[Video Review] MSI Alpha 15 B5Ex – Radeon RX 6600M is pretty competitive
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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[...]
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
Cons
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
- Runs hot
MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11, No OS, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home
- Battery
- 90Wh, 6-cell
- 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
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Nahimic 3D Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All MSI Alpha 15 (B5Ex) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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