MSI Summit E15

A powerful laptop for your portfolio presentations and client discussions

Ruggedness has been the hallmark of MSI and recently the company unveiled their new line-up of laptops catering to all segments of professionals starting from essential to hardcore gaming devices. The Summit series is MSI’s feature-rich range in business and productivity segment. Though this is not a specialist photo editing machine, the design and powerful hardware make it worth considering.

Design & Build Quality

The Summit E15 has a lightweight aluminium chassis and is stated to meet MIL-STD810 military standard reliability and durability. With a starting weight of 1.65 kg, the laptop is lightweight for the form factor and size and is available in a single colour of Ink Black. However, it may not be the best to carry around on a safari or trek. The tough metal chassis is reinforced with a polycarbonate frame around the base, which extends to the hinges, preventing any chance of corrosion at the hinges. This makes the hinges extremely smooth even when the lid is opened all the way up to 180 degrees.

Key Features

The Summit E15 features a 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 quad-core processor along with Intel Iris Xe onboard graphics. You can opt for a discrete Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650Ti graphic card (4GB DDR6 with Max-Q design) for good image and video editing capability. It ships with either Windows 10 Home or Pro edition. The device is Windows 11-ready and would be eligible for a free upgrade once Microsoft starts the rollout from late this year. If the OS previews are any indication, it would be a delight to use on this device. The Summit E15 comes in two variants A11SCST and A11SCS, both featuring 15.6-inch thin bezel displays — a 4K UHD screen capable of reproducing 100 percent Adobe RGB gamut and a Full HD IPS-level Touchscreen respectively. The touchscreen display supports gestures like pinch to zoom and fast scrolling. The device offers two SO-DIMM slots supporting up to 64GB of DDR4-3200