Laptop Review: MSI GS76 Stealth 11UE-221

The MSI GS76 Stealth 11UE-221 is powered by the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11800H and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Mobilewith 6 GB VRAM and Intel UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs. Other key specs include 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD. The Display here is a 17.3 Inch 240 Hz FHD (1920 x 1080) Panel.

Performance

The MSI GS76 Stealth 11UE-221 is Powered by 8 core 11th gen intel core i7 11800H which in terms of performance goes toe to toe with AMD ryzen 7 5800H and almost 20 percent faster than its predecessor i7 10875H

Design and Build Quality

MSI GS76 Stealth has thin a thin and low-profile metallic chassis giving it a premium look and feel. Even with its thin profile the GS76 by MSI has a great cooling system with a ton of air vents 3 fans and 6 heat pipes. According to MSI, this allows for 15% better airflow compared to its predecessors.

Keyboard and Trackpad

The keyboard on the MSI GS76 Stealth is a chicklet style keyboard with single-key RGB backlight. Now when it comes to typing experience itself the keys are a little too mussy for our liking but it somewhat balances itself out with a good 1.9mm key travel. Overall typing experience may not be the best but none of the issues here is a deal-breaker. On the trackpad end of things, it is precise and smooth.

Ports and Connectivity

The GS76 offers the latest Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 making it one of the best laptops in 2021 in terms of wireless connectivity options. Now when it comes to ports we are pleasantly surprised with its wide selection of I/o Ports featuring.

• 1x Type-C (USB / DP / Thunderbolt™ 4) with PD charging
• 1x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP)
• 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2
• 1x RJ45
• 1x SD (XC/HC)
• 1x (8K @ 60Hz / 4K @ 120Hz) HDMI

Battery Life

With its impressive 99.99 watt-hour battery, the MSI GS76 Stealth should give around 11 hours of runtime according to MSI realistically should give around 7 hours while browsing with wifi enabled and around 3-4 hours while gaming.