MSI brings ultra-skinny laptop to Blighty
X600 takes on Air
MSI has formally launched its MacBook Air-alike X600 skinny laptop in the UK, releasing two models: one with an optical drive and one without.
Actually, neither has a built-in DVD burner, it's just that one model, the X600-055UK, comes bundled with an external unit. Priced at £799, it's £200 more than the X600-067UK.
MSI's X600: MacBook Air skinny but with better connectivity
In addition to the optical drive, the price differential gets you a bigger hard drive - 500GB to the cheaper model's 320GB unit - and a faster processor. The X600-055 has an ultra-low voltage Core 2 Duo SU9600 which runs at 1.6GHz, has 3MB of L2 cache and is dubbed a CULV (Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage) part by Intel. The X600-067 is said to have an ultra-low voltage "SU7200" part, but this doesn't appear on Intel's price list. It's a 1.3GHz Pentium SU7200, we think.
The X600-055 comes with 4GB of DDR 2 memory - the X600-067 has 3GB.
Unlike the 13in Air, the X600s come with a 15.6in display with a 1680 x 1050 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. They have an AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics chip with 512MB of DDR 2 video memory.
The laptops have three USB ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI and VGA.
MSI said they measure just 9mm at their thinnest point - but that rises to 25mm at the thickest. The X600s weigh 2.1kg.
The two models should be available any day now. ®
COMMENTS
Sounds good...
...but it's all marketing blurb. I'd wait to see the real full specs when it hits the streets. One thing that would make or break my decision to buy is whether the battery is removable and whether there is an option of a "fat" battery, i.e. one with a heftier charge that will last me (intermittently, with changes) through a 15 hour flight !!
And heavier than a mac pro as well
And heavier than a mac pro as well (13" one anyway)
So an extra £100 gets you a lighter, skinnier 13" mac pro with a 7hr battery life
Matt20...
The SU2700 is dual core. All current Pentium branded chips are.
Typo
I think you mean "It's a 1.3GHz Pentium SU2700, we think."
And if so, big woo. Single core Pentium, how 90's. However, if the X600-055 with C2D and 4GB RAM is really £799 that's pretty tempting vs. the MBA.
What...
..no guys catching it between their arse cheeks for us Brits then?! For shame, MSI, for shame.
