MSI GL62 6Q (15.6-inch, 2016)

100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

The MSI GL62 looks like a pretty plain entry-level gaming laptop at first, but it has a few neat tricks up its sleeve. Not everyone’s going to love the SteelSeries keyboard, but its mechanical key-inspired feel is something different, and its display...

high application performance ; compact dimensions ; switchable graphics ; low weight ; subtle design ; good touchpad

unnecessary system noise while idling ; SSD with performance fluctuations ; no keyboard illumination ; no USB 3.1 Gen. 2 ; wobbly lid ; weak battery ; only 2 GB VRAM ; mediocre sound ; TN display

At a first glance, the GL62-6QFi781H11 might appear to be a cheaper alternative to MSI's more expensive gaming notebooks. And there is actually not much to criticize in terms of performance. Quad-core CPU, GTX 960M and solid-state disk: Quite a lot for...

starts up in seconds, very impressed by the SSD.

keyboard is still a bit flimsy, second MSI laptop I've owned and it was the same on that one as well. The audio is a bit tinny and the sound on most video's has to be turned up quite high to here it properly.

There are some negative points as I have detailed, but on the whole this is an excellent product. I bought it mainly for the swift performance and it doesn't disappoint. Excellent value for money and in my view that's basically the most important thing!

The screen mechanism feels a bit flimsy It becomes marked very easily. Battery life could be better.

Very fast, great looking, very responsive

not the products fault at all but windows 10 is horrible

It is fast, the sound is good and it can handle graphics well .

Finger prints! The fans can be noisy at times.

good product and value for money paid

fast running laptop, better than expected.

has Norton bloatware. Keyboard design is different eg return key is half the size with the # key above it where the rest of the return key would be. As others have said battery life is not great but with a laptop your always near some power sockets....

Works perfectly for what I wanted.

A little plastic in design and battery doesn't last though that's to be expected when playing games.

Smart bit of kit for a lower end gaming laptop. Ready to go out the box.

Struggles with some games but I put that to poor game optimisations. Will continue to experiment with other titles pre 2016