This is the first laptop with a mobile RTX 3060 that we’ve looked at, but that didn’t stop it from beating the RTX 3070 Asus TUF Dash F15 on multiple benchmarks. Our review configuration of the MSI Stealth 15M comes packing a 35W Intel Core i7-11375H, 32GB of RAM and a mobile RTX 3060 Max-Q GPU with a 1,282 MHz max boost clock and 65W of TGP. Or you can do what I did, and check to see if the charging logo shows up in Windows. Just remember that if you see any silver on your charger’s plug, your laptop’s probably not charging. It’s also not immediately apparent when this happens, since the port still appears plugged in at a glance. While some of this can be attributed to it bumping against the side of my desk while moving it about to test different connections and viewing angles, the port seems looser than I’d like.

Frequently while testing the Stealth 15M, I found that the charger tended to slightly slip out of the port without me noticing, meaning the laptop could go up to half an hour without drawing power before I fixed the situation. That charging port is worth talking about in some detail, though. One of those ports supports quick charging, while the other supports DisplayPort video connections. On the right side, you get a single HDMI port, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. On the left side, you get one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port, one microSD card reader, a 3.5mm combination headphone and microphone jack and the charging port.

The port selection should handle all of your basic needs. The same trend continues into weight, as the Stealth 15M is 3.74 pounds while the TUF Dash F15 is 4.41 pounds and the m15 R4 is 5 pounds. Both of those laptops have the slightly beefier RTX 3070, however The Asus TUF Dash F15 is 14.17 x 9.92 x 0.78 inches, while the Alienware m15 R4 is 14.2 x 10.9 x 0.7~0.8 inches (thickness depending on configuration). At 14.11 x 9.76 x 0.64 inches, it’s impressive next to other mobile Ampere laptops. Regardless, it’s clear that this laptop wants to fit in with the productivity crowd, which you can also see through its small footprint.

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