MSI Megabook S310

Notebook Specifications

MSI Megabook S310Notebook: MSI Megabook S310
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56
Graphics Adapter: ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
Display: 13.3 inch, 16:9, 1280x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2kg
Price: 600 euro
Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)
price: 90%, performance: 30%, features: 30%, display: 50% mobility: 70%, workmanship: 70%, ergonomy: 50%, emissions: 50%

Reviews for the MSI Megabook S310

Foreign Reviews

80% MSI MEGABOOK S310 13"
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/30/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 30% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 50% emissions: 50%

Comment

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

 

» 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-56:

In 90nm (33W TDP) and 65nm (31W TDP) produced dual core processor with a clock rate of 1.8 GHz. The TL-56 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.

13.3": This is a common display format for subnotebooks. Netbooks, UMPC and some subnotebooks have tinier displays. Nevertheless, the majority of standard laptops has a higher format. The advantage of a small display 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 kg: These sub-notebooks weight less than the average of all notebooks, but represent a heavier class of weight among the sub-notebooks. 12 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.

MSI reviews

80%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

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

Notebooks from a different Manufacturer and/or with a different CPU

» Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook S2210
Turion 64 X2 TL-52

Notebooks with the same GPU

» Dell Vostro 1000
Athlon 64 X2 TK-53, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Medion MD96360
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, 12.1", 2 kg
» Fujitsu-Siemens LifeBook A3120
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, 15.4", 3 kg
» Dell Latitude 131L
Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 15.4", 2.8 kg
» Dell Inspiron 1501
Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 15.4", 3 kg
» Acer Ferrari 1005WTMi
Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 12.1", 1.8 kg
» Acer Ferrari 1000
Turion 64 X2 TL-60, 12.1", 1.8 kg
» Acer Ferrari 1004WTMi
Turion 64 X2 TL-56, 12.1", 1.8 kg
» MSI Megabook S271
Turion 64 X2 TL-50, 12.1", 1.9 kg

Laptops with Same Screen Size and/or Weight

» Toshiba Portege M930
unknown, unknown
» Lenovo IdeaPad U310
HD Graphics 3000, unknown
» Acer Aspire TimelineX 3830TG-2434G64N
GeForce GT 540M, Core i5 2430M
» Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E320-NWY5WPB
HD Graphics 3000, Core i5 2430M
» Asus U36SD-RX377
GeForce GT 520M, Core i5 2430M
» Asus U36SD-RX113V
GeForce GT 520M, Core i5 2410M
» Samsung 300V3A-SO2DE
GeForce GT 520M, Core i5 2410M
» Asus U36SD-RX013V
GeForce GT 520M, Core i5 2410M
» Sony Vaio VPC-SB3X9E/B
Radeon HD 6470M, Core i5 2430M
» Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch 2011-10 MD313LL/A
HD Graphics 3000, Core i5 2430M
» HP ProBook 5330m-LG724EA
HD Graphics 3000, Core i5 2520M
» Fujitsu Lifebook T901
HD Graphics 3000, Core i7 2620M
» Fujitsu LifeBook SH531
HD Graphics 3000, Core i5 2410M
» Sony Vaio VPC-SB16FG/L
Radeon HD 6470M, Core i5 2410M
» Acer Aspire 3830TG-2628G12nbb
GeForce GT 540M, Core i7 2620M
» Samsung 300V3A-A01
HD Graphics 3000, Core i5 2410M
» Asus U36SD-RX135V
GeForce GT 520M, Core i5 2410M
» Dell Inspiron 13z-N311z
HD Graphics 3000, Core i3 2330M
» Asus U36SD-A1
GeForce GT 520M, Core i7 2620M
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Author: Stefan Hinum, 2008-07-12 (Update: 2011-08-25)