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MSI GE600 Series

MSI GE600-i3343W7PProcessor: Intel Core i3 330M, Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Display: 16.00 inch
Weight: 2.492kg, 2.5kg
Price: 750, 899 euro
Average Score: 83.5% - good
Average of 8 scores (from 11 reviews)
price: 73%, performance: 86%, features: 67%, display: 67%, mobility: 71%, workmanship: 64%, ergonomy: 67%, emissions: 79%

 

MSI GE600-i5447W7P

Specifications

MSI GE600-i5447W7PNotebook: MSI GE600-i5447W7P
Processor: Intel Core i5 430M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 1024 MB
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.492kg
Price: 899 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 83.33% - good

Average of 6 scores (from 10 reviews)

 

Reviews

78% Review MSI GE600-i5447W7P Notebook | Notebookcheck
Discount-Gamer. A lot of performance for little dough. For 800 Euro there is the surprisingly strong ATI HD5730 (GDDR3), the i5-430M processor and an endless number of connections. Whether or not MSI improves on the much faulted quality of its case will be revealed in our review.
80% MSI GE600 Laptop Review
Source: T Break English Archive.org version
The price/performance ratio on the GE600 is undeniable, and the whole system is very well balanced in terms of the components used, i.e. the processor, ram and graphics card which all work in perfect harmony. The standard HDD is good enough, but not great. I’m sure that a reasonably priced SSD will significantly improve performance, but then you’ll be losing out on a lot of storage. Eventually I’ll have to say that the MSI GE600 is a great bargain for what you’re getting out of it, just don’t play games on your lap!
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/20/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%
80% MSI GE600 Laptop Review
Source: T Break English Archive.org version
The price/performance ratio on the GE600 is undeniable, and the whole system is very well balanced in terms of the components used, i.e. the processor, ram and graphics card which all work in perfect harmony. The standard HDD is good enough, but not great. I’m sure that a reasonably priced SSD will significantly improve performance, but then you’ll be losing out on a lot of storage. Eventually I’ll have to say that the MSI GE600 is a great bargain for what you’re getting out of it, just don’t play games on your lap!
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/20/2011
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

Multimediamobil
Source: c't - 18/10 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 11/01/2010
Rating: performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% emissions: 70%
Multimediamobil
Source: c't - 18/10 German
Comparison, , Long, Date: 11/01/2010
Rating: performance: 80% display: 70% mobility: 70% emissions: 70%
MSI GE600-i5447W7P
Source: Tom's Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/02/2010
performance: 90%
MSI GE600-i5447W7P
Source: Tom's Hardware German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/02/2010
performance: 90%
81% Test MSI GE600-i5447W7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 90% display: 81% mobility: 78% workmanship: 68% ergonomy: 73% emissions: 85%
81% Test MSI GE600-i5447W7P Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/20/2010
Rating: Total score: 81% performance: 90% display: 81% mobility: 78% workmanship: 68% ergonomy: 73% emissions: 85%
89% Laptops bis 1.000 Euro
Source: PC Games Hardware - 10/10 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 70%
89% Laptops bis 1.000 Euro
Source: PC Games Hardware - 10/10 German
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 89% price: 70%

 

MSI GE600-i3343W7P

Specifications

MSI GE600-i3343W7PNotebook: MSI GE600-i3343W7P
Processor: Intel Core i3 330M
Graphics Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Display: 16.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 750 euro
Links: MSI homepage
 MSI notebook section

Pricecompare

Average Score: 90% - very good

Average of 1 scores (from 1 reviews)

 

Foreign Reviews

90% MSI GE600-i3343W7P
Source: Notebookjournal German DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 80% features: 60% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 50%

 

Comment

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.


Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730: The HD 5730 is a higher clocked HD 5650 (and therefore not based on the desktop HD 5700 series). It does not support GDDR5 and therfore performs like a middle class graphics card with DirectX 11.

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


Intel Core i5:

430M:

The Core i5-430M is a middle class dual core CPU that features only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.26-2.53 GHz (Turbo Mode). Furthermore, VT-d, trusted Execution and AES features are missing in the 430M. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (Intel HD Graphics with 500-733 MHz) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

Intel Core i3:

330M:

The Core i3-330M is a slower clocked 350M and therefore also lacks the Turbo Boost feature and clocks with max. 2.13 GHz. Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


16.00:

This range for display formats was and is a rarity. It is larger than the general standard of 15 inches, but not yet in the range of large workstations. One usually has higher screen resolutions available, but portability suffers from that.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


No weight comment found (one expected)!


83.5%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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

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Stefan Hinum, 2010-06-14 (Update: 2012-05-26)