Light relief
The latest laptop from Taiwanese firm MSI is an affordable model that ticks many of the most important boxes, with one of the latest-generation Intel processors, a decent, spacious screen and a nicely designed case.
The Intel i7-1255U processor is backed up by 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. We’d have preferred to see 16GB, because the processor is more than capable of carrying out serious work,