Aug 21

MSI Wind 210 with AMD Athlon Neo announced for Europe

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We see what MSI is doing. First, they released a followup to the Intel-packin’ X-Slim X600 with an otherwise-identical AMD-based machine called the X610. And now they’re making the MSI Wind U200 available with an AMD processor as well. And what do you think they’re calling it? the U210, of course. Starting at €399, the Wind U210-002 sports an Athlon Neo MV-40 1.6GHz processor with 1GB memory, 160GB HDD, and XP Home. The Wind U210-010 ups the ante a bit with 2GB memory, 250GB HDD, and Vista Home Premium, going for €449. We don’t have the exact release date, but we’re sure by then the company will have more laptops to shove an AMD processor into.

[Thanks, Tom]

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MSI Wind 210 with AMD Athlon Neo announced for Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 19

MSI X-Slim X610 leaked, reviewed by Russians

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If the gang at 3D News are to be believed (and why not?), this familiar looking notebook isn’t MSI’s X-Slim X600 at all, but the not-yet-announced X-Slim X610. And if a leaked ultraportable isn’t enough excitement for you, wait’ll we tell you that they actually got their hands on one of these beauts and gave it the full-on review treatment. As you’d expect from a machine that shares chassis, specs, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics, a 250GB hard drive, 4GB RAM, and all but one digit of its name with the original, there is not too much to report. The major difference is that the X610 foregoes Intel’s 1.4GHz SU3500 CPU in place of an AMD Athlon MV-40 (1.6GHz), which results in some slower benchmarks, but not enough that you’d readily notice in everyday use. And then there is battery life — the new guy clocks in at slightly less than two hours, or around 20 percent less than the X600. Same machine, same specs, poorer performance — not really a step in the right direction, MSI. Perhaps you can at least give consumers a break on the price?

[Via SlashGear]

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MSI X-Slim X610 leaked, reviewed by Russians originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 12

Dell’s slim new Inspiron Z family is totally carb free

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Dell’s got a new lineup heading your way this fall, this time taking its low-cost Inspiron laptop brand to thin land. The Inspiron Z “family” isn’t anything stunningly slim, and the 11.6-inch, disc drive free Z in the low end looks positively netbook-ish, but all the laptops are CULV-powered and should probably be arriving at pretty trim price points to fend off the likes of Acer’s Timeline series. Hopefully we’ll have more details soon (Dell sure does love to tease when it comes to CULV), but for now there are some ultra-exciting laptop stacking pics below to keep you entertained.

Gallery: Dell’s slim new Inspiron Z family is totally carb free

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Dell’s slim new Inspiron Z family is totally carb free originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 10

MSI X-Slim X600 reviewed: an ‘attractive choice’

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MSI’s X-Slim X600 may not be the quickest, most nimble or most powerful 15.6-inch laptop on the market today, bit with a thickness of just 0.75-inches, it’s definitely got the ultrathin motif down pat. The kind lads and ladies over at Laptop Mag recently secured one of the machines for review, and they seemed adequately impressed with the combination of a low-power CPU (1.4GHz Core 2 Solo SU3500) and a multimedia-friendly discrete GPU (ATI’s 512MB Radeon HD 4330) — a tandem that’s hard to find anywhere, let alone for $799. All told, the machine performed satisfactorily across the board, notching decent scores in a wide array of benchmarks and looking good all the while. Still, critics noted that Sony’s VAIO NW would be more suitable for those with a Blu-ray craving and that Gateway’s $599 NV is probably better for those looking for raw horsepower. If style is atop your list, though, it’ll be tough to dodge the “buy” button on this one.

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MSI X-Slim X600 reviewed: an ‘attractive choice’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Aug 06

MSI Wind U200 gets €499 price tag, up for pre-order

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If you’ve been eagerly waiting for the MSI Wind U200 to hit the shelves, we finally have some news: According to the lovely and delightful Fudzilla, the 12.1-inch Celeron ULV 723-powered device will be hitting retailers and e-tailers ’round Europe next week, with a roughly €499 ($716) price tag. What are your hard-earned Euros getting you in this case? 2GB of memory, 250GB hard drive, a 6-cell battery, and HDMI and D-Sub outputs, for starters. If you’re in the mood for a blast from the past, check out this hands-on video of the thing that popped up a while back. It’s a real scream.

[via SlashGear]

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MSI Wind U200 gets €499 price tag, up for pre-order originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 27

Averatec debuts thin-and-light N3400 laptop

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Averatec’s already rolled out not one but two all-in-one desktops this month, but it looks like it’s also found the time to churn out this fairly impressive looking thin-and-light laptop, which takes a few cues from the nettbook side of things and few from some pricier pastures. Weighing in at less than four pounds, the N3400 laptop packs the usual 13.3-inch screen, along with a slightly underwhelming Pentium Dual Core T3400 processor, plus 3GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and integrated Intel GMA X4500HD graphics — not to mention a bundled external DVD burner. As you might expect, this one also packs a price tag right between netbooks and some higher-end ultraportables, with it setting you back $799. Hit up the gallery below for a closer look.

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Averatec debuts thin-and-light N3400 laptop originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 26

Dell Studio 14z hits the review bench, disc drive stays behind with few regrets

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While ASUS is busy adding an optical drive to its Eee PC line, Dell is diving into the low-priced, optical-free, thin-and-light category with its new Studio 14z portable. The folks at Laptop Mag have taken the new laptop for a spin, and seem to like what they see. While its 4.4 pound weight isn’t quite best in class, the 14z outperforms most of its brethren thanks to GeForce 9400M graphics and a “real” Core 2 Duo processor — none of that weak sauce CULV stuff. The battery life isn’t bad either, and for $750 it’s easy on the wallet. You just have to ask yourself: can you live without instant access on-the-go to your limited edition set of Billy Joel hits on Compact Disc?

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Dell Studio 14z hits the review bench, disc drive stays behind with few regrets originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 24

How would you change MSI’s X-Slim ultraportable line?

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MSI’s seductive X-Slim lineup first dropped jaws back at CeBIT, and it’s been tempting PC addicts ever since hitting the market a few months back. Many have argued that the X-Slim family looks just a bit too much like that other ultraslim lappie over there, but we’d say these are distinct enough to walk their own path. Catering to a wide range of potential customers, MSI has actually issued quite a few of these machines, from the X320 to the X340 to the X600. If you’ve been fortunate enough to pick one of these up for yourself, how has the user experience been? Is it as much a looker in person as you thought it’d be? Are you satisfied with performance? Anything missing for the price? Go on and get heard, won’t you?

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How would you change MSI’s X-Slim ultraportable line? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 19

AMD’s Neo to hit nettops, all-in-one PCs soon

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AMD’s Neo ultra-portable platform was seen as something that just might rival Intel’s mighty Atom in the oversaturated netbook space when it debuted back in January, but up until now, the system has remained largely in the background. Indeed, it has only found its way into a select few machines, none of which have managed to gain any sort of traction beside the sea of Atom-based alternatives. Now, however, it seems as if the chips — which were originally engineered for ultraslim, thin-and-light laptops — may find themselves shoved into an array of nettops and all-in-one PCs. Here lately, a slew of underpowered SFF-type desktops and PC-in-a-monitor type units have found favor with bargain hunters, and Bob Grim, the outfit’s director of client marketing, isn’t looking to miss a golden opportunity. To quote:

“We’ve known all along that this type of technology would really work well in multiple platforms and multiple types of form factors. These CPUs perform better than the Atom processor, and the graphics are superior. These things… can play Blu-rays, they can play games.”

There’s still no word on who exactly plans on equipping their future machines with this here platform, but considering just how tired we are of Intel’s sluggish N270 and N280, we’ll take all the competition we can get.

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AMD’s Neo to hit nettops, all-in-one PCs soon originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 07

GB intros budget-priced, Atom-based X1200 thin-and-light

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This one doesn’t look to be heading into the hands of consumers just yet, but China’s GB is now apparently shopping its new X1200 thin-and-light around on the OEM market in the hope that some company will pick it up and do their rebadging thing with it — and from the looks of it, they likely won’t have much trouble finding some takers. Like some other hard to peg down laptops, this one packs the still somewhat rare combo of a 12-inch screen and an Atom processor, along with some otherwise standard specs including 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a built-in webcam, and a pair of USB ports. No word on a potential price just yet, but it’ll no doubt be a fair bit more than the 2,200 yuan (or $322) that GB itself is currently asking for it — in large quantities, presumably.

[Via SlashGear]

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GB intros budget-priced, Atom-based X1200 thin-and-light originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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