MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13V) review – it has the power and it has the bling

Name: MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13Vx)
Brand: MSI

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From: Alex Iliev, eng. Kroum Nikolov 11 May 2023 / 13:27 3

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Verdict

This is a fantastic product meant for designers, gamers, and people with good taste. Its Magnesium-Aluminum body is thin and light – 20mm and 1.99 kg, while the design doesn’t really tell the true story about its performance capability.

We can’t really say that the build quality is perfect since there are some squeaks coming from the base when we try to twist it. To be fair, these noises are present only in unnatural use, so you shouldn’t be worried.

MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13V)’s IPS panel has a WQXGA resolution, comfortable viewing angles, high maximum brightness, and a good contrast ratio. This display supports HDR and doesn’t use PWM for brightness adjustment.

In addition, the panel covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and thanks to our Gaming and Web design profile, it achieves one of the most accurate colors we’ve seen. Moreover, the MSI True Color app emulates the sRGB color space too, which is great for Web designers.

Not in the last place, this panel has a 240Hz refresh rate, which is paired with really fast pixel response times. As a result, this laptop is extremely smooth. A MUX switch allows you to use the maximum out of the dedicated graphics card.

In addition to that, the MSI Creator Center gives you the option to run the display at 60Hz in order to preserve the battery life. To be honest, this is quite effective, as we got about 9 hours of Web browsing or video playback. Yes, a big chunk of this good result is thanks to the huge 99.9Wh battery, but we’ve seen such batteries struggle with powerful hardware before.

We can’t pass the fact that there are two SODIMM slots for DDR5 RAM and two M.2 PCIe x4 slots for Gen 4 SSDs. With that said, both internal and external ports are great. You also get a MicroSD card slot, a Thunderbolt 4 connector, a 2.5Gbit LAN port, and many more.

At the end of the day, this laptop is worth every cent. Yes, there are some disadvantages, but the overall package is simply fantastic. And with an IR face recognition scanner, fingerprint reader, and display like that, you shouldn’t worry about anything.

You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/msi-stealth-16-studio-a13vx/

Pros

Fingerprint reader and IR face recognition scanner
2x M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 slots, 2x DDR5 RAM SODIMM slots in dual channel/li>
Covers 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and has accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (AUO B160QAN02.3 (AUO26A9))
Snappy panel with quick response times (AUO B160QAN02.3 (AUO26A9))
No PWM (AUO B160QAN02.3 (AUO26A9))
MUX switch
Wide port selection
Decent battery life
The keyboard remains relatively cool after long gaming sessions
Good build quality

Cons

Chassis has some noisy flex
Short key travel

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MSI Stealth 16 Studio

Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Laptop, 105W)
RAM: 64GB RAM
STORAGE: 4000GB SSD

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MSI Stealth 16 Studio

Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Laptop, 105W)
RAM: 64GB RAM
STORAGE: 1000GB SSD

Detailed review

MSI Stealth 16 Studio

Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H
VideoCard: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Laptop, 105W)
RAM: 64GB RAM
STORAGE: 8000GB SSD

Detailed review

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Author: Alex Iliev

Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.