How to open MSI Summit E13 AI Evo A1M – disassembly and upgrade options

Undo the 4 Phillips-head screws securing the bottom panel. Note that two of these screws are hidden beneath the back rubber feet, which need to be unglued first.
Lift the top two corners with a thin plastic tool.
Pry the sides and the front of the panel, leaving the rear for last.

More info: Here’s how the bottom panel looks on the inside.

Battery Removal

Pull out the battery connector from the mainboard.
Undo the 5 Phillips-head screws securing the battery.
Unglue the motherboard’s battery.
Slide the 70Wh battery to the right and carefully untangle the speaker cables on the left to remove the battery from the device.

Note: The device uses a 70Wh battery, providing approximately 14 hours of video playback.

Memory Information

Note: The RAM is soldered. The device can be configured with up to 32GB of LPDDR5-5600MHz memory. The Wi-Fi card is also soldered.

Storage Upgrade

Locate the single M.2 slot for 2280 Gen 4 SSDs.
Remove the foil covering the preinstalled SSD.
Remove the SSD and the super thin thermal pad beneath it.
Install the new SSD in the slot.

Hint: Don’t forget to check out our Top M.2 SSDs Performance Rankings for insights on the best storage options available.

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Cooling System Overview

The cooling system includes a pair of fans, two heat pipes, one long top-mounted heat sink, and a heat spreader.
Ensure all cooling components are clean and free of dust for optimal performance.

Note: The cooling system is decent for an iGPU-only laptop.

MSI Summit E13 AI Evo (A1Mx) recenzie detaliată

The MSI Summit E13 AI Evo A1M is a premium-looking 2-in-1 device that tries to get the attention of future buyers with its modern clean design, up-to-date hardware, and security features. The CPU is the 28W Meteror Lake Intel Core Ultra 7 155H with 6 performance and 8 efficient cores that are more than enough normal for daily or office tasks. Given the size of this gadget, the lack of dGPU options is something normal. On the other hand, the integrated Intel Arc (8-Cores) is one of the fastest iGPUs on the market and it has enough power for playing light games with decently high FPS values.[...]

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Avantaje

Feels snappy for normal work
Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4
PWM-free + wide viewing angles (N133JCG-GT1)
High max brightness (416 cd/m2 ) plus very good contrast ratio of 1600:1 (N133JCG-GT1)
Comfortable backlit keyboard and great smooth touchpad
Solid CNC uni-body chassis
Decently high CPU clocks (2.2 GHz for the P cores) especially in short and medium loads
The MSI Center offers plenty of customizations
2x Thuinderbolt 4 ports + HDMI 2.1
Long battery life
Good comfort during full CPU stress - the fans aren't too noisy and the keyboard doesn't feel too hot for normal work
Cooling solution with two fans and a pair of heat pipes
IR Web camera with privacy shutter, fingerprint reader, dTPM 2.o module, and support for Tobii Aware