Testseek.com have collected 62 expert reviews of the MSI GS40 6QE Phantom - GTX970M - Intel Gen 6 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for MSI GS40 6QE Phantom - GTX970M - Intel Gen 6.
December 2015
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"MSI once again delivers an outstanding machine for the price, with an excellent mix of interior components combined with a classy display."...
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Published: 2018-04-02, Author: Bình , review by: topnewreview.com
Abstract: When it comes to gaming laptops, one company in particular seems to have the market stitched up. MSI has easily the widest range of gaming laptops in Australia, which is probably also why they tend to offer the best value. The new GS40 is a 14 incher that...
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Published: 2016-07-19, Author: Matthew , review by: pcmag.com
Solid performance, Plentiful storage, Features USB-C with Thunderbolt 3
Latest games will challenge high-end graphics capabilities, Unsatisfying keyboard
MSI's GS40 6QE Phantom is a solid midrange gaming laptop with the power for 1080p games on high settings, a nice feature set, and a high-quality build for well under $2,000...
Published: 2016-03-02, Author: Tim , review by: techspot.com
Great performance from the Skylake CPU and GTX 970M. Better than expected brushed metal build. Thunderbolt 3, Killer networking, and a SteelSeries keyboard are decent inclusions.
Another bad ELAN trackpad. More expensive than Gigabyte's competing laptop. Not the greatest of cooling solutions.
Crazy fast for a 14", 3.75 lb. laptop, can game with the big boys. Nice matte IPS display, very good internals and specs. MSI includes 2 year warranty in the US rather than the industry standard 1 year
Battery life not great, fans are loud, bottom gets toasty
Would I like to own the MSI GS40 Phantom? Yes, indeed! It's extremely portable at 3.75 lbs, in fact it's lighter than the Dell XPS 15 and it has a faster graphics card too, which means high to very high settings on today's AAA titles. It's a nice looking...
MSI already has a relatively strong portfolio of gaming notebooks, and the GS40 Phantom continues to help round out that portfolio giving customers looking for top end hardware in a 14″ form factor a strong offering that few other system integrators offer...
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Published: 2016-01-21, Author: Kevin , review by: notebooks.com
Abstract: Hard-core PC gamers used to literally carry around a desktop computer rig to gaming meet-ups because under-powered notebook computers wouldn't do. Companies like MSI mostly brought that practice to an end thanks to notebooks like the MSI GS40 Phantom, a b...
Published: 2016-01-18, Author: Oliver , review by: notebookcheck.net
enormous performance for the size, great display (after calibration), fast combination of SSD and HDD, good port equipment, decent battery runtime
chassis is not very sturdy, spongy keyboard, power adapter insufficient, pulsating fan behavior
The GS40 is a good compromise between performance and compact dimensions. The few drawbacks are mainly the result of the "Mini-Max" concept, but you can live with them. The (gaming) performance is beyond any doubt – the GS40 can even handle very demanding...
Very good 3D performance with an I7 and GTX 970M, Compact and light at around 1.6kg, Very comfortable keyboard, in my opinion, with very good feedback, respond and travel depth and sufficient resistance, Cooling system keeps the CPU and GPU temps at reaso
Some throttling under highest load of Furmark Prime95, but not in Crysis 3, Only 2xUSB ports including the TB3 port, Speakers can barely make you feel anything inside, Chassis could get quite hot in hot environment (summer), Power consumption for browsing
Well, the MSI GS40 6QE is a very nice compact gaming laptop. It does most of what you'd except : very good gaming performance, very good 1080p IPS display, reasonable temperatures even under highest load, and it's compact and lightweight. Keyboard is very...
Excellent gaming performance, Beautiful thin-and-light design, Very good keyboard feedback for a laptop this size, High-quality IPS display, Dual-drive storage
Cooling fans loud at times, speakers a bit too quiet, Keyboard-layout quibbles, Battery life won't match that of an ultrabook
If you're looking for a 14-inch gaming laptop with the moxie to power games full-strength at 1080p, the GS40 Phantom is the machine to beat. Read More…...
