opinions? Thinking about this laptop, what do you guys think?

[42thgamer]

Hello all,

I am thinking about buying this pc: MSI Prestige 15 A11SCX. I found it for 1100 euro (I live in Belgium). Would like your opinion or other suggestion. More info about what I want bellow!

 

Thanks in advance!

42thgamer

[42thgamer]

•  Budget: 1300 euro

• **How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?**Build quality is very important (would be moving by train/bus/bike daily)

• Would like about 7 hours of battery life with light use (like taking notes)

• Will use virtual machines, light gaming and programming

• Azerty-keyboard is needed (french comma), some IO like hdmi/ethernet/usb c build be a big plus

[CommanderAlex]

An ok, spec laptop. Seems average for a entry-level gaming laptop to me. 

8 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

Would like about 7 hours of battery life with light use (like taking notes)

Do NOT expect 7 hours even with power saver mode enabled on a gaming laptop. The batteries are just not big enough to power this for 7 hours+. If you're going for an ultrabook, why are you going with a 15"?? A 13" laptop would be more ideal for portability. 

[42thgamer]

2 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

An ok, spec laptop. Seems average for a entry-level gaming laptop to me. 

Do NOT expect 7 hours even with power saver mode enabled on a gaming laptop. The batteries are just not big enough to power this for 7 hours+. If you're going for an ultrabook, why are you going with a 15"?? A 13" laptop would be more ideal for portability. 

On the battery life, any idea how more I need to spend to get more out of it?
I like a big screens, that's why ;).
If you have other suggestions I would to hear them.

[CommanderAlex]

Just now, 42thgamer said:

On the battery life, any idea how more I need to spend to get more out of it?
I like a big screens, that's why ;).

They pretty much only max out at 100Whr (it could be less). There is a 82Whr battery in this laptop. I would expect at least 3 hours of battery life with a laptop like this. 

 

A 13" you can just slip in and out of the backpack easily and not take up as much room for notes. You're pretty much looking for a high-end 2-in-1 laptop. 

[42thgamer]

2 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

They pretty much only max out at 100Whr (it could be less). There is a 82Whr battery in this laptop. I would expect at least 3 hours of battery life with a laptop like this. 

 

A 13" you can just slip in and out of the backpack easily and not take up as much room for notes. You're pretty much looking for a high-end 2-in-1 laptop. 

So with my budget a 13" would be easier? Any examples?

[CommanderAlex]

9 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

So with my budget a 13" would be easier? Any examples?

Here are two (I live in the US and I don't know of any Belgium stores, sorry) 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-512gb-ssd/6466255.p?

 

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Modern-Professional-Laptop-IPS-Level/dp/B08R9GFYJQ/ref=sr_1_18?

[42thgamer]

8 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

Here are two (I live in the US and I don't know of any Belgium stores, sorry) 

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-14-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-512gb-ssd/6466255.p?

 

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Modern-Professional-Laptop-IPS-Level/dp/B08R9GFYJQ/ref=sr_1_18?

I can find the first one for a decent price. Only concern is that it might look a bit "gamery". Have you had any hands on experience? Just the back colors concerns me.

The second one looks a bit better but can only find a 8gb model, it's upgradeble but than it costs more.

[CommanderAlex]

12 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

I can find the first one for a decent price. Only concern is that it might look a bit "gamery". Have you had any hands on experience? Just the back colors concerns me.

The second one looks a bit better but can only find a 8gb model, it's upgradeble but than it costs more.

No, I haven't had any hands on experience with any of these two machines. 

 

I, myself, have a MSI Stealth 15 and its a decent machine, but the battery life for the 15" is roughly 3-4 hours at idle, surfing the Internet on the battery. 

[42thgamer]

2 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

No, I haven't had any hands on experience with any of these two machines. 

 

I, myself, have a MSI Stealth 15 and its a decent machine, but the battery life for the 15" is roughly 3-4 hours at idle, surfing the Internet on the battery. 

That battery life is rough, but the ASUS Zephyrus G14 should get a little more time right?
I found a cheaper version with a PCIe ssd instead of a M.2 one. It saves me 150 euro, I never had a M.2 ssd so not sure it is worth it.

[CommanderAlex]

7 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

That battery life is rough, but the ASUS Zephyrus G14 should get a little more time right?
I found a cheaper version with a PCIe ssd instead of a M.2 one. It saves me 150 euro, I never had a M.2 ssd so not sure it is worth it.

Do you have a link to that cheaper laptop with the PCIe SSD? M.2 NVMe will blow a M.2 SATA right out of the water with read/write speeds. 

 

The Zephyrus G15 should be better imo. 

[42thgamer]

2 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

Do you have a link to that cheaper laptop with the PCIe SSD? M.2 NVMe will blow a M.2 SATA right out of the water with read/write speeds. 

 

The Zephyrus G15 should be better imo. 

https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-gaming-laptop-14-inch-120-hz/9300000017829286/?bltgh=pUwVrffuJyc3memoTI9CXQ.2_17.20.ProductTitle

It is in dutch... It's also not a azerty model, but I might be able to get it in azerty the seller might not list all options.

The G15 costs about 750 euro more, and that is to much for me.

[CommanderAlex]

11 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-gaming-laptop-14-inch-120-hz/9300000017829286/?bltgh=pUwVrffuJyc3memoTI9CXQ.2_17.20.ProductTitle

It is in dutch... It's also not a azerty model, but I might be able to get it in azerty the seller might not list all options.

The G15 costs about 750 euro more, and that is to much for me.

That's a slightly better variant with a 120Hz panel than the 60Hz I showed you (and yes, the keyboard layout I know are both in QWERTY). 

[42thgamer]

1 minute ago, SpiderMan said:

That's a slightly better variant with a 120Hz panel than the 60Hz I showed you (and yes, the keyboard layout I know are both in QWERTY). 

The G15 is too expensive for me.

Right now thinking about this one:

https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-be-ddr4-sdram-notebook-35-6-cm-1920-x-1080-pixels-amd-ryzen-7-16-gb-512-gb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-ti-wi-fi-6-windows-10-home-grijs/9300000017829037/

[CommanderAlex]

2 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

The G15 is too expensive for me.

Right now thinking about this one:

https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-be-ddr4-sdram-notebook-35-6-cm-1920-x-1080-pixels-amd-ryzen-7-16-gb-512-gb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-ti-wi-fi-6-windows-10-home-grijs/9300000017829037/

Is it possible you can find the 1st one with a AZERTY layout?? The GeForce 1650 Ti that comes with it has 4 GB of VRAM, while this one only has 2GB. It'll make a big difference in gaming. 

[42thgamer]

12 minutes ago, SpiderMan said:

Is it possible you can find the 1st one with a AZERTY layout?? The GeForce 1650 Ti that comes with it has 4 GB of VRAM, while this one only has 2GB. It'll make a big difference in gaming. 

Did a lot of looking around, and only qwerty keyboard for sale. So not sure what to do...

[CommanderAlex]

2 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

Did a lot of looking around, and only qwerty keyboard for sale. So not sure what to do...

That sucks...Still a good laptop but for that much money, I'd expect at least 4GB of VRAM. 2GB would be seen on $600-800 laptops. 

[42thgamer]

1 minute ago, SpiderMan said:

That sucks...Still a good laptop but for that much money, I'd expect at least 4GB of VRAM. 2GB would be seen on $600-800 laptops. 

Think I have to bite the bullit. Prices are always higher because of the limited azerty suply...

[CommanderAlex]

1 minute ago, 42thgamer said:

Think I have to bite the bullit. Prices are always higher because of the limited azerty suply...

And then to compound that, any supply issues due to manufacturing in a slump right now due to COVID and people buying laptops for school. 

[42thgamer]

Just now, SpiderMan said:

And then to compound that, any supply issues due to manufacturing in a slump right now due to COVID and people buying laptops for school. 

Will look a bit more, and make a dissension then. Is it alright for you if I ask your opinion on them?

[CommanderAlex]

4 minutes ago, 42thgamer said:

Will look a bit more, and make a dissension then. Is it alright for you if I ask your opinion on them?

Yeah, that's no problem! Just be sure to quote me or @SpiderMan when you post a reply.