If the gang at 3D News are to be believed (and why not?), this familiar looking notebook isnt MSIs X-Slim X600 at all, but the not-yet-announced X-Slim X610. And if a leaked ultraportable isnt enough excitement for you, waitll we tell you that they actually got their hands on one of these beauts and gave it the full-on review treatment. As youd expect from a machine that shares chassis, specs, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics, a 250GB hard drive, 4GB RAM, and all but one digit of its name with the original, there is not too much to report. The major difference is that the X610 foregoes Intels 1.4GHz SU3500 CPU in place of an AMD Athlon MV-40 (1.6GHz), which results in some slower benchmarks, but not enough that youd readily notice in everyday use. And then there is battery life -- the new guy clocks in at slightly less than two hours, or around 20 percent less than the X600. Same machine, same specs, poorer performance -- not really a step in the right direction, MSI. Perhaps you can at least give consumers a break on the price?
