60 Ghost is a much toned down but powerful alternative for gamers who want a setup that’s not back breaking, but for all purposes and if you want more bang with your buck, the Ghost Pro has alternative models and offers a 4K display.
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Design
The GS60 is portable and that’s saying something. It’s less than 2 kilos and in a 20 mm frame but weirdly enough the top chasis doesn’t feel as premium. The body is a magnesium based alloy with a brushed metal surface. That being said, everything has been toned down and this in particular didn’t strike me in a good way since you won’t be able to enjoy the backlit keyboard if you’re into less than subtle light show. The innards have everything you’d want though. Three USB 3.0 ports, HDMI and mini-DisplayPort outputs, a pair of audio jacks and an SD card slot, and Gigabit Ethernet connector which means you won’t be compromising on hardware on aesthetics.
