MSI S12 Series

MSI S12T-3MA441

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Average Score: 60% - poor

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60% MSI S12T 3M-006US
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
For those looking at getting a smaller laptop system, the number of options is growing thanks to AMD's new ultra-low power A4 platform. The MSI S12T takes advantage of this to actually offer a decent alternative to Intel based systems but it doesn't quite reach Intel's level of performance. It is nice to see MSI include a larger hard drive for those that need space.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/16/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%

60% MSI S12T 3M-006US
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
For those looking at getting a smaller laptop system, the number of options is growing thanks to AMD's new ultra-low power A4 platform. The MSI S12T takes advantage of this to actually offer a decent alternative to Intel based systems but it doesn't quite reach Intel's level of performance. It is nice to see MSI include a larger hard drive for those that need space.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/16/2014
Rating: Total score: 60%

MSI S12 3M-027XPL

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Recenzja MSI S12 3M (11,6", AMD E1-2100, AMD Radeon HD 8210)
Source: Notebooktest.pl PL→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good look; very robust case; comfortable keyboard; quality screen; good speakers and camera; very low temperatures under load Negative: Poor microphone; noisy cooling system.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/30/2014

MSI S12 – твоя любимая малолитражка
Source: Notebook-Center.ru RU→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Compact size and good functionality; powerful processor and integrated graphics card. Negative: Small capacity battery.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/01/2014

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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.

AMD Radeon HD 8330:

An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 500 MHz and paired with AMD Richland A4-5000 "Kabini" APUs.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

AMD Radeon HD 8210:

An integrated GCN-based GPU with 128 shader units and no dedicated VRAM. It is typically clocked at 300 MHz and paired with AMD A4-1250 "Temash" and E1-2100 "Kabini" APUs.

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

AMD AMD A-Series:

A4-5000: Quad-core APU for low-end laptops, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates an Radeon HD 8330 graphics card.

AMD E-Series:

E1-2100: Dual-core APU for low-end ultraportables and netbooks, codenamed Kabini. Based on the Jaguar architecture. Integrates a Radeon HD 8210 graphics card.

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

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

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64.33%: Such a poor rating is rare. There are only a few notebooks that were rated even worse. The rating websites do not give a purchase recommendation here.

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

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