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We've seen plenty of monitor and peripheral announcements throughout this week, but there have also been some interesting announcements on the laptop front. This week, MSI announced the expansion of its creator line up laptops, the world's first to be powered by Intel's new 10th Gen six-core processors.
The new Prestige 14, Prestige 15 and Modern 14 laptops are all on the way and will be on full display at IFA in September. According to MSI, Intel's new 10th Gen six-core processors deliver up to 50 percent faster performance depending on the task, so photo or video editors in particular should see a big boost.
Here is the spec breakdown so far for each of these new laptops:
| Prestige 14 | Prestige 15 | Modern 14 | |
| Processor | Up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 U-Processor | Up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processors | |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 With Max-Q Design, 4GB GDDR5 | Up to NVIDIA®
GeForce® MX250 2GB GDDR5 |
|
| Display | Up to 14″ 4K UHD (3840×2160), 100% AdobeRGB, Thin Bezel IPS-Level Panel (Optional) | Up to 15.6″ 4K UHD (3840×2160), 100% AdobeRGB, Thin Bezel IPS-Level Panel (Optional) | 14″ FHD (1920*1080),
close to 100%sRGB Thin Bezel IPS-Level |
| Storage | 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA) | 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3), support Intel M.2 NVMe SSD Device only Intel M.2 NVMe SSD Device only |
1 x M.2 SSD Combo (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA) |
| Memory | Up to 16GB LPDDR3-2133 (onboard) | 2 x DDR4 (Max 64GB) | 1 x DDR4 (Max 32GB) |
| I/O Port | 2 x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP / Thunderbolt™3) with PD charging
2x Type-A USB2.0 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1 x Micro SD Card Reader |
2 x Type-C (USB3.2 Gen2 / DP / Thunderbolt™3) with PD charging
2 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1x Micro SD Card Reader |
2 x Type-C USB3.2 Gen1
2 x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1 1 x SD (XC/HC) 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz) |
| Network | Up to Intel Wi-Fi 6
(802.11 ax) + Bluetooth v5 |
Up to Intel Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax) + Bluetooth v5 | Intel Wireless-AC 9560 + Bluetooth v5 |
| Keyboard | Backlit Keyboard (Single-Color, White) | ||
| Dimension | 12.56″ x 8.46″ x 0.63″ | 14.05″ x 9.20″ x 0.63″ | 12.68″ x 8.74″ x 0.63″ |
| Weight | 2.84 lbs. | 3.64 lbs. | 2.62 lbs. |
| Color | Carbon Gray
White (Coming Soon) |
Carbon Gray | Carbon Gray |
To go along with this new trio of laptops, MSI is also launching a USB-C docking station, which can allow you to hook up to three additional displays, while also providing extra USB ports, another Ethernet port and a combo jack for headphones/microphone through a single input.
KitGuru Says: We'll be at IFA in September so no doubt we'll be getting up close with these laptops soon enough. Are many of you looking to pick up a new laptop this year?
