MSI · 2024
MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo B1M
A 1.5 kg 16-inch with a 99 Wh battery that actually delivers around 11 hours, from about 1049 dollars. Solid Meteor Lake productivity machine on Windows. On Linux the IPU6 webcam is the usual dealbreaker for video calls, so know that before you buy.
Compiled from public sources and community data, not hands-on tested. What that means.
Best on ubuntu LTS. Confidence: high
Scores
Specs
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics (integrated) |
| RAM | 32 GB (soldered) |
| Storage | 1024 GB |
| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 @ 165Hz |
| Weight | 1.5 kg |
| Battery (real) | ~11 h |
Linux compatibility
- ubuntu-lts Minor setup
- Wi-Fi
- works
- Bluetooth
- works
- Fingerprint
- unknown
- Webcam
- broken
- Audio
- needs tweak
- Suspend
- needs tweak
ubuntu-lts: Meteor Lake again, so the same Core Ultra Linux pattern. The IR/MIPI webcam is an IPU6 module and does not work without the out-of-tree libcamera stack. The 99 Wh battery is the headline, real runtime around 11 hours on the IPS SKU, less on the OLED. Audio wants current sof-firmware. Fingerprint on Linux not confirmed by us, marked unknown.