MSI GT80S (18.4-Inch, 2015)

50% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

91% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Potent performance with an Intel Core i7-4720HQ processor and dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 980M graphics. Unique design with mechanical keyboard. Giant 18.4-inch display. Components are easy to access and upgrade.

Clunky design. Short battery life.

Conclusion The MSI GT80 Titan SLI is impressive in a lot of ways. It offers powerful graphics performance, an easy way to access components for upgrading, which is relatively unheard of for notebooks, and the first full mechanical keyboard in a laptop....

SLI 980M cards capable of 4K gaming ; A mechnical keyboard

Bulk and heavy ; As expected, battery life is mediocre at best

MSI's GT80 Titan SLI features an actual mechanical keyboard and a pair of GeForce GTX 980M GPUs in SLI. That makes this laptop actually faster than the majority of gaming desktops out there.

Elegant, yet imposing design; Comfortable mechanical keyboard; Bright, vibrant display; Digital touchpad transforms into number pad; Removable top panel lets you upgrade components ; Poor battery life, even for a gaming notebook; Speakers could use...

Poor battery life, even for a gaming notebook; Speakers could use more bass ; With its face-melting performance, a fantastic mechanical keyboard and upgrade-friendly chassis, the MSI GT80 Titan SLI is the gaming laptop to beat.

With its face-melting performance, a fantastic mechanical keyboard and upgrade-friendly chassis, the MSI GT80 Titan SLI is the gaming laptop to beat.

Outstanding performance ; Fantastic mechanical keyboard ; Great speakers ; MXM graphics cards and multiple upgrade options

Loud cooling fans ; Sometimes odd mix of metal and plastic ; Uneven screen brightness ; Wake from sleep issues

Mechanical Cherry MX Brown keyboard, 6x storage bays total, Relatively low core temperatures; Strong cooling system, Acceptable fan noise when gaming, Overclocking headroom, High quality and bright matte display, Rigid, high quality construction, Good...

No tactile Numpad; No Macro keys, No external desktop GPU support, No comprehensive fan controls, No Thunderbolt; No HDMI-in, No 2K/3K/4K options, No PCIe x4 slots, No G-Sync, Fans are always audible, GPU switch requires restart, Soldered CPU

The bottom line is if you're going to get an 18.4-inch gaming notebook, then make it the MSI GT80.

Mechanical keyboard with red illumination, Excellent maintainability, Generous port variety, Graphics cards with MXM interface, Up to five storage solutions, Moderate temperatures, Very good display, Outstanding performance, Powerful sound, Many...

High noise development under 3D operation, Bulky and extremely heavy chassis, CPU & GPU throttling in the stress test, Battery is drained under maximum load, Battery not directly accessible, Huge power consumption, Exorbitant price, Huge power adaptor,...

Even though the GT80 is one of the fastest gaming notebooks that we have reviewed so far, it is just enough for a "good" rating after all our measurements. As well as the heavy weight (more than 4.5 kilograms; ~9.9 lb), there is the problem of the...

Core i7-6820HK can be overclocked to 4.1 GHz, currently most powerful gaming notebook, touchpad with numpad function, good FHD display with accurate colors, good upgradeability, customer-friendly maintenance, a lot of ports, mechanical keyboard, GPUs...

typical dual-GPU problems (driver dependency etc.), components can get pretty hot, extremely bulky and heavy chassis, power adapter could be more powerful, very high noise development, coil whining while idling, battery not directly accessible,...

5500 Euros (~$5968): What sounds like the price of a used car, is MSI's answer to the mobile gaming reference notebook. The implementation of two GTX 980 chips in an SLI configuration is not only extremely expensive, but also pretty bold.

Great keyboard ; Easy to upgrade ; Excellent storage system ; Good speakers ; Blu-ray writer and dual Mini-DP ports ; Killer DoubleShot Pro with Smart Teaming

Performance not quite up to par ; Average display ; Keyboard awkward to use ; Heavy and poor battery life ; Very pricey

While we admire MSI's guts to go against the flow and offer consumers something new, we feel that GT80 Titan still needs tweaking before the idea can truly flourish. As it is, it is a really niche product for a very select group of enthusiasts with fat...

Starting with the build quality of the system it is pretty clear from the moment we unbox the GT80 Titan SLI that it is a sturdy system. Yes the majorty of the external surfaces are plastic but they are thick enough to ensure no noticable flex and...

Incredible gaming speed ; Top-notch processor ; Four SSDs in RAID 0 ; Mechanical keyboard ; High-quality screen

Heavy and chunky ; Poor battery life ; Prohibitively high price