A day after Intel’s 11th-generation Tiger Lake processors announcement, MSI has unveiled several new laptops including Stealth 15M, which is the world’s thinnest 15-inch gaming laptop as per the company claims. Apart from Stealth 15M, MSI also announced its Prestige 14 Evo which is based on Intel’s Evo platform. The company also made new announcements in the Summit, Prestige, and Modern line-ups.
MSI Stealth 15M Highlights
The Stealth 15M gaming laptop comes loaded with cutting-edge tech. It boasts of modern chassis with an all-aluminum-built. Despite the metallic body, it is incredibly slim (15.95 mm) and weighs 1.78 kg.
This gaming laptop packs a 15.6-inch full HD IPS grade panel with a 144Hz refresh rate. MSI offers the Stealth 15M with up to 11 generation Intel Tiger-Lake processor coupled with GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q 6GB GGR6 graphic video card.
The processor is backed by 64GB LPDDR4-3200Mhz dual-channel memory support and one NVMe M.2 SSD slot.
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MSI Prestige 14, Prestige 15, Prestige 14 Evo Highlights
MSI has also updated its Prestige series laptops which are targeted at content creators and productivity centric users. Both Prestige 14 and Prestige 15 laptops that were announced today come with either 4K UHD or FHD IPS screen with 100 percent Adobe RGB gamut coverage. The Intel Evo platform based Prestige 14 Evo comes with a 14-inch FHD IPS screen which can go up to 300 nits. These creator centric laptops are lightweight as the 14-inch versions weigh about 1.29 Kg whereas the larger 15-inch model weighs 1.69kgs.
These Prestige series laptops are also driven by 11th Gen Intel Tiger-Lake processor, which according to MSI will deliver up to 20 percent performance improvements over the previous generation. While Prestige 14 Evo is to be geared with integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics, the Prestige 14 and Prestige 15 get NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q depending on the screen resolution.
These Prestige series ultrabooks are well-equipped with connectivity options. They feature two USB 4.0 based Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2 USB 3.2 gen 2 based Type-A ports, a MicroSD card slot, and Wi-Fi 6 support.
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MSI Presitge 14, Prestige 15, Presitge 14 Evo and Stealth 15M Specs
Model | Prestige 15 | Prestige 14 | Prestige 14 Evo | Stealth 15M |
Processor | Up tp 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor | Up tp 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor | Up tp 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 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) | NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q (A11SCS) NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1650 Max-Q (A11SCX) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Up to GeForce® RTX 2060 Max-Q 6GB GDDR6 |
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 | 15.6” FHD, 144 Hz Refresh Rate, IPS-Level panel |
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 | DDR4-3200, 2 Slots, up to 64GB |
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 | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 | 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 |
Keyboard | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | Single Backlit Keyboard (White) | RGB backlit gaming keyboard |
Security | Finger Print Reader (support Fido 2) | Finger Print Reader (support Fido 2) | Finger Print Reader (support Fido 2) | – |
Webcam | IR HD type (30fps@720p) | IR HD type (30fps@720p) | IR HD type (30fps@720p) | 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 | 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 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 |
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 | 319mm (W) x 215mm(D) x 15.9 mm (H) / 1.29kg | 358 (W) x 248 (D) x 15.95 (H) mm/ 1.69Kg |