MSI Megabook PR211
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: MSI Megabook PR211Processor: AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 3200
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 700 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 8 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI Megabook PR211
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 3-4/09
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 02/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Netzwelt
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 12/16/2008
Rating: price: 40% performance: 60% features: 40% mobility: 40% emissions: 40%
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy - 11-12/08
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 12/01/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 90% emissions: 40%
Source: Minitechnet
DE→ENonline available, Medium, Date: 10/24/2008
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 80% performance: 60% features: 80% display: 60% mobility: 80% workmanship: 100% ergonomy: 60%
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 09/25/2008
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 71% display: 74% mobility: 85% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 82% emissions: 80%
Source: c't - 17/08
DE→EN, Long, Date: 08/15/2008
Rating: performance: 70% features: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% ergonomy: 70% emissions: 80%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENonline available, Long, Date: 08/05/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 70% performance: 40% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 60% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%
Source: PC World Italia
IT→ENonline available, Short, Date: 10/13/2008
Rating: price: 90% mobility: 80%
Comment
ATI Radeon HD 3200: Onboard (shared Memory) graphics chip (on RS780M chipset) based on the HD 2400 graphics core. It also features the UVD video engine to decode HD videos. Furthermore, it supports Hybrid CrossfireX (for accelleration) and PowerXpress(to save current) with a dedicated graphics adapter (of the HD 3000 line). Beware: Under Windows XP the HD 3200 may have no 2D accelleration because of a driver problem.
Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Turion X2 Ultra: The AMD Turion X2 Ultra is part of the Puma platform and a mixture of the old K9 core (form the Turion 64 X2) and some parts of the K10 architecture (memorycontroller, hypertransport, crossbar switch from the Phenom). Because of the increased L2 cache ("Ultra" CPUs) and the improved memory controller, the performance increased a bit. Still a similar clocked Core 2 Duo is noticably faster.
ZM-80:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Most netbooks have a tinier display. The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the small display needs few energy, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that the reading of texts is a bit exhausting for the eyes, especially with high resolutions.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.1 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 13 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
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.
81%: This rating is to be considered as average, because the amount of notebooks with better ratings is about equal like the amount with worse ratings.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
