Compare MSI Stealth 16 Studio 2023 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Legion Pro 7i GEN 8

MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13V Laptop (2023)

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13V Laptop (2023)

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i GEN 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

MSI | Computers

Lenovo | Computers

Variants

QHD+

UHD+

FHD

QHD

UHD

UHD MiniLED

Connectivity

Ports

1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x MicroSD Card reader

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 Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ) / 2 x 2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 ax ), Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity

4-Cell 99 Wh

99.99 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)

Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support

Colors

Pure White / Star Blue

Core Black

Onyx Grey

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis

Aluminum

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio

Dimensions

Size | Depth

259.7 mm

283.5 mm

262.15 mm / 10.32 inch

Size | Height

19.95 mm

20.1-20.8 mm

21.95-25.9 mm / 0.86-1.01 inch

Size | Width

355.8 mm

397.6 mm

363.4 mm / 14.3 inch

Weight

1.99 kg

2.8 kg

from 2.8 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

16:9

16:10

Brightness

500 nits

Display Diagonal

16 inch

17.3 inch

16"

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% RGB

Refresh Rate

240 Hz VRR

Resolution

WQXGA (2560 x 1600)

Response Time

3 ms w/ OverDrive

Function

LA2-Q AI chip

Fast Charging

Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12 GB GDDR6 (175W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16 GB GDDR6 (175W)

HDR

VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certifie

Keyboard Backlight

Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Home / Pro

Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home

Processor

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor

13th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-13700HX / i9-13900HX

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu

Performance

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)

Memory | Type

DDR5 5200MHz dual channel

Overclocked 6000Mhz DDR5

Power Supply

240W

330W Slim Gallium (GaN) Adapter

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)

Production

Debut

2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

82%

80%

90%

Pros

Rather powerful components
Stylish design
Good port selection
Upgradable
Good display options
Great speakers
Rather compact

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

Powerful internals
Neatly packaged
Checks all the boxes
HX-series Intel CPU
Up to RTX 4090
Large battery

Cons

Has numeric keypad
Lower bezel a little to large

Large bezels
Larger than the competition

Uninspiring, generic styling and feature set
Not the best speakers
Has numeric keypad

Price

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