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MSI Stealth 18 HX AI Gaming Laptop 18”
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 18" 2560x1600
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.9 kg
68 Overall Score
Price $600
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong storage (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong ram (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average compact (2th percentile)
- Below average port (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 5080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 18" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI Stealth 18 HX AI Gaming Laptop 18” | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 18" 2560x1600 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | Intel Arc 140V | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 75 | 57 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Stealth 18 HX AI Gaming Laptop 18” | 96.7 | 91.4 | 87.7 | 18.6 | 84.1 | 1.9 | 91 | 77.6 | 58.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 53.4 | 88.9 | 99 | 70.3 | 81.4 | 77.6 | 96.2 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.6 | 64 | 90.9 | 82.7 | 95.3 | 71.1 | 81.4 | 0 | 58.2 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 93.2 | 92 | 94.8 | 90.3 | 94.5 | 0 | 78.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 69.5 | 98.2 | 31.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 0 | 78.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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