MSI X-Slim X320

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Reviews for the MSI X-Slim X320

MSI X-Slim X320.
Source: Inside HW Archive.org version
If you expected that MSI will offer notebook that looks and is very close to Apple MacBook Air model at much, much, lower price then we must tell you that you were wrong. This doesn’t mean that MSI X-Slim X320 is bad product that should be avoided. On contraire. Decent quality and expected performance levels will satisfy many, especially those users that prefer bigger displays. Attractive design comes, in that case, as free bonus.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/08/2009
Rating: performance: 80% workmanship: 80%

MSI X-Slim X320 notebook - First Look
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
The MSI X-Slim X320 is for all intents and purposes the MSI Wind in a stretched, thinner package. If you like the look of the Wind, and why shouldn't you, it won the Pocket-lint Best Laptop award in 2008, then this is certainly one way to go to achieve a bigger screen but stick with the MSI brand. But don't be fooled, the X320 might not look like a netbook, but it still is under that glossy shell.
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Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/14/2009
Rating: display: 80%

Foreign Reviews

70% MSI X320 - Z5325VHP
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/03/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 80% performance: 30% features: 30% display: 50% mobility: 70% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 70%

75% MSI X320
Source: PC Self IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/17/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 75% performance: 75% workmanship: 70%

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NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) / ION (LE): Integrated (shared Memory) graphics adapter. Built in in current MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air laptops and also used in the ION (LE) platform for netbooks. Also called GeForce 9400M G. Fastest available motherboard GPU (in 2009). Integrated PureVideo HD (VP3) video processor to decode HD videos with the GPU.

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

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

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

Z530:

Power saving version of the Atom N270 with additional Virtualization Support and more power saving techniques. The performance is equal to the N270 and therefore only suited for basic tasks.

13.40":

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

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.

72.5%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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

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