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MSI CR630 Series

MSI CR630-V1225FDProcessor: AMD Athlon II P320, AMD V-Series V120
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4270
Display: 15.60 inch
Weight: 2.415kg, 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Average Score: 72.2% - average
Average of 5 scores (from 4 reviews)
price: 61%, performance: 67%, features: 80%, display: 74%, mobility: 78%, workmanship: 68%, ergonomy: 74%, emissions: 88%

 

MSI CR630

Specifications

MSI CR630Notebook: MSI CR630
Processor: AMD Athlon II P320
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4270
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 600 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 71% - average

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Reviews

60% MSI CR630 review
Source: Techradar English Archive.org version
When power is sacrificed, portability usually benefits, as powerful components quickly suck the life from a battery. However, this laptop provides a poor 176 minutes of life, making it one of the least suited to travel.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/24/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

82% Einsteigen, bitte
Source: Computerbild - 7/11 German
Comparison, , Medium, Date: 04/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 73% features: 85% display: 89% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 89%

 

MSI CR630-V1225FD

Specifications

MSI CR630-V1225FDNotebook: MSI CR630-V1225FD
Processor: AMD V-Series V120
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4270
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:10, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.415kg
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 73% - average

Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)

 

Reviews

73% Review MSI CR630 Notebook | Notebookcheck
Plastic book. Many shortcomings and few genuine good points, is how we would sum up this cut-price laptop for €370. Before we can get too pleased about its excellent range of ports, our hands slip over the case’s glassy surface. Read on to find out more about this laptop and its AMD V series V120 processor.

Foreign Reviews

73% Test MSI CR630 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 61% display: 69% mobility: 78% workmanship: 68% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 87%
73% Test MSI CR630 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/29/2010
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 61% display: 69% mobility: 78% workmanship: 68% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 87%

 

Comment

MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI) was founded in 1986 in Taiwan. MSI is especially known as a manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards for PCs, but also offers computer accessories, complete systems, motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktop PCs, monitors and other components. However, the Microstar brand name in Germany belongs to the Medion company. MSI is known for its gaming products and has developed a wide range of gaming laptops and desktop PCs. The company is also active in workstations, servers and industrial automation. MSI has offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.


Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

ATI Radeon HD 4270: Onboard (shared memory) graphics card in the RS880M chipset with Avivo HD support. Technically a higher clocked HD 4250.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


AMD Athlon II:

P320: Entry level dual core processor for 13"+ laptops featuring a DDR3 memory controller.

AMD V-Series:

V120: Entry level single core processor with an integrated DDR3 memory controller. Due to the high clock speed, the CPU should be much faster than Atom CPUs.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


No weight comment found (one expected)!


72.2%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-12-26 (Update: 2012-05-26)