MSI is entering the business laptop market with the introduction of new series aimed at enterprises with focus on high performance, enterprise-grade security and clean aesthetics. The MSI Summit, Prestige and Modern series will together make up MSI's new business laptop range. The Prestige and Modern series have been around for a while and were also catering to the needs of creative professionals. Now, all three series have been brought together under the same umbrella. The Summit Series are the first from MSI to feature Intel Tiger Lake processors with Intel Xe graphics.
MSI's new Summit series has been introduced to meet the growing needs of the work-from-home movement that has taken the world by storm with the Covid-19 pandemic. The Summit series will sport enterprise security solutions such as TPM 2.0, fingerprint reader, SD Card lock, IR camera and several more hardware based security mechanisms.
The Summit series itself has two line ups. One being the Summit E Series which is geared towards creators and professionals in the media creation business, whereas Summit B Series is powered by Intel Xe Graphics and is more suited for enterprise folk.
Intel recently announced a rebranding of their brand and introduced the new EVO Platform which can be termed as Athena 2.0. EVO laptops offer instant wake in under 1 second, quicker login, faster Wi-Fi thanks to Wi-Fi 6 and more. The Prestige 14 Evo is MSI's first laptop to be Intel EVO certified.
Also announced in today's even is the MSI Stealth 15M which MSI terms as the world's thinnest 15-inch gaming laptop. The Stealth 15M is powered by an 11th Intel Gen processor and GeForce RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 Ti discrete graphics card. It has a thickness of 15.95 mm and weighs 1.78kg. It's one of the first laptops from MSI to incorporate PCIe 4.0.
Here's the complete list of MSI Summit, Prestige, Modern and Stealth laptops announced today. First, we have the Summit E and B series of laptops powered by Intel Tiger Lake 11th Gen processors.
| Model | SUMMIT E15 | SUMMIT E14 | SUMMIT B15 | SUMMIT B14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor | |||
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX1650Ti GDDR6 4GB with Max-Q design | Intel® Iris Xe Graphics | ||
| Display | 15.6" 4K UHD, 100% Adobe RGB, IPS-Level thin bezel 15.6” FHD Touchscreen, IPS-level display with thin bezel design (10-points multi-touch) | 14" 4K UHD, 100% Adobe RGB, IPS-Level thin bezel 14” FHD Touchscreen, IPS-level display with thin bezel design (10-points multi-touch) | 15.6" FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel | 14" FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel |
| Memory | DDR-3200, 2 Slots, Max 64GB | LPDDR4x-4267 on board, up to 32GB | DDR-3200, 2 Slots, Max 64GB | DDR-3200, 12 Slots, Max 32GB |
| Storage Slot | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 x4 1 x M.2 SSD Slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 x4 1 x M.2 SSD Slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 |
| Keyboard | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | |||
| Security | TPM 2.0, Finger Print Reader (support Fido 2) | |||
| Webcam | IR HD type (30fps@720p) | |||
| Ports | 2x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x HDMI(4K@60Hz), 1x Micro SD Card Reader(UHS-III), 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack | 2x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2 1x Type-A USB2.0, 1x Micro SD Card Reader (UHS-III), 1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1, 1x HDMI(4K@60Hz), 1x Micro SD Card Reader, 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack, 1x DC-in | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x HDMI(4K@60), 1x Micro SD Card Reader, 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack, 1x DC-in |
| Dimension | 356.8mm (W) x 233.7mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.79kg / 1.65Kg(Non-Touchscreen | 319mm (W) x 219mm(D) x 15.9 mm (H) / 1.32Kg/ 1.29Kg(Non-Touchscreen) | 356.8mm (W) x 233.7mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.6kg | 319mm (W) x 215mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.3kg |
Then we have the Prestige Series. This includes the Prestige 14 Evo which is Intel Evo certified.
| Model | Prestige 15 | Prestige 14 | Prestige 14 Evo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Up tp 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor | ||
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q (A11SCS) NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 Max-Q (A11SCX) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | |
| Display | 15.6" 4K UHD, 100% Adobe RGB, IPS-Level thin bezel 15.6” FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel | 14" 4K UHD, 100% Adobe RGB, IPS-Level thin bezel 14” FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel | 14” FHD, , 300nits, lower power, IPS-Level thin bezel |
| Memory | DDR4-3200, 2 Slots, up to 64GB | 16GB LPDDR4x-4267 onboard, dual channel 32GB LPDDR4x-4267 onboard, dual channel (for 4K monitor) | 16GB LPDDR4x-4267 onboard, dual channel |
| Storage Slots | 1x M.2 SSD NVMe PCIe Gen3 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 | |
| Keyboard | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | ||
| Security | Finger Print Reader (support Fido 2) | ||
| Webcam | IR HD type (30fps@720p) | ||
| Ports | 2x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x HDMI(4K@60Hz), 1x Micro SD Card Reader(UHS-III), 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack | 2x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2 1x Type-A USB2.0, 1x Micro SD Card Reader (UHS-III), 1x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack | |
| Dimension | 356.8mm (W) x 233.7mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.65kg | 319mm (W) x 215mm(D) x 15.9 mm (H) / 1.29kg | |
Then there's the Modern series which are powered with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and NVIDIA MX450 graphics.
| Model | Modern 15 | Modern 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Up to 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor | |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 Intel Iris Xe Graphics | |
| Display | 15.6” FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel | 14” FHD, IPS-Level thin bezel |
| Memory | DDR4-3200, 1 Slot, Max 32 GB | DDR4-3200, 1 Slot, Max 32 GB |
| Storage Slots | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD slot by PCIe Gen4, 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD slot by PCIe Gen3 | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD slot by PCIe Gen4 |
| Keyboard | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | |
| Webcam | HD type (30fps@720p) | |
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x Type-A USB3.2 Gen1, 1x HDMI(4K@60Hz), 1x Micro SD Card Reader, 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack, 1x DC-in | 1x Thunderbolt 4 (support power delivery, DP1.4a, and USB4.0), 2x Type-A USB3.2 Gen2, 1x HDMI(4K@60Hz), 1x Micro SD Card Reader, 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack, 1x DC-in |
| Dimension | 356.8mm (W) x 233.7mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.6kg | 319mm (W) x 220.2mm(D) x 16.9 mm (H) / 1.3kg |
And lastly, we have the Stealth 15M thin gaming laptop.
| Model | Stealth 15M |
|---|---|
| Processor | Up to 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor |
| Graphics | Up to GeForce® RTX 2060 Max-Q 6GB GDDR6 |
| Display | 15.6” FHD, 144 Hz Refresh Rate, IPS-Level panel |
| Memory | DDR4-3200, 2 Slots, Max 64GB |
| Storage Slot | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 |
| Keyboard | RGB backlit gaming keyboard |
| Webcam | HD type (30fps@720p) |
| Ports | 1x Thunderbolt 4 Type-C (PD charging/DP1.4a/USB 4.0), 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, 1 Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack, 1x DC-in |