MSI Workstation Laptop updated with Intel Kaby Lake CPU; World’s First VR Ready Workstation
3 min readThe mainstream laptop market is flooded with gaming and general consumer laptops, but little did you know that there’s a niche requirement from the professionals especially from engineering, science and design industry. The MSI Workstation series laptop is specially designed to cater to their needs.
Yesterday, MSI Malaysia has officially unveiled their updated Workstation series laptops. The refresh brings Intel’s 7th generation Kaby Lake CPU and NVIDIA’s Pascal based Quadro GPU to the lineup with a few selected models being VR Ready. Virtual reality other than being used for an immersive gaming experience, it is also highly sought by the professionals for all sorts of use case such as engineering and designs.
MSI WT73VRÂ (7RM 642MY)
The top of the line model for the Workstation series is no other than the WT73VR. MSI also claims that this is the world’s first VR Ready Workstation laptop.
- Intel Core i7-7820HK
- 32 GB DDR4 (supports up to 64 GB, ECC RAM)
- 512 GB NVMe SSD (PCIE Gen3x4) + 1 TB (7200 RPM)
- NVIDIA Quadro P5000 16 GB GDDR5
- 17.3″ FHD, Anti-Glare eDP IPS-Level, 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
- SteelSeries full-color backlight with Anti-Ghost keys + silver lining print
- Dynaudio Tech Speakers 3W x2 + woofer 5W x1
- VR Ready
RM 24,999 –Â MSI Store
MSI WS63 (7RK 402MY)
If you don’t want to pack a 4 KG laptop like the WT73VR, the WS63 is perfect for your mobility needs. At 1.8 KG, this laptop packs a punch while keeping the reasonable weight and size. While it doesn’t have the VR in its model name, but it is fully capable of supporting VR in professional applications.
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- 16 GB DDR4 (supports up to 32 GB)
- 128 GB NVMe M.2 SSD (PCIe Gen3 x4) + 1TB (SATA) 7200RPM
- NVIDIA Quadro P3000 6 GB GDDR5
- 15.6″ FHD eDP IPS-Level, 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
- SteelSeries full-color backlight with Anti-Ghost keys + silver lining print
RM 12,899 – MSI Store
MSI WE72VR (7RJ 1039MY)
The third model is the entry model for the MSI Workstation series – the WE72VR. It is the most affordable unit out of the three. Excellent for professionals who are looking high-performance machine with reasonable price tag.
- Intel Core i7-7700HQ
- 8 GB DDR4 (supports up to 32 GB)
- 128 GB NVMe SSD (PCIE Gen3x4) + 1 TB (7200 RPM)
- NVIDIA Quadro M2200 4 GB GDDR5 (Maxwell)
- 17.3″ FHD, Anti-Glare eDP IPS-Level, 1920 x 1080 (16:9)
- SteelSeries full-color backlight with Anti-Ghost keys + silver lining print
- Dynaudio Tech Speakers x4 + woofer 5W x1
- VR Ready
RM 9,699 – MSI Store
Availability
The new MSI Workstation laptops are now available on Official MSI Malaysia online store and authorised dealers.