MSI has got loads of new laptops for content creators this year, and they’ve sponsored
our trip to CES 2024 to check it all out!
Most of these laptops actually share a chassis with MSI’s gaming models, but they use white
lighting instead of RGB, have cleaner looking designs for professional work environments,
and may have ISV certifications to guarantee reliability in creator applications.
I like to think of them as stealthy gaming laptops.
Take MSI’s new Creator 16 AI Studio for example, which is similar to their Stealth
16 gaming laptop.
But this creator design has a Mini-LED screen, and it looks great with 1000 nits of brightness
and 100% of DCI-P3 coverage.
It’s available with up to Nvidia RTX 4090 graphics, or you can go for Nvidia’s more
professional RTX 5000 Ada laptop GPU - which is basically the newer version of Quadro.
It’s also using Intel’s Meteor Lake processors, so it may not have as many cores and threads
compared to some of the bigger laptops we’ll get to, but it does mean the integrated NPU
can be used to accelerate AI workloads locally.
Now it's no good having AI hardware unless you’ve actually got software to use it,
so MSI are providing a number of useful AI software features with their laptops.
Take AI Artist for example.
This allows for offline text to image generation, or image to text generation, all from your
laptop.
No need for sending sensitive data to the cloud for processing, it’s all handled through
MSI’s local app.
You can even export images as PSD files for Photoshop with separate layers ready for editing.
It’s still in development, but I can absolutely see software like this giving a huge boost
in productivity for content creators.
At less than 2kg and under 2cm thin, the Creator 16 AI Studio is more portable compared to
MSI’s Creator 16 HX, which is up next.
The Creator M16 HX is a little thicker, but with the extra space you can go up to Intel’s
latest Core i9-14900HX processor and Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics.
If you saw my last video on MSI’s gaming laptops and think it looks familiar, you’re
not mistaken.
It’s the same chassis as MSI’s Crosshair, Pulse and Sword gaming laptops, but the design
is cleaner and more professional looking.
The M16 HX has a PCIe Gen 5 storage slot available, just in case you want to upgrade to super
fast next-gen storage, which may be particularly useful for video editors working with large
files.
MSI also has the smaller Creator M14 if you’re after more portability.
It’s actually using the same chassis as MSI’s new Cyborg 14 gaming laptop, but again
the design is a bit more professional with black plastic instead of translucent blue
and white keyboard lighting instead of blue.
Although the gaming version still has a 100% sRGB screen option, the Creator M14 offers
an even higher quality 2.8K screen for content creators with 100% of DCI-P3 coverage.
The M14 is one of the few 14 inch laptops with two memory slots for upgrades, and with
up to Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics and Intel 13th gen Core i7 processor it’ll be able to get
work done on the go.
Next up is MSI’s Creator Z17 HX, and I’m quite familiar with this chassis because I
used the 2022 version as my personal laptop for a year.
It looks the same on the outside, but things change on the inside, because this year it's
got the latest Wi-Fi 7 and it goes up to Intel’s new top-end Core i9-14900HX processor with
Nvidia RTX 4070 graphics.
The 17” QHD+ touchscreen still looks great, and with pen support it’s great for digital
artists.
And with I/O including Thunderbolt and an SD card slot, creators will have no problem
connecting anything.
MSI also has the larger and more powerful Creator Pro X18 HX coming this year, but unfortunately
it wasn’t on show at CES, so I’m instead showing some clips of MSI’s just announced
Titan 18 HX, which the CreatorPro X18 HX shares.
A key difference is the creator model gets Nvidia’s new RTX 5000 Ada laptop GPU and
ISV certification, so it’s ready to give creators reliable desktop level performance.
It’s got an excellent 18” Mini-LED screen with high color gamut and 1000 nits of brightness
- perfect for creators, as well as Intel’s newest top-end Core i9-14900HX processor,
vapor chamber cooler, fast SD card slot, 4 slots of RAM, 3 M.2 storage slots with one
being the latest PCIe Gen 5 for fast SSD speeds, and higher than ever CPU and GPU power limits,
which equals faster performance.
Basically this thing has it all.
But if that’s too big for you, then MSI also have their Prestige AI series, which
are perfect for business users who want a thin laptop with a clean design for productivity,
but there are also some good options for creators too.
As you probably guessed by AI in the name, these also use Intel’s new Meteor Lake processors.
The Prestige 13 AI Evo is the smallest, weighing in at just 990g, or less than 2.2lb, and with
Type-C charging this is a perfect for those on the go who want extreme portability.
Plus there’s a 2.8K OLED screen, which just makes all content look great.
The Prestige 14 AI Studio is slightly bigger, but the extra space allows it to pack a bigger
punch.
This 14 inch model has up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and even Nvidia RTX
4060 graphics.
It’s also got 2 upgradeable memory slots - something that’s uncommon for 14 inch
laptops, and it somehow has a 90Wh battery, which is the biggest I’ve ever seen in any
14 inch laptop ever.
Combined with a 144Hz screen option, it could easily handle some gaming after work too.
If you need even more performance, then MSI also has the Prestige 16 AI Studio, a larger
16 inch laptop.
This means a bigger OLED screen, the largest possible 99.9Wh battery, and up to Nvidia
RTX 4070 graphics along with Intel’s highest end Core Ultra 9 chips.
Oh, and just like the creator laptops, all the Prestige models are also equipped with
the latest Wi-Fi 7 for next gen network speeds.
MSI’s new Creator and Prestige series mean there’s something in every size for everyone,
whether you need a laptop for content creation, serious business work, or even just a cleaner
look for gaming.
You can find out about all of MSI’s new gaming laptops in this video, they’ve made
a lot of changes in 2024, so I’ll see you in that video next!