MSI just officially launched a trio of their thin and light gaming and professional laptops during SM’s Cybermonth event. The brand is bringing in their GS65, GF63, and PS42 laptops to the Philippines.
The GS65 is actually part of their Stealth line of thin and light gaming laptops. It is the successor to the GS63 and GS73. MSI took a different route in designing the GS65 as they made it look more professional than gamey. The laptop is encased in a gold and black color scheme chassis that gives off an elegant vibe.
It’s still as thin and light as its cousins in the Stealth line and sports top-of-the-line specs. The laptop is powered by a 15.6-inch FHD IPS-Level 144Hz display, Intel’s 8th generation Core i7-8750H processor, Nvidia’s GTX 1070 Max-Q or 1060 GPU, 16GB of DDR4 RAM, 512GB or 256GB NVMe SSD, and Windows 10.
Next up, the more mainstream GF63. The laptop isn’t necessarily a thin and light but it isn’t a hulking beast either. It has a good balance between weight and thinness and is actually equipped with a fairly thin-bezel display, well on the sides that is. Thanks to that, it feels and looks thinner than it actually is.
This time around MSI stuck to the good ol’ red and black color scheme. Although, it still looks as discreet as the GS65 thanks to the smooth hair-brushed aluminum chassis and low-key lid design. The GF63 is powered by a 15.6-inch FHD IPS-Level TN display, Intel’s 8th generation Core i7-8750H processor, Nvidia’s 1050Ti GPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, 128GB of M.2 SATA SSD paired with a 1TB HDD, and Windows 10.
Lastly, the more professional oriented PS42. The laptop is covered in an elegant all-white aluminum thin and light frame. It may not be a gaming laptop but it still has pretty capable internals. The laptop is powered by a 14-inch FHD IPS display, up to Intel’s 8th generation Core i7 U processor, up to Nvidia’s MX150 GPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, and either a 512GB or 256GB NVMe SSD.
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MSI GS65 8RF/8RE Specifications
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz, 7ms IPS-Level TN display
- Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2GHz six-core CPU (Max Turbo up to 4.10GHz)
- Nvidia GTX 1070 Max-Q GPU (GS65 8RF)
- Nvidia GTX 1060 GPU (GS65 8RE)
- 16GB (8 x 2) DDR4 RAM
- 512GB NVMe SSD (GS65 8RF)
- 256GB NVMe SSD (GS65 8RE)
- 3x USB 3.1 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.1 Thunderbolt 3
- 1x HDMI 2.0
- 1x Mini display port 1.2
- 1x Mic-in
- 1x Headphone out
- 82Whr battery
- 357.7 x 247.7 x 17.9mm
- 1.8kg
MSI GF63 Specifications
- 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS-Level TN display
- Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2GHz six-core CPU (Max Turbo up to 4.10GHz)
- Nvidia GTX 1050Ti GPU
- 8GB DDR4-2666 RAM
- 128GB M.2 SATA SSD
- 1TB HDD
- 3x USB 3.1 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.1 Type-C (non-thunderbolt)
- 1x RJ45 Ethernet
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 1x Mic-in
- 1x Headphone out
- 51Whr battery
- 359 x 254 x 21.7mm
- 1.86kg
MSI PS42 8RD-210PH/8RD-211PH Specifications
- 14-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS display
- Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz quad-core processor (Max turbo up to 4.0GHz) (PS42 8RD-210PH)
- Intel Core i5-8250U 1.6Ghz quad-core processor (Max turbo up to 3.4Ghz) (PS42 8RD-211PH)
- Nvidia MX 150 GPU (PS42 8RD-210PH)
- Intel HD620 (PS42 8RD-211PH)
- 8GB DDR4 RAM
- 512GB NVMe SSD (PS42 8RD-210PH)
- 256GB NVMe SSD (PS42 8RD-211PH)
- 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
- 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C
- 1x HDMI
- 1x SD card reader
- 1x Audio Combo
- 1x DC-in
- 1x Kensington lock
- 322 x 222 x 15.9mm
- 1.19kg
The MSI GS65 is priced at Php 169,995 for the 8RF variant and Php, 134,995 for the 8RE. The GF63, on the other hand, is priced at Php 79,995 while the PS42 is priced at Php 76,995 for the 210PH variant and Php 54,995 for the 211PH. Both the GF63 and PS42 are now up for pre-order while the GS65’s availability is yet to be announced. Although you can already get one at Villman (See listing here: 8RF | 8RE)
