MSI Megabook S271

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Reviews for the MSI Megabook S271

90% S S271 64x2 - Seeing Double
Source: The Tech Zone Archive.org version
The MSI S271 is a very good looking notebook. The shape reminds us a lot of the Apple Powerbook and we're sure that was the look MSI was going for. If you don't like the business like black, the S271 can be ordered up in a range of difference colors. The S271 is made with a durable yet trendy aluminum and magnesium alloy, and is equipped with a Super Glare Type 12″ WXGA LCD, an ATI UMA embedded graphics display interface, and digital surround sound. Battery life depends greatly on what you're using the S271 for and whether you have wireless on or off. The S271 Dual CoreCell ASCI can dynamically over- and down-clock the CPU and GPU to enhance or conserve power and lead to longer battery life.
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9 von 10, Display gut, Leistung gut, Mobilität mäßig
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/28/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60%

67% MSI Megabook S271
Source: PC Pro Archive.org version
This is the first time we've seen an MSI-branded laptop, but it's clear that the Taiwanese manufacturer has ambitions to make a big impact in the UK market: the Megabook S271 is making an aggressive pitch for the mid-range market. The initial surprise with the Megabook is its pricing - it's a truly tiny laptop, it weighs a shoulder-friendly 2.1kg, yet it costs less than £700. The screen is a 12.1in panel with a resolution of 1,280 x 800. That's a notable improvement compared to ultraportables with a 1,024 x 768 resolution, although inevitably the pixels themselves are smaller. Nevertheless, we found the Megabook eminently suitable for working on the go. Great value for an ultraportable, although build quality is uninspiring;
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4 von 6, Preis überraschend gut, Verarbeitung mäßig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/21/2006
Rating: Total score: 67% price: 90% workmanship: 90%

Foreign Reviews

Große Leistung, kleine Schwächen
Source: Guter Rat! DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/20/2007
Rating: display: 80%

75% Kompakt-Notebooks
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 100% performance: 59% features: 85% display: 84% mobility: 66% ergonomy: 66%

MSI Megabook S271
Source: c't DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: price: 85% performance: 75% features: 85% display: 75% ergonomy: 85%

78% Weiß, leicht und doppelt kernig: Das MSI Megabook S271 will mit AMDs Turion 64 X2 die Centrino-Herrschaft bei ultra-mobilen Notebooks brechen.
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/27/2006
Rating: Total score: 78% price: 79% performance: 88% features: 95% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 81%

72% MSI Megabook S271
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/20/2006
Rating: Total score: 72% performance: 79% features: 62% ergonomy: 89%

Megabook S271W
Source: PC Praxis DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 07/16/2006
Rating: price: 80% performance: 85% features: 85%

82% MSI-Notebook mit AMDs 64-Bit-Doppelprozessor
Source: PC Professionell DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 87% features: 90% ergonomy: 91%

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ATI Radeon Xpress 1150: Faster clocked Xpress 1100 onboard graphics card with x300 core. Should run Vista Aero Glass fluently.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

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

AMD Turion 64 X2: AMD Turion 64 X2 is intended to be positioned against the Intel Core Duo was presented in 17. May 2006. The current consumption is not higher than with Centrino-Duo-notebooks (TL-45 with ATI Xpress and Mobility Radeon X300). This means, that approximative the same battery runtime and fan functions can be expected (with this chipset). However, the performance was 20% below the T2300 (1.66 GHz) due to the lower L2 Cache (Core Duo has 2048 Kbyte shared L2 Cache). Nevertheless, the performance is sufficient.

TL-50: In 90nm produced dual core processor with a low clock rate of 1.6 GHz. The TL-50 is still based on the K8 core and compareable to a slower clocked Core Duo.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

12.10":

This range of display format is largely the upper limit for tablets and the lower limit for subnotebooks.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small in size and therefore easily portable. The tiny display has the added advantage of requiring little power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is exhausting for the eyes. High resolutions, which one is used to from a standard laptop, are almost not usable.

The same applies to tablets in this size range.

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.

77.33%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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