MSI Megabook X340 Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 90 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the portability. The performance also impresses, but many are less positive about the keyboard.

Experts rate this product 68/100 and users 78/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the MSI Megabook X340 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

Incredibly slim, attractive design, Snappier performance than netbooks, More than 3 hours of battery life

Flexing keyboard, Weak graphics performance

The 1.3-megapixel webcam above the display provided clear images in a video call. The other caller could make out our new hair cut and hear our voice clearly with the built-in microphone located to the left of the cam.

The MSI X340 (021US), which debuted at CES 2009 as the X320, is nearly an identical twin to the Apple MacBook Air (Nvidia 9400M GT). Other than colorour review unit was black, and there's also a silver versionit's hard to tell them apart at first ...

Razor thin. Incredibly light for a 13-inch laptop. Plenty of ports, including HDMI and three USBs. Generous hard drive capacity. Very inexpensive

A bending keyboard. Noisy mouse buttons. Single-core processor is behind the times. 2GB of memory seems meager nowadays

For the MSI X340 you spend about half as much as you would on the MacBook Air, but you get only half as much in design and craftsmanship.

Decent performance ; Good size and lightweight

Feels like a MacBook Air tribute ; Mediocre mouse control ; Bottom Line ; MSI's slim ultraportable X340 is the average Joe's MacBook Air ; MSI X340 ; MSI X340 Review, by Darren Gladstone, PC World May 29, 2009 ; AMD can't catch a break. First to ...

MSI's slim ultraportable X340 is the average Joe's MacBook Air.

AMD can't catch a break. First to market with a tweener processor (more powerful than a netbook, but cheaper than the usual fare found in ultraportables), its Athlon Neo CPU is now under fire from Intel's new Ultra Low Voltage chip, and one of the ...

What matters in the end, though, is the value. For those who want a larger screen, maybe to watch a couple movies, and also to get some light typing done, this is a more powerful machine than a conventional netbook and will do you just fine. If you've ...

Laptop magazine has taken the time to review the MSI X340 and has basically documented what we were expecting to see. You can read the full review here (video), but the bottom-line is that the MSI X340 is a great-looking laptop that has a Macbook Air ...

Let's cut to the chase and hit you with the sell: The MSI X340 is a MacBook Air at half the price. Interested? R ead on.

Gorgeous design; slap an Apple sticker over the MSI logo and no one will ever know. Performance bests most netbooks, though it's hardly top-notch. Surprisingly good graphics and responsiveness. Includes the usual goodies: 1.3-MP webcam, Bluetooth, 802 ...

Flaky touchpad. Disappointing battery life

If you think the MacBook Air is too expensive and netbooks are too small, the 13-inch, super-light, super-thin X340 will be worth investigating. The keyboard and battery life aren't overly impressive, but itÂ's got good connectivity and its looks will ...

Appealing styling ; highly portable

Rubbish keyboard ; poor battery life

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

Can MSI challenge the MacBook Air?

Extremely thin laptop, HDMI port

Very "flexible" keyboard, below average battery life

Slimmer than the MacBook Air, perhaps faster than the MacBook Air and close to half the price of the MacBook Air. But it's really more of a cross between a netbook and a notebook

msi x-slim x340 review: Ultimately MSI's X-Slim X340 is a disappointment. It is reasonably attractive, but it's not worth the price due to the horrible keyboard and budget touchpad.

Attractively slim ; Nice screen ; Reasonably sturdy considering slimness ; Stays quiet

Horrific keyboard ; Annoying Sentelic touchpad ; MSI still not including touchpad drivers