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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Excellent Gaming Computer
This computer is a very high performance computer, and capable of more than everything we need it for. Excellent gaming computer.
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Great Bang for the Buck!
Can't beat the bang for the buck at $899! But there are a few nuances and I have a few recommendations for buyers. Pros: -Durable for sure! 3 USBA slots, feels solid, and a cylinder metal DC power input. I say these as pros, because I feel USBC charging port and USBC data ports end up breaking fairly easy, and I hate USBC in general, so this laptop will hold up for awhile! -It's upgradable as well, so if anything breaks, or needs an upgrade you can swap out parts. -Backlit keyboard is a nice touch. -Not a touch screen is a PRO! ... why are all laptops turning into folding tablets. Cons: -MSI's bloatware they put on here is pretty atrocious, and ties up alot of power if not deleted. 8gb RAM is pretty weak.. and the laptop will take up 4gp of it freshly opened out of the box. -The white aesthetic to it isn't as shiny and silvery as displayed in photos; it's more of plastic matte white. -Stated above... the shell is plastic, however it feels really really solid. -The trackpad is kinda hard to push in, but finger runs smooth on it, and who really clicks the pad anyway when you can tap it to click. Recommendations: -Delete/Uninstall every MSI service software. I wish I could name them for you, but I already uninstalled every software that had the name MSI in it, and it runs much smoother, as they tied up alot of power in the background. This also helped with the RAM shortage slightly... got it down to using only like 35% of the ram on standby compared to the whopping 50%. I'm using it for DJing, and by deleting all the bloatware... and stopping unwanted processes from factory settings, I was able to fix a huge latency problem it was having. -Also upgrading the ram to 16gb wouldn't hurt either, but beware because it voids the warranty. - I also like to delete most the NVIDIA extras minus the actual driver, but thats up to you. - Also just flip off and uninstall that Norton, and turn on the windows security... It's not the 90's anymore windows security is dandy now.
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I really liked it but…
What I like most about this laptop is the way it looks. I wanted something different from the generic black and red gaming laptops in this price range ($899 for Black Friday) and I really could not get over just how good the white keyboard and blue backlighting looked against my white desk. However, I already have a MacBook and I was specifically in the market for a laptop that I can game on (but mainly to play Sims 4 on Ultra) and I had a couple of minor issues. First off, the trackpad is EXTREMELY difficult to press down on and when I finally managed to muster up the force needed to do a hard click, there was hardly any traction. It took me an average of 3 clicks just to drag and resize open windows. If you don’t have one already, you are definitely going to want to purchase a mouse to use with this laptop. The screen is also kind of wobbly. It’s not a big deal when the laptop is stationary but it did move every time I moved the laptop and that was slightly concerning to me. GAME PERFORMANCE and STORAGE The laptop comes with around 40 GB of storage already taken up. After I installed Sims 4, a majority of its DLC, and Forza Horizon 5, I only had about 260 GB of free space left on the computer. Midway into Forza 5, I got a message that there wasn’t enough RAM available for the game to perform properly. It didn’t seem to affect the performance of the game and was actually holding up quite well in the beginning but as I ventured further off into unexplored places on the map, I started experiencing some pretty significant lag. Expanding the storage and RAM would definitely be the way to go to get the best performance out of this computer. Overall, it really is a fast computer. Sims and Forza looked pretty decent. It didn't feel like I needed to rush to plug in the charger every 40 minutes so that's a plus. The keyboard feels nice and it’s a 2021 laptop that comes with Windows 10 Home which I actually prefer over the newer laptops that ship with Windows 11. However, as someone who planned on using this laptop solely for gaming, I eventually ended up returning it for a laptop with better specs to avoid voiding the warranty with upgrades.
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Perfect
This laptop is amazing! Specifications are great and design as well! Also, my experience buying at best buy is awesome, got it on time!
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MSi Sword Review
Looks = Not your usual black and red gaming laptop Performance = Good performance but experienced the shaking screen issue while operating it, had to restart the laptop tl fix the issue. Weight and Size = not heavy, not light, and not eating too much space Sound = clear and crisp Keyboard = it fades slowly, most especially the mostly used letters Overall = decent laptop for gaming and reasonable price too
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Very nice laptop
I mean, it's cool and all but MSI got hacked. But other than that, very nice laptop.
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Not bad at all.
No complaints! Runs a lot of new games. Plays warzone fine.
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Good product worth upgrade - tech support not good
I really like this laptop especially after upgrading the RAM to 2 x 16GB DIMMs and replacing the basic 512GB HD chip with a 1 TB pro all from Amazon for around $200. Not a gamer so I can’t attest to the FPS or what games run best but this is a beast for my office workstation that should be able to handle anything thrown at it for the next 5+ years. I had purchased another more powerful laptop but when they did the discount week on this model I jumped because the other laptop was just a Ferrari sitting in rush hour traffic. I also saved $800 between the 2. My only con so far has been the response of MSI support. My 9 key came off of the number pad and they gave me a USA number to call for parts. No response yet. Then my original HD burnt up and I already had the 1 TB to replace and just did a fresh install of Win 10 and tech support said I had to ship the whole laptop back and would not just replace the chip. I will still give the system a solid buy.
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Great laptop!!
This laptop is amazing and was in my budget range (under $1000). It can successfully run beefy games, such as: FF14, phasmophobia, valheim and more. The fans only get loud when I play phasmophobia but immediately become quiet again when I close phasmophobia. The storage could be better and so could the battery life when unplugged but everything else is great. Also this was the only cheap white laptop I found. I hate the red and black look so this was perfect.
