Both "Business" and "Creative" are one -stop in one unit!-The writer tried using the MSI "SUMMIT" that is compact but reliable

MS Eye Computer Japan's "SUMMIT B14"

Featuring usability that combines special design and specifications

The trend of recent laptops is to narrow the bezel (frame) around the screen and balance the large screen and the miniaturization of the body."Summit B14" is one of them, and the left and right bezels are thin enough to cut 5mm.For this reason, the notebook PC is equipped with a relatively large 14 -inch display, while the body width is 319mm, which is comparable to 13.3.

The thickness is 16.9mm, and the mass is about 1.3kg.If it is so thin and light, it will be easy to carry when interviewing and it will be very helpful.In particular, in the case of this product, it is a flat form with little unevenness, so it is good to store it in the bag quickly and do not take the trouble of putting it in and out.

Also, when carrying around, the durability of the body is worrisome.Train movements tend to add pressure and impact to laptops, so if they are not a sturdy product to some extent, it is not very easy to carry.In that regard, "SUMMIT B14" uses an aluminum alloy panel for the exterior and has a very high rigidity.

Tests that conform to the MIL-STD-810G, which are known for the harshness, are cleared with altitude, falling, vibration, high temperatures, and low temperatures, and are everyday scenes.Even if you carry it frequently, there is not much to be nervous.I was more nervous than I thought, so I didn't feel anxious even if I actually took it out.

Anyway, when you use it on the go, you want to be cool.This product has a high texture of the main body because it uses metal materials, and it was possible to use it comfortably even in places where people are worried about cafes and co -working space.In addition, the body color is made of black (ink black) close to jet black (ink black), and it is a good impression that it looks sharp and tight.

The keyboard is colored in white with white characters and sides, making it an accent of the design.It is also possible to evaluate that each key is easy to determine in the dark because the backlight is built in.The key pitch is about 19mm and the keystroke is about 1.5mm, so I like it because it has a good keystrophy and used for a long time and is hard to get tired.

The major feature of "Summit B14" is that not only the appearance but also the basic performance is substantial.Intel's latest processor, Core i7-1165G7 (2.8GHz / up to 4.7GHz / 4 core 8 threads), has a very high CPU performance and graphics performance as a mobile notebook PC.The memory is 16GB as standard, and the storage is equipped with a 512GB NVME SSD connected to M.2 with high speed transfer speed.

It also supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.Despite being a slim body, it is also a nice point that a variety of interfaces are equipped, such as Thunderbolt 4, USB Type-A, HDMI, and MicroSD card reader.

In addition, the battery drive time is up to 10 hours, which is too much for everyday use.This can be used with confidence in the meeting or interview with the long -chicken place.

There are plenty of functions that are useful in the business scene

In fact, I felt convenient when I used it in the business scene was the inverted mode of the screen.The liquid crystal display opens 180 degrees, and the screen can be reversed so that it is easy to see from the opponent in the face by pressing the F12 key.Therefore, it is very convenient to show the materials to the other party in situations such as meetings.Because the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display is wide and non -glossy, it is good that the color changes and reflections are small even when viewed diagonally.

One of the attractions is the ease of use of security functions.A fingerprint authentication leader is mounted on the upper left of the touchpad, and if you set it in advance with Windows Hello, you can sign in by just touching it with your finger.In the case of the author, when working in a cafe or co -working space, I lock the screen when I leave, but I feel stressed to be asked for password input every time I return to my seat.However, it is only necessary to touch it with your finger, so it is smooth to resume work.

The PC used in the business scene wants to take security measures at the BIOS level apart from the Windows login password, but the "Summit B14" has a lot of its functions.In addition to the password setting, it can also be locked on a USB port or Micro SD card slot so that it cannot be accessed.It is very grateful that even if you forget or lose the main unit, you can minimize the risk of information leakage.

Although it is a small part, when the display is opened, the hinge protrudes downward, and it is easy to use where the back of the keyboard rises and inclined.In particular, if you enter a character for a long time, the burden on your wrist will be reduced more than expected.If you have many opportunities to create documents, please take a look at such a little usability.

Creative work is comfortable by adopting high -performance CPU

As mentioned above, the "Summit B14", which I tried this time, has adopted the 11th generation Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2.8GHz / up to 4.7GHz / 4 core 8 threads) of 4 core 8 threads in the CPU.The graphic processor is an Intel IRIS XE graphics with a built -in CPU.

Core i7-1165G7 is a high-performance CPU for notebooks called the development code name "Tiger Lake", featuring the processing performance and graphics performance significantly higher than the conventional ones.Until now, there was no lack of performance in the use of business apps, but depending on the work content, such as editing photos and video editing, I sometimes felt that I wanted a little more power.So, I decided to check the CPU performance using benchmark software and photo editing software.

First of all, when the benchmark software "PCMark10", which measures the comprehensive performance of the PC, the overall score was 4,542.If you look at the details, Essentials, which indicate the basic performance of the PC, is 8,681, the performance of the business app is 6,232, and the Digital Content Creation, which indicates the performance of the creative app, is 4,700, which is a good idea of 3,000.It is a numerical value.In addition, the Photo Editing score is 7,498, and the Video Editing score is 4,766, which can be found to be comfortable to edit photos and videos.

Next, when the benchmark software "3DMark", which checks the graphics performance, was executed, the following resulted.

[3DMark score] Time SPY 1,150fire strike2,809NIGHT RAID 11,340SKY DIVER10,905

It has more than twice the score compared to the Intel UHD graphics built into the conventional mobile notebook CPU.This high graphics performance should be alive during image editing and video editing.

So, I tried to edit photos with Adobe Photoshop, but the processing of the "blur (lens)" filter and "oil -painted" filter that depend on the graphic processor was faster than Intel UHD graphics.

By the way, Photoshop can disable the use of a graphic processor in the environment setting.Therefore, in order to check how much the graphics performance affects the image processing, I switched between validity and disabling in the settings and applied multiple filters to the same image (30 images of 5,184 x 3,888 pixels) in batch processing.It took 12 minutes and 3 seconds to disable the graphic processor, but it took only 4 minutes 45 seconds to enable.Looking at this result, you can see how the Intel IRIS XE graphics installed in this product will make your creative work comfortable.

Similarly, I tried the Photoshop Lightroom Classic, which is used when developing RAW data, but the work of the development modules and library modules was crispy.When adjusting the parameters, it was immediately reflected in the preview, so I felt that fine adjustment was very easy to do.

What I used for such creative tasks, I thought it was good, but it was hard to lose performance even during battery driving.Depending on the processor, you may not be able to produce the original performance unless you connect to the outlet, but depending on the application, there are quite a lot of things that you want to focus on performance even if the battery drive time is shorter.At that time, I was grateful that the battery -driven can be used with performance.

Another good thing was the high quality of the liquid crystal display of this product.The resolution is full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), high -definition, and the color gamut is equivalent to SRGB, and the color reproducibility is high, so it is easy to correct the details and adjust the delicate color even in the retouching work of the photo.rice field.

One of the boasts that accelerate creative work while doing business

"SUMMIT B14" is equipped with a thin and lightweight body, high -performance CPU, powerful graphics, and a fulfilling interface.Not only webs and emails, but also Adobe software worked quickly, and it was a very reliable product not only for business but also for creative.Recently, the number of opportunities to hold online meetings in telework has increased, but the performance required for laptops has been improved, but this product can handle such applications with plenty of time.This is a product that you should definitely pay attention to for those who are looking for a laptop PC that can work with high loads regardless of location.

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For those who often work with a calm down in a fixed place, such as home or office, the sister model "SUMMIT E15" is also recommended.It uses a 15.6-inch 4K (3,840 x 2,160 pixel) liquid crystal display, equipped with a higher performance 11th generation Intel Core i7-1185G7 and a single graphics NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX1650 TI Max-Q.The memory is 32GB and the storage is 1TB, so it is easy to use for full -scale video editing.Nevertheless, the mass of the main unit is about 1.65 kg, and it can be carried around in an emergency.In addition, domestic sales models are also used in English array keyboards.Therefore, it is a nice notebook PC for those who want to decide stylishly during work.

By all means, please choose one that is perfect for you according to the usage scene and application.

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