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MSI CX640 Sandy Bridge notebook review

Component manufacturer MSI has been making overtures in the laptop market for a couple of years now. Perhaps best known for its Apple-like X-series and netbook Wind lines, the Taiwan outfit's laptop ensemble stretches from the cheap and cheerful to mobile gaming beasts with quad-core CPUs and multi-GPU graphics.

But MSI knows it needs to be strong in the mainstream market, as this is where the bulk of Mom and Dad's spending takes place. To that end, MSI has the Classic series - constituted by 14 laptops split over various Intel and AMD CPUs.

Look and build quality

Chipping in at around £600 is the 15.6in CX640, weighing a manageable 2.55kg and powered by the latest Intel Core i5 processors, which are given a graphical helping hand with discrete graphics from NVIDIA's stable of low-end mobile GPUs. The same laptop is available with just the Intel HD Graphics, packaged as the CR640.

Presented in all-black here but also available in grey, MSI's high-end aspirations are evident with the CX640's brushed-metal look. Give it a rap with a knuckle and the dull sound indicates that the entire body is plastic. Picking up fingerprints with aplomb, there's a touch too much flex in the lid and body, making it feel cheap-ish rather than premium.

Screen

The screen is a little better. Sporting a standard 15.6in, 1,366x768 resolution with a built-in ambient light sensor, it's reasonably sharp and clear for the most part, but it does look a somewhat washed-out when compared to the best panels. Viewing angles are average and, like most laptops, you won't want to veer too far off a straight-ahead look when working or watching movies. Fitting in with the trend towards glossy coatings, the screen can seem overly reflective at times, as evidenced by the flash-less photo, above.

Yet the CX640 isn't without aesthetic charm. Switched on by a cool start button and an elegant back-to-front tapering design, it's far from ugly. Our review model's equipped with a DVD ReWriter while a Blu-ray option is available. A couple of USB 2.0 ports and audio/mic line this side, while the ubiquitous multi-card reader gets an outing on the front.

Audio quality from the twin upward-firing, recessed speakers is above average for a mainstream laptop, however, providing more-than-expected bass and clear mid-ranges.

Components

With the screen hinging over the back the remainder of the ports are collected on the opposite side. Keeping up to date, MSI throws in a couple of USB 3.0, HDMI-out and Gigabit LAN. Hot air from the heat-making components - CPU and GPU - is forced out here through an obvious vent, and the CX640 does become markedly warmer on the left-hand side after prolonged use.

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