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MSI Prestige 16 AI+ Evo Ultra 9 288V 32GB RAM 2TB SSD 16” 4K OLED $2397 + Del ($0 to Metro/ OnePass/ C&C) @ Officeworks

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MSI Prestige 16 AI+ Evo Ultra 9 288V 32GB RAM 2TB SSD 16” 4K OLED $2397 + Del ($0 to Metro/ OnePass/ C&C) @ Officeworks
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antik on 19/06/2025 - 08:14 officeworks.com.au (1598 clicks)
Last edited 19/06/2025 - 12:00 by 1 other user

Outstanding value on a sleek, lightweight ultrabook featuring a stunning 16” OLED display. Powered by Intel’s latest ultra-efficient Core Ultra 9 288V with next-gen integrated graphics (140V), it’s more than capable of handling creative workloads, content creation, and even light gaming, all while remaining whisper quiet and cool.

If you’re after even better value, check out the B2VMG-025AU, available for $1997: https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/msi-presti…

This model is identical in every way, except it comes with the Core Ultra 7 258V CPU and a 1TB SSD. I personally use this exact configuration and easily upgraded it with an extra 1TB SSD in the secondary slot.

The Ultra 7 258V delivers near-identical performance to the Ultra 9 288V (within ~5%) but runs significantly cooler and more efficiently, with a base power of just 8W compared to 17W.

This is currently the only laptop on the market pairing Intel’s 200-series Lunar Lake CPUs with a massive 99.9Wh battery, making it one of the longest-lasting x86 laptops available today. Many reviewers are reporting over 20 hours of battery life with local video playback.

Both screens are only 60hz, not 120hz listed by Officeworks

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  • Soapdroid on 19/06/2025 - 08:20
    +2

    Nice find. I recently bought a 258v lenovo and I'm loving the battery life

    • Brakus on 19/06/2025 - 08:43

      What model is this? Can you provide the link?

      • Soapdroid on 19/06/2025 - 13:19

        Wrong link before. It's this one And I love everything about it

        • Brakus on 19/06/2025 - 13:54

          how much did you get it for? It is currently advertised as $2,519.00

  • Jacko1235 on 19/06/2025 - 08:34

    How good of a deal is this and the 258v? I'm very tempted.

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 08:38

      Considering it’s more than $1000 off RRP for both models, I wouldn’t hesitate. 258V would be the one to go for if you prioritise battery life

      • Jacko1235 on 19/06/2025 - 08:41

        Nice, I had no idea what the discount was

  • scud70 on 19/06/2025 - 08:35
    +3

    very nice… 258v is more than enough you don't get enough of an uplift with the ultra 9 (as you pointed out), i would have posted the Ultra 7 as the deal and listed the 9 as the other option hehe

  • reactor-au on 19/06/2025 - 08:49

    Can get similar from zenbook and yoga 7 for same prices

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 08:52
      +1

      Great laptops but none of which feature a 4K OLED

      • JownehFixIT on 19/06/2025 - 08:55

        4K @ 16"…. Isn't that overkill?! I mean a laptop is closer to your eyes than almost any monitor position. But I think of 27" 4K monitors and honestly wonder why they exist, as surely no one can distinguish pixels at that size/distance!

        • Zeee on 19/06/2025 - 09:03
          +1

          If you enlarge the text, it will look super sharp. Thats the beauty of 4k. On top oled, love

        • antik on 19/06/2025 - 09:04
          +2

          I wouldn’t say overkill, but there is definitely a difference over 2K, even 3K with tasks like high-DPI photo editing, UI design or text heavy coding

  • muwu on 19/06/2025 - 09:38

    Nice write-up OP 👍

  • muwu on 19/06/2025 - 09:41

    Anyone have experience with durability (e.g. chassis, hinge) on this line?

    I've had one MSI (GL63) and the plastic-fantastic disintegrated with the daily lug in a padded backpack.

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 09:49
      +1

      I’ve been using mine for a few weeks now and have been very impressed. The chassis is made from a magnesium-aluminium alloy, which explains why it’s so incredibly light without feeling flimsy. While I can’t comment on long-term hinge durability just yet, everything feels solid so far.

      One detail I really appreciate is that the screen can be lifted with one hand - no need to hold down the palm rest. It also folds completely flat to 180 degrees, so there’s no risk of accidentally overextending it and putting stress on the hinges. It’s clearly been thoughtfully engineered.

      • Helenn on 19/06/2025 - 19:52

        How glossy is the screen on your Ultra 7 258V model? Saw a review saying it was very reflective. It's pretty bright but that's still making me wary

        • antik on 19/06/2025 - 20:28
          +1

          It’s pretty similar to every OLED TV and monitor I’ve used. I think this is standard gloss level across all OLED panels. It’s no where near as glossy as my old non-OLED Dell XPS laptop. That had an entire thick sheet of glass for its screen which was super glossy in comparison. I personally much prefer gloss over matte. Every matte screen I’ve used either dulls the colours and/or decreases contrast. Gloss is the only way to accurately reproduce the colours the panel can produce.

          • Helenn on 20/06/2025 - 10:42

            @antik: Thanks! That's reassuring, can't see it in store

    • Butt Scratcher on 19/06/2025 - 10:01
      +1

      It will probably be more durable. I'm guessing the hinge peeled away from the screen?

      Usually metal laptops epoxy the hinge mount to the screen, which will probably be better compared to the way it's done on plastic laptops.

      They will still weaken overtime if you abuse it though (dont hold laptop by screen, dont adjust screen angle with one side, try to lift screen from middle).

      Best case scenario is on a metal laptop with milled mount points, but its pretty uncommon. About the only manufacturers you could probably rely on that will do that consistently as far as i'm aware of is Apple and razer

  • Thatduckling on 19/06/2025 - 10:01
    +1

    How does the 13 inch model compare at $1697?

    https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/msi-presti…

    Aside from obvious differences in screen sizes this appears to come with a 120hz screen QHD OLED screen

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 10:16
      +2

      Also a great choice if you’re wanting something smaller. The 13” is extremely light at 990 grams however it has a smaller 75Whr battery, so runtime wouldn’t be quite as good as the 16” with 99Whr battery, but still excellent. The 13” has a 2.8K OLED screen, however it’s also only 60hz, not 120hz

  • shabaka on 19/06/2025 - 10:21
    -1

    for creative workloads I would still go refurbished MBP 16 (M1 or up) at these prices.. but curious if Intel finally caught up with performance (not just power efficiency) with these chips

    but that's my 2 cents. I'd love to go back to Windows but not convinced yet it would actually be better than MBP 16

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 12:50
      +3

      Well to put things into perspective from a performance standpoint. Ultra 7 258V is about 2x faster than the M1 and 30% faster than the M2. M3 is where things get a bit closer. M3 has marginally faster single core performance, but Ultra 7 has slightly faster multi-core performance. Ultra 7/140V iGPU also has better graphics performance, and over twice as much AI/NPU performance over the M3.

      These new Intel 200-series Lunar Lake chips are manufactured by TSMC using it’s 3NB 3nm process, the same node used for Apple’s M3 chip. This is the first Intel CPU where the chip is entirely outsourced to TSMC, rather than being made in house

      • icarus255 on 20/06/2025 - 00:02

        Jesus! Mate, you really know your laptops.

      • shabaka on 21/06/2025 - 12:05

        thanks I will give them a go. going from i7-1260P laptop (64GB RAM, RTX 3050 Ti) to basic SKU M1 Air was such a game changing experience, that for a while I completely forgot x86 architecture even exists.

        M1 Max (64GB / 2TB) should last me a few years then I'll give windows hardware another go. well, unless I can get a great deal on MBP 16 again. design / build quality / speakers I haven't seen any windows laptops come close to MBP 16, apart from Razer Blades, but they weren't ideal either.

  • jimmycobs on 19/06/2025 - 10:30

    How good is this for gaming? better to wait for a laptop with a GPU?

  • vawiyoci on 19/06/2025 - 10:32
    +1

    Seems like the Ryzen 9 365 version is much faster based on some CPU rankings. #79 vs #200+ for both Intels

    But for some reason the ryzen version is also nearly half a kilo heavier (1.9kg vs 1.5kg for the Intel ones)?

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 11:17
      +1

      Ryzen version would have additional cooling hence the added weight. Ryzen 9 AI 365 uses nearly twice as much power as the Ultra 7 258V, so better multi-core performance is expected. I’d say most people are prioritising battery life and efficiency when looking at a laptop like this

      • vawiyoci on 19/06/2025 - 12:03

        Thanks that's very interesting. Though also kinda funny that the top intel version with 185H and a 4070 gpu still managed to stay at 1.6kg lol.

  • fry888chip on 19/06/2025 - 10:40

    14 inch seems like great value too at $1,897 for the 2TB version https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/msi-presti…

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 11:12

      The 14” is an odd-ball. It has a smaller 90Whr battery and is 1.7kg compared to the 1.5kg 16” with 99Whr battery. It’s a regular alloy chassis, not magnesium-alloy. Also only comes with a 2.8K OLED compared to the 4K OLED 16”

  • muwu on 19/06/2025 - 11:20

    Both screens are only 60hz, not 120hz listed by Officeworks

    So what's our recourse when we received a lappy under-spec'd to the retailer's description?

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 11:22
      +2

      100% refund and keep the item? Haha

      • muwu on 19/06/2025 - 11:26

        Oh fantastic, biting the bullet now!

  • Seajoemama on 19/06/2025 - 11:28

    The 2TB variant is cheaper than the 1TB for the Ultra 7?

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 11:28
      +2

      Prestige 14 versus Prestige 16

      • Seajoemama on 19/06/2025 - 11:39
        +2

        Ugh i hate OW interface. Why would they link the 14 in the spec options for the 16?

        Thanks for clarifying! MSI website says the 14" has 120hz panel, and so I assume OW just copied the same specs and pasted over the other models too.

        • antik on 19/06/2025 - 12:22
          +1

          The 14” does indeed have a 120hz OLED. It’s the only model in the current Prestige line that has a 120hz panel

          • Seajoemama on 19/06/2025 - 13:02

            @antik: Im really torn between one of these and the Macbook Air M3 24/512. The specs on these MSIs are obviously better, but im just not sure on the longevity and battery. Macbooks with M chips on the other hand are known to last 7+ years and have a great battery.

            If i was already a MacOS user, I dont think i would have given it much thought

            • antik on 19/06/2025 - 20:40

              @Seajoemama: Are you talking about battery longevity? There are many ways to look after your battery which a lot of people don’t do. For example, my laptop sits on charge most of the time, so I set the battery maximum charge capacity to 80% instead of 100% - this greatly decreases wear on the battery. When I go mobile, I’ll quickly charge it back up to 100% before hand. Doing this with my 8 year old Dell XPS, it’s still showing 8,350mAh (95+Whr) capacity out of designed 8,500mAh (97Whr), so it is still at 98% battery health. End of the day, the battery is very easy to remove. Take off bottom cover, undo a few screws and the battery is out. A new battery wouldn’t cost more than $200 from MSI if the time ever came. I wonder the cost to put a new battery into a MacBook?

            • John Barosa on 20/06/2025 - 01:05

              @Seajoemama: I bought the M3. I'm actually concenred about longevity. The thing can't be repaired at all. If something happens to it after the applecare warranty, I"ll have to get a new one

  • icarus255 on 19/06/2025 - 12:09

    Can you charge these via USB C powerbanks?

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 12:23
      +2

      You sure can, as long as your powerbank can do 100W PD

      • icarus255 on 19/06/2025 - 17:45

        Well that settles it. I was looking for a nice lappy for EOFY and ended pulling the trigger on the 258V version. Same battery as the 288V with lower base load - makes sense for my needs.

        Thanks OP!

        • antik on 19/06/2025 - 20:44

          Great work, you’ll love it. I’ve repasted the CPU and swapped out the primary Gen 4 SSD for a super efficient Gen 3 SSD (SK Hynix P31 Gold) for even better battery life!

          • icarus255 on 19/06/2025 - 20:57

            @antik: Haha thanks mate, I'll be sure to keep that in mind.

  • Sebajun on 19/06/2025 - 14:59

    I have a 10 year old Zenbook that I still use everyday, but I'm looking at replacing it because Win10 support will end. I'm hoping to find a replacement with similar longevity and am targeting the Zenbook S14 atm, but the price is still steep IMO. Apart from screen size, and more in terms of performance / realiability and potential lifespan, are the Prestige 16 (Core Ultra 7) and Zenbook S14 potentially close?

    • mrpickle on 19/06/2025 - 17:50

      I'm in the same boat. Love my current Zenbook but the S 14 is a bit too pricey for me at the moment.

    • antik on 19/06/2025 - 20:53

      Prestige and Zenbook run the same hardware so reliability and lifespan should be pretty similar. I did consider the Intel Zenbook S16, however it has a much smaller battery than the Prestige 16, and long battery life was my main criteria. Prestige 16 is pretty much the longest runtime windows laptop available

      • Sebajun on 19/06/2025 - 21:12

        Thanks for that! I have a decision to make now..

  • payton on 19/06/2025 - 15:55

    Been using oled 4k 60hz screen the last 5 yrs, can't do another five on 60hz with every other tech at 120hz.

    Very nice specs and price, would have bought if it had been a 3K 120hz oled or IPS. The USB-A port and few others are at the back, its a bit unusual and something the reviewers mentioned.

  • alpln on 19/06/2025 - 17:28
    -3

    2K+ for an Intel CPU is a rip off these days

  • icarus255 on 21/06/2025 - 12:23
    +3

    OK, so if anyone is still interested I picked my up 16" MSI Prestige Ultra 7 258V yesterday and had a little play with it and here are my first impressions:

    Build quality: Okish
    For $3K or even the $2K sale price it looks a bit plain. The case is a light alloy metal which looks and feels ok but compared to other $2K/$3K laptops it just has nothing going for it looks-wise. The lid doesn't stay closed very easily and is very loose to the point that if you held it sideways in your arm it would open slightly on its own.

    Performance: Really good for everyday use. Gaming - not so sure.
    All normal applications like office and browsers run very smooth. I booted up Warhammer 40K: Battlesector and performance was not amazing even on low res and medium settings. I think less gpu-demanding games will be ok.

    Screen:
    Looks good - no complaints.

    Battery:
    This is the definitely the selling feature of this laptop. The battery life is definitely the longest I've seen so far in any of my laptops. I don't know about 25 hours though that they advertise. If you turn the screen brightness all the way down, turn off sound, and were doing very light browsing etc then maybe you could stretch it to 25 hours but yea it's definitely longer than what you'll get in most laptops that's for sure. I played the 40K game on it for about 30 mins and it said there was still 3 hours of battery left so not bad for heavy duty sort of stuff.

    Final verdict: I am still happy with it but only because I wanted that extra long battery life which it delivers but if you only need the battery for a few hours then you could try something else.

    • antik on 21/06/2025 - 23:22
      +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

      I agree with you on the build/chassis – it’s not the most striking laptop to look at. Compared to my old 2015 Dell XPS 15 which was machined from solid alloy with a carbon fibre palm rest, the Prestige feels a bit plain. But to be fair, the XPS is also over 2kg, and this is significantly lighter. There’s something about the minimalist design of the Prestige that I actually quite like though, it’s understated in a good way.

      Did you happen to try running Warhammer while plugged in? Windows can throttle performance on battery to extend runtime, so you might get noticeably better performance when connected to power.

      As for the 25-hour battery life claim, I believe manufacturers usually test under pretty specific conditions, like local video playback at 150 nits brightness. Still, it’s great to hear you’re getting solid battery life in real-world use.

      • antik on 21/06/2025 - 23:28
        +1

        Also, just a thought on the game performance. Some older titles like Battlesector aren’t always well-optimised for newer hardware like the 258V/140V. They were built for older architectures and don’t take full advantage of things like the Xe2 iGPU or modern API’s. Newer games that are optimised for current-gen chips often run better, even if they’re more demanding on paper.

        • icarus255 on 27/06/2025 - 10:24

          Yea plugging it in and switching the laptop to "performance" mode greatly improved the gameplay. Plays like on any other computer and the settings all went higher too. I guess it still means that gaming while travelling (or not having access to power) restricts you to more lighter games.

    • vawiyoci on 27/06/2025 - 08:58

      How's the cooling and fan noise during typical usage?

      • icarus255 on 27/06/2025 - 10:20

        It's beautiful. I don't know if I've become immune to noise after having kids but I don't hear anything from the laptop even playing games. Cooling is great as well. It barely warms during normal usage.

  • PurpleGengar on 24/06/2025 - 13:35

    I know others have said that the 16 inch version has a 60hz refresh rate but I can't find anywhere on MSI website that says what the refresh rate is for that model (Prestige 16 AI+). I can't find much online reviews on this model either. I can find the Prestige 16 AI (without the plus) that reviewers say it's 60hz but again can't find info on the plus version though not sure what differences there are.

    • antik on 24/06/2025 - 15:12

      Here’s the full spec sheet for the Ultra 7 (B2VMG-025AU) from MSI Australia: https://storage-asset.msi.com/specSheet/au/bnp/Prestige%2016…

      It’s definitely 60hz unless otherwise stated, like the 14” with 120hz

      • PurpleGengar on 24/06/2025 - 15:41

        But that doesn't list the refresh rate. Why would you say it's definitely 60hz?

        • antik on 24/06/2025 - 20:11

          Because I’ve spoken with MSI directly before purchasing mine for clarity, as many stores had them listed as 120hz online

      • payton on 24/06/2025 - 15:42

        Scorptec and two other stores listed them as 100hz for some reason
        https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/laptops-&-notebooks/lapt…

        Has anyone gone into display settings and see if 100hz is there?

        • PurpleGengar on 24/06/2025 - 15:49

          I saw that as well. Just seems odd that the 14 inch is 120hz while the 16 inch is 60hz…

          Is there anyone who has this machine that can confirm the refresh rate?

          • antik on 24/06/2025 - 20:13

            @PurpleGengar: The 14” uses an IPS panel instead of OLED. I can confirm the OLED panels are only 60hz, like I stated in the original post

            • mastablasta on 26/06/2025 - 22:31

              @antik: @antik I just purchased the 14". There is a sticker below the screen saying it's an OLED screen.

              • antik on 28/06/2025 - 01:44
                -1

                @mastablasta: It is too, I was looking at the previous Gen 14” AI (non plus) which only has an IPS

  • exc3113nce on 27/06/2025 - 08:59

    @antik thoughts on the ryzen 365 version - the A16? Battery life probably not as good but multi core scores a lot higher

    • antik on 28/06/2025 - 01:48
      -1

      Yep battery life not as good. Depends on your needs. If you need the extra multi-core performance for things like video editing, 3D modelling etc then the Ryzen would be a good pick. General web browsing, Office, video playback etc only use single-core most of the time

      • exc3113nce on 30/06/2025 - 20:23

        Oh you know just the 10 chrome windows each with 50 tabs in it haha

        • antik on 30/06/2025 - 22:50
          -1

          That’s RAM :)

  • PurpleGengar on 01/07/2025 - 15:52

    I also just bought the MSI Prestige AI+ 16" with 258v.

    I previously bought the Acer Swift AI 16 which is the only other 16" weighing at 1.5kg. The Acer looks better and has 120hz but battery was terrible….just using word and browsing internet, low brightness and with energy saver on i could only get 7 hours…..it would generally use about 12% to 15% battery per hour. I dont know how the reviewers get like 10+ hours. Anyway i am hoping the MSI can do much better…

    Wondering whether i wait to see if there are better deals on prime day sale though i dont think there is any other 16" weighing 1.5kg or lower. The only exception is probably zenbook but that is much more expensive…

    • antik on 01/07/2025 - 18:41

      I think you’ll find a good increase in battery life with the 99.9Whr battery in the Prestige compared to the 75Whr in the Swift.

      As for 16” laptops with 200-series Core Ultra weighing 1.5kg or less, it’s just the Prestige, Swift, Zenbook, LG Gram and Galaxy Book5 Pro. Prestige has the largest battery of the bunch

      • exc3113nce on 01/07/2025 - 19:27

        The zenbook may sound impressive on paper but the TDP limiting and general over heating/ noise complaints make it a hard buy at the price.

        • PurpleGengar on 02/07/2025 - 09:54

          Thats what i read as well though those were with the Ryzen…..not sure why they didnt put a lunar lake into the new zenbook

      • vawiyoci on 02/07/2025 - 09:31

        Zenbook

        Was one of the options we were considering but for some reason ASUS went the route of dell/macbooks and left out the numpad.

  • PurpleGengar on 02/07/2025 - 09:55

    Both the 16 inch 258v and 288v are now out of stock.

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