MSI plans to offer X-Slim laptops with Pentium processors
By Donald Melanson 
posted January 12th 2009 6:48PM
posted January 12th 2009 6:48PM
Well, it looks like MSI isn't about to wait around for Intel to deliver those new high-end, lower-cost processors for ultrathin laptops, as the company has just announced that it's planning to offer "high-powered" Pentium processors in its line of X-Slim laptops. That will apparently push the Pentium-equipped models past the $1,000 mark (as opposed to the $800 the Atom-based models will demand), although MSI apparently isn't ready to get more specific than that. The company also doesn't seem to have had much to say about any other potential spec-changes, with it only divulging that the Pentium-based models would will loaded with Vista.
From personal experience, the Atom feels faster than a Pentium anything. It probably uses quite a bit less power as well.
I really, really dont know what they are thinking.
Pentium 4? Pentium D? Haven't you ever heard of Core 2's daddy, the Pentium M? This thing lays waste to the Pentium 4 and Pentium D clock-for-clock.
If this is indeed a Pentium M (hopefully on a smaller manufacturing process), it's good. It'll beat the crap out of the Intel Atom and VIA Nano even if clocked slightly lower.
See Major4Play's comment. Modern Pentium D == low end Core 2 Duo.
"See Major4Play's comment. Modern Pentium D == low end Core 2 Duo."
Ummm... No.
Lemme read it again:
"Intel have sold a CPU for the last few years called a Penitum dual core. It's exact model is E2000 series. It's an underclocked Core2 chip with a smaller cache (1MB) They are great overclockers (in desktops) and run very cool. You can buy them in many budget laptops.
This is the pentium MSI are talking about.......calm...down"
OK, so Pentium D != Pentium Dual Core. You can understand though, right?
$1000? Really?
What's the point?
Why can't the Pentium die already!
Which one?
Odds are you're not talking about the same one as in this article.
Pentium 1/2/celeron
Pentium 3
Pentium M
Pentium D
Pentium E
???
You cannot kill what does not live.
"the Pentium-based models would will loaded with Vista."
Would will? That's a new one :)
Holy..... That threw me off for a second too. Pentium baby (perhaps 60mhz or 166mhz w/MMX).
Your are very rude.
Note to MSI:
Wait until the extreme atoms come out.
Wait until windows 7 comes out
Keep the price down
Then make loads of money.
DOES IT HAVE PENTYUM LIKE DAT CELERONG CHIPS INSIDE OR IS IT DAT ATOMS PENTUMS LIEK IN APPLEMACS?