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MSI Summit E15 15.6"

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MSI Summit E15 is the flagship of MSI's new Summit series business laptops. It features 11th-gen Intel Core U-series processors with discrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti graphics in a compact aluminum chassis marked by a clean, professional design.

In serving its market positioning, the Summit E15 has a large range of class-leading I/O options, including dual Thunderbolt 4, full-size HDMI, and WiFi 6. It also features DDR4 3200MHz memory and M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSDs. These features together boost the versatility and performance of the compact laptop.

Alongside the Summit E15, MSI also introduced a similarly-specified 14-inch Summit E14 as well as slightly lower-powered Summit B14 and B15.

While the Summit series sit at the top of MSI's laptop lineup, Prestige and Modern series round up the range.

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What we found

Pros

Bright, high-contrast display
Good battery life
Good keyboard and touchpad
2x DP, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort

Cons

Below-average CPU performance
Only one USB-C port

What external reviewers found

External score 67%

Pros

Solid performance
Good battery life
Sleek, sleek design
Full-HD resolution
NVMe SSD

Cons

No Thunderbolt 3
Only one NVMe SSD
No discrete GPU

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External Reviews

notebookcheck^[1]

Reviewer score 63% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from notebookcheck have found:

The Summit E15 has a Core i7-1185G7 processor, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti-Max-Q GPU, 16 GB of working memory (dual-channel mode; max. 64 GB), and 1-TB NVMe SSD. The built-in 80-Wh battery ensures a battery life of 9 to 10 h in practice. While the touchscreen (FHD, IPS) offers stable viewing angles, decent color reproduction, and decent contrast, the maximum brightness turns out too low.

Pros

Matte IPS display
Full-HD resolution
NVMe SSD
Good battery life

Cons

No Thunderbolt 3
Only one NVMe SSD

pcmag^[2]

Reviewer score 71% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from pcmag have found:

MSI's Summit E15 has multiple configuration options within its own model, as well as Summit-brand siblings that offer similar alternatives. The star of all configurations will be an 11th Generation Core i7-1185G7 processor. The new Iris Xe integrated graphics processor (IGP) delivered a major improvement over Intel's past IGP offerings.

Pros

Sleek, sleek design
Solid performance
Good battery life

Cons

No discrete GPU
No Thunderbolt 3

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^ MSI Summit E15 laptop review: Advance into the premium business segment. [notebookcheck].
^ MSI Summit E15 Preview. [pcmag].

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