MSI GE75 Raider-283 (i7-9750H, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, NVIDIA RTX 2080 8GB, 17.3" Full HD 144Hz 3ms, Windows 10) VR Ready Gaming Notebook

The MSI GE75 is a thicker gaming laptop, but it’s packing some serious power inside. I’ve basically got the top end configuration with 8 core i9 processor, and more interestingly Nvidia RTX 2080 Super graphics which runs up to 150 watts, definitely no Max-Q here. There’s 16gb of memory in dual channel, plenty of storage and the fastest screen I’ve ever tested. The lid is a matte black metal, the interior is the same, while the bottom panel is plastic. It felt ok in terms of build quality, better than say the more plasticy GP75, but not as good as the GS66, and there are no sharp corners or edges. MSI lists the weight as 2.66kg, mine was close to this, then with the 280w power brick and cables for charging we’re above 3.7kg, but the lower spec models have smaller 230w bricks. The GE75 is on the thicker side, it’s not huge or anything, but presumably those powerful specs inside need room