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OS Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.) Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business.)
CPU Intel® Core™ i7-1280P Processor Intel® Core™ i7-1280P Processor
Color Urban Silver Urban Silver
DISPLAY 16“ QHD+ (2560x1600), 16:10, 165 Hz Refresh Rate, MiniLED,
VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 Certified, 100% DCI-P3(Typical), IPS-Level panel
16“ QHD+ (2560x1600), 16:10, 165 Hz Refresh Rate, MiniLED,
VESA DisplayHDR™ 1000 Certified, 100% DCI-P3(Typical), IPS-Level panel
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Memory (Sales SKU) LPDDR5 onboard, 32GB, dual channel LPDDR5 onboard, 16GB, dual channel
Chipset Integrated SoC Integrated SoC
Memory (Max) LPDDR5 onboard, 32GB, dual channel LPDDR5 onboard, 16GB, dual channel
VRAM GDDR6 4GB GDDR6 4GB
SSD CAPACITY (Sales SKU) 2TB*1 NVMe SSD 2TB*1 NVMe SSD
SSD CAPACITY (Max) 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 x4 1 x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 x4
Communication Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth v5.2 Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211, Bluetooth v5.2
I/O PORTS 2 x Thunderbolt™4 / DP/ USB Type-C (w/ PD Charging)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
1 x microSD Card Reader
1 x HDMI™ (4K@60Hz)
1x Audio combo jack
2 x Thunderbolt™4 / DP/ USB Type-C (w/ PD Charging)
2 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
1 x microSD Card Reader
1 x HDMI™ (4K@60Hz)
1x Audio combo jack
Security Trusted Platform Module(TPM) 2.0
Webcam Lock Switch
Fingerprint Reader
Trusted Platform Module(TPM) 2.0
Webcam Lock Switch
Fingerprint Reader
Battery 4 Cell, Li-Polymer, 82Whr 4 Cell, Li-Polymer, 82Whr
Audio 2 × 2W Stereo Speakers
1× Audio combo jack
Hi-Res Audio Ready
DTS Audio Processing
2 × 2W Stereo Speakers
1× Audio combo jack
Hi-Res Audio Ready
DTS Audio Processing
Keyboard Single Backlit Keyboard (White) Single Backlit Keyboard (White)
Webcam IR FHD type (30fps@1080p) IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Dimension 358 x 258.55 x 16.85 mm 358 x 258.55 x 16.85 mm
Weight 1.9 Kg 1.9 Kg
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