MSI GP62 Leopard Pro World of Tanks Edition Laptop Review

Final Thoughts

Pricing

Gaming laptops are rarely cheap, as the high-performance CPU and a GPU combination are quite expensive. The MSI GP62M 7REX World of Tanks GTX 1050 Ti Gaming Laptop is available for around £1163, which is a lot of money, but it’s still one of the more affordable gaming focused laptops on the market.

Overview

I see many laptops and gaming systems come through the office each month, and most of them look about the same. Of course, the main focus is on the gaming hardware on the interior, and how it performs, but this laptop is just a little bit different. Mixing gaming hardware with a very cool looking gaming chassis design.

Performance

The GTX 1050 Ti is pretty much the base level for good quality PC gaming. For those who are gaming at 1080P, it’s more than competent enough to run the latest games are reasonable settings. It’s not crazy powerful, but it’ll maintain good framerates, and is particularly well suited to many of the eSports titles on the market. Even in some of our more demanding games, the frame rate was in the ballpark of 60 FPS, which is superb.

Design

Obviously, not everyone is going to be into World of Tanks. I myself bloody hate the game, albeit because I well and truly suck at it, like… really badly. That being said, I still love the design, tanks are cool and the graphics are a welcome break from the often blank black and grey panels I see from day to day. If you’re a WoT fan, obviously it’s going to appeal to you even more. Of course, I’d love to know what you all think of the design in the comments section.

Throw in that lovely full RGB SteelSeries gaming keyboard, and you’ve got a very cool looking laptop. Lots of pretty colours, lots of awesome tanks, what’s not to love!

Gaming and Something Working

Equipped with the Intel Core i7 7700HQ, this laptop is no slouch when it comes to day to day tasks. Running a bunch of Skype windows, Chrome tabs, media player, and all your usual stuff isn’t going to be an issue. It’s a quick CPU too, so some light rendering tasks and processing shouldn’t trip it up either. Of course, when you’re done with your work, fire up your favourite games, and it’s got more than enough grunt to take on your friends in WoT.

Pros

• Unique WoT design
• SSD + 1TB HDD for storage
• SteelSeries RGB Gaming Keyboard
• Great 1080P gaming performance
• Runs cool and quiet
• Competitive price

Cons

• None

Neutral

• Not the most powerful gaming laptop ever, but it’s priced to reflect that
• WoT theme obviously won’t have mass appeal, but it’s great to see something unique