90
Chris Coke
IGN
“With its RTX 3080 Max-Q GPU and fast 1440p display, the MSI G66 Stealth is an excellent choice for gamers on the go.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Excellent RTX 3080 Max-Q performance
- High refresh rate QHD IPS display
- Solid build quality with matte black design
- Customizable per-key RGB lighting
- Comprehensive port selection including Thunderbolt 3
- Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
Points of Contention
- Relatively heavy at 4.6 lb
- Runs hot
- Aluminum chassis flexes under light pressure
Professional Reviews
9 reviews from 7 critics85
Dominic Bayley
PCWorld
“I can’t help but marvel at the balance MSI has achieved to create an almost‑desktop experience in a featherweight unit.”
80 Luke Larsen 2 reviews · avg Digital Trends The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers excellent gaming performance with an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU and a 300 Hz display, making it a strong competitor to the Razer Blade. However, it suffers from a dim display, slightly flexible build quality, and less refined aesthetics compared to rivals.
Luke Larsen 2 reviews · avg
Digital Trends
The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers excellent gaming performance with an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU and a 300 Hz display, making it a strong competitor to the Razer Blade. However, it suffers from a dim display, slightly flexible build quality, and less refined aesthetics compared to rivals.
All 2 Luke Larsen reviews, aggregated above
80
MSI GS66 Stealth
The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers excellent gaming performance with an RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU and a 300 Hz display, making it a strong competitor to the Razer Blade. However, it suffers from a dim display, slightly flexible build quality, and less refined aesthetics compared to rivals.
80
MSI GS66 Stealth (2021
“The MSI GS66 Stealth brings faster and sharper 1440p gaming to laptops.”
80
Gordon Mah Ung
PCWorld
“The MSI GS66 Stealth is an impressively thin and light gaming laptop with solid performance, but our high-end configuration probably strained the thermal limits of the design.”
80
Mike Jennings
TechRadar
“The MSI GS66 Stealth has a brilliant 240Hz screen, good components and impressive ergonomics and connectivity, but rivals have better longevity, CPU power and design.”
75 Cameron Faulkner 2 reviews · avg The Verge The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers strong gaming performance, a fast 300Hz display, and quiet operation in a sleek chassis. Its main drawbacks are an awkward keyboard layout and minor chassis flexing, but it remains a compelling alternative to Razer laptops.
Cameron Faulkner 2 reviews · avg
The Verge
The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers strong gaming performance, a fast 300Hz display, and quiet operation in a sleek chassis. Its main drawbacks are an awkward keyboard layout and minor chassis flexing, but it remains a compelling alternative to Razer laptops.
All 2 Cameron Faulkner reviews, aggregated above
75
MSI GS66 Stealth
The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers strong gaming performance, a fast 300Hz display, and quiet operation in a sleek chassis. Its main drawbacks are an awkward keyboard layout and minor chassis flexing, but it remains a compelling alternative to Razer laptops.
75
MSI’s GS66 Stealth
The MSI GS66 Stealth delivers outstanding QHD gaming performance with a fast 240Hz display and solid thermals, but its high price, limited HDMI output, and poor battery life hold it back.
60
Andrew E. Freedman
Tom's Hardware
“The MSI GS66 Stealth has the looks of a flagship with strong gaming performance, but it runs hot and loud with so-so productivity power.”
