MSI Crosshair 16 HX review

pcgamer.com:

Bearing in mind that the MSI Crosshair 16 HX's RTX 4060 sits at the low end of Nvidia's current generation of portable GPUs, you might be wondering how it can justify a £1,600/$1,750 price tag. The answer is «with difficulty». There are a few reasons this gaming laptop might actually be worth considering at that price, not least the magic of a high-wattage GPU, but can it live up to the competition?

The MSI Crosshair 16 is not a subtle looking machine, at all. It's chunky and a little bit funky, with a cyberpunk-style engraved design on the back, chamfers around the keyboard, hatching above it, and translucent WASD keys that shine through showing the mechanism underneath. Those keys forgo the pudding top design of the others, and while they're not specifically unattractive, I would have appreciated a black legend on them since the white is a little difficult to see.

I appreciate the Crosshair's keyboard layout, though, which pushes the numpad aside in favour of the important bits. I've ended up pressing FN a lot instead of the left arrow due to the placement of the directionals, but it's far nicer to type on than a lot of squished gaming laptop keyboards I've tested. 

The keypress also feels closer to a low profile mechanical key switch than your average membrane, with good pop to the actuation. The only real problem I've had with typing or playing on it is the sharp edge on the front. It makes it a little awkward if you're sitting lower than the laptop. Otherwise it's a relatively curvy machine compared to something like the Gigabyte Aorus 17X with its super-sharp aesthetic.

Model: Crosshair HX D14VFKG-002UK
CPU: Intel Core i7 14700HX
GPU: Nvidia RTX 4060 (140 W)
RAM: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600
SSD: 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 (WD PC SN560)
Screen: 16-inch | 2560 x 1600 (16:10)
Refresh rate: 240 Hz
OS: Windows 11 Home
Weight: 2.5 kg | 5.5 lb
Dimensions: 359 x 266.4 x 27.9mm | 14.1 x 10.4 x 1in
Price: £1,600 | $1,750 (closest spec) 

Looks aside, it all feels very sturdy.