MSI Stealth 15M (15-inch, 2020)

Subtle, black, part-aluminium shell ; Light and slim for a performance laptop

Poor display colour saturation ; Low maximum brightness ; Very short battery life

The MSI Stealth 15M is a gaming laptop light enough to be carried around on a regular basis – which is a sound concept. However, that angle is undermined by poor battery life, and the weak colour saturation is difficult to justify even when you...

Low weight ; Much easier to cart around than most gaming laptops ; Metal body plates add a touch of class

Poor battery life ; Weak display colour ; Keyboard is fairly insubstantial ; Uses a lower-power version of the Nvidia RTX 3060

The MSI Stealth 15M concept is great, a slim and light laptop that can handle the latest games. However, the gaming side is let down by the undersaturated screen, the portability angle by the Stealth’s short battery life.

Thin and light Good mid-range performance Comfortable keyboard Decent port selection

Poor battery life Ray-tracing performance is sad Heat management is atrocious Speakers are mediocre Plain appearance

We wish we could heartily recommend the MSI Stealth 15M, but while it does win in form factor, making it a great Ultrabook-cum-gaming-laptop candidate, it falls a bit short on performance and disappoints in terms of battery life. It’s a promising new...

A lot of performance for the money ; Stylish, light and compact ; Good keyboard

Dire battery life ; No space for a second SSD ; Drab display

Now the price: several UK retailers have it in stock for £1200 which makes the Stealth 15M an affordable gaming laptop, especially for its good performance and outstanding portability! Let’s not forget at the end of the day it’s a 4-core, 8-thread...

+ Clean, simple design + Thin and lightweight + 144Hz IPS display + RGB backlit keyboard + Good overall performance for price + Offers Thunderbolt 4/USB 4 + Features a micro-SD card slot reader

- Just two USB Type-A ports - CPU temperatures still north of 90C - Lacks secondary storage drive - Upgrades are not possible due to design - Just a 720p webcam

We quite enjoy looking at the lower-end of the laptop market from time to time as it gives a broader outlook of what’s on offer. The new Stealth 15M with its hardware spec and pricing slots into the low-to-mid range and is likely to be a popular choice...

Elegant, lightweight design that doesn’t look like a gaming laptop ; A generous selection of ports

It’s costly ; You can get more power for this price ; The fans can get annoyingly loud

MSI’s Stealth 15M is a thin, lightweight 15.6-inch gaming laptop with impressive specs and a high cost. It’ll be a solid option for people who don’t mind knocking graphics settings down for the best frame rates.

Sleek and compact for a 15-inch gaming laptop Strong GeForce RTX 3060 performance for high-refresh 1080p gaming 32GB of memory and 1TB of storage in our test model

Gets hot during gaming, particularly on the bottom Mediocre battery life

A GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD make MSI's Stealth 15M an appealing midrange machine for high-refresh-rate 1080p gaming.

Strong performance and graphics ; Thin and sleek design ; Comfortable keyboard

Poor battery life ; Dim and dull display ; Quiet audio

The MSI Stealth 15M has strong performance packed into a thin chassis, but the dull display and poor battery life don’t match up with its high price point.

Excellent weight/performance ratio ; User-upgradeable RAM and SSD ; Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 connectivity

Chassis has a bit of flex ; Display brightness and colors could be improved

The MSI Stealth 15M gaming laptop with Intel Gen11 and RTX 3060 represents a stunning blend of portability and graphics performance.