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MSI - THIN 15 15.6" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop-Intel Core i5-13420H - 16GB Memory - GeForce RTX 4050 - 512GB SSD - Black

Model:THIN15131451
SKU:6574954
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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 87 reviews

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Customers find value in the THIN 15 15.6" 144Hz FHD Gaming Laptop's performance, price, graphics, and speed. They appreciate its excellent performance, reasonable price, powerful graphics card, and fast processing speed. However, some customers have concerns about its battery life and heat production.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    For $600.00, its a no brainer

    I've had this laptop for about a week now and most of what I have to say is positive but there are some things that could be improved. To put into perspective of the type of person I am, I game occasionally, I'm not a hard core 4K 120 FPS type of gamer. I like playing games at FHD (1920 by 1080) and I'm happy with at least 45 FPS. I say this because it did have an impact on what type of gaming laptop I was looking for. I don't want to spend $2000/$3000.00 for a gaming laptop, it's not worth it for me. So let me tell ya I love this laptop! The way it looks, the way the keyboard feels while typing on it and the performance is solid for a 4050 laptop. I like the new grey color they introduced and the light blue backlit keyboard. It's not screaming look at me I game!! Like the older black/red model this is replacing. The price I paid for this was great, at $600.00 I couldn't say no, not with a 4050 GPU, a 13th gen i5 and 16GB of ram. I've been able to play games like Battlefield 1, In sound mind and COD on med/high settings. This laptop does have room for upgrades such as a 2.5 inch SSD (laptop SSD) and RAM can be maxed out at 64GB if one wishes to do so. The port selection is good, I think. You'll have 3 USB A ports, USB C, Ethernet, HDMI, and audio jack. The display is good enough for gaming and watching media but dont expect to do anything like photo editing because the colors do look a little washed out. Lets talk about the "not so awesome" stuff about this laptop The hinge: The hinge built into this laptop is crap. Look around online and you'll see what I mean. The screws within the hinge is screwed into a plastic standoff, in other words over time the display WILL break off due to hinge failure. I understand that I'm paying $600.00 for a gaming machine, so its NOT going to use the highest quality of parts but it should still be built to last if taken care of. This machine was built to fail on purpose. Battery life: The battery life on here doing anything is poopoo. I get about 2 to 2 1/2 hours doing basic things like watching YouTube, typing documents or browsing. I know this is a gaming laptop so bad battery life is to be expected but it would be nice to AT LEAST get 3 to 4 hours of use doing basic tasks. Dry Thermal compound: You read that right. I bought this new, I decided to open it up to upgrade the storage and ram. Once I had it taken apart, I figured I'd check how well the thermal paste was applied and I'm glad I did because it was super dry. I'm surprised this made it through because there's no way it should've looked like this. Anyways I replaced the crusty thermal compound with PTM 7950. It's a phase changing material, it transfers heat well and never has to be replaced. After doing so my laptop ran even better! GPU: Not all version of the Nvidia RTX 4050 is the same. The RTX 4050 that is used in this laptop is a 45 watt variant meaning you won't get the best performance out of this version of the GPU. With its 45 watt cap you'll get about 70% to 75% of what the 4050 series can do. Display chin: The display they used on here is nice, its a full HD panel that has a 144hz refresh rate and does get bright enough for most environments BUTTT it has a huge chin on the bottom part of it. Its not a big deal considering its price, but it is something I did want to mention. If they were to remove it, they could've made this laptop even lighter. Conclusion If you are like me and just want something to game on with medium to high settings without breaking the bank this, is it! It looks great, it doesn't scream gamer, and the parts are upgradeable/replaceable. Yes, the hinge SHOULD be better, and it does use a 45 watt GPU but its hard to deny its great price and performance. If I can at least get 3 years out of this thing I'd be happy. If the weak hinge is something that bothers, you then Id skip this. Maybe look at the HP Victus or MSI's Cyborg 14 inch & 15 inch laptop.

    Posted by WarrenM

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good MSI

    I've been using it for a couple of days but seems great for the price, I think is totally worth it, great rtx, small ssd but for the price it's okay, the charge last around 4 hours, I recommend it.

    Posted by Greece

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Beautiful laptop gaming

    The display is vibrant with fast refresh rates, perfect for immersive gaming. The keyboard is responsive and comfortable, though the battery life could be longer. Overall, it’s a solid choice for gamers looking for portability and performance.

    Posted by Jenn

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