Tom's Guide Verdict

The MSI Stealth 16 got a brand new look and more powerful thermals to take better advantage of Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs. Combined with Intel’s Panther Lake CPU, the new Stealth offers a great balance of performance, battery life, and premium features. Unfortunately, upgrades do get expensive quickly, and the new Stealth is heftier than previous models, which keeps it from being the perfect gaming laptop.

Pros

+ Vivid OLED display

+ Sturdy build quality

+ New modern design

+ Strong performance and battery life

Cons

- Upgrades get expensive

- A bit thick for a “thin and powerful” gaming laptop

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