This laptop is BEASTLY. - MSI CES Laptops Showcase
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Thanks to MSI for sponsoring this first look!
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Check out more details about MSI laptops at msi.gm and get a Titan 18 HX at msi.gm MSI flew out to our HQ to give us an early look at some stuff before CES. What's new and exciting this year round with their gaming and business laptops? Join Alex as he finds out! Oh, and get a sneak peak at The Claw too! It's pretty epic! Want us to unbox something? Make a suggestion at lmg.gg ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: lmg.gg ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: lmg.gg ► PRODUCTS WE USE ON THE SHORTCIRCUIT SET: lmg.gg FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Instagram: @shortcircuityt TikTok: @linustech Facebook: @ShortCircuitYT CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:26 The Titan 18 HX 1:49 Disassembly: I Hope it Doesn't Break 2:19 The Components: One Chamber to Rule Them All 3:48 IT'S ALIVE 4:20 The Stealth 18 4:40 Comparing Mini-LED to OLED: We Did it Anyways! 5:34 The Speakers: Crab Rave! 6:23 The Specs & AI Features: M-S-Kynet? 7:24 The Body: Jam Packed 7:52 RGB: It's Lit 8:25 The Cyborg 14 8:50 The Specs & Weight: Small, but Powerful 9:44 The Screen & IO: Fun for the Whole Robot Family 10:13 The Prestige 16 & 13 AI EVO 11:32 The Specs & Features: Let's Get Down to Business! 12:31 The Claw 13:09 Outro
MSI brings an early CES reveal through this sponsored first look, with host Alex examining a lineup that includes the Titan 18 HX, the Stealth 18, the Cyborg 14, and the Prestige series. The video kicks off by highlighting the Titan 18 HX, a power-dense beast driven by an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor with 24 cores, capable of turbo speeds up to 5.8 GHz on a couple of cores and up to 5.2 GHz on all cores, all within a chassis that reportedly channels up to 2700 watts of total power draw. Viewers are treated to a tactile tour of the machine, including a Cherry keyboard and an unconventional cooling strategy centered on a massive vapor chamber that runs across much of the laptop’s footprint, plus aero-foot design intended to improve airflow under the chassis. The host also emphasizes the scale of the internal upgrade path, noting three SSD slots with Gen 5 and Gen 4 support and 64 GB of RAM, underscored by thoughtful thermal management and a high-wattage charger that underlines the machine’s raw performance orientation. The segment closes with a focus on user-facing features like the keyboard’s RGB ambiance and an emphasis on MSI's engineering intent to pack extreme performance into a relatively compact footprint while maintaining practical usability for gaming and content creation.
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Questions answered
- What is the processor in the Titan 18 HX and what are its core/thread capabilities?
- The Titan 18 HX uses an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor with 24 cores, capable of boosting to 5.8 GHz on some cores and up to 5.2 GHz across all cores.
- How many SSD slots does the Titan 18 HX have and what generations are supported?
- It has three SSD slots, with one Gen 5 and two Gen 4 slots.
- What feature is MSI highlighting with ambient keyboard lighting on the Stealth and related models?
- MSI highlights ambient RGB lighting for the keyboard and a surrounding light strip to illuminate the keys even if individual keys are dimmed.