MSI - GS66 10SE 15.6" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 512GB SSD - Black Core

I'm a software engineer. I ordered this strictly for side projects. I may play a game or two on this laptop but that isn't the reason why I picked this up. I have a custom build desktop that I built just for that. I really just picked a laptop that was based off of the same specs of my work laptop (Dell G5). At work we do 3D rendering, so I figured that anything with the same specs should work perfectly for what I'm looking to accomplish. Why didn't I grab a G5? Because what fun is it having 2 of the same laptop AND this was a 100$ cheaper and is visually more appealing. So my normal workload on this laptop is Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, Chrome with 95 Stack Overflow tabs open (only programmers would get this joke), Discord, Windows Terminal, File Explorer, and a bunch of things that probably aren't really GPU intensive. This thing hasn't had the slightest bit of lag or hesitation. First off, the pictures of the laptop represented by BestBuy don't do the MSI Stealth any justice. When you pull this thing out of the box it is beautiful. I love how sharp it looks. The Steel Series keyboard gives you the ability to customize the colorization modes so if you are an RGB fanatic like me, you are probably drooling. There is a little fan idle, but that doesn't bother me. Note: I haven't ran a video game on this thing so the comments below mine about screaming fans might be true, but I personally don't care cause I'm usually listening to Lofi Hip Hop while I'm programming. Now to the annoyances: The track pad annoys me a little bit. I noticed that when attempting to scroll in a web page or editor, it kept flicking me out of my programs, even though I was doing exactly what I was supposed to, which was using 2 fingers. Anyways, I bypassed this by just going into Window's touchpad settings and completely disabling the 3 finger and 4 finger gestures because that was killing me. The laptop looks amazing BUT the finger prints drive me crazy. If you have a slight OCD like I do, then you'll understand by checking out the picture I attached of it closed with the smudges on the sides. AND no I was not eating Cheetos while programming. Believe it or not, I 've washed my hands before every use of my new baby. The speakers are sub par, but as an avid gamer, anyone that doesn't wear a headset is already way behind the times. Overall, I love this machine. It does exactly what I need it to do.

Man there's really much going on here for 1500$ its just rock solid in everything but I will say settings can be made to reduce the fan noise and performance needs to be set on low if your gonna keep fans on auto in order to get it continually at about 40c But if you don't care about fan noise for gaming this thing is crazy powerful for your need 2nd best is what I'd say about this laptop is

I really do love this computer, I only wish the internal fans were so loud. Also, the OEM mouse pad doesn’t respond as readily to double clicks

I want to review this product higher but my unit seems to be defective. The laptop is solid but I have encountered a few major issues since day one. The Bad... Upon receiving my GS66, I noticed some keys wouldn't light up. I initially figured this was just a driver issue and went on setting up my laptop. However, after reinstalling all of the steelseries drivers for the keyboard, the issue persisted and it seems that the RGB hardware is defective. Over the past two weeks, more of my keys have died out. I would return the machine and try for a new one but I need this laptop for school. I looked into sending my unit to MSI for repair as included with their one year warranty but they leave the cost of shipping up to the owner. This is not possible for me as I just spent a great deal of money on purchasing the laptop itself and I'm hoping to reach a resolution with MSI. I have attached some photos below of my keyboard lit to what is supposed to be a solid color of red, green, blue, and white respectively. Besides my units keyboard issues, the only minor complain I have is that the fans are a bit loud at idle and the trackpad is noisy and feels a bit loose. However, the fan noise is to be expected as there are high performance components in such a slim chassis. The Good... The laptop is build extremely solid. There is little to no chassis flex and the metal build looks and feels amazing. Its also extremely sleek and slim. Despite the trackpad feeling loose, the glass surface is extremely smooth and satisfying to use. Furthermore, the 144Hz refresh rate screen looks and feels amazing - especially compared to a typical 60Hz screen. Overall, the computer looks and feels premium and professional. To wrap up, I wish I could hate this product higher. However, with the keyboard issues I am experiencing, I can not. If it weren't for these issues, it would be an easy recommendation and possibly even a 5 star machine. I am hoping to have this issue resolved and that MSI customer service lives up to the good reviews I have read online. I plan to update this review if my issues are resolved in the future.

very good, works quickly, the problem was very hot. Solved the problem, set it up now everything is fine it was a very long delivery.

I am using this device for over 2 months now. No problems, no heat issues, I do hardcore gaming on it. The only thing that irritates me is the loud fan but I use gaming headsets so no worries.

My MSI laptop is fast and the graphic's card is awesome! No complaints at all. I'm overjoyed the employee at the store suggested it to me. The low sakes price was such a bonus!

Good quality satisfied i can recommend to my friends very use full