Msi 15.6" GS63VR Stealth Pro Notebook

The slim MSI GS63VR 7RG can run all the modern games smoothly on its matte Full HD screen. Here, MSI goes for a 120 Hz TN panel with fast response times. The rest of the hardware is also in good order: NVMe SSD, HDD, Thunderbolt 3.

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  Responsive 120 Hz display, 100% of sRGB, NVMe SSD, A lot of storage space, Very fast SD card reader, Nifty case with good build quality, Thin and light, Great performance, Good keyboard with an RGB backlight, Thunderbolt 3

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  Dim TN panel with poor viewing angles, Case could have been more rigid, Access to RAM and the M.2 slot requires removal of the motherboard

The MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro-034 provides all of the power of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1060 without many compromises. It's not perfect, but its relatively attractive price tag, solid performance in gaming, lengthy battery life, and mature gaming aesthetic in a thin, light package make it a worthwhile...

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  Thin, light, portable, Battery life, Performance

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  Limited upgradeability, Color & Grayscale accuracy

Overall, you are paying a slight premium for the thin and light form factor of a Max-Q notebook. But with an exclusive product like the GS63VR, that’s to be expected. Just be careful not to put it on your lap while gaming, or you might end up paying even more.

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  Exceptionally lightweight for a GTX 1070 gaming laptop, Very good gaming performance, 120Hz display, Reasonable battery life

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  Chassis gets very hot while gaming, Design could use a refresh, No built-in biometric features

In general, the MSI Stealth Pro GS63VR is a great successor to the Ghost Pro GS60. The design and build quality have both improved and the hardware inside is also a nice bundle to have in such a small package.

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  Portable form-factor with a powerful GPU; Great build quality; Excellent keyboard; External GPU compatibility-

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  poor FHD screen (BestBuy model only, the others get a better IPS panel); 4k configurations get terrible battery life; slow SD card reader speeds; difficult to upgrade SSD and RAM; runs hot under load

If I was going to purchase a gaming laptop, I’d be in the market for something powerful yet portable. The MSI GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro provides exactly this: the power of the GTX 1060 for gaming, but a reasonably thin and light chassis that can be transported daily.

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  Thin and light chassis without compromised cooling. Very powerful for its size: the GTX 1060 is a fantastic 1080p gaming GPU. Great keyboard and great selection of I/O.

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  Premium priced. Difficult to upgrade RAM and SSD. Minor design issues, including a rubbish trackpad.

MSI's GS63VR STEALTH PRO 4K is a sleek, slim, powerful, and most of all portable high-end gaming notebook.

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  Super Slim, Extremely Powerful, Keyboard, ThunderBolt 3 and USB 3.0, 4K Display

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  Battery Life, Speakers, You Can't Upgrade

If you’re looking for a gaming laptop that doesn’t compromise in both portability, performance, and feature set, the MSI GS 63VR is exactly what you’re looking for.

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  Performance, Features

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  Price, PCMark Work: 3,875 points, PCMark Home: 4,491 points, PCMark Creative: 5,319 points, 3DMark FireStrike: 9,651 points, 3DMark FireStrike Extreme: 5,129 points, 3DMark FireStrike Ultra: 2,490 points, 3DMark Time Spy: 3,585 points

It's been a few weeks since we took a look at our first gaming notebook with NVIDIA's Max-Q design, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus . We briefly touched on the broad array of announced Max-Q Notebooks on that review, and today we are taking a look at the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro.

The end days of large-sized heavy gaming laptops seem to be drawing closer, as MSI has been busy making new designs that offer extreme portability, performance, and gaming instincts for the gamer who never wants to quit.

A 15-inch gaming laptop

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  Size, design, good selection of components

I would recommend for people who need power on the go. I'm an artist who needs to be able to run 3D software from Autodesk and Photoshop everywhere.

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  Powerful card along with a sleek and light frame. Screen refresh rate is glorious. I easily hit 155 FPS on many games with Ultra. Battery is pretty good as long as I'm not taxing the GPU. It's so slim and light that I can take it everywhere everyday.

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  REBATE NEVER CAME BACK. I had heard that before and despite the effort sending in the QR code SN etc. nothing ever came back. Sadly didn't expect it to ever come back after reading previous reviews so only slightly dejected seeing as MSI is close to making me a brand loyalist.