Isaiah's Tech

So much for MSI's promise of placing this notebook in the sub $1,000 category. The black and white models of the MSI X-Slim X340 are now officially priced at $1,099 USD. The base model of the X340 has: a 13.4-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, the Core 2 Solo 1.4GHz SU3500 Intel CULV CPU, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a 320GB HDD, Intel's GMA 4500MDH graphics, gigabit Ethernet, HDMI output, 2 USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, audio in / out, an integrated 1.3MP webcam, and a 2-in-1 card reader. The base model also comes with a 4-cell battery, but there is an 8-cell battery option. The notebook itself weighs 2.86 pounds (with the 4-cell battery) and is just 0.79-inches thin. The price seems kind of steep, I was hoping it would be cheaper.

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I talked briefly about the "fake" RC's being distributed on torrents yesterday. Well, lucky for most of us the real RC has supposedly just been leaked to torrents. It's build 7100 and it is now available in 32-bit and 64-bit. The ISO files should be about 2.36GB (32-bit), and 3.05GB (64-bit), so it's not entirely huge. Go and check it out now, although it hasn't been officially confirmed. It probably is the real thing, so just go right ahead and start downloading it. Yes, the fake downloads have been pulled off the torrents, so it's smooth sailing from here.

[ZDNet Blogs]