Posted 08/04/08 at 12:41:51 PM by Paul Lilly
Laptops built around Intel's Centrino 2 platform are on the verge of marching into the market place en masse, and MSI appears ready to go with a pair of new gaming notebooks. The top-tier motherboard maker has launched the GX620 (15.4" WSXGA+) and GX720 (17" WSXGA+) Centrino 2 notebooks with each one sporting Nvidia's GeForce 9600M GT graphics with 512MB GDDR3. Other features include:
Quick launch sensors above the keyboard will give gamers the ability to activate MSI's Turbo Drive Engine Technology, which "overclock the GX620/GX720, increasing the speed of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor by as much as 15 percent." Users can also utilize MSI's ECO Engine and alternate between 5 different operating modes -- Gaming, Movie, Presentation, Office, or Turbo Battery -- to optimize battery life.
No word yet on pricing or availability, but don't be surprised to see more paper Centrino 2 notebook launches in the coming days/weeks.

Image Credit: MSI
Links:
[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/one4yu2c
[2] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/msi_launches_centrino_2based_notebook
[3] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intels_centrino_2_platform_released
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intels_centrino_2_starts_showing_resellers