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Costco Members: MSI Alpha 15 Gaming Laptop: Ryzen 7-5800H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD

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$1,000

$1,300

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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: MSI Alpha 15 Gaming Laptop (Alpha 15 B5EEK-080) on sale for $999.99. Choose free warehouse pick up where stock permits, otherwise shipping is $9.99.
  • Note: Availability for free warehouse pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member kapeed1 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 8-Core, 16-Thread (3.2GHz Base / 4.4GHz Boost) Processor
  • 15.6" IPS Thin Bezel FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz Display
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon RX 6600M Graphics
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Single Zone RGB Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghost Key
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm combo audio jack,
    • 1x RJ-45

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • $300 manufacturer's savings is valid 1/3/22 through 1/16/22.
    • While supplies last. Limit 5 per member
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $449.79 lower (31% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1449.78.
  • About this product:
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy here

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Community Notes
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Costco Wholesale has for its Members: MSI Alpha 15 Gaming Laptop (Alpha 15 B5EEK-080) on sale for $999.99. Choose free warehouse pick up where stock permits, otherwise shipping is $9.99.
  • Note: Availability for free warehouse pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to community member kapeed1 for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 8-Core, 16-Thread (3.2GHz Base / 4.4GHz Boost) Processor
  • 15.6" IPS Thin Bezel FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz Display
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM
  • 512GB NVMe Solid State Drive
  • AMD Radeon RX 6600M Graphics
  • Intel Wi-Fi 6E (2x2/160) Gig+ and Bluetooth 5.2
  • Single Zone RGB Keyboard w/ Anti-Ghost Key
  • Microsoft Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
  • Ports:
    • 1x USB 2.0
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
    • 1x HDMI
    • 1x 3.5 mm combo audio jack,
    • 1x RJ-45

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • $300 manufacturer's savings is valid 1/3/22 through 1/16/22.
    • While supplies last. Limit 5 per member
    • Our research indicates that this offer is $449.79 lower (31% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $1449.78.
  • About this product:
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy here

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RlndV
MSI: less bulky and less tacky gamer aesthetics but worse GPU and worse ports availability.

Dell: Better GPU performance but the most tacky and bulky. Plenty of ports.

Summary: If you care about portability and looks, then MSI one is better but there are other laptops that does this much better. Otherwise, Dell one serve better both performance wise and as a workstation due to ports availability.
Mando_DealHunter
Assuming you purchased an open box model, you do not get a warranty. (returned my dell g5 with a 6600m for this exact reason)

You would get a 2 year warranty on the laptop from Costco.

The 2070 is probably about 5% faster than the 6600m most of the time but they will trade blows in titles that favor team green or team red.

The CPU however has 2 more cores and 4 more threads, a higher single core benchmark score and would most certainly be an upgrade

Both screens have a response time of around 4-5ms and a similar color accuracy (according to online reviews) so really it would come down these key differences for me:

Warranty
CPU
GPU
Screen size
Weight

and then how important each of those things are to you.

The MSI is probably the better performing machine overall, but the Dell is probably slightly better when it comes to gaming due to having a (slightly) more powerful GPU and the fact that the i7 has a higher boost clock
The_Doug
Userbenchmark is HORRIBLE. Use Notebookcheck. It even lets you compare to desktop GPUs in case you're not set on a particular form factor.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mob...844.0.html

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pandanub
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Did tons of research on this and decided to buy. My 4790k msi motherboard still chugging along so will give their laptops a shot. Will report back on Thursday when I pick it up. Really can't go wrong with costcos 90 day returns
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deymayor
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Quote from pandanub :
Did tons of research on this and decided to buy. My 4790k msi motherboard still chugging along so will give their laptops a shot. Will report back on Thursday when I pick it up. Really can't go wrong with costcos 90 day returns
Can't go wrong here. 4 years of warranty for under $1K and this specs.
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kapeed1
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Quote from deymayor :
Can't go wrong here. 4 years of warranty for under $1K and this specs.
is it 4 years warranty? how so?
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deymayor
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Quote from kapeed1 :
is it 4 years warranty? how so?
If you use their Citi card.

https://www.costco.com/concierge-...oaded=true
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kapeed1
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Quote from deymayor :
If you use their Citi card.

https://www.costco.com/concierge-...oaded=true
ok got it. I ordered without their Citi card but I am taking this as a gift to India so anyway the warranty wont work there
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MellowHalibut4570
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I am so tempted by this one, it has all the specs I want: A high performance AMD CPU and AMD dedicated GPU, high refresh rate monitor, 16gb of RAM. Expect pretty good linux support from this laptop given its all AMD GPU setup.

I am just turned off by the gaming laptop aesthetic, and the plastic construction does not inspire hopes for long term durability. Last gaming laptop I had the pleasure of dealing with had a plastic hinge that fell apart.
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pandanub
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Quote from MellowHalibut4570 :
I am so tempted by this one, it has all the specs I want: A high performance AMD CPU and AMD dedicated GPU, high refresh rate monitor, 16gb of RAM. Expect pretty good linux support from this laptop given its all AMD GPU setup.

I am just turned off by the gaming laptop aesthetic, and the plastic construction does not inspire hopes for long term durability. Last gaming laptop I had the pleasure of dealing with had a plastic hinge that fell apart.
I wish Lenovo made more decently priced thinkpads with dedicated gpus, they are very hard to find at a decent price. Thinkpads aren't what they used to be but still top tier in my opinion. Actually just had my t460s lid become detached from the hinge, solid hinges are useless if they are attached to plastic prone to failing. My t540p with a 730m and quad core full voltage processor just can't run much anymore, even lower end games. Just bought an external gpu adapter for it and will return this laptop if it ends up working halfway decently. The new m1 MacBooks are awesome too but still have a lot of gaming performance issues and lack support, hoping it will get more support in the upcoming years as the m1 chips have integrated graphics that are in a completely different league. Kind of regret not buying that BF $500 msi laptop from Walmart, this one is pretty overkill for my needs and that one would have worked out fine. I hate spending $1000+ on consumer grade laptops because they usually fall apart in the same way so the cheaper ones but time will tell
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kapeed1
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Quote from MellowHalibut4570 :
I am so tempted by this one, it has all the specs I want: A high performance AMD CPU and AMD dedicated GPU, high refresh rate monitor, 16gb of RAM. Expect pretty good linux support from this laptop given its all AMD GPU setup.

I am just turned off by the gaming laptop aesthetic, and the plastic construction does not inspire hopes for long term durability. Last gaming laptop I had the pleasure of dealing with had a plastic hinge that fell apart.
The 2021 laptop has a metal chassis. The 2020 had a plastic one. Reference:
https://us.msi.com/Laptop/Alpha-15-B5EX
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aerokan
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Quote from kapeed1 :
The 2021 laptop has a metal chassis. The 2020 had a plastic one. Reference:
https://us.msi.com/Laptop/Alpha-15-B5EX
Is this Costco deal for 2020 or 2021 model ?
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Quote from aerokan :
Is this Costco deal for 2020 or 2021 model ?
this is for 2021 model - the latest one
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Quote from pandanub :
I wish Lenovo made more decently priced thinkpads with dedicated gpus, they are very hard to find at a decent price. Thinkpads aren't what they used to be but still top tier in my opinion. Actually just had my t460s lid become detached from the hinge, solid hinges are useless if they are attached to plastic prone to failing. My t540p with a 730m and quad core full voltage processor just can't run much anymore, even lower end games. Just bought an external gpu adapter for it and will return this laptop if it ends up working halfway decently. The new m1 MacBooks are awesome too but still have a lot of gaming performance issues and lack support, hoping it will get more support in the upcoming years as the m1 chips have integrated graphics that are in a completely different league. Kind of regret not buying that BF $500 msi laptop from Walmart, this one is pretty overkill for my needs and that one would have worked out fine. I hate spending $1000+ on consumer grade laptops because they usually fall apart in the same way so the cheaper ones but time will tell
Review said this one has aluminum chassis, not plastic.
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kapeed1
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Question to folks: I know this is a higher spec gaming laptop and has a GPU at par or better than RTX3060. I found another deal for a Lenovo Legion with GTX1650 which I know is lower speced, but also lower priced at 650$ compared to this at 1000$. Now my nephew is a small kid, just in 8th grade. So I am thinking of giving him the Lenovo Legion (deal link)- he plays mostly MineCraft and Roblox. Will the Lenovo Legion be able to play both of those at low settings? I have already bought this MSI one and it is arriving today but will return it to Costco
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pandanub
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Quote from deymayor :
Review said this one has aluminum chassis, not plastic.
Yeah apparently the old ones were plastic, new ones metal, will update when I get this thing tomorrow
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Quote from lady_minx :
Point us to a Lenovo legion with the equivalent of a 3060 graphics card for 1k?
Looks like they raised the price (maybe check amazon) It won't have an RTX 3060 - it will only come with an RTX 3050 Ti, which works for me and warzone since I could take advantage of DLSS. I'd do research on most of the games you play and if you utilize DLSS a RTX 3050 Ti will work just fine for high refresh rate gaming. Plus G-Sync will help with screen tearing:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...Id=6455136

Alternatively, you could look for open box laptops with 3060 GPUs - I'll link a couple from best buy that could hit the $1000 budget but YMMV :

Legion Slim:


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/leno...of=openbox

Hp Omen:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/...of=openbox
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Quote from pandanub :
Yeah apparently the old ones were plastic, new ones metal, will update when I get this thing tomorrow
I can confirm it comes with an aluminum lid... looks sweet!

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