Customers love the Vector 16 HX AI 400 gaming laptop for its overall performance and respectable processor speed. The battery life is also a plus, providing a good balance. However, some customers have noted that the fan noise can be noticeable when playing demanding games. Overall, the laptop seems to be well-received, with the fan noise being the primary concern.
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Cons mentioned:
Fan noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best bang for buck
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Reasonably priced with good performance per dollar ratio. Taken off unnecessary fat and has what is important. Fan noise will be noticed when AAA games are played. Good for gaming or AI with 16GB VRAM.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Overall performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Laptop is great so far, only problem was the set up, MSI Center crashed on me during update. Its powerfull, and handle all my games perfectly. Speakers are good and loud, Nahimic Companion is great. Once i upgrade the ram and storage it will be perfect.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It can do things, powerful AI things, with ease.
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Extremely happy with the purchase. It has power. Real juice. The kind that makes magic happen. Get it today. Will need a RAM and probably SSD upgrade at some point in your journey, but otherwise do it. Just do it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Review of MSI 5080 Vector 16
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Slight heavy but it does what it is supposed to. Good for its 5080. Power brick is big but can use other usb C laptop chargers to charge too
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Solid Performer
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Good all-around gaming laptop. The chassis size and thermal design give the Ultra 9 and 5080 enough breathing room to perform well. The fans are noticeable under load, but that's to be expected. If you're wearing a headset you don't hear them anyways. I wish it came with a bigger SSD, but the one it ships with is a decent quality Samsung and it's easy enough to open up and add a second drive (and RAM). All you need is a screwdriver and a guitar pick. Would buy again.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Fan noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great deal
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If you're looking for a budget 5080 and don't mind the fan noise, this is a great buy. Plays everything I've thrown at it with maxed settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Absolute powerhouse!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this laptop! Plays all the AAA games I have thrown at it at 1440p max settings and can play most at high in 4k with playable frame rates.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for the Price Point
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Wonderful laptop for the price. Its a bit heavy but for what it does it is really great. I wanted a great gaming laptop and thats what I got.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Fan noise
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best gaming laptop in 2025
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Very powerfull laptop, I''ve been using for 3 days now and no issues at all. The fan is little loud under gaming but not too loud.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great computer
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
On all teh games i have tried, it has succeeded. Only conplain will be the key board as another reviewer said, as well as the keypad, the keys are not that raised up and a bit crowded in my opinion. Other than that, i like it more than my alienware m15 r7.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Inconsistent
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's a good laptop when it works.The laptop consistently shuts off USB and bluetooth power on a daily basis. I hope it isnt a hardware issuee. Ive only had it for 1 month
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Motherboard Issues in first 3 months.
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Unless you’re absolutely in need of a portable gaming setup, for whatever reason, do NOT buy this. This is my 2nd gaming laptop at this caliber that has had the motherboard/GPU fail, and this one was even quicker. Screen stuttering, audio stretching, all caused by just stalling of the laptop’s components struggling to keep the compressed hardware moving. I now have a macbook for editing and am returning this for a moderately good desktop for gaming,
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Truly disappointed
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The laptop keeps running out of memory, causing major lags that make it ineffective, making it extremely slow. Maybe I got a defective unit, overall dissapointing.