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Intel Calpella And NVIDIA Optimus Power the MSI FX600MX 15.6-inch Notebook

Oct 29, 2010 08:02 GMT  ·  By
New MSI FX600MX notebook is built on the Calpella platform
   New MSI FX600MX notebook is built on the Calpella platform

MSI seems to be keen on having a complete and comprehensive notebook lineup in place for this year's Christmas shopping spree, and in order to achieve this goal, the company's constantly pushing out new and improved models, the latest to be announced being the FX600MX, that leverages the mobile computing power provided by Intel's Calpella platform, as well as NVIDIA's Optimus technology. The FX600MX sports MSI's own anti-scratch, anti-smudge raised totem seal coating, while the wrist rest areas are covered with a raised checkerboard coating that is gentle on the hands when typing. Furthermore, such stylish design elements as the unique chiclet keyboard and raised multipoint touchpad will certainly draw the users' attention. The new portable computing solution from MSI is built around an Intel Core i5 or i3 processor, depending on the user's choice, accompanied by a Nvidia GeForce 310M – 512MB discrete graphics card. As mentioned before, the new notebook from MSI also leverages the advantages provided by NVIDIA's Optimus graphics technology, meaning that it will change between the built-in Intel graphics and the discrete graphics card when the application ran on the notebook require it. And since we're on the topic of graphics, it's also important to mention that the MSI FX600MX comes equipped with a 15.6-inch backlit 16:9 HD LED display, accompanied by a 720p webcam module that enables high-end communications. The computing device also incorporates up to 8GB of DDR3-1066MHz while offering users a choice of either a 320GB or a 500GB HDD, plus a DVD Super Multi optical disc drive. The MSI FX600MX packs plenty of options in the connectivity segment as well, since we're talking about HDMI and VGA video outputs, 2x USB 2.0 and 1x Power eSATA(USB Combo) ports, a 4-in-1 card reader, as well as 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR, 1x Gigabit LAN data transfer ports. In their usual style, MSI's not provided any pricing or availability details just yet, but we're pretty sure that we'll hear a lot more on this topic by the year's end.