Just picked up a MSI Laptop

Originally Posted by ski-bum 

I thought the same thing about Windows 8 at first, but once you learn about it, it's starting to grow on me. I've installed a small program called Classic Shell. Now I have the best of both worlds. It loads to my desktop and looks and operates just like Windows 7 while keeping all the Windows 8 features.
This laptop has all the features any gamer would want plus a lot others.
I can press a button a shutoff the touchpad if using a standard mouse.
I can shutoff the LED screen with the push of a button and eject the dvd with the push of another button on the control panel. You can also eject the dvd right on the player, like other dvd burners do.
It has a program that operates the unit off of the cpu intergraded graphics while surfing the web, etc. Then kicks in the Geforce 660m dedicated graphic card when gaming to cut down power usage and heat. A "Turbo" light even comes on so you know when the dedicated graphic card is in use.
btw I can play every game I've tried so far (BF3, MW3,) on High settings with no problem. On the dedicated graphics, it barely plays even Tiger Woods Golf. So if your thinking of getting a new laptop with only dedicated graphics and wonder if it'll play games, I'd have to say NO.
The only negative is the keyboard for this model is NOT backlit. It became an issue of expense, but the keyboard is still made by Steelseries and is excellent for layout and feel, just not backlit. You can get a backlit one for about $100 more with a slightly less cpu and Windows 7.
For the ultimate gaming laptop without starting to go overkill I recommend the GT70 0ND-444US for $1499.99 on Newegg. It comes with the backlit fully customizable keyboard, a Blueray player, a slightly better GPU, slightly better sound with SUB-WOOFER and a better battery. Because of the better battery, it's also about 2.5 lbs heavier.
So, If you want a new gaming laptop, do yourself a favor and look at the MSI laptops