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YMMV (Open-Box) MSI Stealth GS77 12UE-046, 17.3" 144hz, i7 12700h, RTX 3060, 1TB SSD, 16GB Memory - Black, From $529.99 at Best Buy

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This is one of those Best Buy Open-Box deal that is probably very YMMV.

Best Buy currently has the open-box MSI Stealth GS77 12ue-046 laptop for as low as $529.99 (for Open-Box - Fair condition). I don't follow Laptop price too closely, but a quick search on Slickdeals showed that this price is among the lowest price for a laptop that comes with a RTX 3060.

I did some quick research and it seems like the TDP for the RTX 3060 is 105W. Main complain about the laptop is the screen (45% ntsc and I haven't found any info on nits yet). Inside the laptop, there are 2 memory slots and 2 M.2 slot for SSD.
Quote from Specs from MSI website :
  • Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
  • Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 1.7GHz
  • 17.3" Thin Bezel FHD, IPS-Level 144Hz, 45% NTSC
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
  • 16GB (8G*2) DDR5 4800MHz
  • 1TB NVMe SSD Gen4x4
  • Killer LAN E3100G
  • Killer WiFi 6E AX1675 (2x2)
  • New Cooler Boost 5 with 0.1mm fan blade
  • 6x Speaker audio design by Dynaudio sound system
  • 99.9Whr Battery Capacity
  • Per-Key RGB gaming keyboard by SteelSeries
  • MSI Center with exclusive gaming mode
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/msi-...Id=6496178
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Model: MSI Stealth GS77 12UE-046 17.3" Gaming Laptop, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home (STEALTH7712046)

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jwirick
07-10-2023 at 07:44 PM.
07-10-2023 at 07:44 PM.
Quote from dreamwarrior :
Not for battery life. At least the 12th gen and under. I have an 11th gen and am tired of my laptop only lasting 1.5 hours.

I was basing it on computing power
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07-10-2023 at 07:48 PM.
07-10-2023 at 07:48 PM.
Quote from jwirick :
I was basing it on computing power
So you contradicted yourself.
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dogeatdog
07-10-2023 at 07:50 PM.
07-10-2023 at 07:50 PM.
Got one. best deal I have seen.
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tornadog
07-10-2023 at 08:11 PM.
07-10-2023 at 08:11 PM.
There's one near me, will roll the dice and check it tomorrow
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CaptainElwood
07-10-2023 at 08:13 PM.
07-10-2023 at 08:13 PM.
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It depends.on the geeksquad person checking it in. I bought a windows pro earlier this year in fair condition. It had one little scratch and came with the charger. Another store had more scratches and no charger 🤦🏾 ♂️
TIL, that if you use the gender specific facepalm emoji in an unsupported platform, it gets split into the person facepalm emoji and the associated gender symbol emoji. I thought I was missing some underlying new way to use emojis...
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Totschen17
07-10-2023 at 08:16 PM.

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07-10-2023 at 08:16 PM.
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Anyone who purchased fair condition laptops from Bestbuy care to chime in on their experience with their purchased device condition/quality?

Worked at geeksquad for 7 yrs. They cannot sell a returned laptop as new even if it's unopened. We were required to open new sealed laptops and test them. As someone said "depends on the agent". Some spend the time others do not. If you think a retail employee is going to test every USB and HDMI on laptops and still make their numbers. Well enjoy fantasy land. That said some are unused. It would be hard to abuse a laptop in the return period. Factory warranty and store warranty still apply. Really no reason not to buy one. If it's trashed you can return it. Would think back to maybe 10 or 20% of open boxes getting returned. Go for it.
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Totschen17
07-10-2023 at 08:18 PM.
07-10-2023 at 08:18 PM.
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Worked at geeksquad for 7 yrs. They cannot sell a returned laptop as new even if it's unopened. We were required to open new sealed laptops and test them. As someone said "depends on the agent". Some spend the time others do not. If you think a retail employee is going to test every USB and HDMI on laptops and still make their numbers. Well enjoy fantasy land. That said some are unused. It would be hard to abuse a laptop in the return period. Factory warranty and store warranty still apply. Really no reason not to buy one. If it's trashed you can return it. Would think back to maybe 10 or 20% of open boxes getting returned. Go for it.

PS quality levels completely arbitrary. I had one manager lower the level so he could sell an open box to a fellow employee at a discount.
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Fastbat
07-10-2023 at 09:54 PM.
07-10-2023 at 09:54 PM.
How do you check to see if any stores have it? Do you just have to change stores until you find one, or is there an easier way?
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ImperXren
07-11-2023 at 07:29 AM.
07-11-2023 at 07:29 AM.
Well, they just canceled my order, how nice of them
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NeatBook5963
07-11-2023 at 08:15 AM.
07-11-2023 at 08:15 AM.
Do these ship to a nearby store or do you have to drive out and pick it up there?
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07-11-2023 at 10:35 AM.
07-11-2023 at 10:35 AM.
Just picked up mine (open-box fair) earlier. The laptop doesn't come with the original box or any manual. Instead, it was being placed in a generic Best Buy box with a charger included (keep reading though). Cosmetically, the laptop is in like new condition other than having several stickers/stickers residue on the top and bottom. Functionally? I don't know. I was able to finish setting up Windows before the battery became low. Yes, the laptop comes with a charger, a 240W charger to be precise, but the charger is for Alienware laptop instead of the MSI...

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Went back to the store to see if they can find the correct charger. Obviously, they said they couldn't find it. Then manager refused to do a price adjustment for the incorrect charger, saying it was an open-box and the laptop was already heavily discounted from the original price of $1800. I could've return the laptop on the spot, but I think I will just spend the extra ~$100 to get the charger myself. For what I am getting, I think $630 is still a pretty decent price.
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tornadog
07-11-2023 at 07:49 PM.
07-11-2023 at 07:49 PM.
I had the same experience as you but I got the right charger. Only problem I have is windows says there is no camera and it is supposed to have a webcam and the windows hello cam

Edit: I had the camera switch turned off... Lol
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07-11-2023 at 08:10 PM.
07-11-2023 at 08:10 PM.
Quote from tornadog :
I had the same experience as you but I got the right charger. Only problem I have is windows says there is no camera and it is supposed to have a webcam and the windows hello cam
Try to check if you flipped the switch on the side. I think there is a on/off switch for the webcam on the left side of the laptop. If not, try Windows update and/or check device manager to see if there is any unknown devices. It could be just due to missing driver.
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tornadog
07-11-2023 at 08:21 PM.
07-11-2023 at 08:21 PM.
Quote from RyosukeFC :
Try to check if you flipped the switch on the side. I think there is a on/off switch for the webcam on the left side of the laptop. If not, try Windows update and/or check device manager to see if there is any unknown devices. It could be just due to missing driver.
Yep that was it, feeling so dumb. I reinstalled Windows to see if it will fix it
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Jesfa
07-11-2023 at 09:35 PM.
07-11-2023 at 09:35 PM.
Got mine today from pickup, luckily was only half an hour away. So far:

1. Make sure you go to gpu controls and tell jt to use your card and not onboard.

2. The charger, unsure if it's the original, runs REALLY hot. Be careful.

3. My condition was satisfactory with "residue" marked as comment. "Residue" was just sticker remains from front sale sticker and will wash off with alcohol.

Pretty pleased so far but the charger is freaking me out a little. May do some more research and/or replace it.
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