MSI GS66 Stealth 10xx (15.6-inch, 2020)

Sleek all-black design;Stunning high refresh rate display;Strong gaming performance;Surprisingly long productivity battery life

A smudge magnet;Annoying plastic-y accents;No G-Sync

Powerful hardware ; Slim and sturdy case ; Excellent 300Hz screen ; Great keyboard and trackpad

Heavier than before ; Expensive compared to some competition

Improved design ; Efficient cooling ; Powerful ; Big trackpad

Keyboard layout needs work ; The aluminum chassis flexes on the bottom ; Lots of bloatware ; Missing an SD card slot

The MSI GS66 Stealth is a powerful gaming laptop that puts forward the best design seen yet from the company. Speaking of design, it’s going straight after Razer’s Blade, and while it comes close, it whiffs on a few big details.

Sturdy but portable metal build ; 10th-Gen “Comet Lake-H” CPU and RTX 2080 Super (Max-Q) GPU lead to very high frame rates ; Blistering 300Hz display ; Plenty of ports, including Ethernet and Thunderbolt 3

Outperformed by a competing RTX 2070 Super (Max-Q) rig ; Redesigned look and shape doesn't stand out from the pack ; 512GB of storage is small for gaming, especially at this price

The MSI GS66 Stealth is a well-built and potent high-end gaming laptop, but it has a few shortcomings (especially considering the price of our review configuration) and loses some of the identity of its predecessor.

Lightweight, gorgeous chassis ; Powerful graphics and overall performance ; Great battery life for a gaming laptop ; Agile SSD

Weak audio ; A bit pricey

The MSI GS66 Stealth gives you serious overall and gaming performance with over 6 hours of battery life in a lightweight, ultra-thin chassis.

Impressive performance ; Good connectivity features ; Excellent display ; Great specs in all the variants ; Decent

Slightly expensive even when lower variants are considered ; High energy consumption even in light usage ; Fans tend to get loud ; No SD card slot ; G-sync support is not available despite an NVIDIA GPU

+ Clean, simple design + Thin and lightweight + Powerful graphics card + RGB Backlit keyboard + Great overall performance + Offers all USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Thunderbolt 3

- Expensive - Lacks SD card reader - RGB LED lighting on keyboard weak - CPU temperatures soar above 90C - Lacks secondary storage drive - Just a 720p webcam

This is the first 2nd Gen. RTX gaming laptop that we’ve had the pleasure of taking a look at and the results are as you would expect, fantastic. Pairing up a 16GB RTX 3080 with a 300Hz IPS panel is a match made in heaven.

Sleek and mobile-friendly design ; Top-class performance ; Assuring battery life ; Captivating 300Hz display ; Diverse port selection

Tinny speaker output ; Paltry webcam quality

MSI GS66 is both stealthy and skilled. The design is something that will blend well in any public setting. The presence of a pretty versatile port selection, decent battery life (for a gaming machine), and manageable heft make it one for the road. It...

Responsive touchpad, Thunderbolt 3, and Wi-Fi 6 support;Takes up to 64GB of DDR4 memory and has two M.2 slots;The display is PWM-free above 25% brightness (and the frequency of the flickers is high-enough below that) (Sharp LQ156M1JW03);240Hz refresh...

Lacks an SD card reader;The laptop gets pretty hot on the outside during gaming;The keyboard is a bit underwhelming, despite its Per-Key RGB backlight