Design / Comfort
Battery Life
Value For Money
The MSI PS63 Modern 8RC weighs 1.6kg and is just 15.9mm thick. It has a slick look with a matte grey metal exterior and blue accents around the lid and trackpad. Despite its size, this laptop is packed full of powerful hardware including an Intel Core i7-8565U CPU, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (Max-Q) GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB PCIe SSD. Performance is very good across all kinds of tasks and there's enough power for gaming at reasonable quality settings. The 15.6-inch full-HD 1920x1080 screen is non-reflective which office workers will love, and movies also look good on it. One interesting feature is the QuickCharge 3.0-enabled USB port which will let you charge your smartphone or other devices quickly. We liked the keyboard, but found the trackpad awkwardly designed. Battery life was very good too. The MSI PS63 Modern offers good value and can compete with ultraportables from all the well-known PC manufacturers.
Slim, light, and looks great
Good performance, even for gaming
Very good battery life
Comfortable keyboard
QuickCharge 3.0 USB port
Trackpad is oversized and too sensitive
Some annoying bloatware
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