MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR, 15″ 144Hz thin and light Ultrabook Aluminum gaming laptop under RTX 4050 and Intel Core i5-13420H – LaptopSpirit

Our opinion on the MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR

Thin and lightMSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR is a gaming laptop PC suitable for recent games thanks to its GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card. This GPU accelerates multimedia processing like the 16 GB of RAM and the high-performance Intel Core i5-13420H Raptor Lake processor but also the fast 512 GB SSD storage which increases responsiveness and is scalable. This versatile dark Windows 11 aluminum Ultrabook designed to play and create has a 15-inch Full HD anti-glare IPS screen with a frequency of 144Hz improves fluidity in games, a backlit keyboard (but without numeric keypad) or even Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.

Features of the MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR

The MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR faces the competition

The MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR is currently available from Boulanger and is positioned as one of the cheapest and lightest in its category to integrate such a recent and efficient processor, with Windows included.

If this MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR does not meet all your criteria, you will find other configurations for gaming with a similar budget in our gaming laptop guide. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.

Chassis, connections, screen of the MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR

With its thin and light angular Cosmos Gray aluminum design, this laptop has a sober gaming appearance.

The connectivity integrated into this gaming laptop PC is good, consisting of USB-C, Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.3 wireless modules for remote connections and communications, Ethernet and audio ports, a video output HDMI useful for easily connecting it to a TV or a monitor for example but also 3 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers are carried out up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected above.

We notice the absence of a numeric keypad which will disappoint those who regularly enter numbers. Especially since this functionality is standard from 15 inches.
The screen has a backlighting solution that you simply activate when you need to better distinguish your keys.

The screen adopts a refresh rate of 144Hz which clearly improves fluidity in games, but also more generally in everyday life, compared to the standard 60Hz.
The Full HD screen, which lends itself well to video playback due to its 16:9 format, is equipped with IPS technology ensuring significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
Its anti-reflective treatment also ensures better visibility in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors) than a shiny panel.

Performance, autonomy of the MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR

The MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2282FR is a thin and light versatile 15-inch laptop PC that performs well in creative-oriented gaming.

Thanks to this gaming laptop PC you can play recent games since it is equipped with the dedicated GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card.
However, concessions are necessary under the most 3D resource-intensive titles to obtain good playability. Because here the TDP is reduced to 45W, which is below average and implies lower performance.

In any case, creators will appreciate that their multimedia processing is accelerated by the GeForce RTX 4050. And this under software that takes advantage of GPU computing power, such as VSDC, the Adobe suite or Vegas.

This Ultrabook does not constantly use the GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing.
NVIDIA Optimus technology actually activates it automatically in real time depending on the tasks performed. And this when Optimus considers that the performance of the Intel Iris Xe graphics solution inserted in the processor proves insufficient to carry out the requested tasks.

Whether with the Iris Xe or the GeForce RTX 4050, you can obviously watch HD photos and videos. Despite its much lower performance, the Iris Xe is nevertheless favored as much as possible by Optimus because it is energy efficient and therefore promotes autonomy.

This is around 5 hours on battery in light use. It's a shame that it's not higher because this Ultrabook is easy to transport thanks to its thinness and controlled weight, which some people looking for a student laptop might appreciate… if they don't need a great autonomy.

It is the Core i5-13420H which houses the Iris Xe. This Intel Raptor Lake processor with 8 hybrid cores is accompanied by 16 GB of RAM to provide very good general performance.

The Core i5-13420H is more advantageous than a classic Quad Core in areas that are intensive in processor resources using multi-core, such as photo editing or video editing.

As for storage, MSI offers here a scalable solution since a 2.5 inch slot is available to integrate a hard drive or a second SSD into this laptop equipped as standard with a 512 GB SSD.
Of course, if you need more space, you can simply connect this Ultrabook to an external storage unit. To benefit from fast transfers, you should preferably opt for a USB 3.0/USB-C device.

In any case, an SSD offers several advantages: low energy consumption, robust design, silent operation or even high speed.
The latter clearly reinforces responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis. Thanks to the SSD, launching games/software is quick, as is starting/stopping, carrying out processing or even accessing online game cards.

As for heating and noise, expect them to be present when this versatile creative-oriented gaming laptop PC is pushed hard (e.g. games, processing).
A ventilated support can be used in addition to limit temperatures (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).