Name	MSI GX720
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo Q9000 quad core
Screen	17” WXGA+
Graphics	NVIDIA Geforce GT 9600M
Sound	Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
RAM	4GB DDR2
HDD	500GB - 7200rpm Seagate Drive
Optical Drive	DVD Super Multi
Network	Raeltek RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller Intel 5300 a/b/g/n wifi

Linux Compatibility

Device	Compatibility	Comments
Processor	Tested	Intel Q9000 Core2 Quad-core works
Screen	Tested	Works
HDD	Tested	Seagate Drive works out of the box
Optical Drive	Tested	Works out of the box.
Graphics	Tested	Works well with nVidia drivers that need to be downloaded and installed.
Sound	Tested	Full support not yet available. Partial support available through ALSA; I can get three of the four ports working properly along with the front speakers, but only sporadic control of the subwoofers.
Ethernet	Tested	Works out of the box.
Wireless	Tested	Requires firmware download; drivers included in the kernel.
Bluetooth	Not Tested
Modem	Not Tested
USB	Tested	Works out of the box, no problems.
Card Reader	Not Tested
Webcam	Tested	Works with video4linux2 and cheese (out of the box for most distributions)

Notes

For audio, I was able to get the chipset working reasonably well by setting the contents of /etc/modprobe.d/alsabase.conf to:

options snd-hda-intel model=targa-dig
options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.u_BNWJ+LvyF:82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

and then restarting ALSA (or rebooting the computer).

I was also able to get bluetooth to work after installing standard packages in arch linux. I forget if the drivers were included with the kernel.

Summary

Everything except sound seems to work after some tinkering. Wired networking works out of the box, so getting the details correct was not hard. Overall, support is good.