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MSI FX600 - Making Multimedia Sense

By Aloysius Low - 16 Mar 2011

The FX Factor

The FX Factor

So far since the debut of MSI's FX series of notebooks, they've fared reasonably from our trials. It offers consumers a more affordable alternative for a multimedia notebook, and having options is always something good to have. While the performance of MSI's FX600 remained on the lower side of the comparisons, it's still decent enough to make it a consideration for purchase.

Design wise, the FX600 is simple, but the notebook was let down by the terrible viewing angles of the full HD screen (plus it's a glossy screen). It redeems itself with a decent keyboard and quad speakers for virtual surround audio. Last but not least, we hope the retail notebooks have touchpads that don't operate with a mind of their own, albeit we're pretty sure what we encountered was a localized issue to our review notebook.

Generally speaking, the MSI FX600 is a decent enough notebook, and for its price of S$1499, it's not too expensive either. If you don't need top of the line performance from a notebook, but something that can handle pretty much of everything, and is affordable, then the MSI FX600 should definitely be in your shortlist. Its unique blend of specs and features (especially the full HD screen and quad speakers) in an unpretentious design might make you think it's another wannabe, but on closer look, it's one of the more interesting multimedia notebooks. Just don't expect it to be a speed demon and take note what makes it unique from the rest of the crowd.

 

For S$1499, the MSI FX600 is an affordable notebook that you can consider, but don't expect top of the line performance. Instead, movie junkies will get a  fulll HD screen and virtual surround audio via four speakers - both of which aren't common in this class of notebooks.
 

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8.0
  • Design 7.5
  • Features 8.5
  • Performance 7.5
  • Value 7.5
  • Mobility 8
The Good
Decent sound system
Full HD screen
Very affordable
The Bad
Raw performance and trackpad could be better
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