MSI has the ugliest and prettiest laptop designs at Computex

Computex often surfaces odd hardware—ferrofluid cases and GPUs with Swarovski crystals have made an appearance—and this year MSI delivered two extreme laptop designs: one the writer admired and another they found off‑putting. The Prestige 14 Flip AI+ is the favourite, offered in two Vincent van Gogh themes based on Starry Night and Starry Night Over the Rhône.

The artwork covers the lid and is echoed by a similarly coloured keyboard, and MSI bundles a themed mouse pad, box, Bluetooth mouse and an ID badge. It uses Intel Core Ultra processors with no dedicated GPU, includes an OLED display, and should still handle some games even if it isn’t a full gaming rig; MSI’s previous artisan Ukiyo‑e edition sat around the $1,500 to $2,000 mark.

At the other end of the spectrum sits the Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic.

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