It will vary on where you buy it from but I have seen a 17" laptop from MSI fro $1300 with free shipping here: MSI GT780DX Gaming Laptop, www.pro-star.com.
the msi website has a full guide
Buy new laptop coz MSI sucks! Stupid company
install driver
The Acer netbooks, or MSI netbooks like the MSI Wind are all new and cheap.
Microsoft Installer. in the laptop brand, microstar international.
The MSI GX720-032US Intel Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz Laptop can hold a charge for an average of 7 hours.
The general cost for a MSI laptop is around $1200. This is mainly the entry level cost. With this, you would receive a 15 inch display, 8 gb of memory, and 750 gb hard-drive.
yes it does have a microphone because i have the laptop and it does have one.
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The MSI Titan GT77 HX is the most powerful gaming laptop on the market it is also the most expensive
If you google the model and make of the laptop and put assemble after it, you will find guides. Will Help you