Customer Ratings & Reviews

I originally purchased the GS65 RTX 2060 and I have to admit, it was a nice update over last years 1070 MaxQ version. It was thin, light, fast, and gamed like a pro... then my local Best Buy got this GS75 in my return period for only $300 more so I had to pull the trigger. It goes without saying it is a phenomenal gaming laptop that pumps out massive FPS for a thing & light gaming laptop. So I am going to get to the comparison between the GS65 in-case you are between the 2. First, the keyboard is noticeably different on the GS75. Keys have a little more resistance than the GS65 and have a very smooth action/feel. The addition of the number pad is welcomed for me because I also work on this and I do quite a bit in excel/google sheets. Next, the trackpad is MUCH better than the GS65. I know they appear to be the same, and probably are, but the way they "click" is different. The GS65 felt like it dropped 1/2" when you click at the bottom of the pad and just barely touching it made it drop 1/2 way of its full range... almost felt loose. The GS75 has great action and doesn't have the little things that really bothered me about the GS65 trackpad. That alone was tempting me to return it anyway. It does kind of bother me that the mousepad is centered and with the number keys it feels off a bit because it is slightly to the right of the letter keys. It's odd, but getting used to placement. Down to graphics... In the GS75 you get an RTX 2070 MaxQ and the GS65 you get a full RTX 2060 so based on prior gen I wouldn't expect a huge difference in the 2, and that's pretty much true here. I will attach FireStrike and TimeSpy in the pics for comparison. The 2060 had no issues playing Overwatch at any settings but I do play that on Low on a 240htz external display and would get 250-280 FPS and Anthem at a solid 60-80 FPS. This RTX 2070 MaxQ is about a 10-20% increase and the extra VRAM alone is worth it. Lastly, I want to talk thermals... I find that the GS75 runs a few degrees cooler at the same loads I would guess because with the larger size there is a little more room for the heat pipes to dissipate the heat a tad better. I may be doing a liquid metal repaste if I get bored, but right now, the stock paste they use seems to be a better paste than prior years. Oh, to change out the SSDs you don't have to remove the board on the GS75 and you have 3xM2 slots (2xMVNE and 1xSATA). Note, if you want to change the ram you still have to take out the board and flip it. On the GS65 you have to remove the board for ram and SSDs and you only get 2xM2 MVNE slots. All in all, its a winner! Is it enough of an upgrade to go to the 17"? That is up to you. If you have the extra to spend, and want a little bigger screen... DO IT!

Just replaced my ROG with a MSI True Gaming laptop! So far, I find this to be an awesome machine! I really like the lighter weight and the awesome graphics. My machine has the GeForce RTX 2070! I sincerely recommend this Laptop!

I was planning on purchasing the 15.6 with the RTX 2060 but the 17.3 inch was available and it has the RTX 2070. I was reluctant at first but we looked it up and it was the same weight at the 15.6. So I decided to get the bigger Laptop. I unboxed it and was not disappointed. I like the larger screen and it will do well for my Travel Gaming and working on School! The screen is beautiful with great color. The only downside is it is not an OLED. My 13" Alienware had OLED and its hard to get a better screen than OLED but this one is great and offers the 144hz refresh. I have not gamed on it yet but I am sure it will be slightly better than my desktop =(... Now I will need to upgrade my desktop...

First of all, this machine is a BEAST....... My previous laptop was dell XPS. I have used it for more than five years and finally upgraded to MSI GS Seris Stealth. I also have a custom-built desktop in my office for post-production, but this MSI laptop eased my workload where i can do editings on the go. THAT IS A HUGE ADVANTAGE. Thin and light profile easy to carry, and the solid build makes nothing to worry. The bright lit backlit keyboard is handy when you are unleashing your gaming mode. The six-core processor makes the photo and video editing so easy in Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere Pro. 4k videos are rendering within a couple of minutes. 144Hz bright display makes the gaming experience very beautiful. Especially when you are using an external 4k display using the thunderbolt 3, do NOT FORGET TO FINE TUNE TO TURBO OR SPORT MODE when playing games. Nahimic 3, Oh boy, this will bring highly immersive 7.1 sound. I LOVE IT — immersive virtual 7.1 sound. Well, you can't ask for more to have a laptop for everyday use for this price. Absolute Monster.

This is my second MSI laptop within five months since the first was stolen from my wife's car recently. I decided to go with the larger laptop as it came with a full numerical pad and it's helpful with my coding projects. I had a good enough impression with the gs 65 that I didn't think twice about getting another MSI. Unlike the smaller model this one doesn't seem to get scorching hot when the gpu is running hard which surprises me because it's far more powerful. Battery life and weight are a trade off with getting this larger model but after years of using 15 inch screens I'm quite happy with the 17 in and the performance level of this one. It's hard to believe that they made an RTX 2070 work so well in something of this formfactor as the competing Alienware model I looked at was another $700 and considerably heftier in size. The dragon center application makes it easy to manipulate various features for your gaming and other usage needs. I also really enjoy the steelcase rgb keyboard and I leave it on the disco setting which had made many Mac owners quite envious. You can certainly can go cheaper on a windows laptop but I don't think you will find a better value for the components and performance of this model. After being a diehard Asus fan I think I have made a permanent switch to MSI for all my computer hardware.

So I purchased this laptop after grabbing the GS65 in December and loving it. After I noticed that they would be releasing the GS75 with the new RTX cards I returned the GS65 and waited a bit. I love the keyboard on this laptop every press of the key is really responsive in addition to the cool color schemes possible through the steel series app. The only downside to the keyboard would be the larger trackpad being touched sometimes when you lay you hand down on the front to type. Turning the trackpad off fixes this issue though or just raising your right hand a bit. The fan gets pretty loud when you activate cooler boost but I won't game without it because the cpu temps do get pretty high (around 90) when gaming. I'm able to play basically any game with the new RTX graphics cards, I've used autocad, visual studio and VMware without issues because of the 16 gigs of ram. I was concerned about grabbing a 1080p display knowing 1440p panels were going to be pushed later this year but I love it and it keeps the battery running for that full 4-5 hours when needed. Traveling with this thing has been a breeze because of how lightweight it is. In addition to the weight being equally distributed. The webcam is what it is (internal and ok for chats) and the Mic is pretty good for web chats/gaming. Speakers leave you wanting but are decent, They could be better if they were placed on the top of the laptop. I love the gold trim and the additional FN buttons. If I had to say there was one thing that I hate about this laptop it would be the screen wobble when moving it but that's about it. The 3 expandable storage slots is an amazing addition when compared to the gs65 All in all there's not much to hate with this laptop besides the price tag being a bit too high $1800-$2000 would sit better with me.

I’m not a gamer but I’m a heavy hard user and don’t get much longevity out of my laptops. I’m a 8-10 hr a day user and the last 4 laptop I have purchased the keys and keyboards just don’t handle the constant use. Literally keys would fall off, split / crack or just stop working. So I figured why not try a gaming laptop that the kids well you know beat up This laptop is extremely fast, nice big screen. The keypad thus far appears to be able to handle the heavy use. This laptop is a work horse... love it Couple of not to buyer. This laptop is a little heavy but the positive aspect out way the weight factor. Really the con I have had, my wife and my coworkers all have is that how the keys are positioned in the actual laptop case. The keys seem to be just shifted to the left a touch so if you are typing with muscle memory you will at first be frustrated when your using the key pad. You will type routinely but with the key position shift will have a bunch of typos till you adjust past the learning curve. Once you retrain your muscle memory you will love this laptop

My son bought this machine for gaming and for cs classes at college. It is well built, fast run cool except when under heavy load from gaming. As long as there is proper ventilation under the machine it is fine. The design is striking with the gold/copperish accents. The 17.3 in screen us ultra sharp and the entire machine is very compact, especially compared to the Alienware 17 laptop. Highly recommended...

I bought this laptop mainly to do my work on but with the option to play the latest games at the highest settings. It's a little pricey but compares favorably to other brands with similar specifications. And the sleek, all-aluminum form factor in black with gold accents oozes high end. The clean, efficient design is especially obvious when I compared it to other gaming laptops side-by-side, like the Alienware which seems to have a lot of wasted space - particularly around the screen. It's also much thicker and bulkier than the MSI. This is a hallmark of gaming laptops, unfortunately, primarily due to the cooling and extra components required for the beefier graphics cards. Instead, the MSI is about as thin and light as typical laptops, which was another factor in my decision. I wanted portability and something that didn't scream 'gaming'. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it already crashed once, but I did have a lot of operations going on at the time. I had to do a hard reboot but once I did and reloaded all of my programs everything worked smoothly. A couple of other things I like is the Steelseries RGB keyboard that allows you to light up the keyboard with virtually any color and in a variety of patterns. And the function keys make it easy to turn ON/OFF a range of functions without having to go through application menus, such as toggling trackpad operation and going into different operating modes (i.e. eco). Oh, and the amount of bloatware is thankfully limited. No unwanted programs or screens automatically started up on me (unlike Lenovo). The only ones are from Norton Antivirus and MSI (for various settings), which are acceptable. In summary I would recommend MSI laptops over competitors on the market, and in fact had my brother buy an MSI gaming laptop as well.

This laptop plays all the latest games on max settings with no lag. Amazing graphics and thinner then most 15 inch laptops and fits in 15 inch laptop sleeves for ultimate portability with a full 17 inch screen and under 5 lbs!

I travel a lot so I have to do most of my gaming on the go. This laptop is thin and light enough that I have no problems lugging it around while still having a screen large enough on which to play. This machine looks great without looking like a toy (see previous generation gaming laptops), so I can use this for work without it seeming out of place. I don’t like that in order to upgrade the RAM, the board has to be removed. However in the 17” model, the SSD slots are accessible without removing the board, which is not the case in the 15” models. This model comes with a single 16GB stick of DDR4 memory. If you want more memory or dual channel, you’ll have to remove the board to do so. Overall this machine is fast and exactly what I need despite the hassle to upgrade the RAM.

This laptop is a work of art and is a modern marvel of technological engineering. So much power crammed into a laptop less than an inch thick and weighing less than 5 lbs and it somehow remains cool enough to limit throttling if you use the "Dragon Center" software correctly, which can take a bit of getting used to. But there is a catch... The catch is this: who in their right mind would give you this much power and then proceed to handicap it by NOT including two sticks of RAM so that you can take full advantage of this speed. Seriously. This machine is SEVERLY limited by the single stick of RAM. By including only one stick of 16 GB Ram, instead of two 8 GBs sticks, MSI has basically destroyed your framerates in most modern titles because you are stuck in single channel memory mode. I was getting 64 fps benchmarks on Shadow of the Tomb Raider which is bloody aweful. Adding another stick (which is NOT easy to do with this model) instantly fixes that issue and my framerates were back up to what they should be for this hardware (92 for SotTR). Be prepared to do a little work your self (or pay someone to add the stick of RAM for you) if you want to take full advantage of this laptop (or at least… the model I purchased which was the GS75-89F). A lot of less technical users may not know this and if they compare their benchmarks to the other benchmarks on the internet, they will think this laptop seriously underperforms. With the bad part out of the way, yes... once you've corrected the dual channel issue his laptop is insane. One of the best , if not THE best I've ever used (not including desktop replacements). The cooling is fantastic, the RTX 2070 Max Q is mind blowing for such a thin and lite laptop and the screen is positively magical.

Since I'm a casual gamer these days-rapidly approaching senior citizen status-My review will not be techy. I'll leave that to the experts. Over the last 8 years I have only purchased ASUS ROG gaming laptops...which are nice-but big, bulky, heavy and not portable for business/vacation trips. This is my first MSI and I am BLOWN AWAY with how light, sleek, fast, crisp and portable this rig is. I play in Virtual Worlds where content is dynamic and this machine handles the dynamic content load like a champ and affords a consistently high FPS rate. The keyboard is, IMO, stellar. If I had one thing to call a con about the keyboard-the number pad is a bit narrow-but not a huge issue for me. The mouse pad...smooth as silk...and really big-I'm having to adjust to that a bit as I tend to rest my wrists there...again, I primarily use a wireless mouse, so not a big deal. So far, after 3 consecutive hours of gaming-It warms up, but to no great extent that the machine becomes uncomfortable or annoying. I have one single CON so far- and it really is not that big of a deal. With normal use, work use, the machine is whisper quiet. As soon as I load up a game like SIMS 4-The cooling fans kick in full blast and it is louder than what I'm accustomed to...but totally understandable-As thin and light as this powerhouse is, keeping it cool is important. I wear a headset 99% of the time, so the noise is really not a deal breaker. So far, I am very pleased with this purchase and think I just found a new brand worth my loyalty. The build feels pretty good. It has a little flex, but nothing alarming. Overall-The GS75 Stealth 17.3 is exactly what I wanted and hoped for in a gaming rig. I highly recommend it as a top choice for the casual as well as the advanced/avid gamers. BTW-MSI-The packaging for this laptop is gorgeous! Well done!

This laptop is very lightweight considering what it offers in terms of performance. It has an Rtx 2070 max q which is quite different than the standard rtx but it still exceeds my expectations for how a laptop could perform. I have not had any heating issues while gaming and that could be attributed to the max q design. The display is quite nice and crisp. The keyboard is nice as well and the track pad is larger than most other laptops.

I purchased this laptop for my daughter, but it’s a dream to use & I try to borrow it as much as I can. We both love it! Here’s more from her - This laptop is awesome! It runs super fast and I can play games with really high graphics that I couldn't play on my old laptop! I also love the keyboard, where you can program it (or choose one of the templates) to change colors! This is the best laptop I've ever had, and I totally recommend it.

The product reviewed: MSI GS75 Stealth 8SF (2070 Max-Q) First off, the laptop is a great buy. The outside has a sleek and polished feel and makes a statement with the bold aluminum. As a student and casual gamer, I carry this machine to school and back everyday to do classwork and homework, and afterwards play games. The slim and light design was useful as it took up less space in my backpack and weighed less. During school, I found it the laptop to be slightly loud because of the fans ramping up at unpredictable times, such as when loading a google document. However, at home, I had no problems with the fans as I play with headphones on. I found the slim bezel and 144Hz screen amazing and I could not help but appreciate the immersive 17" display as well. The keyboard feels nice and is silent, and the trackpad is very accurate as well. However, the palm rejection could be slightly more improved, and typing became slightly uncomfortable because I had to constantly rest my hand on the right half of the trackpad to access the JKL; row keys in an angle that was natural. I found myself reaching for an external mouse almost every time. However, Gaming performance was uncomprimised, and I was very happy of the frames that the machine was pushing out. Overall, I am very happy with the machine and would recommend to a friend.

Pros: This is one amazing laptop! I am not even close to figuring out all the capabilities of this bad boy. I've been a long time Mac user, but really wanted a windows based computer. This is, by far, the best computer purchase I've made in a long time. Definitely love the thin edge bezzels which make for a better gaming experience. I already customized the keyboard too. I can't believe it's lighter than my 17" macbook pro... that was impressive, knowing it was lighter but packs the latest graphics card and software. I downloaded Gears 4 and the MSI is handling it beautifully! The fan noise is tolerable and doesn't bother me much. I do have to say, the Dragon center is fully customizable to enable better performance from setting it Turbo or Comfort to setting the fan speed. I like the one-stop System Monitoring where you can see the current CPU temperature and GPU clock speed. Cons: On the flip side, I test drove it using my Oculus DK2. I do have to say, I ended up using all the peripherals, the HDMI and all three USB inputs and it handled well. Overall the MSI handled it great but had more trouble with the VR setup tho. I wish there were dedicated volume buttons than having to press Function+left/right to turn down up the sound, (it gets annoying after a while). I don't really understand why the hard drive was partitioned into 2 regions. I'm worried about whether or not a game will fully download if one partition gets full mid-load. The speakers on the MSI needs lots of work! My 2010 macbook is so much better!

Sleek, light, and powerful. Also a great clearance price since the newer version with the 9th gen chips is out.

Great powerful laptop. I mostly bought this for the screen size and the refresh rate. I'm a programmer and enjoy the faster compile times that the faster H processor gives. I love the fact there are 3 m.2 slots (2 nvme, 1 sata) to use. I dual boot windows and deepin linux. The screen is a perfect size and I can still put this beast in a backpack and carry around. I wish the power supply were a bit smaller..

Summary: I have been looking for a laptop that I can use to do a couple of main tasks: Programming, gaming, and photo editing. I've tried multiple top tier laptops in the past that are portable and promised to do it all such as the HP Spectre 360 and the Surface Book 2 15inch. However, I returned/sold them after trying for a couple of weeks. The Spectre simply didn't have the graphical power that I needed to run the games I play at a good frame rate. The Surface Book had a good GPU but it tried to do too much and didn't really excel in any, especially for a $3000 laptop. The GS75 excels in everything that I am using it for. Pros: Screen: The 17inch screen is beautiful. I am used to using the retina display on my work Macbook Pro 15 and my 4k monitor at home. Using the 1080P monitor on the GS75 doesn't bother me a bit and the high refresh rate of 144hz makes it a joy for browsing and reading. It also has really good color and viewing angles comparable to my devices with IPS screens. Graphics: I've been playing Overwatch on this laptop at Ultra setting and consistently gets ~120FPS. The RTX 2070 MaxQ in this laptop delivers much better performance than the 1060 on the Surface Book 2 that I had. Aesthetics: I've never owned a gaming laptop but this do not look like a traditional gaming laptop. It is thin and light and doesn't have crazy designs that scream I BOUGHT THIS TO GAME. Keyboard: I am comparing this to the Macbook Pro keyboard and it is a night and day difference. I didn't realize how much I miss having a proper key travel when typing. Customizing the RGB effects is easy with the steelseries engine software that came built in. The num pad is a nice bonus. I/O: The GS75 has plenty of ports that is well placed on the 2 sides of the laptop. 3 USB ports and 2 USB C ports, 1 with thunderbolt support. Ethernet, HDMI, mic/audio jack and a microSD card reader (I wish it is a full size SD reader because my camera uses the full size one...) Performance: So far the laptop has managed everything I've thrown at it. Downloading like 10 things at once, running servers on the Windows subsystem Linux, streaming NBA while doing research on Chrome. Nothing slows it down. I haven't timed how long the battery lasts but I am not too concerned as I will always be carrying the powerbrick with me. When I am not gaming, the battery seems to go down like 1 percent every 2~3 minutes. Cons: I haven't really run into something bad that I can point out yet. The fan did get pretty loud when I was gaming but I had my headphones on so it didn't really matter. I would've like a slightly higher res screen than 1080P though for such an expensive laptop but again, the 1080P hasn't bottlenecked any experience. It only came with a 512GB storage on board but it is upgradable by opening the back lid so I'll probably add some m.2 ssds to it soon. Overall, its a pretty and portable laptop that is great for gaming and good at everything else.