MSI GX600 - Overclockable Turbobook Laptop

MSI has unveiled the GX600, its first so-called “Turbobook” laptop featuring MSI’s Turbo Drive Engine Technology for notebook’s processor overclocking.

“While the GX600 is in AC mode, just press the silver turbo button above the keyboard and you can simultaneously increase the speed of you CPU and the system up by 20%. Your computer can run smoothly to the very best of its abilities. Also, in the past, notebook always took at least 1 minute or longer the start up. Applying the Turbo technology, the GX600 takes less than 40 seconds to boot, the computer can run much quicker not wasting any moment of your valuable time,” according to MSI.

PC maker didn’t provide further details on how Turbo Drive Engine works, but Anh Huynh from DailyTech says processor in the Turbobook - showcased at Computex show in Taipei - is a 2 GHz Core 2 Duo with an 800 MHz front-side bus and when you press the Turbo button, it raises the front-side bus 20% to 960 MHz for 2.4 GHz.

“It’s not a bad idea if you’re on the go a lot, but want a little more CPU power when the system is plugged in. The difference between a Core 2 Duo T7200 (2.0 GHz) and T7600 (2.33 GHz) is $425 (Dell upgrade option on XPS),” Huynh explains.

MSI GX600 Turbobook is built upon Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform with the GM965 chipset and the latest Core 2 Duo processor. Regarding graphics, this gaming laptop incorporates Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT with 512MB video memory. The system supports up to 4GB of RAM, and comes with up to 250GB SATA hard drive and HD DVD optical drive (in select models) or DVD burner.

The GX600 has wireless and Gigabit LAN connections, an optional Bluetooth, and a 56k modem, as well as PC Card slot, ExpressCard slot, three USB ports, Firewire, and a four-in-one media card reader. For video output, there are HDMI and S-Video.

MSI’s first Turbobook weighs around 5.7 pounds, and has a flame-like graphic design and a numeric keypad. It comes with Windows Vista Home Premium.

Currently there is no information on pricing and availability of the MSI GX600 Turbobook.

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