MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR, lightweight versatile gaming laptop 14″ 144Hz nomadic 7 hours under Intel Core i5-13420H and RTX 3050 – LaptopSpirit

Our opinion on the MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR

Easy to transport the creative gaming laptop MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR suitable for studying with its 7-hour battery life, benefits from a 14-inch IPS Full HD anti-reflective 16:10 screen with more faithful than average sRGB colors whose frequency of 144Hz improves fluidity in games, a backlit keyboard and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. This thin and light compact laptop is based on a powerful Intel Raptor Lake Core i5-13420H processor and 16 GB of efficient RAM which accelerate multimedia processing. This is also the case for the fast 512 GB SSD storage reinforcing responsiveness but also for the GeForce RTX 3050 ray tracing NVIDIA Ampere graphics card suitable for games that are not too demanding.

Features of the MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR

The MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR faces the competition

The MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR is currently displayed in promotion at Boulanger and offers a configuration/price ratio interesting for its category where it is one of the cheapest and lightest to offer such a powerful processor and graphics card, such a high frequency screen with such faithful colors but also Windows included, in such a compact design.

If this laptop PC does not completely meet your needs, we invite you to consult our guides Cheap laptop And Student laptopyou will find other similar laptops that can be good alternatives to MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR.

Chassis, connectors, screen of the MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR

Cooled by Cooler Boost technology, this versatile laptop targeting gamers and creatives with an angular black Translucent Black design with translucent elements adopts a relatively discreet gamer appearance.

This creative gaming laptop PC integrates good connectivity with its USB-C, its Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E ax wireless modules to communicate and connect remotely, its Ethernet and audio ports, its practical HDMI video output for connecting it easily to a TV or a monitor for example or its 2 USB 3.0 (USB 2.0 compatible) ensuring transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if USB 3.0 devices are connected.

You can backlight the keys of the chiclet keyboard whenever you need to better distinguish them.

The screen benefits from sRGB colorimetry that is more faithful than average as well as IPS technology providing significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically.
The Full HD screen, whose 16/10th format displays more information on height than the classic 16/9th, is adorned with a frequency of 144Hz. It therefore provides much better fluidity in everyday life, including in games, than a standard 60Hz panel.
Thanks to its anti-reflective coating, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (e.g. outdoors).

Performance, autonomy of the MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR

The MSI Cyborg 14 A13UDX-209FR is aimed at those looking for a high-performance, versatile gaming and multimedia-oriented laptop.

Whether with the Iris Xe graphics solution housed in the processor or the dedicated GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card, you can watch photos and videos.
Optimus technology actually activates the GeForce RTX 3050 to carry out graphics work deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe.

Because Optimus favors operation on the Iris Xe as much as possible despite its significantly lower performance since it is energy efficient and thus promotes autonomy.
In this regard, count on around 7 hours of battery operation in light use for this model whose transport is facilitated by the controlled weight, while its thickness does not allow it to enter the clan of Ultrabooks.
Some looking for a student laptop may be interested.

In any case, NVIDIA Optimus technology automatically switches in real time between the GeForce RTX 3050 and the Iris Xe. The dedicated GPU is activated when it comes to performing graphics tasks deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe, typically for gaming.

We can indeed play games that are not too demanding thanks to the GeForce RTX 3050 ray tracing, an older generation dedicated NVIDIA Ampere graphics card. The more we are ready to make concessions, the more we will be able to indulge in more demanding games.

If gamers will be able to appreciate the GeForce RTX 3050, creative people will too since it provides graphics acceleration of processing under software using GPU computing power, such as Vegas, VSDC or the Adobe suite.

The Iris

The Core i5-13420H deploys its potential in work requiring CPU and RAM resources taking advantage of multi-core, such as photo editing or video editing, providing faster processing than a Quad Core.
However, if you plan to often carry out processing that requires processor resources, you will favor a model equipped with a (recent) processor with a greater number of efficient cores.

On the storage side MSI obviously offers an SSD providing great responsiveness and fluidity on a daily basis.
Thanks to the SSD we can quickly access online game cards for example and we obtain rapid starts/stops, processing and launches of applications/games.

Because an SSD is fast, in addition to being shock resistant, energy efficient and silent.
Here it offers a capacity of 512 GB, like many SSDs integrated into laptops.

However, if you need additional space, you can use an external storage unit. To obtain fast transfers, we will favor a USB 3.0/USB-C device.

Finally, in the event of heavy loads (e.g. games, processing), expect this versatile multimedia-oriented gaming laptop to heat up and make itself heard.
To limit its temperatures, we can associate it with a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).