Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have had the PS63 Modern-08 for about two weeks now, so I'll give it a fair shake. - Build Quality The PS63 is well built, and much sturdier and less flexible then the GS65 (even the 2019 version). The thin bezel screen design makes for a very compact footprint compared to traditional 15.6" laptops providing a 15.6" experience in what amounts to a typical 14.1" chassis. The dark blue metal chassis feels professional and does not make me feel weird walking into meetings. - Screen Looks fantastic whether working with documents, coding, or gaming. The IPS panel in the PS63 Modern-08 model is good, but not as good as in the PS63 Modern-85, for some reason MSI opted for the 100% NTSC panel in the 85, and the 72% NTSC panel in the 08. Still looks very good though. - Speakers They are tinny garbage. My OnePlus 6T has better audio output than what MSI packed in the PS63. They are downward firing and have a pretty low max volume, if someone needed to hear the audio in a noisy place such as a cafe, said listener would struggle even with the volume turned up to maximum. So headphones / external speakers are must for almost any audio activity. - Webcam and microphones I didn't test these as I never use them because they are generally always terrible on any laptop. - Keyboard MSI is known for using Steelseries keyboards in their laptops, but they opted for an in-house design with light travel and decent tactile feedback which is reminiscent of the 2015 Macbook keyboards. Additionally, the keyboard is backlit with three tiers of brightness. - Touchpad Glass makes for a fantastic feeling under the finger(s); MSI really nailed this one. My only complaint is the touchpad is a little too big. Sorry for another Apple reference, but the 2015 Macbook had the perfect touchpad size (take notes MSI). - Thermals Usually when buying small laptops, I'm always wary of the thermal performance under load, but MSI has a ton of experience in this department, and they really nailed it. I gamed on the computer for about three hours, and the fans never got loud enough to overpower my headphones, and the laptop itself never felt uncomfortable to touch. When I was not gaming, the laptop is completely silent with respect to the fan noise. - Expand-ability MSI really dropped the ball here by only providing a USB 3.1 Gen 1 / DP type-C port. At this price point, Thunderbolt *is* appropriate. The M.2 SSD0 slot supports PCI-e NVMe while M.2 SSD1 slot only supports SSD which is a disappointment for a "Creator" laptop where drive speed matters if doing things like video editing. On the bright side, only a single 16GB memory module was included, so an upgrade means only having to purchase an additional 16GB module. A USB type-A ethernet adapter was included, but does not support PXE boot out-of-the box. - Nice-to-haves If you are a webcam user or hater, MSI uses a keyboard combination (Fn+F6) to "unplug" the webcam, so it does not show up in device manager adding a nice layer of added privacy and security. One of the USB type A ports supports Qualcomm quick charge 3, so a cell phone can be quickly brought back to service without the hassle of carrying around a dedicated "quick" charger. Some folks have mixed feeling on fingerprint readers, but I like them for logging into Windows as it enabled my laziness to skip typing in my password. - Installed software Came with the usual bloatware suspects: Norton, MS Office trials, One Drive, way too many Microsoft store games. tl;dr Other than my speaker and I/O gripes. MSI has built a fine laptop that anyone should be proud to own.

Nice design, great performance, finger pad works actually works. I liked the package presentation.

I have only had this laptop for a couple days now, but it is fantastic so far! The screen is matte and looks amazing, lots of USB-A ports, battery lasts about 6 hours so far, but that's with heavy use and light gaming (Terraria). I highly recommend it!

This laptop is great for anyone who wants a computer to work, game, or watch videos/movies. The screen is beautiful and bright. I recommend this laptop to anyone.

I was looking for a laptop for college and my friend bought the MSI GS65 stealth and it was a laptop with really good specs. I was also looking into MSI laptops and I stumbled upon the MSI PS63. I looked at the reviews and overall seemed pretty promising. I ended up buying the laptop and it runs very smoothly. Although my laptop came with a weird left control key, but after taking it to Best Buy it's all good and works pretty fine.