Review on MSI Prestige 14 Evo Professional Laptop: 14&#34 by Matt Wigfall

Overall good value for money. Keyboard: Comfortable, moves well and has a nice backlight. I like the full size arrow keys, I don't like using Home/End function keys (which I personally use more than Page Up/Page Down). Trackpad: Works well, short but wide. However, it's so wide that I often find that I'm on the right side for comfortable use, and clicking sometimes triggers a right-click action. Screen: good, matte. It's not 3:2, which is what all the cool kids like these days. Performance: not bad! You can find benchmarks online, all I know is that it all loads fast. Port Selection: Better than most of this size. Having two Thunderbolt ports side by side is very handy. I think the USB-A port is slower than it could be. Noise development: The fans are audible during normal use, but I don't find that annoying. However, under load (gaming) or while charging when the battery is below 90%, the thing blows like crazy. This can be distracting, although headphones block it out. IR Camera/Fingerprint Sensor: I can't tell you because I'm using LInux and MSI doesn't provide drivers for any of these things. Sound: very good. Build Quality: Pretty solid and looks good when understated. The bottom plate is a little flexible, but you'll only notice it if you lift it up. Other than that it looks pretty good, not cheap but not like something machined from aluminum. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make for weight and price.