The small laptop is shipped in a black plastic casing, and only the lid's back is made of brushed aluminum. Brushed aluminum is simulated on the base unit's upper side. The spaces between the keys are comprised of glossy plastic. The device proved to have a good overall build, but the base unit is easy to twist. The laptop laudably has a maintenance cover, and thus accessing the working memory and solid state drive is no problem. Furthermore, the laptop has an empty hard-drive slot. Consequently, the device could be upgraded with a 2.5-inch hard drive.

MSI has managed to install quite a few interfaces despite the tight space. Even a nowadays increasingly rarer VGA-out is among them. The interfaces are distributed over the entire length of both sides, and thus the areas beside the wrist rest will not remain free of cables.