MSI unveils four new cost-effective laptops

The Windows 7 budget laptop onslaught continues, this time courtesy of MSI, which has launched four new systems that all run Windows 7 Home Premium. One of them even includes a Blu-ray reader/DVD writer combo drive for under £500.  

While three of the laptops use the new Intel Core i3 or i5 processors, the cheapest – the CR600, is powered by a Pentium Dual Core T4500 CPU. It’s also the only one using Nvidia GeForce 8200M integrated graphics and comes with 3GB of RAM instead of 4GB. On the other hand, the CR600 is the sole one of the four with a 16-inch display instead of a 15.6-inch screen.

The CR620-030 and CR620-033 both come with the Core i3-330M CPU, along with a 320GB hard drive. The CR620-030 costs £400, but the CR620-033 is priced £30 higher due to its Blu-ray combo drive. At £450, the CR620-031 sports the Core i5-430M and 500GB hard drive, but lacks that Blu-ray drive, leaving the potential buyer to decide if the more powerful processor is more important than Blu-ray.

MSI unveils two new laptops

MSI has revealed two new models, the CX420 and CR420. The mobile laptops are lightweight devices, powered by the latest 2010 Intel processors from the Core i series, and boast design features that complement their performance capabilities with an increased comfort, style and user enjoyment.

The newcomers are based on Intel Core i3 or Core i5 central processors, use up to 4GB of RAM and have hard drives with storage capacities of 250GB, 320GB or 500GB. The CX420 even boasts advanced graphics capabilities provided by the ATi Radeon HD5470 discrete graphics card with 1GB DDR3. In addition, the two devices’ connectivity and I/O options include Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, D-Sub, a six-cell battery, two speakers and a 1.3-megapixel webcam.

Among the aforementioned design upsides of the products are a scratch-resistant Cross-Hatch Color Film Print (CFP) patterning on the lid and palm-rest area and a Chiclet keyboard. The case of the laptops also uses MSI’s “wedge” design, which makes the notebook slimmer and lighter (less than 2.2 kg). Even the touchpad utilizes full-textured cross-hatch CFP for a maximum user enjoyment.

The CX420 and the CR420 14-inch notebook personal computers will be running Windows 7 Home Premium, but have not yet been given price tags or a release date.

MSI rolls out Intel Core i7-based GT640 laptop for gamers

MSI have unveiled the Core i7-based MSI GT640 15.4-inch laptop for gamers, featuring Windows 7 OS.

Along with a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, the GT640 features the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M 1GB dedicated video card, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, up to 500GB of hard drive storage, and a built-in DVD burner or Blu-ray drive.

The laptop also includes stereo speakers, a 2MP web camera, HDMI and VGA outputs, 7.1-channel audio output, 802.11n WiFi, optional Bluetooth, a Gigabit LAN port, a modem, two standard USB ports and an eSATA/USB combo port, an ExpressCard slot, and a 4-in-1 media card reader.

It looks set to be a major player amongst the laptops for gamers market.

MSI Wind 210 featuring AMD Athlon Neo on its way to Europe

MSI are making its U200 available with an AMD processor and are naturally calling it the U210.

Starting at around £349, the Wind U210-002 features an Athlon Neo MV-40 1.6GHz processor with 1GB memory, 160GB HDD, and XP Home.

The Wind U210-010 out muscles this with a 2GB memory, 250GB HDD, and Vista Home Premium, going for £400.

The laptop has already hit the shelves in French stores but no announcement has been made on other European releases.

We just wonder about that battery power.