MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio 16” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core Ultra 9, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Star Blue A1VFG-028US
$2,099.00
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Price: $2,099.00
(as of Jul 20, 2024 06:50:51 UTC – Details)
MSI Stealth 16 AI Studio 16” 240Hz QHD+ Gaming Laptop: Intel Core Ultra 9, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt 4, Cooler Boost Trinity+, Win 11 PRO: Star Blue A1VFG-028US
AI-Powered Performance: Harness the capabilities of the latest Intel Core Ultra 9 processor to effortlessly manage demanding tasks. Extend your productivity with the most powerful and reliable performance on the go.
Beyond Fast: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 powered by the Ada architecture unleashes the full glory of ray tracing, which simulates how light behaves in the real world.
QHD+ Display: The 16” 240Hz display delivers fast refresh rate for better immersive experience.
Power Your Passion: Intuitive navigation with faster performance, Windows 11 Pro is perfect for at home use or running a business.
Wireless Reimagined: Stream high-quality video, or downloading large files in less time with the latest Wi-Fi 7 network speed. Accomplish your tasks at breathtaking speeds.
Tc101899 –
Overpriced Not Delivered Seller Unreliable
Item is Overpriced and was Not Delivered. Seller is Unreliable because they took payment and did not ship the item.
David Bangs –
Fast computer with great display and lots of ports. Bad tech support. No AI
Good parts: [see Bad Tech Support below]Bright 16″ with QHD resolution and fast refresh. Text is not too small like it might be with 4K, and the pixel density is actually greater than my larger external 4k monitor. I wondered whether I needed to wait to order with a better GPU, but as is I can get 70fps gaming without adjusting any settings. That is fine for me and GPU upgrades are super expensive. Not worth it for me.The AI in the name is because this computer as an NPU, or Neural Processing Unit. I thought Windows would be able to use this, but it cannot and never will. The NPU falls far short of Microsoftâs specs for an AI PC, so the name means nothing.I like how you can easily change color modes for the screen. Gaming mode is quite vivid. Office mode is more bland, but like most laptops. There is even an Adobe mode for creators. Everything is very crisp and fonts look printed. I like that the screen is taller and a little more square than my old laptop. That is matched by an extremely large track pad that works great.The keyboard has an odd gaming font and backlit in rotating green and blue. You can turn the backlight off.If the MSI Prestige Ultra were already available in the configuration I needed, I would have ordered that instead. The Prestige has an additional advantage in that the ports are in the back, which allows connection without desktop clutter.I like that it has a traditional power brick because it can charge without using up one of the USB ports. There is a [FAKE] Thunderbolt port, a normal USB C and a USB A support. I like that it also has built-in Ethernet and HDMI ports and a small card reader.I am not much of a gamer, but use this for software development and ordered this to get my hands on Intel’s latest chipset along with an NVidia GPU since I need to have access to them for development. For AI development, the integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) will be useful I can test with both the NPU and the GPU. Though the NPU doesn’t matter to most buyers now, it will in the future when enough of these are deployed and Windows and apps start offering features that require an NPU.The included 1TB SSD is too small for me, but it is easy to take off the back and install an additional SSD. The slot is there, so with a plus shaped screwdriver and a guitar pick, you can look inside and upgrade the memory and storage. [Update: I did install the additional 2T SSD, and it was as easy as I thought]I’m worried a bit about power efficiency when not gaming, but the fan is mostly off and it has Silent Mode as a User Scenario in the MSI app. Silent mode works.Bad tech support:You can call tech support 24 hours a day. Either you will get lucky and they will answer right away, or you can press 1 to get a call back and the system will disconnect you immediately and not schedule a call-back. If you do get a person, there is a 50% chance they won’t be able to hear you and you can start over. When they can hear you, you get people who have no access to this computer and have never seen one, and say they are unable to provide feedback to MSI. The issue will always be the user’s fault, and they will have you doing time consuming resets and reinstalling the BIOS. The main thing they will not do is solve your problem. You can also chat with support, and you get a real human who tries hard but is working under the constraint of knowing nothing about this computer.My problems were with the webcam, Thunderbolt port, and USB charging. None of these seemed to work. In each case, the advice they gave me was completely wrong and I had to go to the MSI forums to post my issue and wait several days for one of the super-useful savants to post an answer. I bought an external web-cam , and learned that Windows 11 supports Thunderbolt as “USB4”, so nothing will show up as Thunderbolt but you will still get full speed, and that you must use the provided non-USB charger unless you can find a USB charger that provides > 150W to a single device. Support had no clue, and still has no clue, about any of this.