[Video Review] MSI Modern 14 (C12M) – great performance, questionable build quality
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MSI Modern 14 (C11Mx / C12Mx) in-depth review
MSI is slowly becoming a powerful player in the everyday and business notebook market. Albeit it's known for its gaming series of devices, the company's push on the budget daily driver front can't be overlooked. We went as far as stating that the brand new Modern 15 may be one of the best daily drivers in terms of value.Today, our office is occupied by the 14-inch iteration of the Modern family. Like its larger cousin, it comes with Intel's 12th Gen processors. This includes three options coming from the Alder Lake-U family. The lack of P-series options doesn't mean that the laptop won't [...]
Pros
- MicroSD card reader
- A backlit keyboard with big keycaps, and a large touchpad
- Doesn't use PWM for brightness adjustment (BOE NV140FHM-N4V (BOE08D7))
- Has a good contrast ratio and comfortable viewing angles (BOE NV140FHM-N4V (BOE08D7))
- Sleek design
- Great cooling
Cons
- 54% sRGB coverage (BOE NV140FHM-N4V (BOE08D7))
- No Thunderbolt
- Two out of three USB Type-As work at 2.0 speeds
- Soldered memory
MSI Modern 14 (C11Mx / C12Mx) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows OS, No OS, DOS, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11
- Battery
- 52Wh, 3-cell, 39Wh, 3-cell, 39.3Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 319.9 x 223 x 19.35 mm (12.59" x 8.78" x 0.76")
- Weight
- 1.40 kg (3.1 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), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card reader
- MicroSD
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
All MSI Modern 14 (C11Mx / C12Mx) configurations
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Author: Nikolay Palaozov
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