MSI Prestige 13 Evo A13M Something this light should not be this powerful. The MSI Prestige 13 is a wonder of engineering, from the lightweight, but tough, magnesium-aluminium alloy chassis to the very latest 13th-generation Intel i7 chip. It even earns the prestigious Evo classification for carefully balancing its processing power against good battery life.

Smaller than an A4 page, it stands just 17 mm tall and weighs less than 1 kg. You could be carrying a glossy magazine in your laptop bag! But despite these size constraints, we found it remarkably comfortable to work on, thanks to the superb 13.3-inch matte screen and the perfectly sprung and well-spaced keys that have become something of an MSI signature.

MSI has held nothing back here, so the Prestige is fully stocked, with three USB ports and HDMI out, cutting-edge Wi-Fi 6E and near gaming-grade Iris Xe graphics. For the corporate executive, it’s also packed with security features including a fingerprint sensor, webcam shutter and sophisticated systems to detect people peering over your shoulder. For all that, it’s very reasonably priced too.

13.3” screen, i7 (13th gen), 16 GB RAM, 2xUSB Type-C, 1xUSB, HDMI 2.1, 299x210x17 mm, 990 g, R30 000