MSI announces 2 new convertible business laptops

Taipei, April 2 : Taiwan-based hardware manufacturer MSI has announced two additions to its new Summit Series business lineup -- E13 Flip Evo and E16 Flip.The new convertible notebooks are powered by Intels Tiger Lake processors and come with 16:10 aspect ratio.

Both models are also compatible with MSIs proprietary MPP 2.0 stylus (the MSI pen).Like the rest of the Summit Series, the two models include a number of features designed for remote meetings.

These include a "noise-reduction" camera and audio noise cancellation, The Verge reported on Thursday.The company claims the notebooks will get 20 hours of battery life, which would certainly be a step up from the five-hour lifespan I got out of the Summit B15.The new laptops feature the Bluetooth 5.2 standards and the port selection includes two Thunderbolt 4 connectors with charging capabilities, a USB-C 3.2 and a USB-A 3.2, plus an audio combo jack.The E13 Flip Evo comes with a 13.4-inch 1920X1200 touchscreen, is 14.9 mm thick and weighs 1.35 Kilograms.The E16 Flip looks to be more of a workstation device.

The E16 Flip will include "the latest Nvidia graphics card" to lend a hand with content-creation tasks.It also comes with four microphones for conference calls, according to the company.The current Summit E13 Flip is priced at $1,599.99.However, the price of E16 Flip is not yet known.