MSI ships Core i5-packin' P600 and S6000 laptops to egomaniacal cube dwellers
By Darren Murph 
posted August 5th 2010 3:16PM
posted August 5th 2010 3:16PM
MSI Announces North American Availability of the Thin P600/S6000 Notebooks: Power and Portability for People on the Go
Notebooks Combine Built In Optical Drive with Powerful Performance and Long Battery Life in a Portable 15.6 Inch Form Factor
August 04, 2010 09:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--MSI Computer Corp., a leading manufacturer of computer hardware products and solutions, today announced the North American availability of its thin and light P600 and S6000 notebooks, designed for people who need powerful multimedia, entertainment and business capabilities.
"By providing a lightweight notebook that people can take anywhere, MSI strives to exceed busy people's demands for portability and powerful computing."
Weighing in at 5.3 lbs., the P600 is thinner than most notebooks designed for business use, plus it includes a built in ultra-slim optical drive and an 8-cell battery for extended performance, to deliver a complete package without compromise. At 5.0 lbs., the S6000 shaves weight with a four cell battery, while still serving up all the same specs and the same sleek form factor.
MSI displays its technical prowess by combining its exclusive ECO Engine power saving technology with Intel®'s Core i5 processors on the Calpella platform, and Intel Turbo Boost technology. As a result, the P600 and S6000 notebooks offer 30 percent improved performance, and for the P600, battery life clocks in at up to eight hours, which is 15 percent longer than average for standard notebooks in its class.
Additional features of the P600/S6000 include:
* MSI's own EasyFace software that authenticates users by recognizing unique facial features to help keep sensitive data safe while on the go.
* A multi-touch touchpad, so that users can rotate objects and zoom in and out with the touch of their fingers.
* A suite of advanced audio technologies for the PC including SRS Premium Sound to bring out subtle nuances and rich sounds buried in the music and video content.
* A wide-angle, theater-class 16:9 ratio HD LED display to fully enjoy powerful multimedia and entertainment at your fingertips.
* MSI's own Color Film Print technology, which creates an outer coating that changes colors with shifts in lighting and protects the surface from scratching and day-to-day wear.
"We see the P600 and S6000 notebooks as a perfect option for people across the United States and Canada who use their notebooks for both work and play. They address the need for a high quality product that combines business and pleasure, by being thin and powerful, with added benefits such as the built-in optical drive," said Andy Tung, vice president of sales for MSI North America. "By providing a lightweight notebook that people can take anywhere, MSI strives to exceed busy people's demands for portability and powerful computing."
The P600 will be available online, at sites including Newegg, Amazon, J&R, and the S6000 will be available in stores, including Office Depot, Micro Center, Tigerdirect and La Curacao. For more information, including a complete list of specs, please visit http://www.msimobile.com/level2_productlist.aspx?id=5.
That guy looks like the sleazier younger brother of Ari Gold.
@d0mth0ma5 I just want to hit him and I don't know why.
@d0mth0ma5 The woman behind him is like: wtf is he smiling at?
@d0mth0ma5 : Ladies, look at your man, now look at me!
@d0mth0ma5
Don't forget about the robotic woman on the right. Hand straight out, fingers slightly bent, gaze locked on to something...
@avinationcom Has anyone else noticed the weird fold in his hand? Things like this are common in these cheap advertisements, the companies just Photoshop their products into generic pics of "everyday people."
@avinationcom "I just want to hit him and I don't know why."
that's because he is everything you're not, and has everything you don't. namely, a couple bitches fighting over his junk.
@dcnoren She's got a giant hand as well...
@d0mth0ma5
That photo really overshadowed the computer and article.
I could hear the girl in the back saying "oh, you want him to star. Ok. No, it's ok. I'll just sit back here and smile. No really, I am smiling. Oh, out of focus? Depth of field, right."
The girl on the right is thinking. "Why is she back there. I'm the pretty one, I should be facing the camera."
He is thinking "Oh yeah. I wore my big head today. Do you like it? I know you do."
@SFHandyman
MSI - Everything seems fine until you look at us closely.
@d0mth0ma5 Typical case of picture more interesting the the news...
Wait I've been looking at the picture 5 times and I have yet to read the article.
@avinationcom everyone wants to hit him. g*d d*mn stock photos.
@d0mth0ma5 He is grinning cause he's touching the other dude who was shopped out of the picture. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/75940349
That man looks very... pleased
I dont know why i cant get along with msi WEBCAMS, whats that, make it black, and make that creepy logo smaller
@arash I meant MSi logo of course
I hate his tie. Periwinkle blue, I despise you!
Ooh...a rhyme!
@Juggernaut408
why must you troll absolutely every single post on Engadget?
you're like 10 years old.
1366x768 is completely unacceptable for a 15.6" screen. I wish my ASUS U30jc had a higher res screen and it's substantially smaller at 13.3". Moreover, Home Premium for a business-class machine? Weaksauce. How can you join a domain?
This kind of Ultra portable laptops (8 cell batteries which last from 6/8 hours, 64bit OS, DDR3 memory, Hard drive equal or larger than 500GB) are becoming the Enterprise standard executive laptops. I think my Fortune 500 company should buy one like these (it doesn't matter the brand) for employees which have great performance, it would make us very happy.
I don't know if I am the only person who does this but like many articles about laptops the second I read "Intel Graphics" I immediately lose interest in the product and immediately quit reading the article.
@theitguy you are not alone, but for a buisnes-machine its ok.
@theitguy
Yea I agree totally. When are they going to learn that no laptop in this day and age should run Intel graphics. You can put an older Nvidia / Ati chip set in there for close to the same cost as that POS Intel graphics.
Damn, that laptop must be good - he's smiling like a sex offender.
"1,366 x 768 resolution panel"
- I'm 1680x1050 on a 15.6" screen here. The MSI's screen res is a joke.
Look at that guy!
He's in that office with two young women, both of whom are dressed with shirts open down to the their cleavage and one of them is even paying him the attention right now.
He's giving the camera guy a thumbs up!
He's got the sleaziest look to him ever!
I'll bet the next few pictures show him taking a risk, followed by getting slapped with a hand then a lawsuit. :P
Why does he have look like such a Douche Bag?
@Cautionfire Agreed!
LOL nice......my earlier post was deleted.
he's just heard about the proposition 8 ruling, and is all gitty
Cheap necktie, probably leaves early on Fridays, put him on the layoff list.
Threesome starting in ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 bam..chawacka..wacka...
That dude's thinking:
"And they'll never be able to prove it was sexual harassment!"
Damn, you guys are bitter.
The life of a male model must be rough, given all the backlash he's received from Engadget commenters alone.