MSI X-Slim X600 15.6in notebook
Posted October 28th, 2009 by admin No Comments »
Review We’re beginning to think there’s some sort of competition between laptop manufacturers to come up with the most ridiculous marketing statements. In our recent review of the EasyNote Butterfly, we were left cringing at Packard Bell’s explanation of exactly why it had chosen to use that name.
MSI’s X-Slim X600: literally, as light as a feather, apparently
Now, with the X600, we have MSI saying it “strives to be literally as light as a feather”. Yes, that’s right – literally, not metaphorically. With the X600 weighing 2.1kg, MSI has either failed dismally in its quest or there are some gargantuan birds strutting around its offices. Still, as far as dimensions go it is rather thin. There are more slender laptops available (Apple‘s 1.94cm MacBook Air springs to mind), but at 2.5cm MSI isn’t too far off the pace.
The X600-055UK version we’re reviewing here is powered by an SU9600 processor. This is an ultra-low voltage chip, but unlike the SU3500 that powers the Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly, it still manages to pack in two cores. With a clock speed of 1.6GHz and 3MB of L2 cache, it’s no speed demon but, as we’ll detail in a moment, neither is it woefully under-powered. Read the rest of this entry »
