Promo €999 MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR, thin and light multimedia gaming laptop 15″ 144Hz Scalable Ultrabook Gray Intel Core i7-H GeForce RTX 4050 and 1 TB SSD

Our opinion on the MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR

Thin and light multimedia gaming laptop PC MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR is efficient thanks to its hybrid Core i7-12650H Intel Alder Lake processor and its 16 GB of efficient RAM which accelerates multimedia processing. This is also the case for the fast SSD storage with a high capacity of 1000 GB which reinforces responsiveness, as does the GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing NVIDIA Ada Lovelace graphics card adapted to recent games embedded in this Ultrabook. Equipped with a 15-inch Full HD IPS anti-glare screen which improves fluidity in games with its 144Hz frequency, this dark laptop which runs Windows 11 also benefits from a backlit keyboard (but without numeric keypad) as well as Wi-Fi 6E and Ethernet connectivity.

Features of the MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR

The MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR faces the competition

The MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR is currently displayed in promotion at Amazon and offers a configuration/price ratio attractive for its category where it is one of the cheapest to offer such a high-performance graphics card and processor with such high capacity SSD storage, in such a thin and light package with Windows included.

If this MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR does not meet all your criteria, you will find it in our guide Gaming laptop other configurations to play with a similar budget. For the same budget, choose the model with the most powerful graphics card, it will have the greatest impact on performance.

Chassis, connectors, screen of the MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR

With its thin and light angular Cosmos Gray design, this versatile gaming and creative oriented laptop has a sober gamer look.

The connectivity integrated into this creative gaming laptop PC is good, consisting of 1 USB-C (but not Thunderbolt, too bad!), Ethernet and audio ports, Wi-Fi 6E ax and Bluetooth 5.3 modules for wireless remote connections and communications, a practical HDMI video output to easily connect it to a TV or monitor for example or even 3 USBs including 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.

We notice the absence of a numeric keypad to easily enter numbers, which is all the more regrettable since this functionality is standard from 15 inches.
Fortunately, the chiclet keyboard has a backlighting solution that you simply activate whenever you need to better distinguish the keys. Its design was carried out with the help of SteelSeries so that it could be adapted to the habits of players.

Players will be delighted that the screen has a frequency of 144Hz higher than the standard 60Hz because it provides much better fluidity in games and more generally in everyday life.
The Full HD screen is suitable for videos due to its 16:9 format and benefits from significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically, thanks to its IPS technology.
As it adopts an anti-reflective coating, the screen is also more readable than a shiny panel in a bright environment (eg outdoors).

Performance, battery life of the MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR

The MSI Thin 15 B12VE-2414FR may appeal to those who wish to have a thin and light 15-inch versatile multimedia laptop PC that performs well in gaming and creation.

It benefits from SSD storage with a high capacity of 1000 GB capable of storing quantities of software, games and files including personal production for example. That's double the space that many models offer on the market.

Shock-resistant, energy-efficient and quiet, an SSD is also fast. Its presence clearly reinforces the responsiveness and fluidity of the laptop PC.

So thanks to the SSD we quickly reach the online game cards for example and we obtain rapid starts/stops, processing and launches of applications/games.

Whether with the Iris Xe graphics solution inserted in the processor or the dedicated GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card, you can watch photos and videos.
Optimus technology activates the GeForce RTX 4050 to carry out graphics work deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe.

Optimus in fact favors operation on the Iris Xe as much as possible despite its much lower performance. Because it is energy efficient which promotes autonomy. Expect approximately 4 hours of battery operation in light use.

In any case, NVIDIA Optimus technology automatically switches in real time between the GeForce RTX 4050 and the Iris Xe. The first is activated when it comes to performing graphics tasks deemed too heavy for the Iris Xe, typically for gaming.

Playing recent games is possible with the dedicated NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GeForce RTX 4050 ray tracing onboard graphics card. However, as its TDP is more limited than average, concessions are necessary under 3D resource-intensive opuses to obtain good playability.

The GeForce RTX 4050 will interest gamers. And creative people too since it provides graphics acceleration of processing under software taking advantage of the power of GPU calculations, such as Vegas, VSDC or the Adobe suite.

The Iris

The GeForce RTX 4050 is well supported in games by this core which will delight creators since it provides faster processing than a model based on a classic Quad/Hexa Core. We clearly feel the difference in areas that are intensive in CPU and RAM resources using multi-core, for example in video editing, photo editing or 3D rendering.

Finally, expect this versatile multimedia gaming Ultrabook to heat up and make itself heard when pushed hard (e.g. games, treatments).
To contain its temperatures, we can add a ventilated support (remember to check the dimensions carefully!).