STACK #250 August 2025

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Looking for an ultra-portable laptop with incredible battery life, speedy AI assistance, and enhanced performance? The MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo has got you covered. Words James O'Connor T he new MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo is a laptop mobile processor that’s highly energy efficient while still delivering incredible results across a variety of tasks. The MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo laptop is perfectly portable and seriously powerful has got you covered.

it does finally enter the red, fast charging can power it back up in no time. "Evo" denotes that this is an Intel® Evo™ Edition laptop, and that means superior performance, battery life, and speedy AI. Intel® Evo™ also offers Intel® Threat Detection Technology for extra protection against malware. The MSI Prestige 13 is a Copilot+ PC with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that handles AI tasks, and is capable of up to 48 TOPS (trillion operations per second). Indeed, this is a laptop that’s fast, responsive, and adaptable – the MSI AI engine delivers enhanced functionality in many areas, such as adjusting hardware settings on the fly. If you're in a meeting, it will prioritise video and sound quality and kick in AI webcam will ensure that you're seen and heard as clearly as possible. Games are boosted to achieve higher frame rates, while streaming apps and video playback can give you an optimised viewing experience. These AI features also optimise the laptop's battery life to keep it ultra responsive at all times. One of the mottos for this model from MSI is "mobility without compromise", and that’s backed up by an extremely lightweight design, incredible battery life, plenty of power, and a deep bench of features. This model also features a 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM, as well as Wi-Fi 7 connectivity – the latest, fastest version of Wi-Fi. A fingerprint sensor and Noise Cancellation and 3D Noise Reduction+, while its inbuilt spatial array microphone and 5MP

with a serious, sensible vibe. On first touch you'll notice the magnesium aluminium alloy chassis, a seamless and strong casing that’s also ultra-light, weighing in at a mere 990g. You’ll also notice plentiful

It's a perfect work laptop, designed to run well under challenging circumstances and to handle complex software

– and it'll keep going beyond the end of the

ports – HDMI, USB 3.2, three USB ports, two USB-C, and two Thunderbolt 4.0, alongside a microSD card reader slot – for compatibility with almost anything you might need to plug into it.

work day, too. Yes, this laptop boasts incredible

battery life – the 4845mAh battery can stay the distance all day, and then some, and when

Fire it up and the dynamic colours of its 13-inch OLED

webcam shutter offer further security options, and the backlit keyboard is perfect for when you're in the zone and don't notice the sun setting. The MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo is a knockout laptop that can adapt to whatever you need it to do, and won't weigh you down, or run out of power before the day is done.

screen will immediately catch your eye, as will the fantastic contrast ratio and classy thin bezels. It’s a laptop that makes a strong first impression, and the deeper you delve below the surface, the more impressive it gets. The MSI Prestige 13 AI+ Evo runs on the Lunar Lake Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 226V 8 Core processor, an ultra-low power

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