MSI is improving its line of new laptops with the release new ultraportables.

The company initially revealed its MSI X320, which looks like a MacBook Air last month at CES. It’s a 13.4-inch laptop powered by 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530.

The news is its early successor, the new x340 which packs more power but consumes lesser electricity. The computer belongs to the Consumer Ultra Low Voltage (CULV) line of processors that could be the next big thing in mobile computing.

Andy Tung, MSI’s Director of U.S. Sales introduced the product to the press. “At launch you will see [the x340 with] two specs. They are both using Intel’s Consumer ULV CPUs. One is the CULV Intel Celeron M 725 and the second one will be the Core 2 Solo SU3500,” he said.

The price of these new computers isn’t clear as of this writing. According to Tung, x340 will be around $750. The x320 will be around $700.

If you’re unsure as to what you should get, Tung gave us a pointer. “To have the best battery life on this product the Z530 is the only choice, but the CULV platform will provide better performance,” he said.

They will be available in the US this April.

Source: LaptopMag

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The MSI GT627 Gaming Laptop is among the many gadgets that the company revealed during CES 2009. And before curiosity and gossip eat the best of us, MSI decided to release information about the computer, formally.

The gaming laptop sports a 15.4 clear LCD display. Topping its features are a Core 2 Duo CPU, pixel packed 1,680 x 1,050 resolution display, 6-cell battery (optional 9-ell vesion), 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Blu-ray drive.

The laptop uses the 1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS GPU, a first for any MSI system. And if we are going to believe the makers of the GPU, we’ll surely find this laptop hard to resist. “Whether viewing or editing photos, finding directions, playing a game, or watching a hi-def movie, the MSI GT627 with the NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GS GPU runs silky smooth, with amazing visuals,” said Rene Haas, General Manager of the notebook business unit at NVIDIA.

There is also a 320GB HDD and a 4-in-1 multicard reader. The usual USB 2.0 ports and HDMI / VGA outputs, gigabit Ethernet supports connectivity. It also has a built-in webcam and Touch Sensor and E-SATA. Gamers can easily gow tih this as it weights around 5.8 pounds.

Price for the basic and upgraded version remains undisclosed.

Source: Engadget

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It seems that the year is about to end with sad face on the big bosses of Asus. The netbook pioneer lost its crown to Acer on the most number of netbooks (a product they supposedly invented) sold this year.

Statistics in the third quarter of 2008 indicated that Acer got 38.3 percent of total netbook or mini laptop market share. The company sold over 2.15 million netbooks, kiddling Asus with only 1.7 million units sold, equivalent to roughly 30.3 percent.

Analysts see the price drop in Acer’s units as the main cause of its dominance in market. Acer Aspire currently is being sold for $299. The netbook that runs on XP is among Acer’s most popular netbook.

The latest netbook from Asus Eee PC 1002HA apparently was not able to pull their market shares completely.

MSI and HP on the other hand also had a noteworthy share on the netbook market. Almost not visible in the ranking are Samsung and the rest of the netbook makers.

Source: Blog LaptopMag

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