Editors Liked

Complete sRGB or AdobeRGB coverage
Almost no uneven backlight bleeding
Strong CPU performance
Lots of ports

May 07, 2017 81% Msi GS73 Stealth Pro-009 (Gtx 1050 Ti) Source: Tech PowerUP Overall, the MSI GS73 Stealth Pro 009 is an interesting laptop. While I feel that it. The MSI GS63VR 7RG Stealth Pro is quick, well designed and as powerful as a laptop of this size can get. Now if MSI would only fix the touchpad, it’d be practically perfect. With Nvidia’s Max.

Dec 11, 2017 MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro Owner's Lounge. Does anyone have any suggestions or have any experience with their GS63 doing this? Any help would be much appreciated as I am close to pulling out all my hair. Doesn't really have any other issues since I can still edit music and play my games, but its a pretty big problem to have for me.

Editors Didn't Like

M.2 SSD and SODIMM access requires additional disassembly
No individually backlit keys
Lacks Macro keys
Flimsy build

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By CNET Australia on 70

If you don't mind paying extra for a thin chassis and a 17-inch 4K-resolution display, the MSI GS73VR Stealth Pro 4K is worth looking into, but you can get more performance for your money if you keep...

By techPowerUp! on 81

The MSI GS73 Stealth Pro 009 can be found at retail for $1599.99. Desktop GPU performance Quad-core CPU with Hyper Threading 1920x1080 120Hz display Good build quality Solid performance Good features Lack of bloatware Useful software GPU and...

By PCMag on 40

From questionable component choices to flimsy build quality, the MSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth Pro is an ill-conceived and poorly executed gaming laptop, especially for the price.

By PC Gamer on 90

MSI's GS73VR is a slimmer take on large gaming notebooks, with impressive performance at a reasonable price.

By ultrabookreview.com on 85

As a whole, I'm pretty impressed with the GS73VR. As far as 17-inch laptops go, there aren't many options that are portable at that screen size. The main highlights are the keyboard, GPU and the screen. Another thing I'm pretty happy with is the cooling...

By NotebookCheck on 83

The GS73VR is the big refresh the GS Stealth series needed. The GS70 had been largely the same since its inception in 2013 and its minor updates ever since have done very little in alleviating its biggest problems. The GS73VR is finally thinner, better...

By ozeros.com on 88

Msi Gs63 Stealth Drivers

MSI, actualizó sus anteriores modelos con lo último en tecnología disponible en el mercado. La inclusión de procesadores Intel Kaby Lake da cuenta del serio compromiso que el dragón tiene con sus fieles usuarios para entregar siempre lo máximo en...

By Le Journal du Geek on 85

Après le test du GT73VR, voici le GS73VR, un PC portable de gamers bien plus svelte et donc plus nomade. Se positionnant également comme PC portable de gamers d'entrée de gamme, la cible visée n'est pas forcément la même que celle d'un GT73VR par...

By klgadgetguy.com on 85

There's no other 17-inch gaming notebooks built like the MSI GS73VR, its slim and lightweight form factor makes it the only portable 17-inch gaming notebook that you can transport around without hesitating, it also has the hardware performance that most...

By profesionalreview.com on 91

acerca de MSI GS73VREl MSI GS73VR se trata del portátil de 17.3 pulgadas del mercado más fino y potente a niveles gráficos. Cuenta con un hardware de primera: procesador i7, 16 GB de memoria, SSD M.2 de 512 GB y un disco opcional de 2 TB para datos....

By hardzone.es on

Volvemos a la carga para mostraros nuestro análisis de un nuevo equipo de MSI, y en ésta ocasión se trata de un ordenador portátil muy especial pues es de los primeros de la marca en contar con las nuevas tarjetas gráficas dedicadas NVIDIA GeForce Serie...

By elchapuzasinformatico.com on

El portátil MSI GS73VR 6RF combina a la perfección los últimos procesadores Intel Skylake, concretamente el i7-6700HQ, y las memorias DDR4, concretamente 16 GB a 2400 MHz, con los nuevos gráficos dedicados Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. Con todo ello...

MSI is the master of product naming. Their gaming laptops follow a well-established nomenclature where a random collection of numbers and letters is not at all confusing and certainly easy to remember. Hence why 'GS63VR 6RF' is a great name for a powerful 15-inch notebook.

All kidding aside, the GS63VR 6RF Stealth Pro is the latest in MSI’s thin and light 15-inch gaming laptop series. Like essentially all gaming laptops on the market today, the GS63VR uses current-generation GeForce 10 graphics and Intel Core i7 processors, along with modern technology like Thunderbolt 3 and PCIe storage. The hardware in this laptop is, first and foremost, geared towards performance.

Unlike other laptops from MSI and its competitors, though, the GS63VR tries to cram this powerful hardware in a portable chassis. At 17.7mm thick and just 1.8 kg heavy (3.96 pounds), this laptop is noticeably thinner and lighter than other gaming laptops of this screen size, which typically clock in over 2.2 kg heavy and 22mm thick. The GP62MVR Leopard Pro from MSI, for example, features largely the same hardware in a chassis half a kilogram heavier and more than 5mm thicker.

The size and weight advantage of the GS63VR Stealth Pro has a big impact on daily usage. While other 15-inch laptops are largely desk-bound, such as the Alienware 15 I recently reviewed, the GS63VR can be comfortably taken around and used in multiple locations. And the great thing is that you gain this portability without sacrificing performance.

Speaking of gaming-class hardware, MSI has kitted out my review unit with a GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, an Intel Core i7-6700HQ, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 128 GB SSD paired with a 1TB hard drive. This exact configuration is rare in North America, although a near-identical unit with a 256 GB SSD is available for around $1,680.

At this size, weight, and price, the GS63VR competes strongly with the latest Razer Blade, managing to narrowly beat it in all three categories. The GS63VR is perhaps more impressive as it packs a larger display into a body that’s marginally lighter than the Blade, although the footprint of the Blade is smaller thanks to its 14-inch display. Impressively, the GS63VR is considerably more powerful than the latest MacBook Pro at a similar weight and only a slight increase in chassis thickness.

While the GS63VR is one of the most portable 15-inch gaming laptops going around, it’s still not a small unit. It’s 29 percent larger than the 15-inch MacBook Pro in terms of volume, mostly due to larger bezels, and a modern 13-inch ultraportable is far more portable in general. With that said, the GS63VR (along with the Razer Blade) offer class-leading performance at this size, and this form factor is quite unlike most other gaming laptops.

It should be noted that to unlock the full power of the GTX 1060 in the GS63VR, you’ll need to carry around its massive power brick. This brick is almost twice as thick as the laptop itself and weighs a healthy 580 grams (1.2 lb), which needs to be factored in to portability calculations. Of course, the laptop does work without this power brick, although the 65 Wh internal battery isn’t all that impressive, and graphics performance is significantly reduced on battery power.

Portability aside, the design of the GS63VR is respectable. The overall style of this laptop is similar to other MSI offerings, with a generous use of brushed magnesium alloy around the keyboard and lid. The smooth black finish is a definite fingerprint magnet, although visually the design is good if a little bland. There’s essentially no ‘gamer’ elements to be found, but this laptop looks just like a range of other machines released over the past few years.

The mostly back design is complemented by a small handful of red highlights, including the rim around the trackpad, several red lines near the rear exhaust vents, the MSI gaming laptop on the lid, and the well-hidden power

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