Msi 15 A12UE-605US I7/16/1TB/BACKLIT/6GB GRAPHICS/WIND 11

MSI’s entry-level Thin and Katana-series gaming laptops have always offered decent gaming capability at a very reasonable price. Typically, they employ the latest generation GPUs but partnered with slightly older Intel CPUs. The 2022 Thin GF63 11UC was a classic illustration of this. Now, the latest MSI GF63 Thin has arrived.

The latest MSI Thin GF63 machines have now rocked up featuring the latest RTX 40-series GPUs from Nvidia but 12th rather than 13th generation Intel chips. This gives a little away in terms of processor performance to the latest Raptor Lake CPUs but since the Alder Lake chips that preceded them were no slouches the impact is bordering on the minimal.

The effect that this strategy has on price is not to be underestimated because if you shop around cannily (MSI regularly runs promotions with its key retail partners) the new Thin GF63 can be picked up for under £900 which is dirt cheap for a laptop with the latest generation graphics card though it’s a fair bit more than 2022 model which can be picked up for £700.