The MSI X600-031US is the 15.6-inch entry in the company X-Slim series of super-slim notebooks. Like the X340 has for 13-inch MSI laptops that X600-031US pushes the envelope of portability for 15-inch systems by an incredibly lightweight chassis with the MacBook Air-like curves.

The combination of a discrete ATI graphics card and an Intel Ultra Low Voltage processor give the X600 both good graphics performance and strong battery life. For less than the X600-031US’s price tag, you can heavier 15-inch notebooks available with better overall performance, or more stamina, but overall, this notebook has plenty of appeal for those who do not need an optical drive. MSI X600-031US Slim Review

At first glance, the MSI X600-031US Slim is fascinating. At 4.6 pounds with a 5400 mA battery gives the X600-031US a truly full-size keyboard (including a separate numeric keypad) and a 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768-pixel screen with an ATI Mobility Radeon 4330 powered discrete graphics chip. Overall, that sounds like a pretty great combination, right? Well, there are a few warts.

An aircraft of this great sporting Intel’s Core 2 Solo U3500 low-power processor would be one of these curiosities. This is a CPU would typically be found in an ultralight laptop, MSI X340 is like your own. And while the X600-031US is sporting a discrete graphics chip – something that certainly helps visual quality on DVDs – the actual pixel resolution is not more than those on the smaller, lighter X340.

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Performance is only what you expect for a single-core low-voltage U3500: In WorldBench 6, the X600-031USnotched a score of 62. This is actually better than the X340, but there are still traces of the Aspire Time Line, which ships with a dual-core processor.

One thing the X600-031US no more or less together with other general-purpose class machines: battery life. It takes 3 hours, 50 minutes in lab tests – about 20 minutes below the average. OK, so we have come out of the gate were two strikes. On some better news.

When running light office and web applications, the system offers very good response, given the limited CPU resources. We have started some pretty serious lag when scrolling through a large PDF file while Firefox 5.3 was opened with a dozen tabs to see run. Running standard office applications such as Word or Excel, ran well. And really, if you’re buying the X600-031US thinking, is what you’ll probably use it for, anyway are. Think of it as a netbook with privileges.

Wi-Fi performance was good for a laptop in this class. Even complex web pages load quickly, and we saw no significant problems in our environment 802.11n.

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The X600-031US offers a fairly typical set of expansion ports. It has three USB 2.0 ports, although one of them has double-duty as a combo eSATA port – very handy for connecting external hard drives with eSATA support. The memory card slot is SD cards is limited (including the higher capacity SDHC cards) and MMC cards, Sony Memory Stick not handle it. The two dedicated USB ports, the memory card slot and audio input and output jacks live on the right side of the device, while the eSATA Combo USB port, HDMI output, VGA port and Ethernet jack on the left . The back has no ports.

MSI’s software bundle, the Nero OEM software suite for burning DVDs and video playback, plus a 60-day trial version of Microsoft Office software and webcam limited. Interestingly Nero adds a dock at the bottom of the screen, reminiscent of the MacOS dock’s.

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Video performance is better than many notebooks in this class, probably because of the ATI Mobility HD 4330 GPU. DVD visual quality was excellent, although the screen itself offered limited viewing angle. We used the external USB DVD drive, part of the Serenity, Lord of the Rings to be seen: The Return of the King and the Raiders of the Lost Ark DVD upscaling looked closely, and we found no artifacts. Audio was good enough, but you are better off with a good headset. Photos also looked pretty sharp. MSI has a lean supply, external USB DVD burner, USB-powered’s – but by sliding the weight last five pounds, and the drive requires two USB ports – one for data, one for power.

At the end of the MSI X600-031US suffers from a bit of confusion of the platform. Is it an ultralight? The performance is about on par with systems in this class, though the life of the battery can not compare. Is it a thin and light? Well, it is thin, while the discrete graphics chip and with a large screen. But performance will suffer along with some other systems in its weight and price class. What does have the MSI model, because it is: an elegant form factor and full-size keyboard with number pad. If you do a lot of time typing and data entry, thereby spending, the MSI fit the bill. But we want a CPU or Hitachi in a lighter package to see. Pick one.

Shortly after the announcement U135DX Wind Netbook MSI Computer announced today a new addition to its Wind series. Dubbed as wind U160DX, this 10″ netbook with Intel Atom processor powered and sports a chic design like MSI A6200-021US.

The interesting thing about this netbook is that it is less than an inch thick and weighs only 1 kg measures. What is more, boast, it is nice specification including support for DDR3 memory and offers amazing 15 hours of battery life! As much as Fujitsu Lifebook P8020 has!

Features include an Intel Atom processor N455 (1.66 GHz), 2GB DDR3 memory, 160 GB hard drive, 10″ (1024 x 600) WSVGA LED display, GMA3150 graphics, wireless, Bluetooth, card reader, USB 2.0*3, card reader, 1.3MP Webcam, HD Audio, 6-cell battery and Windows 7 starter.

No word on pricing. So you can check out Acer Aspire AO533-23096!

MSI has announced a new laptop, the X-Slim X350. CULV This laptop is light and ultraportable, promising long battery life.

The 13.4-inch X350 is very easy to carry, weighing in at only 3.31lbs and reach a battery life of up to 9 hours, but not sacrificing the full power to the lightweight frame and durability. It is a display with LED-backlit 1366 x function 768, and it will be a CULV Intel Core 2 Duo CPU power. The device is being used on sports 2GB of RAM and graphics are handled by Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics. It is HDMI (VGA optional ), as well as Bluetooth, WiFi, a card reader and USB ports. An external optical drive is also optional.

Pricing and availability are not yet known.

PC manufacturers will launch a redesigned MSI Wind Netbook CES, the U160. As with other netbooks surface as in the recent past, is also from this new 1.66 GHz Intel Pine Trail Platform Intel Atom CPU will be supplied with electricity, and the screen size is set, the ubiquitous netbook 10.1 inches. Otherwise, there is a MacBook-like ‘chiclet “keyboard and an almost invisible touch pad that is only defined by a grid of points raised.

While other details are not yet known, they will be made public at the CES, and probably with other netbooks that are shared, many of which probably a 160 GB hard drive and 1 GB of RAM. MSI claims a 10-hour battery life for the U160, while volume is approximately $ 350 to start. No release dates are not yet known, however.

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MSI today announced another mid-sized model on his X-Slim ultraportables. An upgrade of the X410, X430, double-up on the processor core and uses the Neo Athlon X2. There used Radeon HD 3200 graphics card with HDMI output, but should be a lower burden comes with Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Vista face.

The 14-inch, 1366×768 display will be preserved, as is the 2GB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and webcam. Storage varies between 320 GB and 500 GB depending on the exact configuration. As with most of its publications, MSI has not given an estimate or a ship date, although most X-Slims creating the U.S., and final release for more details.

The new 12.1 “notebook from MSI offers specifications and prices, to search for something just a bit more perfectly on a netbook.

The MSI-L2100-036US laptop will feature a 1.6 GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40, 2GB RAM and a 250GB HDD. The graphics will be powered by a disappointing ATI Radeon X1250 with current.

The resolution will be 1366 x 768, and you will 802.11b/g/n, 3USB ports that have a multi-card reader, audio in out and VGA and HDMI connectivity. There the scales at 3.2lbs, and currently sells for $ 459.99 with Windows 7.

Bring on the Windows 7 netbooks, or in this case, not netbooks. The 12.1-inch MSI Wind12 U230, which appeared on the MSI’s web site, looks like a netbook, feels like a Netbook with 2.9 kilograms and has the same 160GB hard drive. But it promises more powerful performance. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium, as opposed to the slimmed down Starter Edition, and packs AMD Athlon X2 Neo-platform which has a higher performance than Atom delivers punch (but shorter battery life battery).

In addition to a processor that is faster than a netbook (but weaker than a dual-core Intel ULV system), it promises stunning graphics performance for the screen size, thanks to a built-in ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics card. In fact, the notebook an HDMI port for output of HD content is (the screen itself has a resolution of 1366 x 768). We look forward not only the performance of the system graphics card, but what kind of game you can handle it to see how smoothly and it plays 720p video clips.

Again, the compromise for this neo-based system is likely the battery life.

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MSI promises only four hours, while other affordable ultraportables such as Asus UL30A, last almost ten hours. Finally, the MSI U230, which is a “de-stress, ergonomic keyboard phone calls.” We are conossieurs, type, from keyboards (and touchpads) by now, so we are, what de-stress leads exactly curious.

No word yet on when the ship or U230, how much it will cost. Stay tuned.

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MSI has quietly updated version of U2xx the company’s series of 12.1-inch notebooks was. The MSI Wind U230 looks almost identical to the U200 U210 laptops that are already available, but the new model has two major updates:

• It runs Windows 7 Home Premium instead of Windows XP
• It has a dual-core AMD X2 processor Neo

Here is an overview of the specs:

• Display: 12.1 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel screen
• CPU: AMD Yukon MV40/L335 dual-core processor
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD3200
• RAM: Up to 4 GB of DDR2 667/800 RAM (2 DIMM slots)
• Storage: HDD 160GB/250GB/320GB
• Connectivity: WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Ethernet, optional Bluetooth
• I O: HDMI, 3 USB ports, microphone, headphone, VGA, 4-in-1 Card Reader
• Webcam: 1.3MP
• Battery: 3 or 6-cell options
• Dimensions: 11.7 “x 7.5″ x 1.2 “
• Weight: 2.9 kg (with 3 cell battery)

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MSI claims that the laptop should be approximately 4 hours of battery life, which usually means you will probably be able, 3 to 3.5 hours if you’re lucky.

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CR610 is the code name of the new notebook from MSI today. There are a number of options available when purchasing the CR610, as the capacity of the two hard drives – 250 GB or 320 GB or 500 GB and the RAM memory that can store up to 4 GB.

As for the graphics card is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200, and the processor is an Athlon II All the goodies are included as a multimedia card reader, a 1.3-megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and a DVD burner.

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For now, there is no information about the price tag and the availability date for the MSI CR610, but we’ll keep you up to date.

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