If Windows laptops in 2026 are going to be as powerful and lightweight as this, I'm excited

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• MSI launched two new business-minded laptops at CES 2026 with Intel "Panther Lake" chips. 
• The Prestige series features a 13, 14, and 16-inch, with standard OLED displays. 
• The Modern series comes in a 14 and 16-inch and is priced around the $1,000 mark. 

MSI is doing something different this year at CES.  The gaming laptop maker that released such beasts such as the Titan 18 HX AI last year, just announced two new lineups of thin and light professionally-minded laptops.

The new Prestige AI+ series is the brand's flagship ultraportable line, available in a 13-,14-, and 16-inch clamshell or 2-in-1 convertible in the latter two sizes. They feature the new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" processors, have standard OLED displays, and showcase MSI's ...