MSI currently improved its ultraportable services with the addition of ultimate generation X-Slim notebooks. Although they are designed to be lightweight and compact, the X460 notebooks also attempt to be effective, courtesy of Intel's Sandy Bridge processors. The flagship model comes with Intel's Core i7-2630QM, packing the quad-center chip even as boasting an 8-hour battery life.

>There's also the X460DX, which could come configured with Core i3 or i5 processors and the Nvidia GeForce GT 540M GPU. Both the X460 and X460DX share the same dimensions the use of a 14" LED backlit display. While ultraportable laptops generally carry a 12 to thirteen" display, MSI says the X460 strikes a high-quality balance between mobility and overall performance.

With enough power to place the average desktop PC to disgrace, the MSI X460 flagship version costs kind of $1,one hundred. Even so, that price tag makes the X460 one of the most inexpensive second-gen Core i7 notebooks cash should purchase. Meanwhile, the less-endowed X460DX may be determined for round $750 with the Core i3-2310M, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB HDD and the Nvidia GeForce GT 540M.

Hardware Impressions

The X460 is a speculated to be slim and attractive, and I think MSI has finished that. It measures thirteen.3" (339mm) wide, nine.four" (239mm) deep and simply zero.87" (22.3mm) thick, even as weighing 4.36lbs (1.98kgs) consisting of the 6-Cell Li-Ion (5900mAh) battery.

The lid measures is simply 5mm thick and functions a thin aluminum backing that gives the screen a little extra safety and appears wonderful within the procedure. Lifting the lid exposes the 14" LED backlit screen (1366x768), which features a gloss film -- some thing I dislike.

I in my view decide upon matte screens, however as some distance as smooth panels move, the X460 does have an splendid photo first-class. The display screen has an embedded 1.3M HD webcam and is surrounded through small rubber ft that help keep away from marking the display at the keyboard when it's folded.

Speaking of the keyboard, MSI has included an 87 key 6-row chiclet-style non-backlit solution. As with maximum modern-day notebooks, there are characteristic key combos to quickly permit or disable features including wi-fi community, webcam, Bluetooth, tune pad and so on.

The keyboard feels first-rate and I'd luckily use it on a daily basis. We additionally observed it clean to keep away from the trackpad, which measures 3.14" x 1.sixty nine" (eighty x 43mm). The palm relaxation has an aluminum insert that feels first-class to relaxation your hands on and would not mark without problems.

A blue-lit energy button is at the pinnacle left of the keyboard region, adjacent to two quick release buttons that interact with the supplied S-Bar utility.

Underneath the X460 there are numerous small grills to allow cool air in, as well as 8 small rubber ft that raise the laptop and prevent it from marking surfaces along with a table. Finally, there are buttons that allow you to lock or liberate the removable battery.

As for connectivity, you'll find audio jacks (headphones/in-placed) next to a SD(XC/HC)/MMC card reader and a single USB 2.0 port at the proper facet. For the fashions that feature an optical tool the force might be handy from the right facet of the notebook.

Spinning around to the opposite facet, there are USB three.zero ports accompanied by means of the Gigabit Ethernet port, a VGA output and HDMI output. There's also a big exhaust vent to expel hot air from the X460 and a circular strength connector to connect the 90w AC adapter.