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It’s a great machine offering next-gen performance and an all-day battery life. I highly recommend this device to professional users who need something they can take to and from the office without worrying about it dying during the workday. Of course, it’s well-rounded enough to be useful to a variety of consumers, but it is on the pricey side. Before I get into the pricing, let’s go over its design, because MSI made great choices here.
It is a perfect travel companion, weighing just 2.18 pounds. Yet despite its ultra-lightweight design, the laptop doesn’t feel flimsy, thanks to its magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis. It passes the one-finger test, which means you can open the lid with a single finger. The test also shows how the laptop’s weight is evenly distributed, ensuring the computer won’t slide off your lap or lift off the desk.
I even liked how the bottom of the display extends past the laptop, lifting the machine a little when you open it. This small design flourish does two things.
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First, the extra space between the Prestige 13 and the surface it’s sitting on allows for better airflow and ergonomics. Your hand rests at an angle when on the wrist rest. Combined with the soft, bouncy keyboard, the end result is a very comfortable typing experience. I don’t believe I’ve ever tested a laptop with the same comfort level as MSI’s machine.
This problem became noticeable when I opened a new document on Google Docs and was greeted by what seemed to be a cramped window layout. Even when I hid portions of the tab I was on, everything still looked cluttered. It would’ve been great if MSI had put the 5MP webcam into a lip jutting out from the top of the display; doing so would’ve given the OLED screen more room.
Working on a 13-inch display is something that takes getting used to, and adjusting to a higher resolution is one way around the smaller physical space. However, that results in smaller text and icons, something not everyone will feel is a trade-off that’s worth it.
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In order to test its performance, I ran the Prestige 13 through a series of tasks. I opened as many windows, tabs, and apps as I could to see if there would be any slowdown — and there was. The laptop froze a few times as it struggled to support everything, although it quickly returned to normal after a few seconds.
Other tests involved running benchmarking apps, and the results were impressive. On PCMark 10, the laptop initially earned a high score of 6,333. The app showed the computer does very well when performing general office workloads.
Source : ZDNet