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MSI VR220 YA Edition Ultraportable Laptop

MSI Computer is to release a new range of colorful laptops, the VR220 YA Edition Ultraportable notebook. There are four colors available, Coral Pink, Denim Blue, Empire Black and WASABI Green. The new laptop not only has all the latest technology, but also has colorful style as well. Read more

MSI GX630-028US Gaming Notebook with NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GPU

MSI are known for offering users great notebooks, but at a reasonable price. MIS have done it again with the MSI GX630-028US Gaming Notebook. The new notebook comes packed with some great hardware, from the NVIDIA GeForce 9600 graphics card, 4 GB of DDR2 Ram, all for just $799.99. Read more

MSI Wind U120 netbook: first pictures

We have spoken a little about the upcoming MSI Wind U120 netbook, but as yet we have never seen any photos. Well that is until now, as we have managed to locate some images for you. Looking at the photos, the new U120 is less cute than the Wind U100, but as it is aimed at the business sector we can forgive MSI. Read more

MSI Wind U100 Netbbok Official News

Below is the Official press release from MSI for the MSI Wind U100 Netbbok.

MSI Computer, a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, is excited to announce the MSI Wind U100 Netbbok is now on sale at Bestbuy locations across the country. The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” was the first 10” netbook to feature the speedy new Intel Atom™ 1.6GHz processor Read more

MSI Wind U100 netbook at Major Retailer: U120 coming soon

None of the big named notebook makers would have ever thought how popular the MSI Wind U100 would have been, but they were shown a thing or two from the small computer maker. The release of the MSI Wind U100 netbook was way back in June, but now the manufacturer is about to show the rest of the competition how serious they are. Read more

Back To School Gadgets: MSI Wind Netbook & MacBook Air Shield

MSI Wind Netbook - Looking for new affordable laptop for your college student to take notes on, or your child to do there homework on after school? Look no further than the MSI Wind.

The Wind, an acronym for “Wi-Fi Network Device,” is the first 10” notebook to feature the speedy new Intel Atom™ 1.6GHz processor. Weighing in at just 2.6 lbs, MSI designed the Wind to be lightweight and ultra mobile, without sacrificing convenience or performance. It’s available for $549 at amazon.com. Read more

Acer Aspire One UMPC, MSI Wind and HP iPAQ 214 News

Today we have some updates on the Acer Aspire One UMPC, MSI Wind and HP iPAQ 214. Expansys have the MSI Wind in stock and it features a 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of memory, 80GB hard drive, XP Home, 1.3MP camera and finished in black.

Still in constraint expansys have managed to get their hands on a limited number of the MSI Wind Notebooks. Living in the new age of the internet, users need to have an effective internet connection for professional and personal use. MSI offers the new Wind Notebook to meet the demands of modern people, by providing a lighter and more convenient notebook computer with a longer battery life. Weighing approximately 1 kilogram, this makes it ideal for outdoor use (view more details here).

Acer Aspire One UMPC is also in stock with the new Atom processor (an Eee PC killer). There has been a lot of attention around this particular UMPC - and it is finally here! The Acer Aspire One UMPC competes in the ASUS Eee PC and MSI Wind space, and has an 8.9-inch screen, full QWERTY keyboard, Linux operating system and WiFi connectivity. Now only £234.99 on expansys.

HP iPAQ 214 Pocket PC is a highly-popular PDA with a large 4-inch screen and Windows Mobile 6. The HP iPAQ 214 also has an SDIO slot for adding memory or SD accessories like barcode scanners! Now only £189.99 after claim (expires 31 August 2008). View more information here.

Hands-on with MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card

If you need to keep a graphics card really cool that will certainly get hot, then why not stick a freezer on it. This is the MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer graphics card and looking at the card you notice the cooler right away and just how smart it looks. Tweak Town have given this latest addition from MSI a full review and in their final thoughts they said, “Since the card isn’t really of final specification, we won’t give it a rating. But we have to admit that the Hybrid Freezer technology MSI has on offer is looking pretty impressive. The cooler alone looks very cool and the design on a whole seems excellent. Hopefully it’s something we see more of in the MSI design.

Before we ramble on about all the great features of the card, the choice to currently restrict the cooler to the 1GB model is a bit disappointing. While it’s good the option is there at all, the decision to place it on the 512MB model will represent better value for money. The 9600GT is an excellent performing card, but in all fairness it really isn’t up they’re with the likes of some of the higher end models that are actually able to make use of the extra memory on board.

With that said though, we can understand why MSI has the cooler on the 1GB model. It doesn’t matter that the performance increase is really non-existent; people just like to say that they have 1GB of graphics card memory on hand.

The main thing I can’t get over however is the look of the cooler; it’s simply awesome with everything looking great, from the mesh over the fan to the plastic that covers the fins. We would have liked to have heard the fan spin up just to see what its noise levels are like, but we’re not exactly going to complain about the fact that under all the benchmarks we threw at it the fan didn’t once have the need to spin up.

Now we just have to hope that MSI go for a decent overclock, which we’re sure they will if past experience is anything to go by. The current crop of 9600GT OC cards from MSI comes with a 700MHz core and 1900MHz DDR memory clock. Hopefully we see at least 2000MHz DDR on the memory clock with this new model, and maybe another 20MHz on the core to really make the card stand out.

Hopefully we see more cards in the MSI family pick up on the Hybrid Freezer technology soon, because it really has the ability to impress.”

Read full 17 page review.

Hands-on with MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card

This is the MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC graphics card, just how does it weigh up compared to similar 512MB versions, does the extra RAM give enough increase in performance to justify paying extra for it. The MSI 9600GT 1GB OC is a good card, but after Tweak Town gave the card a full hands-on review they found that the increase was limited and doubling the memory did not give what was expected after taking into account the price hike, if your looking for value for money, then this card does not seem to be it.

In the final thoughts of a 20 page hands-on, Tweak Town said, “We’re really beginning to see more and more 1GB 9600GT cards come to the market, but we continue to see that they offer no real performance increase when compared to their 512MB counterpart.

With the 1GB offering and 512MB model offering the same overclock and the same excellent performing cooler, it’s going to be hard to spend the extra money on a 1GB card when the 512MB offering is going to perform almost identically.

With that said though, if you find yourself needing a 1GB card the MSI offering is a good choice for a few reasons; the included HDMI adapter is good which is capable of carrying sound, and the cooler on it, while being dual slot does an excellent job of cooling the card at a reasonable noise level.

The extra $50 - $70AUD that you would spend by moving to the 1GB model could be spent on faster RAM, more RAM, a faster CPU or a number of other things.

The MSI 9600GT 1GB is a good card, but it doesn’t represent the best value for money. With that said though, there is no doubt that people out there feel they must have 1GB of graphics card RAM, and if that’s the case then MSI could have the card for you here”.

Read the full 20 page review.

Hands-on: MSI GX600X TurboBook with excellent overclocking capabilities

This is the MSI GX600X TurboBook that is a powerful notebook with no compromise, its got excellent overclocking capabilities, a sleek glossy black trim and tattoo flames. If your looking for a laptop that’s a peak performer then your looking at it, the GX600X TurboBook sports great features and peripherals, you will find a special ‘Turbo’ button that gives around 20% more processor speed, HDMI connectivity, e-SATA, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, and some tasty graphics.

Tweak Town has just gave the MSI GX600X TurboBook a hands-on review and in their final thoughts they said “MSI has not been strong in the notebook market in the past. Often their products lacked any sense of purpose, being somewhat haphazard in their features. Recently however, the shift as products have taken on shape in roles such as being exclusively for business, or geared for gaming, we have seen a much more organized structure develop as the brand MSI builds in notebooks gathers strength; so too do the products. Or is it the other way around? Anyway, with both aspects improving we have to commend MSI for vast leaps forward in terms of appeal for target markets and in terms of features in focused products as well as in performance of those products.

In particular, this GX600X top of the line notebook is a peak performer, with excellent overclocking capabilities as well as lots and lots of features and peripherals; from e-SATA or HDMI connectivity to a special ‘Turbo’ button that we found gives a 20% increase in processor speed. The Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity are as to be expected from a high-end notebook, whereas the graphics are truly magnificent in such a small platform.

In addition, the bundled extras such as Halo 2, a laser mouse and a unique backpack give the product a flavor all its own. What remains to be said though is the aesthetic color scheme, which is both rich and original. The tribal tattoo flames licking around the edges are bound to make many people drool in appreciation. Unfortunately I am not one of them, and while I can respect it since I know the product performs, I would not buy this product simply because it doesn’t fit my aesthetic tastes.

If they had one without the logos and glossy finish, and instead a simple matt black coating understating the products true power, then I would have no qualms in stepping out and buying it today.

Putting my tastes aside, I have to consider the target market and what the product aims to deliver. In all aspects I find it extremely well rounded, lacking in nothing and delivering on all of its promises. The only very slight niggle I have is the sound quality which sounds a bit tinny and flat, and which could be better in a product of this class.

We have decided to give it the Best Performance award because of the amazing overclocking ability, as well as being a feature packed product at an affordable price.”

Read the full six page review.

MSI has big plans for CeBIT: Anion and GX600-08 Turbo Battery laptops

CeBIT always brings us some cool technology, but this year it looks like MSI has some big plans in the way of their Anion and GX600-08 Turbo Battery laptops.

Both these laptops are innovative and part of the ECOlution green line of systems Read more