MSI Thin GF63 review

MSI Thin GF63 (2021): the light value pick of the closing fleet

The MSI Thin GF63 is a 2021 15-inch gaming laptop pairing a Core i5-11400H with a GTX 1650 Mobile 4 GB and 64 GB of RAM, listed at $590. Five years old, it closes the batch's 2021 fleet with the carry-friendly angle: 1.86 kg — 22.5 percent under the class median — top-quartile mobility, and a mid-band portability index most machines in this club cannot reach, wrapped around entry-tier graphics.

Overall performance reads 78.81 (high band) and light office lands top-band at 91.91. Tested fit checks clear recommended bars for Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto V, and Rainbow Six Siege, with Photoshop and Visual Studio Code passing minimum — the standard envelope, honestly labeled for the GPU class.

Where it holds up well

Mobility is the flagged strength: 45 against a gaming-class median of 29 — a 55.2 percent advantage, top quartile — backed by the 1.86 kg weight (-22.5 percent) and a 44.2 portability index (mid-band, high for the class). Photo design reads 95 (top band), office 91.91 (top), gaming 71 (high), and value 81.4 (high), with the 64 GB of RAM matching the pro-tier class median.

For the buyer who carries the machine and accepts entry graphics, this is the fleet's lightest full-memory answer.

Where it asks for compromise

Battery capacity is the flagged weakness: 51 Wh against a 71 Wh class median (-28.2 percent), the thin-chassis cost. The GTX 1650's 4 GB pre-RAY-tracing allotment sets the gaming ceiling a tier below the RTX machines — gaming reads 71 (high) on settings discipline — and modeling and CAD sit mid-band at 58. Five years of platform age apply wholesale.

The value index at 81.4 says the price discounts those limits honestly.

Price and depreciation

No depreciation anchor survives for this listing, so no two-year projection is offered. The class rate for this vintage is 13.44 percent per year. At $590 the machine prices with the fleet — the lightness and the memory allotment are the differentiators the discount retains.

Alternatives to consider

The GF65 Thin at the same $590 offers the GTX 1660 Ti with a stronger gaming tier; the Sword 15 and GL66 Pulse bring the RTX 3050. Acer's PH315-53 pairs the RTX 3060 at the same money. This machine's case: the 1.86 kg weight plus the 45 mobility index plus 64 GB — the lightest full-memory position in the club.

Bottom line

The MSI Thin GF63 pairs a 1.86 kg body (-22.5 percent under class median) with mobility 45 (+55.2 percent), top-band photo design (95) and office (91.91), 64 GB of RAM, and a high 81.4 value reading at $590. Compromises: a 51 Wh battery (-28.2 percent) and the GTX 1650's entry-tier graphics.

For the weight-first value buyer, it fits. GPU-tier buyers take the RTX siblings at the same price.