The MSI Raider series has always sat in the Titan's shadow, and while it's still on the second rung of the ladder in 2023's lineup, there's some serious grunt to take note of. Sporting the latest and greatest Intel 13th generation processors and the upper echelons of Nvidia's RTX 40-Series graphics cards, this isn't a cheap machine. However, if you're after raw power in a unique chassis design it could be worth investing.
This year we've got a full redesign of the GE78 model, with a revisited light bar and a deeper 16:10 form factor to contend with. Not all these changes are particularly welcome - and many actively go against the grain of the industry's progression - but they do prove their worth for the right kind of player. I used the 2023 MSI Raider GE78 HX 13V with an RTX 4080 GPU and Intel i9-13950HX processor for three weeks, to see just where it sits among the best gaming laptops of the year so far.
