With the first virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive finally shipping, more PCs are being released that can handle their high-end hardward requirements. MSI has just announced the WT72, which it says is the first NVIDIA VR Ready mobile workstation equipped with NVIDIA's newest mobile GPU, the Quadro M5500.
"Designed for maximum performance, MSI's WT72 is powered by NVIDIA's Quadro M5500 GPU, Intel's 6th generation Core-i7 and Xeon processors, and up to 64GB of DDR4 memory. The latest in professional graphics design technology, the Quadro M5500 is the world's fastest mobile GPU, delivering up to 35% performance increase over previous models, with 2,048 cores for optimum speed and power."
The cost for getting this 17.3-inch notebook is definitely on the high end of the scale. Pricing for the WT72 begins at $5,499. A release date has not been annnounced.
