MSI Stealth 15M (15-inch, 2020)

Subtle, black, part-aluminium shell ; Light and slim for a performance laptop

Poor display colour saturation ; Low maximum brightness ; Very short battery life

The MSI Stealth 15M is a gaming laptop light enough to be carried around on a regular basis – which is a sound concept. However, that angle is undermined by poor battery life, and the weak colour saturation is difficult to justify even when you...

Low weight ; Much easier to cart around than most gaming laptops ; Metal body plates add a touch of class

Poor battery life ; Weak display colour ; Keyboard is fairly insubstantial ; Uses a lower-power version of the Nvidia RTX 3060

The MSI Stealth 15M concept is great, a slim and light laptop that can handle the latest games. However, the gaming side is let down by the undersaturated screen, the portability angle by the Stealth’s short battery life.

Thin and light Good mid-range performance Comfortable keyboard Decent port selection

Poor battery life Ray-tracing performance is sad Heat management is atrocious Speakers are mediocre Plain appearance

We wish we could heartily recommend the MSI Stealth 15M, but while it does win in form factor, making it a great Ultrabook-cum-gaming-laptop candidate, it falls a bit short on performance and disappoints in terms of battery life. It’s a promising new...

Elegant, lightweight design that doesn’t look like a gaming laptop ; A generous selection of ports

It’s costly ; You can get more power for this price ; The fans can get annoyingly loud

MSI’s Stealth 15M is a thin, lightweight 15.6-inch gaming laptop with impressive specs and a high cost. It’ll be a solid option for people who don’t mind knocking graphics settings down for the best frame rates.

Sleek and compact for a 15-inch gaming laptop Strong GeForce RTX 3060 performance for high-refresh 1080p gaming 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage in our test model

Gets hot during gaming, particularly on the bottom Mediocre battery life

A GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD make MSI's Stealth 15M an appealing midrange machine for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming.

Strong performance and graphics ; Thin and sleek design ; Comfortable keyboard

Poor battery life ; Dim and dull display ; Quiet audio

The MSI Stealth 15M has strong performance packed into a thin chassis, but the dull display and poor battery life don’t match up with its high price point.

Excellent weight/performance ratio ; User-upgradeable RAM and SSD ; Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 connectivity

Chassis has a bit of flex ; Display brightness and colors could be improved

The MSI Stealth 15M gaming laptop with Intel Gen11 and RTX 3060 represents a stunning blend of portability and graphics performance.

very lightweight with high performance-per-gram;decent temperatures when under load;fast GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q graphics;good CPU Turbo Boost sustainability;thin and attractive visual design;RGB backlit keyboard;fast recharge rate;Thunderbolt 4

simple RAM or SSD upgrades require breaking a 'factory seal' sticker;fans are always active and audible when connected to AC outlet;no IR camera, fingerprint reader, or Kensington lock;lid is weak and prone to teetering and flexing;no 4K UHD display...

A lot of performance for the money ; Stylish, light and compact ; Good keyboard

Dire battery life ; No space for a second SSD ; Drab display

Sophisticated aesthetics ; Pleasant keyboard

Middling performance ; Muddy display ; Poor battery life

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