MSI X-Slim 320 notebook will be up against Mac Air
By Gareth Powell
MSI is about to launch a new notebook which will be in serious competition with the Apple MAc Air in the anorexia stakes. Note this is not a Netbook. It is a full size computer but slimmer than Twiggy. But not as slim as a cereal box.
The specification first appeared on a Chinese web site in Chinese.
Using Google’s translating machine it is possible to report that the 320 uses an Intel Atom Z530 processor (or possibly the Menlow which is designed for UMPCs) running at 1.6GHz13. It has an LED screen which is 13 inches with 1366 × 768 resolution.
The memory is one gig standard expandable to 2GB. It has a 5GB hard disk which seems a little stingy. There is a four cell battery and three USB ports.
The suggestion is this notebook will run ten hours on a single charge which is remarkable. Allow for manufacturer’s hyperbole and bring it down to, say, seven hours and it is still amazing.
At the moment it is being tested and manufactured in prototype form but it will be on display at CES 2009 this week but there may be some small variation in the final details.
It will, it is claimed, fit into a manila envelope which is the way skinniness seems to be measured in computers these day.
When it goes on sale in the second quarter of this year the price will probably be $800.
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January 18th, 2009
I’m sure Apple would remind us, this new MSI notebook runs windows and looks like a cheap crapgadget. Why would anyone throw their money down the tubes on this? Seriously, I use both Mac OS X and Windows. There is no competition. My Macbook Pro is just better in every way. It’s stable. I don’t get pop-ups or spyware (though, in fairness, this can be avoided to some degree on a Windows box by minding one’s behavior online). It’s blazing fast. It doesn’t just slow down all by itself over time, like Windows.
Fine, I need an adapter for projectors. Really, it’s not a big deal in the least.
April 11th, 2009
I have used only Mac’s at home and been stuck with PC’s when working for others. There is no reason that the business world should keep wasting it’s time with Windows. I bootcamped my MacBook Pro just to experiment. The OS-X 10.5.6 vs the Windows XP Pro (Vista is a joke). NO comparison. The OS-X boots up in about 30 seconds now (I think the split slowed it) however the XP takes 3 times as long and even when it has been boot camped closed when opened it sometimes goes through “repair mode”. I have witnessed a major slowdown in stores that use Windows Mobile for card verification. It’s time to get with the program. The Leopard is on the prowl. And it’s worth recconing with. P.S. It’s gonna take a lot more than China, Japan or any one else has got to beat my MacBook Air also OSX 10.5.6.
May 5th, 2009
Please ansewer my following qestions in regards to Dell 13″ X-slim 320 note book…..1)is it dell brand or different brand…… 2) is it avalable in the market. if yas, I need full specification and picture…….3) how maney ponds?…..and more.
Thanks