{"id":2083,"date":"2020-08-06T06:22:58","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2020-08-06T06:22:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:22:58","slug":"msi-ge66-raider-review-good-looking-300-hz-powerhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/msi-ge66-raider-review-good-looking-300-hz-powerhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"MSI GE66 Raider Review: Good-Looking 300 Hz Powerhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered, \u201cWhy aren\u2019t gaming laptops flashier?\u201d the MSI GE66 Raider is for you. With an RGB light bar and keyboard, aluminum build and trim design, it\u2019s as beautiful as its price suggests &#8212; $1,899 to start, $2,999 as tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Packing an RTX 2080 Super&nbsp;Max-Q&nbsp;graphics card and 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU, The GE66 Raider proved it\u2019s ready to make ample use of its mind-blowing 300 Hz display, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Specs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><th>CPU<\/th><td>Intel Core i9-10980HK<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Graphics<\/th><td>Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (8GB GDDR6)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>RAM<\/th><td>32GB DDR4-3200<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Storage<\/th><td>1TB PCIe NVMe SSD<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Display<\/th><td>15.6 inches, 1920 x 1080 resolution @ 300 Hz, 3ms<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Networking<\/th><td>Killer Ethernet E3100 LAN, Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2*2ax), Bluetooth 5.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Ports<\/th><td>2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 2&#215;2 Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort 1.4), HDMI 2.0, Mini DisplayPort 1.4, SD card reader, 3.5mm headphone\/mic jack&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Camera<\/th><td>1080p<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Battery<\/th><td>99WHr<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Power Adapter<\/th><td>280W<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Operating System<\/th><td>Windows 10 Home<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dimensions(WxDxH)<\/th><td>14.1 x 10.5 x 0.9 inches (358.1 x 266.7 x 22.9mm)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Weight<\/th><td>5.3 pounds (2.4kg)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Price (as configured)<\/th><td>$2,999<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Design of MSI GE66 Raider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does a laptop manage to look more mature&nbsp;<em>and&nbsp;<\/em>more wild than your typical gaming clamshell? A cool and classy chassis underscored (quite literally) by a stunning RGB bar, that\u2019s how. The GE66 Raider isn\u2019t the only laptop to incorporate colorful LEDs on its deck. The&nbsp;Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G732&nbsp;has a light bar on three sides. However, I\u2019d argue that the GE66 Raider does it best. The boldness of the light bar and its beveled glass encasement make for a crystalline vibe that goes galactic with the right color scheme. The default settings (a combination of fuchsia, blue and green) is enough of a show to cross the Aurora Borealis off my bucket list. (Okay, not quite). But with those same default settings on the keyboard, it\u2019s one prismatic phenomenon that\u2019s probably as showy as RGB can be without inducing nausea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of the keyboard, this one is from SteelSeries and offers per-key programming via SteelSeries\u2019 Engine 3 software, as is the RGB light bar. But only the default setting was cosmic enough for me to warrant this level of RGB spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aluminum lid is a royal shade of gray, fitting for the dragon shield that tops it. The logo\u2019s raised silver outlining is the sort of attention to detail that makes company logos more forgivable. Plus, a dragon emblem is way cooler than someone&#8217;s last name in a circle (for example). Sadly, silver only lives on the lid; the rest of the laptop is black, which, perhaps, helps the RGB pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the left side of the GE66 Raider\u2019s black deck is a USB 3.2 Gen 2&#215;2 Type-C port (20 Gbps), a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps) port, plus a 3.5mm headphone\/mic jack. The right side has a pair of&nbsp; USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports (5 Gbps) and, surprisingly, an SD card reader. There are more ports on the laptop&#8217;s spine, namely HDMI 2.0, Mini DisplayPort 1.4, and RJ45 Ethernet port and a port for MSI\u2019s proprietary charger. MSI really has all the bases covered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The underside of the laptop has what MSI calls \u201cDragon armor carving,\u201d which is really a bunch of stretched out hexagons. Overall, this feels like a solid machine with only a small amount of flex in its thin, 15.6-inch screen. MSI says it increased the torque on the hinge by 14% over the last generation (the&nbsp;MSI GE65 Raider) and widened it 9%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sleek black deck is smooth with a very subtle hint of shimmer. Combined with the 5mm thin bezel around the display, 82% screen-to-body ratio and, again, the mesmerizing effect of the RGB keyboard and light bar, you\u2019ve got a machine that seems premium where needed and fun where wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GE66 Raider stacks up averagely when it comes to 15-inch gaming clamshells. The&nbsp;Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550, for example, is 14.1 x 10.6 x 0.8 inches and 5.3 pounds, while our MSI review unit is 14.1 x 10.5 x 0.9 inches and the same weight. You can get sleeker though. The&nbsp;MSI GS66 Stealth, as its name subtly suggests, is slightly lighter at 4.6 pounds and trimmer at 14.2 x 9.7 x 0.7 inches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Gaming Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q graphics card, our review unit of the GE66 Raider easily hit 60 frames per second (fps) in most games. I enjoyed Battlefield V at ultra settings typically in the 80-90 frames per second (fps) range. During intense battles, it\u2019d drop to roughly 73-76 fps, and when I crawled through some grass it climbed as high as 130 fps. After I added&nbsp;ray tracing&nbsp;into the mix, framerates stayed around the 70-80 fps range, hitting 99 fps during calm moments and the low 70s in heavy battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it came to running the<em>&nbsp;Shadow of the Tomb Raider&nbsp;<\/em>benchmark (1920 x 1080, highest settings), the GE66 Raider averaged 75 fps. That\u2019s 6 more fps than the&nbsp;Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550&nbsp;and greater than the&nbsp;MSI GS66 Stealth\u2019s 66 fps average. Both laptops use the same GPU as our review unit. Meanwhile, the&nbsp;Alienware m17 R3&nbsp;with a Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 Super came close to matching the GE66 Raider at 74 fps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our review unit outperformed its sibling MSI machine and the ROG Zephyrus Duo when it came to Grand the&nbsp;<em>Grand Theft Auto V<\/em>&nbsp;benchmark (1920 x 1080, very high) as well. However, the Alienware bested the MSI by 7 fps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Far Cry New Dawn<\/em>&nbsp;(1920 x 1080, ultra) benchmark ran at 99 fps on our GE66 Raider. That\u2019s 10 more fps than the Asus and Alienware and 14 more fps than the GS66 Stealth averaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GE66 Raider also comes out on top when looking at&nbsp;<em>Red Dead Redemption 2&nbsp;<\/em>(1920 x 1080, medium). Our configuration ran the benchmark at 58 fps, which is slightly faster than both the Zephyrus Duo and m17 R3 and 9 fps quicker than the other MSI machine here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To stress test our review unit, we ran the Metro Exodus 1080p RTX benchmark on a loop 15 times to simulate 30 minutes of gaming. During this time, the game ran at an average framerate of 51.9 fps. The RTX 2080 Super Max-Q ran at an average clock speed of 1,360.4 MHz and temperature of 64 degrees Celsius (147.2 degrees Fahrenheit). The CPU, meanwhile, was running at 4.4 GHz average&nbsp;clock speed&nbsp;and 76.5 degrees Celsius Average (169.7 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Productivity Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The configuration of the GE66 we tested has an Intel Core i9-10980HK with eight&nbsp;CPU cores&nbsp;and 16&nbsp;threads, working with 32GB (2x 16GB) of DDR4-3200&nbsp;RAM&nbsp;and a 1TB&nbsp;PCIe&nbsp;NVMe&nbsp;SSD. That\u2019s a lot of power, and the laptop proved more than sufficient for running 22 Google Chrome tabs, including one playing Netflix, as well as Slack. I was able to track through an episode on Netflix with a 1-3 second delay. And there were no obvious delays when navigating or scrolling through my numerous browser tabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Geekbench 5.1, an overall productivity performance benchmark, our configuration of the GE66 Raider proved more effective than the other machines here. Its score of 8,347 on all cores outshined the ROG Zephyrus Duo. The Asus scored 8,134 with the same specs as our review unit but with two 1TB SSDs in RAID0. The Alienware also has the same CPU and RAM as our GE66 Raider and a 1TB drive in RAID0. It fell behind our review unit by 720 points. The GE66 Stealth got 6,261, with a lesser Intel Core i7-10750H CPU, 32GB of DDR-2666 RAM and a 512GB SSD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It took our review laptop 36 seconds to copy 25GB of files, which equates to 745.8 MBps. That\u2019s much slower than the ROG Zephyrus Duo\u2019s 1,413 MBps and the Alienware\u2019s 1,220.4 MBps. The GE66 Stealth, however, was at a comparative crawl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GE66 Raider shined in Handbrake. It took the laptop 6 minutes and 59 seconds to transcode a video from&nbsp;4K&nbsp;resolution to&nbsp;1080p. That\u2019s quicker than all the other laptops here, especially the GS66 Stealth, which needed 2:56 longer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Display<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The screen on the GE66 Raider packs a wildly fast refresh rate of 300 Hz, coupled with a 3ms response time. This is part of a growing trend of gaming laptops sporting insanely high refresh rates, including the 300 Hz&nbsp;Razer Blade Pro 17 (2020)&nbsp;and&nbsp;Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G732.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the&nbsp;best gaming monitors&nbsp;are still stuck at 240 Hz max (360 Hz desktop monitors&nbsp;are<em>&nbsp;en route<\/em>). But while the screen may update with new information 300 times a second, your graphics card may not be so fast, depending on the game you\u2019re running. AAA titles are out of the question when it comes to hitting 300 fps. Instead, you\u2019ll have to play an esports game, like&nbsp;<em>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Rainbow Six Siege, FIFA, Rocket League or CS:GO<\/em>&nbsp;to get past the 240 fps mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Overwatch<\/em>&nbsp;is another contender for high framerates, so I dropped settings to the lowest on the GE66 Raider. I surpassed 240 fps quite frequently. Framerates were as high as 301 during a low-intensity training session, and during actual gameplay it usually was in the 250-260s, sometimes dropping as low as 194 fps and reaching as high as 281 fps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of image quality, the GE66 Raider\u2019s screen packs a healthy amount of color for both gaming and movies. Overwatch looked as pleasant as ever on the laptop, with tanks featuring their gold tones instead of looking like a pale yellow. I could also see the nuanced shades of gray in Reinhart\u2019s weapon, which can look more washed out and flat on other screens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mission: Impossible &#8211; Fallout<\/em>&nbsp;also looked as colorful as I expected after watching it numerous times on a large TV. Green poplars in a garden stood out, as did the subtly olive tone of Ilsa\u2019s jacket. The purple-pinkish haze that subtly covers a scene at an airport at dusk and is often lost on other displays was also visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The panel is&nbsp;IPS&nbsp;style, and side angle viewing lives up to expectations. When watching&nbsp;<em>Mission: Impossible<\/em>&nbsp;from a 90-degree angle there were reflections on the further half of the screen, but it was still watchable, especially for a movie this good. At a 45-degree angle, there were virtually no issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our testing showed that this speedy panel averages a solid 300 nits max brightness. However, every other laptop here has a brighter screen, including the smaller second screen on the Zephyrus Duo. The other MSI and the ROG Zephyrus Duo offer a similar amount of coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut as the GE66 Raider. However, the Alienware is incredibly colorful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Keyboard and Touchpad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love a trim gaming laptop, but in the GE66 Raider\u2019s case, that comes at the price of a spacious keyboard. MSI said it enlarged the keycaps, especially the left Ctrl key, compared to the GE65 Raider. But there are also some (but not all) navigational keys squeezed into the right column, and the arrow keys that aren\u2019t offset enough to be easily locatable. At the end of the day, you\u2019re left with keys that are pretty close together and very flat, making it easy for the fingers to slide across to other keys accidentally. There are also some weird choices, like the abomination of the left FN and Ctrl keys crammed into one space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When gaming, this resulted in mispressed keys and me having to look down more often than usual to reorient myself. The larger Ctrl key helped, but I still found it hard to find other keys when holding down Ctrl, like when I was trying to slide in&nbsp;<em>Apex Legends.&nbsp;<\/em>And when trying to input combos, I had to look down to figure out where I was in a sea of flat keys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 10fastfigners.com typing I test I averaged 113.7 words per minute with a 96.6% accuracy rate. That\u2019s pretty typical for me and only slightly below my 98% average accuracy, likely due to how snappy the keys are. But my fingers felt a little worn out afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, the keyboard\u2019s quite functional. As mentioned, you get some navigational keys, like Home and Page Up. You can also use the function row to toggle the webcam off (handy for privacy), activate crosshairs for training, enter Game Mode, quickly turn the fans to max speed and toggle through the keyboard and light bar\u2019s premade RGB effects simultaneously or control RGB brightness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GE66 Raider is also rocking a 4.1 x 2.5-inch touchpad, which I found to be a good size. It isn\u2019t very slippery, instead offering a healthy amount of friction for control. I had no problem navigating&nbsp;Windows 10&nbsp;with touchpad gestures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Audio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSI GE66 Raider\u2019s two 2W speakers live on either side of the deck, a more logical location than speakers that are under the laptop, which can result in muffled sound. They\u2019re Dynaudio brand (if you forget, a logo on the deck will remind you), and MSI says they support up to a 192 KHz sampling rate and 24-bit Hi-res audio and go up to 122 dB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<em>Overwatch<\/em>, the overall sound was a little tinny. But I\u2019ve heard worse, especially on other gaming laptops and thin ultraportables. The battlegrounds sounded like there were people banging on different types of metal trash cans as opposed to firing off different weapons. The audio didn\u2019t sound as layered as usual, and even Reinherart\u2019s voice was more metallic. When I switched to external speakers, I could hear more bass and a greater variance in weapon noises. The speakers\u2019 volume, on the other hand, was ample, even with all my windows and balcony door open on a rainy day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music also sounded different than usual. When I played \u201cLike Glue,\u201d Sean Paul sounded like he was singing far away down a tunnel and higher pitched. Moving to speakers resulted in a warmer voice with more bass. The instruments in The Strokes\u2019 \u201cWhat Ever Happened?\u201d didn\u2019t sound as detailed on the GE66 Raider either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Upgradeability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you remove 11 Philips head screws and apply some elbow grease, you can pry off the GE66 Raider\u2019s cover for upgrading. You can replace the RAM to reach up to 64GB (mine had two 16GB sticks), and my unit also had an empty spot for adding another&nbsp;M.2 SSD&nbsp;by removing an additional Philips head screw. You can also unscrew the Wi-Fi card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Battery Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the GS66 Stealth, MSI gave the GE66 Raider a 99WHr battery, the largest size it\u2019s legally allowed to implement into a laptop, a company rep told me. But while the GE66 Raider may offer a lot of performance in a more portable package, you\u2019ll still want to bring the charger if you plan on using it all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GE66 Raider lasted 4 hours and 57 minutes on our battery test, which surfs the web, streams video and runs browser-based OpenGL tests while connected to Wi-Fi and with the screen at 150 nits brightness. This isn\u2019t bad for a gaming laptop, but the GS66 Stealth lasted 1:39 longer. You can also get over an 1:15 more playing time with the ROG Zephyrus Duo if you\u2019re willing to turn its second screen off. Still, the GE66 Raider\u2019s battery life seems like a lifetime compared to how long the Alienware m17 R3 lasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As with many gaming laptops, the GE66 Raider can get pretty warm. It was common for me to notice the keyboard heating up, even during light productivity tasks and with fans set to max performance. Despite its thin stature, the GE66 Raider\u2019s fans can get as loud as your typical gaming laptop when blazing at max speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my experience, the GE66 Raider got too hot to use on my lap for long periods, and the keyboard was usually noticeably warm with the space above it being shockingly hot at times, even when just surfing the web.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 15 minutes of playing YouTube videos, the Raider\u2019s touchpad was 84.5 degrees Fahrenheit (29.2 degrees Celsius), and the spot between the G and H keys was 107.5 degrees Fahrenheit (41.9 degrees Celsius). But that hottest point was on the underside in the center, where the temperature hit 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7 degrees Celsius).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI rejigged the cooling system compared to the GE66 Raider\u2019s predecessor that helped keep it 0.9 inches thick compared to the GE65 raider\u2019s 1.1 inches. The company\u2019s Cooler Boost 5 cooling system here uses two fans with 53 blades, besting the latter\u2019s 37 blades. Each blade is 0.25mm thick, which is 38% thinner than before and supposed to help drive more airflow. The six copper heatpipes are also supposed to be wider than that of the GE65 Raider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Webcam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webcam on the GE66 Raider is, thankfully, 1080p (at 30 frames per second), rather than the&nbsp;720p&nbsp;that\u2019s not uncommon in today\u2019s laptop webcams. With video calls becoming a bigger part of the work day, the sharper resolution is more important than ever. And given Asus ditched the webcam altogether on many of its recent gaming laptops, we\u2019re happy to see MSI step things up this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The webcam here proved decent. It was slightly, but not very noticeably, sharper than a 720p laptop webcam in a side-by-side comparison, with less fuzz and graininess. But my skin was still slightly grainy, and the color was slightly too cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Software and Warranty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our MSI GE66 Raider came with several MSI-branded apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI Dragon Center primarily provides an overview of your PC\u2019s components, namely CPU, GPU, disk, memory and SSD. You can get info like fan speeds, temperatures and amount of space remaining. This is also where you can toggle between Extreme Performance, Silent, Battery and more to control fan intensity. And if you have components or peripherals that support MSI\u2019s Mystic Light RGB, you can sync effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI True Color offers different picture modes, like gamer, anti-blue and sRGB, with some offering sliders for further adjustments. It also includes a small number of tools, the most helpful of which is the crosshair. And MSI App Player would be handy if I had an Android phone and wanted to sync games between the two PCs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also get Killer Control Center, which is useful for focusing bandwidth on a particular app, such as when downloading a new game or streaming. MSI also threw in Nahimic Sound Sharing, which lets you tweak audio on connected speakers or headphones and play with the built-in mic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you also get your typical Windows 10 bloatware, like Xbox Game Bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MSI backs the GE66 Raider with a 1-year warranty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MSI GE66 Raider Configurations and Availability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At&nbsp;$2,999, our configuration of the GE66 Raider is as powerful as it gets. It comes with an Intel Core i9-10980HK CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q (8GB GDDR6) graphics, 32GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a 1TB NVMe PCIe SSD. You can find it by the SKU number GE66 Raider 10SGS-057.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cheapest version, the GE66 Raider 10SF-285, is&nbsp;$1,899. For that price, you get an i7-10875H, RTX 2070 graphics, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. The display also drops to a \u2018mere\u2019 240 Hz, which is, of course, still plenty for most serious gamers. Alternatively, you can pay the same price for a 144 Hz screen; the benefits there are a bump to a 1TB SSD, but you also get a&nbsp; i7-10750H CPU instead, which is a hexa-core processor compared to the i7-10875H\u2019s octa-core chip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are three available SKUs in between. The&nbsp;GE66 Raider 10SGS-288&nbsp;for $2,799 (i7-10875H \/ RTX 2080 Super Max-Q \/ 32GB \/ 1TB) is the only configuration besides our review unit that also offers a 300 Hz screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSI GE66 Raider is a powerhouse of a gaming laptop with looks to match. With its high-end but slim shell, powerful GPU, 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and a lot of storage, you won\u2019t be left wanting or bogged down with bulk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our pricey configuration usually topped our comparison group more when it came togaming performance. And its 300 Hz screen won\u2019t go to waste if you\u2019re an esports player. We surpassed 240 fps regularly on&nbsp;<em>Overwatch&nbsp;<\/em>and even climbed past 300 fps during more idle gameplay time. Productivity performance was also comparable to rivals, and I had no issues multi-tasking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you want a very colorful or bright screen, the&nbsp;Alienware m17&nbsp;is a much better choice. The&nbsp;Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15&nbsp;is also better in that regard, plus may be as lavish as the GE66 Raider, thanks to its second screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you can afford to make this investment in performance and prettiness, the GE66 Raider is pure premium gaming luxury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever wondered, \u201cWhy aren\u2019t gaming laptops flashier?\u201d the MSI GE66 Raider is for you. With an RGB light bar and keyboard, aluminum build and trim design, it\u2019s as beautiful as its price suggests &#8212; $1,899 to start, $2,999 as tested. Packing an RTX 2080 Super&nbsp;Max-Q&nbsp;graphics card and 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/msi-ge66-raider-review-good-looking-300-hz-powerhouse\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;MSI GE66 Raider Review: Good-Looking 300 Hz Powerhouse&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1594],"class_list":["post-2083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-laptop","tag-msi-ge66-raider"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2083"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2084,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2083\/revisions\/2084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tech-battery.com\/batteriesblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}