
We also appreciated the well-behaved trackpad, a large buttonless type with matt tactile surface.

It has a good consistent action across the board, with medium travel and softly cushioned yet positive keys. The keyboard is one of the better types we’ve tried, branded by SteelSeries, and comprising black tiled keys with unusual blocky upper-case white typography. Combined with the default MSI-logo red desktop wallpaper, this is not a laptop you will want to parade near any angry bulls. Opening the screen reveals more red under the bonnet, both top deck and screen bezel. With this colour and its MSI Gaming Series dragon shield emblem on the lid back, it has more than a whiff of a Ferrari racing machine.įollowing the trend started by Apple’s MacBook, the battery is integrated and not user replaceable, while further weight and space savings are made by leaving out any optical disc drive.

The chassis is all-metal, constructed from thin folded sheet aluminium, with a brushed grain and anodised into the scarlet-blood finish of this ruddy model.
