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MSI Prestige 14 Laptop, 14" FHD IPS, i7-1185G7 / 16GB / 512GB / MX450 / Thunderbolt 4 $999.20 Shipped @ Microsoft eBay

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MSI Prestige 14 Laptop, 14" FHD IPS, i7-1185G7 / 16GB / 512GB / MX450 / Thunderbolt 4 $999.20 Shipped @ Microsoft eBay
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scrimshaw on 30/04/2022 - 16:52 ebay.com.au (3590 clicks)
Last edited 03/05/2022 - 13:06
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A reasonably fast Tiger Lake lightweight notebook (1.29KG / 2.84 pounds) priced under a grand that comes with a low-end discrete GPU for Cuda-accelerated workloads and light gaming. The GPU is roughly 20% faster than GTX1050 but slower than the GTX 1650.

14″ Full HD IPS display (1080p) (Display brightness unknown)
Intel Core i7 11th gen
16 GB LPDDR4X/512 GB NVMe PCIe SSD
NVIDIA GeForce MX450 (2 GB GDDR6)

2 Thunderbolt Gen4 Ports
Wifi 6 Connectivity
All-aluminium chassis
100% SRGB coverage / 72% NTSC IPS
Fingerprint scanner built in to the trackpad
Windows Hello certified with 720p IR webcam (no privacy shutter)

I couldn't find reviews of this particular model and wasn't entirely sure if this was the EVO or non-Evo model, and the A11SB-626AU product code tells me this is likely an Australian-specific SKU that's based on the Prestige 14 A11X

The Verge gave it a score of 7/10 citing a dim display that maxed at at 248 nits (about as bad as Asus Zenbooks, and slightly worse than Lenovo Thinkpad E14) and average battery life, while PC Mag Au gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5 stars also citing a dim display but praised it for it's long battery life. Please note that these review sites are talking about the US-only Evo models with no discrete GPU's.

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If you prefer AMD 5000 series processor or prefer a 300nit display, also see the 14 inch Lenovo Thinkpad E14 for $100 extra ($1,101.24 shipped. Note that you are only getting 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage)

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  • Richardc on 30/04/2022 - 17:26
    -1

    What’s the memory speed?

  • TeddyBear on 30/04/2022 - 17:37
    +17

    Solid value at $999. You don't usually see 16GB RAM, 512GB storage and Thunderbolt 4 at this price, let alone all in the same package.

    Edit: There's two TB4 ports!

    • Usemame on 30/04/2022 - 17:56
      +3

      this would be my perfect laptop at very reasonable price, for people like me who dont need no quality screen as most of the time hooked up to a monitor and no dirty touchscreen i never use.

  • Neilzy on 30/04/2022 - 17:39

    anything comparable with the a full keyboard (number pad)?

    • kerfuffle on 30/04/2022 - 17:43
      +5

      With a 14" screen? That would be a unicorn, no?

      • FireRunner on 30/04/2022 - 18:55

        That or horribly cramped

    • TimeOrMoney on 30/04/2022 - 21:56

      Much more likely to find a numpad at 15".

      • Neilzy on 30/04/2022 - 22:13

        yeah 15" and up, prob wasnt clear in the comment.

  • Krazyy on 30/04/2022 - 17:40
    -1

    If only it was touch screen….

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2022 - 18:21
      +20

      Said no one ever

      • entropysbane on 30/04/2022 - 20:23
        +2

        I think the most I ever used the touchscreen on my HP dragonfly was for scrolling one day in an airport. Otherwise no. For those wondering, great thin and light productivity laptop but the battery life sucks.
        I did try using it as a tablet a few times with the HP Pen it came with and it was pretty ordinary, particularly once you delved into apps. In the end went out and bought an iPad for that purpose.

  • Balthraka on 30/04/2022 - 18:02

    How does this compare spec wise to the Lenovo S540 from yesterday?

    Roughly the same weight, same amount of ram, same storage, i7, bigger screen.

    Anything I'm missing?

    • scrimshaw on 30/04/2022 - 18:08

      I think that was a i7 1165G7 with Intel XE Graphics. 1 Thunderbolt port.
      .
      This is i7-1185G7 with Nvidia MX450 graphics. Dual thunderbolt port

      • Balthraka on 30/04/2022 - 18:11

        I presume the NVIDIA graphics are considerably better? (Since it's not integrated?)

        I have no idea on an 1185 vs 1165…
        I presume a higher number is better, but that definitely doesn't hold true in tech always!

        Sounds like, for the same price, this is better?

        • scrimshaw on 30/04/2022 - 18:20
          +2

          Bigger number - Faster clock speeds (200mhz difference) but no change in the number of processor cores. Performance difference is hardly noticeable in daily usage unless you're really into looking at benchmark numbers

          The Nvidia GPU has it's own video memory so it is not sharing RAM with the processor, and it has it's own features like NVENC for video encoding and CUDA cores for applications that support it.

          Note: There 4 or 5 different versions of the GeForce MX450, and laptop manufacturers never tell you anything about it, so it is hard to say how well it plays games. The only way to tell is to look at reviews and benchmarks, and I can't find any for this laptop. Notebookcheck.com is usually my source for details.

          • Balthraka on 30/04/2022 - 18:28

            @scrimshaw: Thanks!
            I'm not interested in gaming, but good to know it's generally better than the s540.

            I think the only downside is 10 hours battery vs 16…

    • Richardc on 30/04/2022 - 18:28

      2k screen with 300 nit on Lenovo?

      • Balthraka on 30/04/2022 - 18:30

        Ah. Ok.
        So worse screen and battery but better graphics and processor.

        I don't know how I want to prioritise those two… Haha.

  • Homr on 30/04/2022 - 18:07
    +2

    this is good, mx450 can run warzone no problems and is 10-15fps increase than mx350

  • Mandligov on 30/04/2022 - 18:17

    How's the build quality compared to the Ideapad S540 deal from the other day?

    • assailantsky on 30/04/2022 - 18:29
      +1

      The S540 is pretty solid so far (<4 hours)… One down side is that the screen only opens to about 120 degree, may be a factor for you?

      • Mandligov on 30/04/2022 - 18:43

        120 degree sounds ok. How are the hinges? Some reviews mention that hinges are of low quality.

        • assailantsky on 30/04/2022 - 18:47
          +1

          The hinge is fine for me, good quality feel as it is nicely weighted.

  • assailantsky on 30/04/2022 - 18:27

    Just picked up my S540 from yesterday's deal, no regrets as I don't game. This seems like a solid deal for ~$60 more, but a better display and probably better battery life (int. GPU) of the S540 is more important for me.

    • Zackeroo on 30/04/2022 - 19:08
      +3

      The S540 does have a better display. Considering the display is the main thing you'll be looking at while using the laptop, it would make sense to pick that over this. As for battery life, both have the same size capacity (52wh). This laptop has an integrated GPU too, and it's very easy to switch over to that GPU and have the MX450 turned off (I do this on my own laptop with a 1660Ti - Gets me 10+ hours of battery life with GPU turned off).

      • Homr on 30/04/2022 - 19:50

        Whats better? the Iris or MX450?

      • assailantsky on 30/04/2022 - 19:58

        Didn't know that switching GPU was a thing. Thanks for that, learn something new on Ozb everyday.

        • Zackeroo on 30/04/2022 - 20:13

          Lol you're welcome. It's been a thing for some time, I used to do it back in 2015 on an old Asus with a GeForce 820M to save battery. I currently have a Zephyrus G14 and my GPU is very power hungry so I NEED to do this haha.

  • Happysaving on 30/04/2022 - 19:37
    +2

    Thorough review of the laptop: https://www.notebookcheck.net/MSI-Prestige-14-Evo-laptop-rev…

  • somariosidharta on 30/04/2022 - 20:09

    anyone know the spec of the ram? from others comments with link to reviewer post it looks like it's soldered and can't be upgraded? is it single chip ?

    • scrimshaw on 30/04/2022 - 20:17
      +1

      According to hothardware the RAM is clocked at 4266 MT/sec and according to Notebookcheck the RAM is dual channel. However these are referring to USA or EU models and we don't know if this holds true for the Aussie variant. It could be slower 3200mts memory dual channel.

      The laptop does not use SODIMM's (there are zero slots) so all the memory is either a single or several LPDDR4X chip soldered directly into the board.

  • ilovefullprice on 30/04/2022 - 21:45

    I am having a mental block and have a dumb question. How many CPU cores are there?

    Also, this only has 1 GPU card right?

    • Homr on 01/05/2022 - 12:48
      +1

      i7-1185G7 has 4 cores 8 threads

  • Homr on 01/05/2022 - 12:49

    Is there much difference between i7-1185g7 vs i5-1135g7?

  • connersau on 03/05/2022 - 12:18

    fyi this is now back in stock, page saying 5 available, and i just purchased one

  • donnsuil on 03/05/2022 - 13:23

    Stock fluctuates, I managed to order one 10mins ago.

  • dealhunting007 on 03/05/2022 - 19:54

    Thanks, just got one. stock fluctuating like mentioned before but keep checking if you are still after. great deal.

  • scrimshaw on 11/05/2022 - 14:53
    +1

    If anyone has missed out and really wants one of these (even if it costs a hundred extra) Mwave is selling it for $1100. Plus $7.99 Shipping

    https://www.mwave.com.au/product/msi-prestige-14-a11sb-14-la…?

    • RockyK9 on 11/05/2022 - 17:44

      Do you know if they have any new customer coupons or such?

      • scrimshaw on 11/05/2022 - 17:45

        They have never done such a promotion I think. mwave is listed as a supported merchant on Shopback though, so you will get a tiny amount of cashback.

        • RockyK9 on 11/05/2022 - 17:57

          Tempting…

  • fastnet on 13/05/2022 - 18:00

    Got mine and the fan is really noisy even under light load while being plugged in. Browsing on Chrome, using Word/Excel etc.

    • 8mazing on 27/05/2022 - 22:37

      Same. And when I put any games on external screen lags like there is no tomorrow. Not happy :(

      • Wise Old Man on 31/05/2022 - 22:35
        +1

        Likewise, received the laptop and the fans are pretty loud stock due to the dumb single fan design, If anyone is savvy enough to open the laptop, I actually went to my computer store to grab some Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut to repaste the GPU, and NTH2 for the CPU. I also ordered some extra thermal pads for the ram. So far things have toned down a bit and have definitely helped for browsing the web and doing day-to-day tasks as fans barely kick on now, still gets pretty loud under load. Also remember to go to the NVIDIA control panel and limit the frames of games to 65 FPS on the universal settings, might help a bit at reducing the temps. Hope this helps whoever bought this laptop.

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