NVIDIA just launched their new GTX 980M/GTX 970M GPUs, and unfortunately we were unable to get a notebook in time for testing… which just changed this morning a couple hours after the launch article went live. We've covered MSI's GM204 notebooks already, and now we have a sample GT72 sample from MSI for review. The GT72 Dominator is available in seven different configurations, two "Dominator" SKUs with GTX 970M and five "Dominator Pro" SKUs with GTX 980M. We received the GT72 Dominator Pro-208 for testing, which has the following specifications:
| CPU | Core i7-4710HQ (2.5-3.5GHz) |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 8GB Intel HD 4600 (Manual Switching) |
| RAM | 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3L-1600 |
| SSD | 512GB M.2 SATA SSDs (4x128GB SSDs in RAID 0) |
| HDD | 1TB 7200RPM |
| Optical | Blu-ray Burner 9.5mm |
| Display | 17.3" Full HD eDP Anti-Glare (1920x1080) |
| Networking | Killer Gaming Network Killer N1525 Combo (2x2 802.11ac + BT 4.0) |
| I/O Ports | 6 x USB 3.0 Flash Reader (SDXC/SDHC) HDMI 1.4 2 x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Input | Steel Series Keyboard Multi-touch Touchpad |
| Power | 9-cell battery 230W AC adapter |
| Extras | Full HD webcam (1080p30) Configurable Multi-colored Backlighting Anti-Ghost Key |
| OS | Windows 8.1 Multi-Language |
| Dimensions | 16.85" x 11.57"x 1.89" (428mm x 294mm x 48mm) |
| Weight | 8.4 lbs. (3.82kg) |
| Pricing | $3000 MSRP $2900 Online |
