


“The world’s thinnest 0.1mm sharp-edged fan blade” While I can see this product having an audience, those who can afford to spend more absolutely should. And it comes with some flaws that are uncharacteristic of a laptop of that price caliber. But the Z16 is certainly still an expensive laptop - a Gigabyte Aero 15 with the same specs is going for a few hundred less at Walmart (though it’s sold out there as of this writing - there’s a 16GB model at Best Buy for $1,899 which you could easily upgrade). My test unit ( the cheapest one listed on MSI’s site, though I’ve found a few cheaper SKUs floating around other retailers) has a Core i7-11800H, a GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, a 2560 x 1600 touch display, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage for $2,599.99 (currently listed at $2,349.99 for what MSI claims is a limited time).Ī comparable Dell XPS 17 (with a bigger screen, but lower resolution) has the same MSRP, and a 16-inch MacBook Pro with comparable RAM and storage is $500 more at $3,099. It’s below the price of the leading laptops in this zone. That makes it a generally fine laptop that’s in a bit of an odd spot price-wise. Unfortunately, it’s not priced like a multimedia machine - it’s priced like a workstation. Buy for $2,199.99 from Amazon Buy for $2,349.99 from MSI Buy for $2,199.99 from Best Buy
