Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023

Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
M2 Max
M2 Pro

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
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
70 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Colors
Core Black
Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283.5 mm
8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
Size | Width
397.6 mm
12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
Weight
2.8 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
Brightness
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
3024 x 1964

Function

AI
16-core Neural Engine
Fast Charging
With 96W charger
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
Security
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
240W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Production

Debut
2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score
80%
89%
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
  • Rather powerful for its class
  • Gorgeous styling
  • Great performance plugged-in or not
  • Upgraded wireless connectivity
  • Decent port selection
Cons
  • Large bezels
  • Larger than the competition
  • Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
  • Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
  • Extremely expensive memory

Price

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