Compare MSI Stealth 14 Studio 2023 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
M2 Max
M2 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Audio
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 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 72 Wh
4-Cell 99 Wh
100 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Colors
Pure White / Star Blue
Core Black
Silver / Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
2x 2W Woofer + 2x 2W Tweeter
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
246 mm
283.5 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
19 mm
20.1-20.8 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
315 mm
397.6 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
1.7 kg
2.8 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
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
14 inch
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3456 x 2234
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
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 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
240W
240W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Production
Debut
2023-01-17
Reviews
Neofiliac score
82%
80%
93%
Pros
- Stylish design
- Reasonable powerful for its class
- Quite compact
- Good wireless connectivity
- 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
- Gorgeous styling
- Superb battery life
- Great performance plugged-in or not
- New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
- No numeric keypad
- Best-in-industry touchpad
Cons
- Single SSD slot
- Average port selection
- Low-res webcam
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
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