Price range: £699.57
What is it: Thin and light laptop inspired by the MacBook Air
What we think: Looks great, but poor battery life and a dodgy keyboard let it down
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 28 May 2009
Tags: MSI, MSI X340, battery life, netbook, viewing angle
We like:
Appealing styling; highly portable
We don't like:
Rubbish keyboard; poor battery life
CNET UK judgement:
The MSI X340 will earn you plenty of admiring glances, but you'll be giving it away once you've endured the rubbish battery life, poor keyboard and relatively unimpressive performance
Full review:
Poor man's MacBook Air or rich man's netbook -- call it what you want, but the MSI X340 is definitely worth talking about. It's a super-thin, super-light laptop that will appeal to users who either think netbooks are too small, or the MacBook Air is too expensive. It's available now for around £750. Continue Reading...
MSI X340 History
22 May 2009 in Crave
MSI X340 hands-on: MacBook Air-alike rocks
We all want a MacBook Air, but unless you're a moat-owning, duck island-building, expense-finagling MP, you're probably better off with a stylish MSI X340.
14 May 2009 in Crave
MSI X320 and X340: 'World's thinnest laptops' are lighter than Air
Breaking news! We interrupt our regular schedule of netbook coverage to bring you word of two new laptops from MSI. Yes, laptops. Remember those?
2 Apr 2009 in Crave
MSI Wind U123 netbook and X-Slim X320 and X340 laptops
The follow-up to the marvellous MSI Wind U100 boasts Intel's latest Atom processor, the N280, and a range of colours. MSI also announced slim new 13-inch laptops
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