ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 vs MSI Stealth 15M

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In comparison, even the laptop I'm updating this on has faster wifi responses, and the manufacturer advised me the wifi on it is running sub par and slow at this time if I wish to send in for repair. With the MSI running far far slower than this, with lag so bad, I have given up using it, as a gaming PC, that's a huge issue. There is no ethernet port, which probably would have been an acceptable solution for me in many instances anyhow, since when I game, I prefer a direct ethernet connection usually anyhow. But, if the wifi had worked well enough, I would have kept the laptop for it's other performance benefits

4. Battery life. My other laptop is a 5 year old Asus Zenbook, which is nice, but this runs rings around it in all ways, the great battery life being one of them. Cons: 1

Gaming laptop batteries are typically not the best and is by far the lowest point for me. It doesn't last long, with more graphically-demanding titles, as the case with the latter. I gave it 1 star, likely because this was used, and a fresh battery might perform better. In addition to NVidia's GeForce Experience software (not included) there are other optimization tools that come with with the stock OS, namely the MSI Dragon Center, but I'm yet to see a profound effect on the battery, so everything stays plugged into AC power

This is disappointing because most stores that sell the G14 offer a free copy - no thunderbolt 3 Amazon has also increased the price by 10% since I last bought it a few weeks ago. Consider the price, and whether it's worth it for you. The price will likely go higher than it is now.

The Stealth 15M is a well-designed laptop without many glaring issues, but for the price of this configuration (and even the less costly ones, which are still fairly costly), you won’t be getting a ton of bang for your buck if you’re a gamer who wants great performance. MSI went with a thinner, more subtle design than some other gaming laptop designs, and that’s one of the best things about the Stealth 15M. But if you’re eager to spend this much on a gaming laptop, either spend a few hundred more to get one that has a QHD screen with a better GPU or wait until Dell’s more affordable G15 Ryzen Edition releases in May.

Alienware m17, good bang for buck, but seems chunky with the big vent on the back. aesthetics are a little too techy for me.

The MSI Stealth 15M Gaming Laptop is a great machine - the screen is wonderful, and the specs really rival mid-high range desktop computers. You'd have no problem running games on it, using professional software on it or watching 4K media. Why the low rating then? The problem is that this all comes at a price - the 15M's battery life is atrocious, the machine is heavy and cumbersome and the fans and thermals make it very awkward to use in any public setting, making it an extremely unportable and inconvenient device. I'm assuming that if you're looking for a laptop, you're looking for some minimal amount of portability, that unfortunately the 15M just doesn't have