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MSI Titan 18 HX AI Review: the ultimate 18-inch gaming laptop
Apr 24, 2025
Epic performance and stunning visuals are prerequisites when you’re spending over six grand for a gaming laptop.
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The best of the best gaming laptops are all about performance, and none have pushed the numbers in our benchmarks further than the MSI Titan 18 HX AI. This 18-inch monster brings an Intel “Arrow Lake HX” Core Ultra 9 processor with 24 cores and Nvidia’s flagship GeForce RTX 5090 GPU with 24GB of dedicated memory. Add triple SSDs, including one with PCIe Gen 5, and this is as serious as a laptop gets.
Naturally, this technological marvel isn’t cheap, and it does have downsides, which you’ll want to consider before forking over a bank account-crushing $6,379.
Design of the MSI Titan 18 HX AI
Even had MSI not invested time in making this laptop look good, it would stand out for its size alone. Measuring 15.9 x 12.08 x 1.26 inches and weighing 7.93 pounds, this massive slab requires dedication to transport. It's a size up from the Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 with a smaller screen(14.06 x 10.0 x 1.18 inches, 5.51 pounds).
The high-quality magnesium-aluminum chassis resists flexing, including the huge lid. Most of the laptop is MSI’s usual black, but a gray underside and rear protrusion add contrast. The turquoise rubber highlights across the back and bottom add much-needed color to the otherwise Darth Vader look. The lid logo and the touchpad (which is flush with the palm rest, having no physical border) are both RGB-lit and configurable in the SteelSeries app.
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