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MSI’s new, attention-grabbing GS66 Stealth and GE66 Raider gaming laptops are all about the intersection of function and aesthetic—not to mention the absolute fastest performance available in portable gaming today, with 300Hz screens that assure all possible competitive advantages.
There’s a design commitment in these machines that is made clear by the carefully planned distinction between the two models: one leans heavily into traditional gamer aesthetics (the GE66) and another, as its “Stealth” name suggests, puts all those gaming features and specifications in a chassis that can blend in at a local office—albeit an up-scale office.
You get aggressive performance and customization either way, so MSI is giving each gamer the opportunity to pick the look and feel that best fits their lifestyle. That’s one of the core tenets of design for any good product, but that kind of design conscientiousness is too uncommon in the gaming space.
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Of course, there are some similarities between these machines, too. Both laptops have 15.6-inch screens. They both include the latest 10th generation Intel processors, with configurations up to eight cores and 5.3GHz single-core turbo speeds. They can also each be purchased with NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ With Max-Q Design—the most effective gaming GPU shipping in laptops today.
To power those ample specs, each laptop has a 99.9WHr battery. That’s the largest battery legally allowed on airplanes, so there’s no skimping on battery capacity here. That’s almost twice the capacity that we saw in the previous generation.
But even with all those hardware specifications held under consideration, it’s the 300Hz refresh rate screen in each of these MSI GS66 and GE66 laptops that’s going to feel like a true upgrade for most buyers. That’s because these screens are virtually peerless. Even the most top-of-the-line gaming laptops typically offer only 120Hz, 144Hz, or at most 240Hz displays.
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Why does that matter? The refresh rate represents how often the screen updates with the action or your inputs. Every additional frame per second is an opportunity to gain an informational edge over your opponent in a competitive game—and butter-smooth high frame-rates make for better-feeling gameplay even if you aren’t competing.
300Hz means you can reach 300 frames per second—a crazy-high framerate that only high-end hardware like these laptops’ 10th Gen. Intel® Core™ i9 Processor and NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2080 SUPER™ With Max-Q Design can even achieve.
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Add to that all the extra perks that MSI includes in its devices like a significantly improved cooling system in the GS66 Stealth, or attention-grabbing Mystic lighting in the GE66 Raider, and you have a highly competitive package for serious gamers.
The GS66 Stealth features a Windows Hello IR camera that makes for a good security solution for those working with sensitive information, and the webcams present in both the GS66 and GE66 Raider help you make a good impression in video calls with co-workers or clients. Additionally, the GE66’s webcam is FullHD.
These cameras are a boon for students in virtual classrooms. Add to that the aforementioned office-friendly but cutting-edge design of the GS66 Stealth, and you have machines that offer the best for work, style, and gaming simultaneously.
You might find powerful processors, sleek designs, or neat lighting setups in some other gaming laptops—though we’ll note there’s nothing quite like the Mystic lighting system on the GE66 Raider—but it’s the attention to detail for two different kinds of gamer from two distinct laptops that shows MSI is focused on providing the optimal balance between function and aesthetics.
The GS66 Stealth starts at $1,499, and the GE66 Raider starts at $1,899. Both are available now.
This story was produced by the WIRED Brand Lab for MSI.
