MSI introduces their MBA competitor -- MSI X-Slim 320

[andreab35]

Ehhh, I like my Air better.

 

[neiltc13]

agreed. It's nice. PC version of the MBA. Only thing i don't like is that Ugly VGA port. I don't mind it sticking out like that. But they should of made it a DVI port. The White would have looked so much better.

But can it run crysis?

I don't think the VGA port is as ugly as a giant adapter drooping out of the port like you have on MBA.

 

[Eidorian]

I'd rather have an AMD one. They're already launching a more well rounded platform.

I don't think the VGA port is as ugly as a giant adapter drooping out of the port like you have on MBA.

Truth! I hate those little Mini adapters. I wish they used DisplayPort instead. VGA is a relic with LCDs today.

 

[RaMaz07]

I don't think the VGA port is as ugly as a giant adapter drooping out of the port like you have on MBA.

At least the adapter has class and matches the machine

 

[Eidorian]

At least the adapter has class and matches the machine

It does match but who wants to carry every adapter for every other display technology?

 

[tubbymac]

If you consider that the MBA's competition then I argue it's no contest.

Think about it this way. That thing is at least $800. The refurbished rev A Macbook Airs are going for $999. For about $200 more you get a machine with better performance, aluminum versus cheap plastic, OSX versus XP, real software like Garageband versus crapware and trialware, a beautiful backlit keyboard versus a junk crammed keyboard, and multitouch versus a cramped and smaller trackpad. And you get something that looks like some real design and thought has been put into it instead of just cramming industry standard parts together.