A:AnswerBattery life can last up to 3.5 to 4 hours if doing basic stuff such as Microsoft suite, coding, browsing, or youtube. While gaming you can expect about half of that battery life 1.5 to 2 hours. The battery pack is pretty large so that's not the best. Normally i get though a whole days worth of classes at college and don't have to bring the power cord along, then plug it in while gaming during the evening.
A:AnswerEnable Vsynch in the game settings.
You should also check the Nvidia card is running the game. Laptops sometimes select the Intel graphics card by mistake which causes slow down or crashes.
A:AnswerThat is a great question. This is a hard one to answer though, regardless of the band. I had laptops that lasted 3 month and others that I have had for well over 4 years. My oldest is the Toshiba Libretto 70CT from 1997 and it is still running.
It really depends on the way your care about it. My rule of thumb, if the laptop has no issues after frequent use for about 2-3 month after purchase, you got yourself a good one that should last you a long time. Keep it away from humidity, heat and unnecessary impact and you should have a long lasting laptop.
I recommend to get the three year service plan Best Buy offers for this unit. I paid $169 for a $1799 computer (when I bought it), I think this is more than reasonable. At this point I have a laptop that will work for a guaranteed three years. If they can't fix it, I get a new one for the same price I paid when I purchased it.
Most my laptops lasted at least 4+ years. This being my first MSI I didn't want to take a gamble, especially at that price range.
A:AnswerThis will only have a single M.2 slot (which currently has the 256GB M.2 SATA SSD installed) and a single 2.5" SATA slot (which currently has the 1TB HDD installed).
