design
Would have been forgiven for thinking that the GS70 Stealth is a laptop with the admission of a kind. The slim design with brushed aluminum lid and chassis , with a dark finish that is a bit different from the normal jet black or bright colors seen in most gaming notebooks . The Stealth is only GS70 , stealthy , because the conservative - looking design conceals a surprisingly sophisticated game design - focused . On the underside is a patch of suede - like material , a trick borrowed from high - end arcade - style controllers - the suede texture provides traction when used on a lap . Despite this little touch ( and others ) all -aluminum chassis is the same as the one offered in iBuypower Battalion Ultra - Thin M1771 .
Weighs 5.8 pounds , the GS70 Stealth is the lightest 17 - inch gaming notebook we reviewed , as well as the slimmest . Measuring just 0.85 by 16.5 by 11.3 inches ( HWD ) , it is slimmer and lighter than even the iBuypower Battalion Ultra - Thin M1771 ( £ 5.93 ) or the clear ancestor of all ultraportable gaming system , the Razer blade (2012 ) , which weighs 6.6 pounds and measures a fraction of an inch thicker ( 0.88 inches ) . Bear in mind that all of these systems are noticeably thinner than any standard 17 - inch gaming laptop , such as the Origin EON17 Choice - SLX editors ' ( 2014 ) , which measures 2.15 inches thick and weighs a hefty £ 9.3 .
The keyboard is no mere collection of chiclet keys . This is an original SteelSeries , with many multicolored lighting zones , which can all be customized to your desired color scheme . It also features anti - ghosting , which enables you to press dozens of key simultaneously without the keyboard locking up or slowing down the input to a crawl .
The 17.3 - inch display offers 1920 -by - 1 , 080 resolution , and looks great , thanks to an anti -glare matte finish on the screen , which prevents either of the mirror- like reflections seen in glass - covered display . It did not offer the deep , deep blacks to a glass - fronted display pita , but I had very few complaints during use , even when playing a completely dark games like Batman : Arkham origin . Participating in high -quality display is a superb sound system , with two stereo speakers built in to the hinge that offers crisp , clear sound , and even some boom , thanks to an integrated subwoofer on the underside of the laptop . Sound is further enhanced with SoundBlaster Cinema software .
Features
For such a slim chassis , the GS70 Stealth has too many features baked in. There are four USB 3.0 ports ( including one with charging capability ) , headphone , microphone and S / PDIF jacks . HDMI output and two mini - DisplayPort connections allow you to connect up to three independent external monitor . Means the Kensington lock slot can secure the laptop to prevent someone from walking off with it when you're not looking . You also have Gigabit Ethernet , thanks to a killer DoubleShot networking adapter , offering both Gigabit LAN and dual - band 802.11n Wi - Fi . Bluetooth 4.0 + HS is available for wireless connectivity to headsets , speakers , and peripherals .
The GS70 Stealth has three different storage drives - two 128GB drives solid - state ( SSD ) with RAID 0 acting as a single boot drive , and a 1TB , 7,200 rpm hard drives for game installs and media storage . The system with Windows 8 , with some preinstalled apps that most players will want to remove the right off the bat , like WildTangent Games , CookBook , and Music Maker Jam . Others may want to keep a 30 - day trial version of Norton Internet Security , Skype , and Evernote . Regardless of what you do with the software applies MSI laptop with a two - year warranty .
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