Quad-core Intel Haswell and GeForce GTX 860M in a thin 15.6in laptop. Manufacturers in this industry tend to have a good idea of which products will be hot sellers in the months to come. Right now, MSI is hedging its bets with the GS60 2PC Ghost, proclaiming that it will be "without a doubt our best selling notebook in 2014."

Those are lofty expectations for any new system, yet MSI has repeatedly shown a knack for producing gaming laptops that are well received by the target audience, and a quick glance at the GS60's credentials suggest that this could well be another crowd pleaser.