New Toy - MSI S271 TurionR 64×2 Notebook

written by John Chow on October 18th, 2006

I first saw this notebook in Taipei during Computex and I fell in love with it. The MSI S271 is the world’s first AMD TurionR 64×2 notebook computer. The S271 is made with a durable yet trendy aluminum and magnesium alloy, and is equipped with a Super Glare Type 12″ WXGA LCD, an ATI UMA embedded graphics display interface, and digital surround sound.

I love everything about the S271 except for the embedded graphics - it is not very powerful. However, I wouldn’t try to game with a 12″ notebook - that’s what the 17″ Dell XPS is for. MSI came along just at the right time. I have been meaning to buy a new notebook for the upcoming CES in Las Vegas because I didn’t want to lug around the heavy Dell unit. It seems everyone has been buying smaller notebooks lately. Stephen picked up a 14″ Asus while in Hong Kong and Bob took delivery of a new 12” Dell XPS M1210.

I had narrowed my search down to the MSI S271 and Dell XPS M1210. I was about to beat Bob to the XPS when MSI call and offered me the S271 for free. Given a choice between buying a Dell or getting a free MSI, I went with the free MSI.

You have to love the perks that comes with being Media.

Ale said on October 19th, 2006 at 12:32 am

Dude,

How do you get this stuff? Do you have to e-mail them or something first? Call them? lol … You’ve Got to Love the Perks!

Alex

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Carl said on October 19th, 2006 at 3:15 am

Except that you’ll have to return it in a couple weeks

That is one ugly ass laptop too, lol

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Gdog said on October 19th, 2006 at 8:23 am

Carl, if you’ve been reading John’s blog, his rule is that whatever he receives in the mail, he KEEPS!

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Carl said on October 19th, 2006 at 8:41 am

He also says he’s a mogul

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John Chow said on October 19th, 2006 at 10:21 am

I don’t have to return the notebook. However, most notebook vendors only give loaners.

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Ronnie said on October 19th, 2006 at 3:41 pm

John, the link to the Dell is broken.

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John Chow said on October 19th, 2006 at 4:04 pm

Thanks! It’s fixed now.

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JuanFlaiter said on October 20th, 2006 at 5:34 pm

I love 12 inchers. But I´m more into Asus notebooks, MSI systems have crappy plastics and are bad designed (once I saw Theo´s screen sratch because of the touchpad :s ). But anyways if it´s free it´s good