Versatile black ultrabook, the MSI Summit E14 Evo A12M-044FR with 14-inch Full HD 16/10th sRGB screen with more faithful colors than average is powerful thanks to its 16 GB of RAM and its Alder Lake-H Core i7-1280P processor with 14 hybrid cores and Iris Xe graphics capable of running modest games. Equipped with a fast 1 TB SSD storage that enhances its responsiveness, this thin and light laptop benefits from a backlit keyboard, a fingerprint reader or connectivity with 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi ax, all under Windows 11.
Features of the MSI Summit E14 Evo A12M-044FR
| Screen(s) | 14″ Full HD 16/10th 100% sRGB (1920×1200, anti-glare) Stylus provided |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-1280P Alder Lake-H (1.8 GHz, 6 P Cores, 8 E Cores, 28W TDP) |
| Installed RAM (max) | 16 GB (soldered) LPDDR5 4800MHz |
| Video card | Intel Iris Xe integrated into the processor |
| Storage | 1TB M.2 SSD (PCIe 4.0 NVMe) |
| Connection | 1 USB 3.2 (Gen2) 2 USB-C Thunderbolt 4, HDMI (4K@60Hz), microSD |
| Network | Wi-Fi 6E ax (2×2, Intel AX211), Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Backlit keyboard | Yes (white) |
| Keypad | – |
| Windows Hello | Yes, via fingerprint reader |
| Audio system | 2 speakers (2 x 2W) |
| Operating system | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Announced battery life / Battery | 7 hours / Li-Polymer 4 cells 72Whr |
| Weight / Dimensions (mm) | 1.6 Kg / 314 x 227.5 x 17.9 |
Chassis, connectors, screen of the MSI Summit E14 Evo A12M-044FR
It has a discreet and elegant look with its thin and light ink black design robust due to its compliance with the MIL-STD-810G military resistance standard.
The connectivity integrated into this versatile Ultrabook is good, including 2 USB 4 Type-C Thunderbolt 4 (against 1 maximum usually), Wi-Fi ax wireless modules (newer and more powerful than Wi-Fi ax) and Bluetooth 5.2 to connect and communicate remotely, an audio port, a useful HDMI video output to easily connect this PC to a TV or monitor for example as well as 1 USB 3.2 (USB 2.0 compatible) guaranteeing transfers up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 if you plug in a USB 3.0 device.
As a fingerprint reader is integrated, one can authenticate by biometric recognition via Windows Hello technology.
A backlight solution equips of course the chiclet keyboard which is practical to better distinguish its keys in low light atmosphere.
Thanks to its sRGB and IPS specifications, the display offers a more faithful than average colorimetry with significant viewing angles, both horizontally and vertically. In addition, it lends itself well to the display of High Definition content due to its Full HD definition. It comes with a 16/10th more comfortable format in height than the classic 16/9th. In addition, as it is anti-reflective, the screen offers better visibility than a shiny slab in bright environments (e.g. outdoors).
Performance, autonomy of the MSI Summit E14 Evo A12M-044FR
The MSI Summit E14 Evo A12M-044FR is aimed at those who want to acquire a sober laptop for everyday versatile use.
Many users will be satisfied with the overall performance delivered by this thin and light versatile laptop because it is built around 16 GB of RAM and an Intel Alder Lake-H Core i7-1280P processor with 14 hybrid cores.
The latter are particularly exploited under software that takes advantage of multi-core, such as video conversion or photo editing.
Here all graphics are managed only by the Intel Iris Xe graphics solution housed in the Core i7, and not by a dedicated graphics card. Demanding players and more generally those who want to perform heavy graphic work will therefore pass their way. Ditto for greedy processor processing.
Nevertheless, thanks to the Iris Xe, you can still watch photos and videos but also play modest titles.
The storage is up to the task, entrusted to an SSD with a large capacity of 1 TB similar to what the vast majority of hard drives offer in this area, enough to install and house multiple software and files.
Let’s recall the advantages provided by an SSD compared to a hard drive: greater resistance to shocks, lower energy consumption, silence of operation or even greater velocity.
Concretely thanks to the SSD, we benefit from starts/stops, processing and launching software much faster than with a simple hard disk, or a faster arrival on the cards of online games.
Finally, regarding the autonomy of this versatile Ultrabook whose compactness, finesse and lightness facilitate transport, bet on about 7 hours of operation on battery in light use.
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