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MSI's slick Prestige laptop earns its name

MSI's new ultrabook for businesses is quite the looker.

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MSI Prestige PS42

This is gaming company MSI's go at a slim and sexy laptop.

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MSI Prestige PS42

It's a pretty good go. 

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MSI Prestige PS42

It's really thin and light, weighing in at just 1.19 kg and 15.9mm (2.6 pounds, 0.65 inches).

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MSI Prestige PS42

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MSI Prestige PS42

It can be configured with an 8th-gen Intel Core i7 chip and Nvidia GeForce MX150 graphics. 

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MSI Prestige PS42

It also has a fingerprint scanner. 

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MSI Prestige PS42

A lot of laptops this thin can have uncomfortable keyboards. It was the first thing I wanted to test on the Prestige, but typing felt comfortable in my very brief time with it. 

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MSI Prestige PS42

It'll be available in Q3 of this year. 

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MSI Prestige PS42

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