Question 1

Is the operating system already installed in the SSD?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the operating system is pre installed on the SSD.

Question 2

Does this laptop have a removable battery?

Accepted Answer

Hi! I have this laptop. It is not removable from the outside, but the laptop is fairly easy to open and the battery is very accessible. It is not soldered to the board, and can be replaced. You will just need a small Phillips head screwdriver and preferably some opening tools or a guitar pick to get the bottom plate off. I have opened the case myself to upgrade the hard drive, and the battery would be easy to replace if needed. But if you want to be able to hot swap batteries so you can carry a spare, that is not possible.

Question 3

Can you turn off the keyboard backlighting or change it to white or another solid color?

Accepted Answer

By default when you turn it on, the keyboard is bright red. Using the supplied utilities you can set it to any color or brightness you would like. Note that it is 3-zone color, so you can have the left, middle and right different colors (as seen in product photo). Upon reboot it will be bright red until the utility is loaded (can take longer than you expect sometimes).

Question 4

Does this have an SD card reader? I think I see a slot in the pic, but it's not listed in the specs.

Accepted Answer

Hello there, Thank you for contacting us with your question. Yes this model does come with a SD card reader. The manufacturer states that this model comes with a SD (XC/HC) card slot. The manufacturer product page will be linked below. https://us.msi.com/Laptop/GP63-Leopard-Intel-8th-Gen/Overview Hope this helps, -Newegg Support

Question 5

Is the HDMI port connected to the GPU?

Accepted Answer

If you're asking if it runs off the dedicated graphics and not the integrated graphics, the default setting is yes. If you're asking if the port is soldered to the GPU. I don't know. to change whether the 1070 GPU or the integrated GPU is running, go to the Nvidia control panel, 3D settings.

Question 6

Can't find MSI drivers for this laptop, there's only 013, 041, 077, 033 and 602. Then the global website only has 8RE and 8RD. Anyone knows where to find the drivers?

Accepted Answer

YES there are drivers for the 428 8RF! Just open the Help Desk tool, type it in start menu. Click the download drivers link at the bottom and it will open an MSI App that lists all your drivers vs the new ones. You can even grab the utilities. Just know the touchpad will not get any better for 2 finger scrolling as synaptics doesn't support Windows Precision TouchPad even though MSI says it does in FAQ/Knoledge base.

Question 7

Is the keyboard on this model per key RGB like raider or 4 zone RGB?

Accepted Answer

It is a zone RGB.  3 zones (I don't have mine open at the moment to verify if it is 3 or 4 zone)

Question 8

Does this laptop utilize inbuilt graphics for non-gaming/non-gpu demanding applications like browsing or watching movies? Or does this always run with the Graphics Card? Thanks for the help!

Accepted Answer

Yes, you are correct. It utilizes integrated graphics for non gaming applications, and can switch to graphics card for more intensive activities. However this is customizable - you can switch to either one for full time use.

Question 9

Is the touchpad off-center to the left as pictured? Seems odd (unless you are left-handed, of course).

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is off center to the left. It is odd and feels odd to use. Sometimes I will mistype something because I subconsciously assume the keyboard is aligned with the track pad (it isn't).

Question 10

What is the battery life in web browsing or streaming movies conditions?

Accepted Answer

I got about 3 hrs of battery time on average for streaming movies, probably 3.5-4 hrs for just web browsing. After undervolting the CPU I was able to get 4.5+ hrs of coding/web browsing time. It's a small battery but you will be content with it unless you want to bring it on long flights.

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