It's not quite an unboxing, but we thought you'd appreciate a quick look at the MSI Prestige we got into our labs for testing. It's designed to attract admiring glances on the train or plane, with a brown leather lid that sports an MSI logo and ostentatious yellow stitching. The black chassis with metallic-look keyboard and touchscreen entertainment controls, while still eyecatching, has a somewhat different aesthetic.

The full package: sturdy leather carrycase, wireless mouse, 4GB USB key, and laptop.

What's under the chassis is none too shabby either, though it's clear that the PX600 is more about looks than raw grunt. A 2.4GHz Intel Centrino 2 P8600 processor is complemented by 4GB RAM, but the storage is a little light at 250GB. Graphics comes from the included GeForce 9300M GS - nowhere near top of the range in graphics, but with enough performance to run all but the most demanding games around.

The chassis and keyboard are serious black.

We liked the accessories that came with the laptop, from the super-slimline 4GB USB key to the wireless mouse and rugged leather carry-case.

Note the yellow stitching, and the teeny-tiny USB key.

Also appealing is the screen quality. At 15.4in with 1680 x 1050 resolution, you might not think that the Prestige sports a top of the line screen, but we were very pleased with the crispness, colour accuracy and detail. We've noticed before that some lines of MSI laptop - such as the EX300 - have screens that punch well above their weight and are capable of displaying immense detail, and the Prestige screen is no exception.

Case closed.