Entertainment aficionados can enjoy advanced surround sound acoustic clarity and rich, subwoofer-powered bass frequencies with this latest offering. Designed to deliver a theater-like experience, the AE2280 is fitted with a 21.5-inch display that delivers full HD (1080p) videos and 16:9 aspect ratio. An enriched graphics performance is ensured with the desktop PC’s ATI Radeon HD series graphics card.
“The Wind Top AE2280 brings the ultimate in Hollywood-caliber video and audio technology to the desktop. It packages the perfect combination of processing power, stunning graphics, HD video, and powerful, crystal-clear audio in a sleek, modern and energy-efficient design. As both a multimedia and home entertainment system, the newest Wind Top sets a new standard for the level of power, functionality and ease-of-use available in All-in-One PCs,” shared Andy Tung, vice president of sales, MSI Computer.
The new Intel Core i3/i5 processors employed in the Wind Top AE2280 proffers high-performance processing and augmented multitasking capabilities for work and entertainment-related applications. Besides, Intel’s Turbo Boost technology embedded in the Core i series processors mechanically increases or decreases operating speeds according to the demand of the applications. Moreover, Hyper-Threading technology by Intel further improves system performance while running numerous operations simultaneously.
Users are proffered an enhanced multi-touch experience which is rendered by the Window 7 operating system of the PC. MSI equips Wind Touch Generation III multi-touch software, Wind Mail email software, and YouCam software to add visual effects for photos or videos taken with the built-in webcam and directly upload them to YouTube and Facebook.
YouPaint software, a touch-enabled painting software that includes different painting elements, and YouMemo software for creating personal notes and memos are also bundled in the device. The offering caters to the needs of hardcore gamers with its ability to run 3D/HD games as well.
The Wind Top AE2280 PC is available in a variety of configurations with a starting price of $949.99 (approx Rs. 44,036).
MSI was last spotted enjoying the limelight with its MSI DE520 and MSI DC520 small form factor PCs. Now, the company moves in with GX660 and GX660R, the latest G series laptop computers designed to enhance the gaming experience. These laptop computers are equipped with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 discrete graphics card and offers leveraged sound quality from Dynaudio.
The Turbo Drive Engine technology enhances processor performance with one touch of the Turbo hotkey above the keyboard. This augments system speed by 83 percent and restricts the system from slowing down while using load-intensive applications. Additionally, it features MSI’s exclusive Cooler Boost technology to boost fan RPMs at the touch of a finger for improved heat dissipation. MSI and Dynaudio recently teamed up to design enhanced speaker units with sound card circuit based on the speaker and system configuration. It touts to lend support to DirectX 11 for seamless 3D HD graphics which ensure to render an interactive gaming experience.
“MSI’s GX660 not only comes with an advanced discrete graphics card and Dynaudio sound, it also boasts Intel’s most powerful Core i7 processor and MSI’s own TDE technology to throttle up system performance with just one touch. These NBs mark the start of a new era in gaming excitement. MSI also incorporated its exclusive, user friendly Cooler Boost technology to boost fan RPMs at the touch of a finger for better heat dissipation, while MSI’s ECO technology provides you with a powerful, silent, and extended computing experience,” explained MSI Marketing Director Sam Chern.
The new GX660 also supports two disk architecture and offers large memory storage and read speed which is augmented by 70 percent. The webcam-enabled notebook provides users with superior computing power as it comes with three DDR3 slots to permit up to 12GB additional memory. The device also integrates USB3.0 slots which can transfer 5GB data in one second and provide 80 percent extra power to recharge handheld devices.
The eye-catching white MSI logo on the cover is placed in the middle of a raised black diamond trident below a smoldering red slash. It adds class and texture with attractive patterns on the wrist areas and high tech brush finish on the touchpad. The body is protected within MSI’s shinny color film print to shield the GX660 from scratches without disrupting the stylish attributes. Highlighting LED lights around the NB’s edges, users can now easily tap the MSI LED light show hotkey with the touch of a finger while listening to their favorite music or playing an exciting, fast paced game.
As of now, the pricing and availability details of MSI’s new gaming laptops are yet to be revealed.
Dell launched the feature-rich Inspiron M101Z notebook fitted with an 11.6” display just a few days ago. Now MSI has come up with the Classic series CR410 laptop which includes a 14” LED display that exhibits HD resolutions of 1366 x 768p and a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.
Users can choose to purchase the notebook with a 2.5” SATA HDD offering 250GB, 320GB or 500GB storage capacity. The gadget is equipped with two DDR3 memory slots. The visual capability of this notebook is backed by the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4270 graphics card.
The CR410 is powered by the AMD Athlon II Dual-Core processor and it integrates the RS880M+SB820M chipset. The exterior of the gadget is embedded with ports for HDMI, D-sub, USB 2.0, mic-in, headphone out, RJ-45 as well as a Kensington lock. Additionally, the laptop is attributed with a 4-in-1 card reader.
Wireless connectivity of this Bluetooth V2.1+EDR enabled device is supported by Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n capability. Apart from the two built-in speakers, the laptop flaunts a 0.3MP webcam too. Moreover, it runs on a 6-cell 4400mAh standard battery. The dimensions of the gadget amount to about 344.4mm x 221mm x 13.5mm and it tips the scale at around 2.2 kg.
It flaunts MSI’s 45° beveled construction, a matte black finish and metal touchpad keys highlighted by the LOHAS design. Pricing details of the MSI CR410 notebook are unclear for now.
In the wake of Maingear’s eX-L gaming laptop getting revamped with new Intel Core processors and the latest ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics, MSI announces an even cheaper gaming notebook that is also equipped with some new hardware.
Unlike the Maingear, the MSI GX640 comes in a single configuration, but it’s not a bad one for the $1,099 price tag. You get a Core i5-430M processor, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, and a 1,680×1,050 15.4-inch display. Most importantly, however, is that it includes the new ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 graphics, which won’t be as fast as its more powerful 5870 sibling, but still supports DirectX 11 and comes with 1GB of GDDR5 RAM.
You can grab the GX640 already at Amazon.com, and MSI says the budget gamer will becoming to Newegg later this month (which means in the next few days).
Don’t tell the hordes swarming into the Apple Store every weekend, but the days of needing to spend over $1,000 to get a quality laptop passed by while most of them were still in high school. Even before netbooks came along sending manufacturers into a frenzy while chewing their own margins down to pennies just to compete, prices on Windows laptops were in a freefall, leaving today’s prices at rock bottom. With Windows 7 now standard, you won’t have to deal with Microsoft’s last dud of an operating system this year either. Just about any notebook under $500 will serve your most basic needs, but some inevitably do it a whole lot better than others. Here are some of our favorites. If you have a favorite you would like to share, or want us to know about, please post it below! te: All prices reflect what you can find these notebooks for on the street or online, not necessarily MSRP.
If you thought this 0.65-inch-thick, aluminum-shelled beauty shared a bloodline with Dell’s ultra-premium Adamo XPS, you would be right. If you thought it shared the price, you would be dead wrong. An ultra-low-voltage processor and a handful of other minor sacrifices (like only two USB ports) keep the 13.3-inch notebook from pulling ahead as the workhorse of this pack, but it’s hard to beat the knife-like 3.5-pound body for traveling in style.
Not all netbooks are built alike. Asus sets its Eee PC 1201N apart with some of the brawniest silicon to be planted in such a tiny package: a dual-core Intel Atom processor and Nvidia’s Ion graphics processor. Together, they give the 12.1-inch netbook pep above and beyond even some full-size notebooks in this price range, including the ability to run many modern games on the 1366 x 768 display. The dynamo GPU also makes the 1201N adept at 1080p video playback, which it can even pump out to a flat-screen TV via a standard HDMI port.
Don’t let the obtuse name deter you: This is one of the most powerful laptops in our round up. Gateway’s NV5387u offers AMD’ Turion II Ultra Dual-Core M600 processor clocked at 2.4 GHz, not to mention 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, 15.6-inch display, and ATI Radeon HD 4200 graphics. The estimated battery life under three hours won’t make it much of a travel machine, but users who need the extra power will be amazed how much grunt they get for the dollar.
Lenovo treads the line between notebook and netbook with the X100e, one of the few computers in the respected ThinkPad line to fall below the $500 mark. While the 11.6-inch screen and weight under 3 pounds might qualify it as a netbook, an AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, rock-solid build quality and trusty ThinkPad keyboard with built-in TrackPoint joystick elevate it to a machine worthy of wearing the ThinkPad badge. Users who need a little extra power can also upgrade to the dual-core Neo X2 for another $50.
The Energizer Bunny of netbooks uses a capacious six-cell battery to deliver 14 hours of run time – according to Asus, anyway. As with all notebook battery estimates, it’s a bit of a pie-in-the-sky estimate, but even after accounting for the optimism of Asus’ marketing department, you can expect honest all-day computing. And at only 2.8 pounds, you won’t throw out your back carrying it around all day, either. A 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor won’t get anything done in a hurry, but for surfing the Web, rearranging spreadsheets and writing papers, you won’t find yourself pining for anything more.
HP’s dm1z stacks up similar to the Lenovo X100e with an 11.6-inch screen and choice of AMD Neo processors, but you’ll get the faster Neo K125 CPU in the base price, a superior Radeon HD 4225 graphics chip that handles HD video, as well as more memory (2GB instead of 1GB) and hard drive space (320GB to 160GB). Specs don’t tell the whole story, since we find Lenovo’s build quality is hard to match, but the dm1z makes yet another excellent alternative for folks looking for a little more power than the average netbook supplies.
HP means business, quite literally, with this rare corporate-class entry in the netbook category. Although the guts look a lot like any other, HP has wrapped them in a sturdy magnesium chassis trimmed with aluminum, which looks, well, ready for the boardroom. It also gets the same drop protection as full-fledged business notebooks, an almost-full-size keyboard, and Corel Home Office preinstalled. (Yes, it’s the poor man’s Microsoft Office, but it will save you $150).
OK, it’s a blatant rip-off of Apple’s MacBook Air. But for a penny under $500, what’s not to like? The X340 features the same rounded clamshell edges, 13.3-inch screen, and even a 0.78-inch thick profile that’s only a hair away from the Air’s 0.76 inches. Of course, you get a 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo chip instead of a 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, integrated Intel graphics instead of a Nvidia GeForce 9400M, and a glossy plastic body instead of an anondized alumimum unibody one. But hey, what do you expect for a third the price?
Looking for a netbook with some style? Sony’s Vaio W Series delivers with classy pink, blue and white finishes, along with a swank Billabong edition you can pick up for an extra $50. As with most devices bearing the Sony name, you’ll pay a little more for it than the generic equivalent, but a peppier 1.83GHz Intel Atom processor and large-capacity battery both come standard, negating some of the brand name price inflation.
This spacious 15.6-inch machine offers the comfort of a notebook, with the price of a netbook. The AMD V Series CPU you’ll find on the base model won’t get out of its own way in a hurry, so we recommend dropping $30 to step up to a significantly faster Athlon II dual-core processor. As on the HP dm1z, ATI’s Radeon HD 4250 should make short work of HD video on the (admittedly low resolution) 1366 x 768 display, but won’t leave much headroom for gaming.
