Notebooks
MSI
MSI introduced several new notebooks with our favorites listed below.
The MSI S262 is designed for the road warrior as it features a magnesium aluminum alloy construction while weighing in at 1.9kg with the standard 4-cell battery. The system is designed around the Intel 945GM chipset with support for the Core Duo/Solo series and comes with a 12.1 inch WXGA (1280x800) display.
The S271 is a Turion 64 X2 based notebook designed to compete with 945GM/Core Duo systems. It also has a 12.1 inch WXGA display and includes Radeon Xpress 1150 graphics. We are expecting to see this notebook available for purchase within the next month.
The MSI Megabook L735 is also based on the Turion 64 X2 but features a 17 inch WSXGA+ (1680x1050) display, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics, and a built-in camera with TV Tuner for the multimedia enthusiast.
Packard Bell
Packard Bell is still around and had several notebooks based on the Turion 64 X2 being displayed in the AMD booth. The EasyNote MV61 is one such model and features a 15.4 inch WXGA display with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 graphics.
ASUS
The ASUS F2J is based on the Intel 945PM chipset with full support for the Intel Core Duo/Solo processor lineup. The unit features a 15 inch display, Radeon X1400 graphics, hard drive options up to 120GB, and DVD-RW drive. This notebook is Single-Sign-On (SOS) approved and features the ASUS Security Protect Manager, TPM and RF Biometric Fingerprint capability along with a liquid spill-proof keyboard. To top it off the notebook also has a built-in high resolution web cam for wire free communication.
MSI
MSI introduced several new notebooks with our favorites listed below.
The MSI S262 is designed for the road warrior as it features a magnesium aluminum alloy construction while weighing in at 1.9kg with the standard 4-cell battery. The system is designed around the Intel 945GM chipset with support for the Core Duo/Solo series and comes with a 12.1 inch WXGA (1280x800) display.
The S271 is a Turion 64 X2 based notebook designed to compete with 945GM/Core Duo systems. It also has a 12.1 inch WXGA display and includes Radeon Xpress 1150 graphics. We are expecting to see this notebook available for purchase within the next month.
The MSI Megabook L735 is also based on the Turion 64 X2 but features a 17 inch WSXGA+ (1680x1050) display, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics, and a built-in camera with TV Tuner for the multimedia enthusiast.
Packard Bell
Packard Bell is still around and had several notebooks based on the Turion 64 X2 being displayed in the AMD booth. The EasyNote MV61 is one such model and features a 15.4 inch WXGA display with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 graphics.
ASUS
The ASUS F2J is based on the Intel 945PM chipset with full support for the Intel Core Duo/Solo processor lineup. The unit features a 15 inch display, Radeon X1400 graphics, hard drive options up to 120GB, and DVD-RW drive. This notebook is Single-Sign-On (SOS) approved and features the ASUS Security Protect Manager, TPM and RF Biometric Fingerprint capability along with a liquid spill-proof keyboard. To top it off the notebook also has a built-in high resolution web cam for wire free communication.
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Zaitsev - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
It sure is nice to see the overwhelming transition to passive chipset cooling. My patients for noisy, stop-working-after-2-months chipset fans ran out along time ago:) It's going to be interesting to see how well the heat pipe solutions work compared to the old fans.aldamon - Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - link
I'd love to see the $60 ASRock 775Dual-VSTA benched with DDR and DDR2 before I drop $200+ on a "Conroe" overclocking board and another $160 - $260 on DDR2.Thanks in advance AT!
larciel - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
It brings back memories from 1996 !!! best buy was filled with their ugly case and IBM's sliding door cases! lolBloodshedder - Friday, June 16, 2006 - link
I had figured they were long dead. If anything, maybe during that ten years they got their act together.Calin - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
Seeing so many small boards (micro ATX and so), for when some reviews of small mainboards (regarding compatibility, heat from chipset, performance, underclocking and overclocking)?Thanks
Strunf - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
Yup that would be nice, it has been a long time since I've seen a that kind of boards on the test lane.Gary Key - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
We have several AMD/Intel m-ATX boards coming up for review in July along with the Conroe m-ATX boards in August.
Calin - Friday, June 16, 2006 - link
Looks like you will help me decide my birthday present :DThanks
And by the way, could you please please please test onboard video graphic performance (in one or two cases only) with a single DIMM in dual channel boards? And maybe with a Sempron AM2 at 35W (256K cache would be great)?
(Yes, I know I am greedy).
Lots and lots of thanks
Myrandex - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
On the second MSI page, the last motherboard has this comment:The K9VGM-V leads MSI's entry level products for AMD AM2 by combining the VIA K8M890 and VT8237R+ chipsets. Expect to see this board sell for under US $50 later this month.
The motherboard in question is actually the PT890-Neo F for the Intel platform.
Gary Key - Thursday, June 15, 2006 - link
Sorry about that, the file name was cross-linked in the database. It is corrected now.