MSI X-Slim X320-037US NoteBook Intel Atom Z530(1.60GHz) 13.4" Wide XGA 2GB Memory 320GB HDD Intel GMA 500 - Retail

Reviewed By: pepphell on 11/20/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: super super skinny and light;
very good for basic tasks - if you are traveller and only need to use internet, excel and some word.
good battery life

Cons: does not have a dvd drive,
the screen flickers under fan thats how light it is
the screen overall seems brittle

Other Thoughts: i bought it for lightweightness and it delivers PERFECTLY in that area.

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great machine for the price

Reviewed By: Neil on 11/13/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Pros: - Lid and base are magnetic so when you close the laptop it snaps shut (kinda cool)
- keyboard has very little flex, which was a pleasant surprise after reading other reviews
- super lightweight
- 4 cell battery still gets me around 3 hrs of life - no need to upgrade to the 8 cell
- doesn't feel "cheap" other than 1 usb port where the bezel wiggles a little

Cons: - glossy screen (could be a positive for some)
- usb port mentioned above (probably just my unit)
- not sure if upgradable to win 7 (originally said it was and then they removed it from their website)
- does slow down when multi-tasking (syncing itunes and browsing the web), but tolerable
- slow picture slideshows in vista, so i view them individually instead now

Other Thoughts: overall, great machine for the price. you do feel the machine slow down when viewing pictures/videos..which is a little bit of a bummer. i am still contemplating about whether i should go back to windows xp. i paid over one hundred less for this thing (free shipping and no tax) on another popular internet website, but the deal only lasted for 1 week and then it went back to the normal price...so keep your eye on it over the holidays. I have a feeling it will drop back down to just over 4 benjamins sometime soon.

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Reviewed By: on 11/4/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Pros: Nice Looking, Light, OK Speed

Cons: Graphics, No Windows 7 Upgrade option (check MSI's website), Graphics are to slow for Aero in Vista, Not entirely Windows 7 compatible due to driver issues. Also to get 7 to install you must install the harddisk controller drivers in the first step of setup.

Windows 7 Aero runs acceptable, but barely. If you let user account control dim the screen it will not restore completely after the dim.

Weird keyboard feel (keystroke)

HULU will play in window mode, but not full screen. It almost will when you decrease the quality to low.

Other Thoughts: Maybe XP will run acceptably on these machines.

They look really cool

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