MSI Prestige PS42: High-performing ultrabook designed with blinders on

The laptop is thin and portable, but don't leave its charging adaptor at home. Oh, and let's not talk about the unremarkable black adaptor

At a price of Rs 99,990, the MSI Prestige PS42 is not an entry-level ultrabook. It looks like one, even though it does not perform like one. It’s all very confusing.

I am tempted to say let’s not judge this book by its cover. But that’s exactly where I will start. It’s the first ultrabook from the stable of Taiwanese gaming-powerhouse MSI. And it deserves our full attention.

Build and design

The good news: the PS42 is the lightest of them all. And I am not talking about bulky top-performing laptops but notebooks that are called notebooks for a reason.