MSI

MSi gx laptops get turbo boost

04:53 May 7, 2009 PDT

It's either the MSi GX623 or the GX633, but you'd have to rip it open or turn it on to be ...

If there’s one button that could possibly be more tempting than “do not press”, it's the one with “turbo” written on it. Perhaps recognizing this MSi has included a turbo button on its new GX623 and GX633 laptops that ramps up the speed of the CPU when the laptops are connected to mains power. If instead you’re looking for reduced power consumption and longer battery life, MSi’s ECO Engine can cycle through a range of power setting tweaks at the touch of a button. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

MSI Wind Top AE1900 touch-enabled all-in-one PC

By Mike Hanlon

18:29 April 21, 2009 PDT

MSI Wind Top AE1900 touch-enabled all-in-one PC

Due for its first public showing next week at EcoFocus in New York is the next-generation MSI Wind Top AE1900 desktop PC, a touch-enabled all-in-one PC with 18.5” widescreen and surround sound. It'll be interesting to try the Wind Top with its touch-enabled applications and webcam-optimized motion capture games, but we suspect that the ergonomics involved in continually lifting one's arms to touch the screen will soon kill the novelty value and users will be plugging in the color-matched keyboard and mouse that comes with it. One day, no doubt, all PCs will come without a keyboard – don't throw the keyboard and mouse away just yet though. Read More