MSIGV15 15.6" 144Hz Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i5-11400H GTX 1650 8GB 256GB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 6, USB Type-C, Nahimic 3 Audio Immersion, Win 11: Black 11SC-633

Since I started using it, it has performed well and hasn’t shown any issues, except for one time when I had to restart it. Other than that, it’s been great. The laptop remains in perfect condition and handles

Really nice laptop that handles alot of gaming

After using this as my daily driver for over a month, and going through a tough time personally that involved a lot of moving around. This laptop has been very enjoyable and worth while of a purchase. With a few point of grievances, overall I think what this laptop offers for the price is worth it. First and foremost, this is a budget option. That meaning that some aspects were skimped out on to make the cost better in line with their goals. As long as you are aware of that going in, you'll probably enjoy this laptop all the same.Since I've had this laptop i've taken some notes to share incase my experience may help another.Notable Pros:-Surprising battery life. At least compared to my last laptop which would die in an hour. This one can survive 2-5 while doing things depending on active load.-Great Keyboard. My last bigger budget laptop had a way worse keyboard. Rigid and smooth.-Button to max out fans is something I use quite often when playing games as the sound is only noticeable when no audio is occurring.-Not over "gamerfied". Personally, I hate the over the top RGB look that any decent product always looks like. This product has a simple nice looking backlight for the keyboard and is presentable in a public space without an explanation on what you do in your free time.Notable Cons:-Screen is the biggest downside when seeing where they skimped. Just the color accuracy is very faded. I've remedied this a little by windows new native "AI Color correction" feature which did actually improve the experience. But I'd guess it went from maybe like 65% accuracy to 72% at best.-Co-pilot gets a dedicated button when media only gets play / pause.-Arguably bad feeling trackpad. Very usable, but just not a satisfying tactile experience in the slightest. Precision isn't a problem however.-Wifi problems out of the box, but surprise surprise, removing norton antivirus fixed it. I'll always advocate against Norton and McAfee, but I cant really judge the laptop for it as it's actually decently free of bloat besides that.-Built in speakers are indeed speakers. Not one I'd use as a first choice ever though.-Sharp corners can make an uncomfortable wrist rest when operating at more obscure angles.-And my most nitpicky one yet: I really dont care much for the function key being on the right of the space bar. I much prefer the left :)Nothing here is a deal breaker to me. Just small odds and ends which could of been much worse given the pricepoint. For the low mid range budget laptop, it does its job well enough. And survived being chucked out my back door during my house fire so it gets a few extra bonus points for that.

Wonderful laptop to start gaming journey.

Delivery and transaction was very good. Packaging and state of computer was excellent. I'm not convinced though this is a powerful computer for the category its in. It's not bad but I have a Lenovo T430s from 2012 that is almost as good in speed of everyday computing. I am not a gamer so I was a bit surprised it did not exceed my old laptop in an obvious way.I set up windows 11 but bypassed the aggressive account log in. Not overly impressed with Windows so I dual installed Linux on it and it is much better. I had some issues with the wifi card being very new so had to install wifi drivers to get the linux os to work with wifi. After that its been very good.Only thing that I am a bit annoyed at is the fan. For normal computing, browsing internet, the fan kicks on and is very noticeable. My older laptop is quiet as a church mouse. Im almost regretting the purchase, but I know its a well built machine.I like the metal casing and build of it. I had to look up how to open it up to adjust the ram. I put in another 8gb of ram to make it 16 and had a spare hdd to put inside the extra empty slot. I like that the OS runs on the SSD and I have extra storage with the HDD. Opening the case though is not easy. Not sure why they make it difficult. My older laptop is so easy to get to the ram and hard drive. For a gamer, I would think that the computer would be more accessible for customization and tweaking.3 stars for the experience. Not thrilled, not disappointed. Just meh...

As someone who wanted a laptop that wasn't too high-end (so I wouldn't mourn over its loss) and something that wasn't too weak, I am thoroughly satisfied with this purchase.Graduating from an ROG "ultra gamer laptop", the outer casing is such a breath of fresh air. The thing is fully enclosed with a sleek black. The only thing that offsets the darkness is the piercing red of the shield and the keyboard. This is definitely where the "less-is-better" approach shines through - I'm not ashamed to bust this laptop out in a public area. Really grateful for the design choice here.In terms of performance, I have no qualms with it. As someone who plays Rocket League, Heroes of the Storm, and Fortnite, I can run these games on medium at 100-120fps. While it does get hot, it does arguably better than my older laptop, sitting under 80C during load. If you can get to knowing how to use the gamer profiles on Dragon Center, it'll help you a TON. While the presets have their own fan curves, you can also set your own. While I'm not gaming on battery, I am still doing some creative work like Photoshop/Krita. Even then I could use it for a while before I have to plug it in - though I usually have it plugged in so I don't have much experience on this end.I can't say too much for the keyboard. This classic laptop chiclet design is a far cry from my main mechanical keyboard, but it's nothing foreign from laptops of old which I'm fine with. Bonus points to having the enter key and backslash kind of combine to look like a reverse L enter key! How charming.A word of advice? Get a USB hub. This is constantly the issue I have with laptops - they'd probably have to increase the form factor to fit in more. All in all, this is a solid machine. I'll update this in case anything breaks.