MSI GV62 8RD-200 Laptop Review (Battery Life)

If you need a more powerful configuration with a discount, the MSI GV62 8RD-276 packs an NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti 4G, Intel Core i7-8750H (6 cores), 16GB, 128GB NVMe SSD and 1TB HDD storage. It is now one of the Deals of the day at Amazon for getting a $200 price cut. Get it for $799 at Amazon (list price $999).

One of the most vital features of laptops today, one that is among the most important for PC shoppers is battery life. How long a laptop lasts on its internal battery has always been an important consideration for travelers, students, and gamers alike.

Users are held at the mercy of their computer’s juice and often have to stay close to an AC power source while working, in conference rooms or on planes because of this. Generally, depending on a poor-battery-life laptop when you’re far from a power source isn’t a good experience. Especially, if you have an upcoming long flight, conference meeting or final-exam where the AC power sources are few and far between.

In light of this, manufacturers are making good strides to make better battery technology and for some, it seems to be working. Admittedly, some gaming laptops have benefited from such technology and offer longer life, notably longer than the 3 hours that was the norm in recent past.

8th Generation Processor

Recent improvements on the 8^th Generation processor have also brought forth better performance for laptops. Some of the longest lasting models offering up to 14 hours are powered by these processors (Intel Core i9-8950K, Intel Core i7-8650U, Intel Core i7-8550U, Intel Core i5-8250U). For instance, the HP EliteBook x360 1030 G3, Lenovo Yoga C390, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) and Microsoft Surface Book 2.

Interestingly, MSI used the same 8^th Gen processor for the MSI GV62 8RD-276 laptop. However, while this new mobile chip delivers significantly better performance and power-efficiency, the MSI GV62 8RD-200 battery life is still poor.

The laptop offers 2 hours especially when gaming but with conservative use managed close to 4 hours. That goes to say that changing computer habits adds a few more minutes or even hours to your battery life. It’s like cycling slowly and conservatively up a hill to save on energy.

Other laptop alternatives with better battery life

Close competition like the Acer Predator Helios 300 (6 hours), HP Pavilion Power 15t (6 hours 59 min), and the Lenovo Legion Y720 (6 hours 16 min) offer better battery life. We’ve done a comparison chart to show which other options available.

	MSI GV62 8RD-200	Acer Predator Helios 300	HP Pavilion Power 15(15-cb079nr)	Lenovo Legion Y720 (80VR00J0US)	Dell Inspiron 15 7567
Platform	OS-Windows 10 Home	The Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home	The Windows 10 Home	OS-Windows 10 Home
Processor Name	Core i5-8300H	Intel Core i7-8750H	Intel Core i5-7700HQ	i7-7700HQ	Core i5-7300HQ
Processor Speed	2.3 GHz	2.2 GHz	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
RAM	Only 16GB DDR4	16GB DDR4	Only 16GB DDR4	A 16GB DDR4	8GB DDR4
Storage	1TB HDD	256GB SSD	128GB SSD/1TB HDD	512GB PCIe SSD/ 1TB HDD	256GB SSD
Graphics Card	A Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB DDR5	GTX 1060 6GB	Nvidia GTX 1050   4GB DDR5	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060	GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Battery Life	3-4 hours	7 hours	6 hours 59 mins	6 hours 16 min	11 hours 1 min
Buy from Amazon	MSI GV62 8RD-200	Acer Predator Helios 300	HP Pavilion Power 15-cb079nr	Lenovo Legion Y720 (80VR00J0US)	Dell Inspiron 15 7567

Among the listed laptops, the Dell Inspiron 15 7567 shows more promise with an 11-hour battery and budget price.

Conclusion

All in all, while the MSI GV62 8RD 200 laptop is without a doubt an attractive gaming laptop with aggressive pricing and performance, it suffers for its poor battery life. The lackluster performance in battery life definitely robs it of the glory it deserves. As a result, we recommend the Dell Inspiron 15 7567 desktop which sells for just about the same price and offers almost similar performance.

Additionally, for users with a bit more change in their pockets, the Acer Predator, HP Pavilion and Lenovo Legion Y720 are all good substitutes. They offer better colorful displays, Harmony speakers (Acer Predator Helios 300) and of course longer battery life.