MSI Prestige 14 A12UC, i7-1280P
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Average of 3 scores (from 7 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI Prestige 14 A12UC, i7-1280P
Source: Unbox

The Prestige 14 2022 is a decent business laptop from MSI that can be used for both work and play, and its design makes it one of the sleeker offerings the brand has to offer. However, the high power consumption of the Prestige 14 2022’s processor, along with a rather undersized battery, leads to a short battery life.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/29/2022
Source: Techradar

The MSI Prestige 14” is excellent for productivity and business use cases, but it is not ideal for creators or visual content editors. The Prestige was able to power through days of email, spreadsheets, and text documents without breaking a sweat and was a joy to use. The additional ports were a breath of fresh air, as most laptops seem to be moving towards just Thunderbolt ports. The security options made signing in effortless, with two quick, more secure, and faster options than even the most complex alphanumeric passcode. Visually, we’re a big fan, as we love matte dark greys and minimalist designs. The barely-there logo and dark accents were also aspects that we appreciated. A considerable deficit for this laptop is the lack of battery life, which is not as long as might be expected - however, the MSI Prestige 14” is worth considering if you are looking for a powerhouse that mostly lives at a desk and is not always on the go.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/20/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Digital Trends

The MSI Prestige 14 offers strong productivity performance and can tackle some creative tasks as well. It doesn’t last long on a charge, though and it has a few old-school design elements. It has the basics covered, even if it’s far from the most cutting-edge laptop.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/30/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Mi Mundo Gadget

Positive: Beautiful display; powerful processor; great dedicated graphics card; 1TB SSD storage. Negative: Non-expandable RAM; 60Hz refresh rate.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/15/2023
Source: ITHardware.pl

Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/12/2023
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: ITHardware.pl

Positive: Powerful processor; comfortable keyboard; good connectivity; modern design; fast SSD storage; compact size.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/29/2023
Source: Komputerswiat

Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; great dedicated grapics; slim size; good cooling system; high gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/08/2022
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip. Offers 2048 shaders and is offered in different TGP (power consumption) variants from 35 to 80 Watt with different clock speeds and therefore performance. Older variant with 4GB VRAM.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
i7-1280P: The flagship Alder Lake-P CPU featuring 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This i7 is designed for use in ultra-light laptops; its performance cores feature the thread-doubling Hyper-Threading technology for whopping 20 threads in total. The CPU runs at 1.3 GHz to 4.8 GHz and has an "Enterprise" tier vPro feature set. Core i7-1280P has a Base Power of 28 W and the 96 EU Iris Xe iGPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00":
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.