Product Description
Edge ahead of the pack with this MSI Sword gaming laptop. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics card delivers stutter-free, paired with 144hz refresh screen for fluid gameplay, while the Intel Core i7 processor and 8GB of RAM power through resource-intensive titles. Featuring a 512GB SSD, this MSI Sword gaming laptop offers ample storage for your files and ultrafast startups.
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Product Weight :4.96 pounds
Features
Free Upgrade to Windows 11 Upgrade rollout plan is being finalized and is scheduled to begin late in 2021 and continue into 2022. Specific timing will vary by device. Certain features require specific hardware, see https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications.
Windows 10 operating system Windows 10 brings back the Start Menu from Windows 7 and introduces new features, like the Edge Web browser that lets you markup Web pages on your scree
15.6" Full HD display The 1920 x 1080 resolution with 144hz boasts impressive color and clarity. Energy-efficient LED backlight.
8GB system memory for intense multitasking and gaming Reams of high-bandwidth DDR4 RAM to smoothly run your graphics-heavy PC games and video-editing applications, as well as numerous programs and browser tabs all at once.
512GB solid-state drive (PCI-e) Save files fast and store more data. With massive amounts of storage and advanced communication power, PCI-e NVMe SSDs are great for major gaming applications, multiple servers, daily backups, and more.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics Backed by 4GB GDDR6 dedicated video memory for an ultrafast, advanced GPU to fuel your games.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate - Discover your next favorite game. 1 month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate included. Play over 100 high-quality games on Windows 10, console and mobile. Includes new day one titles, iconic Bethesda games and EA Play on PC.
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Reviews
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great laptop
I absolutely love this laptop. I have had it now for a couple of weeks and I ran into one issue. The first day of my classes it wouldn't turn on. Go figure. My husband opened it and determined it had to do with the battery. He was able to get it turned on, thankfully, and it's been working fine ever since. Other than that hiccup, it's a great laptop. I love how the keyboard lights up and the screen has great resolution. Unfortunately, I had to take a star away for the battery complication, otherwise I love this laptop!
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Good entry gaming laptop
Price: Good for the money if it's on sale. Expect to spend an additional ~$160+ for RAM and storage to make this laptop good. If you're looking to play games like Apex Legends on all low settings then it's fine honestly. Consistent 144fps. I play it with those settings because it's my preference. If your game need a 3060 to be stable or play on good settings then buy a laptop with a 3060 and an i5. The top of the keyboard does tend to get hot while plugged in even if you just browsing so just set the max possessor state to like 95% on the power saving or balanced Windows power plans. What that does essentially it it will disable turbo on your CPU, making it run at base clock or lower. Use that plan while not gaming and switch to high performance plan while gaming. You can also undervolt the CPU to lower the temp, go to the BIOS and change the settings to enable undervolt. You have to google that because there is a special keys combo you need to press to go to the advance settings in the BIOS. Battery life is in line with most gaming laptop. You ain't gonna get good battery life with gaming laptop. You should know this by now. As for RAM, I've upgraded to 32gb (2x16gb) kit with cast latency 16. Just remember to enable XMP in the BIOS to get full speed. Google it to find out how to enable XMP on this laptop. As for storage, 512gb is a bit low to install games so I went ahead and bought a cheap 1tb 2.5" ssd from crucial. Not the fastest but it's better than a hard drive and I don't need it to load games a few seconds faster lol. ***I don't know why MSI do this stupid thing but they went and put like a black square rubber on the place where you put the 2.5" drive. Yes, the laptop have a connector built in to connect a 2.5" drive in addition to the m.2 ssd that is included. It prob only fit a ssd drive so don't buy a spinning disk one. Just remove the rubber since it's just adhesive between the chassis and the rubber. Put a double sided tape either on the plastic chassis or the ssd and plug it in. The tape will hold it in place just fine.*** One thing to note on this laptop while gaming. If you notice that the battery is draining while gaming even though you have the laptop plugged in, it is NORMAL. It is MSI's Hybrid Power Mode where it pull power from both the charger and the battery to get more performance. It's stupid and there is no way to turn it off. It is enabled by default. I had a Dell laptop and it also do the same thing. The only way to "fix" that is to just buy a more powerful charger like a 180W one.
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Very nice
Great laptop. Easy to upgrade ram. Gaming on AAA games is acceptable. Keyboard has good feel and the blue backlight is a nice touch.
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MSI screen issues
It's very nice computer, work good while playing good. But I started by a crazy experience. Each time I turn on the PC only the keyboard lights up the screen remains black ?? , and nothing display you can wait for one day nothing will display until you turn of and wait for few seconds and turn it on again before the screen can display. BestBuy can do anything the refer me to MSI company. Now I shipped to MSI company for repairing. Noone want to exchange it for.. Since all my love to this PC is disappointed..
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Good computer, will need upgrades
I have been using this laptop for 2 years now and it is great for the price and I have been using it everyday for 2 years without upgrading. However I did just upgrade the 8 gb ram for a 16 gb corsair ram stick and have noticed a remarkable improvement. I would definitely spend the 30 bucks to get a 16 gb ram stick and upgrade. Now all the games that I want to play I can. The ssd is also somewhat small but personally once I am done playing a game I just delete it, but it is something to look into upgrading if you prefer to not delete games.
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Love this MSI sword
I have had this laptop for about over a month now and I love it. I play big open world games on it with zero issues whatsoever and it’s very smooth. I love the white with the blue keyboard it’s super cool looking.
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Wow a wonderful powerful beautiful Laptop!!!
Fantastic Laptop. Fast. Beautiful Design. Nice Build. Screen is very pretty and clear and fast response. Love MSI for making quality laptops and also getting this on sale at 899 at BestBuy. 1st time I buy a MSI anything and their laptop did not disappoint at all.
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Great laptop!
This is an awesome gaming laptop, especially for the price. My only qualm with it is the battery life. But it manages the fan speed perfectly, and it's got plenty power to do anything a normal user could want as long as you've got an outlet near.
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Manufacturing error but second try is the charm!
My original order came in timely but there was a manufacturing error. The screen was squished and the backlight was showing on the corner of my screen. The trackpad was also installed crooked so it was constantly clicking and was not functional. I returned my original order and was able to place a new order with no hassle. My second try laptop is awesome! I bought it as a beginner gaming laptop and for watching movies and personal work. It’s been a champ, processing speed is fast but battery life only lasts for a few hours. Still happy about this purchase.
