MSI Megabook S271 Series

22 reviews

Sep, 2024

Positive
portability (12)
performance (10)
design (8)
screen (5)
battery (3)

Negative
usability (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 22 reviews of MSI Megabook S271 Series. The average rating for this product is 3.6/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the battery and screen. The design and performance also get good opinions. Some have doubts about the usability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the MSI Megabook S271 Series is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 80/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : John Chow (thetechzone.com)

MSI S271 Ultra Compact Notebook Review

The S271 is made with a durable yet trendy aluminum and magnesium alloy, and is equipped with a Super Glare Type 12″ WXGA LCD, an ATI UMA embedded graphics display interface, and digital surround sound.

Beautiful 12.1" wide screen display, Extremely light and compact, Good performance, Very stylist and trendy looking

Right side exhaust can heat up your hand, Battery life could be better

The MSI S271 is a very good looking notebook. The shape reminds us a lot of the Apple Powerbook and we're sure that was the look MSI was going for. If you don't like the business like black, the S271 can be ordered up in a range of difference colors

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Vijay Anand (hardwarezone.com)

MSI S271 - HardwareZone.com

Get a socket change, a new dual-channel DDR2 memory controller, double the processing cores, improved power management and you have a recipe for the new Turion 64 X2 processor. Read on as we take MSI's S271 Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology pre-evaluation...

May, 2006

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Expert review by : tech.co.uk staff (techradar.com)

MSI MegaBook S271 review

Strong mobility and a stunning screen, but poor performance

Bright and colourful screen ; Nice and affordable

Poor battery life ; Performance isn't quite what expected

In spite of its mobility and price, the Megabook doesn't quite cut the mustard

Apr, 2007

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Expert review by : Punit Lodaya (techtree.com)

MSI Megabook S271

Being a TurionX2 processor on an ATI Xpress1100 chipset, it should be having decent performance, even for light gaming.

Sleek, Good value for money, Decent performance, Light weight, Good battery life

No Web-Cam, 512 MB System memory

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Digital-Daily (digital-daily.com)

MSI Megabook S271- a firstling on AMD Turion 64 X2

The conclusions we aremaking are made up of two parts - one related to the new line of AMDprocessors and the other regarding the notebook which has been to ourtest lab.We start with the line of2-core AMD processors built on the Taylor core. Of course,...

Good design, Superb quality of the TFT matrix, High performance outside 3D, Long battery operation time, Almost no noise and heating of the housing

Not the most convenient layout of USB ports

Sep, 2006

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Expert review by : Steven Walton (legionhardware.com)

MSI MegaBook S271

Mobile computing has become an important way of life that enables us to do more on the go. Todays highly powerful mobile solutions mean that there is no longer any need for down time when away from the office. This is obviously very important and the...

MSI has done an excellent job with the MegaBook S271 and for a company not that well known for its notebook computers, I was very surprised with this product. The MegaBook S271 looks more like a playful accessory that makes you feel and look as though...

May, 2006

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Expert review by : Svyatoslav Solovyov (digital-daily.com)

Digital-Daily: MSI Megabook S271- a firstling on AMD Turion 64 X2 | Mobile

The DDR-II memory operating frequency is 533 MHz, and the memory runs in the dual-channel mode

Good design, Superb quality of the TFT matrix, High performance outside 3D, Long battery operation time, Almost no noise and heating of the housing

Not the most convenient layout of USB ports

The conclusions we are making are made up of two parts - one related to the new line of AMD processors and the other regarding the notebook which has been to our test lab

May, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

stay away from

I contacted MSI and they said that now plans were in the works to update the BIOS, which lacks some basic customizability also. I had to contact newegg and they ultamately made it right like they always do.

the hardware specsheet is very impressive

the BIOS doesn't support ACPI, thus this computer won't support Vista (contrary to the sticker) or any linux with a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel. Also you'll have trouble installing your own version of xp. the msi version thats supplied is actually an image that...

Sep, 2006

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Does the job with ease

I travel alot, and this is alot easier to carry through airports than my previous notebook. I bought an extra stick of memory, but according to MSI, if you remove the security sticker that's over one of the screws on the back, the warranty is void.

Small, lightweight. All in all, a powerful little pc

Can't upgrade it yourself, it has to be returned to MSI

Sep, 2006

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