MSI's new CX420, CR420 and CR720 laptops put Intel's new processors to good, workaday use

Smell that? That's a smell of a real man's budget computer, doing real manly things like task processing and pixel churning. MSI's new CX420, CR420 and CR720 laptops aren't much for looks, but under the hood you can find new-gen Core i Series processors across the board and ATI Radeon HD5470 graphics in the CX420 (pictured). Sure, there's only Intel integrated HD graphics in the CR420 and CR720, and the 1366 x 768 14-inch displays in the CX420 / CR420 are a bit of a letdown, but knowing MSI we're sure the prices for this trio will more than make up for any mild disappointments on the spec sheet. Hit up the PR for the full breakdown, but there's no release date to be found just yet.

[Brent1700 Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:21AM]

@marialoving13 GOLD DIGGER ALERT!

[MarkAnderson Posted Jan 31st 2010 9:34AM]

@cherryboom

Ok. Where do you keep your ass hater?

[Delta Posted Jan 31st 2010 1:45PM]

@MarkAnderson

There are so many bans going on in this thread. I have no earthly idea what happened here, but it looks like a barren wasteland of orphan replies and bomb craters from trolls exploding.

[MarkAnderson Posted Jan 31st 2010 6:09PM]

@Delta

Indeed. 'Tis carnage.

[Brent1700 Posted Jan 31st 2010 9:39AM]

@cherryboom ok. bend over.

[Federaly Posted Jan 31st 2010 9:41AM]

@cherryboom

Are you directing that at Engadget or MSI?

[GenericMessage Posted Jan 31st 2010 9:50AM]

@cherryboom

Now, where did you but that ass hater? I've been looking for one for ages!

So hard to hate ass manually.

[GenericMessage Posted Jan 31st 2010 9:52AM]

@GenericMessage

*buy not but (no pun intended)

[fighterfelix Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:01AM]

I prefer the ipad for real portable work, not underpowered toys like this.

[Steve Anthony Ballmer Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:15AM]

@fighterfelix
I'm pretty sure this is more powerful than an iPad.

[fighterfelix Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:34AM]

@Steve Anthony Ballmer

The iPad has the Apple A4 soc which delivers console like HD graphics which u can see in the keynote

PC games are overrated and outclassed compard with quality on the iPad

[duruguay Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:36AM]

@fighterfelix
This guy is being sarcastic, can`t you see??

[Brent1700 Posted Jan 31st 2010 11:08AM]

@fighterfelix HOLY FANBOY BATMAN!

[fighterfelix Posted Jan 31st 2010 12:05PM]

@duruguay

U spoiled it :-(

[fel Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:03AM]

Intel integrated graphics now are almost as good as last gen nvidia/AMD ones, so they arent bad.

[nobodyzhome Posted Jan 31st 2010 10:23AM]

This could just as easily be a Dell.

[cwthe3rd Posted Jan 31st 2010 11:55AM]

but...it looks like a Dell...

[logic thinker Posted Jan 31st 2010 1:13PM]

No thanx.
I'm gettingbthe ipad only $499.
Keyboards r so yesterday.
I'm ready to delve intontge future.

[Dafrety Posted Jan 31st 2010 2:01PM]

@logic thinker
I'm ready to delve intontge future too. Only $499!

[Plexus Posted Jan 31st 2010 1:45PM]

I will not buy this lappie, but the first thing I will do tomorrow morning is get my brooker to scoop up some more MSI stocks.
They make the only touch AIO worth buying (wind top 2220, if I recall) , the only 10" tablet worth considering, and some solid and cheap netbooks and laptops that constantly score very near the top of their respective categories.
I mean have you seen the value increase on stock from Taiwanese top tech companies? El Jobo would sell his sorry butt for figures like that.

[mcdoomington Posted Jan 31st 2010 3:51PM]

I am always in favor of higher-res screens, but is a 1366 x 768 panel in a 14-inch notebook really a "letdown"?