Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs ROG Strix Scar 16 vs ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
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
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
49.6 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
720P HD camera
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
Colors
Core Black
Deep Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Magnesium
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
4-speaker system
Stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
283.5 mm
264 mm / 10.39"
208.0 mm / 8.19 inch
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
14.47 mm / 0.57 inch
Size | Width
397.6 mm
354 mm / 13.94"
293.2 mm / 11.5 inch
Weight
2.8 kg
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
967 kg / 2.13 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
450 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16 inch
13"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
2160 x 1350
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-key RGB
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Pro
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Touch Screen
Optiona
Performance
Durability
MIL-STD-810H
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
Up to 16GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
240W
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
88%
77%
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
- Very powerful components
- Good cooling setup
- Good port selection
- No numeric keypad
- Good Nebula display
- Rather compact for the power it offers
- Very light
- Same ThinkPad look
- Premium build quality
Cons
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Mostly made of plastic
- Too much branding
- Lack performance
- No innovation since GEN 1
- Low memory & storage
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