The brushed aluminum keyboard deck flexes slightly when applying pressure with a finger and the thin lid is even more susceptible to warping and side-to-side twisting.Īs for the hinges, they are satisfactory with minimal teetering when adjusting or transporting. Light creaking and flexing will occur when attempting to twist the base. While we love the new design, there is still room for improvement in terms of rigidity. Aside from aesthetic reasons, the uneven bottom doubles as feet and raises the system slightly for improved airflow. Interestingly, the plastic bottom plate is intricately designed with angles, bumps, and slants in contrast to the rest of the notebook. This 'flat top' approach is common on thin gaming laptops like the Asus Zephyrus, Lenovo Legion Y530, or the Razer Blade and it's great to see MSI bring the concept to a more affordable model. The outer lid is now a flat piece of brushed aluminum for a sleeker look overall. Whereas the GF62VR had plenty of angles, slants, and accents, the GF63 is more minimalist with smoother and flatter surfaces. Visually, the GF63 has more in common with the GS65 than the GF62VR that it replaces. Any 15.6-inch gaming system with GTX 1050 graphics can be considered an alternative including the HP Pavilion Gaming 15, Lenovo Legion Y530, Asus TUF FX504, Acer Nitro 5, Dell G5/ G7, and the Gigabyte Sabre 15. Our test unit today is the entry-level SKU with the i5-8300H CPU, GTX 1050 GPU, 1 TB HDD, and 8 GB of DDR4 RAM for about $750 USD.ĭirect competitors in the entry-level gaming space are numerous. Note that the GTX 10p TN options from the GF62VR series have been dropped alongside a number of other changes. Both configurations are otherwise equipped with the same features and 1080p IPS panel. The GF63 8RC and GF63 8RD come with GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q graphics, respectively, with Core i5-8300H and i7-8750H CPU options. Only two SKUs of the GF63 are available at the time of writing.

The system is a direct successor to the GF62VR and it is a complete design overhaul from top to bottom as our review below will detail. It can be considered as an affordable version of the sleeker GS65 that debuted earlier this year alongside the mobile Intel Coffee Lake-H series. First showcased at Computex 2018, the 15.6-inch MSI GF63 represents the company's first narrow-bezel laptop for entry-level gamers.

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