MSI CX640 Series
Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M, Intel Core i5 2410MGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 410M, NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch
Weight: 2.5kg, 2.54kg, 2.6kg
Price: 500, 649, 700, 800 euro
Average of 11 scores (from 16 reviews)
mobility: 72%, workmanship: 60%, ergonomy: 66%, emissions: 88%
MSI CX640
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640Processor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section CX640 (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)
Source: ITP
Considering its retail price and healthy performance, the CX640 is a sensible buy for cash strapped users.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/30/2011
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 100%
Source: Zoom
RU→ENperformance and battery runtime very good
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/13/2011
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→ENDisplay and speaker good, keyboard and fan bad
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/21/2011
MSI CX640-i547W7P
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640-i547W7PProcessor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M 1024 MB
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.54kg
Price: 649 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 4 scores (from 7 reviews)
Allrounder? The MSI CX640 is aimed at the multimedia notebook market, with its 15.6-inch display, new Intel Core i5-2410M, dedicated Nvidia GeForce GT 520M GPU and Optimus graphics switching. We take a detailed look at the newcomer from Taiwan and weigh up its good and bad qualities.
Source: Kitguru
To end on a positive note, the speaker system is rather impressive and we were surprised with the quality of the overall sound, especially in the lower mid range registers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/01/2011
Source: CNet
The MSI CX640 may not be the prettiest 15.6-inch laptop around, or the sveltest, but it certainly offers decent performance. Running on an Intel Core i5 processor, it'll set you back around £600. If you're after a relatively affordable desktop-replacement laptop, the MSI CX640 is worth considering. Just bear in mind that you'll have to learn to love its appearance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/27/2011
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Tweaktown
Out of the box the CX640 carries with it a 64-bit copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. There's a bit of bloat ware, but nothing too major that you might find yourself uninstalling quickly.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/13/2011
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: PC Praxis - 6/11
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2011
Rating: Total score: 92%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/18/2011
Rating: Total score: 78% performance: 79% display: 68% mobility: 83% workmanship: 75% ergonomy: 74% emissions: 88%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/13/2011
Rating: performance: 60% features: 50% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 30% ergonomy: 50%
Source: Tom's Hardware
DE→ENEquipment good, cpu weak, workmanship and bad
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/07/2011
MSI CX640-018UK
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640-018UKProcessor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 2 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: Hexus
On the face of it, MSI's good-looking CX640 laptop has most of the bases covered. £600 is a reasonable outlay for a 15.6in machine with an Intel Core i5 2410M chip, discrete GeForce GT 520M 1GB graphics card, 4GB RAM, USB 3.0, and 500GB hard-drive. But specifications are just one part of a modern laptop.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 60%
Source: Techradar
Aside from a keyboard that lacks the quality we'd like to see, the CX640 has no significant downsides. The combination of excellent performance, long battery life, vibrant screen and solid build makes this a fantastic all-round laptop that will suit a variety of tastes and users. Most importantly, it will handle anything you care to throw at it.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
MSI CX640-021FR
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640-021FRProcessor: Intel Core i5 2410M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: 01Net
FR→ENSingle Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/06/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
MSI CX640-071US
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640-071US Processor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 500 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 2 reviews)
Source: IT.com.cn
zh-CN→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/20/2011
Source: Laptopworld.dk
DA→ENSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/24/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
MSI CX640MX-232UK
Specifications
Notebook: MSI CX640MX-232UKProcessor: Intel Core i3 2310M
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 410M
Display: 15.6 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 800 euro
Links: MSI homepage MSI notebook section CX640MX-232UK (Model)
Average Score:
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
Source: Techradar
The MSI CX640MX may only be a sub-£400 laptop, but it manages to get the formula exactly right. Hitting the balance between style, performance and usability, this feels like it should cost at least another hundred pounds.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/09/2012
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI), is a Taiwan based computer hardware manufacturer since 1986 best known for desktop computer motherboards. MSI also designs and manufactures graphics cards, barebone PCs, notebook computers, networking products, servers, multimedia, consumer electronics, and storage devices. MSI, as most Taiwanese computer manufacturers, sells products on OEM/ODM basis. It also sells products worldwide based on its own brand name "MSI". The market share of laptops with the MSI brand is rather low.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M: Entry level graphics card based on the new GF119 chip with a 64 Bit memory bus or on the GF108 with 128 Bit memory bus but lower clock rates.
NVIDIA GeForce 410M: Entry level graphics card based on the GF119 chip but compared to the 520M with lower clock rates.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Core i5:
2410M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.3 GHz (Turbo Boost 2.6-2.9 GHz) and the GPU at 650 (1200 MHz Turbo).
Intel Core i3:
2310M:
Dual-core processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture with an integrated graphics card and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller. The CPU is clocked at 2.1 GHz and features the Turbo Boost 2.0 only for the graphics card (650/1100MHz).
15.6: 15 inch display-variants are the standard and are used for more than the half of all notebooks. 15.4 inch display with 16:10 are the standard for notebook displays. However nowadays, more and more 16:9 displays with 15.6 inch appear. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.5 kg:
This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
2.6 kg:
78.91%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
