The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 offers a balance of price and performance that suits general use and casual gaming. It's lighter and has a longer battery life, making it more portable, plus it features a high-resolution touchscreen display and good color coverage for visual tasks. However, the MSI Summit E16 Flip, while being pricier and heavier with slightly less battery life, provides a larger screen, a more powerful graphics card, and superior color accuracy, which may be preferable for intensive tasks like 3D rendering, engineering, and machine learning. Both have robust build quality, backlit keyboards, and are suitable for decent gaming experiences. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14
Very good for general use
Very good for content creation
Very good portability
Very good battery life
Very good speakers
Advantages of the MSI Summit E16 Flip
Very good overall display quality
Key differences
Screen Quality
7.4/10
8.0/10
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
334.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
294.0 nits
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has a better screen than the MSI Summit E16 Flip for content creation, while the MSI Summit E16 Flip has a better screen for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has a panel with high resolution and brightness, suitable for general tasks and detailed engineering work, but its lower refresh rate is not ideal for the smooth visuals required in gaming and 3D applications. The MSI Summit E16 Flip also offers a high-resolution, bright display that benefits from wide color gamuts, enriching the experience for engineering and design professionals who rely on color accuracy, yet it falls short for gaming due to a refresh rate that can't keep up with fast-paced action. For both laptops, despite their excellent display attributes for productivity and creative work, avid gamers and 3D designers would find the screen performance lacking for their specific needs.
Battery
12.0 Hours
8.0 Hours
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has 12 hours of battery life. The MSI Summit E16 Flip has 8 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Good
14.5in
SIZE
16.0in
3.5 lbs
WEIGHT
4.1 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has very good portability, while the MSI Summit E16 Flip has good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$1,200
$1,550
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 has a price of $1,200 and the MSI Summit E16 Flip costs $1,550.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 to be very good for general use, while the MSI Summit E16 Flip is good.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Gaming and AI
6.7/10
6.8/10
4.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.6/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
90Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
8.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The MSI Summit E16 Flip and Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 are both only fair for gaming and AI.
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14, with its Nvidia RTX 3050 GPU and a refresh rate of 90Hz, offers a balance between performance for gaming and 3D tasks; whereas the MSI Summit E16 Flip, equipped with a more powerful Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti GPU and a higher 165Hz refresh rate, provides smoother visuals and potentially better rendering for intensive gaming and 3D applications. Both laptops have high screen quality, with the MSI Summit also offering a larger screen, but this may come at the cost of reduced portability.
Engineering and Design
7.7/10
7.7/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
4.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The MSI Summit E16 Flip and Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 are both good for engineering and design.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.9/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 to be very good for content creation, while the MSI Summit E16 Flip is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.8/10
7.6/10
7.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1600
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
7.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and MSI Summit E16 Flip are both good for software development.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Build Quality
7.8/10
7.4/10
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and MSI Summit E16 Flip both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 and the MSI Summit E16 Flip compare to other laptops
"The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 is an attractive, portable laptop that’s ideal if you need a combination of CPU and GPU performance. It also nails the fundamentals with solid connectivity, an enjoyable keyboard, a large touchpad, and top-notch webcam. Display quality is a weakness, but it’s an acceptable compromise for the laptop’s extremely competitive $1,199 MSRP. The Slim Pro 7 is a versatile, affordable laptop and hard to beat for the price."
"The MSI Summit E16 Flip is a 2-in-1 laptop with pen, 16:10 display, and RTX 3050 Ti. The Summit E16 Flip is a 2-in-1 laptop from the business segment that primarily targets creative users. MSI combines a 16-inch touchscreen in the 16:10 format with a powerful midrange GPU. While the 2-in-1 laptop from MSI isn't meant for everybody, it should definitely attract some followers. The touchscreen display (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) covers the DCI-P3 color space. This is accompanied by stable viewing angles, a good color reproduction, short response times, and a good contrast level."
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About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
About MSI
MSI, also known as Micro-Star International, is a Taiwanese technology corporation. MSI is known for their wide range of gaming devices. Their series include the entry-level Cyborg/Thin and Sword/Katana series, the mid-range Bravo/Delta and Crosshair/Pulse series, and their high-end Vector, Raider, Stealth, and Titan GT series. At every performance level, MSI offers a variety of devices with varying balances between performance, battery life, weight, and price, making them a solid option to consider at every price point.
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