MSI Raider GE78HX 17” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost 5, Win 11 Home: Black 14VHG-601US

Beautiful system. Fan is a little loud, but its powerful and does exactly what I needed it to do.

Overall a very solid laptop, it handles my games well and look great playing them. Zero complaints overall with this laptop tho it feels lower quality than my 5+ year old Lenovo that it replaced.HOWEVER!! The light bar/lighting system came SUPER faulty and I have yet to get any help getting it fixed. Got the run around from msi customer service and even their tech support didn’t/couldn’t help and never gave me a call back. I have to leave the laptop in sleep mode to get ANY consistent RGB on the keyboard and there’s ZERO customization for the lights for me. Very frustrating esp since the flickering lights give me headaches. I just want solid color in my color choices but it’s either all on flickering or if I start up from off or a reboot, I get 2-5 keys light up and the rest are off. For the price you’d think you get better customer service but nope. You’re SOL unless you decide to return it in the allowed time.If the RGB wasn’t giving issues from the day I got the laptop (on first start up even), this could easily be a 5 star laptop but the issue and lack of support means it’s 3 stars at best.

Wish the USB ports weren't on the right side of the machine, but great other than that.Oh, and the backlight for the keyboard is VERY dim, and can't be brightened.

This is by far the best laptop I've ever had.Runs games at max settings like it's nothing. I also work with 3D modeling and rendering software and this thing FLIES. Top quality renders in no time, and complex 3D modeling tasks without a problem.The screen is BEAUTIFUL. The sound quality is GREAT. The RGB looks really cool. The software to set it up can be a bit confusing but nothing a quick youtube video can't fix.Battery is not great, but that's normal for this kind of laptop.Keep in mind, this boy is HUGE. You get a 17" display, but it is bigger than that. It's also quite thick and quite heavy, but it's definitely worth it for the amazing performance you get. The charger is also big and heavy, so don't expect the most portable laptop.I love it and I totally recommend it if you're not looking for something to carry with you at all times. It was an upgrade from my 2020 ROG Zephyrus M15 and my life changed.

This laptop is very customizable and versatile. I added 2-4tb hard drives but you need the chipset driver on a flash drive so the drives will be recognized. I've tried a few games and so far I get around 200fps with all settings on ultra. very pleased with this laptop. The sound is vey good also. I use a headset so the fan noise isn't an issue for me. I would definitely check out this laptop if you want a true gaming laptop!

Laptop is strong but there is some part on the headphone jack that I do not know it was missing or damage because it does not look like in the photoI don't know if this gonna affect the hardware or the mother board insideJust got the laptop today

The media could not be loaded. There is no reason a laptop this expensive should be sent out with a obvious dead pixel in the middle of the screen.

Handles RAW files and 4k video from a nikon Z8 and Z9 really well which is my primary use. Great performance. Great screen. The 4080 with 12 MB of ram is sufficient and when this was purchased the 4090 version was not yet available. I stuck a 4 TB Samsung 990 Pro in the free M.2 slot and it works just fine.However...the battery has serious known drain issues that MSI doesn't seem to care about. Do a search and you'll find it across the MSI line up. When not plugged in and sitting completely off... say in a backpack or where ever for more than a week to 10 days... you can expect to find it totally drained. Mine seems to drain roughly 5% to 10% per day. With no apparent reason. Have double checked BIOS to make sure everything that should be turning off is. No clue.Other than that it's a wonderful laptop. Could easily replace a desktop and be a go to machine. Dual monitors are easily run too.