In addition to the Medallion 16, MSI's Medallion 13 has also ushered in the iterative upgrade of the 2024 model, and the biggest change is that the processor has been replaced with the first-generation Core Ultra, so it can be officially named the suffix of [AI Evo]. So, is the Medallion 13 AI EVO with an initial price of 9999 yuan worth what we are looking forward to?
The core competitiveness of the Medallion 13 AI EVO is thinness and lightness. It uses a magnesium-aluminum alloy body with a thickness of 169mm and weighs only 990g. At present, the only ultra-thin laptops that are less than 1kg are ASUS Zenbook 13, Daybreak Air, LG Gram series and ThinkPad X1 Nano are counted as well, but any ultra-light machine like this is impossible to be cheap.
The Medallion 13 adopts a unique hinge structure, which can support the bottom after turning on the screen to improve the efficiency of air circulation, and can also achieve 180-degree opening and closing, which is very useful in some business presentation environments.
At the same time, the product is also equipped with a backlit keyboard, a large glass-like trackpad, a 1080p anti-** camera, and supports face recognition and fingerprint recognition functions, and can also bring privacy functions such as blurring when leaving, blurring when peeping, and locking when leaving.
Compared with the previous generation model, the 2024 Medallion 13 AI EVO uses an OLED screen, with a resolution of 2880 1800 pixels, and a 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, but unfortunately the refresh rate is still 60Hz, at best, it is more power-efficient.
In terms of configuration, the Medallion 13 AI EVO is upgraded to a Core Ultra 7 155H processor, with a total of 16 cores and 22 threads of 6+8+2, and a maximum turbo boost frequency of 49GHz, integrated with a fully blooded 8 XE cores ARC (128EU), and a separate NPU AI unit.
According to the official publicity, the new product is equipped with artificial intelligence applications, which can bring innovative AI functions, which can automatically adjust the system settings suitable for users, bringing more efficient work efficiency and a more enjoyable entertainment experience.
At the same time, the new product also upgrades the Wi-Fi 7 wireless network card, which comes standard with a large 75Wh battery, and the battery life should be less than 1KG among the products.
In terms of interfaces, the Medallion 13 AI EVO is the same as the previous generation, both offer a MicroSD card reader, 2 Thunderbolt 4, USB-A32 gen1，hdmi2.1. Audio, power jack, 2C1A is barely enough.
Overall,MSI Medallion 13 AI EVO is a well-balanced ultra-thin notebook,990G weight travel worry-free,Relatively rich interfaces,Use infrared cameras to achieve more security and privacy features,After upgrading the Core Ultra 7 155H processor,In terms of 3D performance and AI experience, it has also reached the highest level in the notebook field,It's just 9999Yuan**It's really not cheap,It's only suitable for business elites who pay attention to portability、Performance、Battery life and safety and other attributes in one。