MSI GS30 SHADOW-001 13.3" Intel Core i7 Gaming Laptop + Extended Warranty Pack

Built with a magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis, the sleek and powerful GS30 Shadow has limitless potential. Designed with power and versatility in mind, the GS30 Shadow comes paired with a powerful gaming dock that offers a no-compromise hybrid solution. Introducing the lightest and thinnest 13" laptop with discrete powerful graphics and the latest 4th generation quad core i7 processor. The CPU performance has increased by 3%~7%, while the overall platform is 15% more powerful. Additionally, the GPU performance of 2D and 3D visuals, is even more noteworthy, with an average increase of over 30%. The Iris Pro Graphics 5200 delivers mainstream discrete-level performance to play your favorite games on-the-go. It supports DirectX 11.1, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 4.0 and can outperform even some of the most popular mobile discrete graphics cards allowing smaller, yet powerful notebook designs like the GS30 Shadow. The GS30 Shadow Gaming Dock is the world's 1st eGPU solution using PCIe 3.0 x16 which is 8x faster than PCIe 2.0 x4 and utilizes its bandwidth to take full advantage of any desktop graphics card. The gaming dock allows you to expand and upgrade your graphics card and hard drive to always stay on top of your game. Harness the true power of a desktop gaming PC with the Gaming Dock station. Compatible with almost any desktop graphics card, stay on top of your game and easily upgrade your gear with the latest in gaming PC hardware. No longer constrained by traditional laptop designs, the GS30 Shadow's docking station turns the ultra-portable laptop, into a versatile powerhouse gaming PC. The GS30 Shadow is the very first notebook with 2x m.2SATA SSD RAID 0 units. Two m.2SATA SSDs and one HDD can be installed in the same laptop without the need to expand the size of the laptop, increasing read, write, and saving speeds.
 
MSI 13.3" Full HD Laptop w/ Gaming Dock, Intel Core i7-4870HQ, Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 and Windows 8.1
 

Built with a magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis, the sleek and powerful GS30 Shadow has limitless potential. Designed with power and versatility in mind, the GS30 Shadow comes paired with a powerful gaming dock that offers a no-compromise hybrid solution.

Key Features
 
Intel Core i7-4870HQ
Windows 8.1
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200
13.3" Full HD Anti-Reflective 1920 x1080 (16:9)
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
128GB mSATA SSD x2 in RAID 0 (Super RAID)
Backlit Keyboard
720p HD Webcam
Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Gaming Dock w/ PCIe x16 Slot for Desktop Graphics Card

Thin it to Win it

Introducing the lightest and thinnest 13" laptop with discrete powerful graphics and the latest 4th generation quad core i7 processor. The CPU performance has increased by 3%~7%, while the overall platform is 15% more powerful. Additionally, the GPU performance of 2D and 3D visuals, is even more noteworthy, with an average increase of over 30%.

Iris Pro Graphics

The Iris Pro Graphics 5200 delivers mainstream discrete-level performance to play your favorite games on-the-go. It supports DirectX 11.1, OpenCL 1.2 and OpenGL 4.0 and can outperform even some of the most popular mobile discrete graphics cards allowing smaller, yet powerful notebook designs like the GS30 Shadow.

Pop, Dock, and Lock it

The GS30 Shadow Gaming Dock is the world's 1st eGPU solution using PCIe 3.0 x16 which is 8x faster than PCIe 2.0 x4 and utilizes its bandwidth to take full advantage of any desktop graphics card. The gaming dock allows you to expand and upgrade your graphics card and hard drive to always stay on top of your game.

Future Proofing Your Gaming Experience

Harness the true power of a desktop gaming PC with the Gaming Dock station. Compatible with almost any desktop graphics card, stay on top of your game and easily upgrade your gear with the latest in gaming PC hardware. No longer constrained by traditional laptop designs, the GS30 Shadow's docking station turns the ultra-portable laptop, into a versatile powerhouse gaming PC.

Killer Gaming LAN

The benefit of the Killer Gaming LAN is the "Advanced Game Detect" technology, which recognizes online game data packs and processes them first, accelerating them in the process. The best weapon against stuttering characters, freeze-ups, and lagging, it vastly improves all the online experience. *For Gaming Dock only