MSI Modern 15 (B12Mx) - Specs

  • AUO B156HAN02.1
  • Color accuracy  4.4  3.7
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 8000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe Gen 3 slot  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 16GB
  • OS
  • Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
  • Battery
  • 39Wh, 3-cell, 39.3Wh, 3-cell, 39Wh, 3-cell , 52Wh, 3-cell, 39.3Wh
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate
  • Dimensions
  • 359 x 241 x 19.9 mm (14.13" x 9.49" x 0.78")
  • Weight
  • 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 2x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD)
  • HDMI
  • Card reader
  • MicroSD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Web camera
  • HD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Microphone
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W, Stereo Speakers
  • Optical drive

All MSI Modern 15 (B12Mx) configurations

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Office Work

Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

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Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.

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CPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the MSI Modern 15 (B12Mx) series.

GPU performance

Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the MSI Modern 15 (B12Mx) series.

MSI Modern 15 (B12Mx) in-depth review

MSI is really trying to promote the artists that help with the creation of their laptops. In this case, the company has paired with Lorraine Sorlet, who has absolutely nothing to do with the performance of the device. However, she has created some really "graceful" artwork to compliment your Modern 15 (B12M).What we, nerds, are more interested in though is numbers, scores, and results. Let's start with the first one - up to Core i7-1255U, which has 2 P-cores and 8 E-cores. This is one of Intel's latest ULV processors, which should make a big disturbance in the mobile force.As you can [...]

Pros

  • MicroSD card reader
  • A backlit keyboard with big keycaps, and a large touchpad
  • Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (AUO B156HAN02.1 (AUO21ED))
  • Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (AUO B156HAN02.1 (AUO21ED))
  • Sleek design with rigid structure
  • Great cooling

Cons

  • 54% sRGB coverage (AUO B156HAN02.1 (AUO21ED))
  • No Thunderbolt
  • Two out of three USB Type-As work at 2.0 speeds
  • Soldered memory

Inside MSI Modern 15 (B12M) - disassembly and upgrade options

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Games you can play on this laptop series