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We might still be smitten with a certain [svelte ebony beaut](http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/26/razer-blade-hands-on-with-17-inches-of-gaming-greatness/), but we're aware some of you require absolute maximum performance from your "portable" gaming rig](http://www.engadget.com/tag/gaming+laptop). Here to heed your call for blistering frame rates is MSI, which has gone and refreshed two laptops from its [gaming lineup](http://www.engadget.com/tag/MSI,gaming+laptop): the 15.6-inch GT683DXR and its big brother, the 17.3-inch GT730DXR. While both retain the Core i7-2630QM from their forebears, the duo now feature NVIDIA's beefy [GTX 570M](http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/28/nvidia-announces-geforce-gtx-580m-and-570m-availability-in-the/) with 1.5GB GDDR5. And just like their predecessors, either can be stuffed with up to 16GB of RAM, dual 500GB or 750GB drives and a Blu-ray burner. Also on board is a premium sound system from Dynaudio, four USB ports (two of the 3.0 variety), Gigabit Ethernet, VGA and HDMI sockets and, of course, 802.11b/g/n WiFi.
They're on sale now, starting at $1,699 for the 15-incher and $1,799 for the 17-inch variant. MSI was kind enough to send us the smaller and lighter of the two, so hop on past the break for our brief impressions.
**Gallery: [MSI G Series gaming laptops](http://www.engadget.com/photos/msi-g-series-gaming-laptops/)**
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Gallery: MSI GT683DXR hands-on
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