CES 2010 Mini Laptop Computers

MSI will present next week at CeBIT 2010 its X-Slim X360, an ultraportable end in Intel Calpella platform with a processor Arrandale.  Like Acer (see article), MSI understands that many consumers were not excited about the laptop CULVER because of their reduced performance and their rates much more important than Netbooks.

However, the brand has grasped the fact that the finesse, lightness and design are elements that appeal. So to meet expectations, MSI designed the X-Slim X360. As its name suggests, it is part of the X-Slim brand. In other words, it takes a certain finesse and general lines of the X-Slim found usually in CULVER platform Intel or AMD Yukon / Congo.

The advantage of the X-Slim X360 is that it runs on Intel Calpella platform with an Intel chipset and processor HM55 Core i5 low consumption. MSI should embark on this ultraportable a Core i5-520UM clocked at 1.6 GHz (more info here).  The mark indicates that the X-Slim X360 will provide maximum autonomy for 10 hours. If he already reached 6 to 8 hours of autonomy in practice, many potential users would be pleased. In addition, it weighs 1.4 Kg and measures just 25mm thick. Side on the hull design and the wrist rest, he wears a gray textured finish that seems rather simple and elegant. The interior is black is composed of a keyboard platform that could be Chiclet-type, that is to say, with keys well spaced from each other.



The touchpad displays his good size and sees himself with a big bar of silver buttons. The connector is it located on the back side. It should not be well stocked but HDMI ports, VGA, Audio and USB and a card reader should be in the game. However, do not expect to see an optical unit shipped.

In all cases, MSI X-Slim X360 looks very promising and we look forward to learning more about it. CeBIT 2010 should provide some answers, at least we hope so. As announced at CES 2010, MSI updates its line of laptops under X-Slim CULVER Intel platform with a first model unveiled the X-Slim X420 format 14 inches equipped with a Radeon Mobility HD5000.

The MSI-X Slim X420 is configured with an Intel chipset GS45 + ICH9M, a Core 2 Duo SU7300 (1.3 GHz) or Pentium Dual Core SU4100 (1.3 GHz) Memory DDR3 1066/1333 MHz (2 slots), a disk Hard 250/320/500 GB SATA, chipset Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500MHD coupled to a Radeon Mobility HD5430 1GB DDR3 dedicated screen 14”WXGA brilliant HD resolution of 1366 × 768, a 1.3 megapixel webcam with microphone, a card reader 2 in 1 SD / MMC slots and Wi-Fi a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, HDMI, VGA, Headphone Microphone, Gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 (x2 with 1 combo e -SATA). It weighs 1.88 kg with its 4-cell battery and measures 350 x 234 x 24.1 mm. The Bluetooth is optional as an 8-cell battery that can be found embedded in some versions, offering maximum autonomy announcement of 9 hours.