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With its compact and light brushed aluminium chassis, the MSI Modern 15 notebook is a perfect mobile companion. With its slim-frame Full HD IPS display and backlit keyboard, it also offers excellent working comfort. The MSI Modern 15 A11M-227FR laptop offers excellent performance and fast operation thanks to its Intel Core i5-1135G7 processor, 8 GB DDR4 memory and 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD.
Despite its compact size, the Modern 15 A11M laptop features an 11th generation Intel Core processor and an SSD, both of which ensure excellent performance and ultra-fast start-up times. Ideal for comfortable working and quality multimedia entertainment!
The MSI Modern 15 series notebooks feature a Thunderbolt 4 port that offers you impressive versatility in charging, DisplayPort signal support and USB 4.0 technology. Notably, it is capable of transfer rates of up to 40Gb/s and offers a device charging function.
The local Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) quantifies the user's exposure to electromagnetic waves from the equipment concerned. The maximum permitted SAR is 2 W/kg for the head and trunk and 4 W/kg for the limbs.
All products sold on the LDLC.com website comply with this regulation. The SAR values of the products concerned are indicated on the product sheets in the technical data section.
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General information |
Product name |
MSI Modern 15 A11M-228XFR |
Brand |
MSI | |
Model |
9S7-155226-228 | |
Operating system |
Operating system |
Without OS |
OS family |
Without OS | |
OS language |
N/A | |
Operating system provided |
No | |
Processor and chipset |
Processor brand |
Intel |
Processor |
Intel Core i5 | |
Platform (processor) |
Intel Tiger Lake | |
CPU frequency |
0.9 GHz | |
Number of cores |
4 | |
Memory |
Memory size |
8 GB |
Number of modules |
1 | |
Number of available memory slots |
1 | |
Memory type |
DDR4 | |
Memory Frequency(ies) |
DDR4 3200 MHz | |
Max memory size |
64 GB | |
Graphics |
GPU series |
Intel Iris |
Graphics chipset |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics | |
Max-Q (GPU design) |
No | |
NVIDIA Studio |
No | |
Display |
Touch screen |
No |
Panel type |
IPS display | |
Screen type |
LED | |
Screen size |
15.6 inches | |
Max resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels | |
Screen format |
16:9 | |
Widescreen |
Yes | |
NVIDIA G-SYNC |
No | |
VR Ready (virtual reality) |
No | |
Refresh rate |
60 Hz | |
Storage |
Hard drive(s) configuration |
SSD 512GB |
Hard drive |
SSD 512GB | |
Secondary hard drive |
Without secondary hard drive | |
Hard drive type |
SSD (Solid State Drive) | |
Hard drive interface |
M.2 - PCI-E NVMe | |
Number of discs |
1 | |
Max number of discs |
2 | |
Optical drive |
None | |
Card reader |
micro SD | |
Communication |
Wireless network standard(s) |
Wi-Fi 6 AX |
Bluetooth technology |
Bluetooth 5.1 | |
Intel vPro technology |
No | |
Wireless |
Yes | |
Multimedia |
Webcam |
Yes |
Speaker type |
Integrated | |
Equipment |
Type of activities |
Multimedia |
| Office | ||
Keyboard standard |
AZERTY | |
Location |
French | |
Backlit keyboard |
Yes | |
RGB keyboard |
No | |
Numeric keypad |
No | |
Biometric reader |
No | |
Office provided |
No | |
Connectivity |
Connector(s) available |
1 X HDMI 2.0 Female |
| 1 X Thunderbolt 4/USB-C | ||
| 2 X USB 3.1 | ||
| 1 X USB 3.0 | ||
| 1 X 3.5mm Jack Female Stereo | ||
Physical characteristics |
Color |
Gray |
Depth |
233.7 mm | |
Width |
356.8 mm | |
Thickness |
16.9 mm | |
Weight |
1.6 kg | |
Ultrabook |
No | |
Hybrid / Convertible |
No | |
Trunk SAR |
1.12 W/kg | |
Extremities SAR |
1.12 W/kg | |
Power supply |
Battery capacity |
52 Wh |
Number of cells |
3 | |
Removable battery |
No | |
USB-C mains charger |
No | |
Warranties |
Commercial warranty |
Seller 2 years |
Legal warranty |
See terms & conditions |
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Product referenced on 24 Mar 2021
Lightweight, thin, nice keyboard and screen, fast, screen as big as the panel structure allows. I can't live without it.
A few drawbacks: battery resistance far too low (lasts 2 hours or more, that's all), keyboard almost unreadable if not backlit, characters printed too thin.
Thin PC. Screen: large and good quality (matt). Keyboard: quiet and with adjustable backlighting: comfortable. Weaknesses: a bit heavy, battery not very strong and sound a bit weaker than expected.
Total: very good quality/price ratio.
This laptop is really nice, very comfortable screen. Very quiet cooling. The keyboard is also quiet in its operation. A real pleasure to use this MSI.
I was able to install Ubuntu 20.04 on it without any problems, everything is recognized without any difficulties, whether it is the webcan, microphone, stereo speakers, wifi, bluetooth, screen brightness adjustment by the keyboard, etc.
It's a fast machine, which if it can't run powerful 3D games is more than enough for internet surfing, office work, multimedia, and video editing to create your holiday movies for example.
I would have liked to have a physical button to deactivate the wifi and bluetooth and save the battery when travelling. But no regrets on the purchase despite this absence.
I've been using it for a while now, but it's a good idea to check it out and see if it's working properly.
Lightweight, quiet, very ergonomic, quick start-up laptop. An excellent communication and office tool.
Overall I find it a good configuration to work with. Light and compact. Even with the extra RAM (necessary when you want to run several greedy tools) the price is still interesting. But beware: this additional RAM breaks the manufacturer's warranty seal. So do it once everything is well installed and validated.
Concerning the installation: I didn't manage to install Debian, even with the most recent image.
Windows10 was a bit shaky: drivers were missing. The iso I used was not very young but even on the net it was difficult to find them.
In the end, it's with Ubuntu that I got the best out of it: lightning installation and everything works the first time.
I would recommend this laptop to anyone who wants to use Ubuntu for office or development purposes (as long as you add RAM for the latter).
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