MSI Announces X600 Ultraportable Notebook

by Jennifer Johnson — Monday, August 24, 2009, 11:17 PM EDT

MSI announced a new ultraportable notebook today. The new ultra-slim X600 is a 15.6-inch notebook that weighs 5.5 pounds and measures less than an inch thick at its widest point. The X600 features the Intel ULV CPU, which uses 1/6th the power of a regular mobile CPU.

The X600 also comes with an MSI external optical drive for playing DVDs on the notebook’s HD LCD with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a supported resolution of 1366x768. The LCD combined with an ATI HD 4330 Graphics card delivers brilliant graphics and video.

As the newest edition to the X-Slim family, the X600 also features a 320GB hard drive, 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 6-cell battery, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam.

The X600 notebook is available in Silver and Black at Amazon.com and Newegg.com. MSI offers a 3-year limited warranty with the X600 and extended customer services hours at 1-888-447-6564.

The notebook is available for $899.99. Full specifications are below.

Full Specifications

	X600–021	X600–031
CPU	Intel® Ultra Low Voltage SU3500 1.4GHz
OS	Windows Vista Home Premium
LCD	15.6" WXGA 16:9 (Glare / 1366x768)
Optical	External MSI Optical Drive
Chipset	Intel® GS45+ICH9M-SFF
Graphic	ATI HD 4330
Memory	4GB DDR2
Storage	320GB / 2.5" SATA HDD
Wireless LAN	802.11a/g/n
Battery	6-Cell
Webcam	1.3M
Bluetooth	Bluetooth V2.0EDR
USB Ports	2 USB Ports
Video Ports	HDMI
Card Reader	2 in 1 SD/MMC
Dimensions	15.4" x 10.04" x 0.63"-0.98"
Weight	5.5 lbs with 6-Cell battery
Warranty	3 years which includes 2 years global warranty
Colors Available	Silver	Black

Tags: Intel, MSI, Notebook, laptop, X600, ultraportable, ULV, ULV CPU

Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer grew up around technology. From an early age, she was curious about all things related to computers. As a child, Jennifer remembers spending nights with her dad programming in BASIC and taking apart hard drives to see what was inside. In high school, she wrote her senior term paper on her experiences with building custom computers.

Jennifer graduated from the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. After college, she began writing full-time for various PC and technology magazines. Later, she transitioned to the Web. In these roles, Jennifer has covered a variety of topics including laptops, desktops, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and various consumer electronics devices. When she's not playing with or writing about the latest gadget, Jennifer loves to spend time with her family, capture memories with her camera, and scrapbook.

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