Forget the MacBook Pro — MSI Summit brings more power in a slick package

Forget the MacBook Pro — MSI Superlative brings more than power in a slick package

(Image credit: MSI)

For years, laptop makers accept been trying to make Windows 10 versions of the MacBook Pro. Some have come close with the likes of the Dell XPS 15 delivering an impressive svelte and powerful laptop. Only the MacBook Pro nonetheless stands lonely with is dandy aluminum construction and super-clean design.

However, the new MSI Summit laptop range could change that. Amend known for making gaming laptops and hardware, MSI has been moving towards making creator and professional person-focused laptops. And the latest addition to that is the Summit range, which has machines with slim aluminum construction and comes with the new Intel Tiger Lake 11th Gen processors.

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The range volition be fabricated up of the 15-inch and xiv-inch models, also every bit a 13-inch 2-in-i model. Those models will be the Superlative E15, and Summit B15, Peak B14 andSummit E14, and the convertible Summit E13 Flip.

The Summit B models will come with Tiger Lake fries that have Intel's new Iris Xe GPUs, while the E models will become the option for Nvidia'south GeForce GTX 1650 Ti graphics. As for other internal specs, RAM volition go upward to 64GB and storage will top out at 2TB M.ii 2280 NVMe PCIe SSD storage, with the Height B15 getting a slot for an extra NVMe slot.

MSI Summit E13 Flip — (Prototype credit: MSI)

Displays come in 1080p touchscreen and non-touch options, too as a 4K non-touch variant for the standard laptop models. And the 2-in-one Summit E13 Flip will make use of a touchscreen, but MSI hasn't revealed the resolution options for the machine.

Other specs include a 10-60 minutes battery life, USB-C with Thunderbolt iv connectivity, USB Type-A and microSD carte du jour ports, and a 3.5 headphone/mic philharmonic jack. Oddly, the E14 lacks an HDMI port, which slightly limits its display connectivity.

There are other little features, such as a fingerprint reader and Windows x Hello for facial recognition. Colors for the laptops come in blue, gold, greyness, and dark grey options, all of which look rather slick with a matte finish.

MSI Summit laptops — (Image credit: MSI)

Pricing for the Summit range has not been revealed. And MSI could potentially be keeping these laptops for businesses only, though we'd exist rather surprised by such a move.

But if MSI can keenly toll the Summit range, nosotros could be looking at a selection of laptops that can challenge the MacBook Pro 13 in terms of meaty and sharp pattern, but offer better specs. And the Summit laptops would also take on the likes of the Dell XPS 15 also as laptops from Lenovo and Asus.

MSI has yet to reveal release dates for the Summit range. Only given they'll be using Tiger Lake processors, nosotros're expecting them to exist released mid-fall, likely Oct or Nov.

Roland Moore-Colyer is U.M. Editor at Tom's Guide with a focus on news, features and stance manufactures. He oftentimes writes about gaming, phones, laptops and other bits of hardware; he'southward too got an interest in cars. When not at his desk-bound Roland can exist found wandering around London, often with a look of curiosity on his face.