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    [Video Review] MSI Alpha 15 B5Ex – Radeon RX 6600M is pretty competitive

    From: Nikolay Palaozov | 0


    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

    • AUO B156HAN08.0 (AUO80ED)
    • Color accuracy  4.7  1.8
    • HDD/SSD
    • up to 2000GB SSD
    • 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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    MSI Alpha 15

    Processor
    AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
    VideoCard
    AMD Radeon RX 6600M
    RAM
    16GB RAM
    STORAGE
    512GB SSD
    OS
    Windows 11
    Detailed review
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    MSI Alpha 15

    Processor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
    VideoCard
    AMD Radeon RX 6600M
    RAM
    16GB RAM
    STORAGE
    512GB SSD
    OS
    No OS
    Detailed review
    #3

    MSI Alpha 15

    Processor
    AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
    VideoCard
    AMD Radeon RX 6600M
    RAM
    16GB RAM
    STORAGE
    512GB SSD
    OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Detailed review
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