 Just at first sight, you will fall in love with the new MSI Prestige 15 as the only aluminum chassis is stunning and durable at the same time. There is also very little branding, with only a small MSI Loba that comes in the color of the device, but it's not just books. The Prestige 15 has several neat tricks up its sleeve. Stay with us, just leave them all. Despite carrying a 15.6 inch display and discrete GPU options, the laptop weighs only 1.69 kg and has a profile of 18.9 mm. A good keyboard and touchpad combo is essential for any self-respecting notebook, and here we have a bit of a mixed bag. The keyboard lacks a numpad, despite the spacing between the keys being small enough. On the other hand, the keycaps are pretty large and there is a backlight. The experience itself is okay, as the key travel could have been longer and the feedback clickier. The touchpad is another story, with a very smooth glass cover and an aspect ratio that is pretty wide. The responsiveness and accuracy are also fantastic. The science feature pretty decent I.O. with two Thunderbolt 4 ports included, which could be used for ultra-fast file transfers, connection to external displays or even charging the notebook. We also have two full-sized USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, HDMI 2.0, audio jack and a microSD card reader. Many thin and light laptops come with soldered memory these days, so with the case with the new Prestige 15. However, it's a nice surprise to see that there are not one, but two N.2 PCI-EX4 slots available, one of which supports the ultra-fast Gen4 drives. If you want to see how to open the device, check out our disassembly video. We are able to reinvest more in our laboratory, thus making even more helpful videos for you. Thank you, you're awesome! There are two display options with IPS panel that come in full HD or 4K resolution. We chose the former option and it is a great display for creator work and general use. The viewing angles are good, ensuring a good multimedia experience, while a max brightness of 300 nits should be enough for most situations. The display shows near-complete coverage of the SRGB gamut, and the colors get very accurate once we applied our design and gaming profile, which you can get in the description. Something more important, it doesn't use harmful PWM for all brightness levels. Despite carrying 14 cores and 20 threads, the Core i7-1280p is able to keep its 82Wh battery pack, lasting for 13 hours and 3 minutes of web browsing or 11 hours and 3 minutes of video playback. It manages to do this while delivering as much performance as a top-of-the-line 45W CPU from the last year. It also outperforms everything that AMD currently has in its arsenal, so things are looking pretty bleak for Team Red. GPU performance isn't as great, being that the laptop is offered with up to a 40W RTX 3050Ti. But given that this isn't a gaming laptop, it's more than enough for general use or even content creation. The CPU and GPU are kept cool by two heat pipes, two fans and two heat sinks. The Core i7's clock speeds deep a bit in the later stages of the stress test, but things remain cool, with the CPU maxing out at 84°C. On the GPU side, the 40W TGP is pretty limiting, with a 1.5GHz clock at the 30 minutes mark with the max fans setting. The outside gets quite warm, having an external temperature of 53°C. The Prestige 15 is not a perfect laptop, but it gets enough stuff right to get a solid recommendation. Mainly, its performance is off the charts, which can outshine its faults better than any other laptop we've seen recently. Also, it comes with some good surprises as the IR face recognition scanner and a fingerprint sensor. What is your most and least favorite feature of the Prestige 15? Tell us in the comments below. And if you want to see more tests and details about the device, you can read our in-depth review.