Brown and copper
This photo really doesn't do the laptop justice; it's a rich, warm brown with shiny copper accents.
Color
This looks a lot closer to the color of the laptop.
Size
At 4.1 pounds, the GS65 is relatively light for a 15-inch model.
Right side connections
Connections on this side are USB Type-A, USB-C/Thunderbolt, HDMI and power.
Left side connections
On the left are an Ethernet jack, two USB Type-A connections and individual mic and heaphone jacks.
Keyboard
The keycaps are large, but flat and somewhat slippery. The mousepad is large and well-placed, though.
Copper accents
it's a nice touch on the touchpad, but backlighting would be even better.
Hinge
There are only hinges on the sides of the display, but they have sufficient tension to hold the screen at whatever angle you want.
Hinge redux
Backlight
While the per-key RGB lighting is nice, a lot of the presets are just there to look pretty rather than being functional.
Stylish but staid
You'd be comfortable bringing it into meetings.
Profile
It's reasonably thin for a gaming system.
Speakers
The speakers sit at the top of the keyboard.
A different view of the keyboard
MSI's Dragon Center
Thin bezels
The GS65 is one of the new breed of gaming laptops with thin bezels on the display.
Keyboard
The chiclet keys don't have a ton of travel, but they have enough.
Color profiles
MSI's True Color utility gives you quite a bit of control over the colors and other display-related settings.