MSI Megabook VR600
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: MSI Megabook VR600 (Megabook V Series)Processor: Intel Celeron M 430
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 128 MB
Display: 15.4 inch, 16:10, 1280x800 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Average of 5 scores (from 6 reviews)
Reviews for the MSI Megabook VR600
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chip.de - 2/08
DE→EN, Very Short, Date: 01/31/2008
Rating: Total score: 63% price: 90% performance: 49% features: 79% display: 74% mobility: 49% ergonomy: 81%
Source: c't - 25/07
DE→EN, Long, Date: 11/16/2007
Rating: performance: 40% display: 50% mobility: 40% ergonomy: 40% emissions: 90%
Source: Computerbild
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 06/05/2007
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 90% display: 50%
Source: Notebookjournal
DE→ENonline available, Short, Date: 04/24/2007
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 50% features: 50% display: 50% mobility: 30% workmanship: 40%
Source: PC Magazin
DE→EN, Length Unknown, Date: 04/20/2007
Rating: Total score: 64% price: 80%
Source: PCM
NL→ENonline available, Very Short, Date: 01/03/2008
Rating: Total score: 80%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip on Mobile Intel 945GM chipset. It is a faster clocked version of the GMA 900 and supports no hardware T&L (Transform & Lightning) accelleration (which is required for some games).
Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Celeron M: It is a Pentium M with halved level 2 Cache and limited on FSB 400. The characteristic of this processor is the speed, which is hardly slower than an equivalent Pentium M. However it can change the speed not dynamically like the Pentium M and therefore needs without load more current.
It is also available as Low Voltage Version with very small current consumption.
430:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.4": 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. 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.
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.
72.4%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
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