Earlier this year, Taiwanese manufacturer MSI introduced its X-Slim series of portable computer systems, designed to provide users with an ultra-thin laptop that combined a sleek and ultra-portable design with Intel's CULV mobile platform. The X320 and X340 are among the first X-Slim laptops the company released, which it also showcased at this year’s CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany. On that note, it appears that the company has finally listed one of the two at a price tag of $1099,99. This is the X340 model, built on the Intel Core 2 Solo processor, but a cheaper version based on Intel's Atom is also expected to become available in the near future.

 

The X340 laptop is among the first portable computer systems to boast Intel's latest CULV platform, which ups the performance ante, when compared with the netbook- and nettop-focused Atom platform. The CULV platform, however, enables the PC vendor to develop a system that is ultra-portable and packs a sleek and slim design. This is the case of MSI's latest X340 laptop.

 

The X340 is featured with a 13-inch 16:9 widescreen display and is powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Solo processors. It packs support for WiMAX wireless module, HDMI, 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, built-in webcam and Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. Listed at a price tag of $1099,99, the system is still considerably cheaper than its possible competitor, the MacBook Air from Apple. However, as an alternative on the netbook market, the X340 is somewhat high priced.

 

Fortunately, MSI is expected to make available another X-Slim model, which will likely come as an affordable alternative to the company's X340. The X320 is based on a cheaper Intel Atom processor, but comes with the same 13-inch 16:9 widescreen display and features support for optional 3.5G and 802.11 b/g/n wireless connectivity.