Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Razer Blade 18 vs MSI Stealth 14 Studio 2023
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
91.7WHr
4-Cell 72 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Core Black
Pure White / Star Blue
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Woofer + 2x 2W Tweeter
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
283.5 mm
275.4mm / 10.84"
246 mm
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
21.9mm / 0.86"
19 mm
Size | Width
397.6 mm
399.9mm / 15.74"
315 mm
Weight
2.8 kg
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
1.7 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Per-Key RGB Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
240W
240W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
97%
82%
Pros
- Rather powerful components
- Somewhat clean styling
- Good display options for work or gaming
- Good keyboard
- Mostly made of metal
- Large battery
- Good speakers
- Good port selection
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
- Stylish design
- Reasonable powerful for its class
- Quite compact
- Good wireless connectivity
Cons
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- Single SSD slot
- Average port selection
- Low-res webcam
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