We live in a wonderful world where you can do hardcore PC gaming literally anywhere. Thanks to powerful laptops, you can play modern PC games in such places as a park, at a kitchen table, or coffee shop. Unfortunately, many of these gaming laptops are hardly portable -- they can be quite heavy and bulky. Luckily, there are thinner and lighter models nowadays.

Today, MSI launches some new fairly svelte gaming notebooks -- the GP62X and GP72X Leopard Pro Series. These machines feature modern specifications, such as Kaby Lake processors, DDR4, and NVMe storage drives. Not to mention, they are very attractive -- the RGB backlit keyboard looks quite lovely.

"Screen tearing and jitters are a thing of the past with the all new full HD 120Hz panel with 5ms response time. The ultra-fast refresh rate lets you react instantly to your game, giving you a true MSI gaming experience. The GP62X and GP72X Leopard series gaming laptops use a NVMe solid state drive so gamers can experience full performance potential of the latest SSD technology with extreme read speeds up to 2,200MB/s. The line includes an Intel 7th Generation KabyLake processor, one stick of 16GB DDR4 RAM (upgradeable to 32GB) and up to a GeForce GTX1060 graphics card," says MSI.

The company further explains that it "upgraded the GP62X and GP72X Leopard line with the brightest RGB keyboard by SteelSeries including SteelSeries Engine 3 support. Using SteelSeries Engine 3, gamers can easily personalize their playing style by customizing each key and changing the keyboard’s backlight color. It also includes SteelSeries’ GameSense, which changes the color of the keyboard according to in-game action. The first titles to support GameSense are Counter Strike: Global Offensive and Minecraft. With better response, tactile feedback and support for multi-key inputs, the keyboard is primed to help gamers take full command over gaming missions."

MSI shares the following specifications for the Leopard Pro Series.

GP62MVR X Leopard Pro GP72VR X Leopard Pro CPU 7th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor Display 15.6" FHD, Wide-view

15.6" FHD, IPS-Level 17.3" FHD

17.3" FHD, 120Hz, 5ms, Wide-View Graphics GeForce GTX1060 with 3GB GDDR5 Chipset HM175 Memory DDR4, 2 Slots, Max 32GB Storage 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4

1x 2.5" SATA HDD Optical Drive NA DVD Super Multi Webcam HD type ([email protected]) Keyboard Steel Series Multi Color RGB Backlight Keyboard Communication Killer Gb LAN (E2400)

802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2 (Intel 3168) Audio 4x 2W Speaker with NahimicVR Audio Jack 1x Mic-in,

1x Headphone-out (SPDIF) I/O 1x Type-C USB3.1 Gen2,

2x Type-A USB3.0, 1x Type-A USB2.0

1x RJ45

1x SD (XC/HC)Card Reader

1x HDMI(4K @ 30Hz), 1x Mini-DisplayPort Battery 6-Cell , 41 Whr AC Adapter 180W Dimension Weight 15.07 x 10.23 x .86~1.14 in., 4.8 lbs. 16.45 x 10.6 x 1.16 in., 5.95 lbs.

GP62 X Leopard

GP62M X Leopard GP72 X Leopard CPU 7th Gen. Intel Core i7 processor Display 15.6" FHD, Wide-view

15.6" FHD, IPS-Level 17.3" FHD

17.3" FHD, 120Hz, 5ms, Wide-View Graphics GeForce GTX1050Ti with 2/4GB GDDR5 (7REX)

GeForce GTX1050 with 2/4GB GDDR5 (7RDX) Chipset HM175 Memory DDR4, 2 Slots, Max 32GB Storage 1x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4

1x 2.5" SATA HDD Optical Drive GP62: DVD Super Multi

GP62M: NA DVD Super Multi Webcam HD type ([email protected]) Keyboard Steel Series Multi Color RGB Backlight Keyboard Communication Killer Gb LAN (E2400)

802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2 (Intel 3168) Audio 4x 2W Speaker with Nahimic2 Audio Jack 1x Mic-in,

1x Headphone-out (SPDIF) I/O 1x Type-C USB3.0

2x Type-A USB3.0, 1x Type-A USB2.0

1x RJ45

1x SD (XC/HC)Card Reader

1x HDMI(4K @ 30Hz), 1x Mini-DisplayPort Battery 6-Cell , 41 Whr AC Adapter 150W Dimension Weight 15.07 x 10.23 x .86~1.14 in., 4.8 lbs. 16.45 x 10.6 x 1.16 in., 5.95 lbs.

Do you want to buy one of these beautiful beasts? They can be had today from popular retailers like Amazon and Newegg. Pricing starts at $1,100 and increases from there.