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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 74 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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92%would recommend to a friend

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Customers often highlight the overall performance of the THIN A15 15.6" Gaming Laptop, noting it is a very good laptop for gaming. However, some customers have expressed concerns regarding the RAM storage.

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    Overall performance
    Cons mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent laptop for its price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a very good laptop for its price, the only problem is the very low RAM storage but that can be upgraded. Overall i recommend getting it if you want to game and do school stuff like me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Its a great Product for Gaming

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this PC from looking at the brand and specs. It runs most games ive tried even newer titles like outerworlds 2 and Gear of war 5. The low ram at 8gb some games have issues like outerworlds 2 which i got it to launch a few times but it gets stuck at loading screen. I think it can be improved by just adding more ram and maybe a larger ssd. The AMD And NVIDIA are great to have in a laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very good laptop for gaming I play World of warcraft runs great and fortnite runs alright for a laptop and many other games run amazing also can upgrade the ram for better preformance.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Portability

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very light laptop

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very light and thin, very easy to upgrade ram and ssd

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    My gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Product is very sleek and clean.Battery life is pretty rough.Can run new games on low graphic modes

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best budget laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop is amazing for its price, I recommend getting it.. I would say it is the best budget laptop nowadays.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent performance and design for the price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The MSI Thin A15 offers great performance for gaming and multitasking. The AMD R5 and RTX 4050 combination handles most games smoothly, and the 144Hz display is sharp and vibrant. The build quality is solid and lightweight, making it easy to carry. Fans can be a little noisy under heavy load, but overall this laptop is an excellent choice for gamers and students looking for power and value.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance, Portability
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Msi thin 15 (John Laptop review)

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Laptop is incredibly sleak and portable (good for fitting into tight soaces.) Not very optimal battery life will die in under an hour unplugged but its performance is outmatched for the price. This has been John Laptop on the best buy review for the msi thin 15, I would buy this for my baby mama's stepdaughter!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ram

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good first gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfect for my kiddos first gaming pc. 4050 with a amd cpu, I don’t have to worry about it thermal throttling like the Intel cpu. Runs all their titles Roblox/fornite never had complaints as of yet. The only downside is the low RAM count out of the box. Just running background processes almost half is already allocated and used. Which leaves the small 4~ish gb left for my kids. I have yet to play any big demanding AAA or AA titles yet but I know there will be problems. But my kiddos aren’t playing anything like that yet so it’s ok

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory management, Ram

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great entry level gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My only issue with this laptop is the 8gb ram. Other than that im very happy with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Gamer laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s a excellent product I speed is really great and the capacity runs excellent

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    worth the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My daughter loved her present of this laptop this year. It runs great. I didn't pay attention when ordering it, I thought it was black but it was gray and the keys are blue. I have an MSI and its black with red backlight. So it was nice to see a change, tried to trade her but it was a hard no.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Master

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    MSI has built a strong reputation for producing high-performance laptops, especially for gamers, creators, and power users-and this model continues that trend. Here’s a breakdown of what it does well and where it could improve:

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good but I’ve seen better

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gaming pc isn’t what I expected especially from MSi. It works fairly well. I had to reinstall windows because the Microsoft 360 excel had multiple installs on it taking up to much space. The graphics doesn’t have a MUX switch and the nvidia gpu sends its date to the amd graphics chip then to the laptop monitor screen. It will make my son happy for Christmas but all the trouble to get it to run smooth is a pain. It’s not compatible with the call of duty 6 game but will play delta force good and Destiny 2 which doesn’t make sense. Fair price for it as well. Maybe buy again.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent gaming laptop. If you buy this, know that buying at least 1 additional 8gb stick ram is basically mandatory. I bought this knowing that and have been able to play everything on this laptop ( new games may require medium/low settings but will still get a good frame rate.) As of writing this, ram prices are very high so keep that in consideration before buying. The best feature on this thing is the 144hz display and it's great If you turn the refresh rate down to 60 in settings and use a middling brightness setting, you can squeeze 6ish hours out of this things battery for non gaming tasks. I did anyway.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Budget gaming laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop is great for the price. I do high recommend upgraded the ram. It’s hard for it to run and game be in discord or have a web page open at the same time but overall great budget gaming laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought the laptop for my son for Christmas he says it’s pretty fast and it’s good for playing his games so far so good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Ram
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    MSI Laptop

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall a good laptop for the peice i bought it when it was on sale, may have to upgrade ram if you want to play higher quality games but none the less a good laptop

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory management

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Review

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son seems to like it, he just said he needs more ram to play his online games without buffering.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very Nice!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This laptop exceeded most of my expectations. I bought it mainly for school but figured i might as well get a gaming laptop. I wasn’t expecting any sort of crazy performance from it. But I havent found a game or task this latop isnt capable of.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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