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MSI Prestige 15 A12UC

Specifications

MSI Prestige 15 A12UC
MSI Prestige 15 A12UC (Prestige 15 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-1280P 14 x 1.3 - 4.8 GHz, Alder Lake-P
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU - 4 GB VRAM, Core: 1273 MHz, 40 W TDP, GDDR6
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR4
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Storage
512GB SSD
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18.9 x 357 x 234 ( = 0.74 x 14.06 x 9.21 in)
Battery
82 Wh Lithium-Polymer, 4-cell
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: HD 720p
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.69 kg ( = 59.61 oz / 3.73 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)
Price
1750 Euro

 

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Average Score: 82.57% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 14 reviews)

Reviews for the MSI Prestige 15 A12UC

80% MSI Prestige 15 Review: A sleek and speedy 15.6" laptop that's ideal for creators
Source: Mirror English
This laptop feels like it's designed with creators in mind. The screen is large and robust, with a good colour range and decent brightness. It has a tonne of ports, meaning you can plug multiple devices into it, which would be ideal for people looking for a laptop to act as a music production hub, a recording studio, or some combination of the two.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/09/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% MSI Prestige 15 A12UC (2022) review: sleek & affordable
Source: Tech Advisor English
The MSI Prestige 15 delivers good performance, has a great keyboard and lots of connectivity, all wrapped up in a stylish design and offered at a competitive price. But if you look elsewhere you’ll easily find laptops with better displays, more robust build and even better performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/26/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% MSI Prestige 15 review: A great value business workhorse
Source: It Pro English
Anyone who uses a laptop for work is likely to prioritise battery life and keyboard quality and on both counts the Prestige 15 delivers in spades. It is good value considering the specification; the 40W TGP limit on the GPU is unlikely to cause any problems unless you really want to do some surreptitious gaming on the company hardware. MSI deserves plaudits for equipping its Prestige-line machines with a comprehensive selection of ports but we would have liked to see at least 16GB of RAM at the entry level and an improved quality webcam to better suit this new era of hybrid working. However, the MSI Prestige 15 is a great-value business workhorse.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/05/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
85% MSI Prestige 15 review (2022 A12U model- i7-1280P, RTX 3050)
Source: Ultrabook Review English
If you're after a lightweight full-size-screen laptop capable of solid everyday performance and good runtimes, plus the ability to handle demanding work/school loads and casual games from time to time, the 2022 generation of the MSI Prestige 15 is an option to consider. I'd especially look at the affordable i5+3050 configurations for that. At the same time, the design does show its age here and there, and the limited thermal performance or the mid-quality IPS screen should be considered as well in your decision.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2022
Rating: Total score: 85%
[REVIEW] MSI Prestige 15 (A12Ux) - best business-productivity laptop contender
Source: Laptop Media English
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/06/2022
MSI Prestige 15 (A12Ux) - disassembly and upgrade options
Source: Laptop Media English
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/09/2022
MSI Prestige 15 (A12Ux) review
Source: Laptop Media English
You know, the latest technology from Intel and NVIDIA has definitely helped the Prestige 15 (A12Ux) in its quest to be one of the best business-productivity laptops on the market. Ultimately, the so-called Alder Lake-P Core i7-1280P is roughly the same as the Core i5-12500H in terms of performance. In addition to that, you get pretty comfortable input devices, and some biometric login options that do their job as intended. This includes an IR face recognition scanner, and a fingerprint reader, placed inside the touchpad area. Unfortunately, this means a small portion of the touchpad is unresponsive. MSI Prestige 15 (A12Ux)’s IPS panel has a Full HD resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio. Its backlight doesn’t flicker at any brightness level, which makes it safe in this aspect. Furthermore, the 96% sRGB coverage results in a vibrant image, while our Gaming and Web design profile will help you get the most out of the panel in terms of color accuracy. Of course, we have to talk about some downsides. One of them is the lack of memory expansion.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/08/2022

Foreign Reviews

MSI Prestige 15 con RTX 3050: quando Davide batte Golia – Recensione
Source: Tecnoandroid.it Italian IT→EN
Positive: Nice display; high performance; powerful processor; great built quality. Negative: Relatively high price; mediocre speakers; uncomfortable touchpad; short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/04/2023
Recensione MSI Prestige 15, un buon notebook tuttofare
Source: HDblog.it Italian IT→EN
Positive: Great performance; good autonomy; rich set of ports; nice dedicated GPU. Negative: High price; poor display; bulky; mediocre touchpad.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/17/2022
RECENZE: MSI Prestige 15 A12U - 15.6'' pro práci i zábavu, Intel 12. generace a RTX grafika
Source: Notebook.cz CZ→EN
Positive: Powerful processor; fast SSD storage; great dedicated graphics; elegant design; light weight; metal case. Negative: Mediocre ergonomics.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 06/30/2022
84% MSI Prestige 15 A12UC
Source: Komputer for alle DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2022
Rating: Total score: 84%
84% MSI Prestige A15 A12UC
Source: Komputer for alle DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/28/2022
Rating: Total score: 84%
85% MSI Prestige 15 review și teste amănunțite (model 2022 – Intel Core i7-1280P, RTX 3050)
Source: Giz.ro →EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2022
Rating: Total score: 85%
MSI Prestige 15 – un laptop multimedia cu valente de gaming
Source: Arena IT →EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; excellent battery life; great cooling and silent system; beautiful display; good speakers; attractive price.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/25/2022

Comment

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip. Offers 2048 shaders and is offered in different TGP (power consumption) variants from 35 to 80 Watt with different clock speeds and therefore performance. Older variant with 4GB VRAM.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


i7-1280P: The flagship Alder Lake-P CPU featuring 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This i7 is designed for use in ultra-light laptops; its performance cores feature the thread-doubling Hyper-Threading technology for whopping 20 threads in total. The CPU runs at 1.3 GHz to 4.8 GHz and has an "Enterprise" tier vPro feature set. Core i7-1280P has a Base Power of 28 W and the 96 EU Iris Xe iGPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.


82.57%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.


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Stefan Hinum, 2022-09- 3 (Update: 2022-09- 3)