Gaming laptop question

[jacqkeen]

Is there any reason to not get a gaming laptop based on an MSI GT70 barebones build?

I am looking at a FORCE / MSI 1763 (22-001) 780M (MSI GT70 Barebones) from Xoticpc as it appears the cheapest way to get a 780m GPU.

I don't care that the keyboard won't have different color lights and that there won't be a third mSATA connector. (I only plan on using one mSATA drive for now). Are there any other issues I need to be looking at here?

 

[Meaker]

If it comes with a single mSATA drive then it will have the 3 slot adapter (and one 2.5" bay), if it comes with no mSATA drives then it will come with 2x 2.5" bays and no msata slots.

 

[harmattan]

The GT70 is an ok build, but I prefer the cooling and design of the similarly-priced p170sm.

 

[Meaker]

The cooling is on par with each other.

 

[jacqkeen]

So, if I don't order it with an mSATA SSD, then it will not have ANY mSATA slots, is that correct?

If so, I guess I'm going with the Sager NP8295 and upgrade the video card.