Question 1

Hi, I just purchased this laptop for my niece who is a junior in high school. I was wondering if anyone could answer this simple question. It does not come with an optical drive. Does MSI make a Blu-ray/DVD-RW drive that can be connected to this externally? Thanks!

Accepted Answer

Jay, You do not need to buy a specifically *MSI* Blue-ray/DVD-RW drive. Any Blue-ray/DVD-RW drive that connects via USB will work (mine is an LG external DVD player). For just DVD, it is roughly $25, but one that can play Blue-ray runs about $60 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA7BJ3BN9162&ignorebbr=1&source=region&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-Ebuy+limited-_-CD%2FDVD+ROM%2FRW+Drives+-+External-_-9SIA7BJ3BN9162&gclid=CjwKCAjwwtTmBRBqEiwA-b6c__EaKb6x1KU6i3U6aTUpnL6lQ0umHkk4ggfHzhj9h6OVQvQ938xrNhoClccQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds).

Question 2

does fortnite run good on this laptop?

Accepted Answer

Hello Micah,

Thank you for contacting us in regards to your question.

Yes, Fortnite will indeed run very well with this laptop.

Thank you, 
Newegg Support

Question 3

Is the OS installed on the SSD? How long does it take to boot up?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the OS is installed on the SSD.  However, I took it out and installed a 1 TB SSD and reinstalled the OS.  Depending on the speed of the bootup, with the 128 drive included with it, the bootup time was between 7 to 9 seconds.

Question 4

Is it really 1060 3Gb or just a typo?

Accepted Answer

Just recently bought this laptop. It's a 1060 3GB.  Not a typo.

Question 5

Is the display on this antiglare?

Accepted Answer

Yes this should have an anti-glare screen, for confirmation it is always a good idea to reach out to the manufacturer Support Phone: 1-888-447-6564 https://us.msi.com/support/

Question 6

I just watched part of a review on this laptop and it sounded like the reviewer said the battery wasn't user removable. Is this true?

Accepted Answer

It's removable but what I understand is that this may require removing the heat sinks from the cpu and gpu and this may void the warranty.  This is an advanced task and not for the average user.  I found a link to purchase one at laptop-battery-factory and you may find them here on newegg or other vendors.  About $55

Question 7

Is this keyboard the same as the steelseries keyboard with the poorly manufactured space key (just google "steelseries laptop keyboard spacebar" and see all the users with the same spacebar issue)? I have the MSI GE62 model and I HATE this keyboard. Currently I have to use the OSK for my "q" and "r" keys, as they've gone out and I'm now in the market for a new laptop.

Accepted Answer

Hard to say, I've had mine for two days and the spacekey works just fine.  After I read your question and googled for the problem, I went and tried pressing all areas of the space key, left right, center - I did not see any issues with it.  I would says it's probably a non issue by now.

Question 8

Is it accessible for HDD/SSD/RAM upgrades?

Accepted Answer

I have not made any upgrades or opened up the laptop. Looking at the bottom of the laptop, I can see the RAM and HDD. I imagine if you unscrewed the casing to access the bottom side, you could easily swap out the RAM, HDD, and SSD. Other than there being 15 screws, it looks easy, but not near as easy as laptops that let you unscrew a single panel to access components.

Question 9

Does it support NVMe 4x PCIe SSD like Samsung EVO 960?

Accepted Answer

Sorry I must amend my answer here.  I do see specs referencing that this will take an NVMe 4x SSD, but I have not yet tried it.

Question 10

Does this actually include an nxt 1060? Or is it a 1050ti?

Accepted Answer

I'm not sure what "nxt" means in this context, but the graphics card is listed as "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060" in dxdiag, "GeForce GTX 1060" in NVIDIA Inspector (GPU "GP106-A"), "GeForce GTX 1060" in NVIDIA Control Panel. I think it's safe to say that this laptop has a 1060.

Related note: I specifically bought this laptop because the 1060 is made to support VR. I've recently used it in VR with an original (non-pro) Vive and had no issues.

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