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Conquer the gaming world with this MSI laptop. Its Intel Core i7 processor provides fast, efficient performance for a smoother experience, and its 256GB solid-state drive and 2TB hard drive store your entire library. This MSI laptop is compatible with VR technology, so you can fully immerse yourself in gameplay.
Customer Rating
5
The Best Lightweight Gaming Laptop, IMO!
on February 2, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
Being one of the first reviews on a product is a hefty responsibility and as such I will do my best to give you the information that I know I would want when first looking at buying a specific laptop. To summarize for those looking for less info, I absolutely recommend this laptop to anyone and everyone who is looking for a lightweight, portable, powerful gaming laptop that is as versatile as it is cool! To begin the long review, I’ll give you a little background on my experience in this area:
I am an avid gamer and I have owned 4 different gaming laptops: the 2016 HP Omen, 2016 Razer Blade 14 1060, the 2016 MSI GS63VR-Stealth Pro-001, and I am now the proud and happy owner of the 2017 MSI GS63VR-Stealth Pro-230. I have tried the previous three models and I like them all, but this one is seriously an amazing creation to behold.
For ease of reading, I will bullet point and explain my favorite things about this laptop.
-It is one of the lightest and thinnest gaming laptops on the market.
This laptop weighs less than 4 pounds and is thinner than a nickel is tall. It is actually lighter than my end of 2016 model Razer Blade 14 and just as thin. Logically, that just shouldn’t make sense, right? A 15.6” laptop with full keyboard weighing LESS than a 14” laptop with no number pad? Crazy. Chalk this up to material quality or whatever you like, but I have owned both laptops and find both to be superb feeling, high quality machines.
-It has an incredible selection of input and output options.
This laptop boasts a staggering variety of I/O ports that are bound to fulfil your needs. It has three USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 port, one thunderbolt 3 port, an SD card reader, separate premium jacks for headphones and a microphone, Mini Display Port, HDMI, Ethernet, and a Kingston lock slot. Need I say how awesome this is? Whereas the Razer Blade and MacBook Pro at this price are simply anemic in the way of ports, this beast has loads and still manages to fall in the same weight and thickness class as the aforementioned competitors at this price. A couple things to note though: The SD card reader is only 2.0 USB speed last I checked, so you will want a dongle if you want 3.0 USB transfer speeds for your SD cards. The other thing is that the HDMI is the 1.4 and not latest 2.0 edition, so it can only push 4K video at 24fps (this is fine for watching movies but for games you will want to use the thunderbolt or other options as they become available to get faster frame rates on a 4K monitor or TV). Aside from these two small inconveniences, this thing is ready and raring to be the center of your gaming and media editing workstation experience!
-Looks and feels amazing!
After having owned the 2016 Razer Blade 14, I thought nothing else in the PC world would satisfy me again in the way of build quality and solid feel. This Stealth and the last-year model have matched it in my opinion. The sleek finish and slightly edgier appointments like the red accents and dragon logo serve this laptop well. Quick story and you can believe it or not: I was studying in a bar late one night because that was all that was open that late, and this cute blond bartender looks over at me and my laptop and says, “Is that a Ferrari laptop??” She mistook the symbol for the Ferrari logo at that distance!! That’ll cheer up anybody on a low day. Later, she brought me my beer and enthusiastically complimented the rainbow backlighting too; total nerd win!!! This thing is a pleasure to hold, a pleasure to carry, and is easy on the eyes to boot.
As for more about the feel, the SteelSeries keyboard is just legendary. The typing action and depth is smooth and I have thus far experienced no fatigue while typing up research papers and gaming. The silver lining color scheme of the unlit keys is awesome because it makes them distinct from one another during the daytime without the backlight on, which is a great feat for an all-black color scheme. I have owned Samsung, Razer, HP, and Apple laptops, and this is my favorite keyboard I have typed on so far. The font can be a little jarring at first, but you get used to it. Some of the key positions are shifted away from what is normal too, but once you get used to it everything is smooth sailing. For example, on HP laptops there are dedicated buttons for volume up and down. On this, you hit the FN key and then press the up and down arrows, but believe it or not this works well! The FN button is used with a few other keys to control the volume, keyboard brightness, screen brightness, and volume, and it works very well. In fact, I kind of like not having to take my palms off their resting places to adjust those settings like I used to. I love the keyboard backlighting as well and the Dragon Center application makes it a breeze to change the colors and patterns in the 3 customizable zones to suit your fancy.
-Runs like a beast, games like a beast, much better than last year’s models!
I won’t go too much into the specifics here as there are a plethora of excellent YouTube channels and blogs that can tell you what the NVidia 1060 and Intel 7th generation I7-7700HQ processor can do. What I will tell you is that speed is no longer a thing that crosses my mind as an issue anymore. This 2017 Stealth is such a better deal than the old 001 model on Best Buy for several reasons. First of all, it has an SSD that is PCIe as opposed to simple SATA. As such, it is pants-sizzling fast. The 2TB Hard drive is a great feature as well. Being as picky as I am, though, I swapped it out with a 500 GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD. In doing so, I shaved a couple more ounces off the weight and I now have two installed hard drives with no moving parts which is much better longevity speaking since I travel with this computer every day. However, I kept the 2TB hard drive and put it in an external closure to become my new external hard drive! That is a win-win in my book folks! Another way that it is superior is its panel. Full HD IPS here, folks, no budget panels on this 1.5K+ laptop!!
To sum this review up, I am including a Question and Answer section that I hope will address some common concerns:
Q: Is the power button’s weird placement going to make me put it into sleep mode all of the time if I bump into it?
A: No. There is a simple setting tweak in Windows Power Options where you can turn the 1-click sleep mode off. I can click and bump the button all day and it will not go to sleep. If I want to put it to sleep, I just select it from the menu or press FN+F12 as MSI seemed to have the foresight to program this into their FN selection (even though they didn’t have the foresight to move the button from such a dumb location).
A: No. There is a simple setting tweak in Windows Power Options where you can turn the 1-click sleep mode off. I can click and bump the button all day and it will not go to sleep. If I want to put it to sleep, I just select it from the menu or press FN+F12 as MSI seemed to have the foresight to program this into their FN selection (even though they didn’t have the foresight to move the button from such a dumb location).
Q: Does this get covered in fingerprints?
A: Kind of, it is less oleophilic than the finish of the Razer Blade 14, but fingerprints can accumulate over time. Just keep it wiped off and the appearance will be maintained.
A: Kind of, it is less oleophilic than the finish of the Razer Blade 14, but fingerprints can accumulate over time. Just keep it wiped off and the appearance will be maintained.
Q: Are the fans loud and whiny?
A: Only when gaming. Basic physics tells us that smaller objects traveling at high speed will emit higher pitched sound than larger objects traveling at the same speeds. This is a small laptop with small fans, as such it will be loud and whiny when under load, but consider this a blessing from the thermodynamic gods at MSI since it keeps your PC from overheating. What is great though, is that the Dragon Center app allows you to customize the fan speed and fan curve as needed. Moreover, the GPU and CPU each have their own dedicated fan systems, 2 fans and 1 fan respectively, so that there will only be as many fans turned on as is necessary. The fan speed control option is great too as it allows you to select a mode called Cooler Boost in which both sets of fans run at max speed to keep your system as cool as possible. This is an awesome feature for those extended gaming sessions. Conversely, you can turn down the fans or flat out turn them off if you which to be as stealthy as the laptops name implies; just don’t burn up your CPU or GPU for the sake of quietude.
A: Only when gaming. Basic physics tells us that smaller objects traveling at high speed will emit higher pitched sound than larger objects traveling at the same speeds. This is a small laptop with small fans, as such it will be loud and whiny when under load, but consider this a blessing from the thermodynamic gods at MSI since it keeps your PC from overheating. What is great though, is that the Dragon Center app allows you to customize the fan speed and fan curve as needed. Moreover, the GPU and CPU each have their own dedicated fan systems, 2 fans and 1 fan respectively, so that there will only be as many fans turned on as is necessary. The fan speed control option is great too as it allows you to select a mode called Cooler Boost in which both sets of fans run at max speed to keep your system as cool as possible. This is an awesome feature for those extended gaming sessions. Conversely, you can turn down the fans or flat out turn them off if you which to be as stealthy as the laptops name implies; just don’t burn up your CPU or GPU for the sake of quietude.
Q: Does the MSI Stealth get hot?
A: The answer to this has to do with the answer above, the fans do an excellent job of keeping the temperatures down and the Dragon Center app monitors exact temps for both the CPU and the GPU in real time. As such, I have never encountered temperature readings over 72C when doing heavy gaming and it usually idles between 29 and 30 degrees Celsius. Your experience may vary, though. The felt covering on the bottom of the laptop also does an excellent job of keeping the heat off of your tender parts when doing video editing or gaming from a “laptop” position. :D
A: The answer to this has to do with the answer above, the fans do an excellent job of keeping the temperatures down and the Dragon Center app monitors exact temps for both the CPU and the GPU in real time. As such, I have never encountered temperature readings over 72C when doing heavy gaming and it usually idles between 29 and 30 degrees Celsius. Your experience may vary, though. The felt covering on the bottom of the laptop also does an excellent job of keeping the heat off of your tender parts when doing video editing or gaming from a “laptop” position. :D
Q: Are the Power cord/ port positions on the right side annoying?
A: Personally, not very, but I can see how they could be. If you for some reason had thunderbolt, power, mini display port, HDMI, and USB running all at once or in a lower number combination thereof, you could say goodbye to comfortably using a mouse. But as that situation likely indicates you will be using external monitors, I hope that you will find some creative way to plug your mouse in as needed.
A: Personally, not very, but I can see how they could be. If you for some reason had thunderbolt, power, mini display port, HDMI, and USB running all at once or in a lower number combination thereof, you could say goodbye to comfortably using a mouse. But as that situation likely indicates you will be using external monitors, I hope that you will find some creative way to plug your mouse in as needed.
Q: Is the sound quality good?
A: Sadly, no. The sound on this laptop honestly just sucks, but thankfully, it is not the end of the world. If you are gaming in public, you while likely be using headphones and if you are plugged in at home, Bluetooth and external speakers will solve this issue. This is not too big of a deal for me, especially since you get the tradeoff of having the awesome HiFi audio port.
A: Sadly, no. The sound on this laptop honestly just sucks, but thankfully, it is not the end of the world. If you are gaming in public, you while likely be using headphones and if you are plugged in at home, Bluetooth and external speakers will solve this issue. This is not too big of a deal for me, especially since you get the tradeoff of having the awesome HiFi audio port.
Q: Does the panel on this laptop suck?
A: No, that is the 001 from Best Buy that most people complain about. This has a quality full HD IPS panel that is not lacking in performance.
A: No, that is the 001 from Best Buy that most people complain about. This has a quality full HD IPS panel that is not lacking in performance.
This is everything I can think of at the moment, I will add additional thoughts in the comments as I can since Best Buy does not let you edit your reviews after submission (hint hint, Best Buy web design team ;D !!!)
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
I would recommend this to a friend!
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With TurboWrite technology, this Samsung 850 EVO MZ-75E500B 500GB internal SATA hard drive allows you to quickly update files. The 32-layer 3D VNAND flash memory ensures reliable performance, and AES 256-bit encryption keeps your data private.
Customer Rating
5
Perfect Addition to My MSI GS63VR
on January 28, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
Installing a 5400RPM spindle speed hard drive in a 1500 dollar machine feels like a pretty shameful thing on MSI's part. I installed this and now I have an additional 500GB of high quality SSD on deck for videos, games, and pictures. One of the best things about this is that for my already sub 4 pound laptop, this lightweight SSD shaves a few more ounces off of the laptop's weight! As always, Samsung blows me away with the quality of their products!
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Razer Blade Laptop: Developed in partnership with Intel and NVIDIA, the Razer Blade delivers performance to run the most demanding games of today. Powered by an Intel Core i7 quad-core CPU, NVIDIA GeForce graphics processor and a 14" LED display, you'll be blown away by the immersive visuals of your games in crisp high definition 1080p.The Razer Blade features 6th Gen. Intel Core i7 quad-core processor. This ensures your games and media playback run with powerful processing performance anywhere, anytime.The Razer Blade features a high-performance NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU. This means you play games the way they were meant to be played, with fluid frame rates and rich DirectX 12 graphics, and in VR.With NVIDIA Optimus technology, the Razer Blade combines great performance and great battery life by intelligently delivering power only when you need it, and conserving it when you don't.
Customer Rating
4
Super sexy and sleek laptop, wasn't for me.
on January 17, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
This truly is an amazing computer. Gaming laptops in general have the penchant for being gaudy, over sized things with adolescent color schemes. Sadly very little of the market is currently being dedicated to professionals like myself who want a computer they can take to work meetings one point of the day and then play their games on later with high fidelity graphics. The Razer Blade 14, MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro, and some of the lower-end but clunky Dell and Asus laptops with 9 series Nvidia graphics card operate within this role the best.
In my opinion, the Razer Blade 14 is probably the sleekest and best looking gaming laptop on the market with the MSI GS63VR closely behind. It's appointments are tasteful and even the tri-snake logo of Razer doesn't look too flashy to detract from this. It is a beautiful laptop that is a perfect contender in the PC corner to compete with the form factor and build quality of the Macbook Pro. It strikes a nice balance between the 15" screen size and 13" screen sizes that are available on the more portable gaming laptops with its 14" screen. The audio on this laptop is absolutely incredible as well. When I first booted it up and the Windows theme music played, I actually twitched in surprise for a moment and glanced to see if my external speakers were plugged in. This thing boasts incredible audio that the MSI GS63VR, my current laptop, cannot hope to contest.
With these things in mind, you now know why I would recommend this laptop to a friend, but I will go into some of the subjective reasons I decided to return it in lieu of the MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro that I have now had for three weeks and completely adore.
1. The keyboard back lighting.
The chroma lighting is indeed beautiful. Having so many colors and patterns and being able to choose which keys are which color is awesome, but the major flaw is that the secondary key symbols and functions don't light up. Backlighting has a greater purpose than just looking cool, it is supposed to LIGHT the keys AND their secondary symbols that you likely will need to see in the dark when you are using the backlight, not a very novel concept. If I did a surveyed poll even among the most dedicated gamers and office typists, I guarantee only a very small fraction would have the key positions for !@#$%^&*()_+{}:"<>?| memorized. Having these visible to me when typing is crucial and is the number one reason why I returned the laptop. Maybe it isn't that big of a deal to some, but it is to me.
The chroma lighting is indeed beautiful. Having so many colors and patterns and being able to choose which keys are which color is awesome, but the major flaw is that the secondary key symbols and functions don't light up. Backlighting has a greater purpose than just looking cool, it is supposed to LIGHT the keys AND their secondary symbols that you likely will need to see in the dark when you are using the backlight, not a very novel concept. If I did a surveyed poll even among the most dedicated gamers and office typists, I guarantee only a very small fraction would have the key positions for !@#$%^&*()_+{}:"<>?| memorized. Having these visible to me when typing is crucial and is the number one reason why I returned the laptop. Maybe it isn't that big of a deal to some, but it is to me.
2. The price/memory options.
As a reminder, this is subjective, but I think the price Razer wants is just a tad overstretched for the product at hand. I think that the use of high quality PCle memory on an M2 hard drive is a great idea, but there are many people like me who would perhaps be willing to pay the same price while gaining double that space for an M2 memory option that is less costly. As often touted and praised as PCIe memory is, it isn't needed by everyone and many people would settle for slower---and by slower I mean still pants-sizzling fast SSD--- read and write speeds in exchange for a gain in space without paying the premium for top-of-the-line memory that just isn't necessary for everyone.
Note: For less than 30 dollars, you can get a 128GB Samsung or Sandisk USB 3.0 micro-flashdrive from Amazon that you can help to keep more memory at hand, at the sacrifice of an open and available USB slot on a laptop already slim on those. This would not be a viable solution for those frequently and simultaneously plugging in a USB mouse, USB microphones, External DVD drives, etc.
3. Non-user upgradable RAM.
This is more of a minor pet-peeve that applies to a smaller audience of individuals as 16GB of 2400Mhz RAM is going to knock the socks off of any typical user. However, most gaming laptops in this price range offer user upgradable RAM up to at least 32GB. With this laptop, the RAM is soddered on (likely as an act to save space) so what you get is what you get.
This is more of a minor pet-peeve that applies to a smaller audience of individuals as 16GB of 2400Mhz RAM is going to knock the socks off of any typical user. However, most gaming laptops in this price range offer user upgradable RAM up to at least 32GB. With this laptop, the RAM is soddered on (likely as an act to save space) so what you get is what you get.
4. The touchpad left and right click buttons.
This is a very minor complaint on my part, but I would like to see the future Razer Blade's phase these out. It makes the laptop look slightly less streamlined and it feels outdated. When I am paying this much money for a top-of-the-line gaming laptop, I want it to look the part of the latest and greatest in gaming laptop technology.
Overall, those are my main three complaints. These things may not be an issue for others, but I wanted to throw them out there just to give you some perspective. I still give this laptop 4 starts and a recommendation based on its form factor and build quality, audio, gaming ability, and overall sexiness, a word I will happily use in association with this laptop.
Mythbusting time:
Not really mythbusting per say, but just a couple of observations of other reviewers negative comments on other websites and this one that I would like to contest.
The first is the complaint about this laptops tenancy to retain and quite visibly reveal fingerprints and oil marks. This is a valid, but fairly insubstantial and inconsequential issue in the grand scheme of things. Dbrand makes incredible laptop skins custom made for this laptop that will solve that issue right away. On a 1800 dollar laptop, it seems petty to give it 1-3 stars based only on fingerprints.
The second is the fan noise. A small object traveling at high velocity will emit higher pitched sound then a large object traveling at the same velocity. This is a small laptop with small fans cooling an insanely powerful set of hardware, thus it will be louder and whiner than some. But think of this as a blessing that the engineers at Razer managed to squeezed this much gaming power into this small of a laptop, all with the convenience of not melting your crotch and motherboard through daily use. Pretty neat right? Use headphones if the fans bother you, but I didn't personally notice because the audio really is just that good on this laptops built in speakers.
I hope this review helps your purchasing decision, please feel free to comment on my post and ask questions. I will set the review to notify me so I can answer you promptly. Please like my review if you found it useful, good luck with your decision! My review as to why I chose the MSI GS63VR-001 Stealth Pro available at Best Buy will be up on that page soon too.
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Store music, photos, files and more with this WD My Passport Ultra 1TB portable hard drive, which features password protection and 256-bit AES encryption to safeguard your data. WD Backup software makes it easy to back up your data to the Cloud.
Customer Rating
5
Excellent USB 3.0 Portable HD.
on January 17, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is a great portable hard drive. The USB 3.0 allows you to take advantage of such ports on your computer for quicker transfers and backups. The Seagate portable hard drives are known for giving Windows 10 error issues when trying to backup your computer onto it, so this was a better reputed option for that task.
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
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Create archives of your favorite media with ease using this LG Ultra Slim SP80NB60 external DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive, which offers up to 8x DVD±R write speeds. Jamless play skips damaged parts of the disc to ensure smooth, uninterrupted playback.
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for today's era of lightweight laptops!
on January 17, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is exactly what I hoped it would be. It has allowed me install games and software onto my MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro no problem. When it can be bought on sale it is an excellent deal that I would otherwise forgo in lieu of something less expensive on Amazon.
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
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Step up to high-speed USB 3.0 and transfer your videos, photos and files up to ten times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives. SanDisk Ultra® USB 3.0 Flash Drive takes the wait out of moving, sharing or backing up big files—now you can transfer a full-length movie from your laptop to your flash drive in less than a minute. Password protection lets you keep your private files private, while still being able to share generously with family and friends. And, with a sleek, sturdy SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive in your pocket, you won’t need an internet connection to access those photos and videos any place or any time you want. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has been known for quality and reliability all around the world.
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5
Excellent Flashdrive.
on January 15, 2017
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is a great USB 3.0 flash drive. It is as fast as advertised and even has a bit of a rugged feel to it. The encryption software is nice for those transporting sensitive documents or the like on it. I've been buying memory devices from Sandisk for the past decade and I still have yet to be disappointed!
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
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Only at Best BuyPlay your way to the top with this HP OMEN notebook. The Intel Core i7 processor provides lightning-fast response times, and the 1TB hard drive is enough for all your favorite games and apps with room to spare for music and video files. This HP OMEN notebook has a full-size backlit keyboard for fast, easy typing.
Customer Rating
2
Loved it at first, but it became a bad Omen.
on December 27, 2016
Posted by: Bren
Verified Purchase:Yes
I am not going to spend this review complaining about the 2016 HP Omen's build quality or form like some others have. A gaming laptop at such a great price point had to be designed to be affordable in some areas and thus the plastic feel of the thing and a couple of its other quirks don't bother me. Alas, I am very sad about this laptop as there is one major quirk that is more than bothering me.
To cut to the chase before I go on about some of the more subjective issues I had with the laptop, the fan system does not appear to be reliable. The Best Buy geeks are bewildered by what could be the matter, but I have owned it less than a month in a clean environment and the fans are now whirling up with sever crunching and rubbing sounds during cold starts and gaming in my 70 degree-average temperature room. Websites I have visited have suggested that the tolerances could be off or there could be issues with dust, but none of that adds up when considering I have only had the laptop for one month. I am an average gamer (1-2 hours a day 3 to 5 days out of the week) and only use it for internet browsing and Microsoft Office applications otherwise.
It could just be that mine is a lemon, but if it weren't for the holiday return promise at Best Buy, I would be stuck with a thousand dollar laptop with fans failing after a month of use relying on sketchy warranties to cover it. Fans should be a lot more reliable than this considering this laptop line from HP is aimed at gamers. I had it suggested to me that I should exchange it for another one, but I am not going to.
On the subject of fans, this laptop's fans are loud and they are on way more than what would be necessary in a better designed laptop. When I say this I understand thermodynamics and the need for forced convection to enable the internal components to cool down and stay at safe temperatures, but these fans are seemingly always on, and it is aggravating. I am not a picky guy, I have owned laptops ranging in price from $300.00 to $1799.99 and I have almost always been content with the device for the duration of my ownership until my next upgrade. But this Omen intermittently runs the fans like it is trying to repel a swarm of homicidal wasps away from a group of frightened children when I am doing little more than some Word processing or internet browsing. I have owned other gaming laptops that are even smaller and they manage to keep the fans from interrupting your everyday tasks while still keeping your system cool. Some brands like Razer and MSI even have software that allows you to select fan settings to keep it quieter when the situation calls for it. I found no such settings for this laptop, but if there are settings available please comment as to how this is done for the sake of other potential and current HP Omen owners. I am no computer sleuth, but the excessive amount of time the fans have spent at max speed under normal use seems like it would be a contributing factor in their recent failure in my unit.
Aside from the fans, I found this to be a nice device for the price. I do my research before I buy new electronics and everything I read about this laptop made it seem like it would be just right for my purposes. There are a lot more people who have had great success with this laptop than there are who have not, so the decision to buy it is all your own. My concluding recommendation for this decision though is when you get this laptop pay VERY close attention to its quirks, sounds, personal feel to you, etc. Best Buy has a great return policy if you are within the time period allotted by your membership level and I urge you to follow your instincts and listen to your gut if you are feeling like this isn't the one. Also, know what the warranty covers and be prepared with your device's information, purchase info, etc. in the event that you should have to submit a claim. I hope this review helps, I don't like the useless complaining that a lot of reviews are composed of and I am genuinely trying to be helpful. Leave a comment if you have any questions or concerns and I will be happy to reply when I have time. Good luck finding the laptop for you!
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
My Best Buy number: 2839406718
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Only at Best BuyPlay your way to the top with this HP OMEN notebook. The Intel Core i7 processor provides lightning-fast response times, and the 1TB hard drive is enough for all your favorite games and apps with room to spare for music and video files. This HP OMEN notebook has a full-size backlit keyboard for fast, easy typing.
What is the RPM of the 1 terabyte hard drive?
7200rpm, much better than the 5400rpm hard drive found in my $1600.00 MSI Stealth Pro :(
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