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MSI Alpha 15 Review

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The MSI Alpha 15 RX 5500M gaming laptop offers a decent performance at a reasonable price, but has some software issues and the gaming experience might be better in other laptops at the same price point.

The MSI Alpha 15 RX 5500M offers decent gaming performance and a reasonable price, but has some downsides.

Pros
  • Reasonable price
  • Good build quality
  • Freesync support
Cons
  • Software issues
  • Gaming experience might be better in other laptops at the same price
  • 240Hz screen option might not be worth it

The battery life is adequate, but the 240Hz screen option might not be worth it for the hardware power the laptop offers.

The MSI Alpha 15 RX 5500M offers decent gaming performance and a reasonable price, but has some downsides. The laptop has a good build quality and the new green accents with toned-down gamer colors are a nice touch. The battery life is adequate, but the 240Hz screen option might not be worth it for the hardware power the laptop offers. The software experience needs some improvement as some games require manual adjustments to use the RX 5500M instead of the Vega graphics, and there is a risk of potential blue screening when updating the Radeon drivers from the AMD website. The gaming performance is good, but other laptops at the same price might offer better gaming experiences. Overall, at the time of posting, the MSI Alpha 15 RX 5500M seems a bit overpriced for the performance it offers and it might be worth waiting to see if any changes or improvements are made to this new laptop.

The software experience needs some improvement as some games require manual adjustments to use the RX 5500M instead of the Vega graphics.

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