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MSI Raider 18 Series

MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIGProcessor: Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX, Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-14900HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
Display: 18.00 inch
Weight: 3.557kg, 3.6kg
Price: 3400, 4350 euro
Average Score: 84.39% - good
Average of 7 scores (from 8 reviews)
price: 79%, performance: 96%, features: 74%, display: 92%, mobility: 64%, workmanship: 89%, ergonomy: 84%, emissions: 69%

 

MSI Raider 18 HX A14V

Specifications

MSI Raider 18 HX A14VNotebook: MSI Raider 18 HX A14V
Processor: Intel Raptor Lake-HX i9-14900HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU 12288 MB
Display: 18.00 inch, 16:10, 3840 x 2400 pixels
Weight: 3.557kg
Price: 3400 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Price comparison

Average Score: 80% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

84.7% MSI Raider 18 HX A14V review: Titan performance without the Titan price | Notebookcheck
The new Raider 18 drops many of the "unnecessary" features of the Titan 18 while keeping the same high-end CPU, GPU, and display options available. It therefore offers the same gaming and visual experience but for much cheaper prices to be an easier recommendation even for enthusiasts.
80% MSI Raider 18 HX review: As powerful as it is heavy
Source: PC World English
I’ve come away from with somewhat mixed feelings. The benchmarks are just like my feelings, actually. Mixed and messy. When this laptop excels, it absolutely slays. The display is gorgeous and can get so bright you could feasibly pull off that “hacker in the dark” look Shutterstock is so fond of. You know the one, where somehow the single monitor in the dark room seems to be bright as the sun. That’s this display. Seriously. And for gamers, there’s plenty of great touches. The RGB is everything a gamer could want (everything a business casual person will hate) and the glowing logo that matches your preferences is the cherry on top. I could probably get used to the trackpad placement or, better yet, turn it off in favor of a gaming mouse. But there’s other areas that hold me back.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/05/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% MSI Raider 18 HX review: As powerful as it is heavy
Source: PC World English
I’ve come away from with somewhat mixed feelings. The benchmarks are just like my feelings, actually. Mixed and messy. When this laptop excels, it absolutely slays. The display is gorgeous and can get so bright you could feasibly pull off that “hacker in the dark” look Shutterstock is so fond of. You know the one, where somehow the single monitor in the dark room seems to be bright as the sun. That’s this display. Seriously. And for gamers, there’s plenty of great touches. The RGB is everything a gamer could want (everything a business casual person will hate) and the glowing logo that matches your preferences is the cherry on top. I could probably get used to the trackpad placement or, better yet, turn it off in favor of a gaming mouse. But there’s other areas that hold me back.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/05/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Đánh giá MSI Raider 18 HX: 1 năm trôi qua, vẫn đánh bại mọi tựa game max setting 4K, Ngộ Không không ngoại lệ!
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Impressive design; powerful processor; great GPU; high gaming performance; rich set of ports; decent ergonomics.good cooling system. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/11/2024
Đánh giá MSI Raider 18 HX: 1 năm trôi qua, vẫn đánh bại mọi tựa game max setting 4K, Ngộ Không không ngoại lệ!
Source: Cell Phones VN→EN
Positive: Impressive design; powerful processor; great GPU; high gaming performance; rich set of ports; decent ergonomics.good cooling system. Negative: Overheats while using.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 09/11/2024

 

MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIG

Specifications

MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIGNotebook: MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIG
Processor: Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 9 285HX
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop 16384 MB
Display: 18.00 inch, 16:10, 3840 x 2400 pixels
Weight: 3.6kg
Price: 4350 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Price comparison

Average Score: 86.5% - good

Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

80% Extrem flotter Gaming-Laptop mit RTX 5080
Source: PC Welt German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 80%
90% Ich konnte die Performance nicht glauben
Source: Gamestar German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/07/2025
Rating: Total score: 90%
91% MSI Raider 18 HX AI Review en Español (Análisis completo)
Source: Profesional Review Spanish ES→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/09/2025
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 79% performance: 96% display: 99% mobility: 75% workmanship: 93%
85% Test MSI Raider 18 HX AI (A2XW). Laptop z Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX i NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Source: ITHardware.pl Turkish PL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/11/2025
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 100%

 

Comment

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.


These graphics cards are able to play the latest and most demanding games in high resolutions and full detail settings with enabled Anti-Aliasing.

NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: High-end graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 12 GB GDDR6 (192 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 60 - 150W (+ Dynamic Boost). 

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop: A fast graphics card from the Blackwell family for laptops that is based on the GB203 chip and uses 8,192 shaders and 16 GB GDDR7 graphics memory (256-bit graphics bus).

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Raptor Lake-HX:

i9-14900HX: High-end mobile hybrid processor based on the Raptor Lake architecture with 24 cores and 32 threads. Clocks at a maximum of 5.8 GHz (P cores).

Intel Arrow Lake:

Ultra 9 285HX: Mobile high-end CPU for gaming notebooks based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Offers 24 cores consisting of 8 fast performance cores with up to 5.5 GHz and 16 smaller efficiency cores with up to 4.6 GHz clock speed. The CPU can access 40 MB L2 cache and 36 MB L3 cache and is specified with a TDP of 55 watts. The SoC integrates a small dedicated NPU called AI Boost with 13 TOPS (Int8) and optionally supports vPro Enterprise.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


3.557 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

3.6 kg:


84.39%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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MSI Raider 18 HX AI A2XWIG
Stefan Hinum, 2025-07-20 (Update: 2025-07-20)