KUALA LUMPUR, 24 APRIL 2019 – VSTECS Berhad (formerly known as ECS ICT Berhad) (VSTECS, tH&; Bloomberg: ECS MK; Reuters: VSTE.KL) (“VSTECS” or “The Group”), Malaysia’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT”) distributor, is widening its offerings of laptops with Global gaming leading brand Micro-Star International Co. Ltd’s (“MSI”) latest range for Gaming, Prestige, and Workstation.

These laptops, which are distributed by the Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary, VSTECS Astar San. Bhd. offers users the power and functionalities that they want according to their budget and reflecting their

lifestyle.

VSTECS’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Soong Jan Hsung expressed: “The latest distributorship from MS is about choice for the consumers and diversification for The Group, which is expanding its range to include more and e-Sports offerings.”

“We are happy with this distributorship as the ranges of notebooks from MSI are catered to not just gamers and e-Sports enthusiasts but also for graphics and video intense applications that are used by content and design specialist. The various models of notebook are well positioned to suit every budget and lifestyle of the users as they are competitive in terms of pricing as well as product specifications,” Mr. Soong added.

MSI is fast becoming a popular choice among gamers, selling 1.2 million gaming laptops in 2018 and is among the top brands of professionals in the Asia Pacific and Europe seeking laptops with digital content creation and streaming video capabilities.

Mr. Soong points out that the MSI distributorship forms part of The Group’s strategy to increase market share in the fast-growing segment of e-Sport and consumer electronics; while at the same time promote brand visibility through its B2C e-Commerce platform.

For gamers, VSTECS Astar distributes the G series of gaming laptops with several variants that covers their needs, from casual to hardcore. These gaming laptops, which are retailing from RM3,499 to RM21,499, comes in 15″ and 17″ sizes. For more efficient processing time, the laptops are equipped with Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 processors while gamers wanting a more immersive experience will not be disappointed with Nvidia’s graphics processing cards (“GPU”) ranging from the GeForce GTX1050 4GB to the RTX2080 with 8GB of VRAM.

Gamers wanting more style and design can opt for the Prestige series of laptops that gives the same experience and quality with a budget-friendly price ranging from RM3,599 to RM6,399. These laptops come with Intel Core i5, i7 or i9 processors and Nvidia’s latest GPU. These series of laptops come in 14″, 15″ and 17″ sizes.

Mobile professionals wishing for flexibility and convenience without sacrificing performance now have the choice of the W series of workstations. These laptops are top-of-the-line for computer-aided design and 3D modelling with a variant offering VR. To suit every budget and need, the variants are priced from RM7,999 to RM27,999. They come with Intel Corei7 & i9 for a range of work tasks and Nvidia’s P2000 to P5200 range of GPUs.

Issued by: Esente (M) Communications Sdn. Bhd. on behalf of VSTECS Berhad
Date: 24 April 2019