MSI Stealth A18 AI+ A3XWJG-006US Ultra Thin and Light Gaming Laptop
Or from $159/ month financing or installment plan*
18" UHD+ 120Hz | GeForce RTX™ 5090 | AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370
Customize Your High-Performance Gaming Laptop
Tailor your laptop to your playstyle and workflow. Choose your performance upgrades — each system hand-built, stress-tested, and optimized by our U.S. technicians.
Fully Customizable
Hand-Built & Performance Tuned
Built in the USA
Expert-Tuned for Maximum Performance
Every XOTIC PC laptop undergoes a detailed optimization and validation process performed by our U.S. technicians. Your system is inspected, upgraded where requested, thermally tuned, and tested to ensure stable, reliable performance right out of the box.
U.S. Technician Inspected & Prepared
Thermal Optimization & Repaste Options
Benchmarking & Stability Testing
Prepared in the USA
Our Laptop Optimization & Quality Process
- Full system inspection & hardware validation
- Optional repaste service for cooler, quieter performance
- Installation of memory, storage, and configuration upgrades
- BIOS updates, firmware checks & driver optimization
- Thermal stress testing & long-duration performance checks
- Benchmark verification across real-world workloads
- Final QC, cleaning & secure packaging for shipment
Key Specs at a Glance
This model delivers the perfect balance of performance, portability, and display quality. Below are the core specifications that define its real-world speed, responsiveness, and gaming capability.
Performance Overview
Built for smooth, responsive performance across gaming, creative workloads, and everyday multitasking. Each laptop is optimized and validated by our U.S. technicians to ensure stable, consistent behavior right out of the box.
Tuned for Real-World Performance
Before shipment, your laptop undergoes an extensive verification process to confirm smooth operation in real workloads. This includes application responsiveness, system stability under sustained load, gaming behavior, and everyday performance consistency.
XOTIC PC Performance Validation
- BIOS and firmware checks
- Driver optimization & system preparation
- Thermal behavior and stability verification
- Optional repaste service for cooler, quieter operation
- Responsive performance testing for gaming & applications
Select your CPU and GPU to see real-world gaming performance. These estimates are based on conservative, high-settings benchmarks to help you understand what to expect from your configuration.
Real-World Game Performance
Customization & Upgrade Options
Personalize your laptop with premium cosmetic finishes and performance upgrades — all professionally installed and validated by our U.S. technicians.
UV Printing
High-resolution UV artwork printed directly onto the chassis. Vibrant, durable, and fully customizable.
Wraps & Skins
Premium vinyl wraps in metallic, carbon fiber, matte, gloss, or fully custom designs for stylish protection.
Custom Painting
Automotive-grade hand-painted finishes. Create a one-of-a-kind design with custom colors or gradients.
RAM & Storage Upgrades
Boost multitasking and loading speeds with memory and NVMe SSD upgrades professionally installed.
Laser Etching
Precision laser-etched logos, artwork, or personalized text. Clean, permanent, and professionally finished.
Overclocking & Tuning
Performance-oriented tuning to unlock smoother gameplay, faster computing, and optimized power profiles.
Thermal Enhancements
Premium thermal pastes, pads, and copper heatsink upgrades to improve cooling efficiency and reduce noise.
Extended Warranty Options
Protect your system with expanded coverage on parts, labor, and long-term service options.
Stunning Display & Immersive Audio
Designed for vivid clarity and immersive sound, this system delivers a premium visual and audio experience for gaming, streaming, and creative work. Each laptop undergoes visual and audio quality checks by XOTIC PC technicians before shipping.
Vivid, Color-Accurate Visuals
Enjoy sharp detail and rich color depth whether you're gaming, editing, or streaming. XOTIC PC performs panel inspections, brightness consistency checks, and dead-pixel validation to ensure your display meets high quality standards before it leaves our facility.
Clear, Immersive Audio
Experience clean dialogue, balanced mids, and strong audio clarity for gaming, music, and communication. Each system undergoes speaker channel testing and microphone clarity checks to ensure reliable everyday performance.
Stealth A18 AI+ is the full evolution for coming era. Born for AI, design and performance. A mighty combination for gaming, business and creativity. Succeed in whatever you strive for, no matter where you go.
Windows 11 Home
Alloy Chassis
Enchanting hues.
Sophisticated aesthetics.
The Stealth A18 AI+ robust Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis is adorned in Midnight Black, reminiscent of the dark night sky’s starry beauty, reflecting a distinctive sense of style.
Up to AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 Processor
Experience AI Built In
Featuring Zen 5 processor architecture, XDNA 2 NPU, and RDNA 3.5 GPU architecture for efficient handling of intensive tasks. With 50 NPU TOPS, it excels in accelerating AI programs, making it ideal for sustained, power-efficient applications. Whether you're engaged in creative projects, gaming, or running data-intensive applications, the APU ensures enhanced performance and reduced power consumption, providing exceptional efficiency and reliability.
Zen 5
architecture
Up to
50 NPU TOPS
with AMD Ryzen™ AI
Up to
12 Cores
24 Threads
GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs
Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs bring game-changing capabilities to gamers and creators. Equipped with a massive level of AI horsepower, the RTX 50 Series enables new experiences and next-level graphics fidelity. Multiply performance with NVIDIA DLSS 4, generate images at unprecedented speed, and unleash your creativity with NVIDIA Studio. All in the thinnest and longest lasting RTX laptops, optimized by Max-Q.
Game Changer
GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptops
Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell and AI
Ultimate Gaming
Performance and Visuals
Over 700 games and applications use RTX to deliver realistic graphics, incredibly fast performance, and cutting-edge new AI features like DLSS 4.
Your Creative AI-Advantage
Experience accelerations in top creative apps, NVIDIA Studio Drivers for maximum stability, and exclusive RTX tools for AI-assisted creative workflows.
AI-Optimized Power
and Performance
NVIDIA Blackwell Max-Q is designed from the ground up for maximum efficiency, delivering a massive leap in performance and battery life.
Game Changer
MSI Gaming Laptops are NVIDIA NIM-ready and engineered to run NVIDIA NIM microservices—optimized AI models for language, speech, vision, content generation, and more. With these tools, enthusiasts and developers can build AI assistants, develop productivity plugins, or craft innovative content creation workflows locally on RTX AI PCs. Shape tomorrow’s AI today with the power of NVIDIA RTX™.
Now Even Smarter
Experience smarter productivity featuring Copilot and MSI AI Engine for seamless multitasking. These advanced AI tools adapt to your needs, optimizing performance and streamlining workflows effortlessly.
Accelerate your productivity and creativity with unique AI Copilot+ PC experiences.
*Copilot is available in select global markets and will be rolled out to additional markets over time. Copilot Microsoft 365 sold separately. Subscription required.
MSI AI Engine intelligently detects usage scenarios and automatically adjusts system performance, allowing you to focus on creation, work, and entertainment.
Stunning 18-inch 4K Mini LED 120Hz Display
Indulge in unmatched realism with the Mini LED 4K display’s ultra-high resolution whether you are indoors, outdoors, or under direct sunlight. Revel in the outstanding performance of DisplayHDR 1000 and vibrant color gamut. Elevate your gaming experience with a swift 120Hz refresh rate.
*Optional. Actual specification may vary by configurations.
SGS Certified
Per-Unit Calibration
Vapor Chamber Cooler
The new Vapor Chamber Cooler design, enhanced by the Cooler Boost technology, is a key component of the Stealth A18 AI+. With its increased heat capacity, this cutting-edge design effectively lowers both noise levels and temperatures, managing the thermal flow and maximize performance when running demanding applications.
Designed For The All-encompassing.
The exquisite Stealth A18 AI+ is meticulously crafted with cutting-edge technology and a unique design. It is designed to cater to your diverse needs across various scenarios. From its distinctive appearance to its special features, the Stealth A18 AI+ ensures a seamless experience, adapting to any situation you find yourself in.
Tailored sound system with black chrome mesh to highlight the state-of-the-art audio experience.
Wi-Fi 7 Ready Delivers Next-gen Wireless
Wi-Fi 7 provides multi-gigabit performance with peak speeds of up to 5.8 Gbps on both 5 and 6GHz connections, delivering massive throughput gains with 320MHz channel bandwidths. Users can enjoy ultra-low latency with only 2ms delay and jitter-free experiences even with multiple links. The 6GHz spectrum offers additional capacity gains for better performance.
*Based on theoretical maximum performance. May vary by wireless configuration.
The Way Music Should Be
Stealth A18 AI+ comes with a 6 speakers surround sound system by world-class Dynaudio. Equipped with two pairs of dual force-canceling woofers and a pair of speakers to meet the highest acoustic expectations.
Comprehensive Connectivity
No matter where you are, the Stealth A18 AI+ variety of I/O ports always keep you connected and let you stay productive. The ultra-versatile USB Type-A, USB Type-C, HDMI™, and USB4® port not only for a gaming mouse, docking, and other accessories, but also boost your productivity up for any work, edit, and process massive images and videos anywhere.
*Support 65W(20V@3.25A) and up to 100W(20V@5A) at System running (S0 Power State) and Sleep mode (Modern Standby Low-Power Idle State), 45W(20V@2.25A) and up to 100W(20V@5A) at Hibernate (S4 Power State), Off (S5 Power State). The overall system performance may be affected in order to adapt the charging current. The charging rate will vary depending on the system and battery status. MSI PD Charger is recommended.
Get All The Buffs
The exclusive MSI Center helps you control and customize your MSI laptop the way you want.
Seamless Gaming Experience
Developed under an exclusive partnership with BlueStacks, the MSI App Player provides a seamless gaming experience between mobile gaming and the PC.
A Better Future with
EPEAT Registered MSI Laptops
EPEAT is the world’s premier global ecolabel for electronics. MSI laptops provide sustainable products inside out and participate in EPEAT/EPEAT ecolabel. Let’s protect the earth with actions.
*Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. registers products in EPEAT. See www.epeat.net for registration status and tier levels by country.
Stealth A18 AI+
Copilot+ PC
- Up to AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370 Processor
- Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
- Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7
- NVIDIA Studio-validated for creators; preinstalled with Studio Drivers and exclusive tools
- Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
- 18" UHD+ (3840x2400), 16:10, MiniLED, 120Hz Refresh Rate, 100% DCI-P3 (Typ.), VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 Certified, IPS-Level panel
- 6.4lbs & 0.78in (est.)
- 6-Speaker Sound System by Dynaudio
- Vapor Chamber Cooler with 2 Fans + 4 Exhausts
- IR FHD webcam with Webcam Shutter, featuring HDR & 3D Noise Reduction+ (3DNR+)
- Per-Key RGB SteelSeries Keyboard
- 99.9Whr Battery Capacity
- One month of PC Game Pass (Eligible Region: Please visit https://www.xbox.com/regions for the newest information.)
* Configuration may vary by models, please check spec sheet for detail info.
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Warranty & Support
Every laptop purchased from XOTIC PC includes full manufacturer warranty coverage plus dedicated U.S.-based support from our team. Optional extended protection plans are also available for additional peace of mind.
Manufacturer Warranty
All laptops include the standard manufacturer warranty, covering defects in materials and workmanship. Coverage and duration vary by model, but typically include:
- Manufacturer Limited Warranty
- Depot repair or replacement services
- Technical support via Manufacturer
XOTIC PC U.S. Support
Our team provides personalized assistance for troubleshooting, upgrades, configuration help, and technical questions — even after your system has left our facility.
- Dedicated U.S.-based support
- Guidance on upgrades & optimization
- Assistance with Manufacturer warranty processes
Extended Protection Plans
Extend your coverage with optional XOTIC PC protection plans. Options vary by model and may include:
- 1- to 3-year extended parts & labor plans
- Accidental damage protection
- Priority repair handling
Frequently Asked Questions
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Every system undergoes XOTIC PC quality checks, optimization, and performance validation before shipping.
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XOTIC PC provides U.S.-based support, and optional extended protection plans are available for additional coverage.
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Why Choose XOTIC PC for Your Laptop?
When you purchase your laptop through XOTIC PC, you’re getting more than a device — you’re getting expert optimization, custom upgrade options, enhanced thermal performance, and dedicated U.S.-based support from technicians who care about your long-term experience.
Expert Technician Optimization
Every laptop is inspected, tuned, updated, and tested by our U.S. technicians. BIOS settings, drivers, thermals, and performance parameters are validated before shipping.
Custom Upgrades & Enhancements
Unlock deeper customization with options like UV printing, vinyl wraps, custom painting, laser etching, RAM & storage upgrades, repasting, thermal pad upgrades, and copper heatsinks.
Performance & Thermal Validation
We run stability checks, thermal tests, CPU/GPU behavior analysis, and real-world performance validation — ensuring your laptop performs reliably from day one.
Real Humans. Real Support.
Get fast, friendly assistance from our in-house support team in Lincoln, Nebraska. No outsourcing — just knowledgeable experts who actually know your system.
Trade In & Upgrade Easily
Trade in your current PC or laptop and put its value toward your new system. A simple, cost-effective upgrade path without starting from scratch.
Suggested Add-Ons
Enhance your system with recommended upgrades and accessories selected to improve performance, protection, and everyday usability.
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