MSI Creator Z17, Creator Z16P and Creator M16: Professional Graphics


MSI continues to target graphics professionals with its creator line. The new Creator Z17 boasts what the company says is the world’s first 17-inch laptop with pen support. The 5.49-pound laptop is a mere 0.75 inches thick but finds room for up to a Core i9-12900H and RTX 3080 Ti graphics. Starting at $3,249, the Z17 sports a 17-inch panel with a 2560 x 1600 resolution, a 165 Hz refresh rate and the ability to reproduce 100 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut.

The Creator Z16P is a tad lighter at 5.27 pounds but the same thickness and offers the same CPU and GPU options. Starting at $2,999, its 16-inch panel is also 2560 x 1600 resolution with 165 Hz refresh rate and DCI-P3 at 100 percent. There’s also the nearly-identical Creator Z16 (no P) that starts at $2,499 and has a panel that’s only 120 Hz while going up to only a Core i7-12700H and RTX 3060 graphics.

Finally, the budget-oriented Creator M16 laptop starts at $1,499. For that price, you get a Core i7-12700H CPU, RTX 3050 Ti graphics, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 2560 x 1600 display that covers 100 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut but at 60 Hz. A $1,599 model ups the graphics to RTX 3060, the RAM to 32GB and the storage to 1TB.