MSI Cyborg 15: The Unboxing You Need to Watch Before Buying!

[@HopeVReason]

I like the calm presentation, it helps as I'm not a techie. Jet-up is fine but you can always fine tune the look.

[@stephenphillips6245]

I thought this laptop has a capped gpu wattage of only 45 watt?

[@janlesterm2438]

Sir.. I almost thought you were gonna say "I'm gonna be dealing drugs" in the Outro end. Hahaha

[@KevinEvangelista]

hahaha it does sound like it!

[@Killshot15]

Just got mine today with the 4060 and 12th Gen i7 only issue is the ram the 512 storage is okay since I only plan on downloading one-2 games and use it for homework. Also plan on upgrading to a dual (16x2)32gig kit and it should be good plus got it on sale for $799 since best buy was doing a promotion today

[@GauravUniyalofficial]

can we expand the storage? or does it only have 1 slot for it

[@MrWWEHD17]

@@GauravUniyalofficial u can

[@kavind5515]

Bro is their any wobble in this lap?? I'm planning to buy hp victus i5 12th gen or this msi cyborg with rtx 2050...which is best??

[@Visionooor]

Hey man can u give an update on wether it’s good or any problems u have run into with it. I plan on purchasing the same laptop next week

[@Ozgur948]

How long does your battey go?

[@gadgetpilipinas]

I'm digging the latest setup! I'm susbcribed... and I just clicked the notification bell for future content. And yeah - the Cyborg 15 is one of the best ones available right now. I wanted it to have higher RAM configuration, but it should be more than enough for triple A gaming.

[@KevinEvangelista]

Thank you very much my dude! Yeah, been enjoying the Cyborg 15 so far! I love that it's lighter and slimmer than usual gaming laptops-- it looks pretty fine too. Dropping my review of this next week!

[@MhmdAli-o3o]

I have bought it, and I watching you with it...

[@7OGAN69]

What's your view on it ? I'm from Malaysia and recently bought it. I am upgrading from the previous GE60 GTX 660 hahaha. To me, its a power house given the Watts are low. More of energy efficient ?

[@KevinEvangelista]

I'm about to release my full review of this in a few days, so you might want to watch that for all my thoughts! But if I were to summarize it, the laptop is a very enticing choice for people who live on the balance between working and gaming, since it's powerful enough for all work programs, but still has that gaming headroom to take on esports titles and most AAA titles thanks to its DLSS 3.0 support. You are leaving some performance on the table because of its 120W power limit, but the tradeoff for that is it's a much more ergonomic and comfortable (heat-wise and noise-wise) laptop to use. Hope this helps!

[@tommasoprocopio530]

​@@KevinEvangelistaMore ergonomic and confortable respect to the katana?

[@KevinEvangelista]

@@tommasoprocopio530 yes! Compared to the obviously higher-performing Katana, the Cyborg 15 A12VF doesn't heat up that much, especially on the places you touch. It's much more lappable, because you don't have to worry about covering the bottom intake of multiple fans. And it's much more lighter to carry around-- this has been the lightest gaming laptop I've reviewed all year, and let me tell you, this 32-year old's back isn't built to lug around huge, heavy laptops like the Zephyrus Duo and its power brick anymore. Haha!

[@tommasoprocopio530]

@@KevinEvangelista Thank you so much. I've bought this (with 1tb storage and 16g ram) but still didn't tried it. I mainly work for ten hr a day with a dozen of windows from 3 or 4 browsers, with a total of hundreds of tabs (quite demandind, like Google Meet, various Google Documents, Drives and Sheets running), some Libre Office processes and maybe a Gimp, all at once. In the spare times I would like to play some cool new games but without much dedication (I lack time). But more than everything I hope the product stands the the test of time. Do you think honestly I made the right choice? Or I should have go for the Katana?

[@animeearth]

@@tommasoprocopio530if u don’t need more ssd slot and usb port i think this cyborg 15 is a good deal … i was tempted but i went with sword 16 in the end

[@Mohammedalshomaly]

Can you charge it with type -C ?

[@alwyntumamao2521]

no

[@LeoDas-mq7ee]

​@@alwyntumamao2521 bro do u bought this laptop

[@sl9243]

Will this be suitable for architectural works?

[@Bdriley-bs7gs]

its a shame it doesnt have a second fan and a second m.2 slot

[@janrienaquino1599]

Bro. I’m planning to buy the MSI Cyborg A15 Rtx 4060 model or the ASUS TUF 7700S model. Which one do you recommend?

[@ramitimany9807]

Why they put fan boost u can ten it on and off why

[@mitch2769]

I bought this laptop after viewing this review, does it support G-Sync? i couldn't get it running through Hdmi

[@Dont-Evan-Bother]

this aspect ratio is great

[@KevinEvangelista]

Fits modern phones real well, no?

[@kluchtube7042]

bro keep the calm vibe l ike that 😊 much love

[@sheldon319]

My country its 750 but little worried bout it being underpowered but if im only playing halo infinite and fortnite whats it matter right? Maybe age of empires would be tough? Is there a way to check these things

[@tonymanero7428]

I just bought this on impulse from Amazon. I am going to use it for World of Warcraft, do you think I will have my issues.

[@agastyeet8362]

great video, subbed!

[@KevinEvangelista]

Thank you!

[@brianj7204]

I heard from other reviews that MSI has bad hinges and i dont want to buy a laptop only to have to repair it after a while. I just want to know if the hinges are good since everything else looks pretty good in my opinion.

[@codify1047]

I’m pretty sure they have improved the hinges cuz this is a new model and someone said that it has better build quality than pass Msi laptop also bad hinges only applies to the cheaper model of Msi laptop the more expensive one have a premium build

[@brianj7204]

@@codify1047 I currently have the MSI Cyborg 15 A12vf. I love it! I got an intel core i7-12650H, RTX 4060, 16GB DDR5 ram, 512GB storage SSD, IPS screen. Its a major step up from my previous laptop (Acer aspire 5). The only thing that i dont like about this msi laptop is the battery life, but aside from that i highly reccomend it. Hinges feel amazing and solid so i can see myself using this laptop for a long time.

[@hawnting_]

@@brianj7204what is fps on game like? I heard many ppl suffer 30 second freezes and it has 45w gpu

[@marcogush4376]

sir goods parin po ba ito for 2024 especially for multimedia purposes (videoediting, motion and graphic design)

[@kavind5515]

Does it has wobble prblm?? I gonna buy this tell me soon!!

[@NightOwlGames]

wait?..... no freaken way!!! they tatoos not stickers for laptop? :O

[@jimmyleanbeatz]

Can you change led colours on this laptop?

[@KevinEvangelista]

There are no LED lighting zones on the laptop.

[@jimmyleanbeatz]

@@KevinEvangelista so the leds on the keyboard remain blue and cant be changed right?

[@KevinEvangelista]

@@jimmyleanbeatz ah, you meant the keyboard backlight! Yeah no, they're always blue. There's also no option to animate them, just 1 solid color and 3 options for brightness.

[@gamingslayer2028]

In my country it cost 1300 dollar but its 16g ram and 1tb m.2

[@Harz02]

Should i get this or acer nitro with rtx 2050 since its cheaper? This laptop is 4050 but limited to 45watt so idk if it even worth it

[@谢政源]

what if 45w？will can't release and waste the power of 4050?

[@yziahkaizer1878]

Which is better po, Helios neo 16 rtx4060 or yan po? ty po I really need for architecture rendering

[@MrJikser]

Keep up the great videos

[@phoondanny5888]

hi, i would like to ask, is this laptop suitable to use rendering, the apps I am going to use are AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3d max, and maybe revit.

[@bryan-ll7ne]

Yes in fact im using lumion, sketchup, and archicad in this laptop po 😊

[@yziahkaizer1878]

​@@bryan-ll7neano po gpu nyan?

[@fatimaelouadi8101]

​@@bryan-ll7nedo you like its performance so far ? Any flaw ? Im buying this laptop soon and i need to know

[@sl9243]

@@bryan-ll7nehi how is the laptop so far? I’m looking at it for architectural works as well

[@AlbayPyroBicol]

This or the loq 15 4050 i5

[@hydrokronicvilchez8284]

If I plug a meta quest 2 to the type c will it recognize it?

[@chair3152]

Yes

[@MarvinLarson-hg2qr]

Could you run a 240w power supply on it? Would it cause issues?

[@KevinEvangelista]

Nope, that would break the laptop. It's only designed to draw 120W, nothing more.

[@tommasoprocopio530]

​@@KevinEvangelistaWhat do you believe are the reasons for this choice?

[@KevinEvangelista]

@@tommasoprocopio530 multiple reasons-- but the most obvious one is that the Cyborg 15 A12VF isn't designed to be a performance monster. It's positioned to be a manageable, stylish gaming laptop that's easy to carry around for students and young professionals. Limiting the laptop to just 120W of power cuts down A LOT of weight, because you don't have to put extra fans, heatpipes, and heatsinks just to keep the thermals in check. You can also take a chunk out of the battery (another notoriously heavy part) because having a large battery be charged by a low-wattage brick would take too long, and wouldn't make too much sense to the target audience. Not every laptop is designed to be a power-hungry thermal monster that'll squeeze out every bit of FPS from its components-- different products target different market segments, and I think this one makes okay compromises to hit the requirements of its target audience.

[@tommasoprocopio530]

@@KevinEvangelista Definitely it does make sense. May I ask you: do you think this affects productivity, aside from gaming? AND, do you think there is space for overclocking?

[@KevinEvangelista]

@@tommasoprocopio530 For productivity, only a little bit. Generally work apps tend to take advantage of multiple core CPUs, without requiring too much on the speed of the cores. And yes, there is a lot of space for overclocking on the Cyborg 15 A12VF-- you can see the thermal performance on it in my review video, and it's not bad performance from a laptop that just has one fan!

[@really9757]

Hello bro. Can you suggest me a Windows laptop under 1000$? Mainly used for Trading, sometimes casual gaming. 😊

[@Satwik_1]

What is the GPU tdp

[@codify1047]

Only 45 which is really low

[@jaegerists2172]

How much would this laptop cost if shipped to the philippines?, i think more than 1000 dollars hehe

[@KevinEvangelista]

Hello! You don't need to have it shipped to the Philippines, since it's available locally at MSI Concept Stores and even distributors like Villman. :D Last I checked, the price was around Php 74,000.

[@jaegerists2172]

@@KevinEvangelista is that worth it considering the price?, that like 1300 usd haha. i thought the cyborg 15 is a budget laptop

[@KevinEvangelista]

@@jaegerists2172 It is a budget gaming laptop in the general sense-- most laptop pricing here in the Philippines is expensive since you're paying import taxes on top of the sticker price of the laptop. But yeah, I outlined all the reasons why this laptop is worth it in my full review. At sticker price it's worth it, at a sale, it's a steal!

[@YarubS7H]

How many fps it can display on warzone 3?

[@youraveragesecuritysergean7247]

Around 100 on extreme

[@ethernalside8653]

the buying link goes to a rtx 2050 laptop

[@RulezZ_]

Hey Kevin does your cyborg 15 also never switches the Fan off? My minimal FanSpeed with MSI Center possible is 2222RPM and u can always hear the fans…

[@KevinEvangelista]

Ah that's not normal. During normal, non-gaming operation, the Cyborg 15 is dead silent. You might have to check with MSI support to have that fixed.

[@tytyheng7946]

Mine’s the same as yours. so not sure what’s up with that

[@RulezZ_]

@@tytyheng7946 2222 RPM lowest possible? Its kinda annoying cause my old msi laptop was dead silent in idle and surfing. Even with like 40-45°C I can hear the fans now with the cyborg

[@RulezZ_]

@@tytyheng7946 or you mean same as Kevin?

[@7OGAN69]

Same here. Youtubing for few hours is ramping my fan up to max too. 😢

[@Ftradez]

does anyone know how to change the color for the keyboard ? i cant find it for the cyborg 15

[@KevinEvangelista]

You can't change the color of the keyboard, it's just blue.

[@DibIrken]

Take a shot every time he says "like". 🥴

[@KevinEvangelista]

🤣🤣🤣 I say it, like, too much no!

[@inventamus]

Solo baby is Best!

[@DavidsonEstradaBautista]

So you can't recommend it?

[@benjaminhaugen5759]

Battery issue

[@JunkFrost]

Its very bad laptop 45 wats for 4060 laptop its trash buy hp victus way better

[@noizy_boy3564]

Best laptop 1000$