MSI has sent us their latest model of PS63 for the quick review. According to MSI, the PS63 is mainly focused on the thin and lightweight design, And also balanced the performance and appearance. It has impressed us within these benefits already.
Product Specification
PS63 8RC uses a low TDP ‘U’ series Intel 8th Gen i7 processor with a 15.6” Full HD IPS screen. Graphics card is Nvidia GTX 1050 Max-Q platform with 4GB GDDR5 VRAM. Memory uses DDR4 2400 with 2 DIMM slots and max of the 32GB total. In addition, MSI provides a super slim 90W Slim power adapter, which is a lightweight consideration.
Product Analysis
The outside packaging
The size of PS63 is W356.8 x D233.7 x H15.9 mm only, the A panel is matted gunmetal colour with a chromed blue edge
The vent size at the bottom is about W265 x H70mm, nearly half of the plane size
The front MSI dragon logo is pre-printed on the top cover with a little deeper grey colour
All edges are chamfered and with blue anode process.
There is no I/O at the front of the laptop
The back side of the laptop is full of the intake heat sink
The left side of the laptop has a charging port, an HDMI port(4K@30Hz), a USB Type-C 3.1 Gen1/DP port, a USB Type-A 3.1 Gen1/QC3.0, a headphone port, a power led indicator and a battery status led indicator
The right side of the laptop has a microSD slot, a USB Type-A 3.1 Gen1 and a USB Type-A 3.1 Gen2
The PS63 has the similar looking from PS42, in a different colour
The maximum opening angle is around 120°
The main looking of the C panel
The keyboard backlight, it’s still not bright enough when it reaches the maximum bright level
The ‘Prestige’ Series
The laptop power button
The front camera and indicators
The enhancement of a large-sized touchpad design, around 140mm x 65mm size
The thin-bezel design – around 5mm
The IPS screen looking
The accessory box – includes a power adapter and a power cable
The small-sized 90W ac adapter is only about 75mm x 75mm square
The adapter is 19V 4.74A 90W power and manufactured by Delta Electronics
The weight of the laptop itself is around 1.65Kg
Including the ac adapter, is around 2KG only
This laptop is an engineering sample, we have no permission to do the further test
Summary
The PS63 Modern has really got a modern design, 8th gen i7 is powerful enough and the Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti Max-Q also has a similar performance as the Nvidia Quadro P2000, which could handle lightweight photo/video editing work and some games. Up to 16 hours battery will let you keep the focus on your work for a long time. The USB port with QC v3 charging function will enable your phone power for more standby time.
The wide designed touchpad will satisfy your hand moving and the integrated fingerprint sensor could secure your credential data from the cyber attack. The solid material also provides a stabilised structure and improved the overall quality.
MSI PS63 MODERN Official Website: https://www.msi.com/Laptop/PS63-MODERN-8RX