MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4K review with Intel Broadwell hardware (Core i7-5700HQ CPU)

6 Comments

  1. Foreigner

    July 24, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    “If you’re like me and hate the badge, you can carefully remove it and replace it with something else. I replaced mine with a cat with glowing eyes. Not exactly as subtle as I’d like but it’s a lot better than a glowing dragon, in my opinion.”

    I’m like you and hate the badge. Can you explain in detail how exactly did you remove it? How does it look like before you replaced it with a cat and after? Some photos would be nice.

    Also, does the FHD version of GS60 use TN or IPS panel? Is it any different than the one from Prestige series? How does it fare compared to, say, Clevo 650SE’s IPS panel?

    Thanks in advance.

    • PavelMagnum

      July 26, 2015 at 6:43 pm

      Using GS60 3K now and the only thing I hate about it is the glowing ring around power button. There are minor flaws as well, sometimes hardwarewise, sometimes softwarewise, but overall I’m pretty much satisfied with it. And the rear illuminated badge doesn’t bother me as I never see it (except for the night time when it helps to not hit the boot with something) :)

      As far I remember, the FHD model was equipped with a PLS screen. Sometimes it’s referred as TN panel, but the one of a decent quality, sometimes it’s called “an equivalent to IPS, but made by Samsung”. Anyway, I’ve chosen 3K IPS screen for the sharpness it provides to the texts. Maybe it ends up a bit shorter on battery time than FHD, but this isn’t going to be a MacBook anyway.

  2. Richard Fields

    November 4, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    Does anyone have any updates on the new Skylake 4K models? I’ve read other articles that say they’ve updated it to a 60 Hz panel, but I have not seen any reviews as of yet.