MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex)

Laptop Specs MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) Series

MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) - Specs

Display
15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), 144 Hz, IPS

AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED)

Color accuracy 4.7 1.8

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M.2 Slot
2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo

Body material
Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions
359 x 259 x 23.95 mm (14.13" x 10.20" x 0.94")

Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-A
2.0

2x USB Type-A
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C
3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort

HDMI
2.0

Card reader

Ethernet LAN
10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi
802.11ax

Bluetooth
5.1

Audio jack
3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

Web camera
HD

Microphone

Speakers
2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio

Security Lock slot

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MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) in-depth review

Okay guys, prepare for something big today - we have our first take on the RDNA 2 architecture. The laptop in question is the MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex), and it's equipped with the Radeon RX 6600M. Indeed, this is not a top dog of a graphics card, but it should be comparable to the RTX 3060 to some extent.Of course, you will need a powerful CPU in order to eliminate any bottleneck opportunity. This is why for the time being, MSI offers its device only with the Ryzen 7 5800H. This means that MSI is once again into entirely AMD builds. However, before we start, we want to talk a bit about the lapt[...]

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Pros

Two SODIMM slots, two M.2 PCIe x4 slot
Rigid structure
Lacks PWM (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
93% sRGB coverage and accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
Fast pixel response times and 144Hz refresh rate (AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED))
Powerful hardware
Good battery life