Contents
- 1. A Barebones 64 Bit Notebook With All Kinds Of Potential
- 2. New Technologies Call For A Different Kind Of Review
- 3. The Traditional Part Of The Review
- 4. Features
- 5. Features, Continued
- 6. Using The MSI MS-1029
- 7. The MSI MS-1029's Display: Good Brightness, Crazy Quilt Contrast
- 8. Testing The MSI MS-1029 And It's Turion ML-42 Processor
- 9. 64 Bit And 32 Bit Performance Test v6 On Windows XP Pro X64
- 10. Discussion Of 64 And 32 Bit Performance Test v6 Results On Windows XP Pro X64
- 11. 32 Bit Performance Test v6 On Windows XP Pro X64 And Windows XP Pro X32 On A 64 Bit Notebook
- 12. 32 Bit Performance Test v6 On Windows XP Pro X32 On AMD ML-42 And Windows XP Pro X32 Intel Pentium M 760
- 13. Discussion Of 32 Bit Performance Test v6 On Windows XP Pro X32 AMD ML-42 And Windows XP Pro X32 Intel Pentium M 760
- 14. More on this topic
4. Features
The following is a table of the key features of the MSI MS-1029. Take a look at the specs then join me down below where I'll talk about some of them.
| Manufacturer | MSI |
|---|---|
| Model | MS-1029 |
| URL | http://www.msicomputer.com/ |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Width x Height x Depth | 13.98 x 1.46 x 10.08"
35.5 x 3.7 x 25.6cm |
| Unit & Battery | 6.37 lb / 2889f |
| Battery | .95 lb / 429g |
| Charger & Power Cord | 1.18 lb / 533g |
| Total (Computer, Battery, Charger) | 7.55 lb / 3422g |
| AC Adapter & Battery | |
| Battery I Capacity | Li-Ion 8 cells (14.4 V, 4400 mAh, 63 Wh) |
| Battery II Capacity | none |
| AC adapter | 85 W |
| Pointing Device(s) | Touchpad |
| Display and Graphics Controller | |
| Display Size | 15.4" wide screen (39.1 cm) |
| Display Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Graphics controller | ATI Radeon X700 (128 MB GDDR3) |
| System | |
| BIOS | AMI A1029AMS V2.30 (07/15/2005) |
| CPU | AMD Turion ML-42 (optional)
(2.4 GHz, 512 MB L-2 Cache) |
| Northbridge | ATI RX480M |
| Southbridge | ATI SB400 |
| Memory | 1 x 512 MB DDR333 (Single Channel) (optional) 2 slots available |
| Hard Drive | |
| Manufacturer & Model | Samsung MP0804H (optional) |
| Size | 80 GB |
| Performance | (P-ATA / 5400 rpm/ 8 MB/ 12 ms) |
| Other Drives | |
| Manufacturer & Model | LG HL-DT-SL DVD-RW GCA-4080N |
| Speed DVD/+R/+RW/RAM/+DL | 8x/8x/8x/4x/4x/- |
| Speed CD/R/RW | 24x/24x/16x |
| Floppy Drive | none |
| Hard drive bay | 2.5", 9.5 mm height |
| Connectors B=Back side, F=Front, L=Left side, R=Right Side | |
| PS2 Mouse/Keyboard | none / none |
| USB 2.0 | 2x (L), 2x (R) |
| IEEE1394/Firewire | 1x (F) |
| Serial COM Port | none |
| Parallel LPT Port | none |
| Microphone | none |
| IR port | yes (F) |
| Bluetooth | yes (optional) |
| VGA / DVI out | 1x (R) / none |
| TV out | 1x (R) S-Video |
| AC Power | Yes (L) |
| PC-Card / PCIe-Card Slots | 1x (R) / none |
| LAN | 1x (L) Realtek RTL8139 100 Mbit |
| WLAN | Inprocomm IPN2220 (optional) |
| Wireless WAN | none |
| Audio Connectors | Mic (F) Headphone (F) Line In (none) |
| Audio Chip | RealTek ALC658 |
| Audio Digital (S/PDIF) | optical output |
| Modem/Model | 1x (L) / SoftV92 Data Fax Modem |
| Card-Reader: | SD, MMC, MS |
| Fingerprint Security Sensor | none |
| Manufacturer's Docking Socket | none |
| Software | |
| OS | Windows XP Home included; Windows XP Professional X64 (optional) |
| Application Software | Cyberlink: Power DVD Solution, Power Director Express, Power DVD 6 / Cinema, Power Producer, Power2Go |
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