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MSI ultrathin, ultra-low voltage 'Macbook Air killer' gets a price tag

MSI announced yesterday the availability of the X340, the first notebook to hit the market packing Intel's new consumer ultra-low voltage, or CULV, processor. We previously covered MSI's original announcement of the notebook on this blog, where it was deemed a "Macbook Air killer," at least in...

Tags: Processor, Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, X340, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Super-slim MSI X340, Intel CULV coming this month

Intel hasn't made any secret of its plans to release ultra low-voltage chips for relatively inexpensive, ultra-thin consumer notebooks. In last week's earnings call, CEO Paul Otellini said the company looked forward to the "new consumer ultra low voltage products which will enable many new thing and light notebooks at...

Tags: Notebook, Battery, Intel Corp., Chip, MSI, X340, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-04-21

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Asus UL30A-A1 (Core 2 Duo Su7300 1.3GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)

Whether CULV thin-and-light laptops will ever fully find a spot between the Netbook world and the full-featured laptop world, they are most definitely a category that's growing every day. Dropping an optical drive and throwing a low-voltage processor alongside a long-lasting battery is the trend of 2009, although the low-voltage...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo, laptop computer, ASUS, battery, processor

Product reviews 2009-09-30

MSI X340 ultraportable laptop updated: 3.4 lbs., 9 hour battery, $799

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Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Nice Product

Discussion threads 2009-09-26

News to know: Verizon's Pre; Tornado; IDF; iPhone MMS; RedHat; Gmail outage

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Report: Verizon says no to Palm Pre Andrew Mager: Tornado: The real-time web server from...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, MMS, Red Hat Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Corp., Outage, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., E-mail Providers, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Blog posts 2009-09-25

MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of

Glossy LCD? No thanksA Lenovo X300 from the Lenovo Outlet for about $1100 seems to be the best deal to me. For an extra $400 beyond the MSI you get a fast SSD, higher resolution non-glossy display though the viewing angle and contrast is rather disappointing, a second processing core,...

Tags: Notebooks, MSI web site, MSI, laptop computer, MSI X340

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of

The MSI X340 is as thin and flashy as the MacBook Air and the Dell Adamo, but costs less than half as much. See how it stacks up as a business laptop. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Laptop Computer, MSI X340, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-09-24

The choices for thin, low-cost ULV laptops expand

Just when I was starting to wonder what happened to all those ultra-low voltage ULV laptops, computer makers opened the flood gates. These laptops, which are thinner, lighter and less costly than mainstream notebooks, are now available in a range of display sizes, including some models with 11.6-inch displays that...

Tags: Hard Drive, Battery, Acer Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., MSI, Aspire 1410, IdeaPad U450p, X600, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-09-01

News to know: Pixie; Google Books; Time Warner-YouTube; PayPal; iLike

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010 Richard Koman: Lawyer files a full-throated attack...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Canon Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Word, Blogging, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Internet

Blog posts 2009-08-20

MSI X340 ultraportable laptop updated: 3.4 lbs., 9 hour battery, $799

Thinking about getting one of those inexpensive, Windows 7-ready ultrathin laptops that Steve Ballmer likes so much? MSI has responded to criticism for its flagship ultra-low voltage, ultraportable laptop by adding a heftier battery, cheaper sticker price and more rigid keyboard. ...

Tags: Battery, Laptop Computer, MSI X340, MSI, Engineering, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 (Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home, black)

When we first heard Lenovo had an IdeaPad S12 on its way, we were expecting the long-anticipated Nvidia Ion-packing version, which will include graphics power decent enough to accomplish HD video and even some demanding gaming. Instead, we got a configuration that includes an Intel Atom N270 processor and GMA...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Processors, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, IdeaPad S12, netbook, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Corp., Intel Atom

Product reviews 2009-07-24

Are we falling out of love with the Dell Adamo?

Next Friday marks the four-month anniversary of the proper debut of Dell's Adamo luxury ultraportable laptop, and it occurred to me recently that Dell hasn't done much since then to promote or reposition the ultra-premium notebook. What happened? ...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Adamo, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches

Market researcher NPD says that consumers are confused about the difference between a netbook and a notebook. It's no wonder. In the world according to Wintel, the distinction would be fairly clear: Netbooks have 10-inch or smaller displays, use Atom processors and 1GB of memory, and run...

Tags: Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Laptop Computer, Netbook, Gateway LT3100, Dell Mini 12, Notebook Price, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Intel finally announces ULV, drops the "C"

Intel announced its latest ultra low-voltage ULV processors at the start of the Computex trade show in Taiwan this week. The announcement was no surprise: Intel and computer makers have been talking about the chips (previously known as CULV for "consumer") for months, and in April MSI even announced a...

Tags: C, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Chip, ULV, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Notebooks, Hardware, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-02

New alternatives to netbooks (and pricey laptops)

Intel thinks business may be starting to pick up, but computer makers aren't as optimistic. Sales are slow in all categories and even Intel now concedes that one bright spot, netbooks, is cutting into sales of higher-priced laptops to some degree. That's bad news if you are, say, Dell. But...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Intel Corp., Studio, MSI, X-Slim X340, Notebooks, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-05-29

Super-slim MSI X340, Intel CULV coming this month

Super-slim MSI X340, Intel CULV coming this monthI just saw a demo model of the MSI X340at my friendly PC shop here in southern Taiwan. It's ultralight, but I wouldn't call it ultraportable: 13.3 inches is too wide for me. Not to carry it around in my backpack, no, but...

Tags: Serial ATA, Memory, MSI, ASUS, Super-slim MSI X340, Intel CULV, Eee PC 1000H, RAM, Microsoft Office, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

MSI introduces Macbook Air killer, X-Slim 340

MSI introduces Macbook Air killer, X-Slim 340Quite a nice laptopThat is a really nice laptop; assuming it uses Intel wireless - it would be great once OpenSolaris or Linux is loaded on it. I wonder if they also have larger batteries of offer for those who don't mind an extra...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, MSI, Apple MacBook Air, laptop computer, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, X-Slim 340, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

Lexmark_ABA_Winx64_PCL_XL_Emul_sys_en.exe 1.0 (Windows)

This package supports the following driver models:Lexmark X340 XL Lexmark X342n XL

Tags: Lexmark International Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-03-10

Lexmark_ABA_MultiWin_Drivers_en.exe 2006-01-20 (Windows)

Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.../ENGLISH/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:Avision AM3000/MF3000 Series Lexmark X340 Scanner Lexmark X342n Scanner Lexmark X340 XL Lexmark X342n XL

Tags: Lexmark International Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-01-20

Lexmark_ABA_Win2K_PCL_XL_Emul_sys_en.exe 1.0 (Windows)

Click on the following links for the driver package readme info:.../ENGLISH/Readme.txt This package supports the following driver models:Lexmark X340 XL Lexmark X342n XL

Tags: Lexmark International Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-01-20