My New Toy MSI EX460 Entertainment Series
Categories: Featured, Gadget, Gaming, Rambles, Reviews
Written By: Louis James Diaz Google+
I got my new toy last week a day before my Greenlantern Server on Dreamhost bugged down. And since my hosting was down for a week, I was able to stress test this new MSI EX460 that I forcefully got (Yeah, Forced, Unplanned) since my brother needed a new Laptop so I gave him the MSI Megabook VR-K320 that I was using and decided the next day to buy a new one.
I got this new Toy of mine and never did I regret it. the specs and and all was just so enough for me, enough for blogging, enough for gaming and enough for everything that I wanted to do like watching HD Videos, I do note that there are already many NetBooks (10 inchers) out there which are much cheaper but I cannot sacrifice scrolling forever and ever up and down and side to side specially that I use computers most of my time.
Here are the specs of my new MSI Notebook EX460 Entertainment Series
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MSI EX460 T6600
- Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6600 @ 2.20GHz
- Ram : 4GB
- Graphics : 512mb DDR2 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330
- Display: 14″ 1366×768 HD, Widescreen LED Display
- Storage: 250GB HDD
- Webcam: 1.3MP
- I/O: D-Sub X 1, USB2.0 Port X 3, Mic-in Port X 1, Headphone Output X 1, LAN Port X 1, Express Card X 1
- Battery: 6 cells
- Wireless Lan
- Ethernet Lan
- 4 in 1 Card Reader
For a complete list of features you can visit its page on MSI Global
It was priced for around 33k-35k PHP on computer shops on Gilmore but I got it haggled down to 31K PHP, and it came with a laptop bag which did not fit it right for the widescreen format of my MSI EX460, so I did buy a new bag for it.
What I really liked about this new gadget that I had was it was already HD Ready which means that I can already play HD Videos on it. By the way it also has got an HDMI Port on its side which is not listed on its page on MSI.
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Plus the video card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 512mb dedicated memory. I thought it was high already since I was so used to 256mb of video card memory on my lower end systems, but lo and behold, it was also getting shares from excess RAM that I have got on my new MSI EX460 Notebook 4GB of RAM since my Windows Vista Home Premium only needs 1GB of ram for it to run which gives my video card additional 1279MB of Ram which is around 1.2 GB of shared memory which makes my ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 from 512mb rise up to 1.7GB of memory!!
The Top Glossy Finish is also one thing that I liked, though I know that it would take extra challenge for me to take good care of it.
One of the downers on this spec though is that it does not come with a Blu-Ray Optical Drive unlike some other models of MSI, and it did not have an OS with it so I was obliged to buy a Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate which damaged me around 6K PHP 10K PHP
All in all, damage were around 31K + 6k (OS) so a whopping 37K PHP, but because of that I learned to love my new MSI EX460 Entertainment Series Notebook.
Update: Im only a week old on running on Windows Vista since I was loyal to Windows XP but due to the fact that I was not informed that Windows 7 would be out in the market by October 23, 2009, I had no choice but to buy Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit.
UPDATE:
A lot of people have already asked if there was really an HDMI Port available for this MSI Model EX460, and as far as what I can see, there really is one, I just did not have anytime however to test if its really functioning or not. Pictures of the HDMI port after the jump (Please bear with the resolution of the photos. Im gonna update it once I get a high end DSLR this Holiday Season).
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December 20th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
What drivers did you reinstall? I think you should reinstall of get the latest drivers of the application called System Control Manager and then install the application called Camera Recorder which is also included in the disc that came with your MSI CR420. Because even if you have the drivers you still wont be able to use your webcam and test if it still functions without an application to run it…
If you need the lastest drivers, just head to MSI Global Website and locate your MSI Laptop Model there and download the latest applications and drivers just to be safe. Hope that helps..
give us some feedback if it works or not for you. Good Day Belle!
December 19th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Good day! i purchased my MSi CR420 last July 2010..but the built-in webcam is no longer functioning now,for 2 months yes its ok but it just suddenly malfunction the laptop never been fell down or scratch. I tried so many ways Fn F6, reinstall the driver, but not in success..what do u think should i do for it to function?
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:02 pm
hi guys.. anu ginawa nyo sa ex460 laptop nyo pra mawala ang flickering nya? d mawala ung flickering ng laptop ko eh
need advice thankss
May 15th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I just bought my MSI EX460 on November 2009 and I installed Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. The only problem is overheating and when I tried to reformat my laptop with same OS, it shutdown (totally turned off) during OS installation. Kindly help me in my laptop… Is it the memory, hard drive or motherboard?
Thank you very much.
May 2nd, 2010 at 10:19 pm
@slickhill – - i don’t experience that problem – better go to a laptop repair center to have it check
May 2nd, 2010 at 10:16 pm
@ Rabulo Marquez
thanks – maybe after the warranty period i will try to have an upgrade or maybe buy a new laptop
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:26 am
@black panther
Bluetooth – Yes
Hdmi – no
Webcam – no
built-in mic – no
higher video card – no
pocessor – i think yes
April 22nd, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Guys im experiencing the most common issue about our laptop Im experiencing white screen when booting pls reply for possible solutions or if you are experiencing it too…
April 19th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
additional
can we upgrade our laptop with the following? i think may slots para dito
- bluetooth
- hdmi
- webcam 2 mp
- built-in mic
- higher video card i.e. 1gb
- possible higher procesor
if so, where can I inquire?
April 19th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
I have EX460 also kaso whenever i’m using the built in mic and its webcam i’m not satisfied
sa built-in mic you have to be near so that the person you are talking to can hear your message – I have to buy an external mic to remedy this problem
worst is the built-in webcam – even in good lighting condition blurred pa din – comparing my EX460 1.3 webcam to ACER’s 1.3 webcam lampaso ag akin – aAcer’s built-in webcam sends a clear picture
pano maso solve ang problem sa webcam?