I recommend this Windows laptop to creatives and professionals - even if it's meant for gamers

• MSI's new Raider 18 HX is retailing for $4,000.
• This is, without a doubt, the most powerful laptop I've tested in 2025, due to its Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 GPU.
• As you can imagine, it is quite expensive and rather heavy.

At Amazon, the MSI Raider 18 HX with the GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is on sale for $4,250, a $950 discount.

2025 has been a big year for mega nerds like me with the launch of Nvidia's RTX 50-series graphics cards. These cards have had a big impact on gaming, and I've been dying to try one out. Recently, I got that opportunity with MSI's new Raider 18 HX AI, a gaming laptop that is a behemoth in every sense. 

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