MSI announce CX705MX multimedia notebook

Tuesday, 04 May 2010 22:51 Mathias Wedelholm

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MSI logo MSI's Classic series just got bigger, this time with the addition of a 17.3 inch device. While no specific price is noted, MSI describe CX705MX as a budget-friendly notebook designed for multimedia use and light gaming.

The device is based on an unspecified Intel Core 2 Duo processor rather than one of the newer Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs, probably in order to save money. This also means it uses DDR2 667/800MHz RAM (though up to 8GB - more than enough for most). The slightly older technology uses a bit more power, so do not expect a very long battery life.

That CX705MX also features a dedicated GPU does not help in that regard. The card is made by ATi and is called Radeon HD 545V (512MB), which should be equivalent to the Radeon HD 4570, a lower middle class card that will probably have trouble with the newest games. In some cases it will be a matter of compromising on details, but in general you will should look elsewhere for a gaming rig.

If you are more into movies and such, it has other advantages like the large display running an HD+ resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels. There are also two 2-watt speakers and a subwoofer, so the audio should be fairly good (for a notebook, anyway). It seems you get a standard DVD drive without a Blu-ray option.

Otherwise it ships with Windows 7 Home Premium, a 250GB hard drive (can be upgraded to 320 or 500GB), 802.11 b/g/draft-N WiFi, Bluetooth v2.1 along with Ethernet LAN. There is also HDMI, VGA, 3x USB, 4-in-1 card reader and a 1.3M webcam.

CX705MX weighs 3kg and is about 3.7cm thick, so it really is not all that thin or light. We do not know the price (but expect it to be fairly low), and a specific launch date is not provided either.

Source: MSI

MSI CX705MX