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Don’t Buy MSI

By Technology, ThinkingNo Comments

Don’t buy MSI laptops. You have been warned. I’ve had two in 18 months, the first a gaming laptop and the second a producitivty laptop that have both broken after really sort periods of use.

MSI laptops used to be known for their quality and come with a price tag that reflects this.

My first laptop was a secondhand MSI gaming laptop that keys on the keyboard stopped working after only around 3 months of use. Okay – I thought – I could vouch for anything the previous owner had done to it.

So I bought a brand new productivity laptop from MSI. First the camera broke, then a speaker, then the mircophone. I ended up having to replace this laptop after about 12 months of use.

I have now switched brands to acer and bought the Acer Nitro 5 with these specs.

Write soon,

Antony

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Monday 24 June 2024

Tech Review: MSI Modern 15 Laptop

By Amazon, Reviews, Shopping, TechnologyNo Comments
Image Copyright © Argos (2023)
Image Copyright © Argos (2023)

MSI are traditionally known for making high performing gaming desktop and laptop computers. But it seems that they have now branched out into middle of the range productivity laptops, like the Modern 15, which is available to buy on Amazon.

The Modern 15 laptop was recommended to me by a friend as it has a pretty decent specification for the price, including: 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD. It also has a Backlit Keyboard keyboard and 15 inch screen, both which are must haves for me.

I’ve been using this laptop for a couple of months now and there’s just a few disappointments. The first major disappointment is the sound – the laptop is so quiet, even on maximum volume. This makes watching things or listening to music on the laptop practically impossible. The other disappointment is a minor irratation and that is the plastic of the body is very prone to showing up finger marks.

Overall it is a good laptop, but it could have been a great laptop if MSI had have sorted out the quietness of the internal speakers. I probably wouldn’t buy it again, purely because of this.

Review soon,

Antony

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Saturday 3 June 2023
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