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    Nice: ms-1223 / pr201

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by miloman, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. miloman

    miloman Notebook Guru

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    The ms-1221 / pr200 successor is
    here:
    Operation system support Support Windows Vista®/XP
    Processor Support Intel® Penryn 45nm socket P mobile processor
    Chipset Intel® GM45 + ICH9-M
    Graphics & Video Module Intel® embedded GMA X4500
    Main Memory DDR2 667/800 SO-DIMM x 2 slots,
    MAX: 4GB (2GB DDR2 SO-DIMM x 2)
    Display 12" WXGA (1280 x 800)

    PC Cards Slot None
    Card Reader SD/MMC/MS 3-in-1 Card Reader
    Hard Disk Drive Supports SATA HDD
    Optical Drive Built-in Super-Multi Drive (supports DVD RAM)
    LAN/Modem Built-in Realtek Gigabit LAN + 56K Modem
    Wireless LAN Supports Intel® PCI-Express mini card

    Bluetooth Built-in MS-6837D Bluetooth 2.0

    Robson support Not Available
    Built-in CMOS Camera 2.0 Mega Pixels
    TPM None
    Security Feature Built-in Biometric Fingerprint Sensor
    I/O Ports • Express Card : 1
    • Monitor ( VGA ) : 15 pin D-Sub x 1
    • HDMI : 1
    • USB 2.0 : 3
    • IEEE 1394 : None
    • MIC-in : 1
    • Headphone out : 1
    • RJ11 : 1
    • RJ45 : 1
    • TV-Out : None

    Audio Realtek ALC888/662
    Short-Cut Keys BlueTooth / WLAN Power on / Camera Power on
    Battery Pack & Life Li-ion 4 cells (2600mAH) / 8 cells (5200mAH, option)
    AC Adapter 19V DC, 65W/Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
    Dimension 303 (L) x 231 (W) x 24-30 (H)mm
    Weight Approx 3.5 lbs
     
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  2. ix9

    ix9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    im torn on whether to replace my 3-year-old ms-1013 with one of these.

    basically it almost entirely fell apart, due to crappy cabling for the adaptor, wifi, screen, etc.

    it stil works, but ive had to replace the adaptor, wifi antennae, cut off the colored power cables and touch them to the chassis to power up etc
     
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  3. ix9

    ix9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    mainly because, without the volume discount for SSDs, youre going to get a much better deal just buying from Apple or HP or whoever. plus proably a premium since the Montevina chips are so new.

    last time around it was a no brainer as i built for 1K what would have cost 2K from apple or dell
     
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    oh yeah, plus this thing is butt ugly, the should go back to the envy-133 esque 1980 Volvo DL looking whitebook design
     
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    Very good features (HDMI and 3 USB) but lack of eSATA support! I can wait until MSI comes out a 12" with eSATA.
     
    Sam1, Jun 30, 2008
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    Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone out there had one of these and could let me know the quality of the built in speakers. I have a MS-1013 (12," got it Summer '05), and the speakers are terrible, so I'm hoping that MSI has managed to progress in that department.
     
    laserbullet, Oct 30, 2008
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