MSI Outs S30 Sleek 13.3-inch Notebook

btarunr · Jan 28, 2013

MSI rolled out the S30 13.3-inch notebook, which misses Ultrabook fame by, well, a centimeter (thickness). Measuring 324 x 227 x 22.8 mm (LxWxH), it weighs 1.4 kg. Its 13.3-inch screen packs 1366 x 768 pixels resolution. Under its hood is an Intel Core i3/i5 "Ivy Bridge" dual-core processor (various options), up to 16 GB of dual-channel DDR3-1333 MHz memory (options), and Intel HD graphics. A 500 GB HDD is standard issue, but a 64 GB mSATA SSD can also be opted for. Connectivity includes USB 3.0, HD web-cam, THX TruStudio Pro audio, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth 4.0, SD/MMC card reader, and HDMI display output. Windows 8 comes pre-installed. The S30 is expected to occupy a sub-$700 price-point.

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FreedomEclipse · Jan 28, 2013

had they slapped an Nvidia 620m or 630m graphics card in there, I would have definitely bought one straight away.

RCoon · Jan 28, 2013

I though 1600mhz ram was a standard now, I see Apple and alot of companies opting for 1066 and 1333 ram modules instead of 1600, which I personally would not buy anything below on a computer designed for a power user. Its like selling a Ferrari with three sports tyre and a single 10 inch pizza base for the third

Triprift · Jan 28, 2013

Intel HD graphics oh dear.

WaroDaBeast · Jan 28, 2013

RCoon said:
I though 1600mhz ram was a standard now, I see Apple and alot of companies opting for 1066 and 1333 ram modules instead of 1600, which I personally would not buy anything below on a computer designed for a power user. Its like selling a Ferrari with three sports tyre and a single 10 inch pizza base for the third

Should definitely be a standard on high end systems. Got a friend who owns a Macbook Pro that sports an i7 CPU, but that came with only 4 GB 1333 MHz. When he wanted to get 8 GB, I went for the 1600 MHz memory. Of course, Apple didn't list his model as compatible with the 1600 flavor...

Aquinus · Jan 28, 2013

WaroDaBeast said:
Should definitely be a standard on high end systems. Got a friend who owns a Macbook Pro that sports an i7 CPU, but that came with only 4 GB 1333 MHz. When he wanted to get 8 GB, I went for the 1600 MHz memory. Of course, Apple didn't list his model as compatible with the 1600 flavor...

That's because Sandy Bridge Macs run 1333 out of the box because that is the default ram speed on the CPU for SB. SB-E and IVB increased that default to 1600 and any IVB Mac you buy will sport DDR3-1600. Not to say SB can't support 1600 (as your friend can find out,) but technically it's overclocking the IMC to do it and the only thing that really will benefit from the added memory speed is the iGPU.

WaroDaBeast · Jan 28, 2013

Aquinus said:
That's because Sandy Bridge Macs run 1333 out of the box because that is the default ram speed on the CPU for SB. SB-E and IVB increased that default to 1600 and any IVB Mac you buy will sport DDR3-1600. Not to say SB can't support 1600 (as your friend can find out,) but technically it's overclocking the IMC to do it and the only thing that really will benefit from the added memory speed is the iGPU.

Everything you said is correct. Forget what I said: my friend's laptop got a dedicated GPU anyway.

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MSI Outs S30 Sleek 13.3-inch Notebook

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