MSI GL62M - Specs

  • N156HGA-EAL
  • Color accuracy  11  2.1
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 4000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe (M key)  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 32GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
  • Battery
  • 41Wh, 6-cell, 43Wh, 6-cell, 41Wh, Li-Ion, 6-cell, 6-cell, 41Wh, 6-cel, Li-Ion, 6-cell, 41Wh, 6-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate (Matte black plastic)
  • Dimensions
  • 383 x 260 x 27 mm (15.08" x 10.24" x 1.06")
  • Weight
  • 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • HDMI
  • 1
  • Displayport mini
  • Card reader
  • SD, SDHC, SDXC
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ac
  • Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • Audio jack
  • 2x 3.5 mm jacks for headset and external microphone
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • 720p HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 4 x 2W
  • Optical drive
  • optional
  • Security Lock slot

CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI GL62M series.

Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI GL62M series.

MSI GL62M in-depth review

Recently we reviewed a lot of MSI gaming notebooks and every each of them had a distinctive feature that speaks for the device in general. For example, the Stealth Pro (GS63 review/ GS73 review) is chiefly characterized by a super light and thin form factor, while the Raider series adds a better cooling to the equation. On the other hand, GL62M 7RDX doesn't have anything that particular. It is on the more affordable side and while the company has made some cuts to keep the price down, they also tried their best to provide a good quality product.We are going to discuss a configuration tha[...]

Pros

  • Reasonable price tag
  • Screen with exceptional color reproduction capabilities (100% coverage of sRGB and 96% of DCI-P3)
  • Uses the most of the GTX 1050, while keeping it cool enough
  • Backlit keyboard
  • PWM-adjustment is not particularly harmful to the eyesight (our Health-Guard profile eliminates this completely)
  • NVMe SSD support

Cons

  • Mediocre contrast ratio and poor viewing angles
  • Plastic design
  • Short battery life

Games you can play on this laptop series