The Razer Book 13 and Dell XPS 13, meanwhile, far exceeded these two laptops at 436 and 469 nits, respectively. That would be the ZenBook 13, which had a 370 nit average brightness. Our luminance testing found that the average brightness across the Prestige 14 Evo’s screen was 284 nits, which is much lower than even its closest competitors. Colors also weren’t vivid or striking, though blacks were impressively deep. While I could follow the action well, the Prestige 14 Evo is more than just dim. The difficulty was in the actual image on screen. The panel also wasn’t reflective, and I was able to clearly see the image in both normal and low light. To the screen’s credit, I found that the viewing angles on this screen were almost complete, with the image never washing out regardless of how far away I got from the display, whether horizontally or vertically. I tested the display on the MSI Prestige 14 Evo by watching the Wonder Woman 1984 trailer on it. That last inclusion is a rare but helpful addition, although it’s unfortunate that the Type-A port is just USB 2.0 as opposed to belonging to a more recent connection standard like USB 3.2.Īt 14 inch screen on the MSI Prestige 14 Evo is IPS-level, but my viewing experience found that it was almost uncomfortably dim. The laptop has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and the right side has a single USB Type-A port, a 3.5mm combination headphone/microphone jack and a microSD card reader. There’s a wide variety of ports for such a small laptop. Opening the laptop lid also lifts the keyboard off the desk at a five degree angle, to make for easier typing and better cooling.
The keyboard is also home to a nice visual touch, as its keycaps are decorated with a slightly lighter version of the case’s color scheme. If you flip the laptop over, you’ll notice that the laptop’s vent hole placement resembles a city skyline, though this isn’t something you’ll see during typical use.
The rest of the laptop is more plain aesthetically, with the majority of the case being taken up by a uniform, somewhat glittery gray surface that’s unfortunately prone to collecting fingerprints. On our gray model, a metallic blue strip accentuated the edges of the laptop’s lid and its touchpad, and in the right light, almost looked like it was an LED strip. There’s some extra styling on the MSI Prestige 14 Evo that gives it a premium look. Instead, you’ll have a choice between white and black here, though each comes with snazzy metallic lining on the edges of the lid and the touchpad. The Evo-certified update to the MSI Prestige 14 keeps the same basic look as previous releases, but unfortunately lacks the bright pink option from the Ice Lake model we reviewed earlier this year.
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