First off, we’ve fallen in love with this chassis. The sleek, stylish design sits brilliantly wherever you choose. This gaming laptop certainly wouldn’t look out of place in the office, nor would it fail to look the part at a LAN event. The lid did flex about a little bit, but the hinges ensured the screen remains exactly where you put it. We also like the inclusion of two small magnets to prevent it from opening up accidentally.

The 144Hz 1080p panel with it’s tiny bezel is beautiful, providing good viewing angles and a bright display for gaming. We played some Rocket League and Two Point Hospital on the laptop and found it to be perfect for both. The keyboard was also brilliant for gaming on, though some tuning on the actuation pressure would be nice.

Temperatures were somewhat of an issue, which kicked the fans into overdrive, causing quite a lot of noise. If you do plan on gaming on this, make sure you have a closed back headset and you should be fine. However, let it be said, when using the laptop for something like internet browsing or spreadsheet work, the laptop remains reasonably cool.

One thing we’d like to see changed is the positioning of the power connector; the limit to 30fps while on battery power almost necessitates that it’s plugged in for long periods of time. Having it moved behind would be a good move, along with the Gigabit LAN, if possible.



All things considered, the GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF offers excellent performance, good battery life, a beautiful screen, great keyboard and it looks fantastic. We'd have one!



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