MSI X-Slim X610 leaked

It uses an AMD Athlon processor

MSI X-Slim X610 is powered by AMD Athlon MV-40 CPU

CPU Details of the MSI X-Slim X610

 A Russian website named 3dnews has somehow managed to get its hands on the MSI X-Slim X600 notebook. Earlier, we have seen the X-Slim X600 model which is powered by an Intel Core2 Solo 3500 ULV processor. The X610 on the other hand is powered by a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon MV-40 CPU. All the other specifications remain the same i.e.:

·         15.6-inch 1,366x768 resolution display

·         AMD M690, AMD Hammer chipset

·         ATI Radeon HD4330 512MB GPU

·         4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM

·         250GB HDD

·         3 USB ports (including 1 USB/eSATA combo)

·         HDMI

·         Wi-Fi link 5100 a/b/g, Ethernet

·         1.3MP webcam

In most benchmarks the AMD Athlon MV-40 CPU under performs the Intel Core2 Solo SU3500 CPU. The reviewers have reported that the battery life of the X610 is 20% lower than the X600, under full load. The pricing of the X610 is not out yet but, one thing is for sure, the success of the X610 will depend a lot on the pricing. Users would prefer to buy this machine only if its price is kept lower than the €699 price tag of the Intel based version.