The MSI X340 ran for 2 hours and 41 minutes on our video playback battery drain test, using the included four-cell battery (an eight-cell battery will be available as an option). That's less than our general baseline preference of 3 hours, and a little disappointing, considering the low-power claims of the Intel CULV line. That said, our battery test is especially grueling, and you can expect longer life from casual Web surfing and office work.
MSI includes an industry-standard, one-year, parts-and-labor warranty with the system. Support is accessible through a not-toll-free phone line that's open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST, Monday through Friday, as well as some very basic online FAQs and driver downloads.
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MSI X340
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1; 1.4GHz Intel Core 2 Solo U3500; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 781MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 320GB Fujitsu 5400rpm
Acer Aspire 3935-6504
Windows Vista Home Edition SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350; 3072MB DDR2 SDRAM 1066MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 250GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
Gateway UC7807u
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6400; 3,072MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 250GB Western Digital 5,400rpm
HP Pavilion dv3-1051
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 2.3GHz AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core ZM-84; 4,096MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 320MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200; 320GB Fujitsu 5,400rpm
Dell Adamo
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 (64-bit); 1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U9300; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz; 779MB (Shared) Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD; 128GB Samsung SSD
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