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Dominic P.

Dominic P.

Joined on 12/22/13

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Impressive Machine, Does It All

MSI GE73 Raider RGB-012 17.3" 120 Hz FHD GTX 1070 8 GB VRAM i7-8750H 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD 1TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop
MSI GE73 Raider RGB-012 17.3" 120 Hz FHD GTX 1070 8 GB VRAM i7-8750H 16 GB Memory 256 GB SSD 1TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit Gaming Laptop

Pros: Build quality is nice, feels well made and sturdy. The keyboard functionality is just enough and all the functions make sense. The 120hz monitor is AMAZING, there is no need for anything more than 1080p in a laptop and the 120hz just makes gaming look sexy! Ultra fast boot up time, and the graphics card is plenty. Easily customizable and upgradable one you get the unit open. Came with a serviceable laptop bag to bring to and from work daily.

Cons: When I got my unit the bottom left of the keyboard was a little uneven which caused the laptop to slightly wobble. At first I was furious and wanted to immediately return it because of the $2K price tag. After placing it on another surface the wobble was noticeably less so it was the surface it was on, but yet it was still SLIGHTLY uneven. It wasn't enough for me to return it and wait for another one so I decided to go ahead and open it up and replace the HDD with an extra SSD I had from my previous desktop. After replacing the plastic bottom and re-tightening it, it seemed to solve the wobble issue. It was slightly difficult to remove the bottom piece but a good YouTube video will get you through it. Once I got it open it was very very easy to upgrade. I do with the SSD they gave you had some more storage capacity in it.

Overall Review: All in all its a great machine for the price. It fans run slightly loud when gaming but not noticeable with headsets on. For $2K I challenge you to find a better gaming laptop with the 8th Gen Intel and a GTX 1070 card. I miss my mechanical keyboard but this Steel Series keyboard is pretty good and provides some decent feedback.