MSI PS63 Modern [Intel i7-8565U/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/15.6" FHD/GTX 1050 4GB] $1,614.20 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Super8Tab on 03/07/2019 - 20:55 amazon.com.au (716 clicks)
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Stumbled upon this gem of a laptop while browsing Amazon AU, dubbed the 16x16x16 laptop, and rated positively by Dave2D & HardwareCanucks

• Thin & light (1.6kg & 16 mm thick)
• Great battery life (16 hours according to MSI, 13 hours according to Dave2D)
• IPS FHD Display
• Great for gaming with the GTX1050 4GB
• Great touchpad

Cons (according to the reviews):
- MicroSD (Instead of Full SD)
- Average sound

Sold By Amazon AU and usually $1999 from other retailers, It says two in stock as of posting time however you might be able to backorder more stock.

Official specs from Amazon:

Processor: Intel Core i7-8565U processor, 1.80GHz base processor speed
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro
Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level display
Memory, Graphics & Storage: 16GB DDR4 RAM, expandable to 32 GB, with GeForce GTX 1050 with Max-Q Design, 4GB GDDR5 Graphics, Storage: 512GB SSD
Design & battery: Laptop weight: 1.6 kg |maximum battery life = Up to 16 hours

Link From MSI: https://www.msi.com/Prestige/PS63-MODERN-8RX

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  dumbmillenial on 03/07/2019 - 21:03

  +3

  GTX1050 hardly constitutes "great for gaming" - low to medium yes.

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    Super8Tab on 03/07/2019 - 21:17

    +2

    Agreed, at least it's not the MX150 or integrated graphics

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  XanderYuan on 03/07/2019 - 21:14

  As long as this isn’t used for gaming it’s fine I guess…1050 is…at this price one can wait for 1070 deals if they are lucky…

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    FabMan on 03/07/2019 - 21:32

    +1

    This'll be fine for gaming, depending on your acceptance level. My 960m is used occasionally for playing games, and I don't mind a 1080p, medium settings @ 30fps for many games.

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  Deviner on 03/07/2019 - 21:31

  +6

  1050 and 1080p for $1,600 is a bit steep nowadays.

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  littleDealFish on 03/07/2019 - 21:37

  No thunderbolt 3 :(

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  Mister Popo on 03/07/2019 - 21:50

  +9

  People on this post are getting thrown off by the 1050. If this was marketed as a thin powerful work laptop like an xps, it would probably be better received here.

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  [Deactivated] on 03/07/2019 - 22:07

  New version with the significantly faster 1650 has come out

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  JamesMTas on 03/07/2019 - 23:03

  +1

  Before buying a MSI gaming notebook note that the shop I run refuses to sell them after a string of major faults that have cost us a lot of face with clients. Design faults that continue to crop up and reluctance from MSI to honour refunds that were initially agreed to after several returns for the same faults. We just sold out our remaining 5 MSI notebooks on eBay on 1 dollar no reserve auctions to be done with them for good. Buyer beware, just because they specialise in gaming doesn't make them the same quality as Asus or Dell.

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    O O on 03/07/2019 - 23:32

    What's the design faults? Thermal dissipation issue?

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      JamesMTas on 08/07/2019 - 00:09

      I can only guess. Probably just under engineered from a thermal perspective. Ask enough people who have bought an MSI laptop in the last couple of years and you'll see a trend, I certainly have. In fact I've got two in my shop right now one that I eventually refunded is on eBay as a second hand laptop for $800. It owes me $1500 and an angry customer.

      The other thing to note is that the condition that they come back is not great either. Screws missing etc. In comparison Asus is amazing (albeit slow and lacking in the communication department). They have replaced back casing for free twice this year when it was physically damaged by a customer and the customer claimed they didn't do it. Sorry one badly scratched back Case and one broken DC Jack.

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        JamesMTas on 08/07/2019 - 00:15

        +1

        Sorry I just reread my original post. One client had a fan that's really really noisy (like enough that anyone would agree it's faulty). It's 3 years old and it's been replaced 5 times. (Twice by us paying for the part). When it went away the third time it literally blew up when we tested it after MSI replaced it. By blew up I mean smoke came out motherboard dead.

        The other one was artifacting intermittently. It was returned several times to us but we found it hard to reproduce. Eventually the motherboard failed. That's when the customer had enough and demanded a refund.

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  chaseliu913 on 03/07/2019 - 23:19

  +1

  I replaced my macbook pro 2017 with this one. I have to say this is so much better! not for serious gaming, but definitely capable of playing light games; battery life is amazing! I was watching movies on a 10-hour flight, got 60% left when I arrived. I've upgraded it to 32gb ram 1tb +512gb ssd
  2 things potential buyers need to be aware
  1> no Thunderbolt 3 and no fast charging, although the 99w wall charger is very small to carry;
  2> when you place it on your knees more than 40 degrees, the left mouse button on the touchpad will be pressed down due to pressure. I think this is a thin design and the material they use.

  overall this is an amazing laptop for someone whonneeds a thin and light laptop with a good keyboard, decent graphic power(not mx150 250 kind) and excellent battery life.

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    Kingduytan on 03/07/2019 - 23:52

    Which RAM stick you bought for upgrade? CPU Z doesn't show current Ram speed and CAS for me so I don't know which Ram module would be less likely to have compatibility issue.

    Also, do you know if removing the label on the screw at the back would void warranty?

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      chaseliu913 on 04/07/2019 - 19:05

      I bought the crucial 16gb ddr4 2666 sodimm, no problem at all. I've double checked with them, break the label won't lose warranty.

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  Kingduytan on 03/07/2019 - 23:33

  +2

  This is an extremely attractive laptop for work, for casual gaming I suggest wait for the 8SC (GTX 1650) to be on sales (normal price $2100). I bought 1 last June at the same price plus $66 cashback. It ticks all the important boxes for my needs

  • The display color is very good, coming from Macbook Pro 2018 I don't think I missed the Macbook retina screen much. The low brightness doesn't bother me since I only need 70% brightness in fully lit office
  • The keyboard is very comfortable and a pleasure to type on. I use a mechanical keyboard at home, and switching back to the laptop keyboard still feels great.
  • Touchpad is big and smooth and responsive. I still use the trusty Anywhere 2S, but certainly can survive without it.
  • Light and sturdy, you can hold it with 2 or 3 fingers. Try that with a gaming laptop!
  • Battery life is crazy good. My workflow include coding on VS Code with 4 browsers each with 5-10 tabs opening ram & cpu hungry websites (Ram usage is 90% most of the time). Working 9-to-5 and connecting 2 external monitors, I could leave work at ~10% battery without plugging in. It certainly can do 12h+ without external monitors, and probably 2h more for lighter workloads. My Macbook Pro 15" lasts around 5h (down to ~1% battery) doing the same thing.
  • Only 1 stick of 16GB of RAM and a spare slot is a huge plus, I need to get another stick soon.
  • Silent and cool? I don't game on laptops so not sure how it behaves when pushed to limit for longer period of time. Undervolting -120mv on CPU and iGPU

  I have no use for Thunderbolt 3 in a work laptop so missing that feature is not a big deal. However I do wish it had USB C charging so I don't have to carry another cable for my phone. On the upside, the QC 3.0 USB port is handy for fast charging my phone, so at least I don't need to have another charger at work.

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  hughc on 05/07/2019 - 09:26

  -1

  Don't know what the build quality of this one is like, but I owned a GE40 as a daily driver for work, and it pretty much fell apart on me; broken hinges, USB3 port that shorted if not inserted dead straight.

  It was also noisy, despite repasting and undervolting.

  Looks like a nice design, I wouldn't go MSI again.